Bangalore vs Kolkata Match Stats

Full and on the pads, Rana tucks it to mid-wicket.

OUT! CAUGHT! Needless from Nitish Rana. There was no need for him to play this shot. He has given Bangalore a sniff here. Anyway, with Narine at the other end, Nitish should have left the big-hitting for him.  It's floated, full and around middle, Rana gets low and slog-sweeps it aerially towards wide long on. He does not middle it at all. AB de Villiers settles under it in the deep and takes the skier safely. 29 needed off 34 balls.

Full and on off. Narine pushes it to long off for a single.

A dot now! Quicker. Full and on off, Karthik comes across and defends it onto the pitch.

Flatter and outside off, Dinesh Karthik looks to cut it away. The ball takes the inside edge and rolls out.

Floated, around middle, DK goes back and flicks it through mid-wicket for a single. He gets off the mark. Chahal ends his 4-over spell with 2 for 16. He has given his side a glimmer of hope. Can Bangalore build on it?

FOUR! Good shot! Short and around off. Dinesh Karthik hangs back and smashes it over covers for a boundary. 

Again short but on middle, Karthik looks to pull but under-edges it back on the deck. 

Flighted, on middle, Karthik turns it to square leg for a single.

Flatter and on middle, Narine hits it firmly to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Short and outside off, pulled away to deep mid-wicket for one more.

Loopy ball, angling on middle, Narine rocks back and heaves it to deep mid-wicket for a single. 19 needed off 24 balls.

DROPPED! Bangalore have been poor in the field. A full ball, angling around leg at 117.2 kph, Narine looks to heave it on the leg side but gets a leading edge high in the air towards mid on. Devdutt Padikkal tracks back from mid-wicket but fails to catch it. A single. 

Full and on off, drilled down to wide long on for a single.

A yorker now, on middle, Narine digs it out on the leg side.

LEG BYE! A slower ball, full and angling on the pads. Narine looks to heave it but misses and gets hit on the pads. A leg bye is taken as it rolls to square leg.

Another slower ball, full and on off. Karthik tries to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

Another slower ball, full and outside off. Dinesh Karthik dabs it to third man for a single. End of an excellent spell from Harshal Patel. 15 needed in 18 balls.

Full and angling on the pads, flicked to mid-wicket for a single.

OUT! TIMBER! Bangalore keep on believing! A length ball, around middle and off. Sunil Narine is too early as he looks to swing across the line and fails to connect any part of his bat on it. The ball sneaks under his bat and disturbs the stumps. 14 required in 16 balls.

Very full and on middle, Morgan clips it to mid on. Glenn Maxwell has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. Slight drama there, Karthik was trying to drag his bat inside the crease but Kohli came in his way. Anyway, the throw was not backed up and they take a run.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Is there a twist in the tale? A length ball, outside off. Karthik hangs back and looks to cut but gets a thick outside edge to the keeper. Bharat does well to take a low catch. He is claiming the catch and DK starts to walk off. He is made to wait near the fence as the umpires want to get it checked. The third umpire watches multiple angles and eventually decides that the gloves are underneath the ball. 13 needed off 14 balls.

Full and on off, Shakib Al Hasan pushes it through covers for a single.

Dot ball! A length ball, on off, Morgan taps it to point who does well to dive to his left and stop it. 12 needed in 12 balls.

On a length and on the pads. Shakib Al Hasan clips it to square leg for a single.

Two taken! This was full and on middle, Morgan flicks it wide of deep square leg and collects a brace. 

Dot ball! A length ball, outside off. Morgan stays back and looks to cut but misses. Precious dot ball for Bangalore. 9 needed off 9 balls.

A length ball, outside off. Morgan guides it down to third man for a single.

A length ball, angling on the pads. Shakib Al Hasan whips it to fine leg for one more.

Appeal for a caught behind but Srikar Bharat is the only one appealing! A slower short ball, on off, Eoin Morgan looks to pull but misses it. 7 needed in 6 balls.

FOUR! 3 needed now! A full ball, around off, Shakib Al Hasan shuffles across and paddles it over short fine leg for a boundary. Using all his experience here, Shakib Al Hasan.

A length ball, on off. Shakib Al Hasan looks to pull but gets an inside edge to short fine leg for a single. 2 needed now off 4 balls.

Scores level! A length ball, on off. Eoin Morgan chops it to point for a quick single.

 A yorker around off, Shakib Al Hasan jams it out on the surface and takes a quick single. KOLKATA WIN BY 4 WICKETS.