LSG vs KKR Ball by Ball Commentary

OUT! PLUMB IN FRONT! A confident appeal and up goes the finger! Harshit Rana bowls the off-cutter from over the wicket, full and straight, at the stumps, Ravi Bishnoi fails to pick the change of pace and presses forward to clip it away off his pads. He gets undone by the lack of pace and gets beaten on the inside edge. The ball goes through to rap him on the crouched back leg right in front of the stumps. It looked dead straight at first glance and this looks like a review more in hope than anything else by Ravi Bishnoi. There is nothing on UltraEdge and the Ball Tracking shows the ball to be clipping the leg stump and it is umpire's call. The on-field decision will stand and it is all over for Lucknow. All smiles in the Kolkata camp as they win by a handsome margin of 98 runs.

OUT! TAKEN! Varun Chakaravarthy gets his reward for floating it up there! Chakaravarthy offers flight from over the wicket, full and around off, Yudhvir Singh gets down for the slog sweep. He swings with all his might but only manages to get a top edge that goes high in the air but only as far as cover where Andre Russell settles under the skier and makes no mistake. Third wicket of the night for Chakaravarthy and Lucknow are crumbling towards a heavy defeat.

Drags the length back and bowls it on off, Yudhvir Singh goes on the back foot and pushes it to cover.

SIX! Yudhvir Singh finally connects! Tosses it up, full and on off, Yudhvir Singh accepts the invitation and hits it cleanly over wide long on for a maximum.

Flatter and quicker, on off, Yudhvir Singh hangs back to keep it out but gets rushed and gets beaten on the inside edge.

How did that miss the stumps? Loops it up nicely, full and around off, turning in, Yudhvir Singh gets down for a big heave across the line but misses as the ball sneaks just past the off stump.

Goes full and on off, Ravi Bishnoi knocks it down to long on for a single.

Bangs it into the deck, over middle, Yudhvir Singh swings for the pull but fails to connect.

Fullish delivery, on off, Ravi Bishnoi goes for the drive away from his body. Gets an inside edge that sneaks past the stumps and rolls down to fine leg for one.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Phil Salt does not drop those! Bangs it into the deck, on off, Krunal Pandya arches back and shapes up to play the upper cut over the keeper. The ball comes on quicker than he anticipated and gets big on him. Pandya gets a feather on it and Salt does the rest by leaping and completes it with ease.

DROPPED! Shreyas Iyer does all the hard work of getting there but puts it down! Takes pace off and serves it on a length, on off, Krunal Pandya looks to go over mid off but skies it high in the air. Shreyas Iyer turns around and does get to the ball in time. Attempts to reverse cup it near his chest but it bursts through his hands. Two runs taken.

Bowls it on a back of a length, on off, Yudhvir Singh gets on his toes and dabs it to the left of backward point for a single.

Length ball, shade outside the off stump, Krunal Pandya tries to get underneath it but fails to time the lofted shot and gets an inside half of the bat to the leg side for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Now, that's an unlucky way to get out! Full in length, drifting around off, Turner goes for a big heave and is down on one knee for an expansive shot but he gets a thickish inside edge onto his left boot and the ball deflects straight into the hands of Varun Chakravarthy who takes a simply dolly of a catch coming forward. The TV Umpire checks and confirms that the ball has clearly deflected off the boot and didn't bump off the ground.

SIX! He's having some fun here! Punished! Varun Chakravarthy drops a googly right into the hitting arc around off, Ashton Turner sits down again and thumps it over cow corner for another maximum.

Drops it short around off, Krunal Pandya punches it through covers for one.

Around the wicket now, on the dragged length, outside off, Krunal Pandya drags it to short mid-wicket.

A googly to follow-up, around off, Ashton Turner backs away and drops it to backward point for a single.

SIX! Shot! Offers a nice juicy half-volley at the stumps, Ashton Turner gets down on one knee and slogs it over the deep mid-wicket for a maximum.

On a length around off stump. Ashton Turner stays away and punches it in front of square for a run.

Back of a length and angling at the stumps, Ashton Turner hangs back and punches it to extra cover.

Back of a length, on off, Krunal Pandya looks to cut, but is cramped for room, and mistimes it towards backward point for a single.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! Sunil Narine gets a wicket now and Lucknow is falling apart here. Sunil Narine bowls it on a slightly pulled-back length around off, Ayush Badoni gets his dancing shoes on and charges ahead to go downtown but fails to generate enough power on the shot as the bat twists in his hand a bit and hence, it slices up in the night sky for a fair bit of time and sails over mid off. Mitchell Starc from long off comes forward and takes a comfortable catch.

Shade fuller in length, angling on the pads, Ashton Turner nudges it with soft hands towards square leg for a single.

