Kolkata vs Rajasthan Match Stats

Floated up full and outside off, Jos Buttler looks for the reverse sweep but misses and loses his balance a bit. Phil Salt whips off the bails and appeals a bit. The umpire does go upstairs and the third umpire concludes that there is no bat involved. The replays show that the foot was grounded when the bails litt up and Buttler is safe.

FOUR! Edged away! On a dragged length on the stumps, Jos Buttler steps out to whip it leg side but gets an outside edge wide of short third for a boundary.

FOUR! Finally, Jos Buttler nails that shot and brings up his FIFTY as well. Short and outside off, Buttler with more of a reverse-slap than reverse-sweep and he hammers it past backward point for four more. Buttler needs to keep going here.

WIDE! Fired down the leg side for a wide.

FOUR! Too full and angling down leg, Jos Buttler stays back and just whips it away into the fine leg fence for yet another boundary.

Pushed through quicker on middle and angling it in, Jos Buttler goes on the back foot and pushes it back to the bowler.

FOUR! Fortuitous again but much-needed as well for Jos Buttler and Rajasthan. Flatter one, bowled a tad short around off, Buttler looks to pull off the back foot but gets an outside edge that goes well fine of short third and into the fence.

SIX! GONE IN A FLASH! On a length around the pads, Rovman Powell uses his power to flick this all the way over the fence towards deep fine leg region for a maximum. 

Good length on off, Rovman Powell loses his share looking for a big slog and ends up rolling it off the bottom towards deep mid-wicket for one. 

Pitched up on off, Jos Buttler clears his front leg and rolls this off the cue end towards wide long on for one. 

Full and wide of off, Rovman Powell opens this bat face late and guides this fine towards deep point for one. 

SIX! Jos is starting to motor along. Back of a length on off, Jos Buttler clears his front leg and launches this over the fence towards the deep mid-wicket region for a maximum. 

Slower one pitched full and wid of off, Jos Buttler drives this towards sweeper cover for a couple. 

FOUR! Rovman has decided to take on Narine and he starts off with a boundary. Short of a length around the pads, Rovman Powell advances down the track and slogs this towards the left of deep square leg for a boundary.

SIX! MIGHTY! The fight has been taken to the bravest warrior of Kolkata by Rovman Powell. Tossed up outside off, Rovman Powell leans back and launches this powerfully over the long off fence for a maximum. 

SIX! ROVMAN, YOU BEAUTY! An exhibition of power-hitting. Short of a length in middle, Rovman Powell slogs this up and over the fence towards deep mid-wicket region for another maximum. 

Rovman Powell looks to defend one and gets beaten outside his off-stump. 

OUT! TRAPPED PLUMB! Quicker one a bit short and turning into the batter, Rovman Powell looks to punch this off his backfoot but the ball skids on and hits his on the pads. The umpire raises his finger and Rovman Powell asks for a review straightaway. Nothing on UltraEdge and the ball tracker suggests all reds and the batter has to walk back. What a comeback from Narine and that could be the telling blow.

Tossed up on off, Trent Boult swings and connects off the cue end. Lofts the ball dropping on Angkrish Raghuvanshi at deep mid-wicket who runs in from the fence and puts in a good attempt bu drops it. Jos decided against the single. 

SIX! You just never know with Jos in the middle. PItched up on off, Jos Buttler clears his front leg and launches this dead straight up and over the bowler for a maximum. There is still a lot of life left in this contest. 

WIDE! Pressure telling on Starc as he darts one full and wide way too wide outside the off stump.

That's what wicket does. Back of a length outside off, Jos Buttler cuts this towards deep point but decides against the single. 

OUT! RUN OUT! Boult sacrifices for the side. Full and wide of off, Jos Buttler drills this all along the ground towards wide long off and looks for the second. Trent Boult was slow off the hooks and was nowhere to be seen when the throw came in from Shreyas Iyer and Starc removed the bails at the non-striking end. There was never a second there.

Fuller one angling across the batter, Jos Buttler looks for the reverse scoop but misses. 

FOUR! Jos does well to find the gap with that stroke. Bumper on leg, Jos Buttler smashes this and bisects the field inside the circle on leg for four. 

FIVE WIDES! That's exactly not what Kolkata wanted. Full and way too wide outside off, Phil Salt fails to collect this and the ball rolls through his legs and races over the fence for a boundary. 5 crucial extra runs for Rajasthan and that's poor from the keeper. 

Pitched up on off, Jos Buttler punches this through cover and manages to take a comfortable single. Jos will keep the strike. 

SIX! Hammered away for a maximum. On a length in middle, Jos Buttler clears his front leg and slogs this way behind the fence for a maximum towards deep mid-wicket region. 

Fuller on off, Jos Buttler drives this to extra-cover for no run. 

FOUR! Perfectly executed boundary. Rana attempts a yorker and misses marginally as the ball converts into a full toss in the middle, Jos Buttler hammers this straight down the ground for a boundary. Buttler is single-handedly winning this for Rajasthan. 

SIX! HOW'S THE JOS(H), Rajasthan! Short-pitched on off, Jos Buttler pulls this flat and over the deep fine leg fielder for a maximum. OH JEEZ! This is what Rajasthan has backed him for and he keeps on delivering. 

Slower one back of a length around middle, Jos Buttler smashes this towards dep mid-wicket and collects a couple. 

Good length in middle, Jos Buttler gently nudges this wide of Rana towards his right and takes a single. Jos will again keep the strike for the final over. 

SIX! HUNDRED! This is probably the most important one for Jos. Short of a length in middle, Jos Buttler moves back and slogs this way over the fence and into the stands towards long on for a maximum. 

Fuller one on off, Jos Buttler punches this to long off and denies the opportunity of a single. 

Short and wide of off, Jos Buttler punches this to sweeper cover and denies another single. 

This is cricket madness as Jos Buttler looks for the reverse and finds the fielder at short third. 3 needed of the last 2 now. 

Full toss on off, Jos Buttler punches this to wide long off and jogs back with a stiff back and a bit of illness for the second. 

JOS BUTTLER HAS WON IT FOR RAJASTHAN. That's what champions are made up of. He was himself in some pain but he inflicted a lot more on the opposition tonight. Short of a length in the middle, Jos Buttler swings and connects well as the ball rolls through to deep mid-wicket and the batters cross for a single. Rajasthan wins this by 2 wickets. A game for the ages. With this win, Rajasthan have pulled off a highest successful run-chase in the history of the competition.