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| Venue: M.Chinnaswamy Stadium,Bengaluru |
RCB Probable XI: Parthiv Patel (wk), Washington Sundar/Moeen Ali, Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers, Shimron Hetmyer/Tim Southee, Marcus Stoinis, Akshdeep Nath, Umesh Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Mohammad Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal
KKR Probable XI: Sunil Narine, Chris Lynn, Robin Uthappa, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik (wk, c), Shubman Gill, Andre Russell, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Prasidh Krishna
BANGALORE 205/3 (20.0)
KOLKATA 206/5 (19.1)
Kolkata won by 5 wkts
19.1
Negi to Shubman Gill, 1 run, KKR have pulled off a Russell heist, again! Floated up on leg stump, no fancy shot from Gill as he knocks this towards backward square leg for a sharp single
19
Runs Scored: 29
1 6 6 6 4 6
Score after 19 overs
KKR 205-5
A Russell
48(13)
Shubman Gill
2(2)
Southee
4-0-61-0
18.6
Southee to A Russell, SIX, 29 off the over! Russell has killed the game. RCB are dead and buried with this onslaught. In the slot from Southee, doesn't miss the yorker by much but that's enough for Russell who blasts it over long-off for another six. Scores level!
18.5
Southee to A Russell, FOUR, more runs! He can do no wrong! Short ball this time, Russell waits for it and ramps merrily over Parthiv. Races away to the fence in no time
18.4
Southee to A Russell, SIX, he's gone nuts, he's gone absolutely nuts here Dre Russ!Southee misses the yorker from round the wicket, it's a low full toss and it's dumped over wide long-on. Flat maximum. It's a storm out here
18.3
Southee to A Russell, SIX, just over the third man fence! Raining sixes now. Short and wide this, third man is up and Russell goes for the upper cut. Got more height on it actually and Chahal from deep backward point fancied a running catch. Not to be
18.2
Southee to A Russell, SIX, swings it into the stands! The carnage continues. In the slot for Russell who shovels it over deep mid-wicket. Clobbered deep into the crowd. Pressure on RCB
This is the ultimate battle in this game - Southee vs Russell. The crowd is behind the Kiwi. Let's see what's in store.
18.1
Southee to Shubman Gill, 1 run, slower ball and Gill waits for it, slaps it down to long-on. Does the right thing, gives the strike back to Dre Russ
Tim Southee [3.0-0-32-0] is back into the attack
18
Runs Scored: 23
0 0 Wd 6Nb 6 6 Wd 1 1
Score after 18 overs
KKR 176-5
Shubman Gill
1(1)
A Russell
20(8)
Stoinis
1-0-28-0
17.6
Stoinis to Shubman Gill, 1 run, the cutter on a good length, Gill can't swing properly and adjusts with a drill down to long-on
17.5
Stoinis to A Russell, 1 run, slower and shorter outside off, cut away to sweeper cover. Just a single and RCB will be happy that Russell has gone off strike
17.5
Stoinis to A Russell, wide, shortish and quite wide outside off, it's beyond the tramline as Russell lets it pass
17.4
Stoinis to A Russell, SIX, smokeyyyyyyyyyyy! Another one! In the slot from Stoinis, tried to keep it wide of the big man's reach but Russell gets there and swings clean through the line. Booming hit into the crowd at long-off. The chase is alive and in fact, RCB are now in danger
17.3
Stoinis to A Russell, SIX, six more! Russell has woken up! Slower and wider outside off, Russell sits back and flat-bats it down the ground. Clears the ropes with ease, as is the case when he connects well
Marcus Stoinis [1.0-0-13-0] is back into the attack
Stoinis will complete the over.
17.3
Siraj to A Russell, no ball, SIX, Siraj is out of the attack! Another high full toss, Russell stays put and smokes this over deep mid-wicket. Clean hit and it goes all the way. Timely one for KKR but they need plenty more. Second beamer by Siraj and the umpires rightfully inform VK that the pacer can't bowl anymore
17.3
Siraj to A Russell, wide, dug in short, good ploy to use the bumper against Russell but this is well over his head
17.2
Siraj to A Russell, no run, pacy and shortish, kept wide of Russell's reach and he cannot connect the slash. Clever from Siraj so far in this over
17.1
Siraj to A Russell, no run, fuller and outside off, Russell goes for the big hit but misses
Shubman Gill, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Mohammed Siraj [2.0-0-28-0] is back into the attack
Dhruv says: I feel like people have become quite skeptical and judging towards Kohli's captaincy. He made a gamble by choosing Negi over Umesh today and it worked in his favor. Kept his spinners till late and it is working. So I don't think he has done much wrong today, even his selections were on point.
17
Runs Scored: 13
1 Wd 0 1 4 6 W
Score after 17 overs
KKR 153-5
Karthik
19(15)
A Russell
1(2)
Navdeep Saini
4-0-34-2
16.6
Navdeep Saini to Karthik, out Caught by Chahal!! Gone this time. Can't clear Chahal on this occasion. Was again in the slot from Saini but Karthik didn't get the timing right on the slog. Could only skew it high towards deep mid-wicket where the RCB leggie is waiting for it. Pouches the catch safely and celebrates wildly. VK is also chuffed, as he usually is when he gets excited. RCB are slowly going towards the finish line. Karthik c Chahal b Navdeep Saini 19(15) [4s-1 6s-1]
Navdeep Saini to Karthik, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
16.5
Navdeep Saini to Karthik, SIX, just clears deep mid-wicket! Typical DK stroke. Half volley on leg stump, he holds his shape and doesn't go hard at it. Rather swings with the flow and it has enough to clear Chahal in the deep. The skipper is keeping KKR afloat
16.4
Navdeep Saini to Karthik, FOUR, almost a blinder at mid-off by Kohli! Dived swiftly to his left and had it in his left hand mid-air but couldn't hold on. RCB have spilled quite a few already tonight and though this isn't an easy one, you'd hope that some stick at least. Was a bludgeoning drive from DK and he couldn't quite keep it down. Nearly paid the price but eventually gets a boundary
16.3
Navdeep Saini to A Russell, 1 run, shortish and outside off, flat-batted sweetly by Russell but straight to extra cover. An inch either side of Moeen and it was a boundary but no luck for Dre Russ
Equation: 64 off 22! Getting tougher and tougher for KKR. Dre Russ needs to smoke at least a couple out of the park in this over to stand a chance.
16.2
Navdeep Saini to A Russell, no run, swing and a miss! Pacy length ball ans Russell makes room for the cut. Can't connect
16.2
Navdeep Saini to A Russell, wide, banged in short and it's well over Russell's head
16.1
Navdeep Saini to Karthik, 1 run, pacy short of a length delivery, cramps Karthik who miscues the pull. Falls in no man's land at mid-on
Navdeep Saini [3.0-0-21-1] is back into the attack
16
Runs Scored: 6
1 2 2 W 0 1L
Score after 16 overs
KKR 140-4
Karthik
8(11)
A Russell
0(0)
Chahal
4-0-24-1
15.6
Chahal to Karthik, leg byes, 1 run, flatter on the pads, goes off Karthik's pads towards square leg. Just a single
15.5
Chahal to Karthik, no run, good review in the end by DK. Got flummoxed by the fastish leg break, got pinged on the back pad as well with the turn and fizz doing him in. The umpire was late in raising his finger and Karthik chose to go for the review, almost out of hope. He probably was banking on the turn to save him and that's precisely what happens. HawkEye shows to be going over the stumps
KKR review for LBW! Looked close in real time and was the flatter leg break too. Remember, it only has to clip off stump. This seems plumb to me as UltraEdge confirms that there's no bat. Guess what HawkEye has to say, it's missing!, going over the stumps. KKR's captain is alive.
Big wicket for RCB but a bigger man comes out. Dre Russ.
Andre Russell, right handed bat, comes to the crease
15.4
Chahal to Nitish Rana, out Caught by (sub)Klaasen!! Chahal has his man! He's deserved a wicket and has got a timely big strike. The ploy of bowling googlies against Rana pays dividends. The left hander charged down and wanted to go with the spin on the off-side but skewed it aerially towards sweeper cover. The sub, Klaasen, clings onto the chance, much to the relief of his mates and the energetic home crowd. Nitish Rana c (sub)Klaasen b Chahal 37(23) [4s-1 6s-2]
Chahal to Nitish Rana, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
15.3
Chahal to Nitish Rana, 2 runs, Siraj spills another! Certainly not his night so far. This was a tougher chance but still gotta be taken. Was a slash from Rana and he sliced it uppishly towards backward point. Siraj dived to his left, got a hand on it but the ball whizzed past. Another brace
15.2
Chahal to Nitish Rana, 2 runs, doesn't get hold of the reverse sweep properly but it's in the gap at sweeper cover. They get a brace
15.1
Chahal to Karthik, 1 run, spinning away from outside off, dabbed softly towards point for a single
15
Runs Scored: 14
2 0 4 0 2 6
Score after 15 overs
KKR 134-3
Nitish Rana
33(20)
Karthik
7(8)
Negi
3-0-20-2
14.6
Negi to Nitish Rana, SIX, clubbed over long-on! The home crowd were extremely hopeful that it would carry to the fielder but it's cleared him comfortably. Rare bad ball from Negi who gives one in the slot for Rana who doesn't try to overhit it. Just a clean bat swing to send it over the fence
14.5
Negi to Nitish Rana, 2 runs, mistimed slash and it clears short third man. Siraj, stationed in the ring, chases it down with a slide and does a good tag team effort. Saves a brace
14.4
Negi to Nitish Rana, no run, beaten this time! Negi slows it down and keeps it wider outside off, Rana wanted to go big but can't connect
14.3
Negi to Nitish Rana, FOUR, blasted away! Much-needed for KKR. Gets width on offer and he was hanging back for the slap-cut. Smashed hard and it's wide of sweeper as well
14.2
Negi to Nitish Rana, no run, he's missed out here, Rana and he knows it. Has a wry smile on his face. Was the dart on leg stump, he just had to beat short fine leg but hits it straight to Chahal over there
14.1
Negi to Nitish Rana, 2 runs, flatter and wider outside off, Rana miscues the flat-batted hit but it's in the gap between long-off and sweeper
Pawan Negi [2.0-0-6-2] is back into the attack
Surma says: Turning out to be a superb game. RCB are putting pressure and KKR not succumbing to it.Taking the game deep for the likes of Russell and Gill.
Required rate has breached the 14 rpo mark. Still gettable, especially on a ground like this but KKR can't leave it too late. Dre Russ is still in the sheds and one of these two will have to go hell for leather. Negi to continue.
14
Runs Scored: 6
1 1 1 1 1 1
Score after 14 overs
KKR 120-3
Nitish Rana
19(14)
Karthik
7(8)
Chahal
3-0-19-0
13.6
Chahal to Nitish Rana, 1 run, almost chopped on! Another googly and Rana hangs back to pull hard across the line. Only gets an underedge that just misses the stumps and trickles down to fine leg
13.5
Chahal to Karthik, 1 run, superb from Chahal, he's not giving anything away at all. Fires this in on a good length, cramps Karthik who can only mistime the pull down to long-on
13.4
Chahal to Nitish Rana, 1 run, almost a replica of the previous ball Rana faced. Goes hard at the googly but no pace to work with and only gets a slice towards short third man. Good diving stop by the fielder
13.3
Chahal to Karthik, 1 run, flatter and fuller outside off, push-driven to sweeper cover for a singl
13.2
Chahal to Nitish Rana, 1 run, on the bounce to short third man! Googly that's wider outside off, Rana goes for the slash but only gets a slice that doesn't carry to Moeen
Right, something's gotta give in this over. The leggie against the left-hander with the required rate mounting. Don't be surprised if this over actually decides the flow of this game.
13.1
Chahal to Karthik, 1 run, floated up on middle and leg, worked away down to long-on for a single
Yuzvendra Chahal [2.0-0-13-0] is back into the attack
Timeout! The Lynn-Uthappa stand was enabling KKR to coast along but the duo's dismissals have brought RCB back in style, courtesy Negi's gripping left arm spin that's found turn on this pitch like nobody else. Only seven runs off the last two overs.
13
Runs Scored: 3
0 1 1 1 0 0
Score after 13 overs
KKR 114-3
Nitish Rana
16(11)
Karthik
4(5)
Navdeep Saini
3-0-21-1
12.6
Navdeep Saini to Nitish Rana, no run, closes out the over superbly too. Pacy and straight in line, Rana can only block it out
Chethan C R says: Karthik has to play the captain's innings today... Just take as deep as possible.. You can chase even 15+ per over with dre russ still to come
12.5
Navdeep Saini to Nitish Rana, no run, terrific stuff from Saini, terrific from RCB. They're putting the squeeze on steadily and pressure is mounting on KKR. This is a good length ball with no real room, Rana's steer can't find the gap at backward point
12.4
Navdeep Saini to Karthik, 1 run, skids through from a shortish length, Karthik shuffles a bit on the back foot and works it through mid-wicket. Nitish Rana wanted the second but his skipper wisely turns down the call
12.3
Navdeep Saini to Nitish Rana, 1 run, on a good length, angling across Rana who dabs it down to third man for a single
12.2
Navdeep Saini to Karthik, 1 run, angling in from closer to off stump, nudged softly towards cover for a sharp single
12.1
Navdeep Saini to Karthik, no run, back of a length, climbs in at pace towards Karthik who can only drop it onto the pitch. Was a touch unconfortable while fending this
Navdeep Saini [2.0-0-18-1] is back into the attack
12
Runs Scored: 4
0 1 W 1 1 1
Score after 12 overs
KKR 111-3
Karthik
2(2)
Nitish Rana
15(8)
Negi
2-0-6-2
11.6
Negi to Karthik, 1 run, keep it very full around off, Karthik squeezes the drive down to long-off. Just a single. Another top over from Negi
11.5
Negi to Nitish Rana, 1 run, holds the length back outside off, spins in a touch as Rana works this to deep square leg
11.4
Negi to Karthik, 1 run, sliding into the pads, Karthik hangs back and tucks it through mid-wicket
Dinesh Karthik, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Aman says: Cannot understand Kohli's captaincy here! Taking so long before bringing on Negi (and he instantly delivers). And with a pitch that is offering something for the spinners, there is no sign of Moeen Ali!!
11.3
Negi to Chris Lynn, out Bowled!! Absolute ripper from Negi! Negi had been getting it to turn since ball one and with Lynn not being great against spin, this was on the cards. He was premeditating the charge down the track and Negi smartly held the length back. Kept it straighter too on middle and leg, spun sharply past the outside edge to make a mess of the stumps. The left arm spinner might well be the difference between the two sides. Lynn was looking threatening but has been removed at the right time as far as RCB are concerned. Chris Lynn b Negi 43(31) [4s-4 6s-2]
Negi to Chris Lynn, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
Kris says: What's the point of having 3 spinners in your line up when you don't use them. Repeating the same mistake from the last game. What's the RCB think tank doing? KKR just showed that spin is better on this track...
