Kolkata XI vs Gujarat Lions 38th T20 at Kolkata, 08 May, 2016

Toss: Gujarat Lions, who chose to bowl
Kolkata XI 158/4 (20)
Gujarat Lions 164/5 (18)
Gujarat Lions won by 5 wickets
Man of the Match: Praveen Kumar
  • Dwayne Bravo 0 * (0)
  • Ravindra Jadeja 9 * (9)

Over 4.1PP Chawla bowls flighted delivery to BB McCullum, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.No runs

Over 4.2PP Chawla bowls flighted delivery to BB McCullum, flicks it off his pads towards the fine leg region.Single

Over 4.3PP Chawla bowls quicker and flatter in the air to DR Smith, flicks it off his pads towards the fine leg region.Single

Over 4.4PP Chawla bowls good length delivery to BB McCullum, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 4.5PP Chawla bowls flighted delivery to BB McCullum, flicks it off his pads towards the fine leg region.No runs

Over 4.6PP Chawla bowls short and wide to BB McCullum, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.No runs

Over 7.1PP Chawla bowls flighted delivery to BB McCullum, flicks it off his pads towards the fine leg region.Single

Over 7.2PP Chawla bowls flighted delivery to SK Raina, flicks it off his pads towards the fine leg region.No runs

Over 7.3PP Chawla bowls flighted delivery to SK Raina, flicks it off his pads towards the fine leg region.Single

Over 7.4PP Chawla bowls flighted delivery to BB McCullum, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it straight to point.Single

Over 7.5PP Chawla bowls flighted delivery to BB McCullum, and he is caught by the fielder in the deep.He is Caught

Over 7.6PP Chawla bowls short of length delivery to DineshKarthik, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

Over 15.1PP Chawla bowls short and wide to AJ Finch, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.Single

Over 15.2PP Chawla bowls short and wide to Dinesh Karthik, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.Single

Over 15.3PP Chawla bowls flighted delivery to AJ Finch, plays a sweep shot through fine leg.Boundary!

Over 15.4PP Chawla bowls short and wide to AJ Finch, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it straight to point.Boundary!

Over 15.5PP Chawla bowls flighted delivery to AJ Finch, pulls it away through mid wicketSixer!

Over 15.6PP Chawla bowls flighted delivery to AJ Finch, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.No runs

Over 17.1PP Chawla bowls good length delivery to RavindraJadeja, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

Over 17.2PP Chawla bowls quicker and flatter in the air to RavindraJadeja, flicks it off his pads towards the fine leg region.Two runs

Over 17.3PP Chawla bowls good length delivery to RavindraJadeja, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

Over 17.4PP Chawla bowls flighted delivery to RavindraJadeja, the batsman is short of his crease at the non-striker’s end and is Run Out! .Runout at the non-striker end

Over 17.5PP Chawla bowls good length delivery to RavindraJadeja, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

Praven Kumar is the Man of the Match

Suresh Raina: It was a very crucial game. Games in Kolkata are always special. Credit goes to our bowlers, they took those crucial wickets (which was lacking earlier) and again Baz and Smith gave us a good partnership. When you have too many options, you get confused. You always back your best bowler to bowl in the final overs. When Yusuf was batting, I thought I will give one over to Shivil and then to Tambe. I got a bit confused. DK and PK, they really bowl well in the death overs. He (Bravo) is our best death bowler and he has done really well. But with the way Yusuf and Shakib were going, it's always going to be tough. I think KKR is a very difficult team to beat and the way things have gone today, I'm very happy with the team tonight. When Finch is there in the middle, you always have license in that 7-8 overs and that's what I said to the coach. Sending him down the order really paid off. I'm flying to Holland to meet my wife tomorrow and I'm all excited.

Gautam Gambhir: The way Shakib and Yusuf batted was brilliant. Lot of credit must go to PK with the way he swung the ball. They restricted us to an average score. We have been batting really well but as I said, losing 3-4 wickets inside 6 overs won't help. We have been looking forward for the contribution from the middle order and that's what they did today. Shakib is a quality bowler and they were swinging at everything that was thrown at them. DK played a very good knock and that's what changed the game .

Over 17.6 PP Chawla bowls a tossed up delivery to Ravindra Jadeja, Six!! Comes down the track and heaves it over deep mid-wicket fence for maximum.Jadeja finish the game in style.

Gujarat Lions won by 5 wickets