| 0.0 : ... MATCH DAY ... |
| Battle of survival! This is how it's going to be for Rajasthan this evening as they lock horns against Bangalore. Hello and welcome to everyone for the coverage of Match 43 of this season's Indian T20 League from Dubai. The race to the playoffs has reached its final stage and with the top two spots almost sealed, time is running out for Rajasthan. With Kolkata and Mumbai winning their respective games on Tuesday, the pressure is on Rajasthan to win this game otherwise they will fall behind in t |
| The head-to-head stats suggest that it's been always a close contest between Rajasthan and Bangalore. Nothing much to choose from in a scoreline of 11-10 but in the last three encounters, Â Bangalore have registered emphatic wins. With Bangalore rediscovering their form and ending the UAE jinx in the last game, they can be counted as favourites. |
| Last meeting - It was a thorough thrashing for Rajasthan by 10 wickets when they last met Bangalore. Despite a decent batting effort to post 177 on the board, they were taken down mercilessly by Devdutt Padikkal's fabulous century and his unbeatable opening stand with Virat Kohli. What's in store this time around? |
| The spin-bowling woes! We all know that the spinners have been an integral part of every team in this format and have made a big difference. But for Rajasthan, the performance of their spinners has been abysmal. They have a poor average of 79.83 this season and have picked just 6 wickets. This is by far the worst show by the Rajasthan spinners across years and that's hurting them. To compound their misery, the Rajasthan bowlers in total have managed to pick only 5 wickets against Bangalore since |
| Toss - Virat Kohli and Sanju Samson exchange pleasantries in the middle. Up goes the coin, Kohli calls Heads and it has come down as Heads. BANGALORE ELECT TO BOWL FIRST! |
| Virat Kohli, the Bangalore skipper, says that the pitch remained the same in the last game. Tells that he wants to provide his bowlers with good conditions upfront. Further says that he asked the boys to be brave and that was shown both with the bat and ball in the last game. Wants to take that momentum from the last bowling innings to this bowling innings. On his personal form, Kohli replies that he is feeling confident about his batting and is in a good space. He is looking forward to contri |
| Sanju Samson, the captain of Rajasthan, says that they were ready to do both. Feels that the pitch is looking good and a lot of teams have batted first and won. Adds that as a team they were a bit down and had a meeting last evening where they revisited the purpose of playing this game. Shares that they want to put on a good show for the fans. Regarding their XI, Sanju informs that Kartik Tyagi comes back in, replacing Jaydev Unadkat. |
| Rajasthan (Playing XI) - Evin Lewis, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (C/WK), Liam Livingstone, Mahipal Lomror, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Chris Morris, Kartik Tyagi (In place of Jaydev Unadkat), Chetan Sakariya, Mustafizur Rahman. |
| Pitch report - Anjum Chopra is near the surface and says that the pitch is looking a lot different and it is a hot evening in Dubai. Mentions that for a left-hander, the off side boundary is on the shorter side. Matthew Hayden is also there and informs that it is a new pitch and terms it a high-quality wicket with a lot of grass on it. Adds that the deck is very hard and it's a good sign. The Aussie feels that this pitch will hold up quite nicely and will be pretty good for batting. |
| Bangalore (Playing XI) - Virat Kohli (C), Devdutt Padikkal, Srikar Bharat (WK), Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers, Dan Christian, Shahbaz Ahmed, Harshal Patel, George Garton (On debut) (In place of Kyle Jamieson), Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal. |
| We are set to begin! Both the umpires walk out to the middle. The Bangalore players stride out as well after a little pep talk from their captain, Virat Kohli. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Evin Lewis are the openers for Rajasthan. The debutant, George Garton to start off the proceedings with the ball. Here we go... |
| 0.6 : Mohammed Siraj to bowl from the other end. |
| 1.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Play and a miss! Back of a length, around off and shaping away late with some extra bounce, Yashasvi Jaiswal tries to slap it through the line but it bounces over his blade. |
| 1.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Yashasvi Jaiswal, And again. Yashasvi Jaiswal once again flashes and misses. Siraj serves it short and wide outside off, Yashasvi tries to cut from the back foot but fails to connect. |
| 1.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shortish and around leg at 134.5 kph, Jaiswal is hurried up by the pace and fails to keep it out. It strikes him on the body and rolls on the surface. |
| 1.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR! Spoils a good over. Siraj pitches it up and around off, Yashasvi Jaiswal stays back and drills his drive through the gap at covers for a boundary - first of the match. |
| 2.1 : Glenn Maxwell to Evin Lewis, Flighted delivery, full and around off, Evin Lewis sweeps it to deep square leg for a single. |
| Mohammed Siraj to Evin Lewis, Siraj serves it full and around off, Evin Lewis goes hard at it and drags it off the inner half. The ball rolls to the left of mid on and they take a single. |
| 1.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Yashasvi Jaiswal, This one is in the channel outside off, slightly short in length, Yashasvi Jaiswal has nothing to do with it. |
| 0.1 : George Garton to Evin Lewis, Rajasthan are away with a couple of runs. George Garton is on the shorter side with his length, it's outside off, Lewis punches it square of the wicket on the off side and gets the Rajasthan innings underway. |
| 0.2 : George Garton to Evin Lewis, Full toss around off, Lewis shows the full face of the bat and pushes it to mid off. |
| 0.3 : George Garton to Evin Lewis, Back of a length, around off at 138.8 kph, Lewis goes on the back foot and defends it down. |
| 0.4 : George Garton to Evin Lewis, Hurls it on a length outside off, shaping away, Evin shoulders arms. |
| 0.5 : George Garton to Evin Lewis, Uppish but safe! George Garton varies his length and digs in a short one around off, Lewis takes it on and pulls it in front of square leg. Not timed well but it doesn't carry to the fielder in the deep. A single is taken. |
| 0.6 : George Garton to Yashasvi Jaiswal, A low dipping yorker around off, Yashasvi Jaiswal digs it out from the bottom half of his blade. Jaiswal immediately looks at his bat. Not broken. 3 from the first over! |
| 2.2 : Glenn Maxwell to Yashasvi Jaiswal, SIX! Yashasvi Jaiswal will not hold back. Loopy ball, full and around off, Yashasvi Jaiswal gives it the full whack of his bat and hammers it over wide long on. That has gone deep into the stands. |
| Glenn Maxwell comes into the attack. He replaces George Garton. |
| 2.3 : Glenn Maxwell to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Flatter and shorter on off, Jaiswal punches it to the left of extra cover for a single. A good stop from Virat Kohli. |
| 2.4 : Glenn Maxwell to Evin Lewis, FOUR! Evin Lewis has slapped that one. Maxwell is a bit on the shorter side with his length, around off, Lewis goes deep inside the crease and punches it past the point fielder for a boundary. |
