| 4.0 : What a delivery from Shakib al Hasan! This is the very reason why he is regarded as the best all-rounder of the world |
| 11.5 : Steve Smith has been able to get back some of his lost form. Good news for Rising Pune Supergiants |
| 0.0 : Hello and welcome to the live coverage of match 20 of IPL 2016 |
| It's Pune taking on Kolkata and the venue for the game is Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium |
| Toss: Kolkata have won the toss and elected to bowl first |
| One change in Kolkata team from the last match. 2 changes in the Pune team from the last match |
| Pune (Playing XI): Ajinkya Rahane, Faf du Plessis, Steven Smith, MS Dhoni(w k & c), Albie Morkel, Saurabh Tiwary, Thisara Perera, Rajat Bhatia, Ravichandran Ashwin, Murugan Ashwin, Ankit Sharma |
| Kolkata (Playing XI): Robin Uthappa(w k), Gautam Gambhir(c), Shakib Al Hasan, Suryakumar Yadav, Yusuf Pathan, Andre Russell, Rajagopal Sathish, Sunil Narine, Piyush Chawla, Morne Morkel, Umesh Yadav |
| The players are out in the middle |
| 0.1 : M Morkel to Rahane, no run, pushes it towards gully |
| 0.2 : M Morkel to Rahane, one run, works it through backward square leg |
| 0.3 : M Morkel to du Plessis, no run, pushes it towards point |
| 0.4 : M Morkel to du Plessis, no run, drives it towards point |
| 0.5 : M Morkel to du Plessis, no run, looks to drive it but misses |
| 0.6 : M Morkel to du Plessis, one run, turns it towards short mid wicket. End of over: RPS 2/0 (Rahane 1, du Plessis 1) |
| 1.1 : Russell to du Plessis, one run, drives it towards mid off |
| 1.2 : Russell to Rahane, one run, pushes it towards gully |
| 1.3 : Russell to du Plessis, one run, drives it towards cover. A fumble from the fielder allows the single |
| 1.4 : Russell to Rahane, no run, defends it towards cover |
| 1.5 : Russell to Rahane, no run, punches it towards backward point. The fielder dives and stops a certain boundary |
| 1.6 : Russell to Rahane, one run, drives it towards deep square leg. End of over: RPS 6/0 (Rahane 3, du Plessis 3) |
| 2.1 : M Morkel to Rahane, SIX, flicks it off his pads and the ball goes all the way over deep square leg for SIX |
| 2.2 : M Morkel to Rahane, no run, drives it towards cover |
| 2.3 : M Morkel to Rahane, no run, looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the pad |
| 2.4 : M Morkel to Rahane, FOUR, swings it over mid wicket for a boundary |
| 2.5 : M Morkel to Rahane, one run, works it through backward square leg |
| 2.6 : M Morkel to du Plessis, no run, looks to drive but misses. End of over: RPS 17/0 (Rahane 14, du Plessis 3) |
| 3.1 : Shakib Al Hasan to Rahane, no run, punches it back to the bowler |
| 3.2 : Shakib Al Hasan to Rahane, FOUR, swings it through wide mid on. The fielder runs across and dives but fails to stop the ball |
| 3.3 : Shakib Al Hasan to Rahane, one run, swings it through mid wicket |
| 3.4 : Shakib Al Hasan to du Plessis, one run, flicks it through mid wicket |
| 3.5 : Shakib Al Hasan to Rahane, one run, turns it towards mid wicket |
| 3.6 : Shakib Al Hasan to du Plessis, OUT, no run, looks to defend but misses and the ball crashes into the off stump. End of over: RPS 24/1 (Rahane 20, du Plessis 4) |
| 4.1 : Narine to Rahane, no run, defends it off the back foot |
| 4.2 : Narine to Rahane, no run, looks to cut but misses |
| 4.3 : Narine to Rahane, one run, drives it towards long on |
| 4.4 : Narine to Smith, one run, drives it towards long on |
| 4.5 : Narine to Rahane, one run, drives it towards long on |
| 4.6 : Narine to Smith, one run, turns it towards short fine leg. End of over: RPS 28/1 (Rahane 22, Smith 2) |
| 5.1 : Shakib Al Hasan to Smith, no run, flicks it towards short fine leg |
| 5.2 : Shakib Al Hasan to Smith, one run, drives it through mid wicket |
| 5.3 : Shakib Al Hasan to Rahane, one run, drives it towards mid wicket |
| 5.4 : Shakib Al Hasan to Smith, no run, turns it towards square leg |
| 5.5 : Shakib Al Hasan to Smith, one run, works it through square leg |
| 5.6 : Shakib Al Hasan to Rahane, no run, cuts it towards cover. End of over: RPS 31/1 (Rahane 23, Smith 4) |
| 6.1 : Russell to Smith, two runs, drives it through mid wicket for a couple of runs |
| 6.2 : Russell to Smith, one run, drives it through square leg |
| 6.3 : Russell to Rahane, FOUR, pulls the short ball through backward square leg for a boundary |
