Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Indian Premier League, 2021

FOUR! SMASHED! That is it! Kolkata win the match by 6 wickets! Kaul bangs it into the deck, around off. Dinesh Karthik stays back and pulls it over mid-wicket to seal the game with a boundary!

Slower ball, on a length, outside off. Eoin Morgan cuts it to sweeper cover to take a run! Kolkata are just 1 run away now!

Length ball, on middle. Dinesh Karthik turns it to square leg for a run. Eoin Morgan looks for the second run but is sent back by Karthik.

Full ball, on off. Dinesh Karthik hits it hard but finds Kane Williamson at mid off.

Siddarth Kaul comes back on to bowl the final over.

A yorker, outside off. Dinesh Karthik digs it out to point and takes a quick run! Just 3 runs needed now!

In the air, but just short of the fine leg fielder! Short ball, down leg. Eoin Morgan looks to pull but he gets a top edge and the ball goes to Umran Malik on the bounce! A single taken!

Length ball, on middle. Dinesh Karthik chips it to long on for a run.

FOUR! That will release some pressure off Kolkata! Back of a length, outside off. Dinesh Karthik hangs back and cuts it past point for a boundary.

Another dot! Good-length ball, on off. Dinesh Karthik skips down and pushes it to cover!

Length ball, on off. Dinesh Karthik blocks it out.

Eoin Morgan walks out now. Also, a bowling change for Hyderabad. Bhuvneshwar Kumar comes back into the attack to bowl the penultimate over.

OUT! TAKEN! Nitish Rana's struggle at the crease comes to an end! Holder serves a slower ball, on a length, outside off. Rana looks to heave it away over deep mid-wicket but it goes off the top edge and the ball lobs up in the air towards the left of the batter. Wriddhiman Saha calls for it and runs forward to take the catch.

A yorker, around off. Nitish Rana squeezes it out back to the bowler.

FOUR! In the air, but just past the deep mid-wicket fielder! Back of a length, around off. Nitish Rana pulls hard but does not middle it and the ball goes past Rashid Khan there and goes into the fence. It crashes into the robot camera there and the lens is smashed!

Slower ball, shorter in length, around leg. Dinesh Karthik swivels and works it to fine leg for one.

Short ball, outside off. Nitish Rana cuts it deep point and takes a run.

Short ball, around off. Dinesh Karthik pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

Jason Holder comes back into the attack.

Back of a length, on middle. Dinesh Karthik pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a run.

FOUR! WOW! Dinesh Karthik announces himself by playing a cracking shot! Length ball, around off. Karthik prods and drives it back past the bowler and into the long off fence.

Back of a length, outside off. Nitish Rana guides it to third man for a run.

Who will bat now? Dinesh Karthik it is.

OUT! TAKEN! Shubman Gill's innings comes to an end as Siddarth Kaul strikes for Hyderabad! He serves a slower ball, fuller in length, on middle. Shubman Gill looks to flick it but he gets a leading edge and the ball loops up in the air towards Jason Holder at long on who gulps it down!

Full length and on off. Gill defends it to cover.

A length ball, on off. Rana flicks it over mid-wicket for a run.

In the air, SAFE! Loopy ball, on off. Rana lifts it towards long on. The ball meets the fielder in the deep on a bounce. They take one.

FOUR! Nicely played. Down the ground. Full and on middle. Rana drives it down the ground. The ball races away to the boundary at long on.

Touch short and on middle. Gill pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

Floated, full and on middle. Gill defends it on the leg side.

Full and on off. Gill blocks it back to the bowler.

Quicker and on the pads. Gill flicks it to deep square leg. The batters collect a brace before the fielder cuts it out.

Strategic Time-Out! This looks like a walk in the park for Kolkata now. Gill is batting really well while Rana is taking his time to get runs. Hyderabad need a miracle at this stage to get back in the game.

A length ball, on off. Rana hangs back and defends it out. 5 runs coming off it. Gill is turing the game around at the moment.

