Cricket Scorecard

Right then! Kolkata have ended their innings with 163 on the board and they have a task on their hands as the top 4 batters of Hyderabad are very explosive. Kolkata will be hoping to start off with a bang with the ball and they will want to pick up a few quick wickets to apply some pressure on Hyderabad. An exciting second essay awaits. Join us for the chase in a bit. 

Talking about the bowling by Hyderabad, they were really good in the start but lost track in the last 5 overs of the innings. Shankar and Rashid were the pick of the lot as they were economical and also scalped a wicket each. Sandeep Sharma was also economical with the ball even though he did not pick up a wicket. Thampi and Natarajan were on the expensive side, mainly towards the end of the game. Also, credit has to be given to their effort out in the field. They were very slick out in the fiel

Vijay Shankar is in for a chat. He says that the pitch is a little slow and he is happy with his performance. Adds that it is a good score but if their batters stick it out in the middle, they will be able to chase it down.

Gill and Tripathi started off slowly with the bat. They played some good strokes but they took their time to settle in. Tripathi fell right at the end of the Powerplay. Rana and Gill stitched a small partnership and Rana was the one who was looking for the boundaries between these two. Gill was sent back courtesy of a brilliant catch by Priyam Garg. Rana, too was sent back shortly after. Russell disappointed again and his struggle with the bat in this year's tournament has continued. Good knocks

This has been a good bowling performance by Hyderabad. The batting line-up of Kolkata is very explosive and to restrict them to a total of 163 is very commendable. Kolkata were not too shabby with the bat but started off slow and took their time to add runs on the board. A late flourish by Karthik and then Morgan towards the end sees them end with a good total. 

Basil Thampi to Eoin Morgan, ! CAUGHT! A wicket to end the innings! 16 from the last over and it will be Kolkata who will be the happier side at the break! Full ball on off, Morgan hammers it towards long off. Pandey runs ahead and takes a good catch. KOLKATA END ON 163 FOR 5. 

Basil Thampi to Eoin Morgan, Yorker on middle, Morgan digs it out towards deep mid-wicket and takes a couple. Excellent running from Eoin Morgan and Dinesh Karthik.

Basil Thampi to Eoin Morgan, ! He has hit that hard alright! Brilliant and Kolkata are finishing on a high! Full ball on the pads, Morgan lifts it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum.

Basil Thampi to Eoin Morgan, Full ball on middle, Morgan whips it wide of the long on fielder and then collects a couple before the fielder cuts it off. 50-run partnership comes up.

Basil Thampi to Eoin Morgan, ! Full ball on off, Morgan whacks it towards long off. Manish Pandey runs across and then dives. As he tries to pass it to the other fielder, it goes past that fielder and the batters take three. The umpires check whether it is a clean save and the replays show that Pandey has touched the ropes with his foot before he lets the ball go. So, a boundary has been signalled.

Basil Thampi to Eoin Morgan, Missed out! Full toss on middle, Morgan whacks it to deep mid-wicket for a couple. 

Basil Thampi will bowl the final over of the innings. Can he end the innings on a good note?

T Natarajan to Dinesh Karthik, ! What an innings this has been from Dinesh Karthik so far! Brilliant! Slower ball on off, Karthik lifts it over long on to finish the over with a biggie. 14 from the over. 

T Natarajan to Eoin Morgan, LEG BYE! Full ball on the pads, Morgan looks to heave it away but gets hit on the pads and rolls towards point. A single taken.

T Natarajan will bowl the penultimate over of the innings. 3-0-27-2 for him.

T Natarajan to Eoin Morgan, Yorker on middle, Morgan drives it wide of long on and takes a couple.

T Natarajan to Dinesh Karthik, Slower ball on off, Karthik is early into his shot and it goes towards long on for a single.

T Natarajan to Dinesh Karthik, Slower ball outside off, Karthik moves across and then looks to slog sweep but fails to get any bat on it.

T Natarajan to Dinesh Karthik, ! Terrific shot! Excellent batting from Dinesh Karthik! Very full on off, Karthik drives it past the bowler and into the long off fence for a boundary. 

Sandeep Sharma to Dinesh Karthik, Very full on off, Karthik pushes it to the cover region for a single.

Sandeep Sharma to Dinesh Karthik, ! What a shot that is from Dinesh Karthik! This is where he is at his best! Low full toss outside off, Karthik shuffles across and then gets down on one knee and then slogs it over deep square leg for a maximum. 

Sandeep Sharma to Eoin Morgan, Yorker outside off, Morgan digs it out to deep point for a single.

Sandeep Sharma to Dinesh Karthik, Very full on middle, Karthik pushes it down to long on for a single.

Sandeep Sharma to Dinesh Karthik, Uppish but safe! Short ball around off, Karthik dances down the track and looks to pull but it takes the top edge and goes up in the air towards long on. Two taken before the fielder cuts it off.

Sandeep Sharma to Eoin Morgan, Good length ball outside off, Morgan plays it to long off for a single.

Basil Thampi to Dinesh Karthik, ! Beautifully played! 10 from the over! Short of a length ball outside off, Karthik rocks on his back foot and then punches it through extra cover for a boundary. 

Basil Thampi to Eoin Morgan, Full ball on middle, Morgan works it to long on for a single.

Basil Thampi to Eoin Morgan, ! Fortunate but Kolkata won't mind! They need runs and will take it anyhow they come! Good length ball outside off, Morgan looks to smack it but gets a thick outside edge and it goes to the third man region for a boundary. 

Basil Thampi to Eoin Morgan, Well bowled and well kept! Yorker outside off, Morgan looks to drive but gets a bottom edge back towards Bairstow who dives to his left and makes a good stop.

DRINKS! Kolkata had a slow start and needed their big hitters like Rana and Russell to fire but they have been sent back to the hut by some great fielding and bowling by Hyderabad. Kolkata have their skipper Morgan and Dinesh Karthik out in the middle and will be banking on them to push them to the 160-run mark. Warner will be hoping that his bowlers can scalp and remove these two batters as they can be dangerous towards the end. They have been good with the ball so far and will look to conti

Basil Thampi to Dinesh Karthik, Full ball on middle, Karthik works it to mid on and takes a single.

Basil Thampi to Dinesh Karthik, Good length ball outside off, Karthik punches it to cover. 

Sandeep Sharma to Dinesh Karthik, Slower ball on off, played towards point for a single.