11.2
Negi to Nitish Rana, 1 run, speared wider once more, not much turn this time and Rana slaps it to sweeper cover
11.1
Negi to Nitish Rana, no run, swing and a miss! Negi is getting it to grip a bit. Spun in sharply from a good length as Rana went for the slog, past the inside edge. Extra bounce too and Parthiv can't gather clean
11
Runs Scored: 13
1 1 0 6 5 0
Score after 11 overs
KKR 107-2
Chris Lynn
43(30)
Nitish Rana
13(5)
Stoinis
1-0-13-0
10.6
Stoinis to Chris Lynn, no run, slower ball, wider outside off, the length is right for the slog and Lynn goes hard. Doesn't connect
10.5
Stoinis to Nitish Rana, 5 runs, everything going bad for RCB! Should have been just a single but Negi's direct hit at the bowler's end ricochets and nobody is backing up as this races away to the long-off fence. Dreadful indeed. Was a chop-cut towards point by Rana and should have been a single at the most but he gets bonus runs
10.4
Stoinis to Nitish Rana, SIX, that's in the crowd! Typical powerhit from Rana. He will go after it from the word go. This was the bouncer, leg stumpish and he got inside the line to help it over fine leg. Into the second tier
10.3
Stoinis to Nitish Rana, no run, muted LBW appeal but I guess it pitched outside leg. Straightened a tad to ping Rana on the pad and might have hit the sticks but that doesn't matter
10.2
Stoinis to Chris Lynn, 1 run, Siraj puts down a sitter! Will this be the decisive moment in this game? RCB will hope not. It's a massive though, it's Lynn. Smart from Stoinis as he kept this slower ball wider outside off, forced Lynn to reach it and the result was a miscue that flew at a comfortable height to sweeper cover. Siraj had it covered and then let it pop out. VK is livid
10.1
Stoinis to Nitish Rana, 1 run, starts with a slower ball, on the pads and Rana chips it aerially through mid-wicket
10
Runs Scored: 2
1 1
Score after 10 overs
KKR 94-2
Nitish Rana
1(1)
Chris Lynn
42(28)
Negi
1-0-2-1
9.6
Negi to Nitish Rana, 1 run, fired quicker outside off, Rana opens his bat face and steers the drive through point
Nitish Rana, left handed bat, comes to the crease
9.5
Negi to Uthappa, out Caught by Southee!! This was on the cards. The pressure was building on and Uthappa perishes. Excellent from Negi, kept hitting the right length and forced Uthappa into playing a bad shot. Looped up temptingly just outside off, the batsman was early into the loft and didn't go with full conviction. Ended up checking it and offers a sitter to Southee at long-off. Virat roars in delight. Much-needed wicket for RCB, just to lift their spirits. Uthappa c Southee b Negi 33(25) [4s-6]
Negi to Uthappa, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
9.4
Negi to Uthappa, no run, slower and gets a bit of turn, Uthappa was making room and settles with a tame block back to the bowler
9.3
Negi to Uthappa, no run, flighted delivery, too full. Driven to extra cover
9.2
Negi to Uthappa, no run, tossed up and this kicks off after pitching, Uthappa was stunned by the bounce. Hangs back and smothers it carefully
9.1
Negi to Chris Lynn, 1 run, floated up outside off, neatly driven to long-off
Pawan Negi, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
9
Runs Scored: 6
1 1 4 6
Score after 9 overs
KKR 92-1
Uthappa
33(21)
Chris Lynn
41(27)
Siraj
2-0-28-0
8.6
Siraj to Uthappa, FOUR, this is ridiculous from Siraj. The slower bouncer, well wide of off and third man was inside the ring. Too easy for Uthappa, just waited and dinked it effortlessly over the fielder at 45. Big over for KKR, 19 coming off it
8.5
Siraj to Chris Lynn, 1 run, short of length outside off, Lynn stays back and spanks it to sweeper cover
8.4
Siraj to Uthappa, 1 run, chipped away towards sweeper cover
8.3
Siraj to Uthappa, FOUR, stand and deliver from Uthappa. Half-volley from Siraj, begging to be hit and Uthappa takes his front foot across and slams the drive with brute power past mid-off. Nobody moved and it sped off the bat in a hurry
8.2
Siraj to Chris Lynn, 1 run, better from Siraj. Went very full and very wide of off, Lynn was moving to leg and stretches his bat across. Slices it to third man
8.2
Siraj to Chris Lynn, no ball, SIX, this is dreadful stuff from Siraj. What was he trying to bowl there? Steams in and hurls in a full toss that is just over the waist, Lynn takes full toll. Dispatches it into the deep square leg stands. It's called a no-ball for height
8.1
Siraj to Uthappa, 1 run, fuller length outside off, Uthappa gives it a whack and loses a bit of shape. Balloons off the top-edge towards third man, lands into the practice pitches and Chahal had to counter the extra lift, does so and they will take only a single
8
Runs Scored: 24
1 6Nb 2 0 6 1 6 1 0
Score after 8 overs
KKR 73-1
Chris Lynn
33(24)
Uthappa
23(17)
Chahal
2-0-13-0
7.6
Chahal to Chris Lynn, no run, superb finish to the over. Flighted and spinning it away well wide of off, luring Lynn into a drive and he went for it sans any feet. Slash and a miss
7.5
Chahal to Uthappa, 1 run, overpitched just outside off, drilled back to the bowler. Chahal gets a hand to it and takes all the sheen off it
7.4
Chahal to Chris Lynn, 1 run, forced away to sweeper cover
7.3
Chahal to Chris Lynn, no run, oh nearly.. Very slow and went wider on seeing Lynn advance, who was all at sea there. Ended up thrusting his bat-pad forward together and it strikes him on the pad before rolling to point
7.2
Chahal to Chris Lynn, 2 runs, wrong 'un, straying on leg and Lynn tucks it very fine. Comes back for the second
7.1
Chahal to Uthappa, 1 run, slowish and teased up on off, Uthappa props forward and eases it to long-off
7
Runs Scored: 1
0 1 0 0 Wd
Score after 7 overs
KKR 68-1
Chris Lynn
30(20)
Uthappa
21(15)
Siraj
1-0-9-0
6.6
Siraj to Chris Lynn, no run, banged it short, seemed like the slower bouncer. Lynn gets defeated by the lack of pace as he was looking to dink it to third man
6.5
Siraj to Uthappa, 1 run, shortish, flat-batted down to long-on
6.4
Siraj to Uthappa, FOUR, Siraj is epitome of waywardness. Slips this one down leg, just help-your-self-with-a-boundary ball. Uthappa accepts it with glee and walks across to tickle it very fine
6.3
Siraj to Uthappa, no run, pitched fuller on off, stompy drive to mid-off
6.2
Siraj to Uthappa, FOUR, woah! All timing from Uthappa. Very cheeky, saw the width provided, so just waited deep and steered it behind point. This outfield is pretty quick and third man can't cut it off
6.1
Siraj to Uthappa, no run, fullish outside off, push-driven to extra cover
Mohammed Siraj, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
Time out. It's been a fine start from KKR, Lynn has started to find form and these are worrying times for RCB. Despite leaking a few, Saini has been good with his short balls and also got rid of Narine. Uthappa has looked a bit rusty, he will be looking to break free now.. KKR would not want to let the required rate creep up
6
Runs Scored: 5
1 4
Score after 6 overs
KKR 59-1
Chris Lynn
30(19)
Uthappa
12(10)
Chahal
1-0-8-0
5.6
Chahal to Chris Lynn, no run, well bowled. Slides into the blockhole, Lynn blunts it out
5.5
Chahal to Chris Lynn, SIX, Lynn gets into the act. Oh boy! He's launched this out of the ground. Nicely tossed up, Lynn quickly used his feet and outsmarted the bowler, flaunts his muscle power and dismisses it over long-on. New balls please!
