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Shivam Mavi: When I started bowling, it was seaming. So I thought I'll stick to normal lines and lengths. Before the game we thought it would be flatter. So I just stuck to a length. Have played against these big stars before, but I knew it wasn't coming onto the bat.
Player of the Match
For bowling a matchwinning spell of 2/20, KKR's Shivam Mavi is the Player of the Match.
Dinesh Karthik: Wouldn't call it a perfect game. Lot of areas we need to improve. The way Gill batted, Mavi bowled, Russell batted. Also the youngsters going after the high catches. Archer bowled really well. Wasn't that easy a wicket to bat on. Couple of guys made it look better than it was. These boys, the journey they've been through when they're not playing, is a hard one. Putting runs on the board is what we thought was the best way to go forward on this ground.
Steve Smith: Didn't quite go to plan. That happens in T20 cricket sometimes, we have a few areas to improve on, and keep moving forward. You could go one way or another (with the toss). KKR like to chase, so we planned to put their death bowling under pressure but obviously couldn't do that as we lost too many wickets upfront. Few of us still thought we were playing in Sharjah. It did (feel a lot different), the far side is a very big side and we didn't see too many balls going there and the other side is slightly shorter. We probably didn't adapt to the dimensions and the wicket, also dropped a few catches which cost us. It is about forming whatever XI is best for the conditions we are facing, we will wait and see. Disappointing tonight but we need to keep moving forward. It wasn't a great battle (with Cummins), he won easily and spoke to him now and he said you smack those in the nets, sometimes you just get a good one.
KKR win by 37 runs.
RR 137/9 after 20 overs
Kuldeep tow bowl. Rajpoot is on strike.
19.1 Fuller delivery and Rajpoot for a slog sweep but misses.
19.2 Googly and Rajpoot plays the ball to off side.
19.3 SIX! Fuller delivery and Rajpoot comes down the track and smacks the ball down the ground for a maximum.
19.4 Good length delivery and Rajpoot chops but misses.
19.5 Back of the length delivery adn Rajpoot plays the ball to long on for a single.
19.6 FOUR! Fuller delivey outside off stump. Curran comes down the track and smacks the ball over extra cover for a boundary.
RR 126/9 after 19 overs
Narine to bowl. Curran is on strike.
18.1 SIX! Fuller delivery and Curran comes down the track to smack the ball down the ground for a maximum.
18.2 Fuller delivey and Curran wants to play the ball to square but he cannot.
18.3 Slower delivery outside off and Curran wants to play the ball to point be he fails.
18.4 Short ball and Curran plays the ball to long off for 2 runs.
18.5 SIX! Fuller delivery and Curran comes down the track and plays the ball down the ground for a maximum.
18.6 SIX! Slightly short ball and Curran smacks the ball to midwicket for a maximum.
RR 106/9 after 18 overs
Kuldeep to bowl. Curran is on strike.
17.1 Flighted delivery at stumps. Curran plays the ball to deep midwicket for a single.
17.2 Floated up delivery and Unadkat plays the ball to cover.
17.3 Flat delivery and Unadkat plats the ball to leg side.
17.4 Googly on middle stump. Unadkat plays the ball for a single.]
17.5 Flighted delivey and Curran plays the ball to long on for a single.
17.6 WICKET! Unadkat c K Nagarkoti b Kuldeep Yadav 9(13)
Short ball outsid off stump. Unadkart plays the ball to square leg. Nagarkoti takes a good catch. Unadkat is appealing that the ball might have hit one of the cables on its way to the fielder. The onfield umpire referes that decision for the third umpire. The third umpire takes a look at the replay. The replay shows no conclusive evidence for the ball hitting the cable. So the umpire stays with the original decision.
RR 103/8 after 17 overs
Chakravarthy to bowl. Unadkat is on strike.
16.1 Fuller delivery and Unadkat plays the ball to short midwicket.
16.2 Length ball and Unadkat plays the ball to point for a single.
16.3 Fuller ball and Curran plays the ball to long leg for a single.
16.4 Fuller delivery and Unadkat drives the ball through cover for 2 runs.
16.5 Fuller delivery and Curran plays the ball to long leg for a single.
16.6 Short ball and Unadkat plays the ball to long on for a single.
RR 97/8 after 16 overs
Kuldeep Yadav to bowl. On strike is Unadkat.