Sandeep Sharma to Eoin Morgan, Full ball on off, Morgan pushes it to cover for just a single.

Sandeep Sharma to Dinesh Karthik, On the pads, Karthik tucks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Sandeep Sharma to Eoin Morgan, Just short! Slower ball on off, Morgan is early into his shot and the ball lobs towards long off. It lands in front of the fielder and the batters pick up a single.

Sandeep Sharma to Dinesh Karthik, On a length on the pads, Karthik flicks it to deep square leg and crosses over for a single.

Sandeep Sharma to Eoin Morgan, Good length ball outside off, Morgan pushes it to point for a single. 

Dinesh Karthik makes his way out to the middle. Sandeep Sharma is back on.

T Natarajan to Andre Russell, ! CAUGHT! This is a huge wicket for Hyderabad! Russell stands out there for some time as he cannot believe what has happened! He has holed out straight to the man in the deep mid-wicket. He clears his front foot but this is straight to the man. Disappointing from Russell. His poor form with the bat continues. Coming to the delivery, this is a full delivery around off and middle, he cleared his front foot and looked to go big over the deep mid-wicket regi

T Natarajan to Eoin Morgan, Short of a good length ball around off, Morgan pushes it to the off side for one.

T Natarajan to Eoin Morgan, Back of a length ball outside off, Morgan opens up the face of his bat and cuts this one to the man at short third man. 

T Natarajan to Andre Russell, A full toss around leg, Russell works this one to the deep mid-wicket region for a single run. 

T Natarajan to Eoin Morgan, ! Goes straight and bags a boundary! The Free Hit is punished! On a good length around off, Morgan smacks this one towards the long off region and it crosses the fence for a boundary.

T Natarajan to Eoin Morgan, LEG BYE! Back of a length ball around middle, Morgan looks to pull this one but misses and it hits him and goes to the off side. The batters collect a leg bye.

T Natarajan to Andre Russell, NO BALL! Bowls a full toss around leg, Russell flicks this one to the leg side for a single. There is a No Ball called as Natarajan has overstepped. A Free Hit will follow. 

T Natarajan is back into the attack. 

Rashid Khan to Eoin Morgan, Flatter around leg, Morgan looks to tuck this one but misses and it hits him on the pads. A mild appeal but nothing from the umpire. Rashid Khan has been good with the ball in this game as he is done with his spell. 28 runs and a wicket.

Rashid Khan to Eoin Morgan, On middle, Morgan plays this one back to the bowler.

Rashid Khan to Andre Russell, Floated around middle, Russell looks for the big shot again but he does not middle this one as this is off the inside edge to the short fine leg region for one.

Rashid Khan to Eoin Morgan, This is pushed to the off side by Morgan to exchange ends with Russell.

Rashid Khan to Andre Russell, Flighted ball around off and middle, Russell looks to sweep this one and it goes towards the square leg region for a single.

Rashid Khan to Andre Russell, Floated around off, Russell looks to go big but it comes off the inside edge and rolls to the leg side.

Vijay Shankar to Andre Russell, Russell pushes this one to the off side to retain the strike for the next over. Another great over by Shankar. He has been very good with the ball. 5 runs and a wicket off this one.

Vijay Shankar to Andre Russell, ! Slapped! Can Russell fire today? This is a good start though by him. This is bowled on a full length around off, Russell hammers this one over the cover region and it runs away to the fence.

Vijay Shankar to Andre Russell, Back of a length ball around off, Russell taps this one to the point region and says no for the single.

Vijay Shankar to Andre Russell, This is a full delivery outside off, Russell looks to get under this one but is not able to.

Vijay Shankar to Andre Russell, Good length ball on middle, Russell defends this one out. 

Eoin Morgan is the next man in. 

Vijay Shankar to Nitish Rana, ! CAUGHT! It is Priyam Garg again who takes this catch! There seems to be no stopping Garg out in the field today. He has scalped yet another one. Shankar has struck on this occasion. Shankar dishes a good length ball around off, Rana looks to loft this one big but it does not have the required juice to cross the fence as it balloons towards the mid-wicket region and Garg runs in and takes a very good catch.

Andre Russell is the new man in.

Rashid Khan to Nitish Rana, Rana tucks this one to the deep mid-wicket region for a single. A good over for Rashid and Hyderabad. Only 8 runs and also a big wicket of Gill.

Rashid Khan to Nitish Rana, Loopy ball around off, Rana looks to tuck this one but misses and it hits him on the pads. There is an appeal but the umpire is not interested.

Rashid Khan to Shubman Gill, ! CAUGHT! What a catch this is! Take a bow, Priyam Garg! This one was travelling and it was really hard to scalp this one but the youngster does well to take this one. Gill's uncomfortable stay out in the middle comes to an end. It is Rashid Khan who has struck. Loopy ball around off, Gill looks for the big shot as he lofts this one wide of the long off region but it does not have the distance to cross the ropes. Garg runs in from the left, and takes a sp

Rashid Khan to Nitish Rana, Flighted ball around off, Rana sweeps this one to the deep square leg area for a single.

Rashid Khan to Nitish Rana, ! Up and away! Rana is playing an important role to bag the boundaries! Loopy ball around off, Rana lofts this one over the long on region for a biggie. Kolkata need some more of these. 

Rashid Khan to Nitish Rana, Flatter ball around off, Rana looks for the reverse sweep but does not connect on this occasion.

Vijay Shankar to Nitish Rana, Good shot and good save in the end! On a good length around off, Rana makes room and smacks this one through point, the fielder there does well to dive and stop this one. Saves his side three runs as the batters run for a single.

Vijay Shankar to Shubman Gill, On a full length around off, Gill punches this one towards the long off region for one. Finally, Gill gets off strike after a couple of dot balls.

Vijay Shankar to Shubman Gill, Another dot by Shankar and the pressure is building on Gill! Back of a length ball around off, Gill mistimes it back towards Shankar. 

Vijay Shankar to Shubman Gill, Short of a good length ball around off, it comes off the splice of Gill's bat back towards Shankar. A good start to the over by Shankar. 

Vijay Shankar to Shubman Gill, Good awareness by Shankar! Sees Gill dancing down the track and bowls the short ball to him. He looks to pull this one but misses and it hits him on the body.

Vijay Shankar to Nitish Rana, Back of a length ball around off, Rana pushes this one to the cover-point region for one.

Rashid Khan to Nitish Rana, Floated around leg, Rana sweeps this one towards the short fine leg region for one. Rashid appeals for an LBW appeal but the umpire is not interested. 

