| 0.0 : Hello and welcome to Super Saturday. You know what that means - DOUBLE HEADERS! Yes, double the excitement. In the 1st game, Bangalore take on Rajasthan while in the 2nd game, Delhi will take on Chennai in Sharjah. So, let's talk about the game in hand! Kohli vs Smith? Sounds interesting! |
| Let's talk about Kohli's men first. They would be eager to get back to winning ways after nearly grabbing victory from the jaws of defeat against Punjab in their last game. The openers have not been able to provide a strong platform for the others coming below them. Kohli's scoring rate has been slow in the last couple of games and the ploy to keep de Villiers for the later half against Punjab did not pay off well. Their bowlers too failed to deliver against Punjab and one has to blame a few tac |
| For Smith and co., an arduous task of winning most of their games ahead is what lies on their plate. They pulled off a miraculous heist against Hyderabad and were poised to win the last game against Mumbai. But the defending champions came back strongly to halt them in their tracks. Their batting is strong but their bowling hinges too much on Archer alone. If they can set right this discrepancy, they can still bounce back in the tournament. Let's see how it pans out here for them. Stay tuned for |
| Pitch Report - Danny Morrison is in the middle for the Pitch Report. The boundary dimensions are very deceptive in terms of sizing, he says. JP Duminy is there as well. He too seconds Morrison's opinion on the dimensions. Duminy reckons it is a good surface, historically a bit on the slower side. Only the second day game in Dubai and how it pans out will be interesting, states Duminy. Tossing the ball will be key, he further adds. |
| TOSS - It is time for the spin of the coin! Let's see on which team's side it lands. Up it goes and it is Smith who has won it. Rajasthan will BAT FIRST. |
| Steven Smith, Rajasthan's skipper, says that he wants to bat first, pretty much due to the surface in Dubai and the fact that he likes to bat first in day games. Feels they did most of the things right in the last game but ended up on the losing side. Says that the team composition remains the same. Adds that Stokes coming into the team has provided added balance. Hopes they can bat well. |
| Rajasthan (Unchanged Playing XI) - Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler (WK), Steven Smith (C), Sanju Samson, Robin Uthappa, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Jaydev Unadkat, Kartik Tyagi. |
| Bangalore (Playing XI) - Devdutt Padikkal, Aaron Finch, Virat Kohli (C), AB de Villiers (WK), Washington Sundar, Gurkeerat Singh Mann (IN PLACE OF MOHAMMED SIRAJ), Shahbaz Ahmed (IN PLACE OF SHIVAM DUBE), Chris Morris, Isuru Udana, Navdeep Saini, Yuzvendra Chahal. |
| Virat Kohli, Bangalore's captain, says that the pitch looks much better than he thought. Not as rough as the one in Sharjah he feels. On the changes, Kohli informs that Gurkeerat Mann comes in for Siraj, the latter was brought in specifically for their last game in Sharjah. Also Shivam Dube misses out for Shahbaz Ahmed, who is set to make his League debut. Kohli states that they have taken their learnings from the losses. Adds that it has been hectic this week, with this game being their f |
| We are in all readiness to begin play at the 'Ring of Fire' then. The umpires stride out to the middle first, followed by the Bangalore players. The openers for Rajasthan are Ben Stokes and....Robin Uthappa! So, Jos Buttler has been dropped down in the batting order. Uthappa has opened many times for Kolkata, his past franchise. Right, let's see how this pays off for the Men in Pink. Washington Sundar with the ball for Bangalore. He has been phenomenal in the Powerplay overs. 3, 2, 1...HERE WE G |
| 0.1 : Washington Sundar to Robin Uthappa, Uthappa and Rajasthan are underway! Flatter ball around middle, Uthappa strokes it towards mid on and gets to the other end. |
| 0.2 : Washington Sundar to Ben Stokes, Shortish and around middle, Stokes tucks it towards mid-wicket. |
| 0.3 : Washington Sundar to Ben Stokes, Floated outside off, driven back to the bowler. |
| 0.4 : Washington Sundar to Ben Stokes, Three dots in a row! Flatter and around middle and leg, Stokes flicks it to the man at mid-wicket for nothing. |
| 0.5 : Washington Sundar to Ben Stokes, Stokes is up and running now! Tossed up and outside off, Stokes eases it down to long off for an easy run. |
| 0.6 : Washington Sundar to Robin Uthappa, Dot to end a fine over. The last ball is shortish and around middle, Uthappa works it towards mid-wicket. Just 2 from the opening over. |
| Right, spin in the first over. Will it be Chris Morris from the other end now? Yes, here he comes steaming in... |
| 1.1 : Chris Morris to Ben Stokes, Crunched but straight to the fielder. Morris begins his spell with a short ball outside off, Stokes shuffles to the off side and crunches it but it goes straight to the cover-point fielder. |
| 1.2 : Chris Morris to Ben Stokes, Fuller and around middle, this time Stokes flicks it down to long on for one. |
| 1.3 : Chris Morris to Robin Uthappa, Beaten! Nice shape away from the right-hander. A length ball just outside off, Uthappa has a poke but the ball moves away and beats the outside edge. |
| 1.4 : Chris Morris to Robin Uthappa, Good length ball around off, this time Uthappa is right behind the line of the ball to push it towards mid on. |
| 1.5 : Chris Morris to Robin Uthappa, Tucks the next one towards mid-wicket for a quick single. Good over from Morris so far. Let's see if he can finish it well. |
| 1.6 : Chris Morris to Ben Stokes, WIDE! He will have to re-bowl the last ball. He slipped this one down the leg side. Stokes misses his flick. Lucky escape for Morris because the fine leg fielder was inside the ring and a gentle tickle would've meant the ball would've raced to the fence. Wided by the umpire. |
| Chris Morris to Ben Stokes, The extra ball is not costly! Stokes advances down the track a bit too early. Morris spots it and fires it wide outside off, Stokes cannot reach it to so he lets it be. 3 from Morris' first. |
| 2.1 : Washington Sundar to Robin Uthappa, FOUR! GLORIOUS! Full and just outside off, Uthappa makes room and creams the drive through the cover region. First boundary of the game. |
| 2.2 : Washington Sundar to Robin Uthappa, FOUR! Two-in-two! Short and on middle, Uthappa moves a touch on the off side and powers it through short fine leg for a boundary. |
| 2.3 : Washington Sundar to Robin Uthappa, Flatter and on middle, tucked towards mid-wicket. |
| 2.4 : Washington Sundar to Robin Uthappa, FOUR! Third boundary of the over! Uthappa has found his feet it seems, at the top order. Sundar is struggling here. Drags one short and on middle, Uthappa sits down and slog sweeps it over square leg for a boundary. |
| 2.5 : Washington Sundar to Robin Uthappa, Tossed up and around off, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 2.6 : Washington Sundar to Robin Uthappa, FOUR! Boom! 4th boundary in the over! Uthappa has surely found his mojo. Floated outside off, Uthappa moves to the off side and slog sweeps it again. Clears square leg again and the ball races away to the fence. |
| Isuru Udana into the attack now. |
| 3.1 : Isuru Udana to Ben Stokes, EDGY FOUR! Fifth in last 7 balls. A length ball outside off, Stokes advances and looks to slam it over the bowler's head but gets a thick outside edge. It races away to the third man fence. |
| 3.2 : Isuru Udana to Ben Stokes, Back of a length ball around off, pushed towards the leg side. |
| 3.3 : Isuru Udana to Ben Stokes, Confusion but safe in the end. Direct hit would've made it interesting. Stokes makes room and tries to steer it through point. Stokes wanted the run but Uthappa sends him back. The fielder has a shy at the striker's end but misses. |
| 3.4 : Isuru Udana to Ben Stokes, Good change of pace! A slower yorker around off, Stokes does well to dig it out towards the off side for a single. |
| 3.5 : Isuru Udana to Robin Uthappa, WIDE! Missed the line and bowls it down the leg side. Uthappa looks to flick but misses. Wided. |
| Isuru Udana to Robin Uthappa, WIDE! Another one down the leg side. Uthappa once again fails to flick. Wided again. |
| Isuru Udana to Robin Uthappa, FOUR! Vintage Uthappa! Stands and powers it over mid on. A length ball just outside off, Uthappa thumps it over mid on and finds the fence. |
| 3.6 : Isuru Udana to Robin Uthappa, SIX! This one goes all the way! What a way to end the over. A length ball, it is right in the hitting arc of Uthappa. He tonks it over mid on and clears the fence easily. 17 runs off Udana's first over, changes are not doing the trick for Kohli so far. |
| 4.1 : Navdeep Saini to Ben Stokes, Flicked well but for nothing. Saini runs in and delivers a full ball on middle, Stokes flicks it towards mid on. |
| 0.0 : Right, Navdeep Saini now, to bowl. |
| 4.2 : Navdeep Saini to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Slammed! Stokes want to say that even I am playing this game. A shortish ball around off, Stokes goes back and pumps it over mid-wicket and it races away to the fence. |
| 4.3 : Navdeep Saini to Ben Stokes, Good length ball outside off, pulled wide of the mid-wicket fielder who makes a half stop. A single taken before the man at mid on can get to the ball. |
| 4.4 : Navdeep Saini to Robin Uthappa, Shortish and outside off, Uthappa runs it down to third man for one. |
| 4.5 : Navdeep Saini to Ben Stokes, Good bowling. Spots Stokes making room, Saini follows him. Stokes flicks it towards deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 4.6 : Navdeep Saini to Robin Uthappa, In the air... safe! That was always going to be tough for Kohli to catch, running backwards. A length ball outside off, Uthappa looks to slam it over long on again but this time he gets a top edge. Kohli from mid on runs back and tries to get to the ball but he fails to get under it. Two taken. |
| After the hammering that Udana received in his first over, Kohli goes back to Morris. |
| 5.1 : Chris Morris to Ben Stokes, WIDE! Stokes makes room, Morris bowls it wide outside off but this one is way outside. Stokes lets it be. Wided. |
| Chris Morris to Ben Stokes, Good length ball around off, pushed towards mid off. |
| 5.2 : Chris Morris to Ben Stokes, NOT OUT! Short and wide outside off, Stokes flays it to the left side of the sweeper cover. The call is for two straightaway. They go for it. Finch sends a good throw from the deep, towards the non-striker's end. Morris collects and takes the bails off. Third umpire has been called for. Replays confirm Uthappa is safe. Also, the couple brings 50 for Rajasthan. |
| 5.1 : Is that a run out? The umpires want to have a look. It goes upstairs....Uthappa is well in. |
| 5.3 : Chris Morris to Ben Stokes, Brilliant yorker! It is right on the toes of Stokes who does well to dig it out. |
| 5.4 : Chris Morris to Ben Stokes, OUT! CAUGHT! Morris strikes! A soft dismissal. Morris charges in and bangs a short ball down the leg side. Stokes goes for the pull really hard. He went through the shot really early and ended up getting hit on the gloves. The ball went behind and an easy catch for de Villiers behind the wickets. |
| Right, who will walk out now? Buttler? Smith? Samson? What have Rajasthan planned? It is Sanju Samson. |
| 5.5 : Chris Morris to Sanju Samson, Samson is up and running! A length ball on middle, Samson tucks it to fine leg for a run. |
| 5.6 : Chris Morris to Robin Uthappa, Slower full toss around middle, Uthappa flicks it down to deep square leg for a single. 5 runs and the huge wicket of Stokes in it. End of the Powerplay and Rajasthan are 52/1. |
| 6.1 : Navdeep Saini to Robin Uthappa, Good length ball on middle, Uthappa looks to work it on the leg side but the ball hurries him a touch. He fails to connect and gets hit on the thigh pad. |
| 6.2 : Navdeep Saini to Robin Uthappa, FOUR! BAM! Uthappa telling everyone what he can do if he opens the batting. A length ball outside off, Robin jumps out of his crease and flays it through cover-point. No chance for anyone to make a move to stop the ball. |
| 6.3 : Navdeep Saini to Robin Uthappa, FOUR! BANG GOES UTHAPPA! Two-in-two! Short ball outside off, Uthappa slams it to the longest part of the ground, deep mid-wicket, for a boundary. |
| 6.4 : Navdeep Saini to Robin Uthappa, Full toss on middle, flicked to the right side of deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 6.5 : Navdeep Saini to Sanju Samson, Just outside off on a good length, guided to third man for an easy single. |
| 6.6 : Navdeep Saini to Robin Uthappa, Dot to end the over! 10 off the over. A good length ball just around off, Uthappa looks to run it down to third man but misses. Lucky not to edge. |
| Yuzvendra Chahal is into the attack now. |
| 7.1 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Sanju Samson, SIX! What a way to welcome the leggie! This is huge from Samson! Chahal tosses the first ball on middle, right in the slot for Samson. He gets down and powers it way over long on for a massive six. |
| 7.2 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Sanju Samson, Flatter and around off, pushed towards the cover fielder. |
| 7.3 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Sanju Samson, Another tossed up ball. Samson drives it down to long off for a single. |
| 7.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Robin Uthappa, OUT! CAUGHT! Chahal has the last laugh. You got to give it to the fact that he is not afraid of tossing the ball. He did that on the very first ball of his spell and got smashed but he continued doing that and has got the success. Floats this one on middle, Uthappa looks to slog it away over the deep mid-wicket fence but fails to get hold of it. It goes as far as Finch at deep mid-wicket and he makes no mistake. |
| Who will walk out to the middle now? The skipper, Steven Smith, it is. |
| 7.5 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Sanju Samson, OUT! TAKEN! Two-in-two for Chahal! This is terrific from the spinner. Chahal once again gives the ball a lot of air and bowls it wide outside off, Samson goes for the lofted shot over long off but like Uthappa he too fails to get the timing. It goes high in the air off the lower part of the bat towards long off. Morris there, settles under it and gobbles it easily. A pretty poor shot from Samson, against a quality spinner. Chahal on a hat-trick. |
| 7.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Jos Buttler, No hat-trick for Chahal but what an over! He bowls this one little flat and outside off, Buttler says I am not doing anything with that and shoulders arms. First ball went for a six and then twin wickets means Bangalore are right back in the game. |
| 7.5 : Will Jos Buttler walk out to the crease now? Yes it is Jos the Boss. He will face the hat-trick ball. Can he keep it out? |
| 7.6 : The debutant, Shahbaz Ahmed, to bowl now. |
| 8.1 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Steven Smith, Starts off with a fuller one on off and middle, driven through the covers for a single. |
| 8.2 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Jos Buttler, On middle, tossed up, Buttler paddles it gently towards fine leg and comes back for the second. |
