कोलकाता vs मुंबई, मैच 14, महाराष्ट्र क्रिकेट असोसिएशन स्टेडियम, पुणे, 06 April 2022 - कमेंट्री

SIX! What a shot! Pat Cummins is hitting sixes for fun here! A fuller ball, around middle and off. Pat Cummins smokes it over long on for a biggie! 

FOUR! Pat Cummins is on a roll here! Daniel Sams misses his length and serves a low full toss around middle. Pat Cummins smashes towards deep mid-wicket for a boundary. 

SIX! Another six! Another fuller ball, around middle. Pat Cummins gets down on his knee and slog-sweeps it high over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. 16 runs off 3 balls so far!

SIX! More runs! It's raining boundaries at the moment! Make that 22 runs off 4 balls now! A shorter ball this time, down the leg side. Pat Cummins pulls it over fine leg for a biggie!

No ball! What an effort by Suryakumar Yadav, but it's a no ball! It's all happening here! A full toss, outside off. Pat Cummins smashes it towards long off. Suryakumar Yadav there, catches it with one hand, he throws the ball back in the air since he is about to cross the boundary ropes, he hops back in, and then grabs it again. But it is a no ball called for height and it will be a Free hit! Two taken! 

FOUR! Fifty for Pat Cummins! Take a bow, Pat Cummins! A shorter ball, around middle. Pat Cummins pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a boundary. Pat Cummins equals the record of the fastest fifty in the history of the tournament!

SIX! Pat Cummins finishes off in style. A full ball, on middle. Cummins hammers it straight down the ground for a biggie. 35 runs off the over and Kolkata win by 5 wickets.

A length ball, slanting around off. Iyer looks to flick it but gets an inside edge onto the pads. It rolls to short third man for a single. That will be fifty for Venkatesh Iyer, he has an unfinished job and he knows it pretty well.

A length ball, angling around off. Cummins hangs back and defends it out.

Fullish and outside off, driven straight to cover.

SIX! Bang! Cummins is playing a superb cameo here! This is full and on middle. Cummins hammers it over cow corner for a biggie.

FOUR! Full ball, way outside off. Cummins stretches his hand and gets some part of his bat on it. Enough for it to beat the diving short third man fielder and for a boundary. 

On middle, Pat drives it to deep mid-wicket for a single. 12 runs off the over. Kolkata need 35 runs in 30 balls.

OUT! CAUGHT! No big show from Russell and this might just be the game for Mumbai! Mills with yet another brilliantly targeted short ball, on middle. Russell clears his front leg and looks to pull but gets his eyes off. He goes with the shot and manages a top edge, high in the air and to point where Dewald Brevis takes it with ease.

Length and on off, pushed to the left of mid off for a single.

Another top edge to this short ball but it goes well over the keeper. There is a bit of fumble there and the batters will get a couple. 

Mills is the best in varying the pace at this time of the game. A slower ball, short and on middle. Iyer tries to hook but gets a leading edge and the ball drops safely at square leg. A single.

SIX! What a shot! A length ball, angling on the pads. Cummins flicks it all the way over square leg for a biggie.

FOUR! A length ball, outside off. Cummins plays it late and through backward point for a boundary. A good over for Kolkata despite a wicket. 

A length ball, angling on middle. Iyer taps it to cover for a single.

FOUR! Russell won't mind it how it comes, he just wants to clear the fence. Short of a length and on middle. Russell looks to pull but gets a top edge, over the keeper for a boundary. 

A slower ball, on a length and on middle. Russell is early as he pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Good shot! On a length and down the leg side. Iyer makes room for himself and pulls it to deep square leg for a boundary.

Around off, this is worked to deep point for a couple of runs.

Bangs a short one, angling on middle, Iyer misses his pull.

A low full toss, on middle, swept to deep square leg for a single.

Fuller, outside off, was the googly. Iyer skips down and guides it to deep point for a single.

Tossed up, on middle. Rana leans and keeps it out.