Full length and on off. Gill nudges it to mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Gill continues his good run in the Indian T20 League. He reaches his FIFTY in some style. A length ball, on off. Gill hangs back and gets on top of the bounce. He pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary.

A length ball, on off. Gill comes across and tucks it to mid-wicket.

A length ball, outside off. Rana pushes it to cover for a single.

Good length, angled into the batter, on middle and leg. Rana looks to flick it away. The ball takes the inner half and lands in front of the batter.

Darted on the pads. Gill flicks it to square leg.

On off, Gill hangs back and blocks it out.

Floated, full and on off. Rana pushes it through cover for a run.

FOUR! Finally Rana gets going now. Full and on the pads. Rana gets low and reverse-sweeps it through point for a boundary.

A single now! Flatter and on off. Gill pushes it to mid off for a single.

Loopy ball, on off. Gill blocks it back to the bowler.

Change. Rashid Khan (2-0-9-1) is back on.

Three dots in a row! Full length and on off. Rana hangs back and defends it out watchfully.

Length ball, on off. Rana defends it back to the bowler.

Good-length ball, way outside off. Rana looks to chase it but misses. It has been a bit difficult for him to get bat on ball.

A length ball, on the pads. Gill nudges it to square leg for a single.

FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries. Back of a length, on off. Gill hangs back and pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary.

FOUR! Nicely played. A full-length ball, on the pads. Gill hangs back and flicks it towards fine leg for a boundary. Suddenly, Gill has found his rhythm.

Back of a length, outside off. Shubman Gill mistimes the pull and the ball goes towards deep mid-wicket. The batters cross for a single! 53 runs needed from 48 balls!

FOUR! BANG! Short of a length, outside off. Shubman Gill pulls it in front of square and the ball races away to the deep mid-wicket fence!

Length ball, on middle. Nitish Rana looks to defend but he gets an inside edge and the ball rolls away to fine leg. A single taken!

Holder bangs it into the deck, on middle. Shubman Gill miscues his pull towards mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Nicely done! Back of a length, around off. Shubman Gill steps out and hits it wide of long on to collect a boundary.

Jason Holder is back into the attack.

Good-length ball, outside off. Nitish Rana guides it to third man for one.

FOUR! Lovely footwork from Gill! Tossed up, on middle. Shubman Gill shimmies down and whips it to the vacant deep mid-wicket region for a boundary.

On a length, around off. Shubman Gill pushes it to extra cover.

A tad short, outside off. Nitish Rana cuts it late towards short third man for a quick run.

An appeal for LBW but the umpire is unmoved! Flatter ball, on off. Nitish Rana looks to sweep yet again but he gets an underedge onto his pads.

Loopy ball, on middle. Nitish Rana gets down and sweeps it to deep square leg for a couple.

Tossed up, on leg. Nitish Rana gets low and looks to play the switch hit but he misses.

Rashid Khan comes back into the attack. His figures read 1-0-2-1 so far.

Top stuff from Siddarth Kaul! Good-length ball, on off. Shubman Gill prods and pushes it to mid off. Just 2 runs off this over!

Slower ball, on a length, outside off. Nitish Rana hangs back and runs it down to third man to rotate the strike.

Length ball, jagging back in late from middle. Nitish Rana turns it to mid-wicket.

Good-length ball, around off. Shubman Gill skips down and punches it towards deep cover for a single.

Kaul bangs it into the deck, outside off. Shubman Gill leaves it alone thinking that it is a wide but there is no signal from the umpire.

Back of a length, outside off. Shubman Gill comes down and cuts it to point.

Well bowled! Malik fires in a yorker, around middle. Nitish Rana digs it out back to the bowler.

Wide! Malik sprays this one down leg. Wriddhiman Saha moves to his right to collect it. Wide called by the umpire.

This is some serious pace from Malik! Back of a length, around off. Nitish Rana gets low to guide it to third man but the ball whistles past his blade.

