Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans, Indian Premier League, 2022 Full score card

Length ball, on middle. Yadav smashes it but straight to covers. Alzarri Joseph has done the job. Gujarat win by 9 runs!

Short and on middle. Yadav misses his pull. He is asking for a wide but only one for the over given.

Two runs! On a length and on middle. Yadav looks to pull but gets a leading edge over the keeper. Lockie Ferguson is again putting in a shift as he runs to his right and keeps it away from the ropes.

Fuller and on middle. Southee hits it to long on for a single.

Tim Southee is the new man in.

OUT! TAKEN! Andre Russell is a goner! What a catch from Lockie Ferguson! There is yet another twist in the tale. Short and angling on leg. Russell is cramped for room but he still goes with his shot. It takes the top edge to deep square leg where Lockie Ferguson is standing. The ball is swirling in the sky but Lockie Ferguson takes a superb catch to his left. Excellent stuff!

SIX! HAMMERED! Andre Russell you beauty! He hits it like this are been served where he wants it. What a player! A full toss, on middle. Russell clears his front leg, gets underneath the ball and thumps it over long on for a biggie. 12 needed now.

Who will bowl the final over? It's going to be Alzarri Joseph.

Really well bowled! A dot! 18 needed off the last over! A pin-point yorker, on off. Yadav jams it back to Dayal. It will be Andre Russell on the strike. Can he get his team over the line?

A low full toss, on off. Russell toe ends his heave to long on for a single.

A widish yorker, outside off. Russell guides it to deep point for a couple of runs. Russell putting a shift here, taking two runs. He needs the strike.

SIX! That no ball is proving very costly! Full and on off. Russell clears his front leg and tonks it straight down for a biggie. 21 needed in 9 balls.

Full again, angling around off. Yadav hits it hard but to long off for a single.

Fuller ball, outside off. Russell carves it to deep point for a single.

Yash Dayal to bowl the all-important penultimate over.

Now, a slower delivery, full and outside off. Yadav looks to heave but misses.

Length ball, on middle, almost at 150 clicks. Yadav cannot do much but push back to the bowler.

SIX! What a shot! Shorter and on middle. Yadav hangs back and pulls it over cow corner for a biggie. 29 needed in 14 balls.

Outside off, cut to deep point for just a single.

Dot! Length ball, slanting on middle. Russell makes room and tries to punch but gets cramped for the room. The ball rolls back to the bowler.

Full and on middle, tucked to square leg and Russell will be on the strike now.

Lockie Ferguson (3-0-25-1) to bowl out here.

Length ball, outside off. Yadav swings and this goes off the splice over covers for a single. Yadav will retain the strike.

Fuller ball, from over the wicket, outside off. Yadav puts all his power as he swings across but misses.

A full toss, drilled down to long on for one.

SIX! Russell just needs one hit to generate all the momentum! Short and outside off. Russell upper cuts it and hits it all the way over backward point for a biggie.

Two dot balls! Full and angling outside off. Russell has to chase this one but he fails to connect it.

A pacy short ball, on middle. Russell with a wild swing across but misses.

NOT OUT! Superb review from Kolkata and the good thing is Rashid Khan is done with his spell. Another googly, fuller and on middle. Yadav leans to defend but gets beaten on the inside edge and gets rapped on the pads. An appeal and up goes the finger. No bat there. Ball Tracking shows the ball just spins too much and misses the leg stump.

Review! Kolkata take a review! UltraEdge shows no bat. Ball Tracking shows wickets missing.

FOUR! Edgy runs! Another googly, the length was just short and around off. Yadav looks to push but gets an inside edge past the leg stump to fine leg for a boundary.

Too full and around leg. Yada tries to push but mistimes it to covers.

Tossed up, outside off. Yadav strides forward and blocks it out.

Drinks! Well, Kolkata were right back in the match but seem to have lost their way a bit. Andre Russell is still there and is swinging hard at everything but he needs someone to just stay with him till the end. Rashid Khan has given Gujarat the breakthroughs they needed and they are right on top of proceedings but will want to get out Russell at the earliest. Umesh Yadav walks in to bat now.

OUT! BOWLED! A googly, on a length and on middle. Mavi tries to play across the line but does not read the spin. The ball sneaks through and rattles the stumps. Pressure on Kolkata, pressure on Andre Russell.

