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| Venue: M.Chinnaswamy Stadium,Bengaluru |
RCB Probable XI: Parthiv Patel (wk), Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers, Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, Akshdeep Nath, Pawan Negi, Washington Sundar, Umesh Yadav/Tim Southee, Navdeep Saini, Yuzvendra Chahal
DC Probable XI: Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Colin Ingram, Axar Patel, Chris Morris/Trent Boult, Rahul Tewatia, Kagiso Rabada, Sandeep Lamichhane, Ishant Sharma
BANGALORE 149/8 (20.0)
DELHI 152/6 (18.5)
Delhi Capitals won by 4 wkts
18.5
Siraj to Axar, FOUR, and those are the winning runs! Stand and deliver. Length delivery decking away, Axar lifts the ball over the in-field and gets it away to the fence for a four to complete the formalities
18.4
Siraj to Rahul Tewatia, 1 run, just a meek punch into the off-side and they get a single down to deep cover
18.3
Siraj to Rahul Tewatia, no run, shortish delivery decking away and Rahul Tewatia fails to wood it. Pace and bounce out foxing the attempted dab
18.2
Siraj to Pant, out Caught by Southee!! Cross-seam length ball and has been slapped straight to the man at mid-off. Pretty much like Morris, Pant also tried to power the ball down the ground but ended up hitting it straight to the fielder at mid-off. Still 3 needed. Some atrocious batting from DC again. Pant c Southee b Siraj 18(14) [4s-2]
Siraj to Pant, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
18.1
Siraj to Pant, 2 runs, slaps the short ball, man at deep cover cuts it off. Two more added. Three more needed
18
Runs Scored: 1
1 0 W 0 0 W
Score after 18 overs
DC 145-5
Chris Morris
0(3)
Pant
16(12)
Navdeep Saini
4-0-24-2
17.6
Navdeep Saini to Chris Morris, out Caught by de Villiers!! Slammed on the up and it finds the man at mid-off. That was a back of a length delivery and Chris Morris tried to flat-bat it but ended up finding ABD at mid-off. Soft dismissal. Chris Morris c de Villiers b Navdeep Saini 0(3)
Navdeep Saini to Chris Morris, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
Shubham says: Mr. Nags will leave RCB for sure!!
17.5
Navdeep Saini to Chris Morris, no run, looks to pull, is slow on to the shot and the mistimed hit finds mid-on on the bounce. Kohli at mid-on has a shy at the bowler's end but misses
17.4
Navdeep Saini to Chris Morris, no run, banged in short, Morris ducks under it
Chris Morris, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Suhana says: Remember last year Gambhir giving up the captaincy for Delhi - is this the right time for Kohli to make the same decision?
17.3
Navdeep Saini to Shreyas Iyer, out Caught by Chahal!! The short ball gets big on him and the top-edge has been taken at cover. That was a close call for the bowler as he almost was on the line while delivering it but a dew millimetres saved him. A wicket too late in the evening for RCB. The formalities have been delayed. Shreyas Iyer c Chahal b Navdeep Saini 67(50) [4s-8 6s-2]
Navdeep Saini to Shreyas Iyer, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
17.2
Navdeep Saini to Shreyas Iyer, no run, tucks the ball off the hips towards mid-wicket
17.1
Navdeep Saini to Pant, 1 run, bangs the ball short and has been muscled away thanks to the pull to find the man at deep square leg
Navdeep Saini [3.0-0-23-0] is back into the attack
17
Runs Scored: 13
Wd 1 4 0 0 1 6
Score after 17 overs
DC 144-3
Shreyas Iyer
67(48)
Pant
15(11)
Chahal
4-0-36-0
16.6
Chahal to Shreyas Iyer, SIX, well looped up delivery and has been smacked down the ground. Only a shot away now are the Capitals from investing in a win. Poor delivery again from Chahal and Shreyas Iyer was in no mood to let that go away
16.5
Chahal to Pant, 1 run, kneels down and loses his balance on the slog sweep. Mistimed sweep on the on-side fetches them a single
16.4
Chahal to Pant, no run, allows the flighted ball to dip and turn in, left it alone outside off
16.3
Chahal to Pant, no run, down leg, on the pads, swept away to short fine leg
16.2
Chahal to Pant, FOUR, terrible delivery and has been put away. Pant rocked back and allowed the bat flow to take over and cut it past point. The man at deep cover had no chance
16.1
Chahal to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, drops the ball short and has been cut away to deep cover. Only 17 needed now
16.1
Chahal to Shreyas Iyer, wide, slips one down leg and has been wided as Shreyas Iyer missed the tuck
Yuzvendra Chahal [3.0-0-23-0] is back into the attack
16
Runs Scored: 8
4 1 1 1 0 1
Score after 16 overs
DC 131-3
Shreyas Iyer
60(46)
Pant
10(7)
Moeen Ali
4-0-22-1
15.6
Moeen Ali to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, stays back and cuts it off the back foot to place it to deep cover for a single
15.5
Moeen Ali to Shreyas Iyer, no run, knocks it off the pads and finds the man at mid-wicket
15.4
Moeen Ali to Pant, 1 run, biffs the flighted delivery down to long-on for a single. Lands on the bounce to the man at long-on
15.3
Moeen Ali to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, much better and saner from Shreyas Iyer as he tucks it off the pads into the on-side for a single
Swapnil says: RCB inching towards creating a history of consecutive losses...