| 2.5 : Glenn Maxwell to Evin Lewis, Quicker and around off, again a bit short, Evin punches it towards wide mid off and crosses for a brisk run. Virat Kohli had attacked the ball but fumbled while picking it up. |
| 2.6 : Glenn Maxwell to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Maxwell gets away with a bad delivery. Short and wide outside off, begging to be hit, Yashasvi Jaiswal cuts it from the back foot but finds the point fielder inside the ring. 13 from the over! |
| 3.1 : George Garton to Evin Lewis, SIX! Smoked away! Evin Lewis has murdered this short ball. It's in his half, sitting up nicely for the batter, Lewis rides the bounce and hammer-pulls it over square leg for a gigantic biggie. |
| 0.0 : George Garton is back into the attack. He replaces Mohammed Siraj. |
| 3.2 : George Garton to Evin Lewis, Garton goes wide of the crease and delivers it on a length outside off, Lewis shoulders arms. |
| 3.3 : George Garton to Evin Lewis, Misfield from Yuzvendra Chahal! Short in length around off, Lewis pulls it powerfully towards mid-wicket where Chahal fails to stop it and the batsmen take two. |
| 3.4 : George Garton to Evin Lewis, FOUR! Garton goes short and wide outside off, slower in pace, Lewis flashes his bat at it and gets it away off the outer portion of the bat. It finds the gap between short third man and backward point for a boundary. |
| 3.5 : George Garton to Evin Lewis, SIX! Boom! This is turning out to be a huge over for Rajasthan, 18 already from it. Change in pace again from George Garton. Short and slow, wide outside off, Lewis camps back and pulls it thunderously over cow corner for a biggie. The West Indian has a strike rate of 200 at the moment. |
| 3.6 : George Garton to Evin Lewis, Blazed away but not in the gap. Garton pitches it up and outside off, Lewis drives it firmly down the ground but finds the fielder at mid off. 18 from the over, Rajasthan are motoring along well. |
| 4.1 : Harshal Patel to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Harshal begins from 'round the wicket and delivers a yorker around off, Jaiswal digs it out towards extra cover and collects a single. |
| 0.0 : Harshal Patel is introduced into the attack. He replaces Glenn Maxwell. |
| 4.2 : Harshal Patel to Evin Lewis, FOUR! Flashes and flashes hard! Evin Lewis is on fire. He attacks the short delivery outside off, throws his bat at it and gets it away off the outside edge again. The ball flies over short third man and finds the fence. |
| 4.3 : Harshal Patel to Evin Lewis, Slower one, short and around off, Lewis is a bit early into the shot but still manages to pull it well in front of square leg for a single. |
| 4.4 : Harshal Patel to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Another slower delivery, on a length around middle, Jaiswal plays late and works it behind square leg for a brace. |
| 4.5 : Harshal Patel to Evin Lewis, SIX! Evin Lewis is looking in the mood and these are ominous signs for Bangalore. Patel drops it right in the slot for the batter, slower in pace but Lewis has picked it. He stays back and muscles it over long on. 50 up! |
| 4.6 : Harshal Patel to Evin Lewis, Bouncer this time, slower in pace, Evin shows respect and ducks. 13 from the over and Rajasthan are making full use of the Powerplay. |
| 5.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Short and on middle, at 139 clicks and not rising much, Jaiswal swivels and somehow pulls it behind square leg. He crosses for a single. |
| 5.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Evin Lewis, Fuller and outside off, at 143.6 kph, Lewis plays a mistimed drive to extra cover for a single. |
| 0.0 : Mohammed Siraj comes back on. Gave away 5 runs in his first over. |
| 5.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Lovely shot. Back of a length, on top of off, Yashasvi Jaiswal stays back and runs it down to third man for one. |
| 5.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Evin Lewis, A terrific yorker around middle and leg, Lewis digs it out at the last moment towards mid off. They pick up a single. |
| 5.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dot ball, it's been a good over from Siraj so far. Fullish and around off, at 143.8 kph, Yashasvi Jaiswal steps back and drives but finds the point fielder. |
| 5.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Yashasvi Jaiswal, A top over from Mohammed Siraj to finish the first six overs of the match. Short in length outside off, angling away at 136.9 kph, Yashasvi Jaiswal stays back to play the upper cut but misses. At the end of the Powerplay, Rajasthan are 56/0. |
| 6.1 : Dan Christian to Evin Lewis, Christian starts with a slower length ball, outside off. Lewis hangs back and looks to push it to the off side but misses. The ball beats the outside edge. |
| 0.0 : The ball is lost in the stands. The umpires quickly get the replacement. |
| 6.2 : Dan Christian to Evin Lewis, Christian hurls a length ball, around off. Lewis pushes it through covers for a single. |
| 6.3 : Dan Christian to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR! Jaiswal connects beautifully this time. A length ball, around middle and off. Jaiswal makes room for himself and cuts it past point. The ball races away to the boundary. |
| 6.4 : Dan Christian to Yashasvi Jaiswal, On a length, around off. Jaiswal comes forward and pushes it to covers and takes off for a single. Mohammed Siraj collects the ball and throws it wildly at the non-striker's end. He misses the stumps by a mile. Jaiswal dives to get himself inside the crease. |
| 6.5 : Dan Christian to Evin Lewis, In the air...Safe! A length ball, on off. Lewis hangs back but he does not hit it well. He lifts it tamely towards mid on but there is no fielder there. The ball lands safely. The batters take a single. |
| 6.6 : Dan Christian to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR! Some brilliant batting by Jaiswal. A full-length ball, on off. Jaiswal moves across and scoops it over short fine leg. The ball races away to the boundary at fine leg. A good over for Rajasthan, 11 coming off it. |
| 7.1 : Glenn Maxwell to Evin Lewis, Tossed up, on off. Lewis stays back and pushes it to cover. |
| 0.0 : Strategic Time-Out! What a Powerplay for Rajasthan it has been! Evin Lewis is looking to take on each and every bowler while Yashasvi Jaiswal is supporting him well from the other end. Rajasthan still have 10 wickets in their kitty and would look to build on this start. Meanwhile, Bangalore would look to halt Rajasthan's charge with a few wickets sooner rather than later. Dan Christian to bowl after the break. |
| 7.2 : Glenn Maxwell to Evin Lewis, Short and outside off. Lewis cuts it towards point and takes a single. |
| 0.0 : Glenn Maxwell comes back into the attack. Gave away 13 runs in his first over. |
| 7.3 : Glenn Maxwell to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Floated, full, around middle and leg. Jaiswal defends it onto the pitch off the inner half. |
| 7.4 : Glenn Maxwell to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Darted on the pads. Jaiswal flicks it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 7.5 : Glenn Maxwell to Evin Lewis, Short and on off. Lewis pulls it towards deep square leg. The batters pick up two comfortably. |
| 7.6 : Glenn Maxwell to Evin Lewis, Tossed up, full and on off. Lewis stays back and defends it out. Maxwell was able to keep things quiet in this over. |