Tossed up, outside off. Russell gets low and smashes it to long on for a single.

Around off, slashed away towards sweeper cover for one. 50 needed now off the final 30 deliveries.

Another short ball, pacy and just zipping through. This is on off and Russell misses the swing yet again. Three dots in a row now.

Nicely done! Short again but all the pace is taken of the ball. Andre Russell is way too early in his pull and is comprehensively beaten by the lack of pace.

Lockie Ferguson goes quicker and shorter this time, outside off. Andre Russell will feel he missed out as any sort of connection and the ball would have flown over short third man.

SIX! Dre Russ with another brutal hit. Full toss, on off and this is muscled over the long off fence for a maximum.

Short ball, on the body. Shivam Mavi picks it up and half-pulls it on the bounce to the man at the fine leg fence. Single taken.

Another googly from Rashid Khan and Dre Russ just can't get it away. What an over! Just a run and a wicket off it. 58 needed off 36 balls.

Ripper of a delivery, it's the googly and this one turns in sharply into the pads. Andre Russell gets pushed onto the back foot but manages to keep it out.

On the pads, tucked away 'round the corner for one.

Almost another catastrophe but Mavi survives. On middle, nudged towards square leg and he wants the single. Russell sends him back and Saha whips off the bails. The decision is sent upstairs but Mavi is well in.

A run out appeal! Shivam Mavi had his bat down. Not out.

Shivam Mavi walks out.

OUT! TAKEN! Abhinav Manohar with a sensational piece of fielding and there is another twist in this match. On middle and leg, Venkatesh Iyer goes after it and launches it high in the evening sky towards the mid-wicket fence. Manohar settles under it just a foot inside the rope and keeps his composure to not touch the ropes. The catch is checked but it is clean and Iyer has thrown his wicket away and Rashid Khan gets his 100th wicket in the competition!

The third umpire is checking a clean catch. This looks really close. Abhinav Manohar is the fielder in the deep. The umpire is satisfied. Out it is.

Flatter delivery, on middle. Iyer keeps it out.

SIX! Andre Russell rubbing salt into the wounds now and Kolkata just crawling back into the match here. Russell hangs deep in the crease waiting for the short ball and gets his wish. Russell swings hard and the ball flies off the top edge over the backward square leg fence for a maximum. 59 needed now off 42 balls.

SIX! BANG! You don't give second chances to a man like Dre Russ! A length ball, around off. Andre Russell smokes this one well over the mid-wicket fence for a huge hit.

No damage done! A low full toss on off stump. Venkatesh Iyer goes deep in his crease and drills it towards long on for one.

WIDE! Full and wide, flush on the tramline. The umpire signals a wide and the Free Hit will continue.

NO BALL! What a huge let-off here! Yash Dayal bowls a brilliant delivery and gets the prized wicket of Andre Russell but he has overstepped! Short ball, on the body and Dre Russ gets cramped for room. He tries to fend it away but the ball goes off the bat and towards the backward square leg fence. The catch is completed by Mohammad Shami but Russell has got a life. Free Hit to follow but the batters have crossed for a single.

FOUR! Lucky boundary but Andre Russell and Kolkata will take it. Good-length, on leg stump. Russell makes room and looks to swing across the line. He gets an outside edge that flies over the man at first slip and into the third man fence.

Good short ball, over leg stump. Andre Russell sways away from the line of the ball.

Andre Russell is the new man in.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Rinku Singh departs now. This is on a length and angling on leg. Singh comes down the track, makes room and tries to pull but gets a bottom edge to Wriddhiman Saha who is in the action for the fourth time. Takes the catch to his right.

Shorter in length and angled across off. Singh nudges it towards third man for one more.

A bit of width on offer this time and Venkatesh Iyer cuts it past backward point for a single.

Length, around off. This is steered towards third man for a run.

FOUR! Back of a length, on middle. Rinku Singh takes it on and gets a top edge that flies over the keeper's head for a boundary.

Around the top of middle stump, Singh looks to swing across the line but gets hit high on the pads.

Short of a length, angled across the left-hander. The ball bounces a bit extra and Rinku Singh is well beaten.

On a shorter length, on off and this one sticks in the surface. The ball then pops up as well and Iyer does well to fend it away.

Around leg stump, a bit slower through the air. Iyer gets it off the leading edge past cover for a couple of runs.

