KKR vs RCB Ball by Ball Commentary

OUT! RUN OUT! Can you believe it? A terrible throw back at the keeper's end but Phil Salt does exceptionally well to claw the game back as Kolkata wins this nail-biter of a game by just 1 run. Mitchell Starc bowls this full and just outside off, Lockie Ferguson digs it well to deep cover and sets off for the second run. Ramandeep Singh collects the ball well but throws it wildly past the keeper at the striker's end. Despite the errant throw, Phil Salt swiftly reacts, retrieving the ball and executing a lightning-quick dive to knock the stumps down with Lockie Ferguson well short of his crease.

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Mitchell Starc has pulled off a fabulous catch to bring back Kolkata in the game! What an innings this has been from Karn Sharma but he has to walk back with Bengaluru needing 3 off the last ball. Starc steams from over the wicket and with pace on bowls the fuller delivery on middle and leg, Karn Sharma gets deceived by pace and just chops it back really low towards the right of Mitchell Starc who gets down and takes a clean catch.

SIX! Karn Sharma you beauty! Three in the over and Bengaluru fans believe! Starc misses the line and bowls it wider on off on a fuller length, Karn Sharma cuts it uppishly over point for half a dozen more.

SIX! Oh dear, Karn Sharma has titled this game back on its head and it can go anywhere from here. Mitchell Starc bowls this full and outside off again, Karn Sharma plants his front leg out and whips it over cover for a maximum.

An appeal for caught behind and the umpire turns it down. Shreyas Iyer sends it upstairs for a review. Starc bowls this full and outside off, Karn Sharma looks for the slice yet again but seems to have gotten a faint edge into the keeper's gloves. The replays roll in and the UltraEdge confirm there was a spike as the ball passed the bat. The third umpire also looks to reconfirm if it was a clean take behind the stumps and it shows that the ball brushed the grass as Phil Salt picks it up. The onfield call stays as NOT OUT!

SIX! How well has he connected that one? Mitchell Starc looks for the wide yorker and ends up bowling this right in the slot, outside off, Karn Sharma slices it over point for a maximum.

OUT! CAUGHT! Is that the game for Kolkata? Dinesh Karthik holes out and Bengaluru slips further down.  Andre Russell drops the length short and angles it down leg, with no pace, Dinesh Karthik gets across the line and looks to pull it over short fine but is way too early on the shot. He ends up chopping it up and to left of the keeper who settles under it and takes a simple catch.

FOUR! That's a top shot! Another well-executed yorker on off, Dinesh Karthik stays deep and opens the bat face to steer the ball through point for four runs.

Nails the yorker yet again! Fires the fuller delivery, outside off, Dinesh Karthik digs it out to cover but doesn't take the run.

SIX! Up, up and just over the fielder for a maximum. Andre Russell bowls this one on a length and attacks the stumps, Dinesh Karthik picks the length and flicks it over the outstretched fielder at deep square leg who only gets his fingers to it tipping it over the fence for six runs.

Nails the yorker right does Andre Russell! Bowls this full and into the pads, Dinesh Karthik looks to flick but misses out.

Bangs the deck on a length and takes the pace off, Dinesh Karthik is too early on the pull and misses out. The ball clips him high on the back and rolls over to short third.

Great over this to end the spell for Harshit Rana! Gives away only 6 of it. Offers no pace and bowls this shorter of a length, outside off, Dinesh Karthik pulls it straight to deep mid-wicket for a single to retain the strike. Bengaluru need 31 more runs to win off the last two overs.

Tap and run! Hurls this on a good length and attacks the stumps, Karn Sharma just pushes it to the off side and pinches a single.

Drops the length short and over off, with no pace at it, Dinesh Karthik pulls it off the bottom half of the bat to Andre Russell at deep mid-wicket for just one.

Takes pace off and hits the deck on a length, over middle and off, Karn Sharma manages to get some bat and cut it to short third for a single to get off strike.

WIDE! Bowls this fuller and wayward on off for a wide. Karn Sharma leaves it alone.

