| 0.0 : The resurgence has begun for Bangalore, they have now won two on the trot but they need to keep that going, a slip-up is not what they can afford now. They are up against a scratchy Punjab side who will be willing to get back to winning ways. Also, a win here will see them break into the top 4. The hosts are favorites heading into the contest and they would want to give Moeen Ali, who is playing his last game this season, a fitting farewell. Will they do so or will Punjab take revenge for the la |
| TOSS - Up goes the coin and it lands in the favor of the visitors. Punjab elect to field first. |
| Punjab skipper, Ravichandran Ashwin starts by informing they have two changes as Sam Curran sits out for Nicholas Pooran and Ankit Rajpoot comes back in for Harpreet Brar. States they back their spinners in home games as the ground is big but here they will need to use the Indian seamers. Further adds they have strengthened their batting for this match. Ends by saying they want to enjoy and admits it is not easy to win against Bangalore here. |
| Bangalore skipper, Virat Kohli, says they lost the toss in the last game, they almost lost the game as well but still won in the end. Mentions they are looking for another solid performance and are hoping to put up a good score on the board and win tonight. States they are not thinking about the playoffs, they are only thinking about enjoying themselves which is evident in the last 4 games. Further adds they do believe in themselves and they are now able to execute the plans they make. Informs t |
| Punjab (Playing XI) - Lokesh Rahul(WK), Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, David Miller, Mandeep Singh, Nicholas Pooran (IN FOR SAM CURRAN), Ravichandran Ashwin(C), Hardus Viljoen, Murugan Ashwin, Ankit Rajpoot (IN FOR HARPREET BRAR), Mohammed Shami. |
| Bangalore (Playing XI) - Parthiv Patel(WK), Virat Kohli(C), AB de Villiers, Marcus Stoinis, Akshdeep Nath, Moeen Ali, Washington Sundar (IN FOR PAWAN NEGI), Tim Southee (IN FOR DALE STEYN), Navdeep Saini, Umesh Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal. |
| Pitch report - Irfan Pathan says it is a good pitch and there is good grass covering on it. Mentions there might be some swing first up but the pitch should be a good one to bat. |
| We are all set for the action to begin! The Punjab players are in a huddle and in a meantime, the Bangalore openers, Parthiv Patel and Virat Kohli walk out to the middle. The visitors now follow them. The left-hander will be on strike and he will face Ankit Rajpoot who has the new ball in hand. Here we go... |
| 0.1 : A Rajpoot to P Patel, Some swing first up! Rajpoot bowls it very full and it tails back in from outside off. Patel drives it crisply but finds cover. |
| 0.2 : A Rajpoot to P Patel, FOUR! Slashes and that has flown away! Bangalore are underway in style. Length and width on offer outside off, Patel pounces on it. He hits it through point and the ball races away. |
| 0.3 : A Rajpoot to P Patel, FOUR! Take that, says Parthiv Patel. Consecutive boundaries and this is even better than the first one. Rajpoot bowls this just behind a driving length on off. Patel smashes over the non-striker's head, through mid off and the ball races away to the fence. |
| 0.4 : A Rajpoot to P Patel, A leg bye! That could have easily been the third boundary. It was on the pads, Patel looks to flick but misses. The ball hits his pads and rolls towards square leg. Rajpoot is appealing but he is the only one doing so. The batter takes a leg bye. |
| 0.5 : A Rajpoot to V Kohli, Kohli too is underway now! Rajpoot bowls it in the channel where Kohli is a little shaky at the start of his innings. Full and outside off, Kohli this time manages to drive it through point for a couple. |
| 0.6 : A Rajpoot to V Kohli, A single to end and Bangalore are off to a flier! 12 from the first over. Kohli keeps strike as he works it towards square leg. |
| Mohammed Shami to bowl from the other end. |
| 1.1 : M Shami to V Kohli, DROPPED! Hardus Viljoen has dropped Virat Kohli and that is a sitter, an absolute sitter. You should be catching those. Not the best of deliveries though from Shami. He bowls it on the pads. Kohli flicks it right off the middle but uppishly and straight to mid-wicket. Viljoen there spills it. Shami is not happy and rightly so. This could prove very, very costly. |
