Bengal vs Railways, 2nd Semi-final at Kolkata, Mar 14 2014 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
2nd Semi-final (D/N), Eden Gardens, March 14, 2014, Vijay Hazare Trophy
(38.2/50 ov, T:186) 188/5

Railways won by 5 wickets (with 70 balls remaining)

amit-paunikar
Player Of The Match
83 (86)
New
38.2
4
Chatterjee to Jonathan, FOUR runs

and Railways into the finals, shortish on middle and leg, Jonathan goes back and pulls it through midwicket and brings a 5 wicket victory over Bengal.

38.1
Chatterjee to Jonathan, no run

shortish on middle and leg, tucks to on side

2 more runs to win.

Over38
14 runs
RLYS 184/5CRR: 4.84  RRR: 0.16
Shivakant Shukla 56 (88b 5x4)Rongsen Jonathan 5 (3b 1x4)
Ashok Dinda1/55 (10)
37.6
2
Dinda to Shukla, 2 runs

full toss on middle and leg as he nudges it it through midwicket for a couple.

37.6
1nb
Dinda to Shukla, (no ball)

what is he doing? another one from Dinda and kept it short too, raining free hits!

37.6
1nb
Dinda to Shukla, (no ball)

yorker length on middle and leg but he over-steps once again, another run to the tally.

37.5
4
Dinda to Shukla, FOUR runs

slower and on a length outside off, he picks it well as he powers it over midwicket fence for his fifth boundary

Free Hit

37.5
1nb
Dinda to Shukla, (no ball)

he knocked him over, hang on, he over-steps in the process so rather gets an extra run

37.4
Dinda to Shukla, no run

short of a length and Shukla goes for a pull, off the helmet to the keeper, stifled appeal.

37.3
1
Dinda to Jonathan, 1 run

short of a length, pulls it along the ground through square leg

37.2
4
Dinda to Jonathan, FOUR runs

fuller on middle and leg as Jonathan clips it between midwicket and mid-on

37.1
Dinda to Jonathan, no run

back of a length outside off, punches off the back foot to cover

Over37
1 run, 1 wicket
RLYS 170/5CRR: 4.59  RRR: 1.23
Shivakant Shukla 50 (82b 4x4)
Veer Pratap Singh3/54 (10)
36.6
W
Pratap to Mishra, OUT

Mishra's misery comes to an end, Saha gets his fourth catch. Short of a length on middle and off, he stays on the crease, tires to clear the infield with a pull but gets a top edge back towards the keeper. Saha runs to his left and pouches that sitter.

Amit Mishra c †Saha b Pratap Singh 5 (32b 0x4 0x6) SR: 15.62
36.5
Pratap to Mishra, no run

yorker length delivery on middle and leg, inside edge to the toe.

36.4
1
Pratap to Shukla, 1 run

short of a length on middle and leg, pulls it off the back foot to wide of midwicket

36.3
Pratap to Shukla, no run

good length delivery around off, blocks off the back foot

36.2
Pratap to Shukla, no run

good length delivery around off, dabs it from the crease to off

36.1
Pratap to Shukla, no run

fuller around off, gets forward and pushes it infront of cover

Over36
5 runs
RLYS 169/4CRR: 4.69  RRR: 1.21
Amit Mishra 5 (30b)Shivakant Shukla 49 (78b 4x4)
Ashok Dinda1/41 (9)
35.6
Dinda to Mishra, no run

fullish in length and outside off, interestingly he is not picking anything at all, waits on the back foot for it

35.5
Dinda to Mishra, no run

fuller and moves away from off, beats the drive of Mishra

35.4
Dinda to Mishra, no run

good length delivery angles back in from outside off, left alone by Mishra

AskESPNcricinfo Logo
Instant answers to T20 questions