15.2
Moeen Ali to Pant, 1 run, slams the delivery off the inner half of the bat for a single down to long-on
15.1
Moeen Ali to Pant, FOUR, fetches the length ball from outside off and drags the sweep away into the on-side. The ball raced away square of the wicket on the on-side for a four. Didn't time it but had enough on it for a single
15
Runs Scored: 9
2 0 Wd 4 0 1 1
Score after 15 overs
DC 123-3
Pant
4(4)
Shreyas Iyer
58(43)
Navdeep Saini
3-0-23-0
14.6
Navdeep Saini to Pant, 1 run, stabs the length delivery outside off and gets it down to third man for a single
14.5
Navdeep Saini to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, another length delivery on the pads and has been clipped away to deep square leg for a single
14.4
Navdeep Saini to Shreyas Iyer, no run, clips the length ball off the pads to find mid-wicket
14.3
Navdeep Saini to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR, fundamental error! The ball lands on the practice wickets and skids. Siraj at third man took it easy and the skid off the ground had enough pace to burst through the hands of the fielder. Shreyas Iyer picked up the short ball and slashed it for the ball to race away off the outer-half of the bat
14.3
Navdeep Saini to Shreyas Iyer, wide, spills the short ball, spears it down leg. Will have to redo that. Wided
14.2
Navdeep Saini to Shreyas Iyer, no run, backs away and punches it. The man at point picks it up
14.1
Navdeep Saini to Shreyas Iyer, 2 runs, back of a length delivery and has been pushed out into the off-side for a single. The man at point comes up with a wild throw at the bowler's end and ends up conceding an extra run
Navdeep Saini [2.0-0-14-0] is back into the attack
14
Runs Scored: 6
W 1 2 1 2 0
Score after 14 overs
DC 114-3
Pant
3(3)
Shreyas Iyer
51(38)
Moeen Ali
3-0-14-1
13.6
Moeen Ali to Pant, no run, stays behind the line of the ball and pushes it back to the bowler
13.5
Moeen Ali to Pant, 2 runs, and almost a catch down to long-off. Southee in the end had to palm the ball away as he over-ran the ball to allow a double. That was well aired up and Pant tried to go inside out. Didn't hit it well and the man at long-off moved swiftly to his left to cut it off
13.4
Moeen Ali to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, dabs the ball out into the off-side and gets a single
13.3
Moeen Ali to Shreyas Iyer, 2 runs, this shortish length ain't working for RCB. Shreyas Iyer treks back, stands tall and cuts it past point for a double. That is fifty for the skipper. His first of the season. Has been a tough start for him but would want to make this count
13.2
Moeen Ali to Pant, 1 run, plonks his bat forward and pushes it out into the on-side for a single
Rishabh Pant, left handed bat, comes to the crease
13.1
Moeen Ali to Ingram, out Lbw!! What happened there? Against the run of play, DC have lost Ingram. Looks to play the scoop and misses it completely. The ball hits the front pad and it looked quite adjacent to the sticks. Good decision from umpire S Ravi to give it out. It looked like there might have been some bat but wasn't to be and Ingram was happy to walk off. Ingram lbw b Moeen Ali 22(21) [4s-2 6s-1]
Moeen Ali to Ingram, THAT'S OUT!! Lbw!!
Rafnas says: If fans support is the base for winning title, RCB will lift the trophy next year as the RCB fans have already started cheering for next year.
13
Runs Scored: 12
4 0 2 1 Wd 0 4
Score after 13 overs
DC 108-2
Shreyas Iyer
48(36)
Ingram
22(20)
Chahal
3-0-23-0
12.6
Chahal to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR, chops the cut away off the back foot and gets it past the man at point for a four. DC are racing away towards the target. 42 needed now. Dropped it slightly short and Shreyas Iyer was quick to pounce on it
12.5
Chahal to Shreyas Iyer, no run, throws his bat at a wide one outside off and misses it. It was well aired up and turned away to beat the attempted club
12.5
Chahal to Shreyas Iyer, wide, loops it wide. Too wide and has been wided
12.4
Chahal to Ingram, 1 run, on the pads and tucks it away into the on-side for a single
12.3
Chahal to Ingram, 2 runs, nudges the ball fine on the on-side and gets a couple
12.2
Chahal to Ingram, no run, pads the ball away as he stepped out to a delivery slanting on to the pads
12.1
Chahal to Ingram, FOUR, nails the sweep. Ingram gets out a big stride, and then does well to roll his wrists on the ball as he powers it away despite the slight kick up off the pitch - keeping it down and into square leg
Yuzvendra Chahal [2.0-0-11-0] is back into the attack
12
Runs Scored: 2
1 0 0 0 0 1
Score after 12 overs
DC 96-2
Ingram
15(16)
Shreyas Iyer
44(34)
Moeen Ali
2-0-8-0
11.6
Moeen Ali to Ingram, 1 run, just a touch short. Punched away square
11.5
Moeen Ali to Ingram, no run, middle-lined, another wristing attempt that picks out square leg
11.4
Moeen Ali to Ingram, no run, slipping into the legs, turned out to square leg
11.3
Moeen Ali to Ingram, no run, the arm ball, denied by the room as he punches it away to cover
11.2
Moeen Ali to Ingram, no run, a skip down the pitch, but a touch too close for comfort as he whips it out to mid-wicket
11.1
Moeen Ali to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, a walking drive down the ground, and a walk to the other end
11
Runs Scored: 14
1 0 Wd 6 0 2 4
Score after 11 overs
DC 94-2
Ingram
14(11)
Shreyas Iyer
43(33)
Negi
3-0-27-1
10.6
Negi to Ingram, FOUR, too short. Ingram rocks behind, lining up well to allow the ball to do its bit and then cut it away really late past the keeper
10.5
Negi to Ingram, 2 runs, another wide-flat dart. Another carve. This time more along the carpet as Akshdeep cuts it off
10.4
Negi to Ingram, no run, stumping appeal. Tries doing an Iyer with a lapped scoop, but ends up tickling the ball into Parthiv's shoes instead - and Parthiv doesn't really need an excuse to appeal, stumping Ingram with his feet always inside the crease
10.3
Negi to Ingram, SIX, oh so very defensive. Negi continues firing them wide outside off to cut off Ingram's leg-side play - square of the wicket he goes slicing, flat over extra cover
10.3
Negi to Ingram, wide, another wide-flat line, this time Negi isn't as lucky with Ingram still leaving
10.2
Negi to Ingram, no run, flat outside off, flirting with that tramline. Ingram leaves in the hope of a wide, but no Negi gets away
Keshore says: From dropping a player for his mediocre fielding to helplessly watching all his players field mediocrely, it has been a tough ride for Virat Kohli in the last couple of year's IPL.
10.1
Negi to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, missed catch. Iyer tries another standing scoop, gets a big leading edge towards short fine leg, but Parthiv decides to go for it himself, and Siraj from short fine doesn't call either. Drops wide of Parthiv's desperate dive
10
Runs Scored: 6
0 0 0 1 4 1
Score after 10 overs
DC 80-2
Shreyas Iyer
42(32)
Ingram
2(6)
Moeen Ali
1-0-6-0
9.6
Moeen Ali to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, flat length, nudged away to mid-wicket
9.5
Moeen Ali to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR, cheekily experimental. An early premeditated lapped-scoop on realizing that there's no short fine leg, and Iyer doesn't mind walking all the way across his stumps if he has to. Doesn't find the middle, but the ballooning miscue is just as good
9.4
Moeen Ali to Ingram, 1 run, shorter. Allows Ingram to stands up tall and punch it out to mid-off
9.3
Moeen Ali to Ingram, no run, pushes, skewing off an outside edge to backward point .. and Ingram just wants to get off strike, so goes half way down, before Iyer has the sense to send him back
9.2
Moeen Ali to Ingram, no run, back-footed, punching the defence back
9.1
Moeen Ali to Ingram, no run, quick on the stumps, tapped out to cover
Moeen Ali, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
Harshil says: @Viraj I think Southee is an experienced overseas pacer and should have enough experience to handle such situations. In fact RCB rely on him to talk and mentor these Indian young kids. But so far in this tournament he has been extremely good in some overs and absolutely pathetic in others.