| 1.2 : M Shami to V Kohli, FOUR! Rubbing salt to the wound! Dropped on the last ball and now a cracking boundary. Full and on off, Kohli stands tall and guides it through point. No stopping those. |
| 1.3 : M Shami to V Kohli, FOUR! Consecutive boundaries for Kohli now. This is just elegant. Not a very bad delivery. It is just behind a length around off, Kohli shuffles across and then just pushes it through extra cover. Once you beat the in-field the ball races away here. |
| 1.4 : M Shami to V Kohli, Shami finally holds Virat back. A back of a length delivery on off, Kohli pushes it to deep cover for a run. |
| 1.5 : M Shami to P Patel, FOUR! Bangalore are dealing in boundaries here! Easy pickings this for Parthiv. It is bowled on the pads, he uses his wrists and flicks it fine on the leg side. Third boundary in the over. |
| 1.6 : M Shami to P Patel, Wide! Shami bowls this outside the leg stump line. Parthiv looks for a flick but misses. The umpire signals wide. |
| M Shami to P Patel, A length delivery on leg, Parthiv Patel attempts a flick again. The ball hits him on his thigh pad and he runs for a single. Leg bye given by the umpire. 15 runs from the over. |
| 2.1 : A Rajpoot to P Patel, Rajpoot bowls this at 120.6 kmph. Partiv looks for a heave above mid on but mistimes it. It goes on a bounce to the mid on fielder. |
| 2.2 : A Rajpoot to P Patel, FOUR! In the gap and a one-bounce boundary. Parthiv has scored all his runs in boundaries so far. This is slightly short and on the body, he swivels and pulls it uppishly but away from fine leg. |
| 2.3 : A Rajpoot to P Patel, NO BALL! Rajpoot has overstepped! He bowls it wide outside off, Parthiv throws his bat at it but misses. Time for a Free Hit. |
| Free Hit coming up! |
| A Rajpoot to P Patel, NO BALL AGAIN! This is just poor from Rajpoot. No balls at this level are just criminal! The slower one outside off, Parthiv looks to go over covers but misses. Free Hit continues. |
| A Rajpoot to P Patel, TIMBER! But it is a Free Hit. Patel fails to take toll of that. A low full toss outside off, Patel throws his bat at it but gets an inside edge onto the stumps. The ball rolls on the leg side and a run is taken. |
| 2.4 : A Rajpoot to V Kohli, Another single as Kohli works this towards mid on. |
| 2.5 : A Rajpoot to P Patel, A rare dot! A good delivery this. It is a yorker on off, Patel jams it out towards point. |
| 2.6 : A Rajpoot to P Patel, Well, two dots in a row and Rajpoot manages to end it well. Despite bowling two no balls, the over went for only 8. An off-pace delivery outside off, Patel throws the kitchen sink at it but misses. |
| 3.1 : M Shami to V Kohli, OUT! In the air... taken! Stunned silence here in the stadium as Kohli is walking back. Hardus Viljoen will be a relieved man as the dropped catch has not cost a lot. Shami gets his man. He bowls it on a length and around off. Kohli looks to go over covers but the bat shakes in his hand. He mistimes it towards cover where Mandeep Singh takes a dolly. A much-needed wicket for the visitors. The high-flying opening partnership has been cut short. Now Punjab will look to pul |
| 0.0 : AB de Villiers walks out to bat. |
| 3.2 : M Shami to de Villiers, Almost chops it on! It so easily could have been two-in-two for Punjab. This is slightly short and outside off, not a lot of width on offer. De Villiers goes for the cut but the shot was not on. He gets an underedge which goes close past the off pole and on the bounce to the keeper. |
| 3.3 : M Shami to de Villiers, A good length delivery in Shami this time outside off. AB lets it go. |
| 3.4 : M Shami to de Villiers, Shami bowls this short. De Villiers pulls it towards the mid-wicket region for a single. |
| 3.5 : M Shami to P Patel, A length delivery on off, Parthiv swing his bat for a drive but gets an outside edge. The ball goes to the third man region. Single taken. |
| 3.6 : M Shami to de Villiers, Shami bowls this on length on off, de Villiers looks for a drive but gets an inside edge onto the pads and runs for a single. |
| 4.1 : A Rajpoot to de Villiers, On the fuller side on off, de Villiers drives it nicely but finds the man at mid off. |