Rashid Khan to Nitish Rana, ! This is a freebie by Rashid Khan! You can't bowl such deliveries and not be punished! This is a full toss around off, Rana gets on his knees and sweeps this one over the deep square leg region for another boundary.

Rashid Khan to Nitish Rana, ! Smacked! Rana is continuing his search for the boundaries! Loopy ball around off, Rana hammers this one down the ground for a boundary. 

Rashid Khan to Shubman Gill, Flighted delivery around off, Gill works this one to the deep cover region for one.

Rashid Khan to Shubman Gill, Loopy ball around off, Gill punches this one to the deep point region for a couple.

Rashid Khan to Nitish Rana, Short ball around leg, Rana flicks this one to the leg side to run across for the single.

DRINKS! This has been a sedate start from Kolkata. They are going at just over 7 and need to make a push now with plenty of batting left. Gill has looked good but needs to improve his strike rate now. Rana has joined him in the middle and Kolkata will hope that he can get back to form. Hyderabad, on the other hand, will not be too disappointed with their performance so far. They have kept things tight and are not giving many runs away. They though would know that Kolkata can go berserk and th

Vijay Shankar to Nitish Rana, Back of a length ball around middle, Rana flicks this one to the leg side. The batters look for the second run but they settle for the single in the end. Another tight over from Shankar. 7 runs off this one.

Vijay Shankar to Shubman Gill, Good length ball around off, Gill pushes this one towards the long off region for a single.

Vijay Shankar to Nitish Rana, On a good length around off, Rana looks to cut this one but mistimes it and it goes towards short third man. A single taken.

Vijay Shankar to Nitish Rana, ! Rana has started off well! He gets going now! His first boundary of the game! On a good length around off, Rana strides forward and lofts this one over the cover region to bag a boundary.

Vijay Shankar to Nitish Rana, Short of a good length ball around off, Rana taps this to the point region.

Vijay Shankar to Nitish Rana, Bouncer! Shankar dishes a short ball around middle, Rana ducks under this one and lets it go.

Rashid Khan to Nitish Rana, Loopy around middle, Rana gets on his knees and sweeps this one towards the deep square leg region to retain the strike for the next over. A good start by Rashid with the ball. Only 4 runs off this one.

Rashid Khan to Nitish Rana, Loopy around off, Rana looks to drive this one but it comes off his outside edge and goes towards the third man region and the batters collect a couple before the fielder can clean up in the deep.

Rashid Khan to Nitish Rana, Flatter around middle, Rana is solid in his defense. 

Rashid Khan to Shubman Gill, Gill works this through the mid-wicket region to collect a single. 

Rashid Khan to Shubman Gill, Flatter ball around off, Gill looks to play this one but it comes off the lower part of his bat and goes towards the mid off region.

Rashid Khan to Shubman Gill, Loopy around off, Gill works this to the man at covers.

Rashid Khan is into the attack. 

Vijay Shankar to Shubman Gill, A single to end the over. Gill works this one to the deep mid-wicket region to collect a single. A good start by Shankar. Only 5 runs off this over.

Vijay Shankar to Shubman Gill, EDGY ! This is lucky for Kolkata but they will not care. On a good length around off, Gill looks to play at this one but it goes off his bat's outside edge past the diving man at short third man and it runs away to the fence for a boundary. 50 runs up for Kolkata.

Vijay Shankar to Shubman Gill, Four dots in a row now. Good length ball around leg, Gill flicks this one but it is straight to the man at short fine leg. 

Vijay Shankar to Shubman Gill, Another back of a length ball around off, Gill defends this one back towards Shankar. Three dots in a row. Good start by Shankar so far.

Vijay Shankar to Shubman Gill, Swing and a miss! Shankar bowls a back of a length ball around off, Gill looks to pull this one but he misses it altogether.

Vijay Shankar to Shubman Gill, A short ball around off, Gill works this one to the point region.

Nitish Rana will be the new batter in for Kolkata. Vijay Shankar is into the attack. 

T Natarajan to Rahul Tripathi, ! TIMBER! After the injury treatment, Rahul Tripathi falls! He was looking in good touch today but just has to go before the end of the Powerplay! Good bowling from Natarajan and he deserves this wicket. Good length ball on middle and off, Tripathi clears his front leg and then looks to go big on the leg side but misses. Natarajan does not though as the ball goes onto hit the stumps. Kolkata are 48 for 1 at the end of the Powerplay. 

Rahul Tripathi seems to be in some sort of discomfort here. It looks like the ball hit him slighly hard on his arm. The physio is out there and he is having a look at the same. Let's hope that everything is okay and he can continue.

T Natarajan to Shubman Gill, Slower ball on off, Gill tucks it to point for a single.

T Natarajan to Shubman Gill, ! Good shot from Shubman Gill! He is looking good now! Short on middle, Gill pulls it to the deep mid-wicket region for a boundary. 

T Natarajan to Rahul Tripathi, Back of a length ball on middle, Tripathi looks to flick but gets a leading edge towards cover. A single taken. 

Basil Thampi is back on. A change of ends for him.

T Natarajan to Rahul Tripathi, Good length ball on middle, Tripathi defends it to mid on.

T Natarajan to Rahul Tripathi, Good length ball outside off, Tripathi looks to swing it away but fails to get any bat on it.

Basil Thampi to Shubman Gill, Short and outside off, Gill creates room for himself and then punches it but straight to cover.

Basil Thampi to Rahul Tripathi, Full ball on middle, Tripathi tucks it to square leg for a single.

Basil Thampi to Shubman Gill, Good length ball on middle, Gill works it to mid on for a single.

Basil Thampi to Shubman Gill, ! Another one! Gill is targetting Thampi here and it is paying off! Back of a length ball around leg, Gill makes room and then cuts it through cover-point for a boundary.

Basil Thampi to Shubman Gill, ! This one is smashed though! Gill picked the bones out of that! Good length ball on middle, Gill smacks it to the deep mid-wicket region for a boundary. 

Basil Thampi to Shubman Gill, TOP EDGE AND ! Luck going in Gill's favour today! Good length ball around off, Gill looks to heave it away but gets a top edge and it goes to the vacant third man region for a boundary.

T Natarajan to Rahul Tripathi, ! Pulled away nicely! 13 from the over! Short and around the pads, Tripathi swivels and then pulls it to the deep square leg region for a boundary.