| 8.1 : Dan Christian to Yashasvi Jaiswal, SIX! Whoa! Jaiswal didn't time that well but still gets the distance on his shot. A length ball, on off, it's a slower one from Dan Christian. Yashasvi Jaiswal smashes it over extra cover for a maximum. |
| 8.2 : Dan Christian to Yashasvi Jaiswal, OUT! TAKEN! Dan Christian has the last laugh! He provides Bangalore with the much-needed breakthrough. Yet another slower ball around off, at 123 kph. The idea was correct from Yashasvi Jaiswal to clear the infield but he doesn't execute it well. He lifts it straight towards mid off where Mohammed Siraj completes the catch over his head. A good knock nonetheless from Yashasvi Jaiswal. |
| Sanju Samson, the skipper, walks out at number three. |
| 8.3 : Dan Christian to Sanju Samson, Good-length ball, on off at 132.5 kph. Sanju Samson stands tall and pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 8.4 : Dan Christian to Sanju Samson, Sweetly timed! Fuller in length, outside off. Sanju Samson drives it through covers. Good enough for a couple of runs. |
| 8.5 : Dan Christian to Sanju Samson, Short of a length this time from Christian, on off. Sanju Samson pulls it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 8.6 : Dan Christian to Evin Lewis, Good-length ball, angling in, on middle. Evin Lewis works it gently towards deep mid-wicket. He retains the strike by picking up a single. |
| 9.1 : Harshal Patel to Evin Lewis, WIDE! Harshal Patel sprays this one way down the leg side. Evin Lewis leaves it alone. Srikar Bharat dives to his right and does well to stop it. Wide given. |
| 0.0 : Harshal Patel comes back into the attack. He replaces Glenn Maxwell. |
| 9.1 : Harshal Patel to Evin Lewis, Back of a length, outside off. Evin Lewis taps it to point. |
| 9.2 : Harshal Patel to Evin Lewis, FOUR! FIFTY FOR LEWIS! His third in the League, first for Rajasthan. Short of a length, on middle. Evin Lewis goes deep in the crease and pulls it with authority towards deep mid-wicket. The ball races away to the boundary. Evin Lewis gets to his fifty in style, off just 31 balls. Can he carry on? |
| 9.3 : Harshal Patel to Evin Lewis, FOUR! Two in a row! Short ball on leg, Evin Lewis stands tall and pulls it to fine leg for another boundary. |
| 9.4 : Harshal Patel to Evin Lewis, Patel takes pace off the ball and bowls it fullish, outside off. Evin Lewis pushes it to long off for a single. |
| 9.5 : Harshal Patel to Sanju Samson, Good-length ball, on off, nipping in. Sanju Samson lunges forward and looks to defend but misses. The ball zips past the outside edge and carries through to the keeper. |
| 9.6 : Harshal Patel to Sanju Samson, Patel bangs in a short ball, on middle. Sanju Samson drops his shoulders and leaves it for the keeper to collect. Rajasthan are 91/1 at the halfway mark. They will aim to get close to 200 from here. |
| 10.1 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Evin Lewis, Googly, around middle, Lewis lunges and defends it back to the bowler. |
| 10.2 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Evin Lewis, Just short! Short and on off, Lewis goes back and pulls it towards deep mid-wicket. There are shouts of catch. Glenn Maxwell comes running in from the deep and puts in a forward dive. The ball though lands short of him, but he does well to collect it in the end. They take one. |
| 10.3 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Sanju Samson, Full and on the pads. Samson defends it to the leg side. |
| 0.0 : Yuzvendra Chahal is brought into the attack. |
| 10.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Sanju Samson, Darted on the pads. Samson hangs back and flicks it to fine leg for a run. |
| 10.5 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Evin Lewis, Another single, Floated, on the pads. Lewis stays back and tucks it to square leg for a single. |
| 10.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Sanju Samson, SIX! BANG! Samson gets his first maximum of the innings. A good end to the over for Rajasthan. Tossed up, full and on off. Samson gets under it and muscles it over the wide long off fence for a maximum. This also brings up 100 for Rajasthan. |
| 11.1 : George Garton to Evin Lewis, OUT! CAUGHT! George Garton comes back into the attack and gets rid of the set batsman, Evin Lewis. The Englishman picks up his first wicket in the Indian T20 League. He serves a short ball, on off. Lewis swivels and looks to pull it away but gets a top edge. The ball flies towards short fine leg. The keeper, Srikar Bharat, calls for it, keeps his eyes on the ball and takes a good catch. We saw a similar catch going down in one of the Chennai games when Dhoni h |
| 0.0 : George Garton is back into the attack. His figures read 2-0-21-0 so far. |
| 11.2 : George Garton to Sanju Samson, Garton comes 'round the wicket. He serves a full-length ball, outside off. Samson forces it towards backward point for a single. |
| 0.0 : Mahipal Lomror walks out to bat at No.4. |
| 11.3 : George Garton to Mahipal Lomror, WIDE! Garton bangs in a short ball, outside off. Lomror leaves it alone. Wide called by the umpire. |
| George Garton to Mahipal Lomror, A length ball, on middle. Lomror hangs back and guides it towards point for a run. |
| 11.4 : George Garton to Sanju Samson, On a length, around off. Samson stays back and defends it to point. |
| 11.5 : George Garton to Sanju Samson, Good length and outside off, this one nips in a bit. Samson stays back and guides it towards backward point. |
| 11.6 : George Garton to Sanju Samson, SIX! KABOOM! Samson looks to be in good touch. Slightly short and on leg. Samson hangs back and pulls it over the square leg fence for a maximum. Garton started strongly, but could not end the over in the same manner. |
| 12.1 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Mahipal Lomror, Tossed up, on middle, Lomror comes forwards and flicks it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 12.2 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Sanju Samson, Flatter and on off. Samson reverse-sweeps it towards cover-point for another run. |
| 12.3 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Mahipal Lomror, Another single. Loopy ball, outside off. Lomror punches it through covers for another run. |
| 12.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Sanju Samson, Floated, full and on leg. Samson stays back and flicks it to square leg for a single. |
| 12.5 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Mahipal Lomror, OUT! Stumped! Lomror was itching to dominate the leggie and fell in the process. Chahal probably sensed the charge and smartly hurls across a googly outside off, Mahipal is down the track in a flash, aiming to heave it over the leg side but it spins away to beat his blade. Srikar Bharat is very swift to take the bails off. A good passage of play for Bangalore. Chahal has certainly found his form in the last couple of games. |
| 12.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Liam Livingstone, A dot to end the over! Full and on off. Livingstone tries to work it around but gets a little inside edge onto the pads. A great over by Yuzvendra Chahal. |
| 12.5 : Liam Livingstone is the new batsman in. |
