IPL 2019, KXIP vs KKR: Kolkata beat Punjab by 7 wickets

A Tye to S Gill, FOUR! Excellent placement. A short ball, around middle, Gill just plays a Nataraja pull shot with a horizontal bat and gets it behind square leg! 50 UP FOR KOLKATA! This is a lovely start by the tourists.

Andrew Tye time.

R Ashwin to C Lynn, On the pads, Lynn flicks it wide of deep mid-wicket and gets a couple. 12 runs off the skipper's first.

R Ashwin to C Lynn, Tossed up outside off, Lynn looks to drive but gets a thick outside edge. It falls short of the man at short third man.

R Ashwin to C Lynn, Flighted outside off, Lynn looks to hit it but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

R Ashwin to C Lynn, SIX! Huge that is out of here. Flighted around off, Lynn smacks it over long off for a maximum. Lynnsanity continues.

R Ashwin to C Lynn, Tossed up on leg, Lynn looks to play it but misses and gets hit on the pads.

R Ashwin to C Lynn, FOUR! Not the start Ashwin wanted. Floated outside off, Lynn goes for the drive but gets a thick outside edge through the vacant slip region for a boundary.

Ravichandran Ashwin has got himself into the attack.

A Singh to S Gill, Full on off, Gill strokes it to long on. The fielder there misfields in the deep which allows them to get a couple.

A Singh to C Lynn, This was also going miles. Slower ball, following the batsman down the leg side, Lynn misses his pull as he is way too early into it. Is hit on the thigh pad and it is just a leg bye.

A Singh to C Lynn, FOUR! Hat-trick of boundaries for Lynn. Singh bowls it short down the leg side, Lynn helps it on its way with a pull. Pooran dives to his left but cannot stop it and the outfield is so quick that it was always going to be a boundary once it went past him.

A Singh to C Lynn, FOUR! Make that two in two. Full on off, Lynn takes his front foot out of the equation and thrashes it through mid off for a boundary. Pressure on young Arshdeep Singh now.

A Singh to C Lynn, FOUR! WHOOSH! A length ball, outside off, Lynn just crashes this between mid off and cover!

A Singh to C Lynn, A short ball, around middle, Lynn looks to pull but gets a thick inside edge onto his pads. The ball rolls behind but Lynn does not know where it has gone. He wants a single but Arshdeep hurries across and the Aussie scampers back.

M Shami to S Gill, A short ball, outside off, Gill backs away and slaps it towards mid off.

M Shami to C Lynn, A length ball outside off, Chris backs away and punches it over the bowler towards mid off. Ravichandran Ashwin dives full length to his right and makes a half-stop. Lynn wants the second but is sent back just in time before Ash can recover.

M Shami to S Gill, Good length ball around off, Gill tucks it to the on side and gets a single.

M Shami to S Gill, FOUR! Fantastic shot from Gill. That was just classy from Gill. Good length ball on middle and off, Gill flicks it nonchalantly through mid-wicket for a boundary.

M Shami to S Gill,Low full toss on off, Gill blocks it.