Fuller and on the off stump, Ayush Badoni leans onto the ball and drives it along the ground for a single to long on.

Short in length, around off, Ayush Badoni lifts his front leg and tucks it towards deep mid-wicket for a single. Another successful over for Kolkata.

Leg bye! Fuller and slower, on middle and leg, Ashton Turner has a swipe across the line but gets beaten on the inside edge. The ball rolls off his pads to the leg side for a leg bye.

WIDE! Digs it in short, around off, Ashton Turner sways away from the line of the ball and lets it go as the ball sails over his head for a wide. Shreyas Iyer challenges the wide call but it is clearly going over the head. Kolkata lose their review.

WIDE! Bangs in a bumper, outside off, Ashton Turner watches it go over his head. Wide given.

Takes pace off and it is on a back of a length, over middle, Ayush Badoni waits on it and works it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Slips in a full delivery, sliding onto the pads, Ashton Turner clips it in front of square on the leg side and gets off the mark with a single.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Dre Russ strikes again and is over the moon with this crucial wicket! Short ball on the middle, getting the bounce right, over middle, Nicholas Pooran goes for a pull shot but gets a feather on it that carries straight to Phil Salt behind the wickets who takes an alert catch. The dangerous Pooran goes back now and Lucknow is in all sorts of trouble. Andre Russell, with this scalp, gets the better of his fellow countryman for the fifth time in the T20s now.

IN THE AIR...DROPPED! Bangs it short in length, on the chest level of Badoni. He swivels to pull but the ball is quick at him as he is late and the ball takes off the leading edge and hangs up in the night sky for an eternity. Sunil Narine stationed at deep third runs forward but does not commit to the catch and the ball deflects off his boots and rolls towards the converging fielder from deep fine leg. They cross for a single.

Short in length, around the middle and off, Ayush Badoni steers it off the back foot towards deep mid-wicket for an easy single. A very, very tidy over from Narine. Just four from it.

Flatter and quicker on off, Ayush Badoni brings his bat in time and pushes it back to Narine.

Slower, turning on the pads on a length, Ayush Badoni nudges it straight to short fine.

Drifts it further away from off on a fullish length, Nicholas Pooran reaches out and drives it well through covers for a single.

Slower through the air, on a length, on middle, Ayush Badoni tucks it along the ground to long on for one more run.

Lands this on off and on a length, Nicholas Pooran pushes it towards long off for a single.

On a fullish length, on middle, Ayush Badoni clips it in the vacant mid-wicket region and comes charging back for the second run. At the halfway mark, Lucknow are 96/4, needing 140 runs from 60 balls.

A direct hit and Ayush Badoni was a goner! Tucks the batter up for room as this is bowled on a back of a length, over middle, Nicholas Pooran dabs it wide of backward point and sets off for the run. Ramandeep Singh gets to the ball quickly but the ball sticks in his hand and even though, he manages to release the throw, it is well away from the stumps at the batting end.

Play and a miss! Angling across the batter, on a good length, Nicholas Pooran frees his arms to force it through the off side but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Angling in, on a back of a length, on middle, Ayush Badoni turns it through mid-wicket and gets to the other end.

SIX! Ayush Badoni takes on the short ball and it comes off. Russell digs it in short, over middle, Ayush Badoni hangs back and rides the bounce well. Nails the pull over deep square leg for a maximum.

WIDE! Digs it in short but it sails over the batter's head. Wide given.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Andre Russell strikes gold for Kolkata with his first delivery. A body blow to Lucknow as the in-form Marcus Stoinis departs. 5th time in T20 cricket that Russell has dismissed Stoinis and the match-up has worked for the visitors. Bowls it from over the wicket, on a good length, on off, Marcus Stoinis stays put and has a swipe across the line. The ball comes in a touch and catches the top edge of the bat. It goes high in the night sky towards point where Harshit Rana runs a few steps in and opts to take it low near his knees.

Almost chopped it back onto the stumps! Angling away and away from the reach of the batter, full and on off, Nicholas Pooran reaches out and throws his hands at it. Gets an inside edge that deflects back onto the left pad of the keeper, Phil Salt.

Tosses it up, full and aimed at the stumps, Marcus Stoinis gets down and sweeps it to the right of deep mid-wicket for another run.

Drops it short and it is outside off, Nicholas Pooran shapes up to force it through the off side. Miscues his shot down to long on for one.

SIX! BANG! Nicholas Pooran is away! Varun Chakaravarthy comes from around the wicket and gets the ball to turn in, on a length, on off, Nicholas Pooran gets down on one knee and leaves nothing in the tank. Smokes it over long on for a biggie to open his account.

