We are back for Kolkata's reply. 

... The Run Chase ...

Right then, Kolkata need to get over a small hurdle here if they wish to post their first ever win against Lucknow in the Indian T20 League. Lucknow though have a promising balling attack and they will hope to make a positve impact in the Powerplay itself. Do join us for the second essay shortly, to find out who gets over the line here.

Mitchell Starc, the man of the moment is in for a chat.

Incredible bowling performance by Kolkata. They were amazing as soon as they got that first breakthrough, they never allowed Lucknow to settle in. 6 bowlers were used by Shreyas Iyer and amongst those only Harshit Rana failed to pick a wicket. It was Mitchell Starc who lead the coloumn with his three-wicket haul. Sunil Narine proving to be vital in the middle overs, he kept things pretty tight. 

After being put in to bat first, Lucknow certainly started positively by scoring 18 runs in 1.2 overs, but then they went on to lose two wickets inside the Powerplay. KL Rahul made sure he stuck around for long and kept the scoreboard ticking, although hardly found any able partner in the top 5 once Quinton de Kock departed. Ayush Badoni was the one who put his hand up, he got of to a start but eventually let the pressure get the better of him. Once again, the onus was on Nicholas Pooran to

Lucknow managed to score 35 runs in the final three over, but overall it was Kolkata who ruled the proceedings with the ball in hand. Lucknow will surely feel that they are 15-20 runs short on this batting paradise. 

Mitchell Starc to Arshad Khan, ! THE STUMPS ARE RATTLED! Bowls it full and straight at the stumps. Arshad Khan swings for the fences but fails to get any bat on it. The ball goes through him and crashes into the stumps. An excellent final over from Mitchell Starc as Lucknow finish on 161 for 7 in their 20 overs. 

Mitchell Starc to Krunal Pandya, Leg bye.

Mitchell Starc to Arshad Khan, 1 run.

Mitchell Starc to Arshad Khan, Pitched full, outside off. Arshad Khan swings and misses. 

Arshad Khan, the impact player sub for Lucknow, walks out to bat. He replaces Quinton de Kock. 

Mitchell Starc to Arshad Khan, Four!

Mitchell Starc to Nicholas Pooran, ! c Phil Salt b Mitchell Starc.

Mitchell Starc (3-0-23-1) returns to bowl the final over of the innings. 

Harshit Rana to Nicholas Pooran, Full-length, outside off. Pooran squirts it to deep third for a single to end the over.

Harshit Rana to Nicholas Pooran, Slower back of a length ball, outside off. Pooran is threw the shot early but fails to connect.

Harshit Rana to Nicholas Pooran, Goes full and wide, just inside the tramline. Pooran flays and misses. The batter has reviewed this for a WIDE. The replays show that it goes beneath the bat and it remains a fair delivery.

Harshit Rana to Nicholas Pooran, ! SMACKED! Short ball, around off. Pooran pulls it to the deep square leg region. The fielder gives the chase but fails to stop the boundary.

Harshit Rana to Nicholas Pooran, WIDE! Bowls it too wide and way outside the tramline. He has to reload that one.

Harshit Rana to Nicholas Pooran, Four!

Harshit Rana to Nicholas Pooran, WIDE! Lands it full, outside the tramline. Pooran covers the line and lets it go. Wide signaled by the umpire.

Harshit Rana to Nicholas Pooran, No run.

Vaibhav Arora to Krunal Pandya, Low full toss on the pad. Pandya looks to flick it through the on-side but gets a leading edge that falls toward the mid-off region. Starc comes in from the boundary but fails to prevent the batters from taking two runs.

Vaibhav Arora to Nicholas Pooran, Full and wide outside off. Pooran drills it to the sweeper cover for one.

Vaibhav Arora to Nicholas Pooran, Full-length, tailing into the middle and leg. Pooran heaves but gets an inside edge that rolls through backward square leg. He comes for the second. 

Vaibhav Arora to Nicholas Pooran, Six!

Vaibhav Arora to Nicholas Pooran, ! Up and Away! Short ball on the leg stump line. Pooran clears the front leg and hacks it over the deep square leg fielder for a biggie.

Vaibhav Arora to Krunal Pandya, Slower bumper, around off. Pandya pulls it to deep square leg for one.

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Harshit Rana to Nicholas Pooran, Short of a length, going across the batter. Pooran cuts and misses. A top over from Harshit Rana. Just 8 runs off it.

Harshit Rana to Nicholas Pooran, No run.

Harshit Rana to Nicholas Pooran, Full-length delivery, slanting away. Pooran swings and misses.

Harshit Rana to Nicholas Pooran, ! DISPATCHED! Slower length ball, outside off. Pooran drags it from outside off and smacks it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a massive hit.

Harshit Rana to Krunal Pandya, 1 run.

Harshit Rana to Nicholas Pooran, Slower length ball, outside off. Pooran slaps it to deep point for one.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Krunal Pandya, Wrong'un, outside off. Pandya cuts it to deep backward point for a single.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Nicholas Pooran, Flatter on the leg peg. Pooran turns it through mid-wicket for a run.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Nicholas Pooran, Short and wide outside off, cut away to deep point for a run.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Krunal Pandya, 1 run.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Krunal Pandya, No run.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Nicholas Pooran, Flatter and quicker, outside off. Pooran reaches for it and cuts it through extra cover for one.

Sunil Narine to Nicholas Pooran, Pitches it up, full and outside off. Pooran leans forward and drives it down to long off for one.

Strategic break! Lucknow have lost half their side now before the fifteen-over mark. Kolkata have kept picking wickets at regular intervals and have put the brakes on the scoring. Lucknow will hope for Nicholas Pooran to bat deep in the innings and take his side to a competitive score. The wicket is pretty good for batting but Kolkata have done an excellent job so far with the ball.  

Sunil Narine to Krunal Pandya, Quicker and fuller, on off. Pandya gets it to square leg off the inner half. One taken.

Sunil Narine to Ayush Badoni, ! CAUGHT! Ayush Badoni succumbs under pressure. He tries to push the score up but fails to do so. It is floated and full, around off. Ayush Badoni goes for the kill, with his dependable slog sweep, atlhough he does not connect well this time. It catches the outside edge and flies towards deep square leg. The hang time is a lot but distance isn't. Angkrish Raghuvanshi settles under it and takes a sharp catch.

Sunil Narine to Nicholas Pooran, Flatter one, around off. Pooran punches it past extra covers for one.

Sunil Narine to Ayush Badoni, Fuller one, on the pads. Badoni flicks it into the leg side for one.

Sunil Narine to Ayush Badoni, Pushed through quicker, full and around off. Badoni goes for the sweep but misses it complete. The ball sneaks through and pings him on the pads. Sunil Narine puts in an appeal but the umpire shows no interest. Shreyas Iyer then has a chat with the bowler and wicket-keeper, and eventually he does take the review for LBW. The UltraEdge though confirms that the bat is involved.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Nicholas Pooran, No run.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Nicholas Pooran, Quicker and shorter, wide of off. Nicholas Pooran throws the kitchen sink at it but misses.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Nicholas Pooran, Flatter one, on the stumps. Nicholas Pooran blocks it into the off side.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Nicholas Pooran, WIDE! Varun Chakaravarthy errs in his line once again. Goes full, angling across the left-hander. Nicholas Pooran looks to chase it but misses. Wide given by the umpire.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Ayush Badoni, Short ball, outside off. Badoni stands tall and cuts it to deep backward point for one.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Nicholas Pooran, A single take now as Pooran drives this full ball down the park.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Nicholas Pooran, WIDE! Varun Chakaravarthy stays away from the wheelhouse now. Fires it full, wide of off. It goes past the tramline. Wide called.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Nicholas Pooran, ! KABOOM! Full toss, on middle. Pooran is not going to miss out on the freebies. He swings across the line and smacks it over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum. 100 is up for the visitors here.

Sunil Narine to Nicholas Pooran, Darted on the pads. Pooran stays back and flicks it through mid-wicket for one. He will retain the strike.

Sunil Narine to Nicholas Pooran, Flatter one, outside off. Pooran dabs it out to safety.

Sunil Narine to Ayush Badoni, Goes full, outside off, slower through the air. Ayush Badoni comes across and tucks it through mid-wicket for one.

Sunil Narine to Nicholas Pooran, 1 run.

Sunil Narine to Nicholas Pooran, Pitched up, outside off. Pooran works it into the off side off the inner half.

Sunil Narine to Ayush Badoni, Fuller, on the pads, clipped to square leg for one.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Nicholas Pooran, A googly, around off. Pooran ends up slicing it towards short third but it does not carry.

Nicholas Pooran has to play a vital role here for his team. 

Varun Chakaravarthy to Nicholas Pooran, Slower one, around off. Pooran blocks it watchfully.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Marcus Stoinis, ! CAUGHT! Good reflex shown by Phil Salt behind the stumps. Out of nowhere, Varun Chakaravarthy gets the better of Marcus Stoinis in no time. It is a googly, around off. Marcus Stoinis looks to clip it away but it catches the inside edge, bangs him in the pads, although the ball pops up and goes to the right of the keeper. Phil Salt reads it perfectly, makes a late shift to his right, dives to that side and takes a stunning catch to put Luckno

Varun Chakaravarthy to Ayush Badoni, Quicker and flatter, on the pads. Badoni works it to mid on for one.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Ayush Badoni, Floated and full, around off, pushed to mid off.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Ayush Badoni, ! KABOOM! Ayush Badoni is stepping up for his side here. It is tossed up, full and on middle. Ayush Badoni gets low and slogs it over the square leg fence for a maximum.

Andre Russell to Marcus Stoinis, Fuller this time, angled into the pads. Marcus Stoinis flicks it towards deep mid-wicket and takes two runs. This is good running. 16 runs and a wicket come from this over.

Andre Russell to Marcus Stoinis, ! Short ball and punished once again. It is around off. Marcus Stoinis swivels on his back foot and pulls it along the ground this time through square leg for another boundary.

Andre Russell to Marcus Stoinis, No run.

Marcus Stoinis is the new batter in.

Andre Russell to Marcus Stoinis, ! Marcus Stoinis opens his account with a boundary. Back of a length, on middle. It sits up nicely for Stoinis. He goes through with the hook shot and pulls it towards deep square leg for four runs.

Andre Russell to KL Rahul, ! CAUGHT! Pressue, what is that says Russell. He has the last laugh here. 

Andre Russell to KL Rahul, ! BANG! Andre Russell under pressure instantly. What a shot to greet the West Indian player. It is a short ball, wide of off. KL Rahul hangs back and upper cuts it over the deep point  fence for a biggie.

Andre Russell comes into the attack now.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Ayush Badoni, Wrong'un on middle. Badoni takes a huge forward stride and gets an inside edge onto the pad.

Varun Chakaravarthy to KL Rahul, Flat and quick outside off. Rahul cuts it past the backward point fielder for a single.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Ayush Badoni, Fired in on the pad. Badoni turns it to short fine leg.

