| 0.0 : Welcome back, folks. Time for game number 28 of the 2019 Indian T20 League and Bangalore are in Mohali to face Punjab. The visiting team has been going through a miserable phase after losing all their matches this season and another defeat can very well end all their hopes of qualifying to the next round. They are down in the dumps currently and need an inspirational performance to lift themselves up. A 5-day break would have freshen them up and let's see how they fare against Punjab this evenin |
| Toss - Bangalore win the toss and elect to field! |
| Bangalore skipper, Virat Kohli says that there is a lot of dew later on and they like chasing as a team. States that he is backing his batting to do the job. Adds that they have no option but to come out and fight every day. Wants his players to play fearless cricket and enjoy every moment. Informs that they are playing with three overseas players as Umesh Yadav replaces Tim Southee. Also mentions that they expect others to step up and do the job and personally he wants to give his 120 percent e |
| Punjab skipper, Ravichandran Ashwin says that they have to try and string wins together. Admits that they have been a bit patchy but also says that they have played some good cricket in between also. Wants to keep ticking all the boxes. Informs that they have four changes - Andrew Tye, Murugan Ashwin, Mayank Agarwal and Nicholas Pooran come in for Hardus Viljoen (down with flu), Ankit Rajpoot, Karun Nair and David Miller. |
| Bangalore (Playing XI) - Parthiv Patel(WK), Virat Kohli(C), AB de Villiers, Marcus Stoinis, Moeen Ali, Akshdeep Nath, Pawan Negi, Umesh Yadav (In for Tim Southee), Yuzvendra Chahal, Navdeep Saini, Mohammed Siraj. |
| Punjab (Playing XI) - KL Rahul, Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal (In for Karun Nair), Sarfaraz Khan, Nicholas Pooran(WK) (In for David Miller), Mandeep Singh, Sam Curran, Ravichandran Ashwin(C), Andrew Tye (In for Hardus Viljoen), Mohammed Shami, Murugan Ashwin (In for Ankit Rajpoot). |
| We are all set for the action to begin! The Bangalore players make their way out to the middle. The dynamic opening pair of KL Rahul and Chris Gayle follow them. The new ball has been given to Umesh Yadav. Here we go... |
| 0.1 : U Yadav to L Rahul, Right off the middle from Rahul to begin with. Just a single though. Full, looking for some swing. There ain't any. Rahul strokes it back towards the bowler who gets a hand to it and saves three for his side. First run. |
| 0.2 : U Yadav to C Gayle, Good length and angling away from the batter. Gayle plays inside the line and lets it be. |
| 0.3 : U Yadav to C Gayle, Good length again and it is outside off, Gayle leaves it alone again. |
| 0.4 : U Yadav to C Gayle, BEATEN! Good nut that! Full and outside off, Gayle looks to drive but ends up playing inside the line and gets beaten. |
| 0.5 : U Yadav to C Gayle, A huge shout but not given! The in-dipper on middle, Gayle looks to work it on the leg side but misses. The ball hits the pads, an appeal follows but the umpire shakes his head. The ball seems to be going down leg. Now then, that is not going down leg, it is actually crashing into the leg pole. Why did not Bangalore review? Gayle's wicket, it is surely worth taking a chance, right? |
| 0.6 : U Yadav to C Gayle, A single to end! Another inswinger, this time Gayle does not plant his front foot across and hence, he works it to mid on for a quick run. He is underway. A good tight over by Yadav. |
| Who will bowl from the other end? A spinner or a pacer? It's Navdeep Saini. Chris Gayle in front of him. The young man will feel the pressure surely, let's see how it goes... |
| 1.1 : N Saini to C Gayle, Excellent start by the pacer! He lands it on a length and around off, angles away from the batsman. Gayle once again plays inside the line and lets it be. |
| 1.2 : N Saini to C Gayle, Once again this is angled away from the batter, Gayle plays inside the line and lets it be. |
| 1.3 : N Saini to C Gayle, Outside off this time, a leave by Gayle. |
