KKR vs SRH Ball by Ball Commentary

SIX! THAT'S IT! KOLKATA ARE THROUGH TO THE FINAL! Shreyas Iyer finishes it in a hurry and takes Kolkata to their fourth Indian T20 League final. Travis Head continues to give the ball air but the line is around off, Shreyas Iyer picks it up cleanly and stays low to make the connection. Smashes it over long on and the fielder on the boundary can only watch it sailing over his head. Kolkata cruise home with 6.2 overs to spare and it is all smiles in their camp!

SIX! BOOM! Shreyas Iyer gets to his FIFTY now! The skipper clears the fence effortlessly to get to his half-century. Travis Head lobs it up, a hit-me delivery, full and on the pads, Shreyas Iyer leaves nothing in the tank and tonks it over deep mid-wicket for six more runs. Just 2 runs away now.

13.2: Travis Head to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR! That has rocketed to the fence! Floats it up, full and on the pads, Shreyas Iyer presses forward and whips it wide of long on for a boundary. 150 comes up for Kolkata.

SIX! In the arc and out of the park! Loopy delivery, full and right in the arc for the right-hander, Shreyas Iyer needs no second invitation. Springs on the front foot and swipes it with ease over deep square leg for a maximum.

SIX! That is a shot and a half and Venkatesh Iyer brings up another FIFTY in the Indian T20 League. This is bowled a bit short and at the body of the batter, Venky stays deep and backs away before smashing it well over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. Kolkata inching closer to the Final now.

Venkatesh Iyer is early to back away, Nitish Kumar Reddy sees this and trakes pace off, bowling it slow and full at the stumps. Venky doesn't get under it and plays it straight to the bowler.

On a good length and angling it into middle and leg, Shreyas Iyer flicks it away wide of deep square leg for one and looks for two but won't get it.

FOUR! Top shot and Shreyas Iyer looks so much in control out there. Banged in way too short and without any sting on it, Shreyas swivels and pulls it behind backward square leg for a boundary.

Comes from around the wicket to the left-hander and floats it up full on the stumps, Venkatesh Iyer clears the front leg to go big but gets it along the ground to long on for a single.

Starts with a slower one from over the stumps, bowling it back of a length and around off, Shreyas Iyer steers it down with soft hands to third man and picks up a single.

Full and around off stump, driven off the toe end of the bat towards mid off.

Flatter on middle and leg, Shreyas Iyer works it off the pads and around the corner for a run.

FOUR! That's gone through! Full and just down the leg side, Shreyas Iyer sweeps it fine and T Natarajan dives to his right at short fine leg but the ball sneaks under him and into the fence. Kolkata are cruising to victory here.

Pushed through quicker and flatter on off stump, Venkatesh Iyer goes for the reverse sweep but gets an inside edge into the back leg and the ball goes to the off side. They get a single.

Nicely bowled! Flighted delivery, throws it full and outside off, allowing it to turn, Venkatesh Iyer looks to go over covers but is well beaten.

FOUR! Starts off from around the stumps, bowling it a tad short and wide, Venkatesh Iyer rocks back and cuts it hard behind point for a lovely boundary.

FOUR! Nicely done! Short of a length, banged in around off, Shreyas Iyer leans back and just guides it off the face of the bat down to third man for a boundary.

A direct hit at the keeper's end but Shreyas Iyer is well in. Full and straight from over the stumps, Venkatesh Iyer jams it out to the left of the bowler who gets a hand on it on the follow-through. Vijayakanth Viyaskanth attacks it from mid on and fires in a throw at the keeper's end and the bowler does well to quickly duck under it but the batters get a single.

Bowled into the pitch and angling it across the left-hander from middle and leg, Venkatesh Iyer gets a bit cramped and hits it to mid-wicket.

Back of a length, bowled from around the stumps now, Shreyas Iyer dabs it away down to third man and collects a single.