Varun Chakaravarthy to KL Rahul, 1 run.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Ayush Badoni, Four!

Varun Chakaravarthy to Ayush Badoni, 1 run.

Strategic break! Lucknow were off to a flier, for sure. Their opening pair did manage to build a solid platform, atlhough Kolkata did manage to find a way to come back in the contest with two quick breakthroughs. Since then, Kolkata have managed to apply the breaks as well. The middle overs phase is going to be very crucial for Lucknow, they need to be calculative if they wish to post a challenging total of this deck. 

Sunil Narine to Ayush Badoni, Flat on middle and off. Badoni knocks it down the ground to long-on for a run.

Sunil Narine to KL Rahul, Full on middle and leg, swept to deep square leg for a single.

Sunil Narine to KL Rahul, Appeal but turned down! Narine bowls it full and at the stumps. Rahul gets low for the sweep but fails to connect and is pinned in front. The umpire is unmoved. KKR decide against the review and rightly so as it pitched outside the off-stump line.

Sunil Narine to Ayush Badoni, 1 run.

Sunil Narine to KL Rahul, Off-break, around the middle. Rahul stays back and turns it through mid-wicket for one.

Sunil Narine to KL Rahul, Flat and quick outside off. Rahul chops it to point.

Harshit Rana to KL Rahul, Full-length, around off. Rahul drives it along the carpet to wide long-on for a single.

Harshit Rana to KL Rahul, Pace-off again, on a length, outside off. Rahul carves it past the backward point fielder for a double.

Harshit Rana to Ayush Badoni, Slower length ball, on off. Badoni waits and nudges it through square leg for a single.

Harshit Rana to KL Rahul, Pitched full, at the stumps. Rahul pushes it to mid-off for a quick single.

Harshit Rana to Ayush Badoni, Full on the middle and leg. Badoni flicks it through square leg for a single.

Harshit Rana to Ayush Badoni, No run.

Sunil Narine to Ayush Badoni, Drifted down the leg. Badoni turns it to short fine leg for one.

Sunil Narine to KL Rahul, 1 run.

Sunil Narine to KL Rahul, Off-break, turning into the batter. Rahul hangs back and drops it onto the pitch.

Sunil Narine to Ayush Badoni, Flat again, outside off. Punched to long-off for a single.

Sunil Narine to KL Rahul, Flatter, just outside off. Rahul steers it to backward point for a single.

Sunil Narine to Ayush Badoni, 1 run.

Harshit Rana to KL Rahul, ! Nicely done! Back of a length, around off. Rahul gets on top of the bounce and guides it between the short third and the backward point fielder for four runs.

Harshit Rana to Ayush Badoni, 1 run.

Harshit Rana to Ayush Badoni, Short of a good length, around off. Badoni skips down and guides it to the backward point. 

Harshit Rana to Ayush Badoni, Back of a length, on off. Badoni tucks into the leg side.

Harshit Rana to Ayush Badoni, ! CLASSY! Full-length delivery, just outside off. Badoni leans into it and times this through the cover region for a stunning boundary. 

Harshit Rana to KL Rahul, Hard-length, nipping back into the batter. Rahul comes forward and gets an inside edge onto his thigh pad. The ball rolls into the off-side for a run.

Mitchell Starc to Ayush Badoni, Fuller this time, on fourth stump. Ayush Badoni stays back and defends it solidly into covers. A wicket-taking over from Starc comes to an end.

Mitchell Starc to Ayush Badoni, Length ball, around off, blocked out watchfully.

Mitchell Starc to Deepak Hooda, ! c Ramandeep Singh b Mitchell Starc.

Mitchell Starc to KL Rahul, Good batting here. Length, outside off. KL Rahul pushes this towards deep point for a single. Mitchell Starc has given away 23 runs so far. Very unlike him.

Mitchell Starc to KL Rahul, ! Up and over! Incredible hit. Good length, angling across the right-hander. KL Rahul picks it up nicely and cunches it over covers for a one-bounce boundary.

Mitchell Starc to KL Rahul, Back of a length, around middle, shaping back into the batter. KL Rahul hangs back and flicks it to square leg but straight to the fielder.

Will we see a change now? NO! Shreyas Iyer thinks Mitchell Starc is good to continue here.

Vaibhav Arora to Deepak Hooda, A couple of dots on the trot to end the over. It is on a length, outside off. Hooda wanted to work it into the off side, but it catches the inner half and rolls back towards the bowler.

Vaibhav Arora to Deepak Hooda, Full this time, outside off. Hooda strides across and blocks it into the off side for no run.

Vaibhav Arora to Deepak Hooda, Four!

Vaibhav Arora to KL Rahul, Good length, around the hips. KL Rahul tucks it to square leg for a single.

Vaibhav Arora to KL Rahul, Fuller one, outside off. KL Rahul gets behind the line and defends it to covers.

Mitchell Starc to KL Rahul, ! Cracking hit. KL Rahul surely spoils the over for Starc here. It is short, sliding down leg. KL Rahul swivels on his back foot and pulls it through the gap at square leg for four runs.

Vaibhav Arora to Deepak Hooda, Vaibhav Arora serves a length ball, angling into the right-hander. Deepak Hooda stays back and clips it to square leg for one.

Mitchell Starc to Deepak Hooda, Pitched up, full and on off. Hooda leans forward and unable to time his drive well. He works it to mid off only for a single.

Mitchell Starc to KL Rahul, Good length, on top of off. KL Rahul hangs back and taps it to covers for a quick single.