9
Runs Scored: 6
1 W 0 1 4 0
Score after 9 overs
DC 74-2
Shreyas Iyer
37(30)
Ingram
1(2)
Negi
2-0-13-1
8.6
Negi to Shreyas Iyer, no run, tight on the stumps. Bunted back down to the bowler
8.5
Negi to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR, continues backing away in the crease, giving his arms the free-up space and slaps, hard, through point
8.4
Negi to Ingram, 1 run, fuller, Ingram lines up better to slice it away to third man
8.3
Negi to Ingram, no run, beaten. A quick arm ball going across, which Ingram tries to poke for the non-existent turn. Nah, all of it inside the line
Colin Ingram, left handed bat, comes to the crease
8.2
Negi to Prithvi Shaw, out Caught by Akshdeep Nath!! The juicy long hop does what a bunch of tight lines couldn't. Negi drags his length back, and Shaw's eyes light up in a big agricultural mow getting deep in the crease. However, gets a big fat top-edge, and Akshdeep at cow corner, after all the initial misjudgement is sitting under. Prithvi Shaw c Akshdeep Nath b Negi 28(22) [4s-5]
Negi to Prithvi Shaw, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
8.1
Negi to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, flat leg-line. Iyer bunts it to short mid-wicket, but Negi is quick to run across, and has a missed shy at the non-striker's. A better throw, or even a throw at the keeper's would've meant curtains eitherway
8
Runs Scored: 7
1 1 4 0 0 1
Score after 8 overs
DC 68-1
Shreyas Iyer
32(27)
Prithvi Shaw
28(21)
Siraj
1-0-7-0
7.6
Siraj to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, back of a length in-angler. Iyer sticks out a ramped guide of sorts to third man
7.5
Siraj to Shreyas Iyer, no run, 140.5kph, pitched up, Iyer drives on the up, under Siraj's desperate attempt to get low in his followthrough - ends up tumbling over
7.4
Siraj to Shreyas Iyer, no run, fuller on the stumps, Knocked out to mid-on
7.3
Siraj to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR, 144.7kph. Damn, violence. Iyer anticipates the back of a length sitter with a lot of width outside off and backs away further to free up his hands as he slices a flashy cut into an empty backward point zone
7.2
Siraj to Prithvi Shaw, 1 run, fifth-stumpish. Shaw stands his initial ground - which is away from the line - and carves it away without any feet down to third man
7.1
Siraj to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, 135kph, tight top-of-off start. Deft dab in front of gully, quick legs
Mohammed Siraj, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
7
Runs Scored: 8
1L 4 0 1 1 1
Score after 7 overs
DC 61-1
Shreyas Iyer
26(22)
Prithvi Shaw
27(20)
Negi
1-0-7-0
6.6
Negi to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, half a walk forward, letting the ball dip on the half volley as he jams the flick down to long-on to finish that walk
6.5
Negi to Prithvi Shaw, 1 run, dragged down. The steer through point is more a punch now
6.4
Negi to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, air again. Iyer leans forward in defence, opening up his bat face in steering square push
6.3
Negi to Shreyas Iyer, no run, some air, dipping full on middle from a slingy, wide-of-the-crease release. Squeezed out
6.2
Negi to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR, just too easy. Strays down leg, and then refuses to turn back in. But Iyer turns on his heel, swivelling big to heave it away fine
6.1
Negi to Prithvi Shaw, leg byes, 1 run, straightening into the pads, tickled out behind square
Pawan Negi, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
Bangalore need the time-out. They need a strategy.
6
Runs Scored: 6
6 0 0 0 0 0
Score after 6 overs
DC 53-1
Shreyas Iyer
20(18)
Prithvi Shaw
26(18)
Chahal
2-0-11-0
5.6
Chahal to Shreyas Iyer, no run, flatter at the stumps. Iyer freezes a bit on the back foot, eventually having to settle for a keep-out-jab
5.5
Chahal to Shreyas Iyer, no run, more flight as it dips in on middle. Another watchful bunt back
5.4
Chahal to Shreyas Iyer, no run, tossed up fuller. Stroked back after a big stride close to it, down the pitch
5.3
Chahal to Shreyas Iyer, no run, a bit of width, Iyer rocks away to and stabs to point
5.2
Chahal to Shreyas Iyer, no run, grips, turns across after drifting into leg. Iyer ends up defending down the wrong line, leading-edging it out to cover. Chahal, for some reason is keen on an LBW appeal. Hmmm
Viraj says: One major difference between Kohli & Dhoni's captaincy has been Kohli's passiveness when he should instead be more proactive, case in point being no interaction by Kohli with Southee even after consecutive boundaries. Poor by Kohli & Southee
5.1
Chahal to Shreyas Iyer, SIX, big jump down the pitch, and a bigger bat swing. It really looked a miscued slice at first, but there's enough bottom handed power, and Chinnaswamy isn't the biggest to get it to sail over the sightscreen
5
Runs Scored: 12
1Nb 4 1 0 4 1 0
Score after 5 overs
DC 47-1
Prithvi Shaw
26(18)
Shreyas Iyer
14(12)
Navdeep Saini
2-0-14-0
4.6
Navdeep Saini to Prithvi Shaw, no run, 144.7kph, back short. Shaw's quick to spot, swaying
4.5
Navdeep Saini to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, 149.7kph, neat soft handed fend away to square leg, with Shaw's dodgy technique of placing his bat in the crease rather than sliding it across nearly consuming him here
4.4
Navdeep Saini to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR, hard slog across the line. Doesn't pick it cleanly, dragging it in the end only off the inside half of his bat .. the powerplay and Southee's chasing dive can't stop it from trickling into cow corner
4.3
Navdeep Saini to Shreyas Iyer, no run, 144.8kph, quick bumper. Skiddy. Iyer's taking no chances, ducking under in a wierd hurry
4.2
Navdeep Saini to Prithvi Shaw, 1 run, 141.3kph, arches behind in a dab away behind point
4.1
Navdeep Saini to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR, doesn't matter where the field is when you're bowling full tosses. Shaw stands deep in his crease, swinging with a lot of bottom-hand to whack it straight down the ground
The mid-wicket comes in. Fine leg goes deep. Okay, free-hit
4.1
Navdeep Saini to Shreyas Iyer, no ball, 1 run, 135.8kph, hard back of a length into the tummy, as Iyer hops in steering it down to third man. And in his quest for pace, he ends up with his front foot just outside ..
Navdeep Saini [1.0-0-2-0] is back into the attack
4
Runs Scored: 5
0 1 2 0 1 1
Score after 4 overs
DC 35-1
Shreyas Iyer
8(8)
Prithvi Shaw
21(15)
Chahal
1-0-5-0
3.6
Chahal to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, for a moment Iyer had no clue where the ball went. He was down the wicket to whip this floated delivery as he got an inside edge that ricocheted off his pads towards mid-wicket. Single to end the over, not a bad start by Yuzi Chahal
Mohammed afsal says: "Prithvi SHOW in Bangalore"
3.5
Chahal to Prithvi Shaw, 1 run, makes use of the depth of the crease, treks back and works the short ball through mid-wicket, does Prithvi Shaw
3.4
Chahal to Prithvi Shaw, no run, full in length around off, floated delivery that's been sliced to point by Shaw
Arun says: "Very happy to see an Indian bowler bowling over 150ks. Take a bow to Navadeep Saini."