Flatter delivery, on off. Rinku Singh makes room and cuts it towards deep point for a run.

On the pads, nudged 'round the corner for a single. The batters look for two but settle for one.

FOUR! Full and on leg stump, Venkatesh Iyer clears the front leg and whacks it over the bowler's head for a boundary. Kolkata need many more of these.

Floated up on the pads, Singh flicks it through mid-wicket for one.

Length ball, on top of off pole. Iyer blocks it.

Short of a length and on middle. Singh pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

Keeps it tight by bowling on the stumps. Singh clips it to mid-wicket.

On middle, punched to deep cover for a single.

FOUR! Much needed! Length ball, slanting on middle. Iyer shuffles across and exposes his stumps but he does well to scoop it over short fine leg for a boundary.

Length ball, angling from around the wicket, on middle. Iyer stands tall to block it.

Darted om the pads, it is flicked to deep square leg for a couple of runs.

In the air and safe! Quicker again from Rashid, full and on the pads. Singh gets low and tries to paddle it but gets a top edge, to deep square leg where the fielder rushes forward but collects it on a bounce.

Flatter ball, on off, drilled to long off for a single.

A quicker ball, tossed up, on middle. Iyer hangs back to defend.

Too full and on middle. Singh leans and nudges it to mid-wicket for a single.

A full toss, on the pads, tucked to mid-wicket for a single.

Drinks! Well, Kolkata are in dire straits at the moment and with their skipper back in the hut as well, all the pressure lies on the shoulders of Venkatesh Iyer. Iyer needs to pull off a rabbit out of the hat in order to get the win for his side. Gujarat though will be looking to pick up a couple of more wickets and seal the deal at the earliest. With that being said, Rashid Khan is introduced into the attack.

FOUR! Lockie Ferguson misses his line and serves a low full toss, on middle. Singh drives it through covers for a boundary.

Change of pace here, very full and outside off. Singh skips down and looks to drive but misses.

Wide! A pacy bouncer, on middle. Singh ducks under it. Saha jumps and collects it. Wide given.

Length and outside off. Singh cut it hard to gully where Rahul Tewatia makes an excellent stop.

FOUR! This is too full and on middle. Singh pushes it past mid on for a boundary.

Ferguson keeps it outside off. Singh tries to push this time but misses.

This is fast supreme delivery. On a length and in the channel, just outside off. Singh looks to push but misses.

On a length and on off. Iyer punches on the up but straight to point.

Wide! A bouncer, on middle. Iyer sits under it. The umpire calls a wide for the height.

On middle, pulled away to deep square leg for a single.

Length and on off. Blocked out.

FOUR! Placement! A fuller ball, outside off. Singh shows full face of the bat and drives it through covers. Pandya gives a chase but to no avail.

Length and outside off. Iyer guides it to point for a single.

Venkatesh Iyer is in at number 6 and has his work cut out here.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Dayal gets a wicket to his name and he gets a big name though! A length ball, angling across, outside off. Iyer opens the face of the bat and looks to dab it to third man but gets an outside edge to Saha who takes his third catch of the innings.

Yash Dayal (1-0-5-0) is back on.

Bangs a bouncer on middle. Singh tries to come down the track and pull but misses.

SIX! Hammered! Angles a length ball, on the hips. Singh stays back and whacks it over fine leg for a biggie.

Length ball, around off. Singh keeps it out.

Two wides! Short ball, down the leg side. Iyer makes room and tries to pull but misses. Saha did really well there to get a hand on it. A single.

Short of a length and on middle. Singh is again cramped for room, he pulls it over mid-wicket for a single.

Length and on middle, at 136 clicks. Singh is hurried as he blocks it on the leg side.

A length ball, outside off. Iyer taps it to covers for a single.

Full and angled into leg stump, Iyer works it towards extra cover for a quick run.

SIX! That is some shot from Shreyas Iyer! Pacy delivery, short and outside off. Iyer makes a bit of room and just whacks it over the point fence for a biggie.

On middle, pushed away towards mid on.

On the pads, Rinku Singh tucks it 'round the corner for a single.

Rinku Singh comes in.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Another wicket goes down and the asking rate keeps on climbing. Fullish delivery, into the channel around off and the ball just comes in with the angle. Nitish Rana has a poke at it as he is pushed back but the ball whizzes past the outside edge. There is a noise and Gujarat do go upstairs. UltraEdge shows that there is a faint edge on it and Lockie Ferguson strikes in his first over.