| 8.3 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Jos Buttler, Floated around off, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 8.4 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Just a push and a boundary results! Floated outside off, Buttler leans in and just drives it gently through the covers. It is to the right of sweeper cover, Finch runs in but fails to stop it. |
| 8.5 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Jos Buttler, Flighted around off, Buttler keeps it out. |
| 8.6 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Jos Buttler, In the air...but falls well safe. Floated around off, Buttler looks to work that on the off side but ends up getting an uppish inside edge. It falls safely ahead of mid on though. |
| 9.1 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Steven Smith, Flatter and around middle, tucked towards mid-wicket for one. |
| 0.0 : DRINKS! A series of wickets falling has dented the Men in Pink. Uthappa was exceptional, opening the batting. He was stroking well before departing for 41 from 22 balls. Stokes did not make much of an impact and Samson fell for another single digit score. Imperative for Smith and Buttler to steady the ship before the big propel. |
| 9.2 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Jos Buttler, On off, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 9.3 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Jos Buttler, Goes for the reverse sweep but hits it towards deep cover. Only a run. |
| 9.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Steven Smith, Slower through the air and just outside off, Smith waits for the ball and knocks it towards the off side. Quick single taken. |
| 9.5 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Jos Buttler, One more run! Flatter and on middle, Buttler tucks it down to long on for one. |
| 9.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Steven Smith, Dot to end the 10th over. Gives the ball a lot of air and bowls it wide outside off, unlike Samson, Smits lets it go to the keeper. 80/3 at the halfway mark. |
| 10.1 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Jos Buttler, Low full toss around off, Buttler comes down the track and drives it to wide long off for a single. |
| 10.2 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Steven Smith, Very full on middle, Smith comes down the track, gets it through the man at cover and takes one. |
| 10.3 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Jos Buttler, SIX! Gets hold of it and deposits it for a maximum. Full and around off, Buttler chips down and powers it over long off for a maximum. |
| 10.4 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Jos Buttler, Follows the boundary with a single by tapping this towards mid on for a single. |
| 10.5 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Steven Smith, Around off, fuller, bunted down to mid on for a run. |
| 10.6 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Jos Buttler, A single to end. Full on off and middle, Buttler waits and knocks it past short mid-wicket for a single. |
| 11.1 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Jos Buttler, Flat and wide outside off, the legbreak, Buttler cuts it in front of square on the off side for a single. |
| 11.2 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Steven Smith, Tossed up on middle, Smith gently paddles it on the on side and takes one. |
| 11.3 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Jos Buttler, Flat and outside off, Buttler knocks it towards point. Looks for a run but Smith is not interested. |
| 11.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Jos Buttler, WIDE! Goes too wide this time, outside off. Buttler lets it be. |
| Yuzvendra Chahal to Jos Buttler, BEATEN! Done in by the bounce on that one. Flatter and outside off, Buttler looks to drive but the ball bounces and goes past the outside edge. |
| 11.5 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Jos Buttler, A single as this is eased towards long on for one. |
| 11.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Steven Smith, Smith eases the shorter ball past mid-wicket and gets to the other end. |
| 12.1 : Washington Sundar to Steven Smith, Flatter on off, tapped past short mid-wicket for a single. |
| 12.2 : Washington Sundar to Jos Buttler, Quicker and shorter on leg, Buttler rocks back and looks to go big on the leg side. Misses to get hit on the pad. |
| 12.3 : Washington Sundar to Jos Buttler, On the shorter side, on middle and leg, clipped towards backward square leg for a single. |
| 12.4 : Washington Sundar to Steven Smith, On the shorter side outside off, cut to the left of sweeper cover for a couple. 100 up for Rajasthan. |
| 12.5 : Washington Sundar to Steven Smith, On middle, flat, clipped towards deep mid-wicket. An easy couple. |
| 12.6 : Washington Sundar to Steven Smith, Single to end the over! Tossed up outside off, Smith eases a run through mid off. |
| 13.1 : Navdeep Saini to Steven Smith, Shortish and outside off, a little bit of bounce on that. Takes Smith by surprise but he manages to steer it to third man for a single. |
| 0.0 : Navdeep Saini is back on. 2-0-19-0 are his numbers so far. |
| 13.2 : Navdeep Saini to Jos Buttler, Outside off, on a length, Buttler taps it to the off side. The longer part of the boundary. Hustles back in for the second with ease. |
| 13.3 : Navdeep Saini to Jos Buttler, Full on middle, Buttler flicks but finds Chahal at short mid-wicket. Chahal flings a throw at the non-striker's end as Smith had strayed out, looking for the single. But Steven Smith is back in and the ball misses the stumps as well. |
| 13.4 : Navdeep Saini to Jos Buttler, Back of a length ball around off, Buttler keeps it out on the pitch. |
| 13.5 : Navdeep Saini to Jos Buttler, Fullish, around off, bunted down to long on for a single. |
| 13.6 : Navdeep Saini to Steven Smith, Around off on a length, Smith taps it towards long on and takes a single. 5 from that over. |
| 14.1 : Isuru Udana to Steven Smith, Udana starts his second spell with a slower one outside off, Smith mistimes his drive towards covers. Gets a run. |
| 0.0 : Isuru Udana is back in. 1-0-17-0 for him. An extremely expensive first over. |
| 14.2 : Isuru Udana to Jos Buttler, Good length ball on middle, tucked towards the leg side for one. |
| 14.3 : Isuru Udana to Steven Smith, FOUR! Short and wide outside off, Smith gets the chance to flex his arms. He does so and slams it over backward point. No one is in the deep, so it rolls away to the fence. |
| 14.4 : Isuru Udana to Steven Smith, FOUR! Poor, poor bowling. That will surely not please Kohli. Short, wide and way outside off again, Smith ramps it over short third man this time and finds the fence. |
| 14.5 : Isuru Udana to Steven Smith, A dot now! Good change up! Full and outside off, fingers rolled. Smith looks to drill it through the off side but doesn't time it well. |
| 14.6 : Isuru Udana to Steven Smith, A length ball on middle, it is pushed through mid-wicket for an easy one. Smith will keep the strike for the next over. 50-run stand is up between the two. |
| Chris Morris is back to bowl his third over. 2-0-8-1 so far. |
| 15.1 : Chris Morris to Steven Smith, SIX!! Welcome back into the attack, Mr. Morris, says Smith. What a shot! A good length ball right in the slot of Smith. He slams it way over wide long on for a huge six. It looked to be six the moment it left the bat. |
| 15.2 : Chris Morris to Steven Smith, Low full toss on the pads, flicked to the right side of Finch who is at deep square leg. Does well to get around the ball quickly and keep it down to a run. |
| 15.3 : Chris Morris to Jos Buttler, WIDE! Bouncer but the line is down the leg side. Buttler looks to pull but fails to connect. Wided. |