| 13.1 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Sanju Samson, OUT! CAUGHT! Another one bites the dust and this is a body blow to Rajasthan. Samson could not bat through the innings this time. Shahbaz Ahmed comes into the attack and strikes with his very first delivery. He serves a flatter delivery at 94.1 kph, fuller in length and outside off. Samson aims for an inside-out shot over extra cover but it takes the bottom part of his bat and flies straight to sweeper cover. Devdutt Padikkal is there in the deep who ta |
| 13.2 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Rahul Tewatia, Darted on the pads. Tewatia flicks it to square leg for a single. |
| 0.0 : The new man in is Rahul Tewatia. |
| Strategic Time-Out! A couple of wickets have brought Bangalore back in the game. They have gotten rid of Evin Lewis who was looking very dangerous and Yuzvendra Chahal got the better of Mahipal Lomror. Rajasthan would still not worry as Sanju Samson is out there and Liam Livingstone has joined him in the middle. Bangalore will be aware of how dangerous they can be and will look to quickly get rid of them. Can they restrict Rajasthan below 170? Shahbaz Ahmed to bowl after the break... |
| 13.3 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Liam Livingstone, Tossed up, full and on middle, Livingstone tucks it to mid-wicket. The batters cross for a single. |
| 13.4 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Rahul Tewatia, Floated, down leg. Tewatia stays back and flicks it to square leg for another single. |
| 13.5 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Liam Livingstone, Flatter and on off. Liam Livingstone pushes it to mid off for another single. |
| 13.6 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Rahul Tewatia, OUT! CAUGHT! Tewatia holes out this time. Shahbaz Ahmed picks up his second wicket in the over. It is all going downhill for Rajasthan at the moment. Ahmed serves a full ball, on middle and leg, Tewatia gets low to slog-sweep but it takes the top edge and flies towards deep backward square leg. Devdutt Padikkal is again in action and takes a sharp low catch on this occasion. Clearly, Rajasthan are on the back foot now. |
| Riyan Parag walks out to bat. |
| 14.2 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Riyan Parag, Full and on off. Parag hangs back and defends it out watchfully. |
| 14.1 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Liam Livingstone, LEG BYE! Flighted, on the pads. Livingstone looks to flick it but misses. The ball goes to the leg side off the pads. The batters collect a leg bye. |
| 14.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Riyan Parag, Flatter and on off. Parag stays inside the crease and defends it out solidly. |
| 14.3 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Riyan Parag, Quicker. Full and on off. Parag defends it out yet again. |
| 14.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Liam Livingstone, A really great over by Chahal! Tossed up and on off. Livingstone hangs back and works it towards mid-wicket for a run. He keeps the strike. Just three runs off the over. Bangalore have managed to stem the flow of runs. |
| 14.5 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Riyan Parag, Full and on off. Parag pushes it to mid off and gets off the mark with a single. |
| 15.1 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Liam Livingstone, Drops it short and wide outside off, Liam Livingstone shimmies down and cuts it through cover-point for a single. |
| 15.2 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Riyan Parag, Full and on middle, Riyan Parag flicks it to deep mid-wicket. They look for two but in the end, settles for a single. |
| 15.3 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Liam Livingstone, Floats it up outside off, Liam Livingstone hangs back and cuts it hard towards sweeper cover. He crosses ends. |
| 15.4 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Riyan Parag, Outside off, Riyan Parag rocks back and slaps it towards deep cover for just a single. |
| 15.5 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Liam Livingstone, Quicker delivery, on middle at 95.4 kph. Liam Livingstone nudges it to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 15.6 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Riyan Parag, Six singles from the over! Loopy ball, outside off. Riyan Parag dabs it down to short third man for a single. Another top over from Shahbaz Ahmed. |
| 16.1 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Riyan Parag, Chahal bowls it short, on middle. Riyan Parag pulls it to deep square leg. There is a man stationed there though and they will only get a single. |
| 16.2 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Liam Livingstone, OUT! Livingstone holes out! Another big blow to Rajasthan, they have lost a big hitter in the form of Liam. A flighted delivery, full and outside off, spinning away, Livingstone goes down on one knee to smoke it over the leg side but ends up hitting it aerially to long on. A simple catch for AB de Villiers in the deep and Rajasthan continue to slip. Yuzvendra Chahal has been a completely different bowler in the UAE. |
| 16.3 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Chris Morris, Flighted ball, outside off. Chris Morris presses forward and pushes it to long off for a run. |
| 16.2 : Chris Morris walks out at number 8. |
| 16.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Riyan Parag, A googly on leg, Riyan Parag looks to tuck it on the leg side but misses. He gets hit on the pads. An appeal from Yuzvendra Chahal for an LBW but turned down by the umpire. Chahal and Kohli have a chat regarding the review but they do not take it. |
| 16.5 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Riyan Parag, Tosses it up, outside off. Riyan Parag lets it go through to the keeper. |
| 16.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Riyan Parag, Quicker ball, on middle and leg. Riyan Parag leans forward and tucks it around the corner off the inside edge for one. 4-0-18-2, end of a splendid spell from Yuzvendra Chahal. |
| 17.1 : Harshal Patel to Riyan Parag, Good-length ball, outside off. Riyan Parag chops it towards covers before jogging across to the other end of the pitch. |
| 0.0 : Harshal Patel comes back into the attack. |
| 17.2 : Harshal Patel to Chris Morris, A good yorker from Patel, outside off. Chris Morris makes room for himself and digs it out to cover. |
| 17.3 : Harshal Patel to Chris Morris, FOUR! Edgy runs but Rajasthan will take it. Length ball on off, Chris Morris looks to heave it on the leg side. The ball goes off the outside edge over the keeper's head to third man for a boundary. |
| 17.4 : Harshal Patel to Chris Morris, Play and a miss! Good-length ball, on off. Chris Morris has a wild hack at it but only connects with thin air around him. |
| 17.5 : Harshal Patel to Chris Morris, Terrific piece of fielding! Length ball on middle, Chris Morris swivels and pulls it to deep square leg. George Garton runs to his right and makes a good sliding stop. He keeps it down to two runs. |
| 17.6 : Harshal Patel to Chris Morris, Fuller in length, on middle. Chris Morris makes room and drills it to long off. He retains the strike. |
| Mohammed Siraj to bowl the penultimate over. 0/9 in his 2 overs so far. |
| 18.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Chris Morris, Good-length ball, outside off. Chris Morris backs away and flat-bats it to deep cover for a single. |
| 18.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Riyan Parag, A low full toss, outside off, Riyan Parag jams it to deep point for one. |