Play and a miss! Short of a length, way outside off. Nitish Rana looks to cut hard through point but he misses out yet again.

AND AGAIN! Good-length ball, around the fifth stump. Rana looks to poke at it but he gets beaten for pace!

BEATEN! Good-length ball, outside off. Nitish Rana stays back and looks to poke at it but he misses.

Wide! Malik spills this one way down leg. Nitish Rana misses his hook. Wided!

Back of a length, outside off. Nitish Rana slashes hard but fails to get any bat on it.

Strategic Time-Out! Kolkata just need 76 more runs and one would feel that they certainly have this match in their pockets! Hyderabad need a miracle from their bowlers if they are to defend this score!

A good start by Kaul! He managed to keep things tight throughout the over. A length ball, on off. Gill hangs back and defends it out watchfully.

Full and on the pads. Gill tucks it to mid-wicket.

Another single! Good-length ball, on the fourth stump line. Rana hangs back and runs it down to third man for a single.

A single now! Full length, on middle and leg. Gill moves across and flicks it to deep square leg for a run.

Two dots on the trot! A length ball, outside off. The ball nips in off the pitch. Gill stays inside the crease and defends it to point.

A full-length ball, on middle, Gill stays back and flicks it to mid-wicket.

Siddarth Kaul comes to bowl now.

Tossed up, full and on off. Rana gets an outside edge. The ball goes towards backward point. The fielder does well to stop it. A top over by Rashid Khan. A wicket and just 2 runs off it.

Full and on middle. Rana prods and defends it out off the outer half.

Nitish Rana is the new man in.

OUT! CAUGHT! Rashid Khan means business. He comes into the attack and strikes in his very first over. Quicker, flatter and on off. Tripathi hangs back and pulls it to mid-wicket. But he hits it straight to the fielder. Abhishek Sharma takes a sharp catch. Tripathi has to go back for just 7 runs. He could not trouble the bowlers much. Will Hyderabad build on it?

Flatter and on off. Tripathi pushes it to cover.

Floated, full and on off. Tripathi defends it onto the pitch.

Loopy ball, outside off. Tripathi comes across and paddles it fine. The batters take a couple. Khan appeals but the umpire is unmoved.

Rashid Khan comes into the attack.

A length ball, on off. Gill stays inside the crease and defends it to cover. A good over for Kolkata. 9 runs coming off it. Kolkata are 36/1 at the end of the Powerplay.

Full and on off. Gill defends it back to the bowler.

FOUR! Into the gap! A length ball, around off. Gill hangs back and guides it past backward point. The ball ends up in the fence.

A dot now! A length ball, on off. Gill defends it to cover. Tripathi calls for a single and ventures out of the crease but Gill sends him back. The fielder collects the ball and scores a direct hit at the non-striker's end. Tripathi made it in safely in the end.

Full length and on off. Tripathi pushes it to cover for a single.

FOUR! Rahul Tripathi gets off the mark in style. On a length, outside off. Tripathi prods and drives it through point. The ball races away to the boundary.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar (2-0-4-0) comes back to bowl.

FOUR! EDGY! A length ball, outside off. Gill looks to push it to the off side. The ball takes the outside edge and goes past short third man. The ball races away to the fence.

Good-length ball, outside off. The ball nips in a bit. Gill leaves it alone.

Rahul Tripathi is the new man in.

OUT! CAUGHT! Jason Holder gets the breakthrough. Venkatesh Iyer could not continue his good form of the season. He has to depart on a single digit score of 8 runs. A length ball, on off. Iyer looks to go big but does not connect well. The ball flies high in the air off the bottom of the bat. The ball goes towards mid off. Kane Williamson keeps his eyes on the ball and takes a good running catch.

A length ball, on off. Gill works it to cover for a single.

JUST SHORT! A good effort in the deep by Abdul Samad. Back of a length, on off, Iyer stays back and pulls it towards deep square leg. Samad comes running forwards and attempts to grab the ball by diving forward but the ball lands short. They take one.