| 1.4 : N Saini to C Gayle, FOUR! Enough of sighters for the big man! He winds up and goes for the slog. The ball goes off the inner half through square leg for the first boundary. |
| 1.5 : N Saini to C Gayle, Sensible batting now! He guides it towards point and takes one. |
| 1.6 : N Saini to L Rahul, The right length and line, just outside off, Rahul lets it be. A decent first over by Saini too. |
| 2.1 : U Yadav to C Gayle, FOUR! Hammered! Slightly short and Gayle picks the length early. He pulls it with utmost power and through mid-wicket for a boundary. Good start to the third over. |
| 2.2 : U Yadav to C Gayle, SIX! High and handsome! This is right in the zone of Gayle. Full and on off, Chris lofts it over the long on fence with ease. 10 from the first two balls. |
| 2.3 : U Yadav to C Gayle, Finesse from Gayle this time. He just opens the face of the bat, uses the pace of the bowler as it races past point. Two taken. |
| 2.4 : U Yadav to C Gayle, Back of a length on off, Gayle opens the face of the bat and guides it down to third man for a single. |
| 2.5 : U Yadav to L Rahul, Length again and on off, Rahul goes back and punches it to covers. Rahul this season has been quite happy to play second fiddle and it is the West Indian who is taking up the responsibility to go after the bowlers. Seeing something similar till now. |
| 2.6 : U Yadav to L Rahul, Again, he gently looks to punch it off the back foot but the ball flies off the outside edge and down to third man for a run. Just the single from the last two balls but 14 from it. |
| 3.1 : N Saini to L Rahul, Right off the middle again but straight to the fielder. Rahul strokes it on the up to the man at mid off. |
| 3.2 : N Saini to L Rahul, Back of a length again, Rahul opens the face of the bat and guides it to point. |
| 3.3 : N Saini to L Rahul, Slightly fuller in length on off, Rahul looks to drive but ends up playing outside the line, it goes off the inner half towards mid-wicket. |
| 3.4 : N Saini to L Rahul, Was that just short or has that been dropped? Rahul would have surely had his heart in his mouth. Rahul takes a few steps ahead and looks to hit it over mid off. It goes right off the bottom towards Ali there. He runs across to his right and then looks to take it with a slide but it lands just short. He does not stop it cleanly also and a run is taken. |
| 3.5 : N Saini to C Gayle, Good bowling! Bangs it short and outside off, Gayle looks to pull but then bails out since it was pretty quick. |
| 3.6 : N Saini to C Gayle, FOUR! Spoils what was a brilliant over till now! Still though it is an excellent one! Length and on the body, Gayle lofts it over mid on and it goes for a one bounce boundary. |
| 4.1 : U Yadav to L Rahul, FOUR! Easy pickings! This should get Rahul going. Full and down the leg side, Rahul flicks it through backward square leg and it races away. Ideal start to the over, need to make it count though. |
| 4.2 : U Yadav to L Rahul, FOUR! Aerial but safe! Full and on middle, stopping a bit onto the batsman, Rahul leans forward and across to play the flick shot but his bottom hand comes off the handle and it goes a bit uppishly towards mid on. Siraj there puts in a full length dive to his left but it sneaks past him for a boundary. |
| 4.3 : U Yadav to L Rahul, Full and straight, KL pushes it down the ground. Siraj moves across to his left from mid on to stop the ball and the batsmen cross for a run. |
| 4.4 : U Yadav to C Gayle, Sliding down the leg side, on a length, Gayle calmly taps it down towards square leg for a run. |
| 4.5 : U Yadav to L Rahul, Good length ball on off, Rahul flicks it to mid-wicket and looks for a run. His partner sends him back as it has gone straight to the fielder. |
| 4.6 : U Yadav to L Rahul, DROPPED! Still, a brilliant effort by AB de Villiers. Back of a length ball on off, probably once again stopping onto the batsman, Rahul checks his back foot punch at the last moment and ends up hitting it aerially towards extra cover. De Villiers flies to his right but fails to hang onto the catch. It deflects behind and Siraj, running across from mid off, reacts well to stop and dive to his right to stop the ball. End of an eventful over. |
