OUT! Run Out. Harshal Patel to Venkatesh Iyer. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed, fielded by Sharma. That's the end of the first innings. Kolkata have put up a huge score on the board, thanks to the exceptional batting performance by Salt and Narine, who went berserk on the Punjab bowlers. Rahul Chahar bowled decently and managed to provide an effective breakthrough. Please stay tuned for the upcoming run chase.
19.6
Wide Harshal Patel to Venkatesh Iyer. Off cutter half volley, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for 1 run, fielded by Sharma.
19.5
APPEAL! Harshal Patel to Ramandeep Singh. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed for 1 run, direct hit by Patel, shy attempt by Sharma, appeal made for Run Out. Easy decision for the third umpire.
19.4
Harshal Patel to Ramandeep Singh. Off cutter length ball, wide outside off stump deep in crease Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Sharma.
19.3
SIX! Harshal Patel to Ramandeep Singh. Half volley, wide outside off stump deep in crease slog sweeping, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.
19.2
OUT! Caught. Harshal Patel to Rinku Singh. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to third man, caught by Sharma. Another one bites the dust.
19.1
FOUR! Harshal Patel to Rinku Singh. Reverse Swing-Out full toss, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air uncontrolled past third man for 4 runs.
18.6
Arshdeep Singh to Venkatesh Iyer. Reverse Swing-In full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 2 runs, fielded by Curran.
18.5
Arshdeep Singh to Rinku Singh. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Bairstow.
18.4
Arshdeep Singh to Rinku Singh. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Sharma.
18.3
OUT! Caught. Arshdeep Singh to Shreyas Iyer. Half volley, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep backward point, caught by Rabada. Shreyas Iyer did his job perfectly.
18.2
Arshdeep Singh to Venkatesh Iyer. Reverse Swing-In half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Bairstow.
18.1
SIX! Arshdeep Singh to Venkatesh Iyer. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over deep extra cover for 6 runs.
SIX! Sam Curran to Shreyas Iyer. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot cutting, well timed in the air under control over deep point for 6 runs.
17.5
SIX! Sam Curran to Shreyas Iyer. Half volley, down leg side on the front foot flick, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
17.4
FOUR! Sam Curran to Shreyas Iyer. Reverse Swing-Out length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past deep extra cover for 4 runs.
17.3
SIX! Sam Curran to Shreyas Iyer. Off cutter short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
17.2
Sam Curran to Venkatesh Iyer. Reverse Swing-In half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long off for 1 run, fielded by Rabada.
17.1
Sam Curran to Shreyas Iyer. Half volley, to leg on the front foot working, leading edge to mid off for 1 run.
Kagiso Rabada to Shreyas Iyer. Off cutter short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Singh.
16.5
Kagiso Rabada to Venkatesh Iyer. Off cutter short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Rossouw.
16.4
Kagiso Rabada to Venkatesh Iyer. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to mid off for no runs, fielded by Bairstow.
16.3
FOUR! Kagiso Rabada to Venkatesh Iyer. Off cutter back of a length, off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed in the air under control past deep extra cover for 4 runs.
16.2
Kagiso Rabada to Venkatesh Iyer. Leg cutter short, down leg side down the track pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Chahar.
16.1
Kagiso Rabada to Shreyas Iyer. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Rossouw.
Arshdeep Singh to Venkatesh Iyer. Yorker, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed back to bowler for no runs.
15.5
Arshdeep Singh to Shreyas Iyer. Short, to leg on the back foot pulling, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Rossouw.
15.4
Arshdeep Singh to Shreyas Iyer. Back of a length, middle stump on the back foot Steer, well timed to deep backward point for 2 runs, fielded by Sharma.
15.3
OUT! Caught. Arshdeep Singh to Andre Russell. Short, down leg side on the back foot hooking, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to square leg, caught by Patel. Arshdeep provides the breakthrough.
15.2
FOUR! Arshdeep Singh to Andre Russell. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, outside edge in the air uncontrolled past third man for 4 runs, dropped catch by Sharma. Tough chance for Jitesh.
Ramandeep Singh to Shashank Singh. Full toss, outside off stump down the track driving, to mid off for 1 run, shy attempt by Roy. What an exciting game of cricket! Punjab Kings win by eight wickets in an incredibly successful record chase at Eden Gardens. The Punjab batters showed impeccable skill and defeated one of the strongest bowling attacks in the tournament. Sunil Narine bowled economically while chasing a 260-plus target and even picked up a wicket. Jonny Bairstow has been adjudged as Player of the Match for his sensational century.
18.3
Ramandeep Singh to Jonny Bairstow. Off cutter short, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Singh.
18.2
Ramandeep Singh to Shashank Singh. Short, outside off stump down the track pulling, well timed in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Raghuvanshi.
18.1
SIX! Ramandeep Singh to Shashank Singh. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.
SIX! Harshit Rana to Jonny Bairstow. Off cutter half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs. PBKS nearing the milestone.
17.5
Harshit Rana to Shashank Singh. Off cutter length ball, wide outside off stump moves in front cutting, well timed to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Singh.