A length ball, down leg. Iyer hangs back and looks to flick it away but misses. The ball goes to the left of the keeper off the thigh pads.

Jason Holder changes ends now.

Length ball, on off. Punched down the ground for one.

Short of a length, outside off. Iyer cits it. The man at backward point dives to his left, gets his hands to it and deflects it. The ball goes past point and they get a couple.

Short of a length, on off. Iyer rocks back and blocks it out.

Length ball, on leg. Flicked to short fine leg. WOW! That delivery touched the 150 kmph mark!

Just past the fielder! Short ball, on leg. Gill goes for the pull but miscues it. The ball goes just past short mid-wicket and they get a couple.

FOUR! What a way to welcome the bowler! Short of a length, just outside off. Gill cuts it hard past point for a boundary.

Umran Malik comes into the attack now.

Beaten! Back of a length, angling away from the batter. Iyer has his feet glued to his crease as he looks to drive. The ball goes past the outside edge.

Iyer walks down the track so Kumar bowls it shorter and slower. Iyer hits it towards mid on.

Short of a length, outside off. Iyer punches it to covers.

On a length, on leg. Iyer takes a step down the track and works it to mid on.

Length ball, outside off. Iyer looks to drive but misses.

Length ball, on the pads. Iyer clips it past mid-wicket. The fielder chases it and keeps it down to a couple.

Back of a length, outside off. Gill pulls it to the left of deep square leg. The fielder gets across and keeps it down to a couple.

On a length, outside off. Gill pushes it to point.

Length ball, around off. Punched to mid off.

DROPPED! Length ball, on off. Gill looks to flick but gets the leading edge. Priyam Garg at short cover, dives to his left but the ball pops out of his hand.

FOUR! Glorious stroke! Full ball, on off. Gill takes a step down the track and drives it straight down the ground for a boundary.

Back of a length, around leg. Iyer works it past square leg for one.

Jason Holder to bowl from the other end.

Length ball, on off. Gill takes a step down the track and blocks this one.

On a length, outside off. Punched to covers.

Length ball, lands outside off and shapes away. Gill leaves it alone.

Length ball, on off. Iyer looks to block but gets the outside edge to covers. The batters take a quick single.

Shubman Gill and Kolkata are off the mark! A length ball, on off. Gill pushes it through covers for a single.

Good-length ball, outside off. The ball nips away a bit. Gill shoulders his arms and leaves it alone. Some movement straightaway for Kumar as expected.

FOUR! Boundary to finish the innings! Back of a length, outside off. Kaul pumps it over covers. The ball runs to the fence. But this has been a brilliant show by Kolkata as they have restricted Hyderabad to 115 for 8!

Just a single as this is punched to long off.

Short of a length, outside off. Kaul cuts it to deep point for one.

Slower ball, on a length, outside off. Kumar punches it to deep long off for one.

On a length, on the pads. Kaul works it to the right of the bowler for one.

Length ball, outside off. Kumar pushes it past covers for one.

Full ball, on the pads. Whipped to long on for one.

Full ball, on leg. Kaul works it towards mid-wicket for one.

On a length, around off. Kaul looks to block but misses the ball.

Length ball, on off. Worked past mid-wicket for one.

Siddarth Kaul is the new man in.

OUT! TAKEN! Khan departs! Full ball, on leg. Khan plays the helicopter shot again. The ball goes sailing in the air but Venkatesh Iyer takes it at long on.

FOUR! What a shot that is! Full ball, outside off. Khan swings his bat so hard that this looks like a reverse helicopter shot! This goes past deep cover and runs to the fence.

Shivam Mavi (3-0-22-1) is back into the attack.

A length ball, around middle and off. Khan taps it to point for another single.

A length ball, on off. Kumar pushes it to sweeper cover for a run.

A length ball, outside off. Khan hangs back and cuts it to through point for another single.

