19.3
4
Chawla to Mandeep Singh, FOUR runs, scoops the googly on off stump over Lynn at short fine leg.
19.1
4
Chawla to Mandeep Singh, FOUR runs, heaves the googly away to the midwicket boundary, where Uthappa misfields
18.5
6
Ferguson to Miller, SIX runs, slices it over the backward point boundary. He's backing away to the length ball on leg stump and makes the absolute most of it
Pranav Suri: "@Chandru: Extra-marks for good handwriting. "
18.4
2
Ferguson to Miller, 2 runs, slower ball, from round the stumps, on middle and leg, Miller flicks it to deep midwicket. That's fifty to Miller
18.2
4
Ferguson to Mandeep Singh, FOUR runs, stays leg side of the short ball on middle and leg and taps it to the left of point. Good placement again from Mandeep
Kings XI need 57 off 12 now
17.6
4
Prasidh Krishna to Mandeep Singh, FOUR runs, upper cuts the short ball even though it keeps angling towards him over the keeper. It's actually good bowling trumped even better batting.
17.3
4
Prasidh Krishna to Miller, FOUR runs, nails the low full toss down the ground.
16.3
4
Ferguson to Miller, FOUR runs, lovely batting! Spots the short ball angled into him, makes a little room, then lets it run off the open face of the bat and places it to the left of short third man. That's all that's needed for a boundary. Even in T20s
16.1
6
Ferguson to Mandeep Singh, SIX runs, holds his shape and launches the length ball outside to the long-off boundary. Perfect cricket shot.
15.6
0
Chawla to Miller, no run, appeal for caught behind and it's given, only Miller's gone for the review. This is another wrong 'un. Pitches outside off and spins even further away. And yet Miller tries to slog it over the leg side. That's why he gets nothing on the ball. And so it's not out. Not a wide either, which is surprising.
gofi: "20 4s off 30 remaining balls - thank god for the 6 rules. "
15.2
W
Chawla to Agarwal, OUT, bowls him with the googly. Agarwal does try to hit with the turn, but he's into the shot too early and Chawla, having held the pace off, but kept the revs up, watches it spin through the gate and crash into leg stump
MA Agarwal b Chawla 58 (34b 6x4 1x6) SR: 170.58
Chandran: "Sad reality of T20, even when a batsman striking at the rate above 171, we are expecting him to gear up next next next..." This. So much this!
Bhanu : "Kings need two Russell's now "
14.6
1
Kuldeep Yadav to Miller, 1 run, good length ball, drifting into middle stump and then turning away from the left-hander. Miller stays deep in his crease and pushes through the covers. That's the timeout. Kings XI need 86 more off 30 balls
Don RAE: "How many kids must be running around Kolkata with Dre blonde mohawks?"
14.5
4
Kuldeep Yadav to Miller, FOUR runs, hangs deep in his crease and smears the very full delivery outside off to the right of long-off. Russell's down there, moving quickly, diving, trying to flick the ball back, but at the same time, his foot is touching the rope.
14.3
2
Kuldeep Yadav to Agarwal, 2 runs, dropped by cover running to his left. It's Rinku Singh subbing for Uthappa. The batsman is deceived as he comes down the track, Kuldeep keeping the ball wide of off stump to deny him the hitting base. The miscue goes out square on the off side and though it's a tough catch, Rinku having to run quite a distance and dive, it should have been taken
13.3
2
Russell to Agarwal, 2 runs, works the fuller deliveyr on middle to the right of long-on. Wants two and gets it. That's his fifty, his first in the IPL since 2015! Pretty good innings but can he find the next gear? (And the next and the next?)