T Natarajan to Shubman Gill, On a length on off, Gill punches it to mid off and crosses over for a single. 

T Natarajan to Shubman Gill, Good length ball on middle, Gill punches it to mid on for a dot. 

T Natarajan to Rahul Tripathi, Back of a length ball on off, Tripathi defends it to point and takes a single.

T Natarajan to Rahul Tripathi, ! Some shot from Tripathi! Holds the pose after hitting that shot! Good length ball on off, Tripathi powers it over the bowler's head for a biggie. 

T Natarajan to Shubman Gill, Natarajan starts with a length ball on middle, Gill flicks it wide of mid on for a single.

T Natarajan will bowl now. 

Sandeep Sharma to Shubman Gill, Fullish length ball on middle, Gill works it to mid-wicket where a half-stop by the fielder there makes the batters take a single.

Sandeep Sharma to Rahul Tripathi, Good length ball on the pads, Tripathi flicks it to the leg side for just a single.

Sandeep Sharma to Rahul Tripathi, Sharma bowls a good length ball on middle, Tripathi nudges it to mid-wicket. 

Sandeep Sharma to Shubman Gill, On a length on middle, Gill tucks it to deep square leg for a single.

Sandeep Sharma to Shubman Gill, Good length ball on off, Gill pushes it to cover.

Sandeep Sharma to Shubman Gill, Fuller length delivery outside off, Gill drives but finds the cover fielder.

Basil Thampi to Rahul Tripathi, Just 6 from the over but Thampi should have had a wicket! Good length ball on middle, Tripathi works it to the deep square leg region for a couple. 

Basil Thampi to Shubman Gill, On a length on off, Gill pushes it towards mid off and takes another run. The fielder has a shy at the stumps at the bowler's end but misses.

Basil Thampi to Shubman Gill, ! Rashid Khan drops a sitter! He is normally a good catcher of the ball but drops a simple one on this occasion! This was not the best of deliveries but these sort of chances have to be taken. Full ball on the pads, Gill flicks it uppishly towards deep square leg. Rashid Khan runs ahead but fails to hold onto a simple catch. Khan suggests that he failed to pick it up. A single taken.

Basil Thampi to Rahul Tripathi,  Good length ball on off, Tripathi defends it to the off side for a single.

Basil Thampi to Shubman Gill, Good length ball outside off, Gill punches it to cover.

Basil Thampi to Rahul Tripathi, Thampi starts with a back of a length ball on off, Tripathi taps it to the third man region for a single.

Who will bowl from the other end for Hyderabad? It will be Basil Thampi.

Sandeep Sharma to Shubman Gill, 6 from the first over! Good length ball on off, Gill dances down the pitch and pushes it to mid off. A decent start for both the sides.

Sandeep Sharma to Rahul Tripathi, Good length ball on middle, Tripathi works it to square leg and crosses over for a single.

Sandeep Sharma to Rahul Tripathi, On a length on middle, Tripathi tucks it to mid-wicket. 

Sandeep Sharma to Rahul Tripathi, ! Nice way to get off the mark for Rahul Tripathi! Good start from him! Full ball outside off, Tripathi lunges forward and then drives it through point for a boundary.

Sandeep Sharma to Shubman Gill, Gill and Kolkata are underway! Good length ball on middle, Gill flicks it towards short mid-wicket. The fielder makes a half-stop and the batters collect a single.

Sandeep Sharma to Shubman Gill, Sandeep Sharma starts with an inswinger on middle, Gill moves down the pitch and then works it to mid on.

Right! We are done with all the pre-match formalities as the action is about to begin. The umpires walk out into the middle. The players of Hyderabad are in a huddle and David Warner is imparting some final words of wisdom before the fielders take their respective positions out on the field. The openers of Kolkata, Shubman Gill and Rahul Tripathi make their way out into the middle. Sandeep Sharma will begin with the ball for Hyderabad. Off we go..

Rashid Khan is in for a chat. He says that it is about giving 100 percent and they try to give 100 percent with the bat, ball and in the field. Goes onto say that his quick-arm action and the release point is a reason for his success and more importantly, he hides his leggie which makes it difficult for the batters to pick. Goes onto say that he focusses on bowling in the right areas. 

Eoin Morgan, the skipper of Kolkata, starts off by saying that they will try to improve their basics and they did not do that in their previous game against Mumbai. Adds that they will look to get themselves into the contest. States that there are two changes as Lockie Ferguson and Kuldeep Yadav come in place of Chris Green and Prasidh Krishna. Says that Narine is not fully fit and that is why he misses out in this game.

Hyderabad (Playing XI) - David Warner (C), Jonny Bairstow (WK), Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson, Priyam Garg, Vijay Shankar, Abdul Samad (IN PLACE OF SHAHBAZ NADEEM), Rashid Khan, Sandeep Sharma, T Natarajan, Basil Thampi (IN PLACE OF KHALEEL AHMED). 

Kolkata (Playing XI) - Rahul Tripathi, Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik (WK), Eoin Morgan (C), Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Shivam Mavi, Kuldeep Yadav (IN PLACE OF PRASIDH KRISHNA), Lockie Ferguson (IN PLACE OF CHRIS GREEN), Varun Chakravarthy. 

David Warner, the skipper of Hyderabad, starts off by saying that the wicket is a bit challenging in Dubai than what you see here and says that this is a bit of a different wicket. Adds that there are two changes to his team as Basil Thampi is in and Khaleel Ahmed misses out and that one spinner comes in place of another.

TOSS - We are all in readiness for the toss. Eoin Morgan and David Warner are out in the middle for the toss. Up goes the coin and it lands in the favor of Hyderabad. HYDERABAD WILL BOWL FIRST!  

Pitch report - Danny Morrison is out there for the pitch report. He says that it is really hot out there. Adds the dimensions are a little more even as they are playing on a different pitch. He is joined by Ian Bishop. Bishop says that the pitch will offer something for the quick bowlers. Adds that there is grass on the wicket and bowlers in the previous games have used the short ball to good effect. Ian says that the average score here is around 160s. 

Super Sunday is here and there are two exciting matches coming up. First one is between Kolkata and Hyderabad who are both stumbling in the tournament so far. Both teams are coming into this game on the back of a loss in their previous games and they both are lying in the middle of the table. Kolkata, though would take confidence from the last encounter between these sides as they defeated Hyderabad comfortably. The good news for Kolkata is that Sunil Narine has got his action cleared and in all

Right then! Kolkata have ended their innings with 163 on the board and they have a task on their hands as the top 4 batters of Hyderabad are very explosive. Kolkata will be hoping to start off with a bang with the ball and they will want to pick up a few quick wickets to apply some pressure on Hyderabad. An exciting second essay awaits. Join us for the chase in a bit. 

