Kolkata vs Punjab Match Stats

On a fullish length and angled into middle and leg, Andre Russell stays back and tucks it away through mid-wicket for a single.

Slower one, on a length and outside off. Nitish Rana backs away but then has to reach for it a bit and taps it in front of covers.

Full and wide, right in the blockhole, Nitish Rana drives it firmly but straight to extra cover.

Full and outside off again, Nitish Rana stays back but can't get under it. Rana drills it down to long off for just a single.

Brings out the bouncer now and bowls it outside off, Andre Russell backs away and tries to uppercut it but misses.

FOUR! Manages to get it away! A good slower bumper by Nathan Ellis, right around the batter's helmet. Andre Russell crouches a bit and just goes after it. The ball takes the top edge and just goes over the keeper and into the fine leg fence. 58 required now off 20 balls.

A couple of runs to Nitish Rana and that will be a FIFTY for the Kolkata skipper, another top knock from him. This is tossed up, full and on the legs, Rana flicks it away in front of square leg and gets back for two. He will now look to guide his side over the line.

OUT! CAUGHT! Nitish Rana could not complete the job for his side. He holes out after making his half-century. Liam Livingstone with a stunning sliding catch. Kolkata now are in a spot of bother. Poor, poor decision making from the Kolkata skipper. He only has himself to blame for his wicket. It is tossed up, around middle. Nitish Rana switches his stance and goes for the reverse hit. The ball though lobs over wide mid off. Liam Livingstone rushes to his right from long off and takes a sharp catch to hand his side a slight advantage in this match.

Rinku Singh is off the mark! Flatter, on off. Singh nudges it through the leg side for one.

WIDE! Rahul Chahar has to reload this one as this ball spins sharply and goes past the tramline outside off.

Shorter, outside off, turning away slightly. Andre Russell tries to pull the trigger but get no bat on it.

Andre Russell now punches this full ball through the off side for a brace. 

Short one, outside off. Andre Russell cuts it hard to deep point but only for a single.

FOUR! The crowd has come back to life with this boundary. Nathan Ellis follows Andre Russell down the leg side with a slower ball. Andre Russell reads it early and flicks it over square leg for four runs. Exceptional shot.

Short one, on middle. Andre Russell mistimes his pull to wide of long on for a single.

SIX! BANG! Rinku Singh does what he does best. He finds the boundary at will. It is full, on leg. Rinku Singh gets low and smokes it over the square leg fence for a biggie. 

Short ball, Rinku Singh shuffles and pulls this to deep mid-wicket from outside off. One taken. 

Very full, on leg. Andre Russell whips it down to long on for just a single.

Back of a length, outside off. Rinku Singh cuts it hard to deep point for a brace. Kolkata are still in it, if these two get going.

Arshdeep Singh fires in a wide yorker, right on the money. Andre Russell throws the kitchen sink at it but gets nowhere near the ball.

FOUR! The big man connects this time and the ball is going in only one direction, and that is the boundary. It is very full, sliding down leg. Andre Russell uses the angle and tickles it down to square leg. It races away to the fence. 

Andre Russell now slaps this length ball to deep point. It meets the fielder on a bounce. One taken. 

FOUR! Rinku Singh doing the talking with the bat, with some rub of the green. He moves to 14 off just 5 balls. Arshdeep Singh follows the batter outside leg with a full ball. Rinku Singh gets an inside edge on it. The ball runs down to the fine leg fence.

The crowd at the Eden Gardens go silent. Arshdeep Singh bends his back hard and serves a bumper, on the bodyline. Rinku Singh tries to play the ramp shot but misses it completely.

Excellent end to the over by Arshdeep Singh. It is full, outside off. Rinku Singh flicks it along the ground through mid-wicket. One taken.

Sam Curran fires in a yorker, outside off. Rinku Singh pushes it to covers and crosses for one.

SIX! Andre Russell puts this one in the stands. He says it is game on. It is very full, on the pads. Andre Russell just needed his wrists here to send it way back into the stands past the square leg fence. 

SIX! BANG! DRE RUSS IS BACK! It is very full, on leg stump. Andre Russell clears his front leg and tonks it over the square leg fence. 13 now needed in 9 balls.

A dot! Rare one in this over! Back of a length, outside off. Andre Russell tries to play the upper cut but only connects with thin air. The big man thinks it should've been a wide but he does not challenge the decision. 

SIX! ALL THE WAY! Flat and hard! Dre Russ you beauty. Back of a length ball, outside off. Andre Russell waits for it and slots it home for a biggie over the point fence. Sam Curran has been taken to the cleaners here. One more delivery to go.

Short one, outside off. Russell slaps it hard over covers. They take one as the ball meets the fielder on a bounce.

Arshdeep Singh starts with a dot ball. It is a sharp bumper, on middle. Andre Russell ducks under this one. 

A single now! It is a low full toss, outside off. Andre Russell gets it through the gap at backward point for one.

Rinku Singh now rotates the strike with a single. Arshdeep Singh with three great deliveries so far. Arshdeep Singh follows the batter outside leg. It is a full toss, but Rinku Singh could not punish it.

It is very full, wide of off. Andre Russell has big enough hands to reach the ball, he lofts it over extra cover. The man in the deep comes across and keeps it down to two runs.

OUT! RUN OUT! OH NO! What has happened here. It is a slower bouncer, outside off. Andre Russell slashes hard at it but misses it completely. The ball goes straight to the keep but Rinku Singh still calls for a single. Andre Russell is late to react and Arshdeep Singh collects the ball and takes the bails off. The replays confirm that Andre Russell is short of the crease.

FOUR! HERE ARE THE WINNING RUNS! Rinku Singh, you beauty! It is a full toss, down the leg side. Rinku Singh picks it up nice and early, and whips it down to fine leg. One bounce and into the ropes. The party has started in Kolkata. The hosts win the game by 5 wickets.