Mitchell Starc to KL Rahul, WIDE! Mitchell Starc errs in his line this time and goes down the leg side. The umpire signals it as a wide.

Mitchell Starc to Deepak Hooda, Back of a length, on the fourth stump. Second bouncer to him in the four deliveries that he has face. The player who has come back into the side is being tested here. Deepak Hooda dabs it towards short third and crosses.

Mitchell Starc to Deepak Hooda, Two dots on the trot now! Once again same line and length. Making the most of the angle here Starc. Deepak Hooda with a tentative poke once again.

Mitchell Starc to Deepak Hooda, Mitchell Starc starts his second over with a dot ball. A peach of a delivery as well. On a length, around off, angling across the right-hander. Deepak Hooda tentatively tries to defend it away but misses.

Vaibhav Arora to Deepak Hooda, A sharp bumper, on the body of the new batter. Deepak Hooda awkwardly defends it into the leg side from inside the crease and crosses for one to open his account.

Deepak Hooda walks in at number 3.

Vaibhav Arora to Quinton de Kock, ! CAUGHT! Vaibhav Arora after a horror start, and finally something to cheer about here. It is straighter one, full, outside off. Quinton de Kock eye's lit up after looking at the width on offer. He thinks about freeing his arms but only manages to get a thick outside edge. The ball flies to the left of backward point. Sunil Narine there moves to that side and completes the catch to get his team back in the contest.

Vaibhav Arora to Quinton de Kock, Second dot of this over! It is a length ball, around middle and leg. Quinton de Kock gets it towards point off the outside edge.

Vaibhav Arora to KL Rahul, An inswinging delivery now, full and on middle. KL Rahul pushes it to mid off and takes off to the other end for a quick single. Very good running here.

Vaibhav Arora to KL Rahul, ! Who needs a Free Hit says KL Rahul. It is pitched up, outside off. KL Rahul winds up and swings hard at it. He goes inside out and all the way over the covers fence. So, 8 runs have come in this over already off the two legal deliveries.

Vaibhav Arora to KL Rahul, DOT! KL Rahul could not make the most of the Free Hit. Vaibhav Arora nails the wide yorker this time, outside off. KL Rahul tries to reach out but fails to connect this time. 

Vaibhav Arora to KL Rahul, NO BALL! It is a length ball, around off, blocked out. The umpire signals a no ball due to overstepping. Vaibhav Arora is yet to bowl a legal delivery in his spell. Free Hit coming up.

Vaibhav Arora to KL Rahul, WIDE! Vaibhav Arora starts with a slower one, on a length, outside off. It shapes away and goes past the tramline. KL Rahul leaves it alone. It has been given as a wide. Although, Shreyas Iyer has take a review for the wide. The third umpire confirms that the ball is on top of the tramline and the on-field decision stands. Not the start the hosts were after.

Who will bowl from the other end? It is going to be Vaibhav Arora.

Mitchell Starc to Quinton de Kock, Back of a length, on fifth stump. Quinton de Kock dabs it to backward point. There is a misfield there and the batters convert their single into a double. 10 runs then for Lucknow in the very first over.

Mitchell Starc to Quinton de Kock, Make that 3 dots now! Good comeback by the Aussie seamer. Good length, in the channel. Quinton de Kock tries to go after it but gets beaten on the outside edge. Much better length this time, top of the stumps to beat the left-hander.

Mitchell Starc to Quinton de Kock, Mitchell Starc steams in and dishes a full-length ball, around off, swinging away. Quinton de Kock taps it back to the bowler. Two dot balls in a row now. Mitchell Starc getting into his groove.

Mitchell Starc to Quinton de Kock, Pitched up this time, around off. Quinton de Kock prods and blocks it to mid off.

Mitchell Starc to Quinton de Kock, Four!

Mitchell Starc to Quinton de Kock, ! SMACKED! Quinton de Kock needs no second invitation. A bit of swing on offer for Starc. It is full, around leg, swinging away a touch. Quinton de Kock leans forward, connects it with the middle of the bat and creams it down the ground for a boundary at long on.

All in readiness now as the teams and umpires make their way to the ground. KL Rahul and Quinton de Kock are the openers for LSG. It will be Mitchell Starc to start with the ball for KKR. Let's play... 

KL Rahul, the captain of Lucknow is in for a chat. He starts by saying that looking at the pitch it looks like a good deck. He would've loved to bowl first as well here. The most important thing is to recover well, in a short span, because he believes they will turn up when they enter the field. Ends by saying there are a couple of changes. Devdutt Padikkal and Naveen-ul-Haq miss out, Deepak Hooda and Shamar Joseph make their way into the side and so does Mohsin Khan.

Shreyas Iyer, the skipper of Kolkata says he feels nostalgic and he is happy to be back home. States that the atmosphere is electric at Eden Gardens. Shares that the previous game pitch was a belter to bat and he expects a similar pitch today. Ends by sharing that Harshit Rana comes in to the XI while Rinku Singh will come in as the impact-sub.

Impact players nominated by Kolkata - Arshad Khan, Prerak Mankad, M. Siddharth, Amit Mishra, Krishnappa Gowtham.

Lucknow (Playing XI) - KL Rahul (C/ WK), Quinton de Kock, Deepak Hooda (In for Devdutt Padikkal), Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Mohsin Khan (In for Naveen-ul-Haq), Ravi Bishnoi, Shamar Joseph, Yash Thakur.

Impact players nominated by Kolkata - Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Manish Pandey, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rinku Singh.

Kolkata (Playing XI) - Phil Salt (WK), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (C), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana (In for Rinku Singh), Varun Chakaravarthy.