5.4
Chahal to Chris Lynn, no run, flatter outside off, punches it to point
5.3
Chahal to Chris Lynn, no run, jeepers. The brains of a chess player. Read the instincts of the batsman early, saw Lynn step out and Chahal flighted the googly. Almost foxed the batsman but Lynn somehow keeps it out awkwardly. Wasn't to the pitch and Chahal has a cheeky smile on his face
5.2
Chahal to Uthappa, 1 run, goes straight on after pitching, worked to mid-on
5.1
Chahal to Chris Lynn, 1 run, slowish leggie just outside off, Lynn stabs it down to long-off
Yuzvendra Chahal, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
Chahal brought on to tighten up things. One slip for him
5
Runs Scored: 1
1 0
Score after 5 overs
KKR 51-1
Uthappa
11(9)
Chris Lynn
23(14)
Southee
3-0-32-0
4.6
Southee to Uthappa, FOUR, textbook-esque inside-out loft from Uthappa. All class from Robbie. Expensive over for RCB. Nothing delivery from Southee, pitches it right in the slot and Uthappa gets forward and just stylishly lifts it over extra cover
4.5
Southee to Chris Lynn, 1 run, pitched up just outside off, swirling away just outside off and Lynn jams it off the outer half to mid-off
4.4
Southee to Chris Lynn, FOUR, back-to-back fours for Lynn. He's getting a move on. Southee overcorrects and slips in the slower short ball, Lynn waits and pulls it after twirling his wrists behind square. Big gap and he will earn a boundary
4.3
Southee to Chris Lynn, FOUR, larruped over mid-on. Easy-peasy for Lynn. Southee missed the yorker, Lynn gets deep and clears his front leg to whip it firmly over the in-field
Abhijeet says: One guy that has swept under the radar because of his team is Navdeep Saini. Very exciting to watch, the fastest bowler in India.
4.2
Southee to Chris Lynn, no run, 136.5kph, shortens his length and it held up slightly on the deck. Lynn was lining up for the pull and ends up squirting it off the thick inside edge to short fine leg
4.1
Southee to Chris Lynn, no run, rolls his fingers across this full delivery, wobbled away and eludes Lynn's wild swing
4
Runs Scored: 20
0 0 0 0 0 4 Wd 4 0 6Nb 2 2
Score after 4 overs
KKR 38-1
Uthappa
7(8)
Chris Lynn
14(9)
Navdeep Saini
2-0-18-1
3.6
Navdeep Saini to Uthappa, 2 runs, keeps it short, Uthappa combats the bounce and pulls it in front of square on the leg-side, nabs the second with ease
3.5
Navdeep Saini to Uthappa, FOUR, top-edge and over the keeper. Sometimes extra pace can let you down but Saini shouldn't mind this. Bouncer, rearing off the deck and Uthappa for the nth time tries the pull and gets a top-edge to his favour
3.4
Navdeep Saini to Uthappa, no run, Saini is a skiddy customer and it's not easy to pull him. Uthappa realizes it. Shapes for the pull after making room, gets hurried by the pace and ends up skewing it off the splice to mid-off
3.3
Navdeep Saini to Uthappa, no run, wafting in with the angle, indipper and Uthappa fails to connect with the flick. Raps him on the pad and rolls to mid-wicket. Lynn wanted to steal a leg-bye but sent back by his partner
3.2
Navdeep Saini to Chris Lynn, 1 run, another pacy and spongy short delivery at the body of Lynn, who gets rushed into the pull and drags it to mid-on
3.1
Navdeep Saini to Chris Lynn, no run, 144.5kph, pacy length delivery slanting in, Lynn was opening his stance and is stunned by the bounce. Belated attempt at guiding it to third man but in vain
3
Runs Scored: 18
1 0 1 1 0 4 1 6 1 1 1 1 W 1
Score after 3 overs
KKR 31-1
Chris Lynn
13(7)
Uthappa
1(4)
Southee
2-0-19-0
2.6
Southee to Chris Lynn, 1 run, this fuller length delivery straightened a bit on off, Lynn jabs at it meekly and inside-halves it to square leg
2.5
Southee to Uthappa, 1 run, poked in front of cover and Uthappa set off. Lynn with his old hammy manages to get in safely despite a one-handed pickup and throw at the stumps from Klaasen to nail the stumps
There's a direct-hit at the striker's end and it's been sent upstairs. Lynn the man in question. Get on with the game because Lynn has dragged his bat inside the crease. NOT OUT
2.4
Southee to Uthappa, no run, goes wide of the crease and angles it on a fuller length at 132.3kph just outside off. Uthappa gets his weight forward and times it to extra cover
2.3
Southee to Uthappa, no run, 132.8kph, full and straighter. Uthappa walks into a drive to mid-on
2.2
Southee to Chris Lynn, 1 run, yorker length, darting on the pads and Lynn takes his front leg out of the way to clip it to mid-wicket
2.1
Southee to Chris Lynn, no run, climbing off from a length on leg, Lynn misses the tuck and it comes off the thigh pad
2
Runs Scored: 1
1 0
Score after 2 overs
KKR 28-1
Uthappa
0(1)
Chris Lynn
11(4)
Navdeep Saini
1-0-11-1
1.6
Navdeep Saini to Uthappa, no run, inducker, on a fuller length and Uthappa strides forward to push it gently to mid-on
Robin Uthappa, right handed bat, comes to the crease
In walks the local boy.. getting some cheer from the home crowd
1.5
Navdeep Saini to Narine, out Caught by Negi!! Chinnaswamy breaks the sound barrier because Narine's dismissed. Hang on! They are checking for the no-ball but Saini's foot is fine on this occasion. So, Narine can continue his long walk back to the pavilion. Ushered it short at an awkward height for Narine - tucking him for room, who tamely pulls it without any timing. Loops up to Negi at fine leg who has to cover some ground and also mind the ad cushions. Keeps his calm and snaffles it in front of his face, making sure he doesn't make any contact with the boundary. Outstanding catch and KKR have lost their first wicket. Good comeback from Saini. Narine c Negi b Navdeep Saini 10(8) [4s-2]
Navdeep Saini to Narine, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
1.4
Navdeep Saini to Narine, FOUR, miss the yorker, get set to face the penalty. Saini misses it by an inch, ends up as a low full toss and Narine after clearing his front leg, whips it to the left of mid-on. Raced away in a jiffy
1.4
Navdeep Saini to Narine, no ball, 2 runs, hurls it full and wide of off, Narine guides it past short third man, the fielder back-pedals and intercepts it. Guess what? Saini has overstepped, so it's going to be free-hit next delivery
1.3
Navdeep Saini to Narine, FOUR, the plan was right from Saini, almost had Narine in trouble but somehow the batsman manages to help it away towards the fine leg fence. Bouncer following Narine, who was moving to leg and he gets cramped for all room because of the spicy bounce but Narine manages get it away to the boundary
1.2
Navdeep Saini to Narine, no run, big swing and a miss from Narine. Back of a length and nipping away with some extra bounce, Narine with an feeble attempt at wielding his bat
1.1
Navdeep Saini to Narine, no run, swinging in low full toss just outside off, Narine makes room and slices the drive straight to extra cover
Stat this: KKR's most successful run chase is 200/7 chasing KXIP's 199/4 also at Bangalore in the 2014 IPL final!
Navdeep Saini, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
1
Runs Scored: 22
0 2 4 1 4 0 5Wd W 2 4 6
Score after 1 overs
KKR 17-0
Chris Lynn
11(4)
Narine
0(2)
Southee
1-0-16-0
0.6
Southee to Chris Lynn, FOUR, not a good finish by Southee. Another loosener outside off, too short and wide of off. Lynn throws his bat and drills it hard along the ground through extra cover. Strong bottom-hand power and beats a desperate dive from Klaasen at sweeper cover
0.6
Southee to Chris Lynn, 5 wides, oh, this took off like a fiend. Banged in short, the bumper and it rears up viciously to sail over the batsman as well as the keeper
0.5
Southee to Chris Lynn, FOUR, adding insult to injury. Poor follow up delivery from Southee, drifting on the pads and Lynn duly puts it away with a fine clip off his pads over short fine leg
0.4
Southee to Chris Lynn, 2 runs, massive top-edge. Massive swirl on the ball and it's gone a mile into the night-sky. Who wants it? Parthiv and Saini back-track but it's taking an eternity to come down. Oopsy. Saini gets to the ball but can't quite hold onto it. So, it will go down as a drop, tough chance but lucky Lynn. It was a shortish and bounced more than Lynn expected as he went for the pull. What's worse is that it dribbles away to the boundary after Saini shelled it
0.3
Southee to Narine, leg byes, 1 run, wow! Another top-notch yorker from Southee, saw Narine backing away and slipped it into the pads. Tailed in sharply and clicks the pad before trickling away behind square on the leg-side
0.2
Southee to Narine, no run, spot on. Deadly yorker from Southee, right on cue into the blockhole and Narine can only watchfully dig it out
0.1
Southee to Chris Lynn, 1 run, back of a length and shaping away outside off, Lynn is up and running. Reaches out and slaps it through cover, there's protection in the deep. So, just a single
20
Runs Scored: 16
1 6 2 1 1 4 1
Score after 20 overs
RCB 205-3
Stoinis
28(13)
Moeen Ali
0(2)
Prasidh
3-0-41-0
19.6
Prasidh to Stoinis, FOUR, and gets funky. Shuffles, doesn't mind showing away his stumps as he scoops this one really fine .. 18 off this one, 205 in all, and Bangalore nail the perfect finish!
19.5
Prasidh to Stoinis, 2 runs, there's the 200 .. courtesy half a helicopter-like whip down to long-off. No followthrough, just the power being pumped in off the back-lift
19.4
Prasidh to Stoinis, SIX, slower cutter, and the levers have been cut loose. Stoinis rocks behind and swings. No, murders. Many, many rows into mid-wicket
19.3
Prasidh to Stoinis, FOUR, 150.3kph in a low full toss. Stoinis' measured this field, he knows Krishna can't bowl short with the first ball wide and then sits way, way inside his crease to slash it away through an empty point
19.2
Prasidh to Moeen Ali, leg byes, 1 run, the yorker after softening him up. Mo whips all around it, eventually having to settle for the pad-ricochet towards point
19.1
Prasidh to Moeen Ali, no run, back of a length, kicking up nicely off the deck to whizz and beat Moeen's attempted punch comfortably
19.1
Prasidh to Moeen Ali, wide, too short, too leg-sided. Two wides in one
Prasidh Krishna [2.0-0-24-0] is back into the attack
19
Runs Scored: 9
0 W 1 1 4 2 1
Score after 19 overs
RCB 187-3
Stoinis
12(9)
Moeen Ali
0(0)
Narine
4-0-30-1
18.6
Narine to Stoinis, 2 runs, length, smashed down to long-off. Gill cleans up well, throws better, but Narine messes up the collection, letting off the second
Moeen Ali, left handed bat, comes to the crease
18.5
Narine to de Villiers, out Caught by Shubman Gill!! Mis-pumped. Narine goes back to keeping them short, which AB actually does well to pick up and try and launch over long-off. But no, there's only SO much even a superhero can do. Gets it off the under half, without a lot of bottom-hand and Gill waits at the boundary, reverse-cupped. de Villiers c Shubman Gill b Narine 63(32) [4s-5 6s-4]
Narine to de Villiers, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
18.5
Narine to de Villiers, wide, fired wide, AB knows it's spinning further away, walks across as in his leave
18.4
Narine to de Villiers, 2 runs, nails the yorker. de Villiers can only jam it out, cow corner
18.3
Narine to Stoinis, 1 run, kept short. Heaved. More bat. And straight to deep mid-wicket. Well given the kind of running we've seen all night, there was a two, but no AB's seen enough from the non-striker's
18.2
Narine to Stoinis, no run, another wide short one. Stoinis gets more bat, slapping it away, and cover's diving and all to this .. Robbie's the guy
18.1
Narine to Stoinis, no run, neat. Wide drag down. Makes Stoinis reach out big, which in the end is only off the toe-end to cover
Sunil Narine [3.0-0-24-0] is back into the attack
Virat Kohli dismissed C&B in IPL:
* Ashish Reddy for SRH in 2013 - 46
* Dhawal Kulkarni for RR in 2015 - 12
* Kuldeep Yadav for KKR in 2019 - 84
* Ashish Reddy for SRH in 2013 - 46
* Dhawal Kulkarni for RR in 2015 - 12
* Kuldeep Yadav for KKR in 2019 - 84
18
Runs Scored: 12
1
Score after 18 overs
RCB 181-2
Stoinis
9(5)
de Villiers
61(30)
Kuldeep Yadav
4-0-31-1
17.6
Kuldeep Yadav to Stoinis, 1 run, the wrong 'un. Stoinis walks down the pitch, full-facing his push-drive through the covers
17.5
Kuldeep Yadav to Stoinis, 2 runs, another soft knock into mid-wicket. Uthappa though chases this one well, or so it appears .. not to AB, who's already through with the second
17.4
Kuldeep Yadav to Stoinis, 2 runs, rocks behind, using up the good length for a punchy-whip through mid-wicket
17.3
Kuldeep Yadav to Stoinis, FOUR, big edge. Stoinis misreads the googly, wafts down the wrong line, but what are outside-edges for? The ball gropes at it, running through the slip cordon
17.2
Kuldeep Yadav to Stoinis, no run, spinning across him, Stoinis stays on the back foot to keep it out
Marcus Stoinis, right handed bat, comes to the crease
17.1
Kuldeep Yadav to Kohli, out Caught&Bowled!! Ah, the perils of timing them so damn well. But Kuldeep - to his credit - is really brave to toss it up despite the carnage, and is really full as well. Kohli doesn't get under, just whipping it down the pitch, hard, flat, and Yadav's stuck out palms come in between. THIS is silence. Kohli c and b Kuldeep Yadav 84(49) [4s-9 6s-2]
Kuldeep Yadav to Kohli, THAT'S OUT!! Caught&Bowled!!