SIX! Adding salt into the wounds and that is a fine shot from Shreyas Iyer. Good length around off and pushed across, Iyer goes to an open stance, staying deep in the crease and he lofts it cleanly over long off for a maximum.

DROPPED! Would you believe it? Travis Head has put down a sitter! Back of a length in the channel around off and angling away, Shreyas Iyer punches it off the back foot and straight into the bread basket of Head at point but he spills an easy chance and it is just not happening for Hyderabad tonight.

SIX! Dispatched with disdain! A hit-me delivery by Viyaskanth as this is way too short, over middle, Venkatesh Iyer rocks on the back foot in a flash and hammers the pull over deep mid-wicket. It goes sailing into the stands for another biggie.

Floats it up, full and around off, Shreyas Iyer leans on it and eases it wide of cover for a single.

Too straight from Viyaskanth, short and sliding on the pads, Shreyas Iyer gets inside the line and tucks it away fine towards fine leg. T Natarajan runs around to his right and cuts it off. Two runs taken.

On the shorter side, Venkatesh Iyer walks down the pitch and eases it to long on for one more.

Tossed up full and on the stumps, Shreyas Iyer stays back in the crease and drills it down to long off for a single.

Oh, dear! Was that off the bat? Definitely! Floated up around off stump, Shreyas Iyer shuffles across to get inside the line and lap it away but the ball goes off the face of the bat and off the keeper's shoulder. The ball lobs away towards square leg but Heinrich Klaasen is alive to the situation and goes after it. Rahul Tripathi also comes in from mid-wicket and both dive in. Klaasen gets to it but the players almost collide and eventually, the ball spills out. A big chance goes begging there.

In the air...but it lands safely! Shreyas Iyer tries to take on the short ball again. This is around middle, Iyer miscues the pull aerially but wide of mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Neatly done! Cummins persists with bowling the heavy ball but ends up offering width this time, Shreyas Iyer waits on it and opens the bat face to glide it to the right of deep third for a boundary.

Digs it in short again does Cummins, Venkatesh Iyer gets tucked up for room but still manages to help it away to fine leg for one.

On a yorker length, on middle, Venkatesh Iyer backs away and squeezes it out to cover.

FOUR! Gap picked to perfection! Cummins rolls his fingers over the ball and goes short, on middle and leg, Venkatesh Iyer backs away and loses his shape a bit in the process. Gets it off the bottom part of the bat but gets enough bat to beat deep mid-wicket to his right for a boundary.

Cummins bangs it into the surface, around off, Shreyas Iyer extends his arms and steers it down to deep third for a single.

Short and flat, skidding through, whipped down to wide long on for one by Shreyas Iyer. A maximum followed by four easy singles. 11 runs off Vijayakanth Viyaskanth's first over.

Quicker and shorter, on off, Venkatesh Iyer eases it down to long off for one more run.

Drops it short, on off, Shreyas Iyer gets on the back foot and pushes it wide of cover for a single.

Drags the length back and bowls it around middle, Venkatesh Iyer pulls it through mid-wicket for one.

SIX! MONSTROUS HIT! Vijayakanth Viyaskanth floats it up and dishes it out right in the arc, on middle, Venkatesh Iyer gets down on one knee and picks the bones out of that. Nails the slog sweep way over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Gets away with it! A real rank-hop by Vijayakanth Viyaskanth first up, on middle, Shreyas Iyer gets into the pull shot early and mistimes it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Length delivery now, on off, Venkatesh Iyer stays leg side of the ball and dabs it in front of point for a dot.

SIX! Launched down the ground! This is on a good length, on off, Venkatesh Iyer skips down the track and leaves nothing in the tank. Swings through the line and smokes it over long off for half a dozen.

Half a shout for caught behind but turned down! There was a little sound but Hyderabad do not have any reviews remaining even if they wish to send it upstairs. Delivers it a good bumper, over middle, Venkatesh Iyer arches back to ramp it over the keeper but misses and it goes through to the keeper.