| 18.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Chris Morris, FOUR! A full toss wide outside off at 141 kph, Chris Morris stays back and swings his bat across the line. It takes the inner half and runs behind square leg for a boundary, beating the diving effort of Glenn Maxwell in the deep. |
| 18.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Chris Morris, Is that a catch? No, but what an effort from Virat Kohli! This is the hallmark of a great athlete. Mohammed Siraj bowls a fullish ball, on off. Chris Morris makes room and hits it firmly towards extra cover where Virat Kohli dives across to his right and stops the ball on a bounce. He quickly collects it and throws the ball back to the keeper. Certainly saves a boundary for his team. |
| 18.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Chris Morris, Fuller in length and wide outside off, Morris strokes it to sweeper cover for a single. |
| Mohammed Siraj to Chris Morris, WIDE! A harsh call from the umpire! Full and wide outside off, just inside the tramline. Chris Morris reaches out but fails to connect. The umpire signals it as a wide. |
| 18.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Riyan Parag, Very full, outside off. Riyan Parag drills it past extra cover for one. |
| 19.1 : Harshal Patel to Riyan Parag, Good start from Harshal Patel! Goes full, very full, outside off. Riyan Parag jams his bat down but doesn't connect. |
| 19.2 : Harshal Patel to Riyan Parag, OUT! TAKEN! Wicket number 24 for Harshal Patel in this season. Fuller in length, on middle. Riyan Parag lifts it off the bottom half of the bat towards extra cover. Gets the height but not the distance. Virat Kohli settles under it, keeps his eyes on the ball and pouches it with ease. |
| Who will walk out next? It is Chetan Sakariya. |
| 19.3 : Kartik Tyagi walks out at number 10. |
| Harshal Patel to Chris Morris, OUT! CAUGHT! WHAT A CATCH! Fuller ball, outside off. Chris Morris slices it hard towards wide of deep cover. The ball was travelling so fast. Devdutt Padikkal runs to his right and dives in the air to take a magnificent catch. He plucks a stunner out of thin air and Harshal Patel is on a hat-trick once again. Can he get another one? |
| 19.4 : Harshal Patel to Kartik Tyagi, A low full toss, on middle, Kartik Tyagi clips it through mid-wicket for a single. No hat-trick for Harshal Patel but he has certainly made his presence felt. |
| 19.5 : Harshal Patel to Chetan Sakariya, NOT OUT! A low full toss on middle, Chetan Sakariya whips it to deep square leg. He pushes hard for the second run. Devdutt Padikkal quickly collects the ball and throws it straight to Srikar Bharat who whips the bails off. A run out appeal is sent upstairs. Replay shows that Chetan Sakariya's dive has saved him. Two runs. |
| Is that a run out? The umpire takes it upstairs to confirm. The replays roll in to confirm that Chetan Sakariya had his bat grounded inside the crease. He is safe. |
| 19.6 : What a great fall for Rajasthan! They were roaring at one stage and had reached 100/1 at the end of 11 overs but from thereon, their innings nosedived completely. Plenty of reckless shots and they have themselves to blame for this situation. |
| Harshal Patel to Chetan Sakariya, OUT! Wicket number 3 in the match for Harshal Patel. Bangalore have finished very strongly here. Back of a length, outside off, Chetan Sakariya tries to pull but it takes the toe end of the bat and flies towards long on. Yet again a simple catch for AB de Villiers in the deep. Rajasthan end on 149/9! |
|  As mentioned earlier, Rajasthan were off to a blistering start, all thanks to their opening pair. But once they were sent back, no other batter rose to the occasion, and they lost their grip over the advantage. Evin Lewis flexed his muscles this evening and his stand with Yashasvi Jaiswal was the only substantial one that Rajasthan managed. Credit to Bangalore for pulling things back. Yuzvendra Chahal was brilliant with his spell along with Shahbaz Ahmed while Harshal Patel was once again |
| Right then, the Bangalore bowlers did their job really well to restrict Rajasthan to 149 and now it is time for their batters to chase this target down and grab a vital couple of points from this game. Can they do it? Or will Rajasthan put up a good fight to keep their hopes alive? To find out, do join us for the chase on the other side. |
| ... The Run Chase ... |
| Shahbaz Ahmed is up for a quick chat. Says that the pitch is looking good and they were expecting a high-scoring game. Mentions that the ball is not turning much and they have done well to restrict Rajasthan under 150. Informs that the ball is coming onto the bat nicely. Tells that they have to be prepared every time whether it is batting, bowling or fielding. |
| 0.4 : Chris Morris to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Hammered away! No luck on this shot. Sheer class. Back of a length, outside off, Kohli picks the length early and smashes it over mid-wicket for a boundary. The attacking mindset of Kohli is so refreshing so watch. |
| 0.1 : Chris Morris to Virat Kohli, Morris begins with a delivery outside off, fuller in length, Kohli mistimes his drive back to the bowler. |
| 0.5 : Chris Morris to Virat Kohli, Shortish and around off, VK skips down the track and helps it towards short mid-wicket. |
| 0.2 : Chris Morris to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Streaky! Kohli opens his account with a lucky boundary. This one is served on a length, around middle and straightening a bit off the seam, Kohli tries to flick on the leg side but closes the face early. It flies off the outer edge and goes over the keeper for a boundary. |
| 0.3 : Chris Morris to Virat Kohli, Digs it in short, outside off, Virat Kohli shapes up for the pull shot but then makes a leave. |
| 0.6 : Chris Morris to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Morris looks for a yorker but it's too full and on the pads, Virat neatly deflects it fine down the leg side for a boundary. Three boundaries from the first over, a great start to the chase for Bangalore. |
| 1.1 : Kartik Tyagi to Devdutt Padikkal, Three wides! Wrong line from Kartik Tyagi. Slips a full ball down the leg side, Padikkal tries to flick but misses. Samson also fails to collect it cleanly with a dive and deflects it to fine leg. They take two. Three runs in total for Bangalore. |
| 0.6 : Kartik Tyagi to bowl from the opposite end. |
| 1.1 : Kartik Tyagi to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR! Bang! Kartik Tyagi pitches it up and outside off, Devdutt Padikkal leans into the drive and caresses it through extra cover for a boundary. |
| 1.3 : Kartik Tyagi to Virat Kohli, Play and a miss. Zippy delivery, short and outside off, Kohli slashes at it and misses. |
| 1.2 : Kartik Tyagi to Devdutt Padikkal, A yorker outside off, Devdutt Padikkal squeezes it out towards short third man for a single. |
| 1.4 : Kartik Tyagi to Virat Kohli, Fuller and on middle, Kohli drives it down the ground but finds mid on. |
| 1.5 : Kartik Tyagi to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Fabulous. Great timing on that shot. Full and outside off, Virat Kohli walks across the stumps a bit and lofts it cleanly over mid off for a boundary. |
| 1.6 : Kartik Tyagi to Virat Kohli, Kartik goes fuller and on middle, Kohli whips it in front of square leg and scampers back for the second run. 14 from the over, a perfect start for Bangalore here. 26 in no time. |