15.1 Back of the length ball and Unadkat plays the ball to long-on for a single.
15.2 Flighted delivery and Curran plays the ball to long-on for a single.
15.3 Fuller delivery and Unadkat plays the ball for 2 runs.
15.4 Tossed up delivery and Curran plays the ball to short midwicket.
15.5 1 Leg Bye! Googly and Curran plays the ball to point for a single.
15.6 Fuller delivery and Curran plays the ball to sweeper cover for 2 runs.
RR 90/8 after 15 overs
Chakravarthy to bowl. Curran is on strike.
14.1 Short ball and Curran plays the ball to sweeper cover for a single.
14.2 SIX! Fuller delivery outside off stump. Archer smacks the ball over long off for a maximum.
14.3 Short ball and the ball spins back in and beats Archer.
14.4 WICKET! Jofra Archer c K Nagarkoti b Chakravarthy 6(4)
Stunnning catch by Nagarkoti on the deep. Fuller delivery and Archer makes room to hit a big shot over the bowler's head. Nagarkoti running in from deep streches and takes a stunning catch in deep.
Jaydev Unadkat is the new batsman.
`14.5 Good length ball and Curran plays the ball to short third man for a single.
14.6 Off-break and Unadkat plays the ball to point for a single.
RR 81/7 after 14 overs
Narine to bowl. On strike is Gopal.
13.1 Good length delivery Gopal walks across his stumps to play the ball to long leg for a single.
13.2 Good length ball and Curran plays the ball to midwicket for a single.
13.3 Back of the length ball and Gopal plays the ball to square leg for a single.
13.4 WICKET! Shreyas Gopal c Karthik b Narine 5(7)
Short ball on middle stump. Gopal goes for a reverse sweep. The ball hits the pads and then takes the gloves on its way to Karthik's gloves. There is appeal for caught behind. The umpire gives that as Not Out. Karthik takes the review. The review shows that there is bit of glove on the ball. The third umpire asks the onfield umpire to change his decision.
Jofra Archer is the new batsman.
13.6 Fuller ball and Archer blocks.
RR 77/6 after 13 overs
Chakravarthy to bowl. Curran is on strike.
12.1 Short delivery on middle stump. Curran plays the ball to midwicket.
12.2 Fuller ball and Curran plays the ball to off side for a single.
12.3 Caromm ball and Gopal plays the ball to long off for a single.
12.4 Short ball and Curran plays the ball to deep midwicket for 2 runs.
12.5 Short ball and Curran looks to play the ball to off side.
12.6 Good short fast ball which beats Curran.
RR 73/6 after 12 overs
Narine is back in the attack. Gopal is on strike.
11.1 Short ball and Gopal plays the ball to leg side for a single.
11.2 Short ball and Curran plays the ball to leg side.
11.3 Short ball and Curran guides the ball to leg side for 2 runs.
11.4 FOUR! Short ball outside off stump. Curran cuts the ball through cover for a boundary.
11.5 Fuller delivery and Curran sweeps the ball to fine leg for a single.
11.6 Fulle delivery outside off stump. Gopal plays the ball to third man.
RR 67/6 after 11 overs
Bowling change. Varun Chakravarthy
10.1 Short ball outside off stump. Curran plays the ball through cover for 2 runs.
10.2 Short ball on middle and leg. Curran plays a late cut for a single.
10.3 Fuller delivery on middle and leg stump. Tewatia plays the ball through leg side for a run.
10.4 Short ball on middle stump. Curran comes down the track and plays the ball to leg side for a single.
10.5 WICKET! Rahul Tewatia b Chakravarthy 14(10)
Flighted delivery Tewatai comes down the track to play the ball through the off side. The ball spins away from him and knocks the stumps.
Shreyas Gopal is on strike.
10.6 Short ball and Gopal plays the ball to leg side for a single.
RR 61/5 after 10 overs
Nagarkoti to bowl. Curran is on strike.
9.1 Short ball on middle stump. Curran goes on the backfoot to play the ball through backward point for a single.
9.2 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Tewatia punches the ball down to long-off for 2 runs.
9.3 SIX! Short ball on leg stump. Tewatia swings his bat to send the ball over fine-leg for a maximum.
9.4 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Tewatia slaps the ball through cover and takes 2 runs.
9.5 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Tewatia plays the ball to cover.
9.6 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Tewatia plays the ball to the fielder at mid-off and takes a single.
RR 50/5 after 9 overs
Mavi continues. Curran is on strike.