Serves it on a shortish length, on off, Shreyas Iyer hops back and dabs it down to deep third for a single to get off the mark.

OUT! TAKEN! A plan comes to fruition for Pat Cummins! Three fielders in the deep on the leg side and Sunil Narine picks out one of them. Cummins digs it in short, over middle, Sunil Narine gets cramped for room slightly but still goes through with the pull shot. Does not get the desired connection and hits it straight down the throat of Vijayakanth Viyaskanth at deep mid-wicket who takes his second catch of the night. Hyderabad will be hoping that one brings two for them here.

EDGED AND FOUR! Just over! Almost a wicket just after the break. Angling across the left-hander, on a good length, wide on off, Sunil Narine throws his hands at it and gets an outside edge that flies over the leaping Heinrich Klaasen and beats a very fine third man to his left for a boundary.

Serves it on a fullish length, angling in, on middle, Sunil Narine takes it on the full and drives it down to long on for a single. At the end of the Powerplay, Kolkata are 63/1. 9th time this season that Kolkata have gone past 60 in the Powerplay.

FOUR! Not short enough and Narine climbs all over it! This is on a back of a length, over middle, Sunil Narine stays put and splits the gap in front of square on the leg side. Swipes it right in the gap between deep mid-wicket and long on for a boundary.

WIDE! Varies his length again as this is banged into the deck, over middle. However, this sails over the batter's head. Narine ducks and lets it go for a wide.

Nails the yorker this time does Natarajan, on off and middle, Sunil Narine stays leg side of the ball and digs it out to mid off. Four dots on the trot.

Looks to get the yorker in but slips in a low full toss, on the pads, Sunil Narine fails to flick it away and the ball dribbles off his pads on the off side.

Ouch, that has come off the helmet! T Natarajan bends his back and directs a sharp and quick bumper, at the batter, Sunil Narine takes his eyes off the ball as swings to get the pull shot away. The ball zips through and pings him on the helmet before it rolls down to short third. Narine gestures to the umpire that he is fine but a mandatory concussion check will follow now.

Natarajan pitches it up from over the wicket, on off, too full for Sunil Narine to get underneath it. He squeezes it out to cover for a dot. It seems to have damaged the toe-end of the bat and Narine has asked for a replacement.

Hard length, pushed across from the leg stump line, Venkatesh Iyer is taken aback a bit but manages to jam it down on the off side.

A spicy bumper to follow it up, over leg stump and attacking the batter's body. Venkatesh Iyer ducks under it well.

Top delivery from Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Nagging length on off and middle, this one nips away late and zips past the outside edge of Venkatesh Iyer's bat who has a poke at it.

FOUR! Up and over! Full and pushed outside off stump, Venkatesh Iyer comes down the pitch and lofts it over mid off for a boundary. Kolkata seem to be in a hurry here.

FOUR! Nice and full on the pads, another gift and Venkatesh Iyer makes sure to get it fine enough of fine leg to pick up another boundary.

Good length on off stump and slanting across, Venkatesh Iyer gets on the front foot and plays it elegantly towards cover.

Nice and full, aimed in at the toes, Sunil Narine tries to clear the front leg and flick but plays over it and gets it on the pads.

A good short ball, bowled at pace and banged in outside off at a good height. The ball goes away after pitching and Sunil Narine is beaten all ends up while looking to pull.

Leg bye! Hard length around middle and angled in, Venkatesh Iyer gets cramped up and the ball smashes into the front pad before rolling in front of square leg. They pick up a leg bye.

FOUR! What a gift to get first ball and Venkatesh Iyer is off the mark. Too full and angled down the leg side, Iyer flicks it away fine and the ball races away to the fine leg fence.

OUT! CAUGHT! Straight to cover and Rahmanullah Gurbaz right away grunted 'No' as the ball came off his bat. T Natarajan bowls this one into the pitch and angles it across the right-hander again. Gurbaz charges down the track, staying leg side of the ball and looks to smash it through covers. However, he ends up slicing it flat off the toe end and straight to Vijayakanth Viyaskanth at covers who takes a sharp catch around his face and Hyderabad have their first wicket.

Starts from over the wicket and angles it right across the right-hander on a good length, Rahmanullah Gurbaz backs away to cut but is beaten past the outside edge.

Full and aimed at the toes, Sunil Narine clears the front leg and drills it wide of long on for a couple of more runs. 18 off that over and Kolkata are off to a flier.

Slower delivery, full and around off, Rahmanullah Gurbaz backs away and taps it behind point for a single.

FOUR! Fractionally short and over the stumps, Rahmanullah Gurbaz just gets across a bit and swats it away without great timing but more than enough to clear wide mid on and pick up another boundary.

SIX! It's like Phil Salt never left and Rahmanullah Gurbaz is making full use of this opportunity. This is the knuckle-ball from Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled a bit into the pitch and Gurbaz just charges down the track and whacks it a long way over wide long on for a biggie.

Full and straight, right in the blockhole, jammed down to long on for a single.

NOT OUT! Wow, Hyderabad have burned out both their reviews inside the first three overs and are a bit unlucky to have conceded four leg byes off both those balls too. Very full and around leg stump, shaping back into the left-hander, Sunil Narine clears the front leg to swing across the line but misses and the ball goes off the pads and past off stump into the third man fence. Bhuvneshwar Kumar reckons this is out and takes the review but Ball Tracking shows that the ball was pitching outside leg stump.

Back of a length and around off stump, Rahmanullah Gurbaz dabs it down to backward point. 20 off the over!

WIDE! Short of a length and angled down the leg side for a wide.

SIX! Off the edge but goes all the way and Pat Cummins is going the distance here with the new ball. Good length outside off, quicker too, Rahmanullah Gurbaz comes down the pitch to whack it down the ground but the ball flies off the outside edge and goes over the third man fence.

NOT OUT! Risky business from Rahmanullah Gurbaz but he gets away with it. Pat Cummins comes from slightly wider of the crease and angles it in a long way from around off and middle stump, Gurbaz walks right across the off stump and misses the flick. The ball goes off the pads and past the diving keeper for a boundary. Half an appeal for LBW and eventually, Cummins does review it. No spike on UltraEdge and Ball Tracking shows that it would have missed leg stump, so, just four leg byes.

Much better length from Pat Cummins as this is dug in short and right around the rib cage. Sunil Narine gets cramped for room and miscues the pull off the top edge but the ball lands safely over square leg. They get a single.

FOUR! Two in a row from Sunil Narine and he is in 6th gear already. Too full again, this time on the leg peg, Narine clears the front leg again and hammers it through mid-wicket for another boundary.

FOUR! Just over! Overpitched from Pat Cummins, around off and angling back in, Sunil Narine just clears the front leg and swats it flat over mid off for a boundary to get off the mark.

Top shot for no run! Full and swinging away from the off stump, Rahmanullah Gurbaz plays a stylish cover drive off the front foot and nails it but hits it straight to covers.

Hard length again and around off stump, Rahmanullah Gurbaz plays it away into the gap at cover-point and gets back for the second run.

Straight off the keeper's gloves and into the hands of Abdul Samad at first slip. Pitched up outside off, seaming away, Rahmanullah Gurbaz misses the cover drive and the ball flicks the outside off Heinrich Klaasen's gloves who is standing up to the stumps.

Hard length around the off stump, Rahmanullah Gurbaz stays on the front foot and taps it back to the bowler.

FOUR! A beauty of a shot to get going from Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Full again and outside off stump, Gurbaz just leans into the drive and creams it through covers for a boundary. Kolkata are up and running!

Good start from Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Nice and full around off stump, a bit of shape on the one as well, Rahmanullah Gurbaz tries to come forward and negate the swing but has to jam it out on the leg side.