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Bangalore vs Kolkata Live Commentary, Match 10, Indian Premier League, 2021, April 18, 2021

RCB 204/4 (20)
Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 38 runs
KKR 166/8 (20)
Match over
Royal Challengers Bangalore Inning Kolkata Knight Riders Inning
0.0 : Hello and welcome to Match 10 of the Indian T20 League between Kolkata and Bangalore in Chennai! Kolkata would look to get back to winning ways here. They would want their middle order to perform in this match. They have a good bowling attack. On the other hand, Bangalore would look to continue with their winning momentum. Their bowlers did well to defend 150 against Hyderabad and got over the line in an absolute thriller. Who will get two points at the end of 40 overs? Your guess is good as ou
Pitch Report - Murali Kartik says, that it looks much drier and it may not be a high scoring wicket. Adds that players need to be crafty on this wicket. Danny Morrison reckons that if you win the toss, then you need to bat and Murali Karthik agrees with it.
TOSS - It is time for the spin of the coin. Both the captains are out in the middle. Bangalore win the toss and elect to bat first!
Virat Kohli, Bangalore skipper, says that the pitch gets slower and slower as the game progresses. Adds that they need to bat well in the beginning. Further adds that they are looking to take it one game at a time and tick all the boxes. Informs that Dan Christian misses out and Rajat Patidar is back in the XI.
Eoin Morgan, Kolkata skipper, says they would have also batted first. Adds that they have been playing good cricket but unfortunately we lost in the last game. Informs they are unchanged. Mentions that last season he supported Karthik as vice captain in the first half of that season.
Kolkata Playing XI (Unchanged Playing XI) - Nitish Rana, Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan (C), Shakib Al Hasan, Dinesh Karthik (WK), Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Harbhajan Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy.
Bangalore Playing XI (One change) - Virat Kohli (C), Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (IN FOR DANIEL CHRISTIAN), Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers (WK), Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Kyle Jamieson, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal.
Brendon McCullum is up for a chat. He says that it has been a great experience to play in the Indian T20 League and now it has been a great experience as a coach. Adds that players need to live in the moment and play accordingly. Further adds that he tries to tell his players to be the best version of themselves. Tells that majority of their squad is there from the last year and everyone gets along well with each other.
We are all set to begin. The Kolkata players are out in the middle. Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal will open the innings for Bangalore. Harbhajan Singh will start the proceedings for Kolkata.
0.1 : Harbhajan Singh to Virat Kohli, Loopy ball, on the stumps. Kohli looks to work it to the leg side but gets the leading edge. The ball drops well short of Harbhajan Singh.
0.3 : Harbhajan Singh to Virat Kohli, