Kolkata vs Bangalore Match Stats

A fullish delivery and outside off. A googly this and Rawat lets it go.

OUT! CAUGHT! Another one bites the dust! The Kolkata Impact Player takes the wicket of the Bangalore Impact Player. Bowls a lovely googly again. Tossed up and outside off, a googly. Rawat goes for a slog-sweep but gets a top edge that goes straight into the hands of Narine at short third man. Kolkata all over Bangalore now.

A fullish and quicker delivery, outside off. Willey drives it to covers.

Touch shorter and on off. Willey works it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

WIDE! Short and way wide outside off. Karthik lets it go.

OUT! CAUGHT! Suyash Sharma gets his second wicket and Bangalore look down and out here. Nicely tossed up and outside off. Karthik goes for a big expansive drive but only manages to get a thick outside edge. The ball loops up in the air right of short third man and Varun Chakaravarthy takes an easy catch.

A googly that beats Karn Sharma all ends up! On off and it turns away. Karn Sharma presses forward to defend it but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Back of a length, on middle. Willey works it to deep square leg for a single.

Short and wide outside off. Sharma cuts it to deep point for a single.

FOUR! Good shot! Short and wide outside off. Willey slams it through covers for a boundary.

On the shorter side and around off. Willey punches it towards deep backward point for a couple.

Short and outside off. Willey cuts it to the point fielder.

Back of a length, on off. Willey dabs it to covers for a single.

Tossed up and outside off. Willey tries to drive it away but gets an outside edge to short third man.

Loopy delivery, on off. Willey drives it wide of long off for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! Suyash Sharma gets his third wicket! Tossed up on off. Karn Sharma tries to sweep it but seems to have missed it as there is a big appeal for an LBW. The umpire though is not interested and Kolkata decide to take the DRS. The replays roll in and the UltraEdge shows that there is a big inside edge onto the pad. However, the catch is also taken by Rana at first slip. So, it means that Karn Sharma has to walk back.

Full and on off. Akash Deep slogs it to deep square leg. It lands safely. One taken.

Short, wide outside off. David Willey cuts it to sweeper cover for a single. Can Sharma pick a four-wicket haul on his debut?

FOUR! Well, not this time. It is tossed up, full and on off. Akash Deep gets down on one knee and slogs it to deep mid-wicket. The ball hangs in the air for a long time, eventually it lands near the ropes and goes over the fence. A great over by Suyash Sharma comes to an end.

Fuller, angled into the pads. David Willey tucks it behind square on the leg side for a brace. 

Flatter, outside off, tapped to point.

Pushed through quicker, coming in with the arm. David Willey wears it on his pads.

Floated, wide of off. Willey tries to chase it but misses. 

Darted on the pads, tucked to mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! This is only thing Bangalore need, that is for these two to bat for as long as they can, so that this defeat does not take a toll on the NRR. It is flatter, outside off. Deep slashes hard. It takes the inside edge and runs down to the fine leg fence.

Full, outside off. Willey tries to chase it but misses.

FOUR! It is pitched up, on off. Willey lofts it down the park for a boundary. 

Fuller, on off. Willey gets it to point and crosses.

SIX! BANG! It is full and on off. Deep dances down the track and smokes it over the long on fence for a maximum. 

Flighted full toss, on off. Deep smacks it down to long off for just a single this time. 

An incredible spell of 4 overs comes to an end from the debutant. Suyash Sharma serves it full, on middle and leg. Willey tucks it to mid-wicket. 

Flatter, outside off. Deep slaps it hard past the bowler for a single.

Darted on the pads, David Willey flicks it into mid-wicket for a single.

Full and on off, in line with the stumps. Deep blocks it back to the bowler.

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Varun Chakaravarthy picks up his fourth wicket and seals the victory for Kolkata. It is tossed up, full and on off. Akash Deep tries to heave it across the line but it flies high in the air off the top edge. Varun Chakaravarthy gives it a chase and takes a sharp catch diving forward near mid on. KOLKATA WIN THE MATCH BY 81 RUNS.