| 0.4 : 0.4: K Gowtham to V Kohli, FOUR! First boundary of the day and it comes off the bat of Virat Kohli. Floated on the pads, Virat stylishly flicks it through backward square leg for a boundary. |
| 1.3 : 1.3: D Kulkarni to V Kohli, FOUR! Edgy but Kohli will take it. Kulkarni holds his line and bowls it full around off, Kohli looks to push it but gets a thick outside edge. There is no slip and the ball races away to the third man fence. Harsh on the bowler. |
| 3.1 : 3.1: D Kulkarni to V Kohli, FOUR! Back of a length ball on the legs, Kohli shuffles across and plays an uppish flick. There was no mid-wicket in place and the ball races away to the deep mid-wicket fence. |
| 3.6 : 3.6: D Kulkarni to P Patel, FOUR! Second boundary of the over. The over started with a four and ends with a four. Dhawal bowls it on the pads to Parthiv, who stays in his ground and just lifts it to the fine leg region. The fielder there was inside the ring so easy pickings for him. Boundary signaled. 9 runs off the over. |
| 4.2 : 4.2: J Archer to P Patel, FOUR! Smart batting from Parthiv, just uses the pace of the bowler. Back of a length delivery on off, Parthiv upper cuts it as there is no one at third man. The ball races away to the fence. |
| 4.3 : 4.3: J Archer to P Patel, FOUR! Now this is down towards the fine leg fence. Good length delivery on leg, Patel glances it fine of fine leg for a boundary. |
| 4.5 : 4.5: J Archer to P Patel, FOUR! The best of the three in the over. Overpitched delivery on off, Parthiv sees that the mid off is up so he just lofts it over him for a boundary. |
| 6.3 : 6.3: S Gopal to V Kohli, OUT! Right through the gate! Everything about this delivery is perfect. The length, the flight, the deception, the turn. Beautiful. Gopal strikes straightaway in his first over. This one was a googly pitching on off and coming way back in. Kohli was deceived by the turn and played down the wrong line. He was no where close to the ball and the ball skid past the gap between bat and pad. Big wicket here for Rajasthan as they have got the skipper out. Now they should look t |
| 6.5 : 6.5: S Gopal to de Villiers, FOUR! Cheeky from de Villiers. He does not wait long to show his skills. Shorter on middle, de Villiers premeditates and paddles it over fine leg for a boundary. |
| 7.1 : 7.1: V Aaron to P Patel, FOUR! Not the the start Aaron was looking for. He bowls a length ball on the pads of Parthiv. He easily flicks it towards fine leg for a boundary. |
| 7.3 : 7.3: V Aaron to de Villiers, FOUR! Lucky for the batsman and unlucky for the bowler. Good length delivery outside off, de Villiers looks to slash it on the off side but gets a under edge which flies past his stumps and through to fine leg fence for a boundary. |
| 7.6 : 7.6: V Aaron to P Patel, FOUR! End of an expensive over. Back of a length delivery on off, Parthiv whips it through point for a boundary. |
| 8.3 : 8.3: S Gopal to de Villiers, OUT! Shreyas is having an evening to remember here. Rajasthan needed the wicket of De Villiers and Gopal has provided them just that. Slower through the air on middle, de Villiers is early in his shot, AB ends up chipping it straight. Shreyas shows great athleticism and dives in front to take a good diving catch. Bangalore have runs on the board but the loss of two wickets might be the cause of worry. |
| 10.1 : 10.1: S Gopal to S Hetmyer, OUT! Make that third for Gopal. Three big wickets. He is spinning webs left and right around the batsmen. Flighted delivery around off, the ball spins away slightly. Hetmyer looks to play that but gets a feather on it and Buttler takes an easy catch behind the stumps. |
| 12.4 : 12.4: Ben Stokes to P Patel, SIX! He just about gets enough on it! Not in complete control, but gets the job done. Back of a length on middle and off, Parthiv stays back, waits for the ball to come to him and then pulls it over square leg. Tripathi out in the deep leaps just inside the rope, but can't reach the ball. |
| 12.5 : 12.5: Ben Stokes to P Patel, FOUR! Shot. Much better. In complete control this time. Short and wide outside off, Parthiv Patel flays it through point and finds the fence. |