OUT! CAUGHT! Kolkata gets the much-needed breakthrough and it will now all depend on DK for Bengaluru! Harshit Rana takes pace off and bowls it full and on off, Suyash Prabhudessai goes for the big slog but ends up asking it high into the night sky towards long on. Angkrish Raghuvanshi in the deep settles under the ball and takes a good catch.

Lands this on a hard length, outside off, Dinesh Karthik cuts it hard and neat but straight to deep point for just a single.

Floats this one up, outside off, Suyash Prabhudessai looks for the big hoick but misses out on any connection. A dot to end the over for Varun Chakaravarthy!

FOUR! Inches short of a maximum! Varun Chakaravarthy drags down the length and drifts it down leg, Suyash Prabhudessai rocks back nd pulls it well over short fine leg for a boundary.

A loud appeal for caught behind but the umpire stays unmoved. After a lot of discussion, Shreyas Iyer does send it upstairs for a review. Varun Chakaravarthy bowls this one fuller and outside off, Suyash Prabhudessai takes a step across and looks to sweep it along the square on leg but misses out. The replays roll on and confirm that the ball brushes the thigh pad on its way back into the keeper's gloves and the onfield calls stays as NOT OUT!

Fuller and flatter into off, Suyash Prabhudessai drills it straight back to the bowler off the toe end of the bat.

Bangs the deck on a fuller length, outside off, Suyash Prabhudessai looks to reverse sweep it but gets beaten onto his pad and hits Phil Salt on the helmet.

Bowls this one fuller and into middle and off, Dinesh Karthik gets his bat forward and opens the bat face steering the ball to deep point for a single.

Bowls this straighter this time on a good length and into the stumps, Dinesh Karthik covers the line and sensibly tucks it in front of long on for a single to end the over. Bengaluru now need 42 runs off the last 4 overs.

Hurls this at 144.8 kph, on a hard length, outside off, Dinesh Karthik looks to slice it over point but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Takes pace off and bowls this fuller and just outside off, Suyash Prabhudessai nudges it with soft hands towards mid on and gets to the other end.

A tad shorter and outside off, Dinesh Karthik reaches out and cuts it to backward point for a single.

FOUR! Cuts it right this time around! Rana hits the deck on a hard length again and this time a bit closer to that off-stump line, Dinesh Karthik waits back and cuts it neatly past point for four runs.

Comes from over the wicket and hurls this on a hard length, outside off, Dinesh Karthik looks to cut it away through off but misses out.

Flighted, full and on off, Suyash Prabhudessai once again tucks it through mid-wicket for a couple of more runs. 10 runs off the over without taking much risk!

Quicker one, full and around off, Suyash Prabhudessai goes for the sweep but misses.

Slows it up, short and around leg, Suyash Prabhudessai swipes it straight to short fine leg.

Shortish and on middle, Suyash Prabhudessai flicks it off the back foot through square leg for another brace.

Tosed up, full and on middle, Suyash Prabhudessai nudges it towars the vacant mid-wicket region and comes back for the second run.

FOUR! Good shot! This is flatter, full and on middle, Suyash Prabhudessai goes down and just manages to paddle it away towards the fine leg fence for a boundary.

FOUR! Fine shot! Andre Russell is on the ground as this was a great delivery. He nails the yorker this time, on off, angling in, Dinesh Karthik watches it through and opens the face at the last moment to steer it past the keeper for a boundary.

What do you call that shot now? This is one short of a length and around off, slower again, Suyash Prabhudessai winds up for the reverse scoop but the ball goes off the inner half of the bat through square leg for a single.

Slower one, full again and on middle, Suyash Prabhudessai tucks it with soft hands through mid-wicket and comes back for the second run.

Fuller one and on off, Dinesh Karthik drills it towards long off for a single.

Back of a length and on off and on off, Dinesh Karthik dabs it towards covers.

On a length and on middle, shaping in, Suyash Prabhudessai tries to play at it but misses and gets hit on the pads as the ball goes towards short third man, the batters set off for the leg bye and the fielder has a shy at the bowler's end where Suyash Prabhudessai puts in a dive and the ball defelcts off his body which saves him.

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! The Caribbean flair is working at the Gardens! Sunil Narine slows it up, short and on middle, Mahipal Lomror stays back to clip it away but he too closes the bat face early and gets a leading edge, Narine takes a dolly on his own bowling. There is a check for a No Ball but it is a fair delivery. Bengaluru six down now!

FOUR! Just over! He bowls this one short and around off, Mahipal Lomror tries to cut it away but slices it in the air, Harshit Rana at short third man leaps up to grab it with both hands but it just flies over him for a boundary.

Flighted, full and on middle, Mahipal Lomror looks to work it away but gets a lading edge along the ground towards covers.

OUT! TAKEN! Sunil Narine strikes in his final over! He drags his length back this time, on middle, Cameron Green backs himself to clear the shorter side and goes for the pull but mistimes it straight into the hands of Ramandeep Singh at deep mid-wicket who takes a good catch. Green goes back and Bengaluru loses half their side now!

SIX! Goes again and connect this time! Sunil Narine floats it up, full and on middle and leg, Cameron Green goes down and miscues his heave but it still goes flat and hard over deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

Swing and a miss! This is tossed up, full and on middle, turns in, Cameron Green backs away to slog it but misses it completely.

Short again and on middle, slower too this time, Suyash Prabhudessai pulls it wide of deep square leg and comes back for the second run. A better throw and he would have been in trouble there.

FOUR! Suyash Prabhudessai gets off the mark in good fashion! Andre Russell bangs this short and around off, Suyash Prabhudessai stands tall and plays a controlled pull towards the deep mid-wicket fence for a boundary.

On a length but angling down the leg side, Suyash Prabhudessai tries to flick but misses. Wided.

OUT! TAKEN! Dre Russ with the double blow! He brings out the slower one this time, full and around middle, Rajat Patidar looks to flick it away but closes the face of the bat early, the ball goes straight in the air off the leading edge, Harshit Rana at point settles under it and takes a crucial catch. Bengaluru loses both set batters in the same over and this game swings again.

Overpitched and outside off, Rajat Patidar squeezes it straight to point

A full toss, on middle, angling in, Cameron Green misses his flick and the ball goes off his pads towards square leg. A leg bye is taken.

OUT! TAKEN! Dre Russ strikes straightaway! The crowd has come alive again at the Eden Gardens. Andre Russell starts with a full delivery, on middle, Will Jacks goes for the slog but fails to get under it and hits it flat and in the air towards long on, Angkrish Raghuvanshi judges it well and reverse-cups it just in front of the boundary line. A much-needed wicket for Kolkata but Jacks goes after a brilliant half-century.

SIX! FIFTY FOR PATIDAR! A scintillating knock from him and he is dragging this game away from Kolkata here. Sunil Narine gives it some flight, full and on middle, Rajat Patidar goes down and smokes it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a maximum.

Floated, short once more, on off, Will Jacks tries to play at it but gets an inside edge onto his pads as the ball rolls in front of point. They cross.

Darts this one on middle, keeps a bit low, Rajat Patidar manages to heave it through mid-wicket for a run.

SIX! Rajat Patidar is on fire here! This is tossed up, full and on leg, Rajat Patidar backs away a bit and tonks it just over long on for a biggie.

Quicker, short again, on middle, angling in, Rajat Patidar misses his flick and gets hit on the pads.

Flatter, short and on middle, Will Jacks punches it down to long on for a single.

FOUR! Delicately done and Rajat Patidar has gotten himself on a roll here! Tossed up delivery outside off, Rajat Patidar with soft hands digs it out with an open face steering the ball past backward point for four more. Bengaluru at the halfway mark are cruising along at 122 runs for the loss of just two.

Goes fuller and into the stumps, Rajat Patidar miscues his heave to wide of long on for a couple of runs.

SIX! Wow, that's some shot! Suyash Sharma drags the length down over middle, Rajat Patidar waits back and plants his front leg ahead to clobber this one into the nigh sky over mid-wicket for another maximum.

Takes pace off and bowls this one flatter and fuller, just outside off, Rajat Patidar throws the kitchen sink at it but only manages to get it off the lower half off the bat straight into the bat of Will Jacks at the other end.