| 4.2 : A Rajpoot to de Villiers, FOUR! Not middled but a boundary! Short and it skids through. De Villiers looks to pull but does not get it off the middle and it races to the mid-wicket fence. |
| 4.3 : A Rajpoot to de Villiers, Three now! Should not have been three runs though. Rajpoot bowls it full and on off, de Villiers drives it towards cover. There are two fielders after the ball. One from the left and the other from the right. The man in the former position dives but fails to stop it cleanly. He deflects it past the fielder coming in from the right. He though does well to hare after it and save a run for his side. |
| 4.4 : A Rajpoot to P Patel, SIX! All the way! What a shot! Slower one and on a fuller length, Patel picks it and sends it sailing over the long off fence. First of the game. |
| 4.5 : A Rajpoot to P Patel, A good comeback by Rajpoot. A length delivery outside off, Parthiv hungry for more boundaries tries to cut it but fails to connect. |
| 4.6 : A Rajpoot to P Patel, A great delivery to end the over. Rajpoot shoots a yorker on the off stump. Parthiv digs it to the off side for a run. 14 runs from the over. |
| 5.1 : M Shami to P Patel, FOUR! Up and over! Ideal start to the 6th over. Length and around off, Patel stands still and powers it over the fielder at mid off. |
| 5.2 : M Shami to P Patel, FOUR! A freebie, a full toss and Parthiv ensures he puts it away. It is outside off, Patel opens the face of the bat and hits it over point for a boundary. Consecutive ones. Patel wants a no ball but the umpire says it is fine. |
| 5.3 : M Shami to P Patel, Changes the pace and bowls the slower one. Patel looks to go over the leg side but mistimes it towards mid-wicket. |
| 5.4 : M Shami to P Patel, FOUR! Not learning, are the Punjab pacers here. They are offering width to Parthiv and he is loving it. Once again, he eases it over covers and with no fielder in the deep, it is a certain boundary. |
| 5.5 : M Shami to P Patel, SIX! 4,4,0,4,6! Parthiv is in some touch here. Another excellent shot. Shami rolls his arm over and bowls it on the stumps. Parthiv plays the pick up shot and sends it sailing over the mid-wicket fence. |
| 5.6 : M Shami to P Patel, A dot to end but 18 from the last over of the Powerplay. Bangalore are 70 for 1 after it. They are off to a rocketing start. The last ball is a length ball around off, PP opens the face and guides it to short third man. |
| Murugan Ashwin is on now! |
| 6.1 : M Ashwin to de Villiers, Murugan Ashwin starts with a short delivery on off, ABD on his back foot cuts it towards the cover region for a single. |
| 6.2 : M Ashwin to P Patel, OUT! Leading edge and taken! The bowling change has worked wonders. Parthiv can't believe it as he stands there in disbelief. He does not want to go but has to. An important wicket as Patel was looking very dangerous. The googly does the trick for Murugan. He bowls it on the leg stump, Parthiv looks to play against the turn. The ball grips and spins away. A leading edge is induced which balloons to Ashwin at covers. He makes no mistake. Again. Again. Parthiv rockets off |
| STRATEGIC BREAK. 38 balls, 71 runs. 38 balls, 2 wickets. How do you view it? Punjab will be worried with the run rate but they also know that they are one wicket away from stifling the home side. AB de Villiers is new to the crease and might struggle against spin. Moeen Ali is the new man in. |
| 6.3 : M Ashwin to M Ali, EDGY FOUR! Poor captaincy to be honest, a new batsman, you should surely have a slip in place. There isn't and Ali benefits. This is tossed up outside off. Ali looks to drive it through the off side but the ball flies through the vacant first slip region and for a boundary. |
| 6.4 : M Ashwin to M Ali, A quicker one outside off, Ali tries to guide it towards the third man but decides not to and lets it go. |
| 6.5 : M Ashwin to M Ali, A tossed up delivery on leg, Ali plays it towards the cover region. |
| 6.6 : M Ashwin to M Ali, A back of a length delivery on off, batsman keeps it away. |
| Ravichandran Ashwin is on now! |
| 7.1 : R Ashwin to de Villiers, Tossed up on off, de Villiers pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 7.2 : R Ashwin to de Villiers, On the shorter side and outside off, de Villiers hits it through covers and takes one. |