Full and straight, at the base of middle stump. Nitish Rana makes room and jams it out on the off side.

Length ball, angled into middle and leg. Iyer keeps it out on the leg side.

FOUR! A welcome boundary for Kolkata. Full and straight, Iyer makes room and goes over covers and the ball just bounces inside the ropes.

Banged in short, around off. Shreyas Iyer backs away looking to smash it through point but misses.

A touch fuller, on off. Iyer looks to push at it but the ball bounces a bit extra. Iyer does well to fend it away though.

Just over! A well-directed short ball from Alzarri Joseph. This is on leg stump and Nitish Rana takes his eyes off the ball as he looks to hook. The ball goes off the top edge and flies over the man at square leg. Single taken.

On a good length, on off. Rana defends it off the back foot.

Alzarri Joseph is into the attack.

Pitched up on middle, flicked away to the right of mid on for no run.

Short of a length this time, Rana works it towards mid-wicket and gets off the mark with a single.

Length again, on middle and Rana can only defend it out.

Shami zones in on the off stump and Nitish Rana solidly blocks it off.

Nitish Rana walks out to the middle.

OUT! TAKEN! Brilliant catch from Lockie Ferguson and it's a disastrous start for Kolkata. Length ball, on the pads and Sunil Narine flicks it away just a bit uppishly though. The ball goes to the right of the fielder at short fine leg and Ferguson takes a good low catch. A couple of inches on either side and it would have been a boundary but it is another wicket for Mohammad Shami and Gujarat.

A bumper this time, outside off. Sunil Narine moves leg side trying to go downtown but is well beaten.

Three dots in a row to end the over. Length ball, slanted across the right-hander and Shreyas Iyer can't get it past the point fielder.

Full again, on off and holding a bit in the surface. Iyer looks to flick it away but gets a leading edge towards mid off.

Fuller in length, on middle. Iyer drives it straight towards mid on.

Short again, pulled away behind square on the leg side for one.

In the air...safe! Good short ball from Dayal, on the body and Narine looks to take it on. Narine gets no timing whatsoever and the ball loops up in front of the charging man from square leg.

FOUR! Sunil Narine opens his account in fine fashion. Around the top of off from Yash Dayal and slapped away past the cover-point fielder for a cracking boundary.

Who will start from the other end? It is Yash Dayal.

Right on the money! Length again, angled into middle. Iyer gets right behind the line to block. An eventful first over comes to an end, five runs and a wicket off it.

Good-length, angled into the pads. Shreyas Iyer hangs back and pushes it out towards mid on.

Shreyas Iyer walks out at number 3.

OUT! TAKEN! Just the start Gujarat were looking for and Mohammad Shami has provided it for them. This is banged into the deck and around off. Sam Billings drags it across the line but gets a top edge which goes high and towards the leg gully region. Wriddhiman Saha calls early and takes a very well-judged catch.

Just a bit of shape away this time. Fuller and wider, Billings drives but straight towards cover.

FOUR! Lovely shot to get off the mark from Sam Billings! Pitched up, on off. Billings drives it on the up and through the line of the ball, back past the bowler for a boundary.

WIDE! Length again but this time slides it down the leg side. Wided.

Nice start from Mohammad Shami! Length, close to the off pole and zipping through. Sam Billings makes a watchful leave.

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Unbelievable! Andre Russell bowls just the one over, the final over and picks up four wickets! Very full, angled into leg stump. Yash Dayal backs away a bit, looking to drive it straight but the ball comes off the toe end of the bat and straight back at Dre Russ who makes no mistake and Gujarat end with 156/9!

The third umpire is checking if that is a bump ball but the replay shows it came off the bat. Andre Russell gets another wicket.

Yash Dayal comes in.

OUT! TAKEN! Andre Russell gets his third wicket of the over and guess who takes that catch? Rinku Singh that's who! Russell takes the pace off and bowls it on a length around off. Rahul Tewatia steps down the track and slashes it flat towards the backward point fence. Singh takes another sharp catch and Kolkata ending on a real high here.

FOUR! A welcome boundary for Gujarat here. Good-length, pushed outside off. Tewatia walks towards the ball and drags the pull short into the mid-wicket fence.

No hat-trick! Full and straight, Alzarri Joseph walks across the stumps and gets some bat on it. Single taken.

