Kolkata XI vs Gujarat Lions 23rd Match at Kolkata, 21 Apr, 2017

Toss: Gujarat Lions, who chose to bowl
Kolkata XI 187/5 (20)
Gujarat Lions 188/6 (18.2)
Gujarat Lions won by 4 wickets
Man of the Match: Suresh Raina
  • James Faulkner 4 * (2)
  • Ravindra Jadeja 19 * (13)

Over 0.3Shakib Al Hasan bowls short of length delivery to BB McCullum, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.Boundary!

Over 0.5Shakib Al Hasan bowls short of length delivery to BB McCullum, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.Boundary!

Over 1.3SP Narine bowls quicker and flatter in the air to AJ Finch, plays a sweep shot through fine leg.Boundary!

Over 1.6SP Narine bowls quicker and flatter in the air to AJ Finch, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it straight to point.Boundary!

Over 2.3Shakib Al Hasan bowls flighted delivery to AJ Finch, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.Boundary!

Over 2.5Shakib Al Hasan bowls quicker and flatter in the air to AJ Finch, plays a sweep shot through fine leg.Boundary!

Over 3.4 Nathan Coulter-Nile bowls a good length delivery to BB McCullum, Boundary! Goes down and leg-sie-ish to cut it behind a diving backward point. No chance whatsoever for third man.

Over 3.6 Nathan Coulter-Nile bowls a good length delivery to BB McCullum, Boundary! Goes deep in the crease and slices it over point and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 5.4 Shakib Al Hasan bowls a tossed up delivery to BB McCullum, Boundary! Gets forward, crouches low and smacks it with a sweep through backward square leg.

Over 6.6 Chris Woakes bowls a pitched up delivery to SK Raina, Boundary! Gets forward and drives it along the ground through point and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 10.3 SP Narine bowls a tossed up delivery to SK Raina, Boundary! Gets into a position as he loft-drives Narine over extra cover. 

Over 10.5 SP Narine bowls a tossed up delivery to SK Raina, Boundary! Gets inside the line of the flatter delivery and thumps it with a clean swing of the willow. A boundary behind square on the leg-side.

Over 11.1 Kuldeep Yadav bowls a tossed up delivery to SK Raina, Boundary! Goes deep inside the crease and steers the ball with softest of touches as he opens the bat face at the right moment.

Over 11.5 Kuldeep Yadav bowls a tossed up delivery to DR Smith, Boundary! Goes down on his knee and sweeps it hard through square leg and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 13.5 Kuldeep Yadav bowls a tossed up delivery to SK Raina, Boundary! Comes on to the front foot and driven straight down the ground for four.

Over 14.5 Umesh Yadav bowls a good length delivery to SK Raina, Boundary! Goes on to the back foot and smashes it away past backward point. Beats third man to the boundary.

Over 16.1 Nathan Coulter-Nile bowls a good length delivery to SK Raina, Boundary! Moves leg-side and slaps it straight back past the bowler. Mid-off was up inside the ring, and Raina is able to slot it to his left.

Over 16.3 Nathan Coulter-Nile bowls it short of length to SK Raina, Boundary! Gets on top of the bounce and cuts it hard pass backward point and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 18.2 Nathan Coulter-Nile bowls a good length delivery to Ravindra Jadeja, Boundary! Goes on to the back foot and slaps it pass backward point and get the winning runs.