SIX! That's even better! Tossed up into the stumps, Rajat Patidar clears his front foot and slogs it over mid-wicket for a maximum this time.

FOUR! Bowls this fuller and into the stumps, Rajat Patidar rocks back and pulls it over mid-wicket for four more runs. Bengaluru switching gears at the right time now.

FOUR! Will Jacks gets to his half-century with that cracking shot! Varun Chakaravarthy drops the length a bit outside off, Will Jacks slaps it in front of the square on off for four more runs.

Bowls this one quicker and flatter into the stumps, Will Jacks punches it back to the bowler.

SIX! That one stayed up in the air for an eternity but goes well beyond the fence! Tossed up on middle and off, Will Jacks picks the length and lofts it over mid-wicket for a maximum.

Bowls this flatter and fuller, just outside off, Will Jacks looks for the reverse hit but misses out on any connection.

A tad shorter in length over middle and off, Rajat Patidar whips it to deep mid-wicket for just a single.

Goes fuller and outside off, Rajat Patidar mistimes his drive straight back to the bowler.

Lands this further away off that off stump line and just withing the guideline on off, Will Jacks leaves it alone hoping for it to be called a wide.

Floats this one up again and into the stumps, Rajat Patidar miscues his heave to wide of long on for a single.

WIDE! Full and drifting down leg for a wide. Will have to re-bowl that one.

SIX! Just over Mitchell Starc in the deep. Suyash Sharma bowls the googly, on a fuller length and outside off, Rajat Patidar frees his arms and drives it beautifully lofting the ball over deep extra cover for a maximum.

Tosses this fuller and outside off, Will Jacks reaches for it and drives it to long on for one.

Bowls this one fuller and on off, Rajat Patidar looks for the big hoick but mistimes it to deep mid-wicket for just a single.

Starts from over the wicket and floats a low full toss on off, Will Jacks drives it to long off for a single.

Flatter and fuller, outside off, Rajat Patidar cuts it straight to cover.

Flights this one fuller and on off, Will Jacks works it to mid off and gets a single.

Pitches this fuller and into the pads, Rajat Patidar tucks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

BYES! Bowls this nicely on a fuller length and gets the ball to turn back in sharply beating Will Jacks on all ends. The ball zips past the leg stump and evades the keeper for a single.

Fuller and on off, Will Jacks cuts it straight to cover.

Goes fuller and just outside off, Rajat Patidar digs it to backward point and squeezes a quick single.

FOUR! Will Jacks looks to have gotten himself into the Indian T20 League now! Full and angling into the right-hander, over middle, Jacks clears his front leg and hoicks it over mid-wicket for a boundary to end the over. Bengaluru end the powerplay on a high with this over going for 22 runs!

SIX! Will Jacks is delivering just what his team requires! Starc overpitches this one outside off, Will Jacks times his loft over mid off to perfection sending it over the fence for another maximum.

Angles this in, on a good length and into middle and leg, Will Jacks looks to whip it across the line but misses out on connection.

Attempts a yorker and lands a low full toss on off, Will Jacks mistimes his drive to covers.

SIX! BOOM! Stand and deliver for a 97-meter six! Starc drops the length short over middle and off, Will Jacks waits back and pulls it handsomely over mid-wicket for another biggie!

SIX! Up, up and over! That one sounded sweet off the bat! Mitchell Starc comes from over the wicket and bowls a fuller delivery into the stumps with some pace off, Will Jacks picks up the length and lands the ball in the crowd over deep square leg for a maximum.

Another short delivery, on middle, Will Jacks forces it down to long on for one.

Short and on middle, Rajat Patidar stays back and nudges it through mid-wicket for a run.

Slows it up, full and on leg, turning in, Will Jacks backs away to swipe it but misses and gets hit on the pads, the ball rolls towards square and the batters take a leg bye.

FOUR! Good short! This is tossed up, full and on middle, Will Jacks goes down and this time nails his sweep shot wide of deep square leg for a boundary.

A bit short and on off, Will Jacks punches it to extra covers.

Sunil Narine begins with a flatter delivery, full and on leg, Will Jacks goes for the sweep but misses and gets hit on the pads.