| Mohammed Siraj is into the attack. |
| 5.1 : M Siraj to C Gayle, FOUR! Welcome into the attack, Siraj. He feeds room to Gayle outside off and the West Indian powers it over wide mid off for a cracking boundary. |
| 5.2 : M Siraj to C Gayle, SIX! Once again, that has gone all the way! Gayle is dealing in boundaries here. It is short and on the body, Gayle clears his front leg and then sends it over the long on fence. |
| 5.3 : M Siraj to C Gayle, FOUR! SLAPPED! 14 from the first three balls. The slower ball and it is outside off, Gayle slaps it through covers. 50 up and Gayle has 38 off it. |
| 5.4 : M Siraj to C Gayle, Good delivery! Gets this one to land on off and then leave the batsman. Gayle looks to guide it down to third man but misses. |
| 5.5 : M Siraj to C Gayle, SIX! Brute! That has been dismissed! A nothing delivery to be honest. Short and it bounces at the height of the batsman's chest. Gayle says thank you very much as he pulls it into the mid-wicket stands. 20 from the over with a ball to go. |
| 5.6 : M Siraj to C Gayle, FOUR! Make that 24 from the over! Siraj has been taken to the cleaners. The Powerplay which started off slowly, has ended with the bang. Punjab are 60 for no loss after it. Siraj strays down the leg side, that is criminal with fine leg in the rin. Gayle flicks it through that region and bags a boundary. |
| Strategic break has been signaled! Also, Chahal is into the attack. Virat Kohli turns to his best bowler. Can he get him a wicket? |
| 6.1 : Y Chahal to L Rahul, SIX! Rahul gets into the act now! What a shot that is! It is slightly full and on middle, Rahul just lofts it over the long on fence for a biggie. Ideal start after the break too. |
| 6.2 : Y Chahal to L Rahul, OUT! STUMPED! Chahal does what he was brought on for. He has broken the opening stand. He gets his revenge. The shot though can be questioned. Having got a maximum on the last ball, was this needed? Well, such is the format, the batsman feels he needs to keep going and Rahul perishes in the attempt to do so. He dances down the track but does not get to the pitch of the ball. He still swings but misses due to the away turn. Patel behind makes no mistake. Rahul has been d |
| Mayank Agarwal comes out to bat. |
| 6.3 : Y Chahal to M Agarwal, The slider on the pads, it is worked on the leg side for a run. |
| 6.4 : Y Chahal to C Gayle, The leg spinner on the pads, Gayle looks to flick but misses. The ball brushes the pads and rolls towards fine leg. No one there so two leg byes taken. |
| 6.5 : Y Chahal to C Gayle, The googly on the leg stump, Gayle blocks it out. |
| 6.6 : Y Chahal to C Gayle, The quicker one on the stumps, Gayle is happy to block it out. So a brilliant comeback from Chahal after going for a biggie on the first ball, just the three runs after that and a wicket, that too an important one. |
| Moeen Ali to bowl... |
| 7.1 : M Ali to M Agarwal, Just short but a brilliant effort by de Villiers. If he could not get, there not many would have. This is short and on middle, Mayank goes back and pull is uppishly towards deep mid-wicket. AB runs in but then realizes he is not going to get there so does well to stop it. A single taken. |
| 7.2 : M Ali to C Gayle, On the off pole, Gayle pushes it through covers for a run. |
| 7.3 : M Ali to M Agarwal, Flatter and on off, Agarwal pushes it to covers. |
| 7.4 : M Ali to M Agarwal, Uses his feet but does not get to the pitch of the ball, still goes ahead with the shot but toe-ends it to the bowler. |
| 7.5 : M Ali to M Agarwal, FOUR! Deft! Mayank goes down on one knee and plays the paddle sweep. He plays it fine enough and the outfield is very quick. Another boundary. |
| 7.6 : M Ali to M Agarwal, A couple to end! Short and on middle, Agarwal goes back and pulls it through mid-wicket. AB de Villiers in the deep runs to his right and stops it. Two taken. |