| Chris Morris to Jos Buttler, OUT! CAUGHT! Morris strikes again! Huge wicket for Bangalore. Buttler hasn't got going and Bangalore would be happy seeing him walk back. A good length ball outside off, Buttler sees room and looks to slam it over extra cover but ends up slicing it high in the air towards mid off. Saini settles under it and takes it easily. The change from Kohli works as he got Morris back in the attack to break the stand and the Protea has delivered for him. |
| DRINKS! Buttler falls, just when his side needed to motor on. He and Smith were rebuilding well and entering into the death overs, it was time to accelerate. Rajasthan would be a touch disappointed with that but Parag and Tewatia follow. So, there is no dearth of big hitters. But, it is important for Smith and his side to play out Morris and target the rest. How they go about factoring in that will be interesting. Let's see how it unfolds after drinks. Rahul Tewatia is the man who has stepped ou |
| 15.4 : Chris Morris to Steven Smith, FOUR! Nothing much Morris could do about that. Length ball outside off, Smith hangs his bat outside the line, gets a thick outside edge. It flies to the third man fence for a boundary. |
| 15.5 : Chris Morris to Steven Smith, On off, full, Smith hits it across the line and takes a single. |
| 15.6 : Chris Morris to Rahul Tewatia, Tewatia is up and running on the first ball. A length ball on the pads, he tucks it towards deep square leg and keeps the strike for the next over. 14 runs off the over but the massive wicket of Buttler off it. |
| 16.1 : Navdeep Saini to Rahul Tewatia, Shortish ball around off, Tewatia pulls it through short mid-wicket and takes a single. |
| 0.0 : Navdeep Saini to bowl out! 3-0-24-0 from him so far. He would love to finish his spell with at least a wicket to his name. |
| 16.2 : Navdeep Saini to Steven Smith, Overthrows and a couple. Fullish and nipping in towards off, Smith taps it to short third man and takes a quick single. The fielder flings a throw at the striker's end, it hits the stumps and deflects towards mid on and allows the batters to sneak in an extra run. The umpires want to check for the throw, to see if there was any chance for a run out. Replays are in and....Tewatia was well in. |
| 16.3 : Navdeep Saini to Steven Smith, Full and on middle and leg, Smith works it to Morris at long on and takes one. |
| 16.4 : Navdeep Saini to Rahul Tewatia, Short ball, pulled to deep mid-wicket. Just the single though. |
| 16.5 : Navdeep Saini to Steven Smith, Full and around off, Smith drives but finds the man at wide mid off. He is not happy with himself for picking the fielder out. |
| 16.6 : Navdeep Saini to Steven Smith, A single to finish. Full and outside off, driven past cover-point for one. |
| 17.1 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Steven Smith, FOUR! Steven Smith at his very best. Full ball around off, Smith reverse sweeps it aerially over backward point for a boundary. 1,000 runs as skipper of Rajasthan for him, in the League. |
| 0.0 : Bowling Change. Yuzvendra Chahal to bowl out. 2/16 in his 3 overs so far. |
| 17.2 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Steven Smith, Smith taps the fuller ball towards long on and takes a single. |
| 17.3 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Rahul Tewatia, Full ball around middle, Tewatia is down the track. Looks to heave it on the leg side but ends up mistiming it through the carpet on the leg side. A single. |
| 17.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Steven Smith, NO BALL AND FOUR! Chahal oversteps here. Bowls a full one around off, Smith hits it aerially over the bowler's head towards long on for a boundary. He gets to his half ton with that as well. |
| Yuzvendra Chahal to Steven Smith, CAUGHT OFF A FREE HIT! Around off, Smith goes big over the leg side but ends up hitting it straight down the throat of Padikkal at deep mid-wicket. The catch is taken but it does not matter as it was a Free hit. The batters run a single. |
| 17.5 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Rahul Tewatia, Looks to reverse sweep one down the leg side, misses, Tewatia. So does the keeper. A bye sneaked in. |
| 17.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Steven Smith, Four! Innovative way to get a boundary. The batsman spots the leg spin and reverse sweeps it through covers. |
| Yuzvendra Chahal to Steven Smith, NO BALL AND FOUR! Oh dear, Chahal, what are you doing here? Second time he has overstepped in this over. Fullish ball, spinning away from Smith, outside off. Smith gets into position for another reverse sweep and hits it in front of square on the off side and gets a boundary. |
| Yuzvendra Chahal to Steven Smith, A single to finish. Smith works this on the leg side and takes a single. |
| 18.1 : Isuru Udana to Steven Smith, Good start to the over for Bangalore! A full ball on middle, Smith can only dig it out to long on for a run. |
| 18.2 : Isuru Udana to Rahul Tewatia, SIX! Nicely done! Tewatia gets into the action. A full toss outside off, Tewatia uses his wrists and just flicks it way over the deep square leg fence for a biggie. |
| 0.0 : Isuru Udana to bowl this third over. 2-0-28-0 so far. |
| 18.3 : Isuru Udana to Rahul Tewatia, Two now! Full toss, Tewatia strokes it firmly to deep point. The fielder there does well to stop it and a couple is sneaked in by Rajasthan. |
| 18.4 : Isuru Udana to Rahul Tewatia, DOT! Wide yorker outside off, Tewatia tries to paddle/ramp it past short fine leg but misses to get hit on the pad. He loses his balance in the process and they can't go for the run. |
| 18.5 : Isuru Udana to Rahul Tewatia, Two! Low full toss around off, Tewatia drills it down the ground. The long on fielder makes a fine sliding stop and relays the ball to the long off fielder. |
| 18.6 : Isuru Udana to Rahul Tewatia, FOUR! Top way to end the over! 15 off it. A full toss outside off, Tewatia shuffules to the off side and paddles it past the short fine leg fielder for a boundary. Not a good outing in this game for the Sri Lankan. 43 in his 3 overs. |
| 19.1 : Chris Morris to Steven Smith, Dot to begin the last over. Full and wide outside off, Smith looks to drive but the ball takes the inner half and goes back to the bowler. |
| 18.6 : Who will bowl the last over? Chris Morris it is. 3-0-22-2 for him. Excellent. Can he finish it off well? |
| 19.2 : Chris Morris to Steven Smith, OUT! CAUGHT! Brilliant take from Ahmed. Stunning catch and that is the end of Smith's fine knock. Morris bowls it short and wide outside off, Smith reaches out and slices it high in the air towards deep point. Ahmed there, runs to his right, judges it to perfection and takes it superbly, just near the ropes. The umpires want to confirm if it is a clean catch. Replays confirm it is. |
| 19.1 : Has that been taken cleanly? The umpires are having a look. Looks a stunner to the naked eye. What do the replays say? OUT, it reads on the big scoreboard. |
| 19.3 : Chris Morris to Rahul Tewatia, Full toss around off, flicked down to deep mid-wicket for just a run. |
| 19.2 : Jofra Archer walks out to the middle now. |
| 19.4 : Chris Morris to Jofra Archer, Another dot! This is turning out to be a superb over. A slower good length ball outside off, Archer swings hard but connects only with thin air. |
| 19.5 : Chris Morris to Jofra Archer, WIDE! Tries to bowl a wide length ball inside the tramline. Archer reaches out fails to connect. Wided by the umpire. |
| Chris Morris to Jofra Archer, A couple! Low full toss outside off, Archer looks to slam it over long off but fails to connect. It goes to mid off. Before the fielder from long off can get to the ball, they scamper back for the second. |