We are back for Kolkata's reply. 

... The Run Chase ...

Right then, Kolkata need to get over a small hurdle here if they wish to post their first ever win against Lucknow in the Indian T20 League. Lucknow though have a promising balling attack and they will hope to make a positve impact in the Powerplay itself. Do join us for the second essay shortly, to find out who gets over the line here.

Mitchell Starc, the man of the moment is in for a chat.

Incredible bowling performance by Kolkata. They were amazing as soon as they got that first breakthrough, they never allowed Lucknow to settle in. 6 bowlers were used by Shreyas Iyer and amongst those only Harshit Rana failed to pick a wicket. It was Mitchell Starc who lead the coloumn with his three-wicket haul. Sunil Narine proving to be vital in the middle overs, he kept things pretty tight. 

After being put in to bat first, Lucknow certainly started positively by scoring 18 runs in 1.2 overs, but then they went on to lose two wickets inside the Powerplay. KL Rahul made sure he stuck around for long and kept the scoreboard ticking, although hardly found any able partner in the top 5 once Quinton de Kock departed. Ayush Badoni was the one who put his hand up, he got of to a start but eventually let the pressure get the better of him. Once again, the onus was on Nicholas Pooran to

Lucknow managed to score 35 runs in the final three over, but overall it was Kolkata who ruled the proceedings with the ball in hand. Lucknow will surely feel that they are 15-20 runs short on this batting paradise. 

Mitchell Starc to Arshad Khan, ! THE STUMPS ARE RATTLED! Bowls it full and straight at the stumps. Arshad Khan swings for the fences but fails to get any bat on it. The ball goes through him and crashes into the stumps. An excellent final over from Mitchell Starc as Lucknow finish on 161 for 7 in their 20 overs. 

Mitchell Starc to Krunal Pandya, Leg bye.

Mitchell Starc to Arshad Khan, 1 run.

Mitchell Starc to Arshad Khan, Pitched full, outside off. Arshad Khan swings and misses. 

Arshad Khan, the impact player sub for Lucknow, walks out to bat. He replaces Quinton de Kock. 

Mitchell Starc to Arshad Khan, Four!

Mitchell Starc to Nicholas Pooran, ! c Phil Salt b Mitchell Starc.

Mitchell Starc (3-0-23-1) returns to bowl the final over of the innings. 

Harshit Rana to Nicholas Pooran, Full-length, outside off. Pooran squirts it to deep third for a single to end the over.

Harshit Rana to Nicholas Pooran, Slower back of a length ball, outside off. Pooran is threw the shot early but fails to connect.

Harshit Rana to Nicholas Pooran, Goes full and wide, just inside the tramline. Pooran flays and misses. The batter has reviewed this for a WIDE. The replays show that it goes beneath the bat and it remains a fair delivery.

Harshit Rana to Nicholas Pooran, ! SMACKED! Short ball, around off. Pooran pulls it to the deep square leg region. The fielder gives the chase but fails to stop the boundary.

Harshit Rana to Nicholas Pooran, WIDE! Bowls it too wide and way outside the tramline. He has to reload that one.

Harshit Rana to Nicholas Pooran, Four!

Harshit Rana to Nicholas Pooran, WIDE! Lands it full, outside the tramline. Pooran covers the line and lets it go. Wide signaled by the umpire.

Harshit Rana to Nicholas Pooran, No run.

Vaibhav Arora to Krunal Pandya, Low full toss on the pad. Pandya looks to flick it through the on-side but gets a leading edge that falls toward the mid-off region. Starc comes in from the boundary but fails to prevent the batters from taking two runs.

Vaibhav Arora to Nicholas Pooran, Full and wide outside off. Pooran drills it to the sweeper cover for one.

Vaibhav Arora to Nicholas Pooran, Full-length, tailing into the middle and leg. Pooran heaves but gets an inside edge that rolls through backward square leg. He comes for the second. 

Vaibhav Arora to Nicholas Pooran, Six!

Vaibhav Arora to Nicholas Pooran, ! Up and Away! Short ball on the leg stump line. Pooran clears the front leg and hacks it over the deep square leg fielder for a biggie.

Vaibhav Arora to Krunal Pandya, Slower bumper, around off. Pandya pulls it to deep square leg for one.

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Harshit Rana to Nicholas Pooran, Short of a length, going across the batter. Pooran cuts and misses. A top over from Harshit Rana. Just 8 runs off it.

Harshit Rana to Nicholas Pooran, No run.

Harshit Rana to Nicholas Pooran, Full-length delivery, slanting away. Pooran swings and misses.

Harshit Rana to Nicholas Pooran, ! DISPATCHED! Slower length ball, outside off. Pooran drags it from outside off and smacks it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a massive hit.

Harshit Rana to Krunal Pandya, 1 run.

Harshit Rana to Nicholas Pooran, Slower length ball, outside off. Pooran slaps it to deep point for one.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Krunal Pandya, Wrong'un, outside off. Pandya cuts it to deep backward point for a single.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Nicholas Pooran, Flatter on the leg peg. Pooran turns it through mid-wicket for a run.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Nicholas Pooran, Short and wide outside off, cut away to deep point for a run.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Krunal Pandya, 1 run.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Krunal Pandya, No run.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Nicholas Pooran, Flatter and quicker, outside off. Pooran reaches for it and cuts it through extra cover for one.

Sunil Narine to Nicholas Pooran, Pitches it up, full and outside off. Pooran leans forward and drives it down to long off for one.