| 8.1 : Y Chahal to C Gayle, 50 for Gayle, consecutive fifties for him but he needs to convert this one into a big score. His 27th in this League. He works this through square leg to get to that milestone. He raises the bat as his teammates are on their feet applauding the effort. |
| 8.2 : Y Chahal to M Agarwal, The slider on off, MA pushes it through covers and takes one. |
| 8.3 : Y Chahal to C Gayle, Not taking any risks against Chahal. Once again calmly works it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 8.4 : Y Chahal to M Agarwal, SIX! That is probably the shot of the match! Wow! This is tossed up outside off, Agarwal goes down on one knee, reaches out for it and lofts it over the covers fence. A very difficult shot that but he has made it look very easy. |
| 8.5 : Y Chahal to M Agarwal, OUT! BOWLED 'EM! What a delivery this is! You hit Chahal for a maximum and he would get you on the very next ball. That is exactly what he has done on two occasions here. This though is a rippa. This is flatter and it pitches on middle, Agarwal expecting it to come in with the angle tries to flick. That proves to be his undoing. The ball turns a little, Mayank then tries to adjust and defend but it is too late. It beats the bat and hits the stumps. Chahal is pumped up |
| Sarfaraz Khan is the number 4 batsman. It's looking more like Bangalore are facing an army of their own ex-players. |
| 8.6 : Y Chahal to S Khan, That was played late! Flatter and on off, Khan stays rooted to his crease and keeps it out. |
| 9.1 : M Ali to C Gayle, Flighted and full on middle, defended off the front foot. |
| 9.2 : M Ali to C Gayle, A touch short and outside off, Gayle punches from the crease but finds the cover fielder. |
| 9.3 : M Ali to C Gayle, Loopy and on middle, defended back again. Three dots now. |
| 9.4 : M Ali to C Gayle, Wide! Skidding down the leg side, Gayle tries to flick but misses. |
| M Ali to C Gayle, Quicker, flatter and fuller on leg, Gayle turns it in the gap at mid-wicket for one. |
| 9.5 : M Ali to S Khan, An off spinner on the shorter side outside off, Sarfaraz goes back and strokes it down to long on for a run. Gets off the mark in a quiet manner. |
| 9.6 : M Ali to C Gayle, Fullish and on off, Gayle gently pushes it to long off for a run. A tidy over from the Englishman. So, at the halfway mark, Punjab are 90/2! |
| 10.1 : Y Chahal to C Gayle, The leg spinner on middle, Gayle works it through mid-wicket, it is in the gap so the batsmen take two. |
| 10.2 : Y Chahal to C Gayle, On the leg stump again, Gayle works it to short fine leg. |
| 10.3 : Y Chahal to C Gayle, This time it is down the leg side and it has been wided. |
| Y Chahal to C Gayle, On the stumps, Gayle pushes it down to long off and takes one. |
| 10.4 : Y Chahal to S Khan, FOUR! Swept and swept fine! Sarfaraz likes this shot and he has played it well. Poor delivery though. It is down the leg side, Khan sweeps it through short fine leg and a boundary results. |
| 10.5 : Y Chahal to S Khan, The slider now and this is eased down to long on for a run. Sensible batting. |
| 10.6 : Y Chahal to C Gayle, From around the wicket, this is tossed up outside off, it turns back in. Gayle covers the stumps and defends it onto the ground. |
| 11.1 : M Ali to S Khan, This is floated on off, Sarfaraz Khan pushes it to covers. |
| 11.2 : M Ali to S Khan, Two dots to begin! This is fired on off, Khan plays the reverse sweep but straight to short third man. |
| 11.3 : M Ali to S Khan, Three dots in a row now! Flighted on off, Sarfaraz pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 11.4 : M Ali to S Khan, A single now as this is pushed through covers. 100 up for the hosts. |
| 11.5 : M Ali to C Gayle, Gayle now pushes it down to long on and a run is taken. |
| 11.6 : M Ali to S Khan, Gives it a little more air, Sarfaraz whips it through mid-wicket but just for a single. Good over by Ali, just the three from it. |
| Mohammed Siraj is back on. His last over went for 24. Can he bowl this one well? |
| 12.1 : M Siraj to S Khan, Starts off well. A length ball and jagging back in from outside off, Sarfaraz guides it down to third man for a run. |