FOUR! Easy pickings! This is a low full toss, on off, Rajat Patidar stands tall and smacks it past the bowler for a boundary.

Quicker, full and on middle, Will Jacks swipes it towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! A bit unlucky for Varun Chakaravarthy! He flights this up, full and on middle, Will Jacks moves down across to sweep but gets a slight top edge over the keeper's head, teases the short fine leg fielder all the way to go for a boundary. However, the replay shows that there might not have been any bat involved and could have been an LBW.

Flatter, full and on leg, Will Jacks misses his flick and gets hit on the pads.

Floated, full and on middle, Rajat Patidar clips it through square leg for a single.

OUT! TAKEN! Varun Chakaravarthy strikes straightaway! We have seen some amazing catches in this game and Venkatesh Iyer is the latest entrant. This one is tossed up, full and on middle, Faf du Plessis tries to go over mid on but fails to get under it, hits it flat and uppishly wide of that fielder, Venkatesh Iyer dives to his left to take a stunning catch. Bengaluru loses both their openers now!

Change of pace again, touch fuller and on off, Will Jacks pushes it to short covers. 8 runs and the big wicket of Virat Kohli from the over.

Slower one, on a length and on middle, Will Jacks backs away and tries to punch it away but gets an inside edge towards short fine leg.

SIX! Will Jacks gets his first maximum in streaky fashion! Harshit Rana goes full and outside off, Will Jacks tries to slog it over mid off but gets an outside edge as the ball flies over the third man fence for six runs.

Back of a length and on off, Will Jacks punches it towards cover-point, Andre Russell lets it through and allows a couple of runs.

Pitched up and around off, Will Jacks miscues his drive to mid off.

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! That is the repeat of Andre Russell's first ball in this match and the decision goes against Bengaluru again. Kohli is not at all happy and is making his feelings known to the umpire. Harshit Rana loses his grip and bowls a loopy delivery, on middle, Virat Kohli gets surprised by it and just hangs his bat around, the ball loops off the leading edge and Rana takes a dolly. Now, it remains to be seen whether that was above the waist height or not. The umpires send it upstairs and the replay shows that when Kohli made contact he was outside of the crease and the ball was dipping as well. Kolkata gets a massive wicket here!

FOUR! Up and over! This one is touch fuller and around off, Faf du Plessis tries to loft it away, gets it from the toe-end of the bat but it still goes well over mid off for another boundary. 14 runs off the over!

Mitchell Starc bangs this one short again, on middle, takes off sharply, Faf du Plessis goes for the pull but fails to connect.

Short of a length and on middle, Virat Kohli pats it down to the off side for a quick single.

SIX! Into the crowd! Mitchell Starc serves this full and in the slot, on leg, Virat Kohli backs away to make a bit of room and smokes it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

On a length and around leg, Faf du Plessis misses his flick as the ball lobs off his pads wide of short fine leg. The batters crosses for a leg bye.

On a length and around of, Faf du Plessis wafts it over extra covers for a couple of runs.

Mitchell Starc begins with a full delivery but well down the leg side, shaping in, Faf du Plessis leaves it alone, Phil Salt dives to his left to collect it. Wided.

SIX! BANG! Virat Kohli goes big now! Harshit Rana tries for the surprise bouncer, on middle, Virat Kohli is equal to it, swivels and pulls it over the deep square leg fence for a biggie. 12 runs off the first over then!

Short of a length and outside off, Virat Kohli cuts it straight to point. He is disappointed as this was there to be put away.

Goes back to his fuller length, on off, Faf du Plessis mistimes his drive towards long on for a run.

Harshit Rana lands this one on a good length, on off, nips back in sharply, Faf du Plessis gets cramped up as he tries to play and gets an inside edge onto his pads.

Pitched up, on middle, swinging in, Virat Kohli knocks it to mid on for a single.

FOUR! Virat Kohli and Bengaluru get underway in fine fashion! Harshit Rana starts with a full delivery, on middle, shaping in, Virat Kohli uses his wrists and times his flick to perfection through mid-wicket for a boundary.