Kuldeep Yadav [3.0-0-22-0] is back into the attack
17
Runs Scored: 31
1
Score after 17 overs
RCB 172-1
de Villiers
61(30)
Kohli
84(48)
Ferguson
2-0-32-0
16.6
Ferguson to de Villiers, SIX, make it 19. Poor Ferguson's tried out everything - full tosses, bouncers, length - andhence decides to try out the one thing that remained, a back of a length sitter on the tummy. AB obliges, with a swivel, and a proper hack behind square
16.5
Ferguson to Kohli, 1 run, 105.9kph, slower bumper. Kohli turns his bat vertically upwards in knocking it down to long-on
16.4
Ferguson to Kohli, no run, full toss, juicy, but picks out mid-off perfectly with his punch
16.3
Ferguson to Kohli, 2 runs, tickled it so damn softly into long-on, and they steal a couple well before long-on could come in .. somebody, check their shoes for nitro-boosters
16.2
Ferguson to Kohli, FOUR, 130.7kph, just too full. Kohli's already deep in his crease, incubating half vollies and then carving them inside-out over long-off
16.1
Ferguson to Kohli, SIX, rank length. Kohli lays in, pulling it away, hard, long, cow corner. Such is this pitch, such is this ground, such is this guy, such is this carnage
Lockie Ferguson [1.0-0-13-0] is back into the attack
16
Runs Scored: 12
1
Score after 16 overs
RCB 153-1
de Villiers
55(29)
Kohli
71(43)
Prasidh
2-0-24-0
15.6
Prasidh to de Villiers, FOUR, the horrors of a wide full toss. High. Lots of width. AB doesn't overhit, piling on and just slicing it behind point
15.5
Prasidh to de Villiers, FOUR, 110.9kph, ah, Djoker! The change up finally goes wrong. AB reads the long hop, stands up full height and forehands it inside-out over extra cover. It's his fifty too -- 30th
15.4
Prasidh to de Villiers, no run, 127.3kph, top stuff this. Krishna's mixing it up really well - this time with a dragged back shorter one, foxing AB for the lack of pace as it sneaks under his bat
15.3
Prasidh to Kohli, 1 run, 148.2kph. Ummm. Yorker, swings in with Kohli not being able to do anything but dig it out
15.2
Prasidh to Kohli, no run, 121kph, short, sticks in the pitch, making Kohli wait as he drags a severely mistimed pull back to Krishna
15.1
Prasidh to Kohli, 2 runs, 104.8kph, neat slower one. Kohli waits half-forward and wrists it very softly into mid-wicket. Nothing soft about the running though
Prasidh Krishna [1.0-0-13-0] is back into the attack
15
Runs Scored: 25
4 1 6 0 0 0 1 0 Wd 0 6 6 0 W
Score after 15 overs
RCB 142-1
de Villiers
47(26)
Kohli
68(40)
Nitish Rana
2-0-22-1
14.6
Nitish Rana to de Villiers, no run, short, cut away hard, but straight to point
14.5
Nitish Rana to de Villiers, SIX, another cardinally ball-gone-wrong length. Oh at leasy give AB a challenge - for now he continues rocking behind and muscling them high over long-on
14.5
Nitish Rana to de Villiers, wide, tries firing it into the pads, but the drift is a little too much
14.4
Nitish Rana to Kohli, 1 run, lots of wrists again, powering a whippy cover punch. Oh Kohli isn't amused with just a run, cursing himself as he walks across
14.3
Nitish Rana to Kohli, no run, missed cut. It was short, asking to be flashed at. Well Kohli tries, but it bounces just over
14.2
Nitish Rana to Kohli, SIX, 105.1kph. Length now, Kohli's into death mode already, committing big-time into a tonk downtown, smashing the free-ticketers at long-on
14.1
Nitish Rana to Kohli, FOUR, 105.6kph. Yorker. Leg-lined. Kohli's wrists are quicker, with a lot of bottom-hand flicking it away behind square. Kuldeep sweeps from fine leg, dives, and his palm can only parry it over
Nitish Rana [1.0-0-4-1] is back into the attack
An IPL fifty for Virat Kohli after seven innings. His last one,a 70, came at Delhi against DD on 12 May 2018. Since then his scores: 48*, 12, 4, 6, 46, 3, 23. For the record, the longest period without an IPL fifty for Kohli was from 24 April 2009 to 4 April 2010 - in 18 innings!
14
Runs Scored: 7
1
Score after 14 overs
RCB 124-1
de Villiers
41(24)
Kohli
57(36)
A Russell
1-0-16-0
13.6
A Russell to de Villiers, SIX, 134.4kph. And all of it is bang in the slot. Russell bowls length for some reason, ask him, and AB sinks, gets under and smokes it over long-off .. 16 off the over
13.5
A Russell to Kohli, 1 run, up tall, lining up another dab down to third man
13.4
A Russell to de Villiers, 1 run, wide low full toss. Smart, spotted AB making room and went the other way. Only just squeezed out off the toe-end. Mid-off
13.3
A Russell to de Villiers, SIX, it's THE battle of ego .. and AB's setting it up for Russell to match. Gets a sitter on the body - yes - but picks it perfectly with his pull as he deposits it into the second tier behind square. 88 meters
13.2
A Russell to Kohli, 1 run, 131.6kph, a tad shorter. Virat lines up beside, opening up his bat face in steering it down to third man
13.1
A Russell to de Villiers, 1 run, 132.9kph, starts with a heavy ball - good length on off - punched down the ground
Andre Russell, right-arm fast, comes into the attack
Everybody needs a breather. Time-out. These two've built up decent momentum in between the two time-outs.