| 12.2 : M Siraj to C Gayle, Two good balls to begin with! Slower one and on off, Gayle opens the face and guides it to point. |
| 12.3 : M Siraj to C Gayle, Clears his front leg and powers it down to long off but only a run. |
| 12.4 : M Siraj to S Khan, Top fielding! Sarfaraz hits it right off the middle towards covers. AB de Villiers there dives to his right and makes a very good stop. |
| 12.5 : M Siraj to S Khan, SIX! Outrageous! A paddle scoop that goes all the way. This was on the cards though as it is one of his favourite shots. He goes down on one knee and then scoops a length ball in the line of the stumps. It is right from the middle of the bat and goes all the way at fine leg. |
| 12.6 : M Siraj to S Khan, OUT! Well, well, well, for the third time tonight, a batsman hits a biggie and then is dismissed on the very next ball. That seems to be the trend in this game. Credit to the bowler also, he bowls a good short ball on the body of the batsman. It zips through. Sarfaraz looks to pull but the ball brushes his glove and goes into the mitts of the keeper. Patel takes it, appeals and Khan, in fact, is seen walking even before the finger goes up. So another timely wicket for B |
| Strategic break. Punjab are going at a good rate but at the same time also losing wickets at regular intervals. Looking at this pitch and the kind of start the home team got, if they fail to get a score around 180-190, they will be deeply disappointed. Chris Gayle is still unbeaten and all others need to do is hand the strike to the big man. For Bangalore, picking wickets is the best way to contain runs. A mouthwatering seven overs coming up. Sam Curran has come out to partner the Jamaican monst |
| 13.1 : M Ali to C Gayle, This is worked through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 13.2 : M Ali to Sam Curran, Flighted ball on middle, Curran flicks it to mid-wicket. The fielder misfields and a run is taken. Bangalore would not have wanted that, they would have loved to keep the new man on strike. |
| 13.3 : M Ali to C Gayle, On the stumps, it is worked through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 13.4 : M Ali to Sam Curran, The slider and it is coming in from outside off, Curran looks to hit it through the off side but gets it off the inner half back to the bowler. |
| 13.5 : M Ali to Sam Curran, OUT! Two wickets in quick succession for the visitors and they are right back in the game. The promotion up the order has not worked. Sam goes for the reverse sweep but misses. It was the arm ball from Ali so it skids through. He is hit right in front, an appeal is made and the umpire raises his dreaded finger. |
| Mandeep Singh's turn to partner Chris Gayle. |
| 13.6 : M Ali to M Singh, This is eased down to long on for an easy single. Just the 4 runs and a wicket from Moeen's last. End of a brilliant spell by him. He gave away only 19 and has taken a wicket too in his 4 overs. |
| Yuzvendra Chahal to bowl out! |
| 14.1 : Y Chahal to M Singh, Tossed up ball outside off, Mandeep pushes it a bit aerially through extra cover for a run. |
| 14.2 : Y Chahal to C Gayle, The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total. |
| 14.3 : Y Chahal to M Singh, Full and flighted in leg, it's knocked down to long on for one. |
| 14.4 : Y Chahal to C Gayle, FOUR! Easy pickings! A leg spinner pitching down the leg side and further spinning down, Gayle manages to get some wood behind it and sends it whistling to the fine leg fence. |
| 14.5 : Y Chahal to C Gayle, Hangs on the back foot to a flatter short ball and punches it to long off for one. |
| 14.6 : Y Chahal to M Singh, Floated one, full and on off, Mandeep pushes it back and Chahal does well to stop it with a dive. He finishes his fantastic spell, 4-0-33-2! |
| Navdeep Saini is back on! |
| 15.1 : N Saini to C Gayle, A good short one to begin with! Gayle looks to pull but misses. There is a late appeal from the bowler but nothing doing. |
| 15.2 : N Saini to C Gayle, Just over! Another good short ball and it is on the body. Gayle awkwardly looks to pull but only manages a top edge which balloons over the square leg fielder for a single. |
