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

M Shami to C Lynn, Slapped hard but only for a single. Good length ball outside off, Lynn slaps it to sweeper cover and gets a single.

A Singh to C Lynn, Backs away to the leg side and punches it wide of mid off for a single.

A Singh to C Lynn, SIX! That was six the moment it left the bat. Good length ball on middle and leg, Lynn moves his front leg and deposits it into the crowd over mid-wicket for a maximum. The bowler did not even bother looking.

A Singh to C Lynn, Length ball on middle and leg, Lynn nudges it wide of square leg and gets a couple.

A Singh to S Gill, Good length ball on the pads, Gill flicks it away to the on side for a single.

A Singh to S Gill, Slightly fuller around off, Gill pushes it to the man at cover.

A Singh to S Gill, Arshdeep starts with a good length ball outside off, Gill plays it to the man at point.

Arshdeep Singh to share the new-ball attack with Shami.

M Shami to C Lynn, Good length ball outside off, Lynn shows no foot moment and looks to cut it but it goes off the inner half of his bat towards Shami. Tidy start from Shami. Just 3 runs off it.

M Shami to C Lynn, Length ball on middle, Lynn calmly defends it.

M Shami to S Gill, Good length ball on off, it comes in after pitching. Gill looks to defend but it goes towards square leg off the inner half of his bat. He gets to the other end.

M Shami to C Lynn, Lynn is off the mark straightaway. Good length ball outside off, Lynn punches it to sweeper cover and gets to the other end.

M Shami to S Gill, The chase is off the mark. Good length ball outside off, Gill cuts it towards point. Murugan Ashwin dives to his left and stops the ball but cannot stop the single.

M Shami to S Gill, Shami starts with a full length delivery outsid eoff, Gill gets on his front foot and blocks it.

We are back for the chase. The Punjab players are out in the middle. Shubman Gill and Chris Lynn follow them out and they are the openers for Kolkata. Mohammed Shami has the new ball in hand for Punjab.

So 184 to get off the 20 overs. It will take some good batting from Kolkata to achieve this target in this big ground where there is some spin on offer. Punjab will hope that the bowlers can do the job now and defend this target. The chase begins in a while. Don't forget to join us.

As for Kolkata's bowling, Sandeep Warrier was the star with the ball picking up 2 for 31 off his four. Gurney, Rana and Russell also got a wicket each. But apart from Narine the rest were expensive, with Chawla, Gurney and Russell going at almost 10 in an over. Gurney was having a good night before the final over. His figures before the final over read 3-0-19-1 but he ended with the figures of 4-0-41-1.

Kolkata won the toss and asked Punjab to bat first. Their innings did not get the best start They lost both the openers inside the Powerplay. But Mayank Agarwal and Nicholas Pooran rebuilt the innings with their 69-run stand. Pooran was the aggressor, scoring 48 off 27 but once he got out. The scoring rate dropped down and it looked like 180 would tough to reach. But Sam Curran came in and had other ideas. He took the charge and his blitzkrieg innings of 55 off 24 balls has taken them to 183. He went after his English mate, Harry Gurney in the last over and spoiled his figures.

WOW! What a finish this is for Punjab. Take a bow Sam Curran. 22 off the last over has taken Punjab over 180. Curran's unbeaten 24-ball 55 has given Punjab the edge in this fixture at the halfway mark.

H Gurney to Sam Curran, FOUR! WHAM! 22 runs from the final over and Punjab finish on 183/6! A full toss, around leg stump, Curran just whips it over square leg and finds the boundary!