17.4
FOUR! Harshit Rana to Shashank Singh. Length ball, outside off stump deep in crease driving, well timed in the air under control past deep backward point for 4 runs.
17.3
SIX! Harshit Rana to Shashank Singh. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump moves in front Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
17.2
SIX! Harshit Rana to Shashank Singh. Off cutter short, wide outside off stump moves in front pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
17.2
Wide Harshit Rana to Shashank Singh. Off cutter short, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for 1 run, fielded by Salt.
17.1
Harshit Rana to Jonny Bairstow. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Singh.
SIX! Dushmantha Chameera to Shashank Singh. Leg cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
16.5
Dushmantha Chameera to Shashank Singh. Leg cutter half volley, outside off stump moves in front flick, hit pad for no runs, fielded by Salt.
16.4
SIX! Dushmantha Chameera to Shashank Singh. Full toss, outside off stump moves in front Scoop, well timed in the air under control over fine leg for 6 runs.
16.3
Dushmantha Chameera to Shashank Singh. Yorker, outside off stump on the front foot Steer, missed for no runs, fielded by Salt.
16.2
SIX! Dushmantha Chameera to Shashank Singh. Leg cutter half volley, outside off stump deep in crease driving, well timed in the air under control over deep extra cover for 6 runs.
16.1
Dushmantha Chameera to Shashank Singh. Leg cutter back of a length, outside off stump down the track cutting, mis-timed to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Narine.
Harshit Rana to Jonny Bairstow. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control to deep cover for 2 runs, mis-fielded by Singh.
15.5
Harshit Rana to Shashank Singh. Off cutter short, wide outside off stump deep in crease cutting, mis-timed to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Singh.
15.4
Harshit Rana to Jonny Bairstow. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Singh.
15.3
Harshit Rana to Jonny Bairstow. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Salt.
15.2
Harshit Rana to Shashank Singh. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Raghuvanshi.
15.1
FOUR! Harshit Rana to Shashank Singh. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump down the track cutting, well timed in the air under control past deep backward point for 4 runs.
Sunil Narine to Jonny Bairstow. Carrom length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Singh.
14.5
Sunil Narine to Shashank Singh. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Iyer.
14.4
APPEAL! Sunil Narine to Shashank Singh. Quicker length ball, outside off stump backing away driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Salt, appeal made for Stumped. Shashank made his ground comfortably.
14.3
Sunil Narine to Shashank Singh. Carrom length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Steer, missed for no runs, fielded by Salt.
14.2
Sunil Narine to Jonny Bairstow. Quicker ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 1 run, fielded by Raghuvanshi.
14.1
Sunil Narine to Shashank Singh. Quicker length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Singh.
Varun Chakravarthy to Shashank Singh. Quicker ball half volley, middle stump on the front foot working, leading edge in the air uncontrolled to long off for 1 run, fielded by Russell.
OUT! Run Out. Harshal Patel to Venkatesh Iyer. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed, fielded by Sharma. That's the end of the first innings. Kolkata have put up a huge score on the board, thanks to the exceptional batting performance by Salt and Narine, who went berserk on the Punjab bowlers. Rahul Chahar bowled decently and managed to provide an effective breakthrough. Please stay tuned for the upcoming run chase.
Wide Harshal Patel to Venkatesh Iyer. Off cutter half volley, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for 1 run, fielded by Sharma.
APPEAL! Harshal Patel to Ramandeep Singh. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed for 1 run, direct hit by Patel, shy attempt by Sharma, appeal made for Run Out. Easy decision for the third umpire.
Harshal Patel to Ramandeep Singh. Off cutter length ball, wide outside off stump deep in crease Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Sharma.
SIX! Harshal Patel to Ramandeep Singh. Half volley, wide outside off stump deep in crease slog sweeping, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.
OUT! Caught. Harshal Patel to Rinku Singh. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to third man, caught by Sharma. Another one bites the dust.
FOUR! Harshal Patel to Rinku Singh. Reverse Swing-Out full toss, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air uncontrolled past third man for 4 runs.
Arshdeep Singh to Venkatesh Iyer. Reverse Swing-In full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 2 runs, fielded by Curran.
Arshdeep Singh to Rinku Singh. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Bairstow.
Arshdeep Singh to Rinku Singh. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Sharma.
OUT! Caught. Arshdeep Singh to Shreyas Iyer. Half volley, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep backward point, caught by Rabada. Shreyas Iyer did his job perfectly.
Arshdeep Singh to Venkatesh Iyer. Reverse Swing-In half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Bairstow.
SIX! Arshdeep Singh to Venkatesh Iyer. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over deep extra cover for 6 runs.
SIX! Sam Curran to Shreyas Iyer. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot cutting, well timed in the air under control over deep point for 6 runs.
SIX! Sam Curran to Shreyas Iyer. Half volley, down leg side on the front foot flick, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
FOUR! Sam Curran to Shreyas Iyer. Reverse Swing-Out length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past deep extra cover for 4 runs.
SIX! Sam Curran to Shreyas Iyer. Off cutter short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
Sam Curran to Venkatesh Iyer. Reverse Swing-In half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long off for 1 run, fielded by Rabada.
