Kolkata vs Hyderabad Match Stats

Cummins bangs it into the surface, around off, Shreyas Iyer extends his arms and steers it down to deep third for a single.

FOUR! Gap picked to perfection! Cummins rolls his fingers over the ball and goes short, on middle and leg, Venkatesh Iyer backs away and loses his shape a bit in the process. Gets it off the bottom part of the bat but gets enough bat to beat deep mid-wicket to his right for a boundary.

On a yorker length, on middle, Venkatesh Iyer backs away and squeezes it out to cover.

Digs it in short again does Cummins, Venkatesh Iyer gets tucked up for room but still manages to help it away to fine leg for one.

FOUR! Neatly done! Cummins persists with bowling the heavy ball but ends up offering width this time, Shreyas Iyer waits on it and opens the bat face to glide it to the right of deep third for a boundary.

In the air...but it lands safely! Shreyas Iyer tries to take on the short ball again. This is around middle, Iyer miscues the pull aerially but wide of mid-wicket for a single.

Oh, dear! Was that off the bat? Definitely! Floated up around off stump, Shreyas Iyer shuffles across to get inside the line and lap it away but the ball goes off the face of the bat and off the keeper's shoulder. The ball lobs away towards square leg but Heinrich Klaasen is alive to the situation and goes after it. Rahul Tripathi also comes in from mid-wicket and both dive in. Klaasen gets to it but the players almost collide and eventually, the ball spills out. A big chance goes begging there.

Tossed up full and on the stumps, Shreyas Iyer stays back in the crease and drills it down to long off for a single.

On the shorter side, Venkatesh Iyer walks down the pitch and eases it to long on for one more.

Too straight from Viyaskanth, short and sliding on the pads, Shreyas Iyer gets inside the line and tucks it away fine towards fine leg. T Natarajan runs around to his right and cuts it off. Two runs taken.

Floats it up, full and around off, Shreyas Iyer leans on it and eases it wide of cover for a single.

SIX! Dispatched with disdain! A hit-me delivery by Viyaskanth as this is way too short, over middle, Venkatesh Iyer rocks on the back foot in a flash and hammers the pull over deep mid-wicket. It goes sailing into the stands for another biggie.

DROPPED! Would you believe it? Travis Head has put down a sitter! Back of a length in the channel around off and angling away, Shreyas Iyer punches it off the back foot and straight into the bread basket of Head at point but he spills an easy chance and it is just not happening for Hyderabad tonight.

SIX! Adding salt into the wounds and that is a fine shot from Shreyas Iyer. Good length around off and pushed across, Iyer goes to an open stance, staying deep in the crease and he lofts it cleanly over long off for a maximum.

Back of a length, bowled from around the stumps now, Shreyas Iyer dabs it away down to third man and collects a single.

Bowled into the pitch and angling it across the left-hander from middle and leg, Venkatesh Iyer gets a bit cramped and hits it to mid-wicket.

A direct hit at the keeper's end but Shreyas Iyer is well in. Full and straight from over the stumps, Venkatesh Iyer jams it out to the left of the bowler who gets a hand on it on the follow-through. Vijayakanth Viyaskanth attacks it from mid on and fires in a throw at the keeper's end and the bowler does well to quickly duck under it but the batters get a single.

FOUR! Nicely done! Short of a length, banged in around off, Shreyas Iyer leans back and just guides it off the face of the bat down to third man for a boundary.

FOUR! Starts off from around the stumps, bowling it a tad short and wide, Venkatesh Iyer rocks back and cuts it hard behind point for a lovely boundary.

Nicely bowled! Flighted delivery, throws it full and outside off, allowing it to turn, Venkatesh Iyer looks to go over covers but is well beaten.

Pushed through quicker and flatter on off stump, Venkatesh Iyer goes for the reverse sweep but gets an inside edge into the back leg and the ball goes to the off side. They get a single.

FOUR! That's gone through! Full and just down the leg side, Shreyas Iyer sweeps it fine and T Natarajan dives to his right at short fine leg but the ball sneaks under him and into the fence. Kolkata are cruising to victory here.

Flatter on middle and leg, Shreyas Iyer works it off the pads and around the corner for a run.

Full and around off stump, driven off the toe end of the bat towards mid off.

Starts with a slower one from over the stumps, bowling it back of a length and around off, Shreyas Iyer steers it down with soft hands to third man and picks up a single.

Comes from around the wicket to the left-hander and floats it up full on the stumps, Venkatesh Iyer clears the front leg to go big but gets it along the ground to long on for a single.

FOUR! Top shot and Shreyas Iyer looks so much in control out there. Banged in way too short and without any sting on it, Shreyas swivels and pulls it behind backward square leg for a boundary.

On a good length and angling it into middle and leg, Shreyas Iyer flicks it away wide of deep square leg for one and looks for two but won't get it.

Venkatesh Iyer is early to back away, Nitish Kumar Reddy sees this and trakes pace off, bowling it slow and full at the stumps. Venky doesn't get under it and plays it straight to the bowler.

SIX! That is a shot and a half and Venkatesh Iyer brings up another FIFTY in the Indian T20 League. This is bowled a bit short and at the body of the batter, Venky stays deep and backs away before smashing it well over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. Kolkata inching closer to the Final now.

SIX! In the arc and out of the park! Loopy delivery, full and right in the arc for the right-hander, Shreyas Iyer needs no second invitation. Springs on the front foot and swipes it with ease over deep square leg for a maximum.

FOUR! That has rocketed to the fence! Floats it up, full and on the pads, Shreyas Iyer presses forward and whips it wide of long on for a boundary. 150 comes up for Kolkata.

SIX! BOOM! Shreyas Iyer gets to his FIFTY now! The skipper clears the fence effortlessly to get to his half-century. Travis Head lobs it up, a hit-me delivery, full and on the pads, Shreyas Iyer leaves nothing in the tank and tonks it over deep mid-wicket for six more runs. Just 2 runs away now.

SIX! THAT'S IT! KOLKATA ARE THROUGH TO THE FINAL! Shreyas Iyer finishes it in a hurry and takes Kolkata to their fourth Indian T20 League final. Travis Head continues to give the ball air but the line is around off, Shreyas Iyer picks it up cleanly and stays low to make the connection. Smashes it over long on and the fielder on the boundary can only watch it sailing over his head. Kolkata cruise home with 6.2 overs to spare and it is all smiles in their camp!