13
Runs Scored: 20
0 4 1 0 0 2 4 4 4 1 1
Score after 13 overs
RCB 108-1
de Villiers
27(20)
Kohli
55(34)
Narine
3-0-24-0
12.6
Narine to de Villiers, 1 run, more rocking in, flashy bat, and slapping it through point
12.5
Narine to de Villiers, FOUR, another backing in, another flat-batted throw, and another hammer over extra cover. Oh he's making it a habit, a very, very lovely-looking habit
12.4
Narine to de Villiers, 2 runs, short, chopped away square. Lockie does well to cut it off, but a couple can't be denied
12.3
Narine to de Villiers, no run, missed whip, all thanks to the turn in from outside off getting a little too big - on the thighs
12.2
Narine to de Villiers, FOUR, dropped short. AB makes it look much, much worse, rocking behind in the crease and then throwing his weight behind a tonked loft, splitting long-off and extra cover in the deep perfectly
12.1
Narine to Kohli, 1 run, big shuffle behind in the crease with a full-blooded flat-batted whack, dragging it off the inside half in the end to fine leg
Sunil Narine [2.0-0-12-0] is back into the attack
12
Runs Scored: 2
1 1 2
Score after 12 overs
RCB 96-1
Kohli
54(33)
de Villiers
16(15)
Kuldeep Yadav
3-0-22-0
11.6
Kuldeep Yadav to Kohli, 1 run, back, across, behind a length delivery in punching it away through the covers
Santosh Naik says: One of the biggest strength of RCB is there Fan Base. after the four straight loss..stadium is still houseful...True Fans Of Game
11.5
Kuldeep Yadav to de Villiers, 1 run, just a soft tap in front of mid-off, and then a yes-no-yes-no, a yes
11.4
Kuldeep Yadav to de Villiers, 2 runs, flayyer outside off, AB backs, makes room and carves it through sweeper
11.3
Kuldeep Yadav to de Villiers, no run, turning in from middle, defended back down the pitch
11.2
Kuldeep Yadav to de Villiers, 2 runs, big miscue. Ugly, like really ugly slog-sweep, gets only a big top-edge on it -- and the skier goes into a no man's mid-off. Ferguson gives it the charge from the deep, and even his dive can't get him under it cleanly
11.1
Kuldeep Yadav to de Villiers, no run, nearly freezes in front. Kuldeep gets one to drift across from over the wicket, which AB walks across to in front of his stumps, but then realizes the length is just too full to be doing anything fancy to -- and blocks
11
Runs Scored: 2
0 1 0 1 1
Score after 11 overs
RCB 90-1
de Villiers
11(10)
Kohli
53(32)
Chawla
4-0-32-0
10.6
Chawla to de Villiers, 1 run, back-footed, angle-batting his tuck down to long-on
10.5
Chawla to Kohli, 1 run, flatter, Kohli goes for a big heave-ho across the line, dragging it off the inside half eventually, long-on
10.4
Chawla to Kohli, FOUR, 50*35. Chawla drags the length back, which means Kohli decides to wait. And wait. And wait some more, before fetching a real late cut out of DK's gloves to guide it real fine
10.3
Chawla to de Villiers, 1 run, just a nurdle out to short mid-wicket, and Rana nails a direct hit at the non-striker's. But no, AB is quicker, and he didn't even need a dive
10.2
Chawla to de Villiers, FOUR, gets loop, gets room, gets turn too. And AB decides to help it along .. stepping forward a touch and lofting it inside-out over extra cover
10.1
Chawla to Kohli, 1 run, looped up wide tease, Kohli leans in a slice down to long-off
10
Runs Scored: 11
0 0 1 1 0 4 1 0 1 1 0 2
Score after 10 overs
RCB 78-1
de Villiers
5(7)
Kohli
47(29)
Kuldeep Yadav
2-0-16-0
9.6
Kuldeep Yadav to de Villiers, 2 runs, beauty from Kuldeep Yadav! Again, gives a lot of flight and it turns away from de Villiers, he wanted to work it to the leg-side. Was taken aback by the sharp away turn. And it comes off the outside half of the bat. It ends up at deep backward point and they will charge for a brace
9.5
Kuldeep Yadav to Kohli, 1 run, brave bowling from Kuldeep Yadav! Tosses this one up again and Kohli pushes it down the ground
9.4
Kuldeep Yadav to de Villiers, 1 run, lot of flight on this one, de Villiers lets it spin and works it to long-on
9.3
Kuldeep Yadav to de Villiers, no run, very slow and on the stumps, it was on a fuller length. And de Villiers could only push it back
9.2
Kuldeep Yadav to Kohli, 1 run, works it with the spin to deep backward square leg
Purusottam says: That is the problem with Parthiv Patel as he will start with very good strike rate and fall back to close to 100 and get out.
9.1
Kuldeep Yadav to Kohli, FOUR, bonus runs for RCB, exacly what they want. Very rarely, a bowler of Kuldeep's caliber delivers a morsel like this. It was down the leg-side and Kohli just helps it to the the fine-leg fence with a flick
Kuldeep Yadav [1.0-0-7-0] is back into the attack
Time-out: RCB's start was sensational. But in the last few overs, KKR have pulled things back well. The run-rate has dropped below 8 and that is ordinary on a deck like this. But these two gentlemen in the middle - Virat and AB can lift it to double-digits very very quickly. Interesting next phase coming up.
9
Runs Scored: 1
0 1
Score after 9 overs
RCB 69-1
Kohli
41(26)
de Villiers
2(4)
Chawla
3-0-20-0
8.6
Chawla to Kohli, 1 run, plunges forward and drives it down the ground to retain the strike
8.5
Chawla to de Villiers, 1 run, lets this leggie turn and de Villiers pushes it with the spin to sweeper cover
8.4
Chawla to de Villiers, no run, wrong 'un on the stumps and de Villiers tucks it to mid-wicket
8.3
Chawla to Kohli, 1 run, Kohli nudges it to the on-side. And wanted to come back for brace. But the fielder came charging forward and denies Kohli an opportunity to take a double
8.2
Chawla to de Villiers, 1 run, flighted one wide of off, it spins away from AB, he controls the spin well in the end and works it to long-on
8.1
Chawla to Kohli, 1 run, on the pads and Kohli works it to deep mid-wicket
Piyush Chawla [2.0-0-15-0] is back into the attack
Karthik is impressed with this delivery of PC. He shouts from behind the stumps "Bahut Acha hai" -- This is very good.
IPL victims of Nitish Rana (5 wkts)
AB de Villiers
Virat Kohli
Ajinkya Rahane
D'Arcy Short
Parthiv Patel
AB de Villiers
Virat Kohli
Ajinkya Rahane
D'Arcy Short
Parthiv Patel
8
Runs Scored: 5
0 0 Wd 0 W 4 0 2Nb
Score after 8 overs
RCB 64-1
de Villiers
0(1)
Kohli
38(23)
Nitish Rana
1-0-4-1
7.6
Nitish Rana to de Villiers, no run, fuller length delivery wide of off, de Villiers pushes it straight to cover
AB de Villiers, right handed bat, comes to the crease
7.5
Nitish Rana to Parthiv Patel, out Lbw!! Gamble to give Nitish Rana the ball has worked for DK. Parthiv was trying a little to hard, he was looking to smash everything. But was not able to time most of the shots. This one was a slider on a good length, it skids off the deck. Parthiv Patel was late on the hoick. It misses his balde and raps him on the pads. Plumb infront! Parthiv Patel lbw b Nitish Rana 25(24) [4s-3]
Nitish Rana to Parthiv Patel, THAT'S OUT!! Lbw!!
7.5
Nitish Rana to Parthiv Patel, wide, this was wide of off, wide called
7.4
Nitish Rana to Parthiv Patel, no run, mistimes the punch to the off-side
7.3
Nitish Rana to Parthiv Patel, no run, this delivery comes back in with the arm and misses the inside edge of Parthiv Patel. It was sliding down leg
7.2
Nitish Rana to Kohli, 1 run, punches it to sweeper cover for a single
7.1
Nitish Rana to Kohli, 2 runs, it went through the fielder at mid-wicket. Kohli is lucky to still be batting. It was short and Kohli almost ends up gifting a catch. End result: A brace at deep mid-wicket
Nitish Rana, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
7
Runs Scored: 18
1 1 0 4 1 1L 4 2 2 1 1 4 4
Score after 7 overs
RCB 60-0
Kohli
35(21)
Parthiv Patel
25(21)
Kuldeep Yadav
1-0-7-0
6.6
Kuldeep Yadav to Kohli, 1 run, very full and spinning back into Kohli, he pushes it down the ground to retain strike
6.5
Kuldeep Yadav to Kohli, 2 runs, excellent wrong'un from Kuldeep, Kohli reads it off the deck hence he was slightly late to react. In the end, he flicks it wide of deep mid-wicket for a couple
6.4
Kuldeep Yadav to Parthiv Patel, 1 run, lots of revs on this ball and he generates a lot of away spin on this delivery, Parthiv mistimes the pull to deep square leg
Shashi says: Seems like RCB entered the nothing to loose mode. What a batting display!