Talking about the bowling by Hyderabad, they were really good in the start but lost track in the last 5 overs of the innings. Shankar and Rashid were the pick of the lot as they were economical and also scalped a wicket each. Sandeep Sharma was also economical with the ball even though he did not pick up a wicket. Thampi and Natarajan were on the expensive side, mainly towards the end of the game. Also, credit has to be given to their effort out in the field. They were very slick out in the fiel

Vijay Shankar is in for a chat. He says that the pitch is a little slow and he is happy with his performance. Adds that it is a good score but if their batters stick it out in the middle, they will be able to chase it down.

Gill and Tripathi started off slowly with the bat. They played some good strokes but they took their time to settle in. Tripathi fell right at the end of the Powerplay. Rana and Gill stitched a small partnership and Rana was the one who was looking for the boundaries between these two. Gill was sent back courtesy of a brilliant catch by Priyam Garg. Rana, too was sent back shortly after. Russell disappointed again and his struggle with the bat in this year's tournament has continued. Good knocks

This has been a good bowling performance by Hyderabad. The batting line-up of Kolkata is very explosive and to restrict them to a total of 163 is very commendable. Kolkata were not too shabby with the bat but started off slow and took their time to add runs on the board. A late flourish by Karthik and then Morgan towards the end sees them end with a good total. 

Basil Thampi to Eoin Morgan, ! CAUGHT! A wicket to end the innings! 16 from the last over and it will be Kolkata who will be the happier side at the break! Full ball on off, Morgan hammers it towards long off. Pandey runs ahead and takes a good catch. KOLKATA END ON 163 FOR 5. 

Basil Thampi to Eoin Morgan, Yorker on middle, Morgan digs it out towards deep mid-wicket and takes a couple. Excellent running from Eoin Morgan and Dinesh Karthik.

Basil Thampi to Eoin Morgan, ! He has hit that hard alright! Brilliant and Kolkata are finishing on a high! Full ball on the pads, Morgan lifts it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum.

Basil Thampi to Eoin Morgan, Full ball on middle, Morgan whips it wide of the long on fielder and then collects a couple before the fielder cuts it off. 50-run partnership comes up.

Basil Thampi to Eoin Morgan, ! Full ball on off, Morgan whacks it towards long off. Manish Pandey runs across and then dives. As he tries to pass it to the other fielder, it goes past that fielder and the batters take three. The umpires check whether it is a clean save and the replays show that Pandey has touched the ropes with his foot before he lets the ball go. So, a boundary has been signalled.

Basil Thampi to Eoin Morgan, Missed out! Full toss on middle, Morgan whacks it to deep mid-wicket for a couple. 

Basil Thampi will bowl the final over of the innings. Can he end the innings on a good note?

T Natarajan to Dinesh Karthik, ! What an innings this has been from Dinesh Karthik so far! Brilliant! Slower ball on off, Karthik lifts it over long on to finish the over with a biggie. 14 from the over. 

T Natarajan to Eoin Morgan, LEG BYE! Full ball on the pads, Morgan looks to heave it away but gets hit on the pads and rolls towards point. A single taken.

T Natarajan will bowl the penultimate over of the innings. 3-0-27-2 for him.

T Natarajan to Eoin Morgan, Yorker on middle, Morgan drives it wide of long on and takes a couple.

T Natarajan to Dinesh Karthik, Slower ball on off, Karthik is early into his shot and it goes towards long on for a single.

T Natarajan to Dinesh Karthik, Slower ball outside off, Karthik moves across and then looks to slog sweep but fails to get any bat on it.

T Natarajan to Dinesh Karthik, ! Terrific shot! Excellent batting from Dinesh Karthik! Very full on off, Karthik drives it past the bowler and into the long off fence for a boundary. 

Sandeep Sharma to Dinesh Karthik, Very full on off, Karthik pushes it to the cover region for a single.

Sandeep Sharma to Dinesh Karthik, ! What a shot that is from Dinesh Karthik! This is where he is at his best! Low full toss outside off, Karthik shuffles across and then gets down on one knee and then slogs it over deep square leg for a maximum. 

Sandeep Sharma to Eoin Morgan, Yorker outside off, Morgan digs it out to deep point for a single.

Sandeep Sharma to Dinesh Karthik, Very full on middle, Karthik pushes it down to long on for a single.

Sandeep Sharma to Dinesh Karthik, Uppish but safe! Short ball around off, Karthik dances down the track and looks to pull but it takes the top edge and goes up in the air towards long on. Two taken before the fielder cuts it off.

Sandeep Sharma to Eoin Morgan, Good length ball outside off, Morgan plays it to long off for a single.

Basil Thampi to Dinesh Karthik, ! Beautifully played! 10 from the over! Short of a length ball outside off, Karthik rocks on his back foot and then punches it through extra cover for a boundary. 

Basil Thampi to Eoin Morgan, Full ball on middle, Morgan works it to long on for a single.

Basil Thampi to Eoin Morgan, ! Fortunate but Kolkata won't mind! They need runs and will take it anyhow they come! Good length ball outside off, Morgan looks to smack it but gets a thick outside edge and it goes to the third man region for a boundary. 

Basil Thampi to Eoin Morgan, Well bowled and well kept! Yorker outside off, Morgan looks to drive but gets a bottom edge back towards Bairstow who dives to his left and makes a good stop.

DRINKS! Kolkata had a slow start and needed their big hitters like Rana and Russell to fire but they have been sent back to the hut by some great fielding and bowling by Hyderabad. Kolkata have their skipper Morgan and Dinesh Karthik out in the middle and will be banking on them to push them to the 160-run mark. Warner will be hoping that his bowlers can scalp and remove these two batters as they can be dangerous towards the end. They have been good with the ball so far and will look to conti

Basil Thampi to Dinesh Karthik, Full ball on middle, Karthik works it to mid on and takes a single.

Basil Thampi to Dinesh Karthik, Good length ball outside off, Karthik punches it to cover. 

Sandeep Sharma to Dinesh Karthik, Slower ball on off, played towards point for a single.