3.3
Chahal to Prithvi Shaw, 2 runs, waits for the legbreak to arrive and drives it down to long-on. AB sprints across from long-off, puts in a slide and stops it near the fence
3.2
Chahal to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, dipping the batsman around middle and leg, not much room to play with, Shreyas Iyer flicks it through mid-wicket and gets Shaw back on strike
3.1
Chahal to Shreyas Iyer, no run, floated around middle and leg, Shreyas Iyer drives it back to Chahal
Yuzvendra Chahal, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
3
Runs Scored: 20
4 4 4 4 4L 0
Score after 3 overs
DC 30-1
Prithvi Shaw
18(12)
Shreyas Iyer
6(5)
Southee
2-0-24-1
2.6
Southee to Prithvi Shaw, no run, that could have been another boundary, such sublime was the timing. Shaw had timed his cover-drive again but it was a great stop by the man at cover
2.5
Southee to Prithvi Shaw, leg byes, FOUR, from bad to worse. 20 runs of the over already. Short ball around leg, Prithvi Shaw tries to flick it away but the ball clips his pads instead and races away to the fine leg fence
Mustafa Moudi says: "The Bowlers which couldn't Defend 53 off 18 vs the Batsmen who couldn't chase 18 off 18 come face-to-face. The slog overs is the weak link for both !!"
2.4
Southee to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR, make it four in a row. Exhibition of stroke play by Shaw. Short ball well outside off and the batsman plays an exquisite square cut. No chance of stopping that, neither for the fielder at point, nor for the fielder at third man
2.3
Southee to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR, shawt! Width on offer and no great pace either, Prithvi Shaw reaches out for it and slaps it through cover-point. Hat-trick of boundaries for the opener
2.2
Southee to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries for the youngster. Gets one short ball down the leg side and Shaw drags it past the fielder at short fine leg. Kohli's expressions say it all, not a great line to bowl
2.1
Southee to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR, that's a good shot by Shaw. Has timed the ball nicely so far. Gets one overpitched dolly on the pads and he makes sure to put it away to the deep mid-wicket fence with a flick
2
Runs Scored: 2
0 1 0 0 0 1
Score after 2 overs
DC 10-1
Prithvi Shaw
2(6)
Shreyas Iyer
6(5)
Navdeep Saini
1-0-2-0
1.6
Navdeep Saini to Prithvi Shaw, 1 run, brilliant over by Saini, ends it with a back of a length delivery, cramping up the batsman around leg, Prithvi Shaw dabs it towards point and retains strike with a single
1.5
Navdeep Saini to Prithvi Shaw, no run, 150.2kph, another one aimed at the sticks, tad full in length and Shaw knocks it back to the bowler
1.4
Navdeep Saini to Prithvi Shaw, no run, 151kph, he's steaming in, is Saini. Yorker outside off and it's been squeezed to point by Prithvi Shaw
1.3
Navdeep Saini to Prithvi Shaw, no run, 146.3ks, pitched up and it's been creamed to the fielder at cover. Good shot but couldn't get the placement right
1.2
Navdeep Saini to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, 140ks, short of a length around off, Shreyas Iyer slices it to point for a single
1.1
Navdeep Saini to Shreyas Iyer, no run, overpitched delivery to start off by Saini, almost a yorker and the batsman has dug it out towards mid-on
Navdeep Saini, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
1
Runs Scored: 8
0 1 W 4 0 Wd Wd 1
Score after 1 overs
DC 8-1
Shreyas Iyer
5(3)
Prithvi Shaw
1(2)
Southee
1-0-8-1
0.6
Southee to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, dropped by Parthiv! That could possibly have been the second wicket of the innings, but Southee has his hands on his head. The keeper has let him down. Iyer went for a drive away from his body as an outside edge flies straight to the keeper. Parthiv dives to his right, gets his glove to it but fails to cling on to the catch. Quite an eventful over that
0.6
Southee to Shreyas Iyer, wide, similar to the previous ball, another one well down the leg side, second successive wide of the over
0.6
Southee to Shreyas Iyer, wide, sprays this one down the leg side, quick and full, Iyer tries to flick it away but fails to connect as it's well down the leg side
0.5
Southee to Shreyas Iyer, no run, back of a length around off, skidding along the deck and it's been blocked by Shreyas Iyer
0.4
Southee to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR, should have been stopped by Chahal there. Iyer leans ahead and times his square drive to beat the leggie's dive at point. First one of the innings for Delhi and their skipper
Shreyas Iyer, right handed bat, comes to the crease
0.3
Southee to Dhawan, out Caught by Navdeep Saini!! Dream start for RCB as Dhawan departs for a duck. Pitches this one up and tempts the batsman to go after it. The left-handed batsman goes for a booming drive and gets an outside edge that flies to short third man. Saini is swift to move across as he plucks this one nicely before he hits the ground. The crowd is ecstatic as the Kiwi pacer strikes early. Dhawan c Navdeep Saini b Southee 0(1)
Southee to Dhawan, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
0.2
Southee to Prithvi Shaw, 1 run, drags back the length, does Southee and Prithvi Shaw can do nothing more than nudging it to the leg side. Off the mark with a single
0.1
Southee to Prithvi Shaw, no run, starts off with a full length delivery around off, Prithvi Shaw times his cover-drive but straight to the fielder inside the circle
20
Runs Scored: 7
1 1 0 2 2 1
Score after 20 overs
RCB 149-8
Southee
9(9)
Chahal
1(1)
Rabada
4-0-21-4
19.6
Rabada to Southee, 1 run, Delhi Capitals have been set a target of 150. Excellent bowling spell by Rabada who ends with figures of 4-0-21-4. Southee jams out the delivery towards third man and ends the innings with nothing more than a single
19.5
Rabada to Southee, 2 runs, a dive by Southee fetches him two. Was a short ball and the batsman had pulled it to deep mid-wicket. A better throw by Ingram at the batsman's end could have had Southee in trouble
19.4
Rabada to Southee, 2 runs, clips the low full toss to the right of deep mid-wicket and manages to sprint back for the second
19.3
Rabada to Southee, no run, good thinking by KG as he follows the batsman, bowls a short and quick delivery around leg, Southee swings and misses
19.2
Rabada to Chahal, 1 run, gets hurried due to the pace on this short ball and is a touch late in playing his hook, mistimed towards square leg for a run
Anant says: "Not everyone can do a Dhoni. Not even Virat!"
