Kolkata vs Bangalore Match Stats

FOUR! Good shot! This is flatter, full and on middle, Suyash Prabhudessai goes down and just manages to paddle it away towards the fine leg fence for a boundary.

Tosed up, full and on middle, Suyash Prabhudessai nudges it towars the vacant mid-wicket region and comes back for the second run.

Shortish and on middle, Suyash Prabhudessai flicks it off the back foot through square leg for another brace.

Slows it up, short and around leg, Suyash Prabhudessai swipes it straight to short fine leg.

Quicker one, full and around off, Suyash Prabhudessai goes for the sweep but misses.

Flighted, full and on off, Suyash Prabhudessai once again tucks it through mid-wicket for a couple of more runs. 10 runs off the over without taking much risk!

Comes from over the wicket and hurls this on a hard length, outside off, Dinesh Karthik looks to cut it away through off but misses out. 

FOUR! Cuts it right this time around! Rana hits the deck on a hard length again and this time a bit closer to that off-stump line, Dinesh Karthik waits back and cuts it neatly past point for four runs. 

A tad shorter and outside off, Dinesh Karthik reaches out and cuts it to backward point for a single. 

Takes pace off and bowls this fuller and just outside off, Suyash Prabhudessai nudges it with soft hands towards mid on and gets to the other end. 

Hurls this at 144.8 kph, on a hard length, outside off, Dinesh Karthik looks to slice it over point but gets beaten on the outside edge. 

Bowls this straighter this time on a good length and into the stumps, Dinesh Karthik covers the line and sensibly tucks it in front of long on for a single to end the over. Bengaluru now need 42 runs off the last 4 overs. 

Bowls this one fuller and into middle and off, Dinesh Karthik gets his bat forward and opens the bat face steering the ball to deep point for a single. 

Bangs the deck on a fuller length, outside off, Suyash Prabhudessai looks to reverse sweep it but gets beaten onto his pad and hits Phil Salt on the helmet. 

Fuller and flatter into off, Suyash Prabhudessai drills it straight back to the bowler off the toe end of the bat. 

A loud appeal for caught behind but the umpire stays unmoved. After a lot of discussion, Shreyas Iyer does send it upstairs for a review. Varun Chakaravarthy bowls this one fuller and outside off, Suyash Prabhudessai takes a step across and looks to sweep it along the square on leg but misses out. The replays roll on and confirm that the ball brushes the thigh pad on its way back into the keeper's gloves and the onfield calls stays as NOT OUT!

FOUR! Inches short of a maximum! Varun Chakaravarthy drags down the length and drifts it down leg, Suyash Prabhudessai rocks back nd pulls it well over short fine leg for a boundary. 

Floats this one up, outside off, Suyash Prabhudessai looks for the big hoick but misses out on any connection. A dot to end the over for Varun Chakaravarthy!

Lands this on a hard length, outside off, Dinesh Karthik cuts it hard and neat but straight to deep point for just a single. 

OUT! CAUGHT! Kolkata gets the much-needed breakthrough and it will now all depend on DK for Bengaluru! Harshit Rana takes pace off and bowls it full and on off, Suyash Prabhudessai goes for the big slog but ends up asking it high into the night sky towards long on. Angkrish Raghuvanshi in the deep settles under the ball and takes a good catch. 

WIDE! Bowls this fuller and wayward on off for a wide. Karn Sharma leaves it alone. 

Takes pace off and hits the deck on a length, over middle and off, Karn Sharma manages to get some bat and cut it to short third for a single to get off strike. 

Drops the length short and over off, with no pace at it, Dinesh Karthik pulls it off the bottom half of the bat to Andre Russell at deep mid-wicket for just one. 

Tap and run! Hurls this on a good length and attacks the stumps, Karn Sharma just pushes it to the off side and pinches a single. 

Great over this to end the spell for Harshit Rana! Gives away only 6 of it. Offers no pace and bowls this shorter of a length, outside off, Dinesh Karthik pulls it straight to deep mid-wicket for a single to retain the strike. Bengaluru need 31 more runs to win off the last two overs. 

Bangs the deck on a length and takes the pace off, Dinesh Karthik is too early on the pull and misses out. The ball clips him high on the back and rolls over to short third. 

Nails the yorker right does Andre Russell! Bowls this full and into the pads, Dinesh Karthik looks to flick but misses out. 

SIX! Up, up and just over the fielder for a maximum. Andre Russell bowls this one on a length and attacks the stumps, Dinesh Karthik picks the length and flicks it over the outstretched fielder at deep square leg who only gets his fingers to it tipping it over the fence for six runs. 

Nails the yorker yet again! Fires the fuller delivery, outside off, Dinesh Karthik digs it out to cover but doesn't take the run. 

FOUR! That's a top shot! Another well-executed yorker on off, Dinesh Karthik stays deep and opens the bat face to steer the ball through point for four runs. 

OUT! CAUGHT! Is that the game for Kolkata? Dinesh Karthik holes out and Bengaluru slips further down.  Andre Russell drops the length short and angles it down leg, with no pace, Dinesh Karthik gets across the line and looks to pull it over short fine but is way too early on the shot. He ends up chopping it up and to left of the keeper who settles under it and takes a simple catch. 

SIX! How well has he connected that one? Mitchell Starc looks for the wide yorker and ends up bowling this right in the slot, outside off, Karn Sharma slices it over point for a maximum. 

An appeal for caught behind and the umpire turns it down. Shreyas Iyer sends it upstairs for a review. Starc bowls this full and outside off, Karn Sharma looks for the slice yet again but seems to have gotten a faint edge into the keeper's gloves. The replays roll in and the UltraEdge confirm there was a spike as the ball passed the bat. The third umpire also looks to reconfirm if it was a clean take behind the stumps and it shows that the ball brushed the grass as Phil Salt picks it up. The onfield call stays as NOT OUT!

SIX! Oh dear, Karn Sharma has titled this game back on its head and it can go anywhere from here. Mitchell Starc bowls this full and outside off again, Karn Sharma plants his front leg out and whips it over cover for a maximum. 

SIX! Karn Sharma you beauty! Three in the over and Bengaluru fans believe! Starc misses the line and bowls it wider on off on a fuller length, Karn Sharma cuts it uppishly over point for half a dozen more. 

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Mitchell Starc has pulled off a fabulous catch to bring back Kolkata in the game! What an innings this has been from Karn Sharma but he has to walk back with Bengaluru needing 3 off the last ball. Starc steams from over the wicket and with pace on bowls the fuller delivery on middle and leg, Karn Sharma gets deceived by pace and just chops it back really low towards the right of Mitchell Starc who gets down and takes a clean catch. 

OUT! RUN OUT! Can you believe it? A terrible throw back at the keeper's end but Phil Salt does exceptionally well to claw the game back as Kolkata wins this nail-biter of a game by just 1 run. Mitchell Starc bowls this full and just outside off, Lockie Ferguson digs it well to deep cover and sets off for the second run. Ramandeep Singh collects the ball well but throws it wildly past the keeper at the striker's end. Despite the errant throw, Phil Salt swiftly reacts, retrieving the ball and executing a lightning-quick dive to knock the stumps down with Lockie Ferguson well short of his crease.