A length ball, on middle and leg. Kumar tucks it to square leg for a single.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar walks out to bat.

OUT! CAUGHT! A nice little cameo by Samad comes to an end. Southee gets his second wicket. A length ball, on middle and off. Samad lifts it towards long on. He��looks to clear the fence but does not get much distance on it. The fielder in the deep, Shubman Gill, catches it easily.

A length ball, on the pads. Khan flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.

Tim Southee (2-0-12-1) is back on.

SIX! And again! This lad can pack a punch! Tossed up, on leg. Samad clears his front leg and launches it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum.

SIX! Smacked! Finally, Hyderabad get a maximum! Tossed up, on leg. Samad hits it over the long on fielder for a maximum.

Shorter ball, outside off. Samad cuts it to the man at cover.

Darted on the pads. Khan works it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Flatter ball, on off. Flicked past long on for one.

OUT! CAUGHT! The big man goes and Hyderabad are in big trouble now! Tossed up, on off. Holder looks to go down the ground but gets more height than distance on it. Venkatesh Iyer gets across to his left from long and takes it. Rashid Khan walks out to bat now.

Strategic Time-Out! A brilliant show by Kolkata and they have a firm grip over the game at this point. Hyderabad need to play big strokes now if they are to get to a decent score on the board. Otherwise, it may be a cakewalk for Kolkata.

Just a single! Tossed up, outside off. Jason Holder drives it to deep cover to collect a run. Another excellent over from Sunil Narine as he concedes just 1 run off it! He finishes with figures of (4-0-12-0).

Loopy ball, outside off. Jason Holder pushes it to cover off the front foot.

BEATEN! Flatter ball, just outside off. Jason Holder looks to poke at it but the ball zips past his outside edge.

Flatter ball, on off. Jason Holder defends it out.

Well bowled! Tossed up, around off. Jason Holder looks to play across the line and he gets a leading edge towards cover.

Flighted ball, on middle. Jason Holder stays back and turns it to the leg side.

SIX! TOP SHOT! Floated, around off. Abdul Samad frees his arms and sends it sailing over long off for a biggie!

Floated, around off. Abdul Samad blocks it out.

Flatter ball, on middle. Jason Holder tucks it to square leg for a run.

Review time! Eoin Morgan takes it upstairs for an LBW review. The on-field decision is not out. The UltraEdge shows no bat is involved. The Ball Tracker shows the ball is missing the wickets. Jason Holder survives. Kolkata lose their review.

TWO LEG BYES! NOT OUT! Tossed up, outside off. Jason Holder gets low and looks to paddle it to fine leg but he misses and gets hit high on the pads. Kolkata's players appeal but the umpire turns it down. Eoin Morgan opts for a review but they lose it as the Ball Tracker shows that the ball was going over the stumps.

Jason Holder walks out now.

OUT! TAKEN! Priyam Garg has to walk back now! Tossed up, around off. Priyam Garg looks to slog-sweep but it goes off the top edge. The ball goes towards Rahul Tripathi at deep mid-wicket who does not make any mistake.

Flatter ball, on middle. Priyam Garg pushes it back to the bowler.

Floated, around off. Abdul Samad gets behind the line and defends it out.

A tad short, outside off. Priyam Garg cuts it to sweeper cover for one.

Tossed up, on middle. Priyam Garg blocks it out.

Short ball, outside off. Priyam Garg reaches out and cuts hard but finds the backward point fielder.

Fuller in length, on middle. Abdul Samad lofts it to long on, on the bounce. A single taken!

A tad short, outside off. Priyam Garg cuts it to deep point for a run.

Flatter and quicker, on middle. Priyam Garg goes back in his crease and turns it wide of long on for a single.

Loopy ball, on middle. Abdul Samad hits it towards Shubman Gill at long on for one.

Flighted ball, on middle. Priyam Garg drills it to long on for a run.

Tossed up, on middle. Priyam Garg blocks it out.