| 2.1 : Chetan Sakariya to Devdutt Padikkal, Chetan Sakariya begins with a length ball around off, Devdutt Padikkal steps back and hits it towards cover for a single. |
| 0.0 : Chetan Sakariya is introduced into the attack. He replaces Chris Morris. |
| 2.2 : Chetan Sakariya to Virat Kohli, A little bit of swing there, on a length around middle, Kohli plays it out from the inner portion of his bat towards short mid-wicket. |
| 2.3 : Chetan Sakariya to Virat Kohli, Slightly short and outside off, angling away, Kohli pushes it with an angled bat to backward point. The fielder there dives but fails to stop the ball. The batters cross. |
| 2.4 : Chetan Sakariya to Devdutt Padikkal, A touch short and outside off, Devdutt Padikkal plays late but finds the short third man fielder. |
| 2.5 : Chetan Sakariya to Devdutt Padikkal, DROPPED! Sanju Samson is the culprit. Rajasthan cannot afford to do that. Back of a length, around off and cutting back in to cramp the batsman, Devdutt Padikkal is on the back foot, attempting to cut but ends up getting a thick outside edge. Samson was seen moving to his right and then has to dive at the last moment to his left. He was never in the position to catch it. Spills it. |
| 2.6 : Chetan Sakariya to Devdutt Padikkal, Shortish and outside off, tapped down wide of short third man for a single. 3 from the over, a good one by Chetan Sakariya, deserved a wicket too. |
| 3.1 : Mustafizur Rahman to Devdutt Padikkal, Mistimed in the air! Full and around off, slower in pace, Devdutt Padikkal runs down the track for an inside-out shot but towers it behind mid off. Just clears the fielder inside the ring and they take two. |
| 3.2 : Mustafizur Rahman to Devdutt Padikkal, Short and wide outside off, cut from the back foot to point. |
| 3.3 : Mustafizur Rahman to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR! Towards the shorter part of the ground. Mustafizur Rahman offers a short ball wide outside off, Devdutt Padikkal doesn't time his pull shot well as he fetches it from outside off but still packs it with enough connection to find the mid-wicket fence. |
| 3.4 : Mustafizur Rahman to Devdutt Padikkal, Arrows in a yorker-length ball around leg, Devdutt steps back and digs it out at the last moment. |
| 3.5 : Mustafizur Rahman to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR! Rajasthan are leaking too many boundaries at the moment. The Fizz overpitches it around off, Devdutt Padikkal strides forward and drives it stylishly through covers for a boundary. |
| 3.6 : Mustafizur Rahman to Devdutt Padikkal, A cutter around middle and leg, Devdutt Padikkal fails to flick but it takes his pads and runs away to fine leg. Good enough for a couple of leg byes. 109 needed off 96 balls. |
| 0.0 : Change from both ends! Mustafizur Rahman comes into the attack. He replaces Kartik Tyagi. |
| 4.1 : Chetan Sakariya to Virat Kohli, Slower one outside off, delivered with a grunt from the bowler, Kohli guides this short ball to short third man. |
| 4.2 : Chetan Sakariya to Virat Kohli, Fuller in length and around off, Kohli drives it through the gap at covers for an easy run. |
| 4.3 : Chetan Sakariya to Devdutt Padikkal, Wide called for height! Chetan Sakariya bends his back to bowl a bumper but it goes well over the head of the batsman. |
| Chetan Sakariya to Devdutt Padikkal, Play and a miss! An outswinger is served on a length outside off, Devdutt Padikkal stays put inside the crease as he chases it away from his body. Misses. |
| 4.4 : Chetan Sakariya to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR! Finds the fence. Chetan Sakariya hurls it short and close to off, Devdutt Padikkal attacks the room and slaps it through the gap between backward point and short third man. Perfect placement. |
| 4.5 : Chetan Sakariya to Devdutt Padikkal, Around off, angling in, Devdutt Padikkal closes the face of the bat and works it towards square leg for a single. |
| 4.6 : Chetan Sakariya to Virat Kohli, On a length around middle and off, Kohli steps down the track and taps it down to covers. Looks for a run but it's not on. 7 from the over, Bangalore have raced to 48/0! |
| 5.1 : Mustafizur Rahman to Devdutt Padikkal, Big swing and a miss! Mustafizur Rahman delivers it at 133 clicks, outside off and shaping away, Devdutt Padikkal tries to heave but misses. |
| 5.2 : Mustafizur Rahman to Devdutt Padikkal, OUT! Stumps shattered! Mustafizur Rahman breaks the opening partnership. The last delivery was a quicker one, Devdutt Padikkal probably expected this one to be on the slower side but Mustafizur Rahman has bowled it at 136.6 kph. It's in the line of the stumps, Padikkal is late into the swing of his blade and misses the ball completely. The stumps are rearranged. Can Rajasthan build on this wicket? |
| 5.4 : Mustafizur Rahman to Srikar Bharat, Angling away from the batsman, Bharat plays late and guides it down towards third man for a run. |
| 5.5 : Mustafizur Rahman to Virat Kohli, Play and a miss! Beaten all ends up! The quicker ones from Mustafizur Rahman are causing problems. It's bowled at 138 clicks, full and around off, Kohli tries to flick across the line but misses. |
| 5.6 : Mustafizur Rahman to Virat Kohli, Slower one this time, full and on middle at 112 kph, Kohli clips it with gentle hands through mid-wicket and calls for two. It's placed so well that they end up getting three. At the end of the Powerplay, Bangalore are 54/1, needing 96 more for a win. |
| 5.3 : Mustafizur Rahman to Srikar Bharat, Fuller and on middle, Srikar Bharat drives it straight down the ground and picks up a couple of runs. 50 up! |
| 6.1 : Chris Morris to Virat Kohli, Good running! A slower length ball, on off. Virat Kohli defends it to point and takes off for a single. Riyan Parag comes running in and scores a direct hit at the striker's end but Bharat was well inside the crease. |
| 6.2 : Chris Morris to Srikar Bharat, A length ball, on the pads. Bharat flicks it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 6.3 : Chris Morris to Virat Kohli, DROPPED! A full-length ball, outside off. Kohli swings his blade. The ball takes the outside edge and goes to the left of Riyan Parag at point. He dives to that side but the ball manages to go through. The batters take a single. |
| 6.4 : Chris Morris to Srikar Bharat, Full and on middle. Bharat tucks it to square leg for a single. |
| 6.5 : Glenn Maxwell walks out to bat. |
| 6.6 : Chris Morris to Srikar Bharat, A length ball, on off. Srikar Bharat looks to flick it to the leg side. The ball flies high in the air off the bottom end, it goes towards square leg. The ball lands in a vacant area. They take one. |
| 6.5 : Chris Morris to Virat Kohli, OUT! RUN OUT! Brilliant effort in the field by Riyan Parag. He dropped the catch on the third ball of this over but makes sure he redeems himself. A length ball, outside off. Kohli chases it. The ball takes the outside edge and yet again goes to the left of point. Riyan Parag dives to that side and makes a half-stop. The batters decide to take a single. Parag collects the ball and scores a direct hit at the non-striker's end, where Virat was heading. But Koh |
| 0.0 : Srikar Bharat walks out to bat at number 3. |
| Strategic Time-Out! Similar to Rajasthan, Bangalore are off to a blistering start as well though have lost Devdutt Padikkal. They need 96 runs from 84 balls and have enough batting power left in their ranks to chase it down. Rajasthan would look to get a couple of quick wickets to put Bangalore under pressure. |
