Kolkata XI vs Rajasthan XI Eliminator at Kolkata, 23 May, 2018

Toss: Rajasthan XI, who chose to bowl
Kolkata XI 169/7 (20)
Rajasthan XI 144/4 (20)
Kolkata XI won by 25 runs
Man of the Match: Andre Russell
  • Krishnappa Gowtham 9 * (7)
  • Heinrich Klaasen 18 * (18)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1Andre Russell bowls short of length delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.Two runs

Over 0.2Andre Russell bowls good length delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

Over 0.3Andre Russell bowls good length delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 0.4Andre Russell bowls pitched up delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, pulls it away through mid wicketSixer!

Over 0.5Andre Russell bowls good length delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.Single

Over 0.6Andre Russell bowls good length delivery to Rahul Tripathi, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1Prasidh Krishna bowls good length delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

Over 1.2Prasidh Krishna bowls good length delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.Single

Over 1.3Prasidh Krishna bowls good length delivery to Rahul Tripathi, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.Single

Over 1.4Prasidh Krishna bowls short of length delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.Boundary!

Over 1.5Prasidh Krishna bowls good length delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

Over 1.6Prasidh Krishna bowls pitched up delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1PP Chawla bowls dragged way too short, that's a long hop to Rahul Tripathi, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.Boundary!

Over 2.2PP Chawla bowls flighted delivery to Rahul Tripathi, gets onto the frontfoot and works it to squarelegSingle

Over 2.3PP Chawla bowls flighted delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, gets forward and defends it towards covers.No runs

Over 2.4PP Chawla bowls flatter trajectory delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, gets forward and defends it towards point.No runs

Over 2.5PP Chawla bowls flighted delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, gets onto the frontfoot and works it to squarelegSingle

Over 2.6PP Chawla bowls flighted delivery to Rahul Tripathi, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1 Prasidh Krishna good length delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, Boundary! Moves across in the crease and flicks it down to deep mid wicket fence for four.

Over 3.2 Prasidh Krishna bowls a pitched up delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, Boundary! Comes on to the front foot and smashes it square of the wicket on the off side and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 3.3 Prasidh Krishna good length delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, 1 run, presses forward, head on ball in wristing it in front of square.

Over 3.4 Prasidh Krishna good length delivery to Rahul Tripathi, 1 run, gets forward and defends it to point with open face bat and gets a single.

Over 3.5 Prasidh Krishna good length delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, 1 run, gets forward and pushes it wide of mid-on and picks up another single.

Over 3.6 Prasidh Krishna good length delivery to Rahul Tripathi, no runs, gets forward and pushes it down the pitch back to the bowler.

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1 SP Narine bowls a tossed up delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, 1 run, gets forward and nudged away carefully behind square

Over 4.1 SP Narine bowls a tossed up delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, 1 run, gets forward and nudged away carefully behind square

Over 4.2 SP Narine bowls a tossed up delivery to Rahul Tripathi, no runs, gets forward and wants to flick it from deep in the crease. Misses.

Over 4.3 SP Narine bowls a tossed up delivery to Rahul Tripathi, Six!! Goes down on his knee and smokes it over deep backward square leg and the ball went all the way into the stands.

Over 4.4 SP Narine bowls a tossed up delivery to Rahul Tripathi, Six!! Gets clears his leg, sits as usual. And it's for cow corner's crowds to try and grab that.

Over 4.5 SP Narine bowls a quicker arm ball to Rahul Tripathi, no runs, presses forward and defends it down the pitch back to the bowler.

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