| 7.3 : R Ashwin to M Ali, OUT! BOWLED 'EM! Ravichandran Ashwin strikes now. The Ashwins are turning the game on its head. All of a sudden, Bangalore are in a spot of bother. Top nut this. It is the straighter one which drifts nicely into the batsman from outside off. Moeen looks to push it away but leaves a big gap between bat and pad. The ball sneaks through and hits the stumps behind. Ashwin is pumped up as he has got the in-form Moeen Ali. Does not make an impact in his last game of this editio |
| Akshdeep Nath is the new man in. |
| 7.4 : R Ashwin to A Nath, On the stumps, Nath keeps it out. |
| 7.5 : R Ashwin to A Nath, Ashwin bowls this outside off, Nath gets on his back foot to play it but fails to make any connection with the ball. |
| 7.6 : R Ashwin to A Nath, A floated delivery on off, Akshdeep drives it towards the mid on region for a run. Another successful over for the visitors. Just the two runs and a wicket from it. |
| Hardus Viljoen is on now! |
| 8.1 : H Viljoen to A Nath, A fuller length delivery on off, Nath drives it towards the mid on region for a single. |
| 8.2 : H Viljoen to de Villiers, A back of length delivery on off, AB guides it towards the third man region for a run. |
| 8.3 : H Viljoen to A Nath, Hardus bowls this off, Nath plays it towards the cover region. Single taken. |
| 8.4 : H Viljoen to de Villiers, A length delivery on off, ABD drives it to mid off for a single. |
| 8.5 : H Viljoen to A Nath, Hardus bowls this short outside off, Nath looks for a pull but fails to get any connection with the ball. |
| 8.6 : H Viljoen to A Nath, OUT! Another one bites the dust! Bangalore seem to have lost their way completely. Another bowling change and another wicket. It looks to be the slower one which does the trick for him but the speed gun reads 134.7 KPH. It is just behind a length. Nath is way too early in his drive but the ball holds on the pitch. He ends up chipping it to covers where Mandeep Singh takes another catch. Bangalore have slipped from 71 for 1 to 81 for 4. Just the 11 runs and three wickets |
| Marcus Stoinis is the new man in. |
| 9.1 : R Ashwin to de Villiers, A back of a length delivery on off, ABD cuts it to point for a single. |
| 9.2 : R Ashwin to M Stoinis, A floated delivery on off, Stoinis plays it back to the bowler. |
| 9.3 : R Ashwin to M Stoinis, Ashwin bowls this short of a length on off, Marcus plays it towards the point region. |
| 9.4 : R Ashwin to M Stoinis, A back of a length delivery on off, Stoinis defends it from his back foot. |
| 9.5 : R Ashwin to M Stoinis, Shorter delivery by Ashwin, Marcus punches it to the off side for a single. |
| 9.6 : R Ashwin to de Villiers, A short of a good length delivery on off, ABD rocks back and cuts it towards the point region for a single. Singles is what the two batsmen will be looking for, for the new few overs as the quick wickets has forced them to re-build now. Another top over from Ashwin. Just the three from it. |
| Murugan Ashwin is back! |
| 10.1 : M Ashwin to de Villiers, Gives it nice amount of flight and bowls it on off, de Villiers strokes it down to long off for a single. |
| 10.2 : M Ashwin to M Stoinis, Very full again, the turn is out of contention so Stoinis easily strokes it down to long off and takes one. |
| 10.3 : M Ashwin to de Villiers, The leg spinner this time, ABD plays it against the turn through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 10.4 : M Ashwin to M Stoinis, Looks to play the paddle, he though gets into position way too early. Murugan bowls it outside off, Stoinis misses and gets hit on the pads. A muted appeal but the impact is way outside off. |
| 10.5 : M Ashwin to M Stoinis, A short delivery by Murugun, Stoinis plays it towards the cover region for a single. |
| 10.6 : M Ashwin to de Villiers, A flighted delivery on off, de Villiers pushes it to deep cover for an easy single. |
| 11.1 : R Ashwin to de Villiers, A nice tossed up delivery on off, de Villiers flicks it towards the mid-wicket region for a single. |
| 11.2 : R Ashwin to M Stoinis, Ashwin bowls this flat, Stoinis gets on his back foot and plays it away. |
| 11.3 : R Ashwin to M Stoinis, Shorter delivery by Ashwin, Stionis punches it for a single. |