| 6.6 : Rahul Tewatia comes into the attack. |
| 7.1 : Rahul Tewatia to Srikar Bharat, Floated and on off. Bharat pushes it through covers for a single. |
| 7.2 : Rahul Tewatia to Glenn Maxwell, Flatter and on off. Maxwell flicks it to mid-wicket for a run. |
| 7.3 : Rahul Tewatia to Srikar Bharat, FOUR! CRACKED! Googly and on off. Bharat hangs back and pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 0.0 : A run out appeal has been sent upstairs. Riyan Parag has scored a direct hit at the bowler's end and Virat Kohli is the man in question. Replay rolls in and shows that Virat Kohli is caught well short of the crease. The umpire shows OUT on the big screen. |
| 7.4 : Rahul Tewatia to Srikar Bharat, Full and on off. Bharat defends it back to the bowler. |
| 7.5 : Rahul Tewatia to Srikar Bharat, Tossed up, around middle. Bharat hangs back and pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 7.6 : Rahul Tewatia to Srikar Bharat, Floated, full and on off. Bharat works it to long on for a single. He keeps the strike. |
| 8.1 : Kartik Tyagi to Srikar Bharat, Length ball, outside off. Srikar Bharat dabs it down to third man for a single. |
| 8.2 : Kartik Tyagi to Glenn Maxwell, WIDE! Kartik Tyagi spills it way too wide outside off, Glenn Maxwell reaches for it but fails to connect. Wided. |
| Kartik Tyagi to Glenn Maxwell, Length ball, on off. Glenn Maxwell crunches it through covers. He rotates the strike. |
| 8.3 : Kartik Tyagi to Srikar Bharat, A full toss on off, Bharat whips it past short mid-wicket for a single. |
| 8.4 : Kartik Tyagi to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! Short and punished! Short of a length, on middle. Glenn Maxwell swivels and pulls it towards deep mid-wicket. Yashasvi Jaiswal runs to his left and dives to catch the ball but misses out by inches. The ball races away to the fence. |
| 8.6 : Kartik Tyagi to Srikar Bharat, Fuller in length, on off. Srikar Bharat flicks it to mid on. |
| 8.5 : Kartik Tyagi to Glenn Maxwell, What an effort from Mustafizur Rahman at fine leg! Great athleticism is shown by the Bangla star! Short again, on middle. Glenn Maxwell hooks it towards fine leg. Mustafizur Rahman is stationed in the deep, he times his jump to perfection as he stretches his left hand up. He does well to flick the ball in play and also stays away from the boundary line. Clinically done. Top stuff from The Fizz. Saves 5 runs for his side. |
| 9.1 : Mahipal Lomror to Glenn Maxwell, On the pads, Maxwell works it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 9.2 : Mahipal Lomror to Srikar Bharat, Loopy ball, on off. Bharat taps it off the back foot towards covers for one. |
| 9.3 : Mahipal Lomror to Glenn Maxwell, Drifting on leg, Maxwell looks to flick but misses. He gets hit on the pads. |
| 0.0 : Mahipal Lomror comes into the attack now. He replaces Rahul Tewatia. |
| 9.4 : Mahipal Lomror to Glenn Maxwell, A low full toss on leg, Maxwell wrists it to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 9.6 : Mahipal Lomror to Srikar Bharat, Drifting on the pads again, Bharat flicks it through mid-wicket for a single. At the halfway stage, Bangalore are 79/2. 71 needed from 60 balls. |
| 9.5 : Mahipal Lomror to Srikar Bharat, Fuller and outside off, Bharat prods and hits it straight to the man at cover. |
| 10.1 : Rahul Tewatia to Srikar Bharat, Loopy ball, on off. Bharat rocks back and pushes it to mid off. |
| 10.2 : Rahul Tewatia to Srikar Bharat, BEATEN! Floated, full and outside off. Bharat prods and looks to sweep it away but misses. |
| 10.3 : Rahul Tewatia to Srikar Bharat, Tossed up, on middle. Bharat skips down the track and works it down to long on for a run. |
| 10.4 : Rahul Tewatia to Glenn Maxwell, Another single! Full and on middle. Maxwell knocks it towards long on for another run. |
| 10.5 : Rahul Tewatia to Srikar Bharat, Floated, full and on off. Bharat walks forward and chips it towards mid off for a single. |
| 0.0 : Rahul Tewatia comes back into the attack. |
| 10.6 : Rahul Tewatia to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! SLAPPED AWAY! Full and outside off. Maxwell reaches out and slashes it through point. The ball races away to the boundary. A good end to the over for Bangalore. |
| 11.1 : Mahipal Lomror to Srikar Bharat, FOUR! Down the ground! Bharat gets into the act now. Floated, full and on off. Bharat dances down the track and lifts it over the bowler's head. The ball ends up in the boundary at long off. |
| 11.2 : Mahipal Lomror to Srikar Bharat, Full and on off. Bharat flicks it past mid on for a single. |
| 11.3 : Mahipal Lomror to Glenn Maxwell, Quicker. Full and outside off. Maxwell pushes it to covers. |
| 11.4 : Mahipal Lomror to Glenn Maxwell, WIDE! Full and sliding down leg. Maxwell leaves it alone. Wide called. |
| Mahipal Lomror to Glenn Maxwell, Lomror continues to bowl full, this time outside off. Maxwell stays back and pushes it through covers for a single. |
| 11.5 : Mahipal Lomror to Srikar Bharat, Loopy ball, around middle and off. Bharat moves back and places it behind point for a run. |
| 11.6 : Mahipal Lomror to Glenn Maxwell, Tossed up, on middle. Maxwell forces it towards long on for another single. Rajasthan need to find a wicket from somewhere to put the pressure back on Bangalore. 55 needed off 48 balls. |
| 12.1 : Chris Morris to Glenn Maxwell, A length ball, on middle. Maxwell pushes it down towards mid on and gets a single. |
| 12.2 : Chris Morris to Srikar Bharat, Up and over the infield. On a length, outside off. Bharat lifts it over covers. The batters pick two before the fielder cuts it off. |
| 0.0 : Chris Morris is back into the attack. His figures read 2-0-17-0 so far. |
| 12.3 : Chris Morris to Srikar Bharat, SIX! All the way. Bharat has found his rhythm. Morris serves it full and on off. Bharat goes down and across as he powers it over the backward square leg fence for a biggie. Bangalore are running away here! |
| 12.4 : Chris Morris to Srikar Bharat, Full toss and on off, slower in pace, Bharat whips it across the line to deep square leg. The batters cross for a single. |
| 12.5 : Chris Morris to Glenn Maxwell, Low full toss and on off. Maxwell flicks it to mid-wicket. Maxwell and Morris have shared some words here. It is heating up! |
| 12.6 : Chris Morris to Glenn Maxwell, A slower length ball, on off. Maxwell eases it through point. They take a single. |
| 13.1 : Rahul Tewatia to Glenn Maxwell, Slower through the air. Full and on off. Maxwell drives it through mid off for a single. |
| 13.2 : Rahul Tewatia to Srikar Bharat, Another single! Full and outside off. Bharat prods and pushes it to cover for a single. The stand moves to 50 now, off 41 balls. A very mature partnership between this pair. |
| 0.0 : Strategic Time-Out! The equation is pretty simple for Bangalore. 44 runs are required from the last seven overs and they should cruise through from here. Rajasthan will quickly need to react now to pull things back otherwise Bangalore would get away with the game in no time. |
| 13.3 : Rahul Tewatia to Glenn Maxwell, Tossed up, on off. Maxwell lifts it towards long on. The ball meets the fielder on a bounce. They take one. |
| 13.4 : Rahul Tewatia to Srikar Bharat, FOUR! Deft touch! Well played. Floated, full and around off. Bharat gets low and reverse-paddles it past short third man. The ball races away to the boundary. |