| 13.5: J Archer to M Stoinis, SIX! THAT IS A MASSIVE HIT! Wow. Marcus Stoinis has a lot of power. He's continuing his good form into this tournament as well. Full and right in the slot for him, he gets under the ball and launches it high and deep into the wide long on stands for a maximum. |
| 15.5: D Kulkarni to P Patel, FOUR! Patel going along well here, grabs another boundary to his name. Full and wide outside off, Parthiv has room to free his arms. He does so and clears the cover fielder inside the ring. Boundary results. |
| 16.6 : 16.6: Ben Stokes to P Patel, FOUR! That is an excellent finish to the over for Bangalore! A length ball on middle and off, Parthiv Patel middles his short-arm jab and gets it through wide long on for a boundary. The timing was ominous on that one. |
| 17.2 : 17.2: J Archer to P Patel, OUT! Archer gets rid of the set batsman. Parthiv looks to go big, rightly so, but can't execute his shot as nicely as he'd have liked. Full and on off from around the wicket, the slower one, the opener looks to clear long on. Can't get underneath the ball cleanly and hands a simple catch to Rahane in the deep. Got out at the wrong time, but a fine innings from Parthiv Patel comes to a close. |
| 17.5 : 17.5: J Archer to M Ali, FOUR! Not sure he intended to go there, but he's certainly not going to complain. Extremely full and angling in on leg, Ali swings as it goes off the inner half. It races away to the fine leg fence for a boundary. |
| 18.4 : 18.4: Ben Stokes to M Stoinis, FOUR! So powerful. He's a big, strong man. Uses the angle coming into him, it's full in length, and Stoinis muscles it aerially through mid-wicket. Bisects the two fielders in the deep and gets a boundary to his name. |
| 19.1 : 19.1: J Archer to M Ali, SIX! That's come right off the middle. Picks his spot and nails this exceptionally well. Archer bowls the slow one but the line is too straight, Ali clears his front leg and pummels it over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. |
| 19.4 : 19.4: J Archer to M Ali, FOUR! Moeen Ali playing a fine knock here. Great execution from him. Full and in the slot, Ali clears his front leg and hammers it down the ground. Gowtham from long on moves to his right and dives, but still can't stop the ball from crossing the rope. |
| 19.6 : 19.6: J Archer to M Stoinis, FOUR! Marcus Stoinis finishes things off with a boundary. Premeditates this as he goes well across his stumps early, it's a full toss. The Aussie paddles it fine down the leg side and beats short fine leg for a boundary. An expensive outing for Archer today, he finishes with figures of 4-0-47-1. BANGALORE FINISH ON 158/4. |
| 0.3 : 0.3: U Yadav to Jos Buttler, FOUR! No mistake this time and Buttler smacks this length ball on off through covers for a boundary. He is off the mark in style. |
| 1.4 : 1.4: N Saini to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Buttler goes after Saini. Fuller delivery on middle, Buttler lofts it straight over the bowler's head. He does not time it to perfection but times it well enough to get a boundary. |
| 1.5 : 1.5: N Saini to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Slapped and slapped hard. Good length delivery outside off, Buttler smacks it through covers for a boundary. |
| 2.5: U Yadav to A Rahane, FOUR! Poor line. Down the leg side, all Rahane has to do is get something on it and he does that. Tickles it past the diving keeper and sends it across the fine leg fence. |
| 2.6 : 2.6: U Yadav to A Rahane, FOUR! That's cracked! Short and wide outside off, Rahane cuts this hard through point. Pierces the gap there and ends the over with a boundary. Everything about that shot was perfect. 15 runs from this over, Rajasthan are off to a flying start. |
| 3.1 : 3.1: N Saini to Jos Buttler, FOUR! This opening pair is only dealing in boundaries. Full and wide outside off, Buttler drives it through the big gap in the covers and gets another boundary to his name. |
| 3.5 : 3.5: N Saini to Jos Buttler, Edgy FOUR! No trouble at all for Buttler though, he will welcome it all night long. Full ball outside off, the Englishman pushes at it away from the body and gets a thick edge past short third man. This is the third boundary of the over. |