OUT! LBW! A big shout and up goes the finger. It looks dead straight but Deepak Hooda has taken the review. Did he get some bat on it? Or does he feel that it is going over the stumps? Varun Chakaravarthy slips it on a full length, on middle and leg, Deepak Hooda strides ahead to defend but fails to smother the spin. The ball turns in sharply, sneaks past the inside edge, and pings Hooda on the flap of the front pad. There is nothing on UltraEdge and it is umpire's call on Ball Tracking with the ball clipping the top of the leg stump. Hooda feels hard done by the decision but he will have to keep walking. Lucknow keep their review but lose Hooda.

Starts off on a short length, a bit of extra bounce, on middle, Marcus Stoinis goes on the back foot and whips it towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

Pitches it right up, on off, Marcus Stoinis drives it to long off and retains the strike with a single.

Did that carry? Yes, it just about carried but it would be too harsh to call it a drop. Length delivery, angling in, on off and middle, Deepak Hooda looks to push it down the ground. The bat twists a bit in his hand and it comes off the inside half of the bat. Harshit gets low to his right near his shoelaces and only manages to get his fingertips to it. They cross.

FOUR! Nicely done and Deepak Hooda is away! Goes full and straight does Rana, at the stumps, Deepak Hooda picks up the length early and flicks it up and over mid-wicket. It almost went the distance for a maximum.

OUT! TAKEN! Harshit Rana gets rid of the Lucknow skipper! KL Rahul could not have picked the man in the deep any better. Lands it on a good length and the width is there for the batter to pounce on, KL Rahul's eyes light up as he throws his hands at it. He has no intention of keeping the ball along the ground. Hits it flat and it is straight down the throat of deep cover where Ramandeep Singh takes it near his face.

FOUR! Heaved away and it goes in the gap! On a good length, just outside off, KL Rahul drags the sway from outside off and manages to pick the gap as he hits it to the left of deep square leg for a much-needed boundary. 50-run stand comes up between these two batters.

Bowls it on a back of a length, on off and middle, Marcus Stoinis backs away and hurriedly slaps it down to long on for one.

Drags the length back and gets the ball to turn into the pads, Marcus Stoinis works it in front of square on the leg side. They push hard but the fielder in the deep is quick to get to the ball and keeps it down to one. 10 runs off Narine's over, Lucknow will take it any day of the week.

FOUR! Width offered and Marcus Stoinis cashes in! Tosses it up does Narine and ends up offering width on off, full in length, Marcus Stoinis creams the drive to the right of cover and beats long off to his left for a boundary.

Pushes it through, fuller and on off, KL Rahul shuffles across a bit and gets down to sweep. It comes off the inner half of the bat and the batters cross as the ball rolls in front of short fine leg.

Angling into the pads, on a nagging length, Marcus Stoinis turns it through square leg for one more run.

Good running! Turning away fractionally, short and around off, Marcus Stoinis punches it with a straight bat to the left of long on. It is placed well and that allows Stoinis to come back for the second run.

It goes straight from over the wicket, full and on middle and leg, KL Rahul knocks it down the ground to long on and rotates the strike.

Hits the deck hard again, over the off-stump line, Marcus Stoinis rides the bounce well and stabs it down the deck. Good comeback by Rana after being hit for a six.

Absolute beauty! Bowls it with an upright seam, on off, Marcus Stoinis hangs back in his crease and presents a straight bat to keep it out. The ball nips away off the deck and zips past the bat. A nod of approval from Stoinis.

WIDE! Attempts the slower delivery but gets the line wrong. Full and down leg, Marcus Stoinis misses the tickle. Wide given.

Hurls it on a hard length, on off, at 141.6 kph, Marcus Stoinis gets on top of the bounce nicely and punches it to cover-point.

SIX! Picked up beautifully! Harshit bangs it into the deck, around the middle and leg stump line, Marcus Stoinis swivels and gets inside the line. Helps the pull shot away over the fine leg fence for a maximum.

Takes pace off and it is much fuller, on off and middle, Marcus Stoinis reads it well and pushes it with a straight bat back to the bowler.

Starts off on a length, on off, KL Rahul tries to drill it down the ground but scuffs his shot off the inner half of the bat to the right of mid on for a single.

Slightly on a dragged length, turning on the middle and leg, KL Rahul tucks it to square leg for a single and retains his strike.

Follows the batter does Narine as KL Rahul shuffles down the leg stump, and lands it on the leg stump line, KL Rahul punches it to covers.

Aims the off stump on a slightly fuller length, KL Rahul rocks back deep in the crease and cuts it but finds the fielder at cover.

Quicker and flatter on the middle, KL Rahul reads the ball well and cuts it sharply through the cover-point region for a couple of runs.

WIDE! Turns it down leg on a fuller length, KL Rahul goes for a sweep and misses. Wide given.