| 15.3 : N Saini to M Singh, On the shorter side and outside off, Singh guides it to sweeper cover and a run is taken. Just the two runs from the first three balls. |
| 15.4 : N Saini to C Gayle, Just the two from the 4 balls bowled now! Top stuff from Saini. He bowls the slower one on a back of a length. Gayle looks to pull but misses. |
| 15.5 : N Saini to C Gayle, Another single! Bangalore won't mind singles. Short and outside off, Gayle looks to cut but mistimes it towards cover for a single. |
| 15.6 : N Saini to M Singh, Lovely fielding! Keeps it down to two. So just the 5 runs from the over. Excellent. Short and outside off, Mandeep guides it towards point. Negi dives to his right and makes a half-stop. Saves two for his side. |
| Mohammed Siraj is back on. |
| 16.1 : M Siraj to C Gayle, Good slower one. It is fuller in length. Gayle swings but it goes off the inner half, onto the pads and then towards the keeper. A single taken. Gayle seems to be struggling to find his timing at the moment. |
| 16.2 : M Siraj to M Singh, Cramps the batsman for room by bowling it on the body, Singh pushes it down to long on and takes one. |
| 16.3 : M Siraj to C Gayle, SIX! Scratch what I wrote last, he has timed that to perfection. That is colossal. HUGE! Short and on middle, Gayle goes back and pulls it right off the middle, it goes deep into the mid-wicket stands where a spectator takes it with one hand. He is definitely going to get rich tonight. Punjab would hope this should probably get them going now. |
| 16.4 : M Siraj to C Gayle, Perfect comeback! Nothing you can do about that ball. A yorker on middle, Gayle jams it out towards mid on for a single. |
| 16.5 : M Siraj to M Singh, This is crunched but straight to the man at sweeper cover for a single. Mandeep too needs to find the fence. |
| 16.6 : M Siraj to C Gayle, A single to end! A low full toss on middle, Gayle hits it down towards long on where Kohli does well to keep it down to one. So 11 from the over. Punjab need to keep going. |
| 17.1 : N Saini to C Gayle, WIDE! The slower one but it is way too far outside off. Gayle does go after it but misses. Wided. |
| N Saini to C Gayle, Almost an action replay of the last ball, this one though is inside the tramline. |
| 17.2 : N Saini to C Gayle, Get out of the way, non-striker! But Mandeep could not. It was not hit with a lot of power though. Length and on off, Gayle flat-bats it towards his partner. It hits Mandeep and rolls towards long off for a single. |
| 17.3 : N Saini to M Singh, Excellent bowling! Full, fast and on the pads. Mandeep is beaten for pace as he looks for the hoick but misses to get hit on the pads. |
| 17.4 : N Saini to M Singh, FOUR! Mandeep gets hold of one this time and it is in the gap! The short ball and it is the slower one. Mandeep waits for it and pulls it away from deep square leg. De Villiers runs to his right and gets a hand to it but can't stop it. |
| 17.5 : N Saini to M Singh, BEATEN! Closer to the off pole, Mandeep looks to cut but that shot was never on as the ball was way too close. Misses. |
| 17.6 : N Saini to M Singh, A couple to end! A top spell by Saini comes to an end. He ends wicket-less but has only give away 23 in his 4. Short and it is slower in pace again. Mandeep pulls it over mid-wicket. Not off the middle but collects two. |
| Umesh Yadav is back on. |
| 18.1 : U Yadav to C Gayle, FOUR! It is in the gap and a boundary! Boundary on the very first ball of the over, pressure on the bowler. A low full toss on middle, Gayle flicks it towards the deep mid-wicket fence. It bounces once and crosses the ropes. 150 is up! 11 balls to go, how many more can they add? |
| 18.2 : U Yadav to C Gayle, This time it is fuller, Gayle does not get under it. He mistimes it towards deep mid-wicket for only a run. |
| 18.3 : U Yadav to M Singh, WIDE! Down the leg side, Mandeep looks to sweep but misses. |
| U Yadav to M Singh, Well bowled! Very full again, not a lot you can do with that. It is hit through covers for a single. |