OUT! TAKEN! Another one bites the dust! This is short and on middle but on the slower side. Rana sees a short ball and thinks of clearing it away but does not create enough power. Hits it to deep mid-wicket where Sams takes an easy catch. 

Tossed up, on off. Russell looks to heave it but miscues it completely, back to Ashwin. 

SIX! Russell is off the mark in style! Tossed up, full and on middle. Russell gets low and powers it straight down the ground for a biggie.

FOUR! Streaky! A full ball, angling on middle. Iyer looks to heave it but gets an inside edge to fine leg for a boundary.  

Fuller ball, outside off. Iyer drives it hard and to covers where the fielder half-stops it but does well to slow the pace of the ball and the fielder in the deep will cut it off. Two runs taken.

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

Short of a length, outside off. Rana looks to ramp it away but misses.

SIX! Short and outside off. Rana upper-cuts it well over third man for a biggie. Hits to the shorter side and clears it easily. 

A slower short ball, on middle. Rana pulls it to deep mid-wicket. Brevis puts in a forward dive and collects it on a bounce. A single. 

Fuller ball, down the leg side. Sam Billings sweeps it towards Jasprit Bumrah at short fine leg, who fumbles a bit and allows the batters to take a single. 

TWO LEG BYES! A huge shout for LBW, but the umpire says no! That was probably pitching outside. A fuller ball, spinning away from the left-hander, around middle. Venkatesh Iyer looks to reverse-sweep this but he misses. The ball deflects off his pads and goes towards third man. The batters steal two leg byes! One of the overthrow.

SIX! KABOOM! A loopy delivery, full, around middle. Venkatesh Iyer gets down on his knee and sweeps it over deep square leg for a biggie!

Another googly, shorter ball, outside off. Venkatesh Iyer punches it towards sweeper cover for a single. 

OUT! CAUGHT! Mumbai strike at the right time! Murugan Ashwin breaks the partnership! Kolkata lose their third wicket now. Smartly bowled by Murugan Ashwin! He sees Sam Billings advancing down the pitch and he serves a fuller ball, wide of off. Sam Billings smashes it towards long off. But he had to stretch for it and the ball goes off the bottom of the bat towards Basil Thampi at long off. He takes a good catch! 

Fuller ball, around middle. Nitish Rana plays the reverse-sweep on his first ball but finds the fielder at short third man. 

Fuller delivery, around off. Sam Billings shows the full face of the bat and pushes it towards mid off. 

On a length, outside off. Sam Billings taps it towards backward point. 

SIX! BANG! Back of a length, around middle. Sam Billings swivels and pulls it over deep square leg for a maximum. 

Pitches it up this time, outside off. Sam Billings drives it towards sweeper cover for a single. 

Beaten! Tad shorter, outside off. Venkatesh Iyer hangs back and looks to push this away but he misses. 

Swing and a miss! On a length this time, outside off. Venkatesh Iyer tries to drive this, but he fails to get any bat on it. 

Murugan Ashwin begins with a shortish ball, outside off. Sam Billings looks to cut this, but the ball goes off the under edge onto the deck and over the stumps. 

Fuller this time, around middle. Sam Billings sweeps it towards deep square leg for a single. 

Shorter ball now, around middle. Venkatesh Iyer pulls it towards deep sqaure leg and rotates the strike. 

SIX! High and handsome! A fuller ball, around middle. Sam Billings dances down the pitch, and tonks it high over long on for a biggie!

Slower through the air, full, around middle. Sam Billings sweeps it towards deep square leg. Sam Billings wanted a second run there, but he was sent back by Iyer. Single!

Much straighter now, onto the stumps, shorter ball. Venkatesh Iyer pushes it back to the bowler. 

Fuller ball, around middle. Venkatesh Iyer defends it out. 

Fullish again, outside off. Venkatesh Iyer drives it towards cover for a single. 

Slower through the air, full, outside off. Sam Billings looks to reverse-sweeps it, but he misse.s 

Tosses it up, full, around middle. Sam Billings advances down the pitch and knocks it to long on for a single. 