Drags his length a bit, drifts it on the middle and leg, KL Rahul dances down the track to flick it away but gets the ball pinged on the pad and the ball rolls towards the left of the bowler.

Over the wicket, pitches on off and full, KL Rahul nudges it with soft hands to short mid-wicket.

Around the wicket, angling in from off on a hard length, Marcus Stoinis punches it firmly to the point fielder to end the over. 13 runs from it.

FOUR! Width and punished! Starc offers some width outside off, on a length, Marcus Stoinis cuts it powerfully through cover-point for a cracking boundary. He is giving it a whack at the moment.

FOUR! Sheer power on this one! Overpitched on the off stump line, Marcus Stoinis clears his front leg, makes some room and spanks it over mid off for a boundary.

Full, outside off, Marcus Stoinis goes to drive but misses on the outside edge.

FOUR! Oh, that's hammered away! Slants it across off, on a length, Marcus Stoinis slashes it with sheer muscle-power through cover-point for a boundary.

Over the wicket, fuller in length at 142.8 kph, slanting across and outside off, KL Rahul goes for the drive, but gets an inside-edge and the ball rolls towards the left of the keeper. They cross for a single.

A head-height bumper, Marcus Stoinis ducks underneath it.

SIX! That's some way to get off the mark! Short and wide of off, Marcus Stoinis upper cuts it over short third and gets a maximum off his very first delivery. The ball boy runs around to his right and takes it cleanly near his thighs. After completing the catch, he raises the ball with his right hand and the fielding coach of Lucknow, Jonty Rhodes is impressed with the technique of taking the catch. Certainly, a moment to remember for the ball boy.

Good length again, swinging in on middle, KL Rahul nudges it to short mid-wicket for a sharp single.

Back of a length, shaping in around off, KL Rahul cuts it straight to backward point.

WIDE! Full and swinging in down the leg side, KL Rahul misses the flick to the keeper. Wided.

Good length shaping into the stumps, KL Rahul flicks it to deep backward square leg for a brace.

Given caught behind but oh, wait, KL Rahul has sent it upstairs and challenged the decision as he believes that the ball hasn't nicked off his bat. Vaibhav Arora angles it on the pads on the back of a length, KL Rahul goes for a flick but misses and Phil Salt collects the ball by diving to his left just a few centimeters above the ground. The UltraEdge comes up and confirms that the ball has indeed brushed off his pads and hence, the on-field decision has been overturned. KL Rahul survives a scare.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! OH, MY WORD! THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST CATCHES OF THIS SEASON! Ramandeep Singh, you beauty! Starc angles the ball into the batter on a shade fuller length, on the middle and leg, Arshin Kulkarni looks to flick it over the leg side but he closes the bat's face way too early and as a result, the ball flies up in the night sky catching a thick leading edge over the cover region. The ball flies up for an eternity and Ramandeep Singh from covers sprints backwards and keeps his eyes on the ball before taking an absolute blinder of a catch diving forward. He stopped a bit for a second before picking up pace and then dived to his left to grab it with the ball swirling away from him.

At 139 kph, on the hard length, on off, Arshin Kulkarni gets ahead and pushes it straight to the fielder at short cover.

Across off on a hard length, whispering the off stump, Arshin Kulkarni covers his off-pole and decides to not poke at it.

FOUR! Chipped in the air but in the gap and for four more! At 144 kph, into the batter on a fuller length, Arshin Kulkarni chips it into the air between mid on and mid-wicket for a boundary.

Inswinging on a fuller length, KL Rahul plays the flick shot toward widish mid on and gets to the other end with a single.

FOUR! KLass written all over it! Across off on a fuller length, KL Rahul prods ahead and drives it crisply through cover-point for a boundary.

FOUR! Picture this says Kulkarni! Vaibhav Arora bowls full and gets to swing into the batter from off, Arshin Kulkarni walks a couple of steps ahead and presents full face of the willow with a solid timing, straight down the ground for a cracking boundary. 11 runs off the first over of this mammoth chase.

Another one with an inward movement, on a length, around leg, KL Rahul tucks it with soft hands towards widish fine leg for a single.

Gets off the mark with a single. Swinging in on a fuller length, on middle and leg, Arshin Kulkarni flicks it towards deep backward square leg for a single.

Fuller and on off, Arshin Kulkarni reads the ball coming into him well and presents a solid front foot defence.

Full, angling in from off, KL Rahul pushes it to mid off for a quick single.

FOUR! KL Rahul commences this mammoth run chase with a boundary! Vaibhav Arora begins with a shortish delivery, around off, KL Rahul covers his off stump, watches the ball alertly and closely, deftly touches it and guides it through the gap between short third and point for a boundary.