END OF OVER:16 | 13 Runs | RCB: 124/4 (7 runs required, RR: 7.75)
- Praveen Kumar4 (2b)
- Mark Boucher50 (40b)
- Ishant Sharma4-0-25-1
- Murali Kartik2-0-24-0
Ishant was surely the star of the death overs. His two final overs sealed the win and he showed the value of bowling full and in the blockhole. Cameron White's wicket was probably a big turning point, as was Ganguly's spell earlier in the night.
It's been a thriller. Bangalore slip to their sixth defeat and Kolkata have managed to stem the rot. Thanks for joining us. From Siddhartha Vaidyanathan, good night and good luck.
15.6
4
Sharma to Kumar, FOUR, short this time, slashed away but it's only four, the fielder is busy celebrating instead of chasing the ball because Kolkata have pulled off a fine win here. Boucher is distraught. He reached his fifty but one probably felt he left too much for too late. Ganguly is satisfied and Shoaib comes on to the field to hug everyone. Shah Rukh is elated too
15.5
1
Sharma to Boucher, 1 run, full again, on off, Boucher looks to back away and smash it but can't get the elevation again, swiped to midwicket and Eden erupts, they know it's all over, 10 needed of a ball and Ishant won't go back to Delhi if he over-steps
15.4
2
Sharma to Boucher, 2 runs, yorker again, no elevation for Boucher, Ishant is doing it brilliantly here, thwacked to midwicket but only two, this needs two sixes now, two Miandads
15.3
2
Sharma to Boucher, 2 runs, whacked to long-off but Taibu mis-fields there, they want the second and the fluff allows them, Praveen is coming back anyway, Boucher gets the strike but the match is running away
15.2
0
Sharma to Boucher, no run, full and outside off, crashed to cover but Kartik stops it, no single again, Boucher wants the strike, he wants to win it
15.1
4
Sharma to Boucher, FOUR, slower one but Boucher has managed to pull it away, he wasn't to the pitch of it but managed to find the gap anyway, Shukla runs across from square leg but can't get there, that runs away, what a start, 15 off 5.
Ishant it is. He turned in a sensational over last time around. What can he do now?
END OF OVER:15 | 15 Runs 1 Wkt | RCB: 111/4 (20 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 7.40, RRR: 20.00)
- Praveen Kumar0 (1b)
- Mark Boucher41 (35b)
- Murali Kartik2-0-24-0
- Ishant Sharma3-0-12-1
14.6
0
Kartik to Kumar, no run, fired into leg stump, Praveen can't get the elevation and the ball deflects to short fine leg, they turn down the single, Boucher wants the strike, he wants to win it. Where's your money?
14.5
1
Kartik to Boucher, 1 run, down the track again, pulled away to long-on for a single, Praveen on strike now
14.4
4
Kartik to Boucher, FOUR, down the track again, it's outside off and he's pasted that past the bowler for four, screams past him and there's no fielder stopping that
14.3
6
Kartik to Boucher, SIX, huge! what a response from Boucher, down the track and slapping that way over square leg for six, there was a fielder there and he's cleared it. He's blasting them now
14.2
4
Kartik to Boucher, FOUR, down the track, nice little shimmy, over midwicket for four, that's a fine shot after the run-out, they need many more of those
14.1
W
Kartik to Boucher, OUT, Gone! run-out at the non-striker's end, Boucher cracks it back to the bowler and Kartik fields it superbly, White is backing up too far and can't get back to the crease, Kartik takes the bails off and Eden goes ballistic, they know the importance of that wicket, Bangalore have lost their way here
CL White run out 30 (16b 3x4 1x6) SR: 187.5
Murali Kartik now. 34 off 12 and it would take a big botch up for them to lose it now.
END OF OVER:14 | 5 Runs | RCB: 96/3 (35 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 6.85, RRR: 17.50)
- Mark Boucher26 (30b)
- Cameron White30 (16b)
- Ishant Sharma3-0-12-1
- Umar Gul3-0-30-0
13.6
1
Sharma to Boucher, 1 run, full again, Boucher cracks it past the bowler and thinks of two but White slips at the other end, what drama, what an over, Ishant might have just won Kolkata this match. Hair-cuts can wait
13.5
1
Sharma to White, 1 run, and another gem, yorker again, driven to midwicket for a single, four from five balls, this is as good as it gets
13.4
1
Sharma to Boucher, 1 run, cracked hard towards cover, sliced it without timing, Hussey is there but he slips and can't get the catch, stops it anyway, well done after losing his balance, this is slipping away from Bangalore now
13.3
0
Sharma to Boucher, no run, well done again, slower ball this time outside off, tries to paddle it towards leg but misses that one, dot! now that's something special at this stage
By the way every ball that Ishant bowls is worth 100,000 Indian rupees. What pressure!
13.2
1
Sharma to White, 1 run, slow yorker this time, Ishant doing it well here, White digs it out and gets only a single
13.1
1
Sharma to Boucher, 1 run, yorker length ball, can't get it away and straight to extra cover for a single
Ishant is back on now. Get yourself a hair-cut man! Actually first things first.
END OF OVER:13 | 15 Runs | RCB: 91/3 (40 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.00, RRR: 13.33)
- Mark Boucher23 (26b)
- Cameron White28 (14b)
- Umar Gul3-0-30-0
- Ashok Dinda3-0-20-0
12.6
1
Umar Gul to Boucher, 1 run, fine yorker from round the wicket, Boucher can't get any room here, shovels it straight down the ground for a single
12.6
2nb
Umar Gul to White, (no ball) 1 run, it's above the waist and has been called a no-ball, pulled away but straight in the air, falls in no-man's land but he needs to re-bowl that
round the wicket
12.5
4
Umar Gul to White, FOUR, full and that's a lucky break for White, tries to loft it over extra cover and a thick edge has soared past the keeper for a four, he's charging here and giving his side a chance
It's pretty tense and Ganguly hasn't bit his nails yet. Some things actually change. Something is wrong with the ball but no change.
12.4
1
Umar Gul to Boucher, 1 run, typical Boucher back-away and try to swat over midwicket attempt, straight to mid-on for a quick single
12.3
1
Umar Gul to White, 1 run, low full toss, drives it hard through long-on for a single, Gul gets these full balls during the death.
12.2
2
Umar Gul to White, 2 runs, tries to loft it over long-off but can't get the timing right, thick edge falls just past mid-on and they scamper a couple