FOUR! Crunched! Another loopy delivery, full, around middle. Venkatesh Iyer gets down on his knee and sweeps it towards deep mid-wicket for a cracking boundary. 

Shorter now, outside off. Venkatesh Iyer pushes it towards cover. 

Fuller delivery, around off. Venkatesh Iyer pushes it back to the bowler. 

FOUR! Edgy runs! A shorter ball, outside off. Venkatesh Iyer looks to pull this, but the ball goes off the top edge towards third man for a boundary. 

Pitches it up now, outside off. Venkatesh Iyer drives it towards cover.

FOUR! On a length, outside off. Venkatesh Iyer opens the face of the bat and guides it past point for a boundary. 

Tad shorter, around middle. Venkatesh Iyer punches it towards cover for a single. 

OUT! CAUGHT! Daniel Sams strikes now! This is a big, big wicket! Shreyas Iyer departs for a timid score. A shorter ball, around middle. Shreyas Iyer swivels and pulls it, but he was a little late on his shot. The ball goes towards deep square leg where Tilak Varma grabs it safely. 

OUT! TAKEN! The pressure was building on Kolkata and something was bound to happen! Short and on middle. Rahane looks to pull but gets a top edge, in the air and to deep square leg where Daniel Sams reverse cups it. 

FOUR! Off the mark! A length ball, straight on the pads. Shreyas helps it away past short fine leg for a boundary. 

On a length and on middle. Shreyas hops and blocks it.

Short of a length and on off. Shreyas on his toes, drops it to covers.

FOUR! DROPPED! Short of a length and angling down the leg side. Shreyas looks to pull but manages some gloves on it. The ball flies past the keeper, Kishan who dives to his left but it was just out of his reach. A boundary. 

On middle, this is hit to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. 

A length ball, outside off, angling across. Iyer looks to defend on the back foot but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Fuller this time and much away from the batter. Iyer looks to drive and misses. Good start by Bumrah.

Length and on off. Iyer dabs it late to third man for a single.

On a length and angling around off. Rahane steps across and defends it out.

Bumrah keeps it tight around off and on a length. Rahane steps down and looks to work it away but misses. 

Just two runs off the over! Touch fuller and outside off. Rahane opens the face of the bat and guides it softly to third man for a single.

A length ball, outside off. Iyer looks to drive but misses.

FOUR! First boundary of the chase! A length ball, on middle. Iyer shuffles and paddles it over short fine leg for a boundary. 

Lovely delivery! On a length and just outside off, straightens off the deck. Iyer looks to defend but misses.

This one jags back in, length and on middle. Iyer gets cramped for the room and keeps it out on the deck.

Length ball, outside off. Iyer cuts it to point where Brevis dives to his right and stops it. 

A full toss, on off. Iyer pushes it gently to mid off for a single. 

Length and on off, pulled away to deep square leg for a single.

In the air and just short! A length ball, around middle. Iyer mistimes his pull to deep square leg where Brevis puts in a dive forward to catch it but the ball falls just short of him. A single.

A length ball, outside off. Rahane steers it to deep backward point and will easily get a couple. 

An appeal for LBW but there was a thick inside edge! A length ball, slanting around middle from around the wicket. Rahane looks to flick but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

Length and outside off, this is hit to third man for a run.

Too full and on off. Iyer jams it out to covers and scampers across for a quick single. 

A length ball, around off and nips back in. Rahane looks to flick it but misses and gets hit on the pads. An appeal for LBW but it was too high.

Length ball, on the pads. Rahane tucks it to square leg for a single. 

A length ball, on middle. Iyer pushes off the inner half of the bat to mid-wicket and takes a quick single. There was a direct-hit at the bowler's end but Iyer was well in.

A length ball, on middle. Rahane looks to work on the leg side but closes the face of the bat too early and gets a leading edge, aerially and to third man for a single. 

Fullish and on off, pushed to covers.

A length ball, angling on the pads. Iyer misses his tuck and gets hit on the pads.