| 19.6 : Chris Morris to Jofra Archer, OUT! LBW! THREE REDS! Excellent way to end the innings. Just 4 off the last over. A yorker on middle, Archer looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pad, right in front of the stumps. The ball rolls towards the leg side and they go for a run. However, as Morris appeals, the finger is raised. Archer reviews it. Replays roll in and it confirms that the on-field call is the correct one. Morris ends with a 4-fer. Rajasthan end with 177/6. |
| 19.5 : Review time, on the last ball! Archer has opted for a review against the on-field LBW decision. What does technology have to say? UltraEdge says nothing on the bat, big gap between bat and ball. THREE REDS on the Ball Tracker. On-field decision stays. |
| 19.6 : Bangalore finish the last over well, containing the damage that could have been meted out. Overall though, Rajasthan have done exceedingly well. To get to close to 180 after a string of wickets fell at the start is truly outstanding. Their bowlers have a good deal to defend now. |
| Ben Stokes opened alongside Uthappa for Rajasthan. That move paid good dividends as Uthappa was stroking fluently. Stokes however was struggling and fell towards the end of the Powerplay, for 15. Samson then came in, smashed a massive biggie off Chahal. But then, he and Uthappa fell in quick succession. Uthappa departed after a good 41 off 22 balls. Then the skipper and Buttler strung an important 58-run partnership for the 5th wicket. |
| Buttler fell but Smith stayed on, got to a good half ton, before falling in the end. Tewatia also chipped in with a handy cameo and saw Rajasthan past 175, which is a very good total to defend, given how the tracks are progressively slowing. |
| Bangalore lost the plot after having taken a series of wickets at the start - Stokes, Uthappa and Samson. They could not contain the 5th wicket partnership and their bowlers were targetted all over the park. Udana was the one who bore the brunt of it. Morris was exceptional, 4/26 from his 4 overs. Chahal got two but was a touch expensive. A tough day for the Bangalore bowlers overall. |
| Before the chase, Robin Uthappa is up for a chat. Says that it has been a while, 2 years since he opened the batting. Very happy to get the team off to a good start, he says. Adds that because of that start, the team managed to get to this good total. States that after getting to a good start, the key was building partnerships in the middle, which in turn would set the platform for a good total. Uthappa says that they were aiming for something around 180 and they would take this total happily. |
| A daunting task awaits Bangalore now. They do have the batting depth but a task awaits them as Rajasthan would fancy taking the honours after that exceptional batting performance. A mouth-watering chase awaits us on the other side. Do join us for that... |
| 0.1 : Jofra Archer to Devdutt Padikkal, Archer is on the money! 145-plus is the speed on the first ball. It is full and wide outside off, Padikkal is late in getting his bat down as it goes past him to the keeper. |
| We are back for the run chase! Both the umpires stride out to the middle. Aaron Finch and Devdutt Padikkal are the openers for Bangalore. They need to do well if Bangalore are to romp home here. Jofra Archer with the ball first up for Rajasthan. Here we go... |
| 0.2 : Jofra Archer to Devdutt Padikkal, Gets behind the line this time and blocks it back to the bowler. |
| 0.3 : Jofra Archer to Devdutt Padikkal, Shortish and just outside off, Padikkal waits for it and then dabs it down to third man for a single. |
| 0.4 : Jofra Archer to Aaron Finch, A ripper for Finch first up. Back of a length ball around off, angled in. Finch looks to block but as it gets closer to the bat, the ball moves a hint to beat the outside edge. |
| 0.5 : Jofra Archer to Aaron Finch, Fullish and on off, blocked. |
| 0.6 : Jofra Archer to Aaron Finch, WIDE! Way down the leg side, Finch looks to flick but misses. Archer will have to bowl it again as the umpire wides it. |
| Jofra Archer to Aaron Finch, A couple to end the over. A good length ball on middle, Finch tucks it through square leg. Finch wants two as he takes the first one really fast and completes the second easily. |
| Who will bowl from the other end? Shreyas Gopal it is. |
| 1.1 : Shreyas Gopal to Devdutt Padikkal, Excellent running! Flatter ball around middle, Padikkal clips it through square leg and scampers back for a couple. |
| 1.2 : Shreyas Gopal to Devdutt Padikkal, On off, punched towards covers for nothing. |
| 1.3 : Shreyas Gopal to Devdutt Padikkal, Quicker one on the pads, Devdutt nudges it towards square leg and gets to the other end. |
| 1.4 : Shreyas Gopal to Aaron Finch, Tossed up and around off, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 1.5 : Shreyas Gopal to Aaron Finch, Skips down the track and looks to work it on the leg side but Gopal fires it on the pad. Finch misses to flick and is hit on the pad. The ball rolls towards the leg side and they take a leg bye. |
| 1.6 : Shreyas Gopal to Devdutt Padikkal, On middle, Padikkal once again works it towards deep mid-wicket for one. 5 from first over of Shreyas. |
| 2.1 : Jofra Archer to Devdutt Padikkal, Edgy! Good length ball just outside off, Padikkal looks to force it on the off side but gets a thick inside edge. The ball goes past his stumps and to short fine leg. A single taken. |
| 2.2 : Jofra Archer to Aaron Finch, SIX! NAILED! Finch has smoked it! He has picked the bones out of this one! A good length ball just around off, he picks the ball and launches it way over wide long on for a massive six, towards the longest part of the ground. |
| 2.3 : Jofra Archer to Aaron Finch, Excellent comeback delivery from Archer. Gets the ball to come back in from a good length, Finch is beaten for the inside edge. |
| 2.4 : Jofra Archer to Aaron Finch, Bangs it short and on middle and leg, Finch sits under it. |
| 2.5 : Jofra Archer to Aaron Finch, Three dots in a row! Good comeback so far, after that six, from Archer. Good length ball just outside off, Finch looks to punch it on the up but the ball shapes away this time and beats the outside edge. Can Archer finish it well? |
| 2.6 : Jofra Archer to Aaron Finch, SIX! BOOM! No, it is Finch who finishes off in style! Good contest between Archer and Finch but you will have to say with these two biggies, it is Finch who takes the honours. Gets under the full ball outside off and lifts it over long off for a biggie. 13 off the 3rd over. |
| 3.1 : Shreyas Gopal to Devdutt Padikkal, Shortish and just around off, Padikkal cuts but finds the cover-point fielder. |
| 3.2 : Shreyas Gopal to Devdutt Padikkal, Edgy run! Flighted and outside off, Padikkal looks to cut again but gets a thick outside edge. The ball goes to short third man for one. |
| 3.3 : Shreyas Gopal to Aaron Finch, OUT! CAUGHT! Gopal strikes! Finch is out of here! It is that tossed up ball that gets Rajasthan the breakthrough. Gopal tosses it full and wide outside off, Finch looks to power it over long off but ends up getting a top edge. It balloons high in the air towards mid off. Uthappa there settles under it and takes it easily. Finch fails to convert his great start into the big innings. |
| Virat Kohli walks out to bat now, at No. 3. |
| 3.4 : Shreyas Gopal to Devdutt Padikkal, Full and on the pads, flicked towards short fine leg for a run. |
| 3.5 : Shreyas Gopal to Virat Kohli, Kohli is up and running on the first ball. Flatter and around middle, he tucks it towards square leg for a run. |
| 3.6 : Shreyas Gopal to Devdutt Padikkal, A couple to end the over. Full and on middle and leg, Padikkal sweeps it. The short fine leg fielder dives to his left and makes a half stop. Two taken. 5 runs and the wicket of the dangerous Finch off it. |
| Kartik Tyagi is into the attack now. |
