Kolkata XI vs Bangalore XI 27th Match at Kolkata, 23 Apr, 2017

Toss: Royal Challengers Bangalore, who chose to bowl
Kolkata XI 131/10 (19.3)
Bangalore XI 49/10 (9.4)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 82 runs
Man of the Match: Nathan Coulter-Nile
  • Sreenath Aravind 5 * (4)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1 Nathan Coulter-Nile bowls it short of length to CH Gayle, no runs, goes on to the back foot and let it go through to the keeper.

Over 0.1 Nathan Coulter-Nile bowls it short of length to CH Gayle, no runs, goes on to the back foot and let it go through to the keeper.

Over 0.2 Nathan Coulter-Nile bowls a good length delivery to CH Gayle, 1 leg bye,  gets forward and works it of the pads on the on side and picks up a leg bye

Over 0.3 Nathan Coulter-Nile bowls a good length delivery to Virat Kohli, out Caught by M Pandey!!  Kohli couldn't resist, throws his bat out stalking it with the drive, way away from his body. Just enough nip under the lights for the ball to grope the thick outside edge and fly away to second slip. 

Over 0.4 Nathan Coulter-Nile bowls a good length delivery to Mandeep Singh, 1 run, goes deep in the crease and guides it away down to third man.

Over 0.5 Nathan Coulter-Nile bowls a good length delivery to CH Gayle, no runs, goes on to the back foot and defends it back to the bowler.

Over 0.6 Nathan Coulter-Nile bowls a good length delivery to CH Gayle, no runs, gets forward and defends it back to bowler with full face of the bat.

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1 Umesh Yadav bowls a good length delivery to Mandeep Singh, no runs, gets inside the line and defends it on the off side.

Over 1.2 Umesh Yadav bowls a good length delivery to Mandeep Singh, out Caught by M Pandey!! An innocuous wide ball here from Umesh. Short as well. Asking to be slapped and obliged by stabbing it right into the hands of cover-point. 

Over 1.3 Umesh Yadav bangs it short onto the pitch to AB de Villiers, no runs, goes deep in the crease and ducks under it to sways away from the bouncer.

Over 1.4 Umesh Yadav bowls a pitched up delivery to AB de Villiers, Boundary! Goes well across the stumps and flicks it down to deep mid wicket fence for four.

Over 1.5 Umesh Yadav bowls a good length delivery to AB de Villiers, no runs, gets behind the line on the back foot and knocks it to mid on.

Over 1.6 Umesh Yadav bowls a good length delivery to AB de Villiers, no runs, gets forward and turns it away on the on side.

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1 Nathan Coulter-Nile bowls a good length delivery to CH Gayle, 1 run, gets forward and pushes it to gully and picks up just a single.

Over 2.2 Nathan Coulter-Nile bowls a good length delivery to AB de Villiers, Boundary! Gets across the line on the back foot and flicks it pass mid wicket and the ball raced away to the fence.

Over 2.3 Nathan Coulter-Nile bowls a good length delivery to AB de Villiers, out Caught by Uthappa!!  The compulsive AB pull. Goes sky high with the top edge and Uthappa almost makes a meal of the grab behind the stumps. 

Over 2.4 Nathan Coulter-Nile bowls a pitched up delivery to Kedar Jadhav, Boundary! Gets forward and driven straight down the ground for four.

Over 2.4 Nathan Coulter-Nile bowls a pitched up delivery to Kedar Jadhav, Boundary! Gets forward and driven straight down the ground for four.

Over 2.4 Nathan Coulter-Nile bowls a pitched up delivery to Kedar Jadhav, Boundary! Gets forward and driven straight down the ground for four.

Over 2.5 Nathan Coulter-Nile bowls a good length delivery to Kedar Jadhav, no runs, shows the full bat face and punches it solidly to mid-off.

Over 2.6 Nathan Coulter-Nile bowls a pitched up delivery to Kedar Jadhav, Boundary! Gets forward and drives it along the ground through point and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1 Umesh Yadav bowls a good length delivery to CH Gayle, no runs, goes on to the back foot and works it down the leg side.

Over 3.2 Umesh Yadav bowls a pitched up delivery to CH Gayle, 1 run, gets forward and squeeze it out around the corner.

Over 3.3 Umesh Yadav bowls a good length delivery to Kedar Jadhav, no runs, gets forward and punches it straight back to the bowler.

Over 3.4 Umesh Yadav bowls it short of length to Kedar Jadhav, 1 run, swivels, attempts a pull, gets it off the glove as the ball rolls away meekly past the pitch.

Over 3.5 Umesh Yadav bowls a good length delivery to CH Gayle, no runs, get on top of the bounce and half a pull to square leg.

Over 3.6 Umesh Yadav bowls a good length delivery to CH Gayle, no runs, gets forward and tries to push at it, the ball beats the outside edge of the bat.

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1 Nathan Coulter-Nile bowls a good length delivery to Kedar Jadhav, out Caught by Woakes!! Jadhav looks to fetch one from off as he attempts whipping it away. The ball meanwhile takes an eternity in getting onto the bat taking the leading edge on the early flick to balloon to mid-on.

Over 4.2 Nathan Coulter-Nile bowls a good length delivery to STR Binny, no runs, gets inside the line and defends it down the pitch.

Over 4.3 Nathan Coulter-Nile bowls a good length delivery to STR Binny, no runs, gets forward and defends it back to the bowler.

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