SIX! Priyam Garg breaks the shackles! Tossed up, on off. Garg dances down the track and smacks it over long on for a maximum!

Flatter ball, on off. Abdul Samad punches it to sweeper cover for a run.

Shorter ball, on leg. Garg works it to short fine leg. Dot ball.

Flatter ball, on leg. Samad works it to long on for one.

Shorter ball, on leg. Garg pulls it to deep square leg for one.

Shorter ball, on leg. Abdul Samad works it towards deep mid-wicket for one.

Darted around off. Samad blocks it out.

Flatter ball, on off. Garg works it to long on for one.

Varun Chakravarthy (1-0-1-0) comes back to bowl.

Another single as this is punched down to long on.

Darted on off. Tapped past covers for a single. Samad is off the mark.

Shorter ball, outside off. Samad punches it nicely to covers.

Loopy ball, on off. Samad pushes it back to the bowler.

An appeal for LBW but turned down! Loopy ball, on leg. Samad leans forward and looks to defend it but misses. The ball hits him high on the back leg. Shakib Al Hasan puts in an appeal, but the umpire says no. Going down leg.

Abdul Samad walks out to bat.

OUT! STUMPED! Another one falls and Kolkata are well and truly on the top! Sharma comes down the track so Shakib Al Hasan shortens his length a bit and fires one outside off. Sharma has a wild swing but misses. Dinesh Karthik does the rest behind the stumps!

Nicely tossed up, on off. Sharma pushes it to long on for one.

Loopy ball, on middle. Garg works it to long on for a single now.

Just a single as this is pushed to long off.

Loopy ball, on off. Garg pushes it past covers for one.

Tossed up, on off. Pushed to covers.

Shorter ball, on off. Sharma hits it to long on for one.

Strategic Time-Out! Kolkata are well and truly ahead in this game and Hyderabad desperately need a good partnership to get back into this game! Hyderabad would hope that their youngsters at the crease will take them to safer shores by batting deep into the innings!

Darted on the pads. Sharma works it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Flatter ball, on leg. Worked to fine leg for one.

Dropped! Tossed up, on off. Garg hits it straight back to the bowler. Shakib Al Hasan sticks his right hand out. The ball hits his hands and pops it. He gets his hand to it again but drops it in the end.

Tossed up, on leg. Sharma pushes it to long on for one.

Darted on the pads. Worked to mid-wicket.

Flatter ball, on off. Pushed to long on for one.

Tossed up, outside off. Priyam Garg works it to long off for one.

Loopy ball, on off. Abhishek Sharma eases it to long off to collect a single.

An appeal for LBW but the umpire says no. Fuller in length, turning in late. Abhishek Sharma looks to defend but he misses and gets hit on the pads.

Loopy ball, outside off. Abhishek Sharma reaches out and taps it to backward point.

Flatter ball, on leg. Priyam Garg turns it to deep square leg for a run.

On a length, around off. Priyam Garg hangs back and blocks this one.

Flatter ball, on off. Priyam Garg drags it to long off for a single.

Abhishek Sharma walks out to bat.

OUT! RUN OUT! This is a huge moment in this game and Shakib Al Hasan has sent back Hyderabad's captain, courtesy of some excellent piece of fielding! Tossed up, on middle. Kane Williamson turns it to the right of the bowler and looks to steal a run. Shakib Al Hasan runs there, collects the ball cleanly and hits the stumps at the non-striker's end. Williamson is short of his crease and he has to depart!

Is that a run out? Yup, Kane Williamson is short of the crease!

Flatter ball, on middle. Kane Williamson turns it to wide of long on for a couple.

Nicely tossed up, on off. Kane Williamson prods forward to block it.

Good running! Loopy ball, around off. Priyam Garg pushes it to cover and takes a quick run.

Tossed up, on off. Priyam Garg blocks it out.

Shakib Al Hasan comes in the attack.