19.1
Rabada to Southee, 1 run, yorker around middle and leg, Southee jams it out to long-on for a single
Yuzvendra Chahal, right handed bat, comes to the crease
19
Runs Scored: 4
1 0 0 Nb 1 1 W
Score after 19 overs
RCB 142-8
Siraj
1(5)
Southee
3(4)
Chris Morris
4-0-28-2
18.6
Chris Morris to Siraj, out Lbw!! Siraj has been adjudged lbw and he has decided to challenge the umpire's call. This probably is hitting the leg-stump, hence the batsman will have to walk back to the pavilion. Three reds and another wicket goes down. Siraj was trying to play a cheeky scoop shot, gets struck on the pads instead. Pitching in line, impact on leg and hitting the leg stump. Dead. Siraj lbw b Chris Morris 1(5)
Chris Morris to Siraj, THAT'S OUT!! Lbw!!
18.5
Chris Morris to Southee, 1 run, latches on to the short ball and drags it to long-on. On a bounce to the fielder stationed in the deep. Had he timed it any better, this would have been a straight forward catch
18.4
Chris Morris to Siraj, 1 run, another full toss and Siraj whips it down to long-on for a single
18.4
Chris Morris to Siraj, no ball, that's a beamer, attempted slower delivery and Siraj ducks underneath. Instead of taking evasive action, the batsman should have gone after it, could have at least fetched him a few runs and Southee would have been on strike
Ashish says: "Purple cap is another thing but Rabada has wickets of ABd, VK and Dre Rus this season."
18.3
Chris Morris to Siraj, no run, goes hard on his drive but can't lay bat on ball, misses out on a full-toss
18.2
Chris Morris to Siraj, no run, back of a length, seaming into the batsman who has carved it to point
18.1
Chris Morris to Southee, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Southee slices it to the man at third man
Mohammed Siraj, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Chris Morris [3.0-0-24-1] is back into the attack
Karn says: "KG and the Capitals took note of Kohli's pressure on himself and used it against him here. Great captaincy call!"
18
Runs Scored: 5
W 4 W 0 1 W
Score after 18 overs
RCB 138-7
Negi
0(1)
Southee
1(2)
Rabada
3-0-14-4
17.6
Rabada to Negi, out Caught by Pant!! Superb over by Rabada! Claims his third wicket of the over as Negi perishes for a golden duck. A short ball around off, Negi tries to scoop it over the keeper but all he can manage is a feather to it. Pant leaps, gets his glove to it initially and takes it on the second attempt. All of sudden, there is pin drop silence at the stadium. Negi c Pant b Rabada 0(1)
Rabada to Negi, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
17.5
Rabada to Southee, 1 run, 118ks, a slower delivery by Rabada, cross-seamer that's been chipped to long-on by Southee
17.4
Rabada to Southee, no run, yorker around off, Southee squeezes it out in to point
Tim Southee, right handed bat, comes to the crease
17.3
Rabada to Akshdeep Nath, out Caught by Pant!! Rabada has bagged three wickets now! Akshdeep was looking to play a similar shot. Opens his bat face late and guides this one straight to Rishabh Pant. Got a boundary on the previous ball but the same shot has brought about in his downfall. Can Rabada take a five-wicket haul? Akshdeep Nath c Pant b Rabada 19(12) [4s-4]
Rabada to Akshdeep Nath, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
17.2
Rabada to Akshdeep Nath, FOUR, cheeky shot by Akshdeep! Waits for the ball to arrive, opens the bat face very late and guides it to the third man fence. With that pace, it was always going to race away to the fence
Pawan Negi, left handed bat, comes to the crease
17.1
Rabada to Kohli, out Caught by Shreyas Iyer!! Rabada comes back in the attack and strikes. How often do we see that? Got de Villiers earlier, gets another big wicket now. A length delivery around off and Kohli holes out to long-on as he looks to clear the fence this time around. Kohli c Shreyas Iyer b Rabada 41(33) [4s-1 6s-2]
Rabada to Kohli, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
Kagiso Rabada [2.0-0-9-1] is back into the attack
17
Runs Scored: 19
1 4 1 6 6 1
Score after 17 overs
RCB 133-4
Kohli
41(32)
Akshdeep Nath
15(10)
Lamichhane
4-0-46-1
16.6
Lamichhane to Kohli, 1 run, whip-drives the overpitched delivery down to long-on and keeps strike. Sensible
16.5
Lamichhane to Kohli, SIX, it's Kohli time at the Chinnaswamy. The decibels have got a notch higher. Treks back and pulls the short ball over deep mid-wicket. Two in two for the skipper as the ball just clears the fence
16.4
Lamichhane to Kohli, SIX, finally! Finally, a sweetly timed shot by VK! Down on his knee in a jiffy as he pumps the floated delivery over deep mid-wicket for a flat six
Sivaram says: "Very good opportunity for Akshdeep Nath to prove himself and cement his place in Playing XI of RCB. He just needs to stay with Kohli until the end of the innings."
16.3
Lamichhane to Akshdeep Nath, 1 run, flatter around off, Akshdeep Nath dabs it to finally
16.2
Lamichhane to Akshdeep Nath, FOUR, good effort by Morris, but in vain. Akshdeep Nath was down the wicket to chip this widish delivery to long-off. Morris sprints across, gets his hands to it but his knee gets stuck in the turf, hence he fails to stop it cleanly
16.1
Lamichhane to Kohli, 1 run, floated legbreak around off, Kohli pats it in front of cover-point and takes a single
16
Runs Scored: 6
0 0 0 4 1 1
Score after 16 overs
RCB 114-4
Kohli
27(28)
Akshdeep Nath
10(8)
Chris Morris
3-0-24-1
15.6
Chris Morris to Kohli, 1 run, short of length outside off, Kohli rides the bounce and cracks it square, sweeper tidies up
Deepak says: "Kohli doesn't have a great record against wrist spin. Why haven't DC used Tewatia here?"
15.5
Chris Morris to Akshdeep Nath, 1 run, slower delivery lands right in front of the batsman, Akshdeep plays a Dhoni like whip along the ground to long-on
15.4
Chris Morris to Akshdeep Nath, FOUR, it was boom or bust for Akshdeep with three dots, he decides it is the latter. Charges down and converts it into a full length delivery, cracks the drive past extra cover and there was no stopping that
15.3
Chris Morris to Akshdeep Nath, no run, three dots. Back of a length outside off, Akshdeep forces it from the crease to cover
The fielders are close in for Akshdeep inside the ring. They don't want him to get off strike.