| 11.4 : R Ashwin to de Villiers, A short delivery outside off, de Villers guides it towards the third man region for a single. |
| 11.5 : R Ashwin to M Stoinis, Ashwin bowls this short on middle and leg, Stoinis flicks it to the leg side. Single taken. |
| 11.6 : R Ashwin to de Villiers, A short delivery this time by Ashwin. De Villiers wrists it towards the mid-wicket region and runs for a single. |
| Hardus Viljoen is back! |
| 12.1 : H Viljoen to de Villiers, On the fuller side, ABD pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 12.2 : H Viljoen to de Villiers, This is full again and on the pads, de Villiers works it towards Chris at mid-wicket. A single. |
| 12.3 : H Viljoen to M Stoinis, Full on leg, Stoinis looks for a flick but fails to get a bat on it and the ball hits his pads. The ball is gathered by the keeper. A leg bye taken. |
| 12.4 : H Viljoen to de Villiers, A short delivery on leg, AB pulls it towards the fine leg region for a single. |
| 12.5 : H Viljoen to M Stoinis, A back of a length delivery on off, Stoinis defends it. |
| 12.6 : H Viljoen to M Stoinis, Good running! The weight on the shot was perfect! Back of a length on middle, Stoinis, with soft hands, works it through mid-wicket. They run the first one hard and then go for the second. They complete it with ease. |
| Murugan Ashwin is back into the attack. |
| 13.1 : M Ashwin to de Villiers, A rippa there! Murugan tosses this up on off, it is just behind a driving length. De Villiers looks to drive it straight but the ball rips away, takes the outside edge, hits the trailing leg of Pooran and goes towards short third man. A single taken. |
| 13.2 : M Ashwin to M Stoinis, A short delivery on off, Stoinis plays it towards the point region. Mayank Agarwal dives to his right to save runs. |
| 13.3 : M Ashwin to M Stoinis, A flatter delivery on off, Marcus guides it towards the point region for a single. |
| 13.4 : M Ashwin to de Villiers, A flighted delivery on off, AB drives it towards the cover region for a single. |
| 13.5 : M Ashwin to M Stoinis, SIX! A welcome biggie for the hosts. First boundary after 43 balls. This is right in Stoinis' zone. Full and on off, he lofts it with ease over the long off fence. Bangalore would hope, this would break the shackles! |
| 13.6 : M Ashwin to M Stoinis, Murugan bowls this on leg, Stoinis flicks it towards the fine leg region for a run. And will keep the strike. |
| SECOND STRATEGIC BREAK. 70/1 in the Powerplay. 39/3 in the next 8. Bangalore have been brought down crashing to the earth by the Punjab spinners. The pitch has aided turn but the bowling has been smart as well. AB de Villiers and Marcus Stoinis have no choice but to play cautiously but one suspects the big hitting might start in an over or two. The hosts can still get to 170, even 180, if ABD stays for long. Plus, the visitors have only 2 overs of spin left. Ankit Rajpoot returns. 3-0-33-0 so fa |
| Now then, not seen this happening a lot. The batsman's ready, the fielders are ready, even the bowler is ready but where is the ball? Nobody knows where it is and there is a halt in play. Ok. Umpire Shamshuddin has it in his pocket! He smiles. He did not realize... |
| 14.1 : A Rajpoot to M Stoinis, Rajpoot bowls this short on off, Stoinis taps it on the off side and runs for a single. |
| 14.2 : A Rajpoot to de Villiers, FOUR! Too easy for de Villiers. It is short and sits up to be hit. De Villiers goes back and pulls it with ease, over mid-wicket. No fielder in the deep so it is a certain boundary. |
| 14.3 : A Rajpoot to de Villiers, SIX! 10 from two! De Villiers has decided to step on the gas here. But poor bowling this by Rajpoot. It is a nothing delivery, it is short and on middle, once again it comes at a good height for de Villiers. He goes back and deposits it over the mid-wicket fence. This could turn out to be a very expensive over. 11 from the first three balls. |
| 14.4 : A Rajpoot to de Villiers, A length delivery outside off, ABD cuts it to deep cover and runs for a single. |
| 14.5 : A Rajpoot to M Stoinis, Rajpoot bowls this at 110 kmph, Marcus flicks it towards the square leg region for a single. |