Sandeep Sharma to Eoin Morgan, Full ball on off, Morgan pushes it to cover for just a single.

Sandeep Sharma to Dinesh Karthik, On the pads, Karthik tucks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Sandeep Sharma to Eoin Morgan, Just short! Slower ball on off, Morgan is early into his shot and the ball lobs towards long off. It lands in front of the fielder and the batters pick up a single.

Sandeep Sharma to Dinesh Karthik, On a length on the pads, Karthik flicks it to deep square leg and crosses over for a single.

Sandeep Sharma to Eoin Morgan, Good length ball outside off, Morgan pushes it to point for a single. 

Dinesh Karthik makes his way out to the middle. Sandeep Sharma is back on.

T Natarajan to Andre Russell, ! CAUGHT! This is a huge wicket for Hyderabad! Russell stands out there for some time as he cannot believe what has happened! He has holed out straight to the man in the deep mid-wicket. He clears his front foot but this is straight to the man. Disappointing from Russell. His poor form with the bat continues. Coming to the delivery, this is a full delivery around off and middle, he cleared his front foot and looked to go big over the deep mid-wicket regi

T Natarajan to Eoin Morgan, Short of a good length ball around off, Morgan pushes it to the off side for one.

T Natarajan to Eoin Morgan, Back of a length ball outside off, Morgan opens up the face of his bat and cuts this one to the man at short third man. 

T Natarajan to Andre Russell, A full toss around leg, Russell works this one to the deep mid-wicket region for a single run. 

T Natarajan to Eoin Morgan, ! Goes straight and bags a boundary! The Free Hit is punished! On a good length around off, Morgan smacks this one towards the long off region and it crosses the fence for a boundary.

T Natarajan to Eoin Morgan, LEG BYE! Back of a length ball around middle, Morgan looks to pull this one but misses and it hits him and goes to the off side. The batters collect a leg bye.

T Natarajan to Andre Russell, NO BALL! Bowls a full toss around leg, Russell flicks this one to the leg side for a single. There is a No Ball called as Natarajan has overstepped. A Free Hit will follow. 

T Natarajan is back into the attack. 

Rashid Khan to Eoin Morgan, Flatter around leg, Morgan looks to tuck this one but misses and it hits him on the pads. A mild appeal but nothing from the umpire. Rashid Khan has been good with the ball in this game as he is done with his spell. 28 runs and a wicket.

Rashid Khan to Eoin Morgan, On middle, Morgan plays this one back to the bowler.

Rashid Khan to Andre Russell, Floated around middle, Russell looks for the big shot again but he does not middle this one as this is off the inside edge to the short fine leg region for one.

Rashid Khan to Eoin Morgan, This is pushed to the off side by Morgan to exchange ends with Russell.

Rashid Khan to Andre Russell, Flighted ball around off and middle, Russell looks to sweep this one and it goes towards the square leg region for a single.

Rashid Khan to Andre Russell, Floated around off, Russell looks to go big but it comes off the inside edge and rolls to the leg side.

Vijay Shankar to Andre Russell, Russell pushes this one to the off side to retain the strike for the next over. Another great over by Shankar. He has been very good with the ball. 5 runs and a wicket off this one.

Vijay Shankar to Andre Russell, ! Slapped! Can Russell fire today? This is a good start though by him. This is bowled on a full length around off, Russell hammers this one over the cover region and it runs away to the fence.

Vijay Shankar to Andre Russell, Back of a length ball around off, Russell taps this one to the point region and says no for the single.

Vijay Shankar to Andre Russell, This is a full delivery outside off, Russell looks to get under this one but is not able to.

Vijay Shankar to Andre Russell, Good length ball on middle, Russell defends this one out. 

Eoin Morgan is the next man in. 

Vijay Shankar to Nitish Rana, ! CAUGHT! It is Priyam Garg again who takes this catch! There seems to be no stopping Garg out in the field today. He has scalped yet another one. Shankar has struck on this occasion. Shankar dishes a good length ball around off, Rana looks to loft this one big but it does not have the required juice to cross the fence as it balloons towards the mid-wicket region and Garg runs in and takes a very good catch.

Andre Russell is the new man in.

Rashid Khan to Nitish Rana, Rana tucks this one to the deep mid-wicket region for a single. A good over for Rashid and Hyderabad. Only 8 runs and also a big wicket of Gill.

Rashid Khan to Nitish Rana, Loopy ball around off, Rana looks to tuck this one but misses and it hits him on the pads. There is an appeal but the umpire is not interested.

Rashid Khan to Shubman Gill, ! CAUGHT! What a catch this is! Take a bow, Priyam Garg! This one was travelling and it was really hard to scalp this one but the youngster does well to take this one. Gill's uncomfortable stay out in the middle comes to an end. It is Rashid Khan who has struck. Loopy ball around off, Gill looks for the big shot as he lofts this one wide of the long off region but it does not have the distance to cross the ropes. Garg runs in from the left, and takes a sp

Rashid Khan to Nitish Rana, Flighted ball around off, Rana sweeps this one to the deep square leg area for a single.

Rashid Khan to Nitish Rana, ! Up and away! Rana is playing an important role to bag the boundaries! Loopy ball around off, Rana lofts this one over the long on region for a biggie. Kolkata need some more of these. 

Rashid Khan to Nitish Rana, Flatter ball around off, Rana looks for the reverse sweep but does not connect on this occasion.

Vijay Shankar to Nitish Rana, Good shot and good save in the end! On a good length around off, Rana makes room and smacks this one through point, the fielder there does well to dive and stop this one. Saves his side three runs as the batters run for a single.

Vijay Shankar to Shubman Gill, On a full length around off, Gill punches this one towards the long off region for one. Finally, Gill gets off strike after a couple of dot balls.

Vijay Shankar to Shubman Gill, Another dot by Shankar and the pressure is building on Gill! Back of a length ball around off, Gill mistimes it back towards Shankar. 

Vijay Shankar to Shubman Gill, Short of a good length ball around off, it comes off the splice of Gill's bat back towards Shankar. A good start to the over by Shankar. 

Vijay Shankar to Shubman Gill, Good awareness by Shankar! Sees Gill dancing down the track and bowls the short ball to him. He looks to pull this one but misses and it hits him on the body.

Vijay Shankar to Nitish Rana, Back of a length ball around off, Rana pushes this one to the cover-point region for one.

Rashid Khan to Nitish Rana, Floated around leg, Rana sweeps this one towards the short fine leg region for one. Rashid appeals for an LBW appeal but the umpire is not interested. 

