Kolkata vs Punjab Match Stats

FOUR! WOAH! That's played very well. Great connection on this stroke. Fuller, on middle and off, Nitish Rana gets low and reverse-sweeps it over backward point for a boundary. 

Fuller again, on off, Rana looks to work this to the leg side but closes the face of his bat early. The leading edge is induced but it loops up behind Ravi, landing safely near mid off, for a single. 

Flatter, quicker, slanting away outside off, Iyer camps back and looks to slash but misses. 

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.

Shortish, around off, Rana gets low and taps this to the short third man fielder. They wanted one but were not able to take it, as this was played straight to the fielder. 

Fuller on middle and leg, Rana flicks this to mid-wicket and takes a run. Ravi Bishnoi is done for the night and ends with figures of 4-0-22-2. Impressive from the youngster. 

Beaten! Shami angles across a length ball, around off, Nitish Rana tries to play inside the line but misses.

Outside off, a touch short, Rana taps it down towards backward point and looks for a run. Confusion over a run, nothing added to the scoreboard in the end.

Fuller and wide outside off, it's driven through point for a single.

Slower one from Shami, full and outside off at 119.2 clicks, Morgan is a bit early into the drive but does well to place it towards long off. Good enough to give him two.

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.

DK opens his account straightaway. A near-yorker outside off, at 140 clicks, Karthik plays late and squeezes it out past backward point for a single.

Well played! Nathan Ellis returns and bowls his trademark slower delivery. It's short and wide outside off, Karthik picks it and slaps it to deep point for a brace.

Back of a length, outside off at 132.6 kph, Dinesh Karthik punches it through cover-point and rotates the strike.

Nathan Ellis switches to 'round the wicket and serves it very full around off, Nitish Rana steps back and drives it to the right of mid off for a single.

Tap and run. Slightly short and close to off, at 134.5 kph, Karthik stays back and just taps it down towards point for one.

SIX! Put away in style! Nathan Ellis angles in a slower one, around middle and on a length, Rana steps down the track and towers it behind the bowler's head for a biggie.

Fuller and straighter, Rana again moves back to make room and drives it towards point for a quick run. End of an expensive evening for Nathan Ellis - 0/46. 

SIX! Nitish Rana has decided to play his attacking shots now. Arshdeep Singh bowls it on a fuller length, wide outside off at 129 clicks, Rana walks across the stumps to get close to the delivery and smacks it all the way over covers. A great start to the over for Kolkata.

Use of the feet again! Fuller and on off, Rana walks forward and drives it through the line. He places it to the left of the deep cover fielder for a couple of runs.

FOUR! Rana is displaying his full range here. Arshdeep bowls it full and around off at 135 clicks, Nitish Rana shuffles across the stumps, uses the pace of the bowler and spoons it over short fine leg for a boundary.

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.  

On a length, around leg, Karthik tries to flick but misses. It goes off his pads to the right of the point fielder and they cross. Arshdeep is appealing but the only signal coming from the umpire is for a leg bye. Pitching outside leg, possibly.

Fuller and outside off, angling away at 114.5 kph, Tim Seifert cracks it to sweeper cover and opens his account in this League with a single.

Fuller in length on middle and leg, angling in to follow the batsman, Tim walks forward and lofts it over mid off for a single.

Angling down the leg side, a low full toss at 139.4 kph, Dinesh Karthik works it off his pads to deep square leg for a single.

Wide! Slips one down the leg side, Tim Seifert looks to flick but then lets it be.

Lovely deception from Shami! Slower one, on a length around middle, Tim Seifert attempts to power it over the leg side but misses. They attempt for a bye and KL Rahul misses his shy at the striker's end. Shami collects the ball and tries to knock the stump at his end but he misses as well. The batters cross again. Two byes in total.

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.

Shami fails to land his yorker and DK heaves this full toss over mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

A dot ball to finish this over and a fantastic spell from Mohammed Shami. On a length around off, slower in pace at 126 kph, Karthik only manages to hit it back towards the bowler. Shami makes a half stop and they decide not to run. 

Fuller in length and on middle, Narine hangs back to heave but only manages to drag it behind square leg. Two runs taken.

Outside off, slapped to deep point for a single.

Arshdeep goes slower, a full toss outside off, Dinesh Karthik shuffles across and works it through square leg for two.

Back of a length, around off, Dinesh Karthik rocks back and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single. The fielder in the deep had fumbled slightly but no extra run was taken. A good over so far from Singh.

Brilliant delivery! Arshdeep Singh goes for a yorker, following the batsman down at 137 clicks, Narine misses and it goes through his legs to the keeper. KL Rahul misses his shy at the striker's end. Arshdeep collects the ball and tries to hit the stumps at his end but he too misses.

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!