Strategic break! Lucknow have lost half their side now before the fifteen-over mark. Kolkata have kept picking wickets at regular intervals and have put the brakes on the scoring. Lucknow will hope for Nicholas Pooran to bat deep in the innings and take his side to a competitive score. The wicket is pretty good for batting but Kolkata have done an excellent job so far with the ball.  

Sunil Narine to Krunal Pandya, Quicker and fuller, on off. Pandya gets it to square leg off the inner half. One taken.

Sunil Narine to Ayush Badoni, ! CAUGHT! Ayush Badoni succumbs under pressure. He tries to push the score up but fails to do so. It is floated and full, around off. Ayush Badoni goes for the kill, with his dependable slog sweep, atlhough he does not connect well this time. It catches the outside edge and flies towards deep square leg. The hang time is a lot but distance isn't. Angkrish Raghuvanshi settles under it and takes a sharp catch.

Sunil Narine to Nicholas Pooran, Flatter one, around off. Pooran punches it past extra covers for one.

Sunil Narine to Ayush Badoni, Fuller one, on the pads. Badoni flicks it into the leg side for one.

Sunil Narine to Ayush Badoni, Pushed through quicker, full and around off. Badoni goes for the sweep but misses it complete. The ball sneaks through and pings him on the pads. Sunil Narine puts in an appeal but the umpire shows no interest. Shreyas Iyer then has a chat with the bowler and wicket-keeper, and eventually he does take the review for LBW. The UltraEdge though confirms that the bat is involved.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Nicholas Pooran, No run.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Nicholas Pooran, Quicker and shorter, wide of off. Nicholas Pooran throws the kitchen sink at it but misses.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Nicholas Pooran, Flatter one, on the stumps. Nicholas Pooran blocks it into the off side.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Nicholas Pooran, WIDE! Varun Chakaravarthy errs in his line once again. Goes full, angling across the left-hander. Nicholas Pooran looks to chase it but misses. Wide given by the umpire.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Ayush Badoni, Short ball, outside off. Badoni stands tall and cuts it to deep backward point for one.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Nicholas Pooran, A single take now as Pooran drives this full ball down the park.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Nicholas Pooran, WIDE! Varun Chakaravarthy stays away from the wheelhouse now. Fires it full, wide of off. It goes past the tramline. Wide called.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Nicholas Pooran, ! KABOOM! Full toss, on middle. Pooran is not going to miss out on the freebies. He swings across the line and smacks it over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum. 100 is up for the visitors here.

Sunil Narine to Nicholas Pooran, Darted on the pads. Pooran stays back and flicks it through mid-wicket for one. He will retain the strike.

Sunil Narine to Nicholas Pooran, Flatter one, outside off. Pooran dabs it out to safety.

Sunil Narine to Ayush Badoni, Goes full, outside off, slower through the air. Ayush Badoni comes across and tucks it through mid-wicket for one.

Sunil Narine to Nicholas Pooran, 1 run.

Sunil Narine to Nicholas Pooran, Pitched up, outside off. Pooran works it into the off side off the inner half.

Sunil Narine to Ayush Badoni, Fuller, on the pads, clipped to square leg for one.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Nicholas Pooran, A googly, around off. Pooran ends up slicing it towards short third but it does not carry.

Nicholas Pooran has to play a vital role here for his team. 

Varun Chakaravarthy to Nicholas Pooran, Slower one, around off. Pooran blocks it watchfully.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Marcus Stoinis, ! CAUGHT! Good reflex shown by Phil Salt behind the stumps. Out of nowhere, Varun Chakaravarthy gets the better of Marcus Stoinis in no time. It is a googly, around off. Marcus Stoinis looks to clip it away but it catches the inside edge, bangs him in the pads, although the ball pops up and goes to the right of the keeper. Phil Salt reads it perfectly, makes a late shift to his right, dives to that side and takes a stunning catch to put Luckno

Varun Chakaravarthy to Ayush Badoni, Quicker and flatter, on the pads. Badoni works it to mid on for one.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Ayush Badoni, Floated and full, around off, pushed to mid off.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Ayush Badoni, ! KABOOM! Ayush Badoni is stepping up for his side here. It is tossed up, full and on middle. Ayush Badoni gets low and slogs it over the square leg fence for a maximum.

Andre Russell to Marcus Stoinis, Fuller this time, angled into the pads. Marcus Stoinis flicks it towards deep mid-wicket and takes two runs. This is good running. 16 runs and a wicket come from this over.

Andre Russell to Marcus Stoinis, ! Short ball and punished once again. It is around off. Marcus Stoinis swivels on his back foot and pulls it along the ground this time through square leg for another boundary.

Andre Russell to Marcus Stoinis, No run.

Marcus Stoinis is the new batter in.

Andre Russell to Marcus Stoinis, ! Marcus Stoinis opens his account with a boundary. Back of a length, on middle. It sits up nicely for Stoinis. He goes through with the hook shot and pulls it towards deep square leg for four runs.

Andre Russell to KL Rahul, ! CAUGHT! Pressue, what is that says Russell. He has the last laugh here. 

Andre Russell to KL Rahul, ! BANG! Andre Russell under pressure instantly. What a shot to greet the West Indian player. It is a short ball, wide of off. KL Rahul hangs back and upper cuts it over the deep point  fence for a biggie.

Andre Russell comes into the attack now.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Ayush Badoni, Wrong'un on middle. Badoni takes a huge forward stride and gets an inside edge onto the pad.

Varun Chakaravarthy to KL Rahul, Flat and quick outside off. Rahul cuts it past the backward point fielder for a single.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Ayush Badoni, Fired in on the pad. Badoni turns it to short fine leg.