Sam Curran to Shreyas Iyer. Half volley, to leg on the front foot working, leading edge to mid off for 1 run.
Kagiso Rabada to Shreyas Iyer. Off cutter short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Singh.
Kagiso Rabada to Venkatesh Iyer. Off cutter short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Rossouw.
Kagiso Rabada to Venkatesh Iyer. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to mid off for no runs, fielded by Bairstow.
FOUR! Kagiso Rabada to Venkatesh Iyer. Off cutter back of a length, off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed in the air under control past deep extra cover for 4 runs.
Kagiso Rabada to Venkatesh Iyer. Leg cutter short, down leg side down the track pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Chahar.
Kagiso Rabada to Shreyas Iyer. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Rossouw.
Arshdeep Singh to Venkatesh Iyer. Yorker, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed back to bowler for no runs.
Arshdeep Singh to Shreyas Iyer. Short, to leg on the back foot pulling, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Rossouw.
Arshdeep Singh to Shreyas Iyer. Back of a length, middle stump on the back foot Steer, well timed to deep backward point for 2 runs, fielded by Sharma.
OUT! Caught. Arshdeep Singh to Andre Russell. Short, down leg side on the back foot hooking, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to square leg, caught by Patel. Arshdeep provides the breakthrough.
FOUR! Arshdeep Singh to Andre Russell. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, outside edge in the air uncontrolled past third man for 4 runs, dropped catch by Sharma. Tough chance for Jitesh.
Ramandeep Singh to Shashank Singh. Full toss, outside off stump down the track driving, to mid off for 1 run, shy attempt by Roy. What an exciting game of cricket! Punjab Kings win by eight wickets in an incredibly successful record chase at Eden Gardens. The Punjab batters showed impeccable skill and defeated one of the strongest bowling attacks in the tournament. Sunil Narine bowled economically while chasing a 260-plus target and even picked up a wicket. Jonny Bairstow has been adjudged as Player of the Match for his sensational century.
Ramandeep Singh to Jonny Bairstow. Off cutter short, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Singh.
Ramandeep Singh to Shashank Singh. Short, outside off stump down the track pulling, well timed in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Raghuvanshi.
SIX! Ramandeep Singh to Shashank Singh. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.
SIX! Harshit Rana to Jonny Bairstow. Off cutter half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs. PBKS nearing the milestone.
Harshit Rana to Shashank Singh. Off cutter length ball, wide outside off stump moves in front cutting, well timed to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Singh.
FOUR! Harshit Rana to Shashank Singh. Length ball, outside off stump deep in crease driving, well timed in the air under control past deep backward point for 4 runs.
SIX! Harshit Rana to Shashank Singh. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump moves in front Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
SIX! Harshit Rana to Shashank Singh. Off cutter short, wide outside off stump moves in front pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
Wide Harshit Rana to Shashank Singh. Off cutter short, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for 1 run, fielded by Salt.
Harshit Rana to Jonny Bairstow. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Singh.
SIX! Dushmantha Chameera to Shashank Singh. Leg cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
Dushmantha Chameera to Shashank Singh. Leg cutter half volley, outside off stump moves in front flick, hit pad for no runs, fielded by Salt.
SIX! Dushmantha Chameera to Shashank Singh. Full toss, outside off stump moves in front Scoop, well timed in the air under control over fine leg for 6 runs.
Dushmantha Chameera to Shashank Singh. Yorker, outside off stump on the front foot Steer, missed for no runs, fielded by Salt.
SIX! Dushmantha Chameera to Shashank Singh. Leg cutter half volley, outside off stump deep in crease driving, well timed in the air under control over deep extra cover for 6 runs.
Dushmantha Chameera to Shashank Singh. Leg cutter back of a length, outside off stump down the track cutting, mis-timed to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Narine.
Harshit Rana to Jonny Bairstow. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control to deep cover for 2 runs, mis-fielded by Singh.
Harshit Rana to Shashank Singh. Off cutter short, wide outside off stump deep in crease cutting, mis-timed to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Singh.
Harshit Rana to Jonny Bairstow. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Singh.
Harshit Rana to Jonny Bairstow. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Salt.
Harshit Rana to Shashank Singh. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Raghuvanshi.
FOUR! Harshit Rana to Shashank Singh. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump down the track cutting, well timed in the air under control past deep backward point for 4 runs.
Sunil Narine to Jonny Bairstow. Carrom length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Singh.
Sunil Narine to Shashank Singh. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Iyer.
APPEAL! Sunil Narine to Shashank Singh. Quicker length ball, outside off stump backing away driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Salt, appeal made for Stumped. Shashank made his ground comfortably.
Sunil Narine to Shashank Singh. Carrom length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Steer, missed for no runs, fielded by Salt.
Sunil Narine to Jonny Bairstow. Quicker ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 1 run, fielded by Raghuvanshi.
Sunil Narine to Shashank Singh. Quicker length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Singh.
Varun Chakravarthy to Shashank Singh. Quicker ball half volley, middle stump on the front foot working, leading edge in the air uncontrolled to long off for 1 run, fielded by Russell.