| 14.6 : A Rajpoot to de Villiers, A great delivery to end the spell. But night Rajpoot would like to forget. He bowls this yorker straight on the middle stumps, ABD manages to keep it away. Rajpoot went for a thrashing today, ending his day at office with figures of 4-0-46-0. |
| 15.1 : M Ashwin to M Stoinis, Flatter and on middle, it straightens a touch. Stoinis goes back and keeps it out. |
| 15.2 : M Ashwin to M Stoinis, Gives it a little more air on the pads, MS strokes it down to long on for a single. |
| 15.3 : M Ashwin to de Villiers, A flighted delivery on leg, de Villiers flicks it towards the square leg region and runs for a double. |
| 15.4 : M Ashwin to de Villiers, SIX! Half-tracker and ABD takes full toll of it. It is short and outside off, de Villiers goes back and pulls it with ease over the mid-wicket fence. The 50-run stand is also up, an important one as Bangalore were in a spot of bother when the two joined association. They need to finish well here though. |
| 15.5 : M Ashwin to de Villiers, A nice tossed up delivery on off, ABD slaps it to covers and rotates the strike. |
| 15.6 : M Ashwin to M Stoinis, A flatter delivery by Murugan, Stoinis plays it to covers and taken a run. Ashwin in the position gives a shy at the stumps on the non-striker's end but misses, almost hits the umpire. |
| Ravichandran Ashwin to bowl out now! |
| 16.1 : R Ashwin to M Stoinis, Fires it on middle, Stoinis pushes it down to long on for a run. |
| 16.2 : R Ashwin to de Villiers, Shorter and on off, AB de Villiers looks to go over covers but ends up hitting it a little too square. Just a single. |
| 16.3 : R Ashwin to M Stoinis, Ashwin bowls this one way outside off, Stoinis hits it through cover-point. Two taken. |
| 16.4 : R Ashwin to M Stoinis, A good flighted delivery on off, Stoinis blocks it. |
| 16.5 : R Ashwin to M Stoinis, Ashwin bowls this short and Marcus plays it towards the mid on region for a single. |
| 16.6 : R Ashwin to de Villiers, A flighted delivery outside off, ABD looks for a reverse sweep but misses it. A great stuff from the Punjab skipper. He ends with 4-0-15-1. |
| Hardus Viljoen is back! |
| 17.1 : H Viljoen to M Stoinis, Length and it is slightly slower in pace. Stoinis hits it down to long on for a single. Singles are something Punjab won't mind. |
| 17.2 : H Viljoen to de Villiers, FOUR! Got it wrong there did Viljoen. He goes for the yorker but ends up bowling a full toss on the pads. De Villiers works it fine on the leg side and a boundary. Also, the 50 is up for ABD. His 33rd in this league and 4th in the last 6 innings. He needs to be there till the end though if Bangalore are to get to a big total. |
| 17.3 : H Viljoen to de Villiers, SIX! That is HUGE! Viljoen once again misses the yorker by a just and is hit in the stands. Full and on middle, it is right in the zone. De Villiers hits it over the long on fence. 11 from the first three balls. Can this over be a 20-run over? |
| 17.4 : H Viljoen to de Villiers, WIDE! Pressure, pressure getting to the bowler. He bowls it full and wide outside off, de Villiers does go after it but misses. Wided. |
| H Viljoen to de Villiers, Another wide! Viljoen tries to stay away from de Villiers' hitting zone. He ends up bowling it outside the tramline. |
| H Viljoen to de Villiers, A low full toss, not a lot you can do with that. De Villiers works it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 17.5 : H Viljoen to M Stoinis, Bends his back on this one and bowls it short and outside off, Stoinis looks to pull but is done in by the pace there. |
| 17.6 : H Viljoen to M Stoinis, A couple to end! A long over comes to an end and 16 comes from it. Viljoen bowls it full and wide outside off, Stoinis reaches out for it, it goes off the toe end and through backward point for a couple. |
| Mohammed Shami to bowl his last over. |
| 18.1 : M Shami to de Villiers, A good start from Shami, bowls this outside off. ABD looks for a cut but misses it and so does the keeper to gather it, the ball hits his pads and diverts towards the fine leg region. A bye taken. |
| 18.2 : M Shami to M Stoinis, A short delivery on middle and leg, Stoinis fails to connect his cut. Another fumble from the keeper results in a bye. |