Varun Chakaravarthy to KL Rahul, 1 run.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Ayush Badoni, Four!

Varun Chakaravarthy to Ayush Badoni, 1 run.

Strategic break! Lucknow were off to a flier, for sure. Their opening pair did manage to build a solid platform, atlhough Kolkata did manage to find a way to come back in the contest with two quick breakthroughs. Since then, Kolkata have managed to apply the breaks as well. The middle overs phase is going to be very crucial for Lucknow, they need to be calculative if they wish to post a challenging total of this deck. 

Sunil Narine to Ayush Badoni, Flat on middle and off. Badoni knocks it down the ground to long-on for a run.

Sunil Narine to KL Rahul, Full on middle and leg, swept to deep square leg for a single.

Sunil Narine to KL Rahul, Appeal but turned down! Narine bowls it full and at the stumps. Rahul gets low for the sweep but fails to connect and is pinned in front. The umpire is unmoved. KKR decide against the review and rightly so as it pitched outside the off-stump line.

Sunil Narine to Ayush Badoni, 1 run.

Sunil Narine to KL Rahul, Off-break, around the middle. Rahul stays back and turns it through mid-wicket for one.

Sunil Narine to KL Rahul, Flat and quick outside off. Rahul chops it to point.

Harshit Rana to KL Rahul, Full-length, around off. Rahul drives it along the carpet to wide long-on for a single.

Harshit Rana to KL Rahul, Pace-off again, on a length, outside off. Rahul carves it past the backward point fielder for a double.

Harshit Rana to Ayush Badoni, Slower length ball, on off. Badoni waits and nudges it through square leg for a single.

Harshit Rana to KL Rahul, Pitched full, at the stumps. Rahul pushes it to mid-off for a quick single.

Harshit Rana to Ayush Badoni, Full on the middle and leg. Badoni flicks it through square leg for a single.

Harshit Rana to Ayush Badoni, No run.

Sunil Narine to Ayush Badoni, Drifted down the leg. Badoni turns it to short fine leg for one.

Sunil Narine to KL Rahul, 1 run.

Sunil Narine to KL Rahul, Off-break, turning into the batter. Rahul hangs back and drops it onto the pitch.

Sunil Narine to Ayush Badoni, Flat again, outside off. Punched to long-off for a single.

Sunil Narine to KL Rahul, Flatter, just outside off. Rahul steers it to backward point for a single.

Sunil Narine to Ayush Badoni, 1 run.

Harshit Rana to KL Rahul, ! Nicely done! Back of a length, around off. Rahul gets on top of the bounce and guides it between the short third and the backward point fielder for four runs.

Harshit Rana to Ayush Badoni, 1 run.

Harshit Rana to Ayush Badoni, Short of a good length, around off. Badoni skips down and guides it to the backward point. 

Harshit Rana to Ayush Badoni, Back of a length, on off. Badoni tucks into the leg side.

Harshit Rana to Ayush Badoni, ! CLASSY! Full-length delivery, just outside off. Badoni leans into it and times this through the cover region for a stunning boundary. 

Harshit Rana to KL Rahul, Hard-length, nipping back into the batter. Rahul comes forward and gets an inside edge onto his thigh pad. The ball rolls into the off-side for a run.

Mitchell Starc to Ayush Badoni, Fuller this time, on fourth stump. Ayush Badoni stays back and defends it solidly into covers. A wicket-taking over from Starc comes to an end.

Mitchell Starc to Ayush Badoni, Length ball, around off, blocked out watchfully.

Mitchell Starc to Deepak Hooda, ! c Ramandeep Singh b Mitchell Starc.

Mitchell Starc to KL Rahul, Good batting here. Length, outside off. KL Rahul pushes this towards deep point for a single. Mitchell Starc has given away 23 runs so far. Very unlike him.

Mitchell Starc to KL Rahul, ! Up and over! Incredible hit. Good length, angling across the right-hander. KL Rahul picks it up nicely and cunches it over covers for a one-bounce boundary.

Mitchell Starc to KL Rahul, Back of a length, around middle, shaping back into the batter. KL Rahul hangs back and flicks it to square leg but straight to the fielder.

Will we see a change now? NO! Shreyas Iyer thinks Mitchell Starc is good to continue here.

Vaibhav Arora to Deepak Hooda, A couple of dots on the trot to end the over. It is on a length, outside off. Hooda wanted to work it into the off side, but it catches the inner half and rolls back towards the bowler.

Vaibhav Arora to Deepak Hooda, Full this time, outside off. Hooda strides across and blocks it into the off side for no run.

Vaibhav Arora to Deepak Hooda, Four!

Vaibhav Arora to KL Rahul, Good length, around the hips. KL Rahul tucks it to square leg for a single.

Vaibhav Arora to KL Rahul, Fuller one, outside off. KL Rahul gets behind the line and defends it to covers.

Mitchell Starc to KL Rahul, ! Cracking hit. KL Rahul surely spoils the over for Starc here. It is short, sliding down leg. KL Rahul swivels on his back foot and pulls it through the gap at square leg for four runs.

Vaibhav Arora to Deepak Hooda, Vaibhav Arora serves a length ball, angling into the right-hander. Deepak Hooda stays back and clips it to square leg for one.

Mitchell Starc to Deepak Hooda, Pitched up, full and on off. Hooda leans forward and unable to time his drive well. He works it to mid off only for a single.

Mitchell Starc to KL Rahul, Good length, on top of off. KL Rahul hangs back and taps it to covers for a quick single.