| 18.4 : U Yadav to C Gayle, DROPPED! The Bangalore skipper drops Gayle with 8 balls to go. How costly will this prove? It was coming to him quickly but should have been taken. A low full toss, Gayle smashes it flat towards long on. Kohli runs in and gets two hands to it but fails to grab it. The batsmen take a run. |
| 18.5 : U Yadav to M Singh, On the shorter side and this is pulled through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 18.6 : U Yadav to C Gayle, WIDE! Down the leg side, Gayle leaves it. Will the extra ball now cost Umesh? |
| U Yadav to C Gayle, SIX! You bet, it has! Deposited into the stands! 16 from the over. Misses the yorker, ends up bowling a full toss. Gayle won't miss out. He hoicks it into the mid-wicket stands. |
| Mohammed Siraj to bowl the last over. 18 more needed for 180. Will Punjab get it or not? |
| 19.1 : M Siraj to M Singh, On the shorter side, Mandeep pulls it all along the ground to deep mid-wicket for a single. Gayle is on strike, he is on 90 and he needs 10 in the 5 balls remaining to get to a ton. That single though brings the 50-run stand up. An important one as they had lost a couple of wickets quickly when the two joined association. |
| 19.2 : M Siraj to C Gayle, A single again! Slower ball, Gayle swings, it flies off the inner half towards deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 19.3 : M Siraj to M Singh, Another single so the first half of the last over belongs to Bangalore. Short and on the body, Mandeep pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 19.4 : M Siraj to C Gayle, FOUR! Carved over point! The second half of the over has started well for the hosts. A full toss outside off, Gayle carves it over the point fielder and a boundary results. On 95, 2 balls to go. |
| 19.5 : M Siraj to C Gayle, Brilliant bowling! A yorker outside off, Gayle looks to put bat on ball but misses. Now Gayle needs a biggie to get to his ton. Will he do so? |
| 19.6 : M Siraj to C Gayle, FOUR! He does not, he ends up on 99. However, a boundary to end the innings! Full and wide again outside off, Gayle throws his bat at it. He gets it through backward point and a boundary results. 11 from the last over and PUNJAB FINISH ON 173/4! |
| Outstanding knock by Christopher Henry Gayle and Punjab have posted a very challenging total on the board. Bangalore, though, will feel that they have pulled things back a shade towards the end. Just a reminder, Gayle was trapped lbw on nought but was not given and Virat Kohli didn't review the decision. It has cost them 99 runs and that also provided Punjab a big start in the Powerplay. |
| Punjab were going great guns at one stage but after losing KL Rahul, they slowed down just a bit. Bangalore managed to pick a few wickets at regular intervals and tried to choke the flow of runs through their spinners but the presence of Chris Gayle meant that they failed to gain the upper hand at any time. As mentioned, Bangalore's spinners did a commendable job in their combined eight overs and Navdeep Saini also left his mark by bowling four economical overs. Umesh Yadav and Mohammed Siraj we |
| Yuzvendra Chahal (when asked about bowling to Gayle) says that it sometimes gets hard to bowl to Gayle as he hits it everywhere. Further adds that they did not want to take a chance to bowl him in the powerplay as Gayle was still on the pitch and his balls would have been easier to him. Adds up that he got Rahul in his very first over so he was happy about it. Reckons that Punjab played good shots.Ends up saying that as there was grass on the pitch he was happy to bowl so good on this surface an |
| Right then, the target for Bangalore is 174. They have been unsuccessful in the run chases twice this season, while going after targets of 188 and 232. This time it's looking gettable on a belter of a surface but it did show signs of slowing down in the latter stage. What will be the script tonight? Will Bangalore taste their first success? Or will it be Punjab achieving their fourth win in a row at home? Do join us in a short while to find out. |
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