Rashid Khan to Nitish Rana, ! This is a freebie by Rashid Khan! You can't bowl such deliveries and not be punished! This is a full toss around off, Rana gets on his knees and sweeps this one over the deep square leg region for another boundary.

Rashid Khan to Nitish Rana, ! Smacked! Rana is continuing his search for the boundaries! Loopy ball around off, Rana hammers this one down the ground for a boundary. 

Rashid Khan to Shubman Gill, Flighted delivery around off, Gill works this one to the deep cover region for one.

Rashid Khan to Shubman Gill, Loopy ball around off, Gill punches this one to the deep point region for a couple.

Rashid Khan to Nitish Rana, Short ball around leg, Rana flicks this one to the leg side to run across for the single.

DRINKS! This has been a sedate start from Kolkata. They are going at just over 7 and need to make a push now with plenty of batting left. Gill has looked good but needs to improve his strike rate now. Rana has joined him in the middle and Kolkata will hope that he can get back to form. Hyderabad, on the other hand, will not be too disappointed with their performance so far. They have kept things tight and are not giving many runs away. They though would know that Kolkata can go berserk and th

Vijay Shankar to Nitish Rana, Back of a length ball around middle, Rana flicks this one to the leg side. The batters look for the second run but they settle for the single in the end. Another tight over from Shankar. 7 runs off this one.

Vijay Shankar to Shubman Gill, Good length ball around off, Gill pushes this one towards the long off region for a single.

Vijay Shankar to Nitish Rana, On a good length around off, Rana looks to cut this one but mistimes it and it goes towards short third man. A single taken.

Vijay Shankar to Nitish Rana, ! Rana has started off well! He gets going now! His first boundary of the game! On a good length around off, Rana strides forward and lofts this one over the cover region to bag a boundary.

Vijay Shankar to Nitish Rana, Short of a good length ball around off, Rana taps this to the point region.

Vijay Shankar to Nitish Rana, Bouncer! Shankar dishes a short ball around middle, Rana ducks under this one and lets it go.

Rashid Khan to Nitish Rana, Loopy around middle, Rana gets on his knees and sweeps this one towards the deep square leg region to retain the strike for the next over. A good start by Rashid with the ball. Only 4 runs off this one.

Rashid Khan to Nitish Rana, Loopy around off, Rana looks to drive this one but it comes off his outside edge and goes towards the third man region and the batters collect a couple before the fielder can clean up in the deep.

Rashid Khan to Nitish Rana, Flatter around middle, Rana is solid in his defense. 

Rashid Khan to Shubman Gill, Gill works this through the mid-wicket region to collect a single. 

Rashid Khan to Shubman Gill, Flatter ball around off, Gill looks to play this one but it comes off the lower part of his bat and goes towards the mid off region.

Rashid Khan to Shubman Gill, Loopy around off, Gill works this to the man at covers.

Rashid Khan is into the attack. 

Vijay Shankar to Shubman Gill, A single to end the over. Gill works this one to the deep mid-wicket region to collect a single. A good start by Shankar. Only 5 runs off this over.

Vijay Shankar to Shubman Gill, EDGY ! This is lucky for Kolkata but they will not care. On a good length around off, Gill looks to play at this one but it goes off his bat's outside edge past the diving man at short third man and it runs away to the fence for a boundary. 50 runs up for Kolkata.

Vijay Shankar to Shubman Gill, Four dots in a row now. Good length ball around leg, Gill flicks this one but it is straight to the man at short fine leg. 

Vijay Shankar to Shubman Gill, Another back of a length ball around off, Gill defends this one back towards Shankar. Three dots in a row. Good start by Shankar so far.

Vijay Shankar to Shubman Gill, Swing and a miss! Shankar bowls a back of a length ball around off, Gill looks to pull this one but he misses it altogether.

Vijay Shankar to Shubman Gill, A short ball around off, Gill works this one to the point region.

Nitish Rana will be the new batter in for Kolkata. Vijay Shankar is into the attack. 

T Natarajan to Rahul Tripathi, ! TIMBER! After the injury treatment, Rahul Tripathi falls! He was looking in good touch today but just has to go before the end of the Powerplay! Good bowling from Natarajan and he deserves this wicket. Good length ball on middle and off, Tripathi clears his front leg and then looks to go big on the leg side but misses. Natarajan does not though as the ball goes onto hit the stumps. Kolkata are 48 for 1 at the end of the Powerplay. 

Rahul Tripathi seems to be in some sort of discomfort here. It looks like the ball hit him slighly hard on his arm. The physio is out there and he is having a look at the same. Let's hope that everything is okay and he can continue.

T Natarajan to Shubman Gill, Slower ball on off, Gill tucks it to point for a single.

T Natarajan to Shubman Gill, ! Good shot from Shubman Gill! He is looking good now! Short on middle, Gill pulls it to the deep mid-wicket region for a boundary. 

T Natarajan to Rahul Tripathi, Back of a length ball on middle, Tripathi looks to flick but gets a leading edge towards cover. A single taken. 

Basil Thampi is back on. A change of ends for him.

T Natarajan to Rahul Tripathi, Good length ball on middle, Tripathi defends it to mid on.

T Natarajan to Rahul Tripathi, Good length ball outside off, Tripathi looks to swing it away but fails to get any bat on it.

Basil Thampi to Shubman Gill, Short and outside off, Gill creates room for himself and then punches it but straight to cover.

Basil Thampi to Rahul Tripathi, Full ball on middle, Tripathi tucks it to square leg for a single.

Basil Thampi to Shubman Gill, Good length ball on middle, Gill works it to mid on for a single.

Basil Thampi to Shubman Gill, ! Another one! Gill is targetting Thampi here and it is paying off! Back of a length ball around leg, Gill makes room and then cuts it through cover-point for a boundary.

Basil Thampi to Shubman Gill, ! This one is smashed though! Gill picked the bones out of that! Good length ball on middle, Gill smacks it to the deep mid-wicket region for a boundary. 

Basil Thampi to Shubman Gill, TOP EDGE AND ! Luck going in Gill's favour today! Good length ball around off, Gill looks to heave it away but gets a top edge and it goes to the vacant third man region for a boundary.

T Natarajan to Rahul Tripathi, ! Pulled away nicely! 13 from the over! Short and around the pads, Tripathi swivels and then pulls it to the deep square leg region for a boundary.