15.2
Chris Morris to Akshdeep Nath, no run, back of a length around off, Akshdeep defends to short mid-wicket
15.1
Chris Morris to Akshdeep Nath, no run, short of length and Akshdeep rides the bounce to tap it in front of point, rightly sent back
Chris Morris [2.0-0-18-1] is back into the attack
15
Runs Scored: 11
6 0 W 4 0 1
Score after 15 overs
RCB 108-4
Akshdeep Nath
5(3)
Kohli
26(27)
Lamichhane
3-0-27-1
14.6
Lamichhane to Akshdeep Nath, 1 run, slower and turning away, Akshdeep gets an outside edge on the steer, single to short third man
14.5
Lamichhane to Akshdeep Nath, no run, now steps out and yorks himself, jammed out to cover
14.4
Lamichhane to Akshdeep Nath, FOUR, cheeky! First ball and Akshdeep is down on his knee to play the paddle, uses the pace on the ball and places it fine, the lightning fast outfield took care of the rest
Akshdeep Nath, right handed bat, comes to the crease
14.3
Lamichhane to Moeen Ali, out Stumped!! And Lamichhane has his man.. Brave bowling from the youngster. He was not afraid to toss it up even after getting hit for a six. It was the wrong 'un and Mo could not reach the pitch of the ball, still swings through the line and is beaten by the away turn. A nice little cameo but RCB needed more than a cameo here. Moeen Ali st Pant b Lamichhane 32(18) [4s-1 6s-3]
Lamichhane to Moeen Ali, THAT'S OUT!! Stumped!!
14.2
Lamichhane to Moeen Ali, no run, fraction short and Mo chops the cut straight to backward point
14.1
Lamichhane to Moeen Ali, SIX, change of ends for Lamichhane and he's greeted in the same way as he was in his first over. Mo jumps out of the crease, gets close to the googly and smacks it flat over long-off
Sandeep Lamichhane [2.0-0-16-0] is back into the attack
14
Runs Scored: 14
6 0 Wd 2 4 1 0
Score after 14 overs
RCB 97-3
Kohli
26(27)
Moeen Ali
26(15)
Ishant
4-0-31-0
13.6
Ishant to Kohli, no run, bouncer and Kohli ducks under it, looks at the square leg umpire for a wide, but gets nothing
13.5
Ishant to Moeen Ali, 1 run, yorker outside off, Mo can only jam it out to sweeper cover this time
Field changes galore for Ishant. He also has a chat with Iyer. Plenty of hand waving and it is only one change - fine leg goes back and mid-off comes in..
13.4
Ishant to Moeen Ali, FOUR, wow! Mo has just squeezed a yorker for a boundary. The only thing wrong on Ishant's part is - it was outside off, Mo bends down, opens the bat face and squeezes it past backward point
Sachin Bhor says: "Moeen Ali is a better batsman against spin and he should have been sent ahead of Stoinis."
13.3
Ishant to Moeen Ali, 2 runs, short of length around off, Mo stands tall and punches it square on the off-side, sweeper keeps it to a couple
13.3
Ishant to Moeen Ali, wide, sprays the short of length delivery down leg, Mo can't connect with the pull
13.2
Ishant to Moeen Ali, no run, good riposte from Ishant, right in the blockhole and Mo jams it to cover
13.1
Ishant to Moeen Ali, SIX, second time RCB have hit a maximum right after the time out. Back of a length delivery and on a slow surface it was a hit-me ball, Mo swivels back and nails the pull flat over deep mid-wicket
Ishant Sharma [3.0-0-17-0] is back into the attack
Time out! RCB have taken their break very early. They need to assess what would be a good score and now is the right time. Delhi are one wicket away from getting into that inexperienced lower middle order. Should be an interesting couple of overs.
13
Runs Scored: 11
6 2 1 1 0 1
Score after 13 overs
RCB 83-3
Moeen Ali
13(10)
Kohli
26(26)
Axar
4-0-22-1
12.6
Axar to Moeen Ali, 1 run, waits back in the crease and punches it down the ground, for a single
Pratik says: "The wicket looks a bit sluggish, certainly not the usual Bangalore wicket! Will it get even more slower under the lights or will it play better?" -- With dew not likely to come in so early, 150 could be a good score
12.5
Axar to Moeen Ali, no run, saw the batsman advance and Axar went wide outside off, Mo reaches out and toe-ends the drive back
12.4
Axar to Kohli, 1 run, flatter and drifting in, Kohli punches it to mid-wicket and the ball is parried away
12.3
Axar to Moeen Ali, 1 run, fraction short outside off, Mo slaps the cut to sweeper cover
12.2
Axar to Moeen Ali, 2 runs, once more shimmies down and gets a bit too close, slices the loft over extra cover and the ball lands safely near deep extra cover, Dhawan cleans up and it is only a brace
12.1
Axar to Moeen Ali, SIX, it was a matter of time before Mo took on one of these two. He brings out the dancing shoes, gets close to the flighted delivery and smokes it with the spin over the cow corner fence
Balls faced by Kohli in each p'ship (total balls):
with Parthiv: 3 (12)
with De Villiers: 8 (24)
with Stoinis: 11 (28)
with Parthiv: 3 (12)
with De Villiers: 8 (24)
with Stoinis: 11 (28)
12
Runs Scored: 6
1 1 1 1 1 1
Score after 12 overs
RCB 72-3
Moeen Ali
3(5)
Kohli
25(25)
Lamichhane
2-0-16-0
11.6
Lamichhane to Moeen Ali, 1 run, wrong 'un outside off, Mo eases the forward push past cover, long-off backs up
11.5
Lamichhane to Kohli, 1 run, floated outside off, Kohli biffs the drive uppishly to long-off
11.4
Lamichhane to Moeen Ali, 1 run, tossed up leggie and Mo works it square on the leg-side, just a single
11.3
Lamichhane to Kohli, 1 run, shortens the length and Kohli punches it past a diving Lamichhane. Should have stopped that
11.2
Lamichhane to Moeen Ali, 1 run, wrong 'un and Mo prods forward, angles it square past point to open his account
Slip in
11.1
Lamichhane to Kohli, 1 run, flighted delivery and Kohli clears his front leg to drive to long-off
11
Runs Scored: 3
1 1 1 W 0 0
Score after 11 overs
RCB 66-3
Moeen Ali
0(2)
Kohli
22(22)
Axar
3-0-11-1
10.6
Axar to Moeen Ali, no run, slows it up even more and Mo turns it gently into the on-side, Kohli is not interested in the single
10.5
Axar to Moeen Ali, no run, closes the bat face early but the ball goes on with the angle, the soft leading edge rolls back to Axar
Moeen Ali, left handed bat, comes to the crease
10.4
Axar to Stoinis, out Caught by Rahul Tewatia!! Gone! One thing you can't do on a slow track is play the pull. Remember RCB's first game? Kohli and AB getting out playing the pull. This was short alright but the surface robs the pace off the ball, Stoinis pulls it straighter than he would have liked and picks out long-on. Good catch from Tewatia - he ran forward and pouched the flat hit. Stoinis c Rahul Tewatia b Axar 15(17) [6s-1]
Axar to Stoinis, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
10.3
Axar to Kohli, 1 run, quicker and arrowing in, Kohli forces it to long-on
10.2
Axar to Stoinis, 1 run, flattish delivery and Stoinis plays it from the crease, a fumble at cover gives him a single
10.1
Axar to Kohli, 1 run, fraction short and Kohli pulls along the ground to deep mid-wicket, just a single
10
Runs Scored: 10
6 0 1 1 1 1
Score after 10 overs
RCB 63-2
Kohli
20(20)
Stoinis
14(15)
Lamichhane
1-0-10-0
9.6
Lamichhane to Kohli, 1 run, very full and almost close to yorker length, whipped away to long-on
9.5
Lamichhane to Stoinis, 1 run, wrong 'un and Stoinis did not pick it, squirts an inside edge to backward square leg
9.4
Lamichhane to Kohli, 1 run, quicker and around off, Kohli steers it to short third man, quick single
9.3
Lamichhane to Stoinis, 1 run, tossed up outside off, Stoinis drills it uppishly towards long-off
9.2
Lamichhane to Stoinis, no run, flatter and at the stumps, Stoinis plays it late and punches to cover, sent back on the single
9.1
Lamichhane to Stoinis, SIX, welcome, Mr. Lamichhane. First ball and Stoinis puts it into the last tier. Flighted on middle, Stoinis clears his front leg and swings it cleanly to send it sailing over long-on. Kohli enjoyed it at the other end
Sandeep Lamichhane, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
Time out! A very slow start for RCB, going at less than 6 per over. The surface has not helped and also losing a couple of wickets. It doesn't look like a typical Bangalore wicket, but still need 160-170 to make it competitive.