Mitchell Starc to KL Rahul, WIDE! Mitchell Starc errs in his line this time and goes down the leg side. The umpire signals it as a wide.

Mitchell Starc to Deepak Hooda, Back of a length, on the fourth stump. Second bouncer to him in the four deliveries that he has face. The player who has come back into the side is being tested here. Deepak Hooda dabs it towards short third and crosses.

Mitchell Starc to Deepak Hooda, Two dots on the trot now! Once again same line and length. Making the most of the angle here Starc. Deepak Hooda with a tentative poke once again.

Mitchell Starc to Deepak Hooda, Mitchell Starc starts his second over with a dot ball. A peach of a delivery as well. On a length, around off, angling across the right-hander. Deepak Hooda tentatively tries to defend it away but misses.

Vaibhav Arora to Deepak Hooda, A sharp bumper, on the body of the new batter. Deepak Hooda awkwardly defends it into the leg side from inside the crease and crosses for one to open his account.

Deepak Hooda walks in at number 3.

Vaibhav Arora to Quinton de Kock, ! CAUGHT! Vaibhav Arora after a horror start, and finally something to cheer about here. It is straighter one, full, outside off. Quinton de Kock eye's lit up after looking at the width on offer. He thinks about freeing his arms but only manages to get a thick outside edge. The ball flies to the left of backward point. Sunil Narine there moves to that side and completes the catch to get his team back in the contest.

Vaibhav Arora to Quinton de Kock, Second dot of this over! It is a length ball, around middle and leg. Quinton de Kock gets it towards point off the outside edge.

Vaibhav Arora to KL Rahul, An inswinging delivery now, full and on middle. KL Rahul pushes it to mid off and takes off to the other end for a quick single. Very good running here.

Vaibhav Arora to KL Rahul, ! Who needs a Free Hit says KL Rahul. It is pitched up, outside off. KL Rahul winds up and swings hard at it. He goes inside out and all the way over the covers fence. So, 8 runs have come in this over already off the two legal deliveries.

Vaibhav Arora to KL Rahul, DOT! KL Rahul could not make the most of the Free Hit. Vaibhav Arora nails the wide yorker this time, outside off. KL Rahul tries to reach out but fails to connect this time. 

Vaibhav Arora to KL Rahul, NO BALL! It is a length ball, around off, blocked out. The umpire signals a no ball due to overstepping. Vaibhav Arora is yet to bowl a legal delivery in his spell. Free Hit coming up.

Vaibhav Arora to KL Rahul, WIDE! Vaibhav Arora starts with a slower one, on a length, outside off. It shapes away and goes past the tramline. KL Rahul leaves it alone. It has been given as a wide. Although, Shreyas Iyer has take a review for the wide. The third umpire confirms that the ball is on top of the tramline and the on-field decision stands. Not the start the hosts were after.

Who will bowl from the other end? It is going to be Vaibhav Arora.

Mitchell Starc to Quinton de Kock, Back of a length, on fifth stump. Quinton de Kock dabs it to backward point. There is a misfield there and the batters convert their single into a double. 10 runs then for Lucknow in the very first over.

Mitchell Starc to Quinton de Kock, Make that 3 dots now! Good comeback by the Aussie seamer. Good length, in the channel. Quinton de Kock tries to go after it but gets beaten on the outside edge. Much better length this time, top of the stumps to beat the left-hander.

Mitchell Starc to Quinton de Kock, Mitchell Starc steams in and dishes a full-length ball, around off, swinging away. Quinton de Kock taps it back to the bowler. Two dot balls in a row now. Mitchell Starc getting into his groove.

Mitchell Starc to Quinton de Kock, Pitched up this time, around off. Quinton de Kock prods and blocks it to mid off.

Mitchell Starc to Quinton de Kock, Four!

Mitchell Starc to Quinton de Kock, ! SMACKED! Quinton de Kock needs no second invitation. A bit of swing on offer for Starc. It is full, around leg, swinging away a touch. Quinton de Kock leans forward, connects it with the middle of the bat and creams it down the ground for a boundary at long on.

All in readiness now as the teams and umpires make their way to the ground. KL Rahul and Quinton de Kock are the openers for LSG. It will be Mitchell Starc to start with the ball for KKR. Let's play... 

KL Rahul, the captain of Lucknow is in for a chat. He starts by saying that looking at the pitch it looks like a good deck. He would've loved to bowl first as well here. The most important thing is to recover well, in a short span, because he believes they will turn up when they enter the field. Ends by saying there are a couple of changes. Devdutt Padikkal and Naveen-ul-Haq miss out, Deepak Hooda and Shamar Joseph make their way into the side and so does Mohsin Khan.

Shreyas Iyer, the skipper of Kolkata says he feels nostalgic and he is happy to be back home. States that the atmosphere is electric at Eden Gardens. Shares that the previous game pitch was a belter to bat and he expects a similar pitch today. Ends by sharing that Harshit Rana comes in to the XI while Rinku Singh will come in as the impact-sub.

Impact players nominated by Kolkata - Arshad Khan, Prerak Mankad, M. Siddharth, Amit Mishra, Krishnappa Gowtham.

Lucknow (Playing XI) - KL Rahul (C/ WK), Quinton de Kock, Deepak Hooda (In for Devdutt Padikkal), Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Mohsin Khan (In for Naveen-ul-Haq), Ravi Bishnoi, Shamar Joseph, Yash Thakur.

Impact players nominated by Kolkata - Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Manish Pandey, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rinku Singh.

Kolkata (Playing XI) - Phil Salt (WK), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (C), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana (In for Rinku Singh), Varun Chakaravarthy.