T Natarajan to Shubman Gill, On a length on off, Gill punches it to mid off and crosses over for a single. 

T Natarajan to Shubman Gill, Good length ball on middle, Gill punches it to mid on for a dot. 

T Natarajan to Rahul Tripathi, Back of a length ball on off, Tripathi defends it to point and takes a single.

T Natarajan to Rahul Tripathi, ! Some shot from Tripathi! Holds the pose after hitting that shot! Good length ball on off, Tripathi powers it over the bowler's head for a biggie. 

T Natarajan to Shubman Gill, Natarajan starts with a length ball on middle, Gill flicks it wide of mid on for a single.

T Natarajan will bowl now. 

Sandeep Sharma to Shubman Gill, Fullish length ball on middle, Gill works it to mid-wicket where a half-stop by the fielder there makes the batters take a single.

Sandeep Sharma to Rahul Tripathi, Good length ball on the pads, Tripathi flicks it to the leg side for just a single.

Sandeep Sharma to Rahul Tripathi, Sharma bowls a good length ball on middle, Tripathi nudges it to mid-wicket. 

Sandeep Sharma to Shubman Gill, On a length on middle, Gill tucks it to deep square leg for a single.

Sandeep Sharma to Shubman Gill, Good length ball on off, Gill pushes it to cover.

Sandeep Sharma to Shubman Gill, Fuller length delivery outside off, Gill drives but finds the cover fielder.

Basil Thampi to Rahul Tripathi, Just 6 from the over but Thampi should have had a wicket! Good length ball on middle, Tripathi works it to the deep square leg region for a couple. 

Basil Thampi to Shubman Gill, On a length on off, Gill pushes it towards mid off and takes another run. The fielder has a shy at the stumps at the bowler's end but misses.

Basil Thampi to Shubman Gill, ! Rashid Khan drops a sitter! He is normally a good catcher of the ball but drops a simple one on this occasion! This was not the best of deliveries but these sort of chances have to be taken. Full ball on the pads, Gill flicks it uppishly towards deep square leg. Rashid Khan runs ahead but fails to hold onto a simple catch. Khan suggests that he failed to pick it up. A single taken.

Basil Thampi to Rahul Tripathi,  Good length ball on off, Tripathi defends it to the off side for a single.

Basil Thampi to Shubman Gill, Good length ball outside off, Gill punches it to cover.

Basil Thampi to Rahul Tripathi, Thampi starts with a back of a length ball on off, Tripathi taps it to the third man region for a single.

Who will bowl from the other end for Hyderabad? It will be Basil Thampi.

Sandeep Sharma to Shubman Gill, 6 from the first over! Good length ball on off, Gill dances down the pitch and pushes it to mid off. A decent start for both the sides.

Sandeep Sharma to Rahul Tripathi, Good length ball on middle, Tripathi works it to square leg and crosses over for a single.

Sandeep Sharma to Rahul Tripathi, On a length on middle, Tripathi tucks it to mid-wicket. 

Sandeep Sharma to Rahul Tripathi, ! Nice way to get off the mark for Rahul Tripathi! Good start from him! Full ball outside off, Tripathi lunges forward and then drives it through point for a boundary.

Sandeep Sharma to Shubman Gill, Gill and Kolkata are underway! Good length ball on middle, Gill flicks it towards short mid-wicket. The fielder makes a half-stop and the batters collect a single.

Sandeep Sharma to Shubman Gill, Sandeep Sharma starts with an inswinger on middle, Gill moves down the pitch and then works it to mid on.

Right! We are done with all the pre-match formalities as the action is about to begin. The umpires walk out into the middle. The players of Hyderabad are in a huddle and David Warner is imparting some final words of wisdom before the fielders take their respective positions out on the field. The openers of Kolkata, Shubman Gill and Rahul Tripathi make their way out into the middle. Sandeep Sharma will begin with the ball for Hyderabad. Off we go..

Rashid Khan is in for a chat. He says that it is about giving 100 percent and they try to give 100 percent with the bat, ball and in the field. Goes onto say that his quick-arm action and the release point is a reason for his success and more importantly, he hides his leggie which makes it difficult for the batters to pick. Goes onto say that he focusses on bowling in the right areas. 

Eoin Morgan, the skipper of Kolkata, starts off by saying that they will try to improve their basics and they did not do that in their previous game against Mumbai. Adds that they will look to get themselves into the contest. States that there are two changes as Lockie Ferguson and Kuldeep Yadav come in place of Chris Green and Prasidh Krishna. Says that Narine is not fully fit and that is why he misses out in this game.

Hyderabad (Playing XI) - David Warner (C), Jonny Bairstow (WK), Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson, Priyam Garg, Vijay Shankar, Abdul Samad (IN PLACE OF SHAHBAZ NADEEM), Rashid Khan, Sandeep Sharma, T Natarajan, Basil Thampi (IN PLACE OF KHALEEL AHMED). 

Kolkata (Playing XI) - Rahul Tripathi, Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik (WK), Eoin Morgan (C), Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Shivam Mavi, Kuldeep Yadav (IN PLACE OF PRASIDH KRISHNA), Lockie Ferguson (IN PLACE OF CHRIS GREEN), Varun Chakravarthy. 

David Warner, the skipper of Hyderabad, starts off by saying that the wicket is a bit challenging in Dubai than what you see here and says that this is a bit of a different wicket. Adds that there are two changes to his team as Basil Thampi is in and Khaleel Ahmed misses out and that one spinner comes in place of another.

TOSS - We are all in readiness for the toss. Eoin Morgan and David Warner are out in the middle for the toss. Up goes the coin and it lands in the favor of Hyderabad. HYDERABAD WILL BOWL FIRST!  

Pitch report - Danny Morrison is out there for the pitch report. He says that it is really hot out there. Adds the dimensions are a little more even as they are playing on a different pitch. He is joined by Ian Bishop. Bishop says that the pitch will offer something for the quick bowlers. Adds that there is grass on the wicket and bowlers in the previous games have used the short ball to good effect. Ian says that the average score here is around 160s. 

Super Sunday is here and there are two exciting matches coming up. First one is between Kolkata and Hyderabad who are both stumbling in the tournament so far. Both teams are coming into this game on the back of a loss in their previous games and they both are lying in the middle of the table. Kolkata, though would take confidence from the last encounter between these sides as they defeated Hyderabad comfortably. The good news for Kolkata is that Sunil Narine has got his action cleared and in all