9
Runs Scored: 6
1 1 1 1 1 1
Score after 9 overs
RCB 53-2
Stoinis
6(11)
Kohli
18(18)
Axar
2-0-8-0
8.6
Axar to Stoinis, 1 run, uses the angle and eases a forward push down the ground, six singles off the over
8.5
Axar to Kohli, 1 run, floats it up outside off, Kohli drives inside out to wide long-off, still only a single
8.4
Axar to Stoinis, 1 run, tossed up and it just a forward push from Stoinis, single to long-off
8.3
Axar to Kohli, 1 run, drifting into the pads and Kohli nurdles it round the corner - to backward square leg
8.2
Axar to Stoinis, 1 run, makes room and cuts it off the stumps to sweeper cover, dangerous thing to do
8.1
Axar to Kohli, 1 run, flighted outside off, Kohli drives to long-off
8
Runs Scored: 5
1 1 1 0 1 1
Score after 8 overs
RCB 47-2
Kohli
15(15)
Stoinis
3(8)
Rabada
2-0-9-1
7.6
Rabada to Kohli, 1 run, that was close, banged in short and it kept rising onto the batsman, Kohli was looking to play the flappy pull - mistimed it badly and is lucky that he didn't pop it right back at the bowler
Shubham says: "Another wicket on the extra ball of the over!"
7.5
Rabada to Stoinis, 1 run, high full-toss from Rabada, Stoinis pushes it towards mid-wicket for a single
7.4
Rabada to Stoinis, no run, Rabada shortens his length on off, Stoinis rides the bounce and keeps it down
7.3
Rabada to Kohli, 1 run, back of a length and well outside off, dabbed down towards third man for a single
7.2
Rabada to Stoinis, 1 run, low full-toss from Rabada, eased in front of square on the off-side for a single
7.1
Rabada to Kohli, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off, Kohli dabbed it in front of backward point and called his partner across for a quick single - Tewatia was quick on the ball, but Stoinis was faster
7
Runs Scored: 2
1 1 0 0 0 0
Score after 7 overs
RCB 42-2
Stoinis
1(5)
Kohli
12(12)
Axar
1-0-2-0
6.6
Axar to Stoinis, no run, the arm-ball from Axar, slid on with the angle, Stoinis was late in spotting that, brought his bat down with the angle and gets an inside edge onto the pads
6.5
Axar to Stoinis, no run, fraction short and well outside off, punched off the back-foot and straight to the fielder at cover
6.4
Axar to Stoinis, no run, Axar drifts this one on off, defended with a straight bat
6.3
Axar to Stoinis, no run, slower and on off, punched back at the bowler
6.2
Axar to Kohli, 1 run, Axar tosses one around off, worked away towards long-on for a single
6.1
Axar to Stoinis, 1 run, flatter and at the stumps, punched down towards long-on for a single
Axar Patel, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
Marcus Stoinis, right handed bat, comes to the crease
6
Runs Scored: 4
0 0 1 1 1 Wd W
Score after 6 overs
RCB 40-2
de Villiers
17(16)
Kohli
11(11)
Rabada
1-0-4-1
5.6
Rabada to de Villiers, out Caught by Ingram!! The extra ball has got the Capitals another wicket - AB was been done in by his fellow countryman - the slower ball from Rabada, think AB spotted it as he looked to go back over the bowler's head - didn't get hold of the shot as much as he would have liked - was in the air for a long time and a third South African - Colin Ingram - completes the catch even as he ran back from mid-on. de Villiers c Ingram b Rabada 17(16) [4s-1 6s-1]
Rabada to de Villiers, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
5.6
Rabada to de Villiers, wide, Rabada attempts the slower ball, but slips it down the leg-side, called as a wide
5.5
Rabada to Kohli, 1 run, Rabada shortens his length outside off, dabbed with an open face towards backward point
5.4
Rabada to de Villiers, 1 run, back of a length and just outside off, dabbed down towards third man for a single
Roshan says: "ABD I think is the key to this game and it is important he gets a big one and takes RCB past 200 as it is not easy to defend in Chinnaswamy"
5.3
Rabada to Kohli, 1 run, full and on Kohli's pads, clipped behind square on the on-side for a single
5.2
Rabada to Kohli, no run, full and angling into Kohli's pads, he gets inside the line, brings his wrists into play - but can't beat mid-wicket
5.1
Rabada to Kohli, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, Kohli drives with an open face and finds cover-point
5
Runs Scored: 10
1 1 1 1L 2 4
Score after 5 overs
RCB 36-1
de Villiers
16(14)
Kohli
9(7)
Ishant
3-0-17-0
4.6
Ishant to de Villiers, FOUR, lovely, more of the AB we know and love of the past - back of a length and just outside off, not a bad ball by any means, AB comes down the track, makes room and cracks it square past cover-point - Two men dived, but the ball split them expertly
4.5
Ishant to de Villiers, 2 runs, AB is struggling to come into terms with the bounce, on a good length and well outside off, he went through with the lofted drive - high off the bat and spooned over cover-point for a couple of runs
4.4
Ishant to Kohli, leg byes, 1 run, on a length and angling into the right-hander, beat Kohli on the inside edge and rolled towards backward point - off the pads
4.3
Ishant to de Villiers, 1 run, tad fuller and slanting into the right-hander, tucked towards mid-wicket for a single
4.2
Ishant to Kohli, 1 run, short of a length and on Kohli's hips, tucked away behind square on the on-side for a single
4.1
Ishant to de Villiers, 1 run, on a good length and well outside off, AB leans into the drive but can't get it past extra-cover, just a single
Jiban Sarkar says: "The irony of the team - They lost all five matches but the team has purple cap holder #Chahal"
4
Runs Scored: 8
1 0 0 6 0 1
Score after 4 overs
RCB 26-1
de Villiers
8(10)
Kohli
8(5)
Chris Morris
2-0-18-1
3.6
Chris Morris to de Villiers, 1 run, a direct hit at the bowler's end and AB would have been running to the pavilion. It was his call after he drove it straight to mid-off. The fielder had time to shy and then missed, AB was a long way away from safety had he hit
3.5
Chris Morris to de Villiers, no run, much better from Morris, more effort on this short ball, kept climbing onto the right-hander, AB had to hop across to keep it down
3.4
Chris Morris to de Villiers, SIX, cracking shot, that might get AB going, banged in short and just outside off, in the zone for AB as he pulls it over mid-wicket, went sailing over the ropes for a maximum
3.3
Chris Morris to de Villiers, no run, fraction fuller and just outside off, AB didn't get hold of the straight drive - back at the bowler who deflects it away towards cover
Rohit says: "Batsmen, after whom Kohli, AB, and Dhoni walk in to bat should have high mental strength because they get cheered the most when they get out."
