K Ahmed to S Narine, Back of a length ball on middle and leg, Narine fails to work it across the line and it goes off his thigh pad to square leg. They cross for a leg bye.
K Ahmed to S Narine, Digs in a short ball, nicely targeted, Narine sways away. Bowling a well-directed short ball to Narine is always a good ploy.
K Ahmed to C Lynn, Brilliant stop by Brathwaite! Big effort from the big fella, saves three runs for his side. Too full in length and around off, it's drilled through extra cover and Carlos moves swiftly across to his left from mid off to make a stupendous stop.
K Ahmed to S Narine, Once again the line is a little too straight and Narine works it through the gap at mid-wicket for a single.
K Ahmed to S Narine, FOUR! Wrong line first up from the debutant. He bowls it full but it's sliding down the leg side, Narine neatly flicks it off his pads to the fine leg fence.
Khaleel Ahmed, the debutant, to share the attack from the other end.
B Kumar to S Narine, A knuckle delivery, on a length around leg, 113.6 kph, Narine is early into the swing of his bat and hence misses. It deflects on the off side and they take a leg bye.
B Kumar to S Narine, Hits a length ball square of the wicket on the off side but finds the point fielder.
B Kumar to C Lynn, Better line! On a good length around off, nipping back in, Lynn gets back and pushes it past his partner. The mid on fielder makes a sliding stop and they cross for a run.
B Kumar to C Lynn, FOUR! Bang! This time it's an outswinger way outside off, Lynn latches onto it and whacks it over point for a boundary. You cannot afford to feed room to this batsman.
B Kumar to C Lynn, Play and a miss! Inswinger again, wide outside off, on a length, Lynn throws his bat at it and misses.
B Kumar to C Lynn, Starts with a back of a length ball on off, shaping back in, Lynn punches it off his back foot to extra cover.
Time for the run chase. Towards the end, Kolkata lost a bit of momentum with the ball and would try to regain it with the bat in the Powerplay. Chris Lynn and Sunil Narine are their openers. Hyderabad are beginning with the pace of Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Yusuf Pathan is the lone slip fielder.
Kolkata were right on the money for the most part. But, as the problem Chennai have faced throughout the season, the home team failed to maintain the pressure in the death. Conceded 50 in the last three overs. Though, what will sting them most, Piyush Chawla more than anyone, is the chance he fumbled which gave Rashid a life. The spinners once again came to the party with everyone chipping in, but the work was undone in the final 3. A big task lies ahead of their batsmen now, especially with the wicket on the slower side. Going to be a fabulous run chase.
Dropped on 4, finished on 34, 18 of which came in the final over. Rashid Khan's blazing cameo has helped his side post a serious total on the board. The Hyderabad innings started off solidly, but then stumbled as wickets kept falling and no partnership could be formed. If it wasn't for the Afghan's heroics in the end, things would have looked much different. They will be very happy with what they have now.
P Krishna to R Khan, SIX! YES, HE CAN! Yes, he can. You beauty! 24 off the final over, just what the doctor ordered for the Orange Army. Fuller and slower on off, Rashid Khan gets deep inside the crease, behind the line and launches it over long on for a maximum. HYDERABAD FINISH ON 174/7!
P Krishna to R Khan, In the air but it's landed safe. The rub of the green seems to be going Khan's way. Slower one on a fullish length, Rashid lofts it over mid-wicket and it falls in no man's land. Two runs taken. One ball remaining. Can he finish big?
P Krishna to R Khan, Wide! Pressure telling on the youngster. Fires it outside off, across the tramline.