| 6.4 : Russell to Rahane, no run, drives it towards mid wicket |
| 6.5 : Russell to Rahane, one run, steers it down towards third man |
| 6.6 : Russell to Smith, FOUR, flicks it nicely through mid wicket for a boundary. End of over: RPS 43/1 (Rahane 28, Smith 11) |
| 7.1 : Shakib Al Hasan to Rahane, no run, cuts it towards cover |
| 7.2 : Shakib Al Hasan to Rahane, one run, turns it towards mid wicket |
| 7.3 : Shakib Al Hasan to Smith, no run, drives it towards cover |
| 7.4 : Shakib Al Hasan to Smith, one run, drives it through mid wicket |
| 7.5 : Shakib Al Hasan to Rahane, one run, drives it towards long off |
| 7.6 : Shakib Al Hasan to Smith, one run, drives it down towards long on. End of over: RPS 47/1 (Rahane 30, Smith 13) |
| 8.1 : Chawla to Smith, no run, looks to cut but misses |
| 8.2 : Chawla to Smith, one run, turns it towards mid wicket |
| 8.3 : Chawla to Rahane, FOUR, bends down on his knee and sweeps it hard through mid wicket for a boundary |
| 8.4 : Chawla to Rahane, one run, pushes it towards cover point |
| 8.5 : Chawla to Smith, one run, drives it towards long on |
| 8.6 : Chawla to Rahane, one run, drives it through mid wicket. |
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Match State: Time Out End of over: RPS 55/1 (Rahane 36, Smith 15)
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| 9.1 : Sathish to Rahane, one run, drives it through mid wicket |
| 9.2 : Sathish to Smith, one run, flicks it towards short fine leg |
| 9.3 : Sathish to Rahane, one run, drives it towards long on |
| 9.4 : Sathish to Smith, no run, pushes it towards cover |
| 9.5 : Sathish to Smith, one run, drives it through square leg |
| 9.6 : Sathish to Rahane, two runs, drives it through mid wicket for a couple of runs. End of over: RPS 61/1 (Rahane 40, Smith 17) |
| 10.1 : Chawla to Smith, two runs, cuts it through backward point for a couple of runs |
| 10.2 : Chawla to Smith, one run, bends down and swings it towards long on |
| 10.3 : Chawla to Rahane, three runs, looks to drive but gets an outside edge that rolls towards third man |
| 10.4 : Chawla to Smith, two runs, drives it towards wide long on for a couple of runs |
| 10.5 : Chawla to Smith, one run, drives it through over |
| 10.6 : Chawla to Rahane, one run, drives it towards long on. End of over: RPS 71/1 (Rahane 44, Smith 23) |
| 11.1 : Narine to Rahane, one run, drives it towards long on |
| 11.2 : Narine to Smith, no run, pushes it towards point |
| 11.3 : Narine to Smith, FOUR, goes back and swings it through mid wicket for a boundary |
| 50 Partnership between these two |
| 11.4 : Narine to Smith, two runs, tucks it towards mid wicket for a couple of runs |
| 11.5 : Narine to Smith, no run, drives it to the point fielder |
| 11.6 : Narine to Smith, one run, pushes it towards cover point. End of over: RPS 79/1 (Rahane 45, Smith 30) |
| 12.1 : Sathish to Smith, one run, swings it towards long on |
| 12.2 : Sathish to Rahane, OUT, no run, drives it back to the bowler. Smith was backing away too far down. Satish picks the ball and whips off the bails to run out Smith |
| 12.3 : Sathish to Rahane, one run, drives it towards long on |
| 12.4 : Sathish to Perera, one run, drives it towards long off |
| 12.5 : Sathish to Rahane, one run, drives it towards long on |
| 12.6 : Sathish to Perera, no run, looks to swing it towards the leg side but misses. |
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Match State: Time Out End of over: RPS 83/2 (Rahane 47, Perera 1)
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| 13.1 : Narine to Rahane, one run, turns it towards backward square leg |
| 13.2 : Narine to Perera, no run, drives it towards point |
| 13.3 : Narine to Perera, two runs, drives it through mid wicket for a couple of runs |
| 13.4 : Narine to Perera, leg bye, misses the flick and off the pad the ball goes towards short fine leg |
| 13.5 : Narine to Rahane, one run, drives it towards deep cover |
| 13.6 : Narine to Perera, two runs, drives it through mid wicket and decides to come back for the 2nd run. Reaches his crease just in time. End of over: RPS 90/2 (Rahane 49, Perera 5) |
| 14.1 : Sathish to Rahane, one run, drives it through mid wicket |
| 50 for Rahane and it has come from 42 balls with 4 FOURS and 1 SIX |