FOUR! Kane Williamson showing his range of strokes now! Good-length ball, around off. Williamson stays back and guides it past the third man fielder for another boundary. What a way to end the Powerplay! Hyderabad are 35/2.

FOUR! What a shot! Length ball, on off. Kane Williamson shimmies down and drives it past cover for a boundary. He timed it so nicely!

Short of a length, outside off. Kane Williamson cuts it behind square on the off side to collect a couple of runs.

FOUR! CLASSY! Good-length ball, just outside off. Kane Williamson stays back and cuts hard through the cover region for a boundary.

Length ball, around off. Kane Williamson skips down and flashes hard but finds Shakib Al Hasan at covers who does well to stop the ball as it was travelling.

FOUR! Finally Williamson gets hold off it! Back of a length, outside off. Kane Williamson hangs back and punches it past cover for a boundary.

Loopy ball, outside off. Priyam Garg drives but finds the extra cover fielder. Just 1 run off this over!

Well bowled! Nicely tossed up, around off, turning in sharply. Priyam Garg looks to defend but he gets an inside edge onto his pads.

Tossed up, just outside off. Priyam Garg presses foward and defends it to backward point.

Quicker ball, on a length, on middle. Kane Williamson turns it to mid-wicket for a run.

Another ball on leg, turning late. Kane Williamson works it behind square on the leg side.

Flatter ball, on leg. Kane Williamson clips it to short fine leg.

Varun Chakravarthy comes on now.

Good-length ball, outside off. The ball moves in a bit. Garg leaves it alone. A great over by Shivam Mavi. A wicket and just two runs off it.

A length ball, on off. Priyam Garg keeps it out.

Priyam Garg walks out to bat.

OUT! CAUGHT! Roy looked to go big, as he missed out on the Free Hit on the previous ball. But this proved to be a costly move. Shivam Mavi gets himself into the wicket's column. Mavi hurls a length ball, on off. Roy comes forward and looks to clear the infield. He lifts it towards mid on. Hoping the ball will go over the fielder, but he does not connect well. The ball goes straight to mid on where Tim Southee takes an easy catch above his head.

Roy does not make the most of the Free Hit! Yorker-length ball, on middle. Roy makes room and hits it back to the bowler. Excellent bowling by Shivam Mavi.

Another swing and a miss! On a length, outside off. Roy stays back and looks to drive it away but does not get any bat on the ball. The umpire signals a no ball, as the bowler oversteps. Free Hit to follow.

SWING AND A MISS! Good-length ball, outside off. Roy skips down the track. He looks to heave it away but misses. The ball ends up with the keeper.

A length ball, on off. Williamson stays back and runs it down to third man. They take one.

Three dots on the trot! Tim Southee came back well in this over. On a length, around off. Roy stays back and pushes it to cover.

Length and on off. Roy defends it to the right of the bowler off the inner half. Southee dives to his right to make the stop.

Full-length ball, on off. Roy drives it to mid off, but straight to the fielder.

FOUR! Much better from Roy. Two consecutive boundaries for him. Full length and on the pads. Roy comes forwards and flicks it through mid-wicket. The ball goes through the gap and into the boundary.

FOUR! EDGY! Jason Roy gets lucky this time. A full-length ball, around middle and leg. Roy swings hard at it. The ball takes the inside edge, scoots past the stumps and ends up in the boundary at fine leg.

A length ball, outside off. Roy comes forward and pushes it towards mid off.

A dot to end the over! A length ball, on off. Kane Williamson defends it to cover off the front foot. A solid start by Shivam Mavi.

Full and outside off. Williamson plays it back to the bowler. Just 2 runs off the over yet.

A single now! On a length, outside off. Roy hangs back and guides it towards third man. The batters cross for a single.

Good-length ball, outside off. Roy pushes it to point.

On a length, around off. Williamson works it to the left of mid on for a single.

Full length and outside off. Kane Williamson reaches out and works it back to the bowler.

Shivam Mavi to steam in from the other end.