Alzarri Joseph will face the Hat trick ball.

OUT! CAUGHT! Well, the ball seems to be following Rinku Singh and he takes yet another fantastic catch. Slower bumper from Andre Russell and Lockie Ferguson takes it on. Ferguson hits it hard and flat towards the mid-wicket fence. Singh judges it well and takes a sharp catch just inside the ropes. Out of nowhere, Russell is on a hat-trick!

Lockie Ferguson walks out to the middle.

OUT! TAKEN! Rinku Singh takes another fine catch and Andre Russell picks up a wicket off his very first delivery. Starts off with a slower length ball on middle. Abhinav Manohar is forced to hit it towards the big side of the ground and gets no sort of timing on it. The ball gets skied around the mid-wicket region and Singh makes no mistake.

Slower delivery again, very full and on off. Manohar can only manage to hit it towards long on and pick up a single.

Who will bowl the final over? Andre Russell it is.

WIDE! Full and wide, beyond the tramline. The 150 is up for Gujarat.

Just short! Another good slower ball from Mavi, angling across and just holding in the surface. Tewatia looks to go big but gets an outside edge which falls short of the man at backward point. Single taken.

A loopy full toss now, outside off. Manohar drills it down to long on and rotates the strike.

A low full toss, on middle. Tewatia gets inside the line of the ball and ramps it towards fine leg for just a single.

FOUR! Edgy but Rahul Tewatia will gladly take it. Slower ball, angled well across the left-hander. Tewatia throws his hands at it and gets an outside edge that loops over backward point and runs away to the fence.

Slower bumper, on middle. Rahul Tewatia jumps up and manages to pull it behind square on the leg side for a brace.

Length again, around the top of off and Abhinav Manohar gets a leading edge onto the off side. Top over from Tim Southee to finish his spell!

Abhinav Manohar comes in now.

OUT! CAUGHT! Tim Southee turning the tide in Kolkata's favour! Hits the hard length again and the ball hurries onto Rashid Khan. Khan tries to force it over mid on but the ball comes off the higher part of the bat and pops up. Umesh Yadav takes the simplest of catches at mid on and Kolkata right on top of proceedings here.

This is pushed wider and Tewatis slaps it to deep point for just a single. The boundaries have now dried up for Gujarat.

Leg bye! Pace on this time. Length, angled into the pads and Rashid Khan gets cramped for room. The ball rolls off the pads onto the off side and a leg bye is taken.

Rashid Khan is the new man in.

OUT! TAKEN! Brilliant catch from Rinku Singh and Tim Southee has got the big fish! Back of a length, on the body and slower in pace. Hardik Pandya looked a bit uncomfortable out there and holes out. Pandya looks for the hoick over the mid-wicket fence but gets no timing on it and Singh does well to run in and dive forward to take the catch. The skipper departs after another sensational knock.

Good-length, around off. Tewatia slashes it past point for a run.

Tim Southee is back on.

Excellent over from Shivam Mavi, just 5 runs and a wicket off it. On off, driven towards covers for a single.

Full and straight but there's no pace on it. Tewatia can only push it back to the bowler.

WIDE! Down the leg side, Tewatia misses the tuck and a wide is called.

Overthrows! Around the top of off, Rahul Tewatia pushes it towards covers for a quick single and the fielder over there has a shy at the batter's end. Sam Billings can't collect the wayward throw and the extra run is taken.

Length, on middle and leg. Tewatia nudges it leg side.

Rahul Tewatia comes in.

OUT! CAUGHT! Shivam Mavi comes back in and breaks the partnership! Nice change of pace again, slower and bowled into the deck. This is pushed wider as well and David Miller looks to go big. Miller ends up getting a top edge towards cover-point and Umesh Yadav takes a simple catch. Kolkata have got the wicket they needed.

Slower ball, fuller and outside off. Pandya slogs it towards deep mid-wicket for one.

Around off and sliding across, Pandya edges it past backward point for a run.

Just one more, good bowling this from Sunil Narine. On a length, on off. Miller pushes it down to long on. Also, the umpires just went upstairs to check whether David Miller was hit-wicket but the replays show that Sam Billings cheekily just knocked off the bails. He is having a laugh out there as well.

On the pads, nudged away towards deep square leg for one more.

This is darted into leg stump and Miller jams it out towards mid-wicket for a run.

