Bangalore vs Kolkata Match Stats

Short of a length, angling down the leg. Shreyas Iyer helps it to fine leg for a single.

On a length, outside off. Venkatesh Iyer bunts it to extra cover for one.

Short and angling into the batter. Shreyas Iyer pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Pitches it fraction full than a good length, around off. Venkatesh Iyer skips down the pitch and drills it through extra cover for a run.

Full-length on middle. Knocked to long on for a single.

Slower bumper, outside off. Venkatesh Iyer flays and misses. Checks with the umpire for the Wide but the umpire is unmoved. 

Back of a length, angled into the batter. Tucked to wide long-on for a run.

On a good length, just outside off. Venkatesh Iyer plays and misses.

FOUR! THUMPED! Pitched full, outside off. Venkatesh Iyer dances down the pitch and lifts it to the sweeper cover region for four runs. 

Back of a length, on off. Venkatesh Iyer hangs back and bunts it to mid off. 

Slower back of a length delivery, angling into the batter. Venkatesh Iyer advances and miscues the hack to left of long on for a run. 

Hard-length on the leg peg. Shreyas Iyer tucks it to deep mid-wicket for one and keeps the strike. 

Short and wide outside off. Iyer cuts it to deep point for one.

Pitched full, outside off. Drilled to long off for a single.

Short and slanting down the leg. Shreyas Iyer controls the pull to fine leg for one.

  Very full on off, Venkatesh Iyer drills it to long-on.

Slower dipping yorker on off, Shreyas Iyer squeezes it to point for a quick single. 

  Length ball on middle and leg, Venkatesh Iyer mistimes the pull to deep midwicket. Settles for a single.

SIX! Dispatched into the stands! Siraj bangs it into the deck, around middle and leg, Venkatesh Iyer stands tall and hammers the pull flat and over deep square leg for a maximum.

WIDE! Goes full and down leg, Venkatesh Iyer misses out on the tickle. Wided.

Pitches it right up to the batter, on off, Venkatesh Iyer drills it to the left of long off where Cameron Green cuts it off. They cross.

Delivers it on a back of a length, on off, Shreyas Iyer employs the short-arm jab and hits it to the right of long on for a single.

WIDE! Bangs it into the deck, outside off, Venkatesh Iyer reaches out to upper-cut it but misses. It goes over the batter's head and the umpire calls it a wide.

Angling away, on a back of a length, outside off, Venkatesh Iyer cuts it late but can't get it past Virat Kohli at backward point.

A single and that brings up FIFTY for Venkatesh Iyer. 8th Indian T20 League fifty for Iyer and this intent-laden knock will put him in good stead for the rest of the competition. Siraj delivers it on a shortish length, on off, Venkatesh Iyer shapes up to drag the pull. Gets it off the bottom half of the bat and it rolls on the leg side for one.

SIX! Picked up beautifully! Siraj lands it full and slanting into the pads, Shreyas Iyer gets this one in his arc and whips it flat and over wide long on fence for a maximum.

OUT! TAKEN! Venkatesh Iyer cannot quite see his side through! Dayal comes back into the attack and begins from over the wicket. Takes pace off and bowls it on a good length, outside off, Venkatesh Iyer goes for a swipe across the line and has to drag it from outside off. Gets this one off the toe-end of the bat and it goes straight to deep mid-wicket where Virat Kohli makes no mistake. End of a fine knock from the southpaw and he gets patted on the back by a couple of Bengaluru players on his way to the dugout.

Goes short and directs it at the batter, Rinku Singh swivels and pulls it on the bounce to fine leg for a single.

Length delivery, angling away, outside off, Shreyas Iyer drives it through covers for a single.

WIDE! Tries to go into the wicket and it is slower as well. It bounces over the batter's head for a wide.

Slanting in, on a shortish length, on middle and leg, Rinku Singh tries to take on the short ball but mistimes the pull to the left of deep backward square leg for a run.

FOUR! Skillfully done! On a hard length, on off, Shreyas Iyer waits for the ball to arrive and angles the bat face to glide it between short third and backward point. Virat Kohli and ​​​​Mohammed Siraj give the chase but the ball wins the race. Just 8 runs needed now.

Takes pace off and serves it on a short of a length, on middle, Shreyas Iyer nudges it wide of mid-wicket and keeps the strike with a single.

Lands it short and on off, Shreyas Iyer punches it with a straight bat to long off for one.

Fires it in, full and on the pads, Rinku Singh clips it to the left of wide long on and collects a couple of runs.

Slanting across the right-hander, short and on off, Rinku Singh stays back and guides it towards backward point.

This is full and on off, Rinku Singh clears his front leg and hits it back past the bowler for a single. 3 more needed now.

SIX! THAT'S IT! Shreyas Iyer finishes it off and Kolkata become the first team to win away from home in the 2024 Indian T20 League. Mayank Dagar stays around the wicket and drops it short, at the stumps, Shreyas Iyer is quick to pick up the length and rocks on the back foot. Picks it up nicely and pulls it over the deep square leg fence for a maximum. Kolkata have done it in a canter here as they win by 7 wickets with 19 balls to spare.