| 13.5 : Rahul Tewatia to Srikar Bharat, Flatter and on off. Bharat tucks it to the leg side for a single. |
| 13.6 : Rahul Tewatia to Glenn Maxwell, Full and on middle, Maxwell works it towards long on for another single. 9 runs coming off this over. |
| 14.1 : Chetan Sakariya to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! Up and over! Maxwell is continuing his good form this season. Short in length and wide outside off, Maxwell finds it in his range and smashes it over extra cover. The ball ends up crossing the fence. |
| 14.2 : Chetan Sakariya to Glenn Maxwell, Play and a miss! On a length, on the fourth stump line. Maxwell hangs back and looks to cut it away but misses. |
| 0.0 : Chetan Sakariya is back on. 2-0-10-0 for him so far. |
| 14.3 : Chetan Sakariya to Glenn Maxwell, Slower length ball, on middle and leg. Maxwell works it towards mid on for a run. This also means that Maxwell has now scored 7000 runs in T20. |
| 14.4 : Chetan Sakariya to Srikar Bharat, On a length, around off. Bharat hangs back and defends it to point. |
| 14.5 : Chetan Sakariya to Srikar Bharat, Back of a length, outside off. Bharat walks across the stumps, jumps to ride the bounce and slams it over covers for two. |
| 15.1 : Mustafizur Rahman to Srikar Bharat, An off-cutter on off, Srikar Bharat plays it nicely towards long off for a single. |
| 14.6 : Chetan Sakariya to Srikar Bharat, Full and on off. Bharat hits it through covers for a single. He moves to 42 and keeps strike with himself. 27 needed off 30 balls. |
| 15.2 : Mustafizur Rahman to Glenn Maxwell, On a length, on middle. Glenn Maxwell tucks it on the leg side for one at square leg. |
| 15.3 : Mustafizur Rahman to Srikar Bharat, On a length, around off at 113.3 kph. Srikar Bharat punches it through covers for a single. |
| 15.4 : Mustafizur Rahman to Glenn Maxwell, Good-length ball on middle, Maxwell gets across to work it on the leg side but wrists it back towards the bowler who does well to collect the ball in his follow-through. |
| 15.5 : Mustafizur Rahman to Glenn Maxwell, Yet another slower ball, on the pads. Glenn Maxwell nudges it to mid-wicket for one. |
| 15.6 : Mustafizur Rahman to Srikar Bharat, OUT! CAUGHT! What a time to get the wicket and break this partnership. Mustafizur Rahman serves a short ball, on middle. Srikar Bharat gets into the line of the ball and pulls it but with no conviction as he gets a top edge. The ball goes towards fine leg where the substitute fielder, Anuj Rawat, completes the catch. |
| 16.1 : Chris Morris to Glenn Maxwell, SIX! BANG! Overpitched ball, outside off. Glenn Maxwell whips it with disdain over deep mid-wicket. The strong bottom hand comes into play and the Aussie gets a biggie. |
| 16.2 : Chris Morris to Glenn Maxwell, Very full, outside off. Maxwell goes after it again but gets an outside edge instead. The ball goes past the keeper to third man. The batters collect a brace. |
| 16.3 : Chris Morris to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! Maxwell wants to finish things in a hurry. Too short, on middle. Glenn Maxwell helps his attempted pull shot behind square leg for a boundary. |
| 0.0 : AB de Villiers walks out at number 5. Also, a bowling change for Rajasthan. Chris Morris comes back into the attack. |
| 16.4 : Chris Morris to Glenn Maxwell, Slower ball, on off. Maxwell whips it to deep mid-wicket. Liam Livingstone slides to his right to stop the ball. He keeps it down to two runs. |
| 16.5 : Chris Morris to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! Edgy! Few words are being exchanged here between Maxwell and Morris. Short and around off, Maxwell opts to pull but top-edges it behind the keeper for a boundary. |
| 16.6 : Chris Morris to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! Crunched! Fifty for Glenn Maxwell! He has become Mr Consistent for Bangalore. Very full in length and on middle, Maxwell brings his bottom hand into play and bludgeons it down the ground for a cracking boundary. 22 from the over, only one needed more to cross the line. |
| 17.1 : Riyan Parag to AB de Villiers, FOUR! AB de Villiers finishes things off in style! That will be all. Floated ball, on middle, AB de Villiers gets down on one knee and sweeps it behind square leg for a boundary. Bangalore win by 7 wickets! |
| Presentation time... |
| Sanju Samson, the captain of Rajasthan, says that they got a good start but failed to capitalize on that. He adds that their middle order needs to work on and is short on confidence at the moment. Feels that the wicket was two-paced and the batters got out going for some big shots. Mentions that they needed to put up a fight and he is happy with the effort and intent put in the bowling. About their position on the points table, Samson replies that they don't have anything to lose and can express |
| Glenn Maxwell comes up for a quick chat. The Aussie says that they played really well. Adds that Rajasthan got off to a flying start and to bring them back in the last 10 overs was a great effort. On his personal form, Maxwell tells that he has trained well and it's clicking for him. Shares that the atmosphere in the dressing room is great and it's almost similar with every franchise. States that everyone is chipping in and they are not relying on any one player. Praises Srikar Bharat for h |
| Virat Kohli, the victorious captain of Bangalore, says that they have come back strongly in the last two games through their bowlers. Feels that when you hold nerves in tight games, you are heading in the right direction. Tells that it was a very good wicket to bat on. Mentions that 175 here would have been competitive. Regarding the plans when Rajasthan got off to a flying start, Kohli replies that they needed a couple of breakthroughs and knew that things will open up. He terms the wicket of |
| Yuzvendra Chahal (4-0-18-2) has been chosen for the Man of the Match award. The leggie starts by sharing that he came late into the attack as there were two left-handers batting so Virat Kohli planned to go with the medium-pacers. Tells us that he has watched the videos of Mahipal Lomror and it was a plan to bowl wider outside off if he uses his feet. Admits that in the first half of the season, he didn't get wickets regularly but he has backed himself after the break. Mentions that he got |
| That's a wrap to this game. We look forward to your company on Thursday for the clash between Hyderabad and Chennai in Sharjah. The action will begin at 6 pm local (2 pm GMT) but you can join us in advance for the build-up. Cheers! |
| Yet another convincing victory for Bangalore! A neat and clean chase from them and they have grabbed two crucial points. They stay third at the moment but would be feeling a lot better now after a bumpy start to the second leg. Bangalore have now opened up a 4-point gap with both Kolkata and Mumbai on the table and have got some breathing space. |
| This win for Bangalore was set up by their bowlers. The way they pulled things back and clipped the wings of the high-flying Rajasthan was exceptional. Their bowling after the 11th over mark brought down Rajasthan and restricted them to just 149 on a good batting pitch. The chase started in an extraordinary manner too with both Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal forming a handy stand. They stuttered slightly after losing Padikkal as Kohli was also sent packing soon after that by a direct throw f |
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