Nicely bowled! Slower and sliding into middle and leg. Milller defends it out.

On off, stroked down to long on for a single by Pandya.

Full and outside off. Pandya strokes it to covers, Nitish Rana with superb fielding for his team and the batters will only get a single.

Too full and on middle, drilled to long on for a single.

A googly, on middle. Miller tries to defend but it goes off the slice to point where Narine misfields and two runs are taken.

Tossed up, outside off. Pandya gets low and cuts it to sweeper cover for a run.

Wide! Tries to keep it outside off but serves it beyond the tramline. Left alone for a wide.

Flatter and outside off. Hardik knocks it to deep cover for a brace.

FOUR! Short again, on middle. Pandya pulls it hard and to the shorter side to square leg for a boundary.

Wide! A pacers delivery that, quicker, shorter and outside off. Pandya slashes and misses..

Varun Chakaravarthy is back on.

Slower, on a length and on middle. Miller tucks it to mid-wicket.

SIX! Miller is playing with intent! Tossed up, outside off. Miller fetches it and smashes it over long on for a biggie.

Flatter and on off. Miller keeps it out.

Shorter and on middle. Miller tries to work on the leg side but mistimes it completely.

Tossed up, on middle. David sweeps it to fine leg for a brace.

FOUR! Edgy runs! Tossed up, full and angling outside off. Miller tries to go downtown but gets a thick outside edge, just over first slip for a boundary.

Drinks! Hardik Pandya has surpassed the 50-run mark and David Miller is getting in his stride as well. The pair will now look to hang around for as deep as possible and get the scoring rate high. Kolkata though will be looking to break this partnership at the earliest and keep Gujarat to a score of around 160.

Length and on off. Miller chops it towards gully for a single.

Short in length and on middle. Pandya pulls it straight to short fine leg. The fielder throws it unnecessary to the keeper's end and they steal a single through an overthrow.

Length and on middle. Pandya pushes it to deep mid-wicket where a bit of fumble allows a couple.

Leg bye! Angling on the pads. Miller misses his flick. It goes off the pads and to square leg for a leg bye.

Length ball from around the wicket, outside off. Miller slashes at it but misses.

Fuller and on middle. Hardik whips it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Tim Southee (2-0-17-1) is back on.

Slower through the air and on middle. Pandya clips it to square leg for one.

On the pads, flicked to square leg for a single.

Fifty for Hardik Pandya! Third consecutive fifty for him! He is oozing confidence right now! Flatter and on off, it is hit to covers for one.

Around off, full. Miller knocks it to covers for a single.

SIX! Venkatesh Iyer takes the catch but lands on the ropes! Tossed up, outside off. Miller looks to loft it but this goes off the bottom half of the bat. Hits it to long off where Venkatesh Iyer takes it but his momentum takes him backwards and eventually he lands on the ropes.

Very full and on off. Miller jams it out to mid-wicket.

Around off, pushed through covers for a couple of runs.

A length ball, outside off. Pandya feels for it and tries to push but misses. Good line from Yadav.

Length and on off. Miller punches it to mid off for a single.

David Miller is in at number 4.

OUT! TAKEN! Wriddhiman Saha pre-meditates as he again tries to play behind the keeper on the leg side but Yadav is quick to change his line as he serves it way outside off. Saha ends up chipping it straight in the hands of Venkatesh Iyer at point. A much needed breakthrough for Kolkata.

FOUR! A length ball, outside off. Saha shuffles and paddles it, does well to clear short fine leg for a boundary.

Length and on middle. Pandya flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Will Umesh Yadav bowl out his full quota? Yes, he will.

This is angled into middle and leg, Saha plays it with soft hands towards point and wants the single. Hardik Pandya though sends him back. At the halfway stage, Gujarat are 78/1!

Full and wide, slashed away past point for a brace by Saha.

On middle, worked towards mid-wicket for one more.

On the pads and fuller, this is is nudged away behind square on the leg side for a single.

Sliding into off and middle, Saha backs away and pushes it towards covers.

Quicker one, at 101.4 kph and on middle. Pandya eases it through wide mid on for one.

Yadav hits the length hard and bowls it outside off. Saha has a wild swing across the line but misses.

Back of a length, outside off. This is dabbed down towards point.