3.2
Chris Morris to de Villiers, no run, extra bounce from a lengrth - some spongy bounce on offer as well. AB was looking to cut and missed
3.1
Chris Morris to Kohli, 1 run, back of a length and well outside off, Kohli stands tall and punches it to the left of cover-point for a single
3
Runs Scored: 2
0 0 1 1 0 0
Score after 3 overs
RCB 18-1
de Villiers
1(5)
Kohli
7(4)
Ishant
2-0-8-0
2.6
Ishant to de Villiers, no run, another mistimed cut from AB - looks like the wicket is way too slow for his liking. This was short and this was wide of off, AB went hard on the shot and toe-ended it towards cover
2.5
Ishant to de Villiers, no run, short of a length and well outside off, AB went hard on the cut, gets an inside edge to the on-side
Virat Kohli - AB de Villiers p'ships vs DC:
12, 10, 103, 94, 107, 12, 63, 118
12, 10, 103, 94, 107, 12, 63, 118
2.4
Ishant to Kohli, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off, Kohli shuffles across and tucks it wide of mid-wicket for a single
2.3
Ishant to de Villiers, 1 run, fraction fuller and on AB's pads, looked like it was the knuckle ball from Ishant - AB was early on the tuck, was in the air for a while, but bounced well in front of Shreyas at mid-on
AB de Villiers vs Delhi in IPL 2018
90(39)*
72(37)*
90(39)*
72(37)*
2.2
Ishant to de Villiers, no run, tad fuller and just outside off, AB leans across and pushes it to cover-point
2.1
Ishant to de Villiers, no run, short of a length and on AB's pads, clipped straight to short fine
AB de Villiers, right handed bat, comes to the crease
2
Runs Scored: 10
4 1 1 1 2 Wd W
Score after 2 overs
RCB 16-1
Parthiv Patel
9(9)
Kohli
6(3)
Chris Morris
1-0-10-1
1.6
Chris Morris to Parthiv Patel, out Caught by Lamichhane!! The extra ball has got Morris a wicket - this was full and this was wide of off - Parthiv's eyes lit up as he saw the width, went hard on the slash, gets a thick edge and the ball is swallowed by Lamichhane - running in from third man. Parthiv walks off to loud cheers and that's because the new man is AB. Parthiv Patel c Lamichhane b Chris Morris 9(9) [4s-1]
Chris Morris to Parthiv Patel, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
Virat Kohli vs Delhi (IPL)
19 mat
18 inngs
761 runs
Avg 69.18
SR 139.89
8 X 50s
HS 99
19 mat
18 inngs
761 runs
Avg 69.18
SR 139.89
8 X 50s
HS 99
Arun Raghavan says: "Baffles me why Virat hasn't gone in with Washington Sundar. He would have picked himself if he was in any other side."
1.6
Chris Morris to Parthiv Patel, wide, low full-toss, sliding down the leg-side, Parthiv was looking to flick and missed, called as a wide
1.5
Chris Morris to Parthiv Patel, 2 runs, banged in short as Parthiv backed away, he wasn't in a great position on the pull - went high poff the bat and lobbed over mid-wicket for a couple of runs
1.4
Chris Morris to Kohli, 1 run, low full-toss on Kohli's pads, clipped past square leg for a single
1.3
Chris Morris to Parthiv Patel, 1 run, short of a length and angling across the left-hander, Parthiv heaves without any timing - the ball rolled away backward of square on the on-side
1.2
Chris Morris to Kohli, 1 run, short of a length and on Kohli's hips, nudged wide of mid-wicket for a single
1.1
Chris Morris to Kohli, FOUR, edged and four, Dhawan was the fielder at wide slip - dived to his right, but the ball was just wide of him. An awkward jab from Kohli as he pushed away from his body, didn't count for the extra bounce
Rajat says: "Good to see Virat backing Siraj after forgettable last match and also sticking with the same team. I think it is the most balanced team as even after losing couple of wickets, Stoinis can hold the innings! Just that their fast bowlers need to click today!!"
Chris Morris, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
Morris to share the new ball, one wide slip in place..
1
Runs Scored: 6
0 0 0 2 4 0
Score after 1 overs
RCB 6-0
Parthiv Patel
6(6)
Kohli
0(0)
Ishant
1-0-6-0
0.6
Ishant to Parthiv Patel, no run, floaty half-volley outside off, Parthiv leans into the drive and finds Axar at cover-point - a bit of a fumble, but they decide against a single
0.5
Ishant to Parthiv Patel, FOUR, lovely, Parthiv is the man in form for RCB, length ball on the pads, he gets inside the line and clips it over mid-wicket, couple of bounces and over the ropes
0.4
Ishant to Parthiv Patel, 2 runs, nicely played by Parthiv, back of a length and on the hips, he gets inside the line and clips it backward of square on the on-side, a sliding stop from Ingram prevents the boundary
Sreehari says: "Good to see Kohli keeping faith in his players and choosing the same team even after a gut-wrenching loss against KKR."
0.3
Ishant to Parthiv Patel, no run, fraction fuller and wider of off, Parthiv throws his bat at that and is beaten
0.2
Ishant to Parthiv Patel, no run, Ishant shortens his length and gets it to angle across the left-hander, had Parthiv dabbing at that and is beaten on the top-edge
0.1
Ishant to Parthiv Patel, no run, good bounce for Ishant, short and well outside off, Parthiv was looking to steer it over the slip cordon and missed