| 18.3 : M Shami to de Villiers, SIX! This is why the bye should not have been given. It brings ABD on strike and smashes it out of the park. Slower ball and outside off, de Villiers waits for it and lofts it over the long off fence for a biggie. |
| 18.4 : M Shami to de Villiers, SIX! Consecutive biggies! AB de Villiers is on a roll. Shami goes even wider outside off and it is the slower one. De Villiers once again picks it and sends it sailing over the long off fence. |
| 18.5 : M Shami to de Villiers, SIX! That is a no look pull shot onto the roof of the stadium. WOW! Only AB de Villiers can pull this off. A high full toss on the body, de Villiers is surprised by it. He takes his eyes off the ball and then goes for the pull. He does connect and it clears the backward square leg fence with ease. Three in three. How costly is that bye. Can he now make it 4 in 4? |
| 18.6 : M Shami to de Villiers, No he can't! Just a single from the last ball. 21 from the penultimate over. Now 200 looks a possibility. This is bowled on the pads. ABD swings but misses. The ball hits the pads and rolls towards short third man. A leg bye taken. |
| 19.1 : H Viljoen to de Villiers, SIX! BANG! Dealing in biggies is de Villiers. Once again right in the zone for him. Full and on off, he hoicks it with ease over the wide long on fence. |
| 19.2 : H Viljoen to de Villiers, A single now! Punjab will be relieved, ABD is off strike. Changes his length does Hardus and bowls it short. De Villiers looks to pull but it goes off the inner half towards square leg. They take one, the fielder does has a shy but misses. |
| 19.3 : H Viljoen to M Stoinis, FOUR! Stoinis now gets into the act! Yes, it is a gift but it still has to be put away. Full toss on the pads, Stoinis flicks it through backward square leg and the ball races away. |
| 19.4 : H Viljoen to M Stoinis, SIX! BOOM! 190 up with two balls to go! In the slot again by Hardus. Full and outside off, Stoinis powers it over the long on fence. |
| 19.5 : H Viljoen to M Stoinis, FOUR! A full toss. This is pressure, just pressure. Hardus is just not able to execute the yorkers. He ends up bowling another full toss, it is down the leg side. Stoinis helps it on its way to the fine leg fence. |
| 19.6 : H Viljoen to M Stoinis, SIX! Ends the innings in style! 27 from the last over. Another slot delivery, full and on off, Stoinis slams it over the long on fence. BANGALORE END WITH 202 ON THE BOARD! |
| WHAT A FINISH TO THE INNINGS! 64 in the last 3 overs and Bangalore have powered themselves to a mammoth score here. Take a bow, AB de Villiers, take a bow, Marcus Stoinis. They have ensured, it is Bangalore who are the happier side at the break. |
| After the hosts were inserted, their openers got them off to a flying start. Kohli did depart but Parthiv continued. However, the game changed after the Powerplay. The visitors managed to pick three quick wickets and put Bangalore on the back foot. AB de Villiers and Stoinis though, played themselves in, got a hang of the pace of the wicket and then when it mattered, took the bowlers to the cleaners. ABD finished 18 short of a ton and Marcus Stoinis 4 short of a half ton but the 121-run stand in |
| The Punjab pacers had a night to forget. Every pace bowler had an economy of above 10. Had it not been for the Ashwins, Punjab could have well been chasing something over 230. The two spinners combined finished with figures of 8-0-46-2. |
| Now then, 203 is the target! A big task awaits the Punjab batters. They have the batting to chase this down but they need a special effort from either of Gayle or Rahul. Will they do so and break into the top 4 or will Bangalore will make it 3 in 3? Stay tuned to find out, till then AB de Villiers is caught downstairs for an interview. |
| AB de Villiers is down for a chat with Pommie Mbangwa. The South African superstar says that it was hard work. Hence, he tried to knuckle down and at that stage, when Bangalore were collapsing post the Powerplay, AB felt that 160 was competitive. But then, he says that at the Chinnaswamy, any6thing os p;ossible in the final few overs if you spend some time at the crease. Says that the ball is skidding onto the bat a bit but holding up as well. On the chat during his partnership with Stoinis, de |
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