| 4.1 : Kartik Tyagi to Virat Kohli, Good length ball just outside off, Kohli knocks it on the off side and gets to the other end. |
| 4.2 : Kartik Tyagi to Devdutt Padikkal, WIDE! A length ball which goes way outside off. Padikkal lets it be. Wided. |
| Kartik Tyagi to Devdutt Padikkal, Play and a miss! Good length ball just outside off, Padikkal looks to drive away from his body but is beaten for the inside edge. |
| 4.3 : Kartik Tyagi to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR! Down the leg side and Tyagi gets the treatment it deserved. Short and down the leg side, Padikkal swivels and pulls it past the keeper and into the fine leg fence. |
| 4.4 : Kartik Tyagi to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR! Nicely done! This is top class from the young Padikkal. Good length ball outside off, he waits for the ball to come to him and then just taps it past the diving short third man fielder. He fails to stop and it races away to the fence. |
| 4.5 : Kartik Tyagi to Devdutt Padikkal, Quick single! Good length ball around off, he pushes it towards mid off and calls for the run. The skipper responds. The fielder there has a shy at the non-striker's end but he misses as Padikkal puts in a dive to make his crease. |
| 4.6 : Kartik Tyagi to Virat Kohli, Single to end the over! Good length and around off, Kohli pushes it towards covers and keeps the strike for the next over. |
| 5.1 : Jaydev Unadkat to Virat Kohli, Just a mere push and it almost went to the fence. Good length ball just outside off, Kohli jumps out of his crease and forces it through backward point. Archer gives it a chase and keeps it down to a couple. |
| 0.0 : Jaydev Unadkat to bowl now. |
| 5.2 : Jaydev Unadkat to Virat Kohli, Good length ball on middle, tucked towards mid-wicket. |
| 5.3 : Jaydev Unadkat to Virat Kohli, One more dot! Shortish and around off, Kohli looks to run it down to third man for a run but he finds the fielder, at short third man. |
| 5.4 : Jaydev Unadkat to Virat Kohli, FOUR! He finds the fence this time. Brilliant shot from Kohli. Jumps out of his crease, meets the ball on the full and uses his powerful wrists to flick it to the deep mid-wicket fence. |
| 5.5 : Jaydev Unadkat to Virat Kohli, Third dot in the over! Around off on a good length, Kohli pushes it towards the cover fielder. |
| 5.6 : Jaydev Unadkat to Virat Kohli, Two to end the Powerplay! Shortish and just around off, Kolhi once again comes out of his crease, makes room and forces it through the covers. Takes easy two. 47/1 at the end the Powerplay. 131 needed in 84 balls. |
| 6.1 : Rahul Tewatia to Devdutt Padikkal, Flat and outside off, tapped on the off side for a single. |
| 0.0 : Rahul Tewatia to bowl his first over. |
| 6.2 : Rahul Tewatia to Virat Kohli, Full and around off and middle, knocked towards backward point. |
| 6.3 : Rahul Tewatia to Virat Kohli, Flatter ball on the leg pole, Kohli rocks back and hits it towards fine leg. Takes a single. |
| 6.4 : Rahul Tewatia to Devdutt Padikkal, Comes down the track, Padikkal, lifts the fullish ball uppishly over covers, towards extra cover. Takes one. |
| 6.5 : Rahul Tewatia to Virat Kohli, On middle, clipped to the leg side for a single. |
| 6.6 : Rahul Tewatia to Devdutt Padikkal, On the shorter side outside off, Padikkal cuts but finds point. |
| 7.1 : Jaydev Unadkat to Virat Kohli, Fullish on middle and leg, Kohli comes down and lofts this over short mid-wicket and gets to the other end. |
| 7.2 : Jaydev Unadkat to Devdutt Padikkal, BEATEN! Length ball outside off, Padikkal hangs his bat outside the line. The ball whizzes past his outside edge. |
| 7.3 : Jaydev Unadkat to Devdutt Padikkal, Outside off, Padikkal works this on the off side for a single. |
| 7.4 : Jaydev Unadkat to Virat Kohli, Full and outside off, driven to long off for a run. |
| 7.5 : Jaydev Unadkat to Devdutt Padikkal, Late call to play....Padikkal survives. Kohli wants one, hesitation, but gets one in the end. Slow short ball, Padikkal initially looked to leave it but wants to play later on. The ball takes the top edge and lobs uppishly but falls safely ahead of short third man. Kohli wants one, Padikkal hesitates initially but then they run the one in the end. |
| 7.6 : Jaydev Unadkat to Virat Kohli, A dot to end. Length ball on top of the stumps, Kohli comes down the track and looks to cut but misses it. Change of pace did the trick as it was slower than the last one. |
| 8.1 : Rahul Tewatia to Devdutt Padikkal, Full and outside off, Padikkal looks to slog sweep but the ball keeps low. He misses. |
| 8.2 : Rahul Tewatia to Devdutt Padikkal, Two dots! Same shot attempted again. Full and outside off, Padikkal looks to slog sweep but fails to connect. |
| 8.3 : Rahul Tewatia to Devdutt Padikkal, Fires it wide outside off, Padikkal reaches out and strokes it down to long off. A single taken. And the hooter buzzes. What does that indicate? Tewatia has overstepped. Free Hit time. |
| Rahul Tewatia to Virat Kohli, Just a single off the Free Hit! A high full toss but Kohli swings too hard and mistimes it towards deep mid-wicket. Just a run. |
| 8.4 : Rahul Tewatia to Devdutt Padikkal, Flatter and outside off, Padikkal strokes it wide of the long off fielder for a couple. |
| 8.5 : Rahul Tewatia to Devdutt Padikkal, WIDE! Tewatia wants to stay away from the firing line. He bowls it wide outside off but it is way too wide. Padikkal lets it be. Wided. |
| Rahul Tewatia to Devdutt Padikkal, WIDE! Another one! Flat and wide outside off, Padikkal lets it be again. Wided again. |
| Rahul Tewatia to Devdutt Padikkal, WIDE! Action replay, again! Read the first two balls, exactly what happened. Wide outside off, Padikkal lets it be. |
| Rahul Tewatia to Devdutt Padikkal,Just short! Oh, dear! Tewatia is not pleased and the skipper either from the effort of the fielder. Tossed up and around middle this time, Padikkal goes for the slog sweep this time but gets a top edge. The ball balloons high in the air. Uthappa from fine leg start a bit late and fails to get under the ball. He dives forward to take but misses. |
| 8.6 : Rahul Tewatia to Virat Kohli, Dot to end an action-packed over! Flatter and just outside off, pushed towards the cover fielder for nothing. 113 runs needed from 66 balls for Bangalore. |
| DRINKS! An interesting passage of play this. Kohli is content with knocking the balls around, while Padikkal is lashing out at the loose balls on offer. Rajasthan have kept a good tight lid on the scoring rate, dismissing a dangerous-looking Finch. With the required rate at close to 10.5, it is time for these two to get going as Bangalore have good batting depth. Cannot afford the required rate to keep ballooning. Shreyas Gopal is back in the attack now. |
| 9.1 : Shreyas Gopal to Devdutt Padikkal, Flatter ball on middle and leg, tapped to the leg side for a single. |
| 9.2 : Shreyas Gopal to Virat Kohli, On the shorter side around off, Kohli comes down the track and drives it past the diving mid off fielder for a run. |
| 9.3 : Shreyas Gopal to Devdutt Padikkal, Flat on the stumps, Padikkal tucks it to deep square leg. He wants two but the skipper is content with the single. |
| 9.4 : Shreyas Gopal to Virat Kohli, Edgy there! The legbreak, a flatter one around off, Kohli looks to cut but gets an inside edge. Luckily, it goes past his stumps towards fine leg and a couple is taken. |
| 9.5 : Shreyas Gopal to Virat Kohli, Another couple. Flatter ball on the stumps, tucked to square leg for a couple. |
| 9.6 : Shreyas Gopal to Virat Kohli, SIX! Sent into the crowd, if there were one, at this time. Shorter ball on the stumps, Kohli goes back and pulls this over deep mid-wicket for a soaring biggie. |
| 10.1 : Rahul Tewatia to Devdutt Padikkal, Flatter ball, Padikkal hits it past the fielder at short third man and comes back in for the second. |