Full and on off. Williamson pushes it past mid on. The batters pick three, before the fielder cuts it out. An eventful for by Tim Southee.

A loud appeal for LBW but turned down! A length ball, on off. The ball nips in a bit. Kane Williamson hangs back and gets an inside edge onto the pads.

Full length and on off. Kane Williamson works it to the off side.

A length ball, on off. Kane Williamson defends it to cover.

Kane Williamson walks out to bat.

OUT! LBW! Tim Southee is off to a flying start. He gets the ball moving this time. A dream start for Kolkata. Wriddhiman Saha walks back on a golden duck. Southee hurls a length ball, on off. The ball nips in off the deck. Saha hangs back and ends up playing all around it. He gets rapped on the pads. Tim Southee puts in an appeal and the umpire raises his finger in a flash. Jason Roy has a word with Saha. But Saha does not go for the review and he walks off the pitch. Oh dear! Had Saha reviewed it, he would still be batting! Ball Tracker shows that the ball was going over the stumps!

What a start! Southee starts with a length ball, down leg. Roy moves across and looks to flick it away. The ball goes towards mid on. Sunil Narine though misfields and the batters take a single.

We are set for the action! The players stride out to the middle. Wriddhiman Saha and Jason Roy take the crease. Tim Southee is all set to steam in. Here we go...

Eoin Morgan, the skipper of Kolkata, says that he is happy to bowl first. Adds that they played some good cricket in the last game and are happy to chase. Adds that he is hoping to score more runs with the bat. Further says that they have done a good job in the second phase of the competition. Informs that Tim Seifert misses out and Shakib Al Hasan comes in.

Kane Williamson, the skipper of Hyderabad, is up for a chat. He says, they will bat first. It looks like a good surface. Mentions, it is an unfortunate position to be in, but as a team they want to make sure the boys get their chance to use this stage to develop. Ends by saying they have one change, Umran Malik comes in place of Sandeep Sharma.

Hyderabad (Playing XI) - Jason Roy, Wriddhiman Saha (WK), Kane Williamson (C), Priyam Garg, Abhishek Sharma, Abdul Samad, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Siddarth Kaul, Umran Malik (In for Sandeep Sharma).

Kolkata (Playing XI) - Shubman Gill, Venkatesh Iyer, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan (C), Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik (WK), Shakib Al Hasan (In for Tim Seifert), Sunil Narine, Shivam Mavi, Tim Southee, Varun Chakravarthy.

TOSS UPDATE - Hyderabad have won the toss and they have elected to BAT first.

Kolkata have all to play for as they have to win this game in order to stand a chance for making it to the playoffs. Their batting has fired in the tournament but it is their bowling which has been a touch inconsistent. Their captain, Eoin Morgan, has been short of runs and that has hampered their batting in the middle overs. Andre Russell getting injured at such a crucial juncture has not helped them either. Will we witness another masterclass from Venkatesh Iyer? Or will Hyderabad spoil Kolkata's party by handing them a defeat? Only time will tell. Stay tuned for toss and further updates.

Hyderabad have had a season to forget as they have failed to announce themselves in the second leg of the Indian T20 League and they are languishing at the bottom of the points table. Kane Williamson and his boys would be playing for pride now and they would be eager to finish on a high. Hyderabad have given chances to some of their young blood at the fag end of the competition in the form of Abhishek Sharma and Priyam Garg. Kolkata would be wary of the fact that Hyderabad have nothing to lose and they will come out all guns blazing, especially their young domestic Indian players.

Hello folks! A very warm welcome to game number 49 of the Indian T20 League where Kolkata will face Hyderabad. The race for the playoffs is heating up in UAE but this game sees a slightly different scenario as one team is well and truly out of the playoffs race while Kolkata are fighting hard and are ahead in the race, courtesy of a healthy net run rate. Having said that, this one is still a must-win game for Kolkata and they would be looking to give it their all.

... MATCH DAY ...