In the air...safe! Just short of a length, angled into the body and Hardik Pandya gets cramped for room. Pandya looks to lift it over the bowler's head but ends up getting a top edge. The ball clears the man at mid off and picks up a single.

Back of a length but there's width on offer. Pandya hops and slaps it hard in front of square on the off side for a couple of runs.

Just short! Length, on off. Wriddhiman Saha hangs back and whips it flat, the ball goes on the bounce towards the man at the square leg fence. Just a single then.

Around the top of off, driven on the up towards extra cover.

Umesh Yadav is brought back into the attack.

On a length, on off. This is punched to covers for no run. Good comeback from Varun Chakaravarthy after getting hit for a maximum off the first delivery.

Around off, cut away past point for one more.

Flatter delivery, angled into middle and leg. Pandya makes room and works it leg side for a run.

Nicely bowled! Slower through the air, sliding in from outside off. Defended out by Pandya.

Quicker and flatter, on off. Pandya can't get this one away.

SIX! Hardik Pandya moves into the forties now and this is yet another glorious stroke. Tossed up, on off. Pandya just lifts it nonchalantly over long off for a maximum.

Full and straight, flicked through mid-wicket for an easy single.

Good-length, angled into middle and leg. This is tucked away leg side for no run.

WIDE! Short and wide, a bit too wide for the umpire's liking.

FOUR! Pitched up, on off and punished. Pandya is looking in scintillating touch here. This is driven through extra cover for a glorious boundary.

SIX! Smart shot! Pacy delivery, short in length and outside off. Pandya uses the pace and just ramps it over the third man fence for a biggie.

Good-length, on off and punched towards mid off.

Safe! Too much happened on that delivery. Short of a length, on middle and this one bounces a bit extra. Hardik Pandya is taken aback a bit and manages to just tickle it 'round the corner. Pandya is a bit casual in jogging to the other end and the fielder has a pop at the bowler's end. The stumps are hit but there's no one backing up. In the end, Pandya made it easily and even gets an extra run off the overthrow.

A run out appeal The batter had his bat grounded and one replay is enough to make the decision.

Drinks! Gujarat are off to a good start. Hardik Pandya is looking in superb touch since he came in while Saha is nudging through. It all depends who dominates the middle phase and Kolkata will rely on their spinners to hold things.

Sliding across the off stump and Saha can't get it through the cover region. So, a couple of dots to end the Powerplay and Gujarat are 47/1!

On middle, defended out by Saha.

A bit slower through the air, on middle and leg. This is flicked towards deep mid-wicket for a run.

This is fired into leg stump, Saha makes room and works it through mid-wicket for one more.

Flatter ball, on off. Punched off the back foot by Pandya but Mavi does well to half-stop it at the cover region. Single taken.

Starts off with a shortish delivery, outside off. Saha rocks back and cuts it through point for a single.

Sunil Narine to bowl the final over of the Powerplay.

On middle, this is pushed to mid on.

Length ball, outside off. Pandya tries to push through covers but it goes off the inside part of the bat, through mid-wicket. Umesh Yadav gives a chase and flicks it near the ropes. A couple.

Change of pace here, outside off, it is hit to short third man for a single.

Length ball, outside off. Hardik slaps it to deep point for a single.

Another single as Saha steers this length ball to third man.

Length and outside off. Hardik dabs it to deep backward point for a single.

Shivam Mavi comes into the attack now.

Outside off, fuller, driven to deep point for a single.

A slower, length ball, on off. Pandya guides it to cover-point. No run.

Slanting on the hips, Saha clips it to square leg for one.

Wide! Length and down the leg side. Saha lets it through. Wided.

On middle, tucked to mid-wicket for yet another easy single. Words exchanged between Pandya and Southee.

Length and outside off, worked to mid off.

Angling on the pads, it is flicked behind square on the leg side for a couple.

FOUR! Yet another brilliant over for Gujarat! Short in length and on off. Saha pulls it along the ground and to mid-wicket for a boundary.

SIX! BANG! Short and on middle. Saha rides the short ball as he pulls it over square leg for a biggie. There is a fielder stationed but that went flat and all the way. Short boundary as well.

Length again, on off. Saha is late as he punches this to mid off.

On a length and outside off, pushed to covers.

Good timing but good fielding as well. Length and on middle. Pandya wrists it to mid-wicket where the fielder dives to his left and half-stops it. A single is taken.

Full and on middle, flicked to mid on for a single.