| 10.2 : Rahul Tewatia to Devdutt Padikkal, Overthrows and a single. Shorter ball outside off, Padikkal cuts to Unadkat at short third man. The throw comes into the keeper's end, misses the stumps, goes through to the leg side. Bangalore run a single. |
| 10.3 : Rahul Tewatia to Virat Kohli, Flatter ball on middle, Kohli comes down the track and dabs this to the man at short mid-wicket. |
| 10.4 : Rahul Tewatia to Virat Kohli, Kohli eases the flatter ball to long on for a single. |
| 10.5 : Rahul Tewatia to Devdutt Padikkal, Outside off, on the shorter side, cut to deep point for a single. |
| 10.6 : Rahul Tewatia to Virat Kohli, WIDE! Bowls a flat one down the leg side, Kohli pulls himself to inside the line, wided. |
| Rahul Tewatia to Virat Kohli, A single to end. On the shorter side on middle and leg, tucked to square leg for a single. 94 runs needed in 54 balls for Bangalore. |
| 11.1 : Kartik Tyagi to Virat Kohli, Fullish outside off, Kohli drives it to the right of sweeper cover and takes a couple. |
| 0.0 : Kartik Tyagi is back on. Went for 12 in his first over. Smith wants a wicket. |
| 11.2 : Kartik Tyagi to Virat Kohli, Fullish again, on middle and leg this time. Kohli comes down and flicks it to the left of square leg. Hustles back in for the second. |
| 11.3 : Kartik Tyagi to Virat Kohli, Full and outside off, Kohli drives it past a diving Smith at cover, to wide long off. A run. |
| 11.4 : Kartik Tyagi to Devdutt Padikkal, WIDE! Goes for a slow short ball but ends up bowling it down the leg side. Padikkal lets it be. |
| Kartik Tyagi to Devdutt Padikkal, Short ball, Padikkal moves to the leg side and looks to pull. The ball takes the bottom edge and goes to the off side. They pinch in a single. 87 needed from 50 balls. |
| 11.5 : Kartik Tyagi to Virat Kohli, Full and outside off, driven down to long off for a single. Singles are not helping the cause at all. |
| 11.6 : Kartik Tyagi to Devdutt Padikkal, Yorker around off, Padikkal goes to the leg side and digs it out back to the bowler. Good finish from Tyagi. 8 off that over. 86 runs needed in 48 balls for Bangalore. |
| 12.1 : Rahul Tewatia to Virat Kohli, Shouts of catch but it lands safe. Fullish ball around off, Kohli comes down the pitch and lofts it towards long off. Stokes runs to his right but it falls well short of him. A single. |
| 12.2 : Rahul Tewatia to Devdutt Padikkal, Around off, flat, bunted down past mid off for a run. |
| 12.3 : Rahul Tewatia to Virat Kohli, SIX! Change of gears for the skipper, Kohli? You bet. Full and around off and middle, Kohli lofts it mightily over long on for a huge biggie. |
| 12.4 : Rahul Tewatia to Virat Kohli, WIDE! Slips a fuller one down the leg side, Kohli looks to sweep but misses. |
| Rahul Tewatia to Virat Kohli, Kohli pushes this towards point and takes a single. |
| 12.5 : Rahul Tewatia to Devdutt Padikkal, Outside off, flat, Padikkal hits it towards cover-point for a dot. |
| 12.6 : Rahul Tewatia to Devdutt Padikkal, OUT! CAUGHT! Tewatia lets out a loud shout, he finally gets one. Padikkal's innings comes to an end. Flat ball around off, Padikkal looked to slam that over the leg side. However, he ends up getting a top edge. It goes sky-high but straight down the throat of Ben Stokes at long on. A simple catch and he takes it with ease. |
| 13.1 : Kartik Tyagi to Virat Kohli, OUT! CAUGHT! Yes, it is a clean catch! And more importantly, it is a stunning take from Tewatia. We have seen catchs like these so many times. Kohli had picked the bones out of that flick. His powerfull wrists came into play as he whipped it off his pads powerfully. The ball was travelling but Tewatia was there at deep mid-wicket. He took the catch by moving to his right but the momentum was against him. So, he manages to lob the ball in the air before going to |
| 0.0 : Who will walk out now? Gurkeerat Singh Mann it is. |
| 13.2 : Kartik Tyagi to AB de Villiers, Yorker outside off, dug out towards point. |
| 0.0 : Is that a clean catch? Has Tewatia taken a stunner? Is his foot touching the ropes? Things we ponder on as the umpires have called for the third umpire's assistance. OUT...it reads on the big board. |
| 13.3 : Kartik Tyagi to AB de Villiers, WIDE! Goes for the bouncer but ends up bowling it down the leg side. De Villiers lets it be. |
| Kartik Tyagi to AB de Villiers, Confusion....but Mann is safe. He did not come out to get run out for a duck here. Outside off, de Villiers places this to Archer at short third man. Mann comes out of his crease at the non-striker's end, looking for a run. But de Villiers sends him back. The throw comes to the bowler's end, Mann dives, the ball misses the stumps. It is all happening here! |
| 13.4 : Kartik Tyagi to AB de Villiers, Outside off on a good length, steered to Archer at short third man. This time they stay where they are, the batters. |
| 13.5 : Kartik Tyagi to AB de Villiers, Direct hit at the bowler's end would have been interesting. Very full ball on leg, de Villiers digs it out to square leg and takes a quick single. The throw comes in, de Villiers dives, the ball though misses the stumps. Would have been close had he hit, the fielder. |
| 13.6 : Kartik Tyagi to Gurkeerat Singh Mann, A dot to end the over. This is hit towards cover-point for a dot. |
| 14.1 : Shreyas Gopal to AB de Villiers, Floated around off, driven down to long off for a run. |
| 0.0 : Rahul Tewatia has completed his quota. Shreyas Gopal is back in the attack now. |
| 14.2 : Shreyas Gopal to Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Short and on middle, pulled down to long on for an easy single. |
| 14.3 : Shreyas Gopal to AB de Villiers, Another single! Flatter and on middle, pushed down to long on for one. |
| 14.4 : Shreyas Gopal to Gurkeerat Singh Mann, WIDE! Fires one down the leg side. Gurkeerat looks to sweep but misses. Wided. |
| Shreyas Gopal to Gurkeerat Singh Mann, On middle, Gurkeerat strokes it down to long on for one. |
| 14.5 : Shreyas Gopal to AB de Villiers, Three now! Short and wide outside off, de Villiers cuts it uppishly between backward point and short third man. Before the fielder can do the mop up work near the ropes, three taken. |
| 14.6 : Shreyas Gopal to Gurkeerat Singh Mann, A couple to end the over. Flatter ball around middle, Gurkeerat punches it wide of the long on fielder. Easy two taken. 64 more needed in last 5. |
| 15.1 : Jofra Archer to AB de Villiers, Full and on middle to begin, de Villiers flicks it down to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0.0 : Jofra Archer is back on. 2-0-17-0 are his figures so far. |
| 15.2 : Jofra Archer to Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Full and on middle, Gurkeerat flicks it to deep square leg and gets to the other end. |
| 15.3 : Jofra Archer to AB de Villiers, One more single! Very full ball on middle, it is stroked down to long on for one by ABD. |
| 15.4 : Jofra Archer to Gurkeerat Singh Mann, 4 singles in a row! Singles won't hurt Rajasthan. A short ball on the body, Gurkeerat looks to pull but doesn't manage to middle. It hits the upper part and goes to fine leg. A single taken. |
| 15.5 : Jofra Archer to AB de Villiers, SIX! THUMP! Much-needed biggie! Short and outside off, de Villiers moves inside and powers it way over deep mid-wicket for a bigige. |
| 15.6 : Jofra Archer to AB de Villiers, Full and wide outside off, driven hard but straight to the cover fielder. 10 off the over! |
| 0.0 : Who will walk out to bat now? AB de Villiers it is. |
| 16.1 : Jaydev Unadkat to Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Play and a miss! Good start from Jaydev. The slower one from him. It is good length and outside off, Gurkeerat is beaten for pace as he tries to force it on the off side. |
