Kolkata XI vs Punjab XI 8th Match at Mumbai, 01 Apr, 2022

Toss: Kolkata, who chose to bowl
Punjab XI 137/10 (18.2)
Kolkata XI 141/4 (14.3)
Kolkata won by 6 wickets
Man of the Match: Umesh Yadav
  • Andre Russell 70 * (31)
  • Sam Billings 24 * (23)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1 Arshdeep Singh bowls a good length delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, no run, comes on to the front foot and shoulders arms to lets it go through to the keeper.

Over 0.2 Arshdeep Singh bowls a pitched up delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, Boundary! Prods forward and closes his bat-face to beautifully clip it away past a diving mid-wicket fielder

Over 0.3 Arshdeep Singh bowls a good length delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, no run, gets forward and defended to backward point

Over 0.4 Arshdeep Singh bowls a back of length delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, Boundary! Shuffles across on the back foot and neatly glances through square leg. Once again, the timing is spot-on

Over 0.5 Arshdeep Singh bowls a good length delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, no run, gets inside the line and lets it go through to the keeper.

Over 0.6 Arshdeep Singh bowls a back of length delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, no run, gets on top of the bounce and punches it to backward point.

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1 Kagiso Rabada bowls a good length delivery to Venkatesh Iyer,1 run, gets forward and tapped to backward point's left for a quick single

Over 1.2 Kagiso Rabada bowls a good length delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 1.3 Kagiso Rabada bowls a pitched up delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, Boundary!. A forward press and he opens the bat-face to beautifully caress it through the covers.

Over 1.4: Wide ball. Kagiso Rabada to Ajinkya Rahane, 

Over 1.4 Kagiso Rabada bowls a good length delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 1.5 Kagiso Rabada bowls it short of length to Ajinkya Rahane, no run,  arches back and dabs straight to short third man

Over 1.6 Kagiso Rabada bowls a good length delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, out Caught by Odean Smith!! Rahane drives well away from his body and gets a thick outside edge. Odean Smith moves to his left at short third man and takes a low catch

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1 Arshdeep Singh bowls a good length delivery to Venkatesh Iyer,1 leg bye, gets forward and misses the flick to wear it on the pads

Over 2.2 Arshdeep Singh bowls a good length delivery to Shreyas Iyer,1 run, gets forward and defends it on the off-side and picks up a single.

Over 2.3 Arshdeep Singh bowls a pitched up delivery to Venkatesh Iyer,1 run, gets forward and drives to mid-off's right who makes a diving stop

Over 2.4 Arshdeep Singh bowls a good length delivery to Shreyas Iyer, no run, stands tall and pats it to cover

Over 2.5 Arshdeep Singh bowls a pitched up delivery to Shreyas Iyer, Boundary! Leans in to the drive and plays it wide of mid-off for four.

Over 2.6 Arshdeep Singh bowls it short of length to Shreyas Iyer, Boundary! Flashes his bat at this length ball and flays it over backward point and gets another boundary.

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1 Kagiso Rabada bowls a pitched up delivery to Venkatesh Iyer, no run, gets forward and driven hard but straight to the man at mid-off.

Over 3.2 Kagiso Rabada bowls a good length delivery to Venkatesh Iyer, no run, stands tall and defends into the off-side

Over 3.3 Kagiso Rabada bowls a pitched up delivery to Venkatesh Iyer,1 run, push-drives this full ball to mid-off and sets off for a quick single

Over 3.4 Kagiso Rabada bowls a back of length delivery to Shreyas Iyer, 2 runs, gets back in the crease and tucked away to deep mid-wicket

Over 3.5 Kagiso Rabada bowls a pitched up delivery to Shreyas Iyer, Boundary! Comes on to the front foot and drives it hard past the man at mid-on and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 3.6 Kagiso Rabada bowls it short of length to Shreyas Iyer,1 run, stands tall and slaps the cut. The man at shortish cover dives to his right and takes the pace off the ball 

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1 Odean Smith bowls a good length delivery to Shreyas Iyer, Boundary! Gets forward and flicks it over short fine leg for a one-bounce four.

Over 4.2 Odean Smith bowls it short of length to Shreyas Iyer,1 run, gets back in the crease and tapped towards point for a single

Over 4.3 Odean Smith bowls a good length delivery to Venkatesh Iyer, out Caught by Harpreet Brar!!  Venkatesh saw the width on this length ball and slashed his bat at it. That was struck really hard by the left-hander and Brar had little time to react. The ball pops out of his hand but takes it in the end.

Over 4.4 Odean Smith bowls a pitched up delivery to Sam Billings, Boundary! Gets forward and  uses the bowler's angle to clip it away through the gap between mid-on and mid-wicket.

Over 4.5 Odean Smith bowls a back of length delivery to Sam Billings, no run, gets forward and pushed to the left of the bowler

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