6.3
Kuldeep Yadav to Kohli, 1 run, tucks it with the spin to backward square leg
6.2
Kuldeep Yadav to Kohli, no run, tucks it to short mid-wicket. Nitish Rana did a good job there
6.1
Kuldeep Yadav to Kohli, 2 runs, this delivery spins back into Kohli, he goes on the back foot and works it wide of fine leg for a brace
Kuldeep Yadav, left-arm chinaman, comes into the attack
6
Runs Scored: 18
0 6 1 2 0 1 4 0 0 4 0 2
Score after 6 overs
RCB 53-0
Parthiv Patel
24(20)
Kohli
29(16)
Narine
2-0-12-0
5.6
Narine to Parthiv Patel, no run, goes for a cheeky steer this time, ends up finding short fine
5.5
Narine to Parthiv Patel, no run, he is trying to hit too hard, is Parthiv. Wanted to smash it over cover, it spins away and he ends up missing it
5.4
Narine to Kohli, 1 run, down the leg-side, it was a filthy delivery. But Kohli couldn't put it away. He just flicks it wide of short fine for a single
This is RCB's first 50-plus opening stand, after six IPL matches, since the unbeaten 92 (in 8.1 overs!) between Kohli and Parthiv against KXIP at Indore on 14 May 2018.
5.3
Narine to Parthiv Patel, 1 run, rocks back in the crease, converts in into a short one but fails to time the pull shot. Russell charges to his left from long-on puts in a dive and stops it from reaching the fence
5.2
Narine to Kohli, 1 run, goes on the back foot and tucks it to mid-wicket
5.1
Narine to Parthiv Patel, 1 run, 50-partnership comes up! Parthiv Patel steers it wide of short third for a single
Sunil Narine [1.0-0-8-0] is back into the attack
5
Runs Scored: 1
0 1 1
Score after 5 overs
RCB 49-0
Parthiv Patel
22(16)
Kohli
27(14)
Chawla
2-0-15-0
4.6
Chawla to Parthiv Patel, 1 run, nicely bowled, Chawla slows this one a lot. Parthiv Patel was anticipating it to come quickly and he was rather early into the shot. In the end
4.5
Chawla to Parthiv Patel, no run, wrong' un wide of off, Parthiv Patel rocks back and punches it straight to cover
4.4
Chawla to Parthiv Patel, 2 runs, down the leg-side and Parthiv Patel whips it wide of deep backward square leg for a brace
4.3
Chawla to Parthiv Patel, no run, mistimes the cut to point
4.2
Chawla to Parthiv Patel, FOUR, he wants to match Kohli, It was on a fuller length and was on the stumps. Parthiv brings his bat down early and sweeps it wide of deep backward square leg for a four. Incredible bat-speed!
Chants of RCB RCB! The crowd have loved the start.
Chetan says: Why is RCB not opening with Stoinis? He opened for Melbourne stars and was very successful. 5/6 is not the most preferred place for Stoinis.
4.1
Chawla to Kohli, 1 run, wrong 'un on the stumps and Kohli tucks it wide of short fine
Piyush Chawla [1.0-0-7-0] is back into the attack
4
Runs Scored: 13
0 2Nb 4 0 4 1 1 W 2
Score after 4 overs
RCB 41-0
Kohli
26(13)
Parthiv Patel
15(11)
Ferguson
1-0-13-0
3.6
Ferguson to Kohli, 1 run, taps it to point and takes a single
3.5
Ferguson to Kohli, FOUR, an on-drive with a straight bat is one of the hardest shots to play in our sport. But how insanely easy Kohli made it look. Class, sheer class! He comes on the front foot and drives it past mid-on for another four
3.4
Ferguson to Kohli, no run, good comeback by Ferguson. It was banged in short, Kohli sways away from the line of the ball and leaves it alone
3.3
Ferguson to Kohli, FOUR, it's raining boundaries here! It was on a fuller length and wide of off, Kohli plunges forward and times the drive incredibly well. The placement was excellent too, it beats backward point and third man. And canters to the fence
3.2
Ferguson to Kohli, no run, on a good length and wide of off, Kohli punches it straight to cover
3.1
Ferguson to Kohli, FOUR, ball has flown off the bat. Wow! What timing! Ferguson did the mistake of bowling on the pads and Kohli generally punishes when someone makes such mistake. He gets in a good position and whips it wide of mid-wicket for another four
Lockie Ferguson, right-arm fast, comes into the attack
3
Runs Scored: 22
W 2 1 4 0 0 5Wd 1 4 4 1 2
Score after 3 overs
RCB 28-0
Kohli
13(7)
Parthiv Patel
15(11)
Narine
1-0-8-0
2.6
Narine to Kohli, 1 run, stays put in the crease and pushes it to long-on
2.5
Narine to Parthiv Patel, 1 run, uses his wrists to work it to long-on
2.4
Narine to Parthiv Patel, no run, short and on the stumps, Parthiv Patel pulls and pulls well. But the placement wasn't good enough, ends up finding mid-wicket
2.3
Narine to Kohli, 1 run, very full and wide of off, Kohli takes a good stride forward, pushes with soft hands and takes a quick single
2.2
Narine to Parthiv Patel, 1 run, goes on the back foot and punches it to long-off
2.1
Narine to Parthiv Patel, FOUR, gee! Parthiv Patel is in some form. He goes down on his knees and slog sweeps it over deep mid-wicket with utmost ease for a boundary
Sunil Narine, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
2
Runs Scored: 26
1 6
Score after 2 overs
RCB 20-0
Kohli
11(5)
Parthiv Patel
9(7)
Chawla
1-0-7-0
1.6
Chawla to Kohli, 2 runs, width provided on this delivery, Kohli waits patiently for it to arrive and opens the face of the bat at the last moment. He fails to time it as well as he would have liked to. And Lynn will stop it from reaching the fence. Good start from Chawla, just 7 came in the over
1.5
Chawla to Kohli, no run, on a short of length and it spins back into Kohli, he mistimes the pull straight to square leg
1.4
Chawla to Parthiv Patel, 1 run, smashes it to long-on for a single
1.3
Chawla to Parthiv Patel, 2 runs, he mistimed it badly but it will land in no man's land. Parthiv attempts a slog-sweep, gets it off the upper half of the bat but there was no one at mid-wicket to take the catch
1.2
Chawla to Kohli, 1 run, very full and on the stumps, Kohli clips it to long-on
1.1
Chawla to Parthiv Patel, 1 run, knocks it down the ground for a single
Piyush Chawla, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
1
Runs Scored: 22
0 0 1 1L 4 4 4 4 6
Score after 1 overs
RCB 13-0
Kohli
8(2)
Parthiv Patel
5(4)
Prasidh
1-0-13-0
0.6
Prasidh to Kohli, FOUR, back-to-back fours for Kohli. And this crowd is buzzing with excitement. Prasidh is looking for some swing on offer, he bowls another fuller length delivery, Kohli takes a good stride forward and drives it like a boss through cover. No stopping that!
0.5
Prasidh to Kohli, FOUR, Kohli-special! Treat for the crowd. It was on a fuller length and was on the stumps, Kohli takes a good stride forward and leans into it, he times the drive superbly well. It beats the cover and races to the fence
0.4
Prasidh to Parthiv Patel, 1 run, on a good length and there was width available, Parthiv Patel opens the face of the bat and steers it to third man
0.3
Prasidh to Parthiv Patel, no run, on a good length and down the leg-side, Parthiv Patel misses the flick shot. It hits him on the pads and ends up at square leg
0.2
Prasidh to Parthiv Patel, FOUR, early signs that this deck is a beauty. It was banged in short, came at a comfortable hip-height for Parthiv and he whips it over short fine for a boundary
0.1
Prasidh to Parthiv Patel, no run, good start from Prasidh. It was on a fuller length and it comes back in sharply, Parthiv Patel wanted to flick it wide of square leg, ends up missing it and it raps him on the pads. Sliding down leg