| 5.3 : 5.3: N Saini to A Rahane, FOUR! Finds the gap and the fence as well. Full and darted on middle and off, Rahane moves inside the line and whips this aerially through mid-wicket for a boundary. The 50 comes up for Rajasthan with this. |
| 5.5 : 5.5: N Saini to A Rahane, FOUR! Takes the aerial route and gets the desired result. This is very good batting from Ajinkya Rahane. Fuller length ball on the fifth stump line, it's lofted cleanly over covers for a boundary. |
| 7.4 : 7.4: Y Chahal to A Rahane, OUT! And Chahal does strike! This is a big wicket for Bangalore, they needed that. It's the googly, cleverly disguised and shorter in length. Rahane goes back to cut but the ball comes in and cramps the batsman for room. The ball goes on to hit the back pad and the appeal goes up, which is followed by the umpire's finger. The opening stand of 60 is broken. |
| 8.3 : 8.3: M Stoinis to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Swiped away! A short length ball on middle and aimed at the body as the ball holds its line. Buttler swivels and pulls this away to the deep square leg fence on a bounce. The ball goes for a boundary. |
| 8.6 : 8.6: M Stoinis to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Slower bouncer and smashed! The ball is outside off on a short length and Buttler hits it over mid-wicket for an easy boundary. 11 off the over. |
| 10.3 : 10.3: M Stoinis to S Smith, FOUR! Lucky boundary for Smith but he will take it with both hands. Good length delivery outside off, Smith looks to cut but gets an inside edge. The ball goes to the fine leg fence for a boundary. |
| 11.2 : 11.2: M Ali to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Bowled full and flighted outside off, hit hard down the ground and beats the long off and the long on fielder. It also brings up the fifty for Buttler, his eighth 50 in the tournament! |
| 11.3 : 11.3: M Ali to Jos Buttler, SIX! This is thumped over deep mid-wicket with the utmost ease. A short one on middle, pulled away by Buttler as he rocks back in his crease. The fielder out there is a mere spectator. |
| 12.4 : 12.4: Y Chahal to Jos Buttler, OUT! Buttler holes out! Huge wicket for Bangalore. They have broken the 44-run stand. A flighted ball on middle, Buttler looks to slog it for a maximum but the ball takes the edge and goes high towards long off. Stoinis there settles under the ball and takes a good catch. Can this pave the way back for Bangalore? |
| 13.4: U Yadav to S Smith, FOUR! Streaky runs for Steven Smith. Rajasthan will gladly accept all of them. Length ball rising off the deck outside off, Smith plays away from his body and gets an edge down to third man for a boundary. |
| 14.1 : 14.1: M Stoinis to R Tripathi, FOUR! Tripathi welcomes Stoinis with a boundary. All too easy, this. Back of a length on middle and leg, the batter adjusts inside the crease and pulls it over mid-wicket, right in the gap. Nobody out there, so that will be a boundary. |
| 16.1: M Siraj to R Tripathi, FOUR! Clean as you like. What a hit. So much control. Full and wide outside off, Tripathi makes sweet connection as he smashes it over covers. Nobody out there in the deep, it's a boundary. |
| 16.6 : 16.6: M Siraj to S Smith, SIX! Take that, Mohammed Siraj! Steven Smith with an immaculate hit. This is full again, right in the slot, Smith swings across the line and nails the slog. Clears the mid-wicket boundary with ease for a maximum. 18 runs needed in 18 balls now. |
| 17.4 : 17.4: N Saini to R Tripathi, FOUR! Once again, the execution from Tripathi is spot on. A full toss around off, the batsman backs away and slices it behind point. Third man tries to cut it off by moving to his right but can't stop it. |
| 18.6 : 18.6: M Siraj to S Smith, OUT! Taken this time. Umesh Yadav the man to gobble it up. Virat Kohli applauds that. Smith backs away to this fuller length ball and looks to clear long on. Can hit it only as far as the fielder who takes it well this time. A wicket finally comes, but maybe a little too late. |
| 19.5 : 19.5: U Yadav to R Tripathi, SIX! What a way to finish things off! Tripathi doesn't let it go into the Super Over and calmly gets his side over the line. Short ball and it's pulled with absolute control, flat over the mid-wicket fence. RAJASTHAN WIN BY 7 WICKETS! |
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