CHANCE! A run out chance for Southee but he misses. Short in length and on middle. Pandya skips down and tries to tickle it away but misses and the ball drops near the pitch. Tim Southee charges forward, collects and has a shy at the striker's end but misses. Pandya had already given up there.

FOUR! He means business! Touch fuller and outside off. Pandya drives it on the up and over covers for a boundary.

Wide! Short of a length and around leg. Hardik shuffles across and looks to flick but misses.

FOUR! Good shot! A length ball, way outside off. Pandya uses the width on offer as he hits this through point for a boundary.

On a driving length, outside off, away shape again. Pandya drives it in the gap, through covers and collects a brace.

Hint of swing here, fuller and on off. Pandya leans and blocks it.

The skipper, Hardik Pandya walks in early at number 3.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Southee comes back into the team and strikes straightaway! Not a wicket taking delivery though! This is on a length and down the leg side. Gill tries to tickle it away but gets a faint edge to Sam Billings who dives to his left and pouches it.

Tim Southee to share the new ball along with Umesh Yadav.

Hits the hard length, outside off. Saha punches it off the back foot but straight to point.

Drags his length back, around middle. Gill works it to mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Not a great start from Yadav! This is easy for Gill, no movement and he easily clips this length ball through square leg for a boundary.

Length ball, on middle. Gill flicks it wide of the fielder at deep square leg and the batters will easily get a couple of runs.

On a length and outside off. Gill leaves it alone.

Leg bye! Starts with a full ball, angling on the pads. Saha misses his flick and gets hit on the pads. It rolls to square leg for a leg bye.

We are ready for play! The umpires make their way out to the middle, followed by the Kolkata players. The openers for Gujarat, Shubman Gill and Wriddhiman Saha also stride out to the middle and take guard. Umesh Yadav has the new ball in hand and is ready to steam in. Let's play...

Tim Southee is up for a quick chat. He says as a bowler there are plenty of opportunities to bowl in the nets and be ready for whenever the chance comes. Adds that balance of overseas players and Indian players is important. Mentions that they let the last match slip away but it's a long tournament and hopefully they do get the win here.

So, Gujarat become the first team to bat first after winning the toss this season.

Shreyas Iyer, the skipper of Kolkata, says they would have batted first as the last game was bit draining fielding first. Adds that the spirit is high, haven't played that badly but they have rectified the issue and it is just a matter of changing the momentum. Informs that there are three changes.

Hardik Pandya, the skipper of Gujarat, says that they will bat first. Adds that he is absolutely fine and it was just a precautionary measure to have a bit more rest. Mentions that they will bat first just to see how the wicket behaves. Informs that there is only one change in the side as he himself comes in for Vijay Shankar.

Kolkata (Playing XI) - Sunil Narine, Sam Billings (WK) (In for Aaron Finch), Shreyas Iyer (C), Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Venkatesh Iyer, Shivam Mavi, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Rinku Singh (In for Sheldon Jackson), Tim Southee (In for Pat Cummins).

Gujarat (Playing XI) - Wriddhiman Saha (WK), Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya (C) (In for Vijay Shankar), Abhinav Manohar, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Alzarri Joseph, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammad Shami, Yash Dayal.

TOSS - Gujarat have won the toss and they have elected to BAT first!

PITCH REPORT - Nick Knight is pitchside. Knight mentions that this is the fourth time this pitch is being used. Mentions that there's a good covering of grass and pacers will enjoy but there are a few more cracks which will help the spinners a bit. Also mentions that Kolkata have lost most wickets against spinners and Rashid Khan will play a key role. He ends by saying that the team winning the toss should bat first.

Gujarat on the other hand, have been brilliant, they even managed to win the previous game without their skipper Pandya. They are filled with match winners and someone or the other manages to step up when needed. Can they make it another win?

Kolkata began well but have not been at their best in the last few games. Especially their bowling which has really taken a pounding. If they are to turn it around, they need the likes of Cummins and Varun Chakaravarthy to step up. Their batting will also be put to the test here against a quality bowling attack.

Super Saturday it is! There are two games coming your way and we welcome you to the coverage of the first, a clash between Gujarat and Kolkata. One team is at the higher end of the table and the other is at the 7th spot. This game is a very important one for Kolkata but they’ll need to be at their best against a high-flying Gujarat side. Can they get the better of them?

...Match Day...