| 14.2 : Sathish to Perera, SIX, bends down on his knee and slogs it over deep mid wicket. Just clears the fielder and collects SIX |
| 14.3 : Sathish to Perera, one run, drives it towards long off |
| 14.4 : Sathish to Rahane, one run, pushes it towards backward point |
| 14.5 : Sathish to Perera, OUT, no run, slow off cutter, Perera bends down and looks to swing it across the line but misses. The ball crashes into the stumps |
| 14.6 : Sathish to JA Morkel, one run, pushes it towards cover point. |
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100 comes up for Pune End of over: RPS 100/3 (Rahane 51, JA Morkel 1)
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| 15.1 : Chawla to JA Morkel, one run, drives it through cover |
| 15.2 : Chawla to Rahane, no run, cuts it towards cover |
| 15.3 : Chawla to Rahane, no run, tries to sweep but misses |
| 15.4 : Chawla to Rahane, SIX, makes room and slices it over wide long off for SIX |
| 15.5 : Chawla to Rahane, one run, cuts it towards point |
| 15.6 : Chawla to JA Morkel, no run, defends it back to the bowler. End of over: RPS 108/3 (Rahane 58, JA Morkel 2) |
| 16.1 : UT Yadav to Rahane, one run, turns it towards short fine leg |
| 16.2 : UT Yadav to JA Morkel, one run, drives it towards long off |
| 16.3 : UT Yadav to Rahane, one run, drives it through square leg |
| 16.4 : UT Yadav to JA Morkel, leg bye, tries to pull but misses and gets hit on the pad |
| 16.5 : UT Yadav to Rahane, SIX, moves across the stumps and swings it over long leg for SIX |
| 16.6 : UT Yadav to Rahane, one run, glances it towards short fine leg. End of over: RPS 119/3 (Rahane 67, JA Morkel 3) |
| 17.1 : Narine to Rahane, OUT, no run, makes room and drives it back to the bowler. Narine takes an easy return catch |
| 17.2 : Narine to Dhoni, no run, defends it |
| 17.3 : Narine to Dhoni, one run, cuts it towards deep point |
| 17.4 : Narine to JA Morkel, SIX, bends down on his knee and slog sweeps it over deep mid wicket for SIX |
| 17.5 : Narine to JA Morkel, DROPPED, SIX, bends down and swings it towards long on. Surya Kumar Yadav at long on got his hands to it but palms it over the fence |
| 17.6 : Narine to JA Morkel, one run, pushes it towards point. End of over: RPS 133/4 (Dhoni 1, JA Morkel 16) |
| 18.1 : UT Yadav to JA Morkel, OUT, no run, goes on the back foot and tries to cut but gets an inside edge that hits his pad and deflects onto the stumps |
| 18.2 : UT Yadav to Bhatia, one run, works it through backward square leg |
| 18.3 : UT Yadav to Dhoni, four byes, looks to run it down towards third man but misses. The ball bounces in-front of the keeper and goes through his legs into the boundary |
| 18.4 : UT Yadav to Dhoni, two runs, pulls it through backward square leg |
| 18.5 : UT Yadav to Dhoni, two runs, swings it through square leg and comes back for the 2nd run |
| 18.6 : UT Yadav to Dhoni, one run, drives it towards long off. End of over: RPS 143/5 (Dhoni 6, Bhatia 1) |
| 19.1 : M Morkel to Dhoni, two runs, drives it towards wide long on |
| 19.2 : M Morkel to Dhoni, SIX, swings it over deep backward square leg for SIX |
| 19.3 : M Morkel to Dhoni, no run, tries to pull but misses |
| 19.4 : M Morkel to Dhoni, FOUR, flicks it through mid wicket for a boundary |
| 19.5 : M Morkel to Dhoni, FOUR, pulls the short ball through backward square leg for a boundary |
| 19.6 : M Morkel to Dhoni, one run, drives it through square leg for a single. |
| Pune finishes with 160/5 from their 20 Overs. Rahane was the top scorer with 67 runs, Smith contributed 31, while Dhoni smashed 23 runs from 12 balls and remained unbeaten |
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Join us back for the coverage of Kolkata run chase in 10 minutes time End of over: RPS 160/5 (Dhoni 23, Bhatia 1)
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Rising Pune Supergiants Squad:
Ajinkya Rahane, Faf du Plessis, Steven Smith, MS Dhoni (c/wk), Albie Morkel, Saurabh Tiwary, Thisara Perera, Rajat Bhatia, Ravichandran Ashwin, Murugan Ashwin, Ankit Sharma
Kolkata Knight Riders Squad:
Robin Uthappa (wk), Gautam Gambhir (c), Shakib Al Hasan, Suryakumar Yadav, Yusuf Pathan, Andre Russell, Rajagopal Sathish, Sunil Narine, Piyush Chawla, Morne Morkel, Umesh Yadav
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MS Dhoni has decided to send Albie Morkel ahead of him. Interesting decision.