| 16.2 : Jaydev Unadkat to Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Change of pace again! Excellent bowling. Slower one and outside off, this time Gurkeerat jumps out of his crease to hammer it but misses. |
| 16.3 : Jaydev Unadkat to Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Three dots in a row! Full and wide outside off, he tries to reach out but gets a bottom edge to the keeper. |
| 16.4 : Jaydev Unadkat to Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Finally gets off the strike. Full and wide again, this time Gurkeerat manages to connect it well and push it through covers for a run. |
| 16.5 : Jaydev Unadkat to AB de Villiers, SIX! BOOM! Full and wide again but this time it is de Villiers on strike. He reaches out slams it over sweeper cover for a maximum. |
| Is ABD safe? |
| 16.6 : Jaydev Unadkat to AB de Villiers, NOT OUT! Yes, de Villiers is very quick and safe! He would've had his heart in his mouth though when the ball went high in the air. Slower one outside off, de Villiers looks to slog it away but gets a top edge but the ball lands to safety. They go for the second run. Unadkar, the bowler, runs to the ball and fires the throw to the keeper who takes the bails off. The third umpire has been called in. Replays confirm de Villiers is safe. |
| 17.1 : Kartik Tyagi to Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Very full and on middle, flicked down to long on for a run. |
| 17.2 : Kartik Tyagi to AB de Villiers, FOUR! Nicely done! There was nothing wrong with the ball but AB de Villiers is so good. He manages to dig it out through cover-point and it races away to the fence. |
| 17.3 : Kartik Tyagi to AB de Villiers, Gets it right this time. Low full toss, it is drilled down to long on for a run. |
| 17.4 : Kartik Tyagi to Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Excellent delivery! Full, fast and around off, Gurkeerat looks to slog but misses. |
| 17.5 : Kartik Tyagi to Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Three! Good effort from Unadkat. Kartik goes full and wide outside off, Gurkeerat manages to steer it over short third man. Unadkat there leaps high and gets a hand to it but it doesn't stick. It goes to third man and they take a run. |
| 17.6 : Kartik Tyagi to AB de Villiers, Single to end the over! A very good one form Kartik. Full and around off, de Villiers pushes it towards long off for a run. He will keep the strike for the next over. 35 needed in 12. |
| 18.1 : Jaydev Unadkat to AB de Villiers, SIX! ABD starts with a bang! A mssive six to begin the over! A length ball in the slot of de Villiers. It is the slower one. De Villiers powers it way over the deep mid-wicket for a massive six. |
| 18.2 : Jaydev Unadkat to AB de Villiers, SIX! Two-in-two! And this one is even bigger. You just can't be bowling in the slot of de Villiers. Unadkat does that and gets slammed way over long on. Huge six. Unadkat under massive pressure. |
| 18.3 : Jaydev Unadkat to AB de Villiers, SIX! Three in a row! This is terrific stuff! Short and on middle, not pacy at all. De Villiers swivels and powers it over deep square leg for a biggie. |
| 18.4 : Jaydev Unadkat to AB de Villiers, Finally bowls a yorker outside off, ABD pushes it down to sweeper cover for a run. |
| 18.5 : Jaydev Unadkat to Gurkeerat Singh Mann, WIDE! A slower bouncer on middle and leg. The fingers are rolled on this one. It takes ages to get to the batsman. Gurkeerat tries to hammer it but misses. Wided for the height. |
| Jaydev Unadkat to Gurkeerat Singh Mann, FOUR! Gurkeerat joins the act now and Unadkat is getting a beating. Not sure if Unadkat was the perfect choice to bowl the penultimate over. Short and wide outside off, Gurkeerat slams it over cover-point and finds the fence. |
| 18.6 : Jaydev Unadkat to Gurkeerat Singh Mann, A single! 25 off the over. Full and wide outside off, Gurkeerat drills it down to sweeper cover for one. Gurkeerat will keep the strike. 10 needed in the last 6 balls. |
| 0.0 : DRINKS! 54 needed in 4 overs. AB de Villiers is out there! As long as he is there, one would assume that he can take his side home. Rajasthan would want to see him going back as quickly as possible. Let's see who raises their hand to remove the dangerous man. We are in for a thriller it seems. Also, Jaydev Unadkat is back on. |
| 19.1 : Jofra Archer to Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Couple to begin the over! A low full toss on middle, Gurkeerat flicks it wide of the deep square leg fielder. Tewatia does well to get to the ball, easy two. De Villiers is away from the strike again. |
| 19.2 : Jofra Archer to Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Single! De Villiers is back on strike. 7 needed in 4. Banged short and on middle, Gurkeerat looks to pull but the ball gets big on him. The ball hits the upper part of the bat and lobs towards mid-wicket. Single taken. |
| 19.3 : Jofra Archer to AB de Villiers, Two now! Full and around off, de Villiers drills it down the ground. Before the long off fielder can get around, two taken. Bangalore just a hit away! |
| 18.6 : Jofra Archer to bowl the final over of the match. 10 runs needed. Can Bangalore get it? Or are we in for a Super Over? A long time since the last one. |
| 19.4 : Jofra Archer to AB de Villiers, SIX! WOW! Game, set and match for AB de Villiers and Bangalore! What a shot to end the game! Archer goes for the yorker on the toes, de Villiers is deep inside his crease. He manages to get under the ball and whips it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. BANGALORE WIN BY 7 WICKETS! |
| Bangalore, what a thumping win in the end, here in Dubai. Spoils our hopes for a Super Over but boy do we not love to see him finishing off in such fashion. A huge win for Kohli's men. |
| Bangalore started off well, Padikkal opting to play second fiddle to Finch's hitting. But it was a short blitzkrieg as Finch departed after two biggies. And then, walked Kohli, to the middle. It was a very watchful passage, with Kohli going for his trademark 2s, while Padikkal lashed out at the loose deliveries and kept rotating the strike otherwise. The left-handed batsman later fell for a near-run-a-ball 35. Because he and the skipper started motoring late, the required rate started climbing u |
| Earlier, after winning the toss, Smith opted to bat first in the searing Dubai heat. It was a good and yet tricky start for Rajasthan, as they started well but lost their top-order quickly. They recovered well to post 177 later on. Their bowlers kept a tight noose from the start, but allowed it to slip away later on. It went down to the wire but Bangalore pulled off a spectacular win. |
| Right then, with that win, Bangalore have 12 points now, with 6 wins from 9 games. They have consolidated their position at No. 3 in the points table. For Rajasthan, it is the reverse, 6 losses in their 9 games. Things are looking pretty bleak for Rajasthan from here. They need to pull a rabbit out of the hat, if they are to reverse their fortunes. Right then, Super Saturday means double the excitement. Yes, Delhi are taking on Chennai at Sharjah. Switch tabs and catch our coverage of the same. |
| For Rajasthan, well, they had Kohli's men in quicksand but failed to contain the de Villiers blitzkrieg, which allowed the game to slip away. It was a case of so-near, yet so far for them. Gopal, Tewatia and Tyagi bowled well, taking 1 apiece and were economical by the match's standards as well. Unadkat took a pounding and surprisingly, their key bowler, Jofra Archer, went wicketless and conceded close to 10.5 runs per over. They would be ruing this opportunity which was well within their reach, |
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