Bangalore vs Kolkata Match Stats

Wide! The Kiwi begins his second spell by conceding an extra. A low full toss, way wide outside off, Shahbaz leaves after thinking to chase it for a while.

Off pace this time, on a length and outside off, Ahmed drags his shot off the inner edge and it goes back to the bowler.

 Swing and a miss! Slower one at 126.9 kph, on a shortish length around off, Ahmed stands back and tries to power it over the leg side but misses.

Quick running between the wickets to get a couple of runs. Short and wide outside off, Shahbaz Ahmed slaps it to the right of sweeper cover.

Inside edge! Slower one, full and around leg, Shahbaz tries to heave but gets an inside edge. It goes to Umesh Yadav at short fine leg and they cross.

Strong appeal for a caught behind! The finger has stayed down and the Kolkata players can't believe it. Seeing the enthusiasm of his players, Shreyas Iyer takes the review. Back of a length, around off and angling away, Sherfane Rutherford rocks back to heave across the line but misses. Sheldon Jackson collects the ball and charges forward, appealing. Tim Southee is also screaming his lungs out but the umpire stays unmoved. Nothing on the UltraEdge.

Full and wide outside off, Sherfane Rutherford flashes and misses. 36 needed off 30 balls.

A fuller delivery on middle. Shahbaz Ahmed reverse-sweeps it to short third man for a single.

Pitches around leg, Sherfane Rutherford goes for a reverse-sweep but misses. The ball hits his pads and there is an appeal but the umpire is not interested.  The replays show that it had pitched outside leg.

Fuller delivery on middle. Sherfane Rutherford goes for a big hit across the line but mistimes it completely.

On the shorter side, on middle. Sherfane Rutherford pulls it to deep backward square leg for a single. Just two runs from the over so far.

SIX! Ohh... Shahbaz Ahmed ruins a fine over from Varun Chakaravarthy! Takes it on full as he dances down the track and tonks it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

OUT! STUMPED! This time, Varun Chakaravarthy foxes him and gets a wicket off the last ball of his spell! It is pitched around off and he just pulls his length back a bit as he sees Shahbaz Ahmed coming down the track. It turns away and beats the attempted hoick of Shahbaz Ahmed. Sheldon Jackson collects the ball behind the stumps and whips the bails off. Shahbaz Ahmed is well out of his crease. Is there hope for Kolkata?

Short and around off, Sherfane Rutherford turns inside the crease and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Goes quicker and flatter on middle. Dinesh Karthik defends it off the front foot.

Darted on leg. Dinesh Karthik works it to deep mid-wicket for a single. There is a slight misfield and the batters think of an extra run but decide against it.

Quicker and around off. Sherfane Rutherford guides it to the left of short third man for a single.

Another single! Fuller delivery on middle. Dinesh Karthik works it to mid-wicket for a single. They are just trying to play out this over.

So dot to end the over! 24 needed now from 18 balls. This game is still on, folks! A flatter and quicker delivery, outside off. Sherfane Rutherford looks to push it away but gets beaten.

WIDE! Starts off with a wide! This is a fullish delivery and down the leg side. Dinesh Karthik looks to flick it but misses.

Lands on a length, around off. Dinesh Karthik steers it towards third man for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Ohh...a moment of magic from Sheldon Jackson! Kolkata needed this kind of effort and now we have a real game on our hands. Sherfane Rutherford walks back. Southee lands it on a length, around middle and off. Sherfane Rutherford looks to pull it away but gets an inside edge. The ball goes to the right of Sheldon Jackson. It was dipping in front of him but he dives to take a great low catch. 22 needed now from 16 balls.

On a length, on middle. Wanindu Hasaranga defends it towards the leg side.

FOUR! That will release the tension. Short in length and outside off, Wanindu Hasaranga attacks it with all his might and whacks it to the deep point fence. 18 needed off 14 balls.

OUT! CAUGHT! This game is going down the wire, folks! Two wickets in the over! Back of a length, on off. Wanindu Hasaranga makes room and looks to hit it over the infield on the off side. However, he fails to get the timing on that one and the ball goes in the air behind mid off. Andre Russell at mid off runs behind and to his left and takes a fantastic catch. What a catch and what a over this has been.

Slightly short in length and on off, Patel punches it to sweeper cover for a run. What an over from the Kiwi, 7 runs and two wickets off it! 17 needed off 12 balls.

Pitches it up and around middle, Patel drives it to the right of covers and hands the strike to Karthik.

Complete hara-kiri! Both the batters are at one end. Absolute chaos there. But Kolkata fail to get the run out. Fuller in length and outside off, Karthik slices his drive towards short third man. His partner wants a run and DK hesitates after setting off. They both end up at the striker's end but to their relief, Umesh Yadav has a shy at the striker's end and misses. Karthik now runs to the other end to complete a single.

FOUR! Vital boundary. On a length and outside off, Harshal Patel walks across the stumps and scoops it down to fine leg for a boundary. 11 needed off 9 balls.

Swing and a miss! Fuller in length and wide outside off, Harshal throws his bat at it but fais to connect.

Another swing and a miss! Venkatesh Iyer is playing his part here. A touch short and close to off, no pace on offer, Patel tries to heave but misses. He looks to steal a bye but DK sends him back. Can Iyer close this over well now?

FOUR! A boundary to finish the over and Bangalore will be relieved. 7 needed off 6 now. Short again from Iyer, around middle, Harshal Patel steps back to make room and clobbers it to the wide long on fence.

SIX! No fear when DK is here! He has been a perfect finisher! Short in length, around off, Karthik rides the bounce and rifles it over square leg for a biggie. Just one needed now.

FOUR! Karthik has done it for Bangalore towards the end. That's a calm finish from him. Fuller and around off, Karthik shows it the full face of his bat and drills it down to long on for a boundary. Bangalore win by 3 wickets and open their account this season!