8.1 Short delivery outside off stump. Curran plays the ball with soft hands to cover.
8.2 Good length ball outside off stump. Curran punches the ball through the off side and takes 2 runs.
8.3 Short ball outside off stump. Curran pulls the ball through mid-wicket for 2 runs.
8.4 Short ball outside off stump. Curran cuts the ball through backward point for a single.
8.5 Fuller deelivery on middle stump. Tewatia plays the ball to mid-on.
8.5 LOw full toss outside off stump. Tewatia plays the ball through mid-on for 2 runs.
RR 43/5 after 8 overs
Kamlesh Nagarkoti to bowl. Robin Uthappa is on strike.
7.1 WICKET! Uthappa c Shivam Mavi b K Nagarkoti 2(7)
Short ball on off stump. Uthappa slogs the ball to square leg. The ball flies straight to Mavi and he takes a good catch.
Rahul Tewatia is the new batsman.
7.2 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Tewatia plays the ball to third man for a single.
7.3 Good short ball on middle stump. Parag presents full face of his bat to block the ball.
7.4 WICKET! Riyan Parag c Shubman Gill b K Nagarkoti 1(6)
Short ball outside off stump. Parag cuts the ball and it flies to Shubhman Gill at backward point. He takes a good catch diving forward. The umpire referes the decison to the third umpire with soft signal as OUT. The review shows that Gill has takes a clean catch.
Tom Curran is the new batsman.
7.5 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Curran blocks the ball.
7.6 Fuller delivery and Curran plays the ball to backward point for a single.
RR 41/3 after 7 overs
Mavi to bowl. Buttler is on strike.
6.1 WICKET! Buttler c Chakravarthy b Shivam Mavi 21(16)
Poor ball from Mavi and poorer shot from Buttler. Fuller delivery outside off stump. Buttler cuts the ball and the ball flies straight into the hands of the fielder at short third-man.
Riyan Parag is the new batsman in the middle.
6.2 Good length delivery on middle stump. Parag blocks the ball.
6.3 Good length ball on off stump. Parag plays the ball to off side.
6.4 Good length ball outside off stump. Parag pokes his bat. The ball takes the inside edge of the bat and goes to fine-leg for a single.
6.5 Goof length ball outside off. Uthappa drives the ball through cover for a single.
6.6 Good length ball outside off. Parag plays the ball with soft hands to the fielder at short third man.
RR 39/2 after 6 overs
Cummins to bowl his 3rd over. Buttler is on strike.
5.1 2 Leg Byes! Fuller delivery down on leg stump. Buttler moves across. The ball hits the pads and goes to leg side. Buttler takes 2 runs.
5.2 Good length ball outside off stump. Buttler plays the ball to cover.
5.3 Good length delivery outside off stump. Buttler hits the ball to cover. A misfield gifts him a single.
5.4 Good length ball on middle stump.Uthappa wants to play the ball to leg side. The ball takes a leading edge and falls just shot in front of the fielder at point.
5.5 Good fast short ball. Uthappa goes for pull but the ball goes past him.
5.6 Good fuller delivery on middle stump. Uthappa blocks the ball.
RR 36/2 after 5 overs.
Mavi continues. Samson is on strike.
4.1 WICKET! Samson c Narine b Shivam Mavi 8(9)
Big blow for RR! Short ball targeted on middle stump. Samson goes for a wild swing. Samson did not time his shot well. The ball goes to mid-wicket where Narine completes an easy catch.
Robin Uthappa is the new batsman.
4.2 Good length ball outside off stump and Uthappa plays the ball to off-side.
4.3 Short ball outside off stump. Uthappa goes on the backfoot to play the ball to point and take a quick single.
4.4 FOUR! Short ball outside off stump. Buttler has enough room to free his arms and play the ball through cover for a boundary.
4.5 Good short ball outside off stump. Buttler goes for cut but the ball goes past him.
4.6 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Buttler plays the ball to mid-on for a single.
RR 30/1 after 4 overs.
Cummins continues to bowl. Samson is on strike.
3.1 Good length delivery outside off stump. Samson punches the ball through mid off. Russell gives the ball a chase and stops it just before the boundary rope. Samson takes 2 runs.
3.2 Short ball and Samson defends going on backfoot.
3.3 Good length delivery outside off stump. Samson plays the ball to mid-on.
3.4 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Samson plays the ball to fine leg for a single.
3.5 SIX! Fuller delivery outside off stump. Buttler moves across and plays a ramp shot to send the ball sailing over fine-leg.
3.6 Good fast bouncer. Buttler goes for pull but the ball goes past him.
RR 21/1 after 3 overs.
Shivam Mavi to bowl. Buttler is on strike. Sanju Samson is the new batsman.
2.1 Fuller delivery. Buttler works the ball to mid-wicket.
2.2 1 Leg Bye! Short ball outside off stump. Buttler looks to play the ball to leg side. The ball hits is back pad and goes to third man. Buttler takes a single.
2.3 FOUR! Fuller delivery on middle stump. Samson flicks the ball to fine-leg for a boundary.
2.4 Good length delivery outside off stump. Samson punches the ball to cover.
2.5 Good length delivery outside off stump. Samson goes for wild swing but the ball goes past him.
2.6 Short ball outside off stump. The ball hits the gloves and goes to off side. Samson completes a quick single.
RR 15/1 after 2 overs.
Pat Cummins to bowl. Buttler is on striike.
1.1 Fuller delivery on leg stump. Buttler plays the ball to square leg for a single.
1.2 Good length ball just outside off stump. Smith gets behind the ball and works the ball to leg side.
1.3 Good length delivery outside off stump. Smith goes for big shot to leg side but misses. The ball goes to the keeper.
1.4 Good length delivery on off stump. Smith looks to work the ball to leg side. The ball goes to the keeper. There is loud appeal for caught behind but the umpire gives that as NOT OUT,
1.5 Fuller delivery and Smith swings his bat. The ball hits lower end on the the bat and goes high in the air and goes to long-off. Smith takes 2 runs.
1.6 WICKET! Smith c Karthik b Cummins 3(7)
Good length ball which comes back in. Smith swings his bat. The ball takes the inside edge and DK takes a good catch.
RR 12/0 after 1 over.
Sunil Narine to bowl the first over. Jost Buttler is on strike.
0.1 Short ball outside off stump. Buttler punches the ball to off-side.
0.1 WIDE! Poor ball as Narine bowls down the leg side.
0.2 Fuller delivery and Buttler plays the ball to leg side for a single.
0.3 Fuller delivery and Smith guides the ball to leg side for a single.
0.4 SIX! Good length delivery on middle stump. Buttler dances down the track and whacks the ball over deep mid wicket for a maximum.
0.5 Short ball on off stump. Buttler plays the ball to leg side for a single.
0.6 2 Leg Byes! Fuller delivery outside off stump. Smith goes for sweep. The ball hits on the back leg and goes to third man as Smith takes 2 runs.
So RR's chase is about to begin. KKR players are out on the field. RR openers Steve Smith and Jos Buttller make their way to the middle. This should be an interesting chase.
KKR 174/6 after 20 overs.
Curran to bowl. Nagarkoti is on stike.
19.1 Good length ball on middle stump. Nagarkoti flicks the ball to fine legf for a single.
19.2 Low full toss outside off. Morgan hits the ball down the ground. Stve Smith stops a certain boundary. Morgan takes 2 runs.
19.3 SIX! Short ball outside off stump. Morgan comes down the track and tonks the ball over deep midwicket for a maximum.
19.4 Good length ball outside off stump. Morgan comes down the track and plays the ball down to long-off for 2 runs.
19.4 WIDE! Poor ball by Curran as he bowls way outside off stump.
19.4 WIDE! Fuller ball way outside off stump.
19.4 WIDE! Another ball way outside off stump.
19.5 Low full toss way outside off stump. Morgan cracks the ball down to long off and takes 2 runs.
19.6 Fuller ball and Morgan plays the ball straight back to the bowler.
KKR 158/6 after 19 overs.
Rajpoot to bowl. Kamlesh Nagarkoti is on strike.
18.1 Fuller dleivery and Nagarkoti plays the ball to long-on for a single.
18.2 Short ball and Morgan guides the ball to third man for a single.
18.3 FOUR! Fuller delivery outside off stump. Nagarkoti swings his bat to clear mid-off for a single.
18. 4 Fuller delivery and Nagarkoti plays the ball to long-on for a single.
18.5 Good length delivery on middle stump. Morgan plays the ball to backward point for a single.
18.6 Fuller delivery, Nagarkoti flicks the ball to leg side for a single.
KKR 149/6 after 18 overs.
Curran to bowl. Cummins is on strike.
17.1 Slower ball on middle stump. Cummins guides the ball to square leg for a single.
17.2 FOUR! Good length delivery outside off stump. Morgan crunches the ball through cover for a boundary.
17.3 Slow short ball. Morgan plays the ball to deep extra cover for a single.
17.4 Full toss. Cummins plays the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.
17.5 Short ball. Morgan plays the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.
17.6 WICKET! Cummins c Samson b Tom Curran 12(10)
Curran bangs the ball short, Cummins goes for pull and plays the ball to fine-leg. Sanju Samson takes a great catch.
KKR 141/5 after 17 overs.
Archer is back in the attack. Morgan is on strike.
16.1 Good length delivery on middle stump. Morgan comes down the track. He gets inside egde and the ball goes to fine-leg. Morgan takes a single.
16.2 Leg cutter from Archer. Cummins guides the ball to third man for a single.
16.3 Short ball. Morgan plays the ball to leg-side for a single.
16.4 FOUR! Short ball outside off stump. Cummins crunches the ball through cover for a boundary.
16.5 Short ball. Cummins plays the ball to off-side for a single.
16.6 SIX! Short ball outside off stump. Morgan makes room andc cuts the ball over third-man for a maximum.
KKR 127/5 after 16 overs.
Curran to bowl. Morgan is on strike.
15.1 Fuller ball and Morgan plays the ball to backward point.
15.2 Short ball and Morgan comes down the track to play the ball to leg side for 2 runs.
15.3 Full toss and Morgan plays the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.
15.4 Fuller delivery and Cummins plays the ball to deep mid wicket for 2 runs.
15.5 Fuller delivery and Morgan plays the ball to short fine leg for a single.
15.6 Slower bouncer and Cummins plays the ball to backward square leg for a single.
KKR 120/5 after 15 overs.
Rajpoot is back in the attack. Russell is on strike.
14.1 WIDE! Poor ball outside off stump.
14.1 SIX! Fuller delivery outside off stump. Russell swings his bat to hit a flat six over deep mid-wicket
14.2 WICKET! Russell c Unadkat b Rajpoot 24(14)
Slower ball outside off stump. Russell goes for a big shot over third man. But unfortunately he has hit toward the side of the biggest boundary. Unadkat rushing in from deep takes a good catch.
Pat Cummins is the new batsman. Morgan is on strike.
14.2 WIDE! Poor ball as Rajpoot bowls way down the leg side.
14.2 WIDE! Another short ball down thel leg side.
14.3 1 Leg Byes! Short ball on middle stump. The ball hits the helmet and goes to leg side. Morgan takes a single.
14.4 Good length ball outside off stump. Cummins plays the ball through backward point for a single.
14.5 Fuller delivery and Morgan drives the ball to long-off for a single.
14.6 Good length delivery outside off. Swing and a miss from Cummins.
KKR 108/4 after 14 overs.
Archer to Dinesh Karthik.
13.1 WICKET! Karthik c Buttler b Jofra Archer 1(3)
Back of the length delivery on middle stump. The ball moves a bit after pitching. Karthik gets thick outside edge of his bat. Buttller takes an easy catch. A typical Test match type dismissal.
Eoin Morgan is the new batsman.
13.2 Short ball on middle stump. Morgan goes on the backfoot to block the ball.
13.3 Good length delivery outside off. Morgan goes for drive but the ball goes past him.
13.4 Short ball on middle stump. Morgan moves across and plays the ball to leg side for a single.
13.5 Good full delivery on leg stump. Russell plays the ball to leg side for a single.
13.6 Short ball on middle stump. Morgan looks to play the ball to third man but the ball goes past him.
KKR 106/3 after 13 overs.
Shreyas Gopal to bowl. Russell is on strike.
12.1 Short ball and Russell goes on the backfoot to pull the ball to deep midwicket for a single.
12.2 Fuller dleivery on middle stump. Karthik drives the ball through off side for a single.
12.3 SIX! Fuller delivery and Russell slog sweeps to send the ball flying over deep mid-wicket for his first maximum.
12.4 Short ball outside off stump. Russell creams the ball to the fielder at mid-off.
12.5 SIX! Fuller delivery on middle. Russell swings his bat to send the ball over deep mid-wicket boundary for a maximum.
12.6 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Russell swings again. The ball goes to the off side this time. The ball is high in the air. The fielder at sweepr cover drops the catch. Russell takes 2 runs.
KKR 90/3 after 12 overs.
Archer is back in the attack. Gill is on strike.
11.1 WICKET! Shubman Gill c and b Jofra Archer 47(34)
Short ball on middle stump. Gill wants to work the ball to on side. He closes the face of his bat early. The ball goes high in the air. Archer settles under the ball and takes a good catch.
Dinesh Karthik is the new batsman. Russell is on strike.
11.2 Good full delivery on off stump. Russell blocks the ball.
11.3 Short ball outside off stump. The ball zips past Russell and flies to the keeper.
11.4 Short ball outside off stump. Russell looks to work the ball to off side. The ball beats him and goes to the keeper.
11.5 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Russell swings his bat and plays the ball to deep midwicket for a single.
11.6 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Karthik blocks the ball.
KKR 89/2 after 11 overs.
Gopal to bowl. Gill is on strike. Andre Russell is the new batsman.
10.1 FOUR! Fuller delivery on middle stump. Gill crunches the ball down the ground for a boundary.
10.2 Short ball and Gill plays the ball to sweeper cover for a single.
10.3 Short ball which spins back in and hits the pads.
10.4 Short ball and Russell guides the ball down to fine leg for a single.
10.5 Short ball and Gill pushes the ball to the fielder at point.
10.6 Short ball and Gill plays the ball through cover for a single.
KKR 82/2 after 10 overs.
Tewatia to bowl. Rana is on strike.
9.1 Fuller ball. Rana goes for reverse sweep but misses.
9.2 Short ball outside off stump. Rana goes for cut but the ball beats him.
9.3 FOUR! Fuller delivery on middle stump. Rana opens the face of his bat at the last moment to work the ball down to third man for a boundary.
9.4 Short ball and Rana cuts the balll to the fielder at point for a single.
9.5 Fuller delivery and Gill guides the ball to mid-wicket for a single.
9.6 WICKET! Nitish Rana c Riyan Parag b Rahul Tewatia 22(17)
Fuller ball outside off stump. Rana goes for mighty shot down the ground. He has not timed his shot well. The ball goes straight into the hands of Riyan Parag at long-off.
KKR 76/1 after 9 overs.
Gopal continues. Gill is on strike.
8.1 Short bal outside off stump. Gill plays the ball to cover.
8.2 Short ball. Gill plays the ball to the fielder at short third man.
8.3 FOUR! Fuller delivery outside off stump. Gill sweeps the ball to deep mid wicket for a boundary.
8.4 Fuller delivery. Gill goes for a slog sweep. He mistimes. The ball goes high in the aira and falls safely away from any fielder. Gill takes 2 runs.
8.5 Fuller delivery and Gill plays a gentle push.
8.6 FOUR! Fuller delivery on middle stump. Gill makes room and smacks the ball past the bowler down the ground for a bounadry.
KKR 66/1 after 8 overs.
Riyan Parag to bowl. Rana is on strike.
7.1 SIX! Fuller dleivery outside off stump. Rana smacks the ball over long-off for a maximum.
7.2 Short ball. Rana goes for cut. The ball takes the thick edge and goes to third man. The batsman takes a single.
7.3 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Gill guides the ball through off side for a single.
7.4 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Rana sweeps the ball to send it to deep midwicket for a single.
7.5 Fuller delivery. Gill gudies the ball to deep midwicket for 2 runs. .
7.6 Another fuller delivery. Gill works the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.
KKR 52/1 after 7 overs.
Bowling change. Shreyas Gopal to bowl. Gill is on strike.
6.1 Fuller delivery. Gill pushes the ball down to long-off for a single.
6.2 Fuller delivery. Rana wants to play the ball to leg side. Gets a leading edge and the ball goes to third man. Rana takes 2 runs.
6.3 Good length delivery which beats the outside edge of Rana's bat.
6.4 Short ball and Rana plays the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.
6.5 Good length ball outside off stump. Gill guides the ball to the man at sweeper cover for 2 runs.
6.6 FOUR! Short ball outside off stump. Gill swings his bat to send the ball beyond mid-wicket boundary.
KKR 42/1 after 6 overs.
Bowling change. Tom Curran to bowl. Gill is on strike.
5.1 WIDE! Poor ball from Curran as he bowls down the leg side.
5.1 Good length delivery outside off stump. Gill plays the ball to mid-wicket for a single.
5.2 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Rana pushes the ball to the fielder at mid-off.
5.3 Good length delivery on middle stump. Rana blocks the ball with a dead straight bat.
5.4 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Rana punches the ball to the fielder at mid-off.
5.5 FOUR! Short ball outside off stump. Rana cuts the ball through backward point for a boundary.
5.6 Short ball outside off stump. Rana mistimes his cut and the ball goes to the keeper.
KKR 36/1 after 5 overs.
Unadkat to bowl. Gill is on strike.
4.1 Good length delivery on leg stump. Gill plays the ball back to the bowler.
4.2 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Gill pushes the ball to long-off for a single.
4.3 SIX! Fuller delivery outside off stump. Narine swings and finally is able to connect the middle of his bat onto the ball. The ball sails over deep mid-wicket boundary.
4.4 FOUR! Short ball on leg stump. Narine makes room to crack the ball through mid-off for a boundary.
4.5 WICKET! Narine b Unadkat 15(14)
Unadkat bowls a slower ball. Narine goes for a big shot. The ball hits the stumps.
Nitish Rana is the new batsman.
4.6 Short ball outside off stump. Rana goes on the backfoot to push the ball to cover.
KKR 25/0 after 4 overs.
Rajpoot continues. Narine is on strike.
3.1 WIDE! Short ball way down the leg side.
3.1 FOUR! Short ball on middle stump. Narine swings his bat to send the ball to square-leg boundary.
3.2 1 Leg Bye! Good length delivery. Nairne swings. The ball raps on the pads. Narine takes a single.
3.3 FOUR! Marginally short delivery outside off stump. Gill smacks the ball through mid-wicket for a boundary.
3.4 Short delivery outside off stump. Gill makes room and hits the ball to long-on for a single.
3.5 Short ball on middle stump. Narine swings his bat to the fielder at extra-cover.
3.6 Short delivery on middle stump. Narine makes room to play a big shot. The ball raps on the pads.
KKR 14/0 after 3 overs.
Bowling change. Jaydev Unadkat to bowl. Gill is on strike.
2.1 Fuller delivery on off stump. Gill whacks the ball to mid-off. Uthappa puts in a dive and saves a boundary. Gill takes a single.
2.2 Good length ball coming back in. Narine swings his bat but fails to connect. The ball flies to the keeper.
2.3 1 Leg Bye!Good length delivery which raps on the pads. The ball goes to leg-side and Narine takes a single.
2.4 Short delivery on middle stump. Gill plays the ball to leg-side and takes a single.
2.5 DROPPED! Slower ball which is full. Narine swings his bat for the big shot. The ball balloons high in the air and goes to mid-on. Uthappa drops the catch. Narine takes a single.
2.6 Good length ball and Gill blocks.
KKR 10/0 after 2 overs.
Ankit Rajpoot to bowl from the other end. Gill is on strike.
1.1 Good length delivery outside off stump. Gill leaves the ball for the keeper.
1.2 SIX! Fuller delivery on middle stump. Gill cracks the ball over the bowler's head for a maximum.
1.3 Short ball on middle stump. Gill works the ball to deep mid-wicket for 2 runs.
1.4 Good length ball on middle stump. Gill plays the ball to leg-side and settles for a single.
1.5 Good length delivery on middle stump. Narine goes for pull but mistimes his shot.
1.6 Good length delivery on middle stump. Narine pulls and the ball goes to the fielder at mid-wicket.
KKR 1/0 after 1 over.
Jofra Archer will bowl the first over for RR. On strike is Shubhman Gill.
0.1 Fuller delivery outside off. Gill comes on front foot and plays the ball from the middle of the bat to mid-off.
0.2 Good length delivery on middle stump. Gill plays the ball to leg-side.
0.3 Good length delivery outside off stump. Gill comes on front foot and pushes the ball to mid-off.
0.4 Short ball on off stump. Gill plays the ball to fine-leg and gets the KKR innings underway with a single.
0.5 Short ball on middle stump. The ball is fast. Narine goes on the backfoot. The ball beats him and goes to the keeper.
0.6 Good length delivery on middle stump. Narine swings his bat but the ball goes past him.
The two umpires make their way to the middle. RR players also come out of the dugout. And the RR players are followed by Shubhman Gill and Sunil Narine.
Trivia Alert!
Rajasthan Royals play their 150th IPL match tonight!
KKR Playing XI
Shubman Gill, Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik(w/c), Eoin Morgan, Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Shivam Mavi, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Kamlesh Nagarkoti
RR Playing XI
Jos Buttler(w), Steven Smith(c), Sanju Samson, Rahul Tewatia, Robin Uthappa, Riyan Parag, Jofra Archer, Tom Curran, Shreyas Gopal, Ankit Rajpoot, Jaydev Unadkat
Dinesh Karthik: Okay with batting first. Looks similar to Abu Dhabi but it plays different. Sharjah is a completely different fish but these two are similar. The brand of cricket we played the other day was something I'm proud of. Same team.
Steve Smith: Will have a bowl. That boundary's big, certainly compared to Sharjah which was a postage stamp. Certainly have to adapt. Watched the Super Over the other day. Exciting to play on a different ground. Have played some good cricket. Boys in a good place. He was under the pump but just turned it around and had such belief in the end. Same team.
Toss
RR captain Steve Smith wins the toss and opts to bowl.
Head to Head:
Matches played: 21
Rajasthan Royals: 10
Kolkata Knight Rides: 10
No Result: 1
This is the head to head comparison between KKR and RR. There is absolutely no difference between the two sides. But after tonight's match one team would have better record. Which team would it be?
Deccan Herald’s Dream XI
Every evenning before the match DH brings to you Deccan Herald's Dream XI which has the best 11 players from the two sides. This team should help you pick the best players for yout IPL fantasty teams. This is our combined team for tonight's match. Which of these players have you picked for your fantasy teams?
Shubman Gill, Steve Smith (c), Sanju Samson (wk), Dinesh Karthik, Andre Russell, Rahul Tewatia, Jofra Archer, Pat Cummins, Shreyas Gopal, Varun Chakravarthy, Shivam Mavi
Impact player for KKR
Pat Cummins: After a rusty performance in his first IPL match of the season, the Aussie speedster bowled a pretty good spell of 4-0-19-1 against SRH. Against a team that has some power-hitters, Cummins could be the game-changer for KKR
Impact player for RR
Sanju Samson: The young keeper-batsman is winning a lot of praise from experts and fans. So far, Samson has notched up scores of 74 and 85 with the help of 16 sixes and five boundaries. With Jos Buttler still settling in, Samson has taken up the responsibility of scoring runs at a brisk pace and this needs to continue.
KKR Threats: Kuldeep Yadav hasn’t been bowling well. Sunil Narine too isn’t as threatening as he used to be. That means KKR’s two frontline spinners have been sidelined. This could be a big problem for Dinesh Karthik later in the tournament. Varun Chakravarthy and others will need to shoulder some of the burden.
KKR Opportunities: Andre Russell has bowled decently so far and snagged wickets while not conceding many runs. More is needed from him, however. His legendary batting escapes will be required before long.
KKR Weaknesses: Unfortunately for KKR, Sunil Narine has not been able to succeed as an opener. He is getting out and exposing the middle order early. KKR may need to try out another opener soon.
KKR Strengths: With Shubman Gill settling in with a nice half-century, KKR’s batting now looks settled. Gill will be followed by Dinesh Karthik, Eoin Morgan and Andre Russell.
The SWOT for KKR
RR Threats: A note of caution. RR have played its two matches at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. It is the smallest of the three grounds this season. While their batsmen have been fabulous, they could be tested on the bigger grounds in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The big hits won’t come easily and they will need to adapt to the conditions quickly.
RR Opportunities: RR now looks like a team that has almost all its bases covered. This is an opportunity for them to get on a winning run and prove their mettle.
RR Weaknesses: Jaydev Unadkat has leaked runs in the two matches and has got just 1 wicket. At the moment, Jofra Archer is not getting the support he needs from Unadkat. While Ankit Rajpoot was impressive, Unadkat’s poor form could hurt RR’s chances
RR Strengths: Both Steve Smith and Sanju Samson have notched fifties in the two matches that the side has played so far. The manner in which they've scored their runs also bodes well for the team. Samson is able to ge the big hits at will while Smith keeps taking the ones and twos interspersed with the big shots.
The SWOT for RR.
Let us find out the Strengths, the Weaknesses, the Opportunities and the Threats of the two competing sides.
Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad to get its first win of the season. Batting first SRH set a target of 143, thanks to fifty from Manish Pandey. KKR chased down the target without much fuss thanks a sublime fifty from its stylish opener Shubhman Gill. The opener was supported by Eoin Morgan.
Rajasthan Royals stunned everyone when they chased down the highest total in the history of the IPL against Kings XI Punjab. KXIP scored 223/2 thanks to a brilliant hundred by Mayank Agarwal and a fifty from the bat of their skipper KL Rahul. RR started well in the chase as skipper Steve Smith and Sanju Samson scored brisk fifties. RR seemed to have lost their way in the middle of the chase as Rahul Tewatia was promoted up the order and he found it difficlut to connect his bat onto the ball. But then Tewatia turned from villan to heron in one over. He smashed Sheldon Cottrell for 5 sixes in one over and brough RR's back on track. It was mere formalities from there on. The chase left everyone stunned!
Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders come into this match with a win in their previous matches.
Good evening and welcome to the covergae of match 12 of the 2020 Indian Premier League. Tonight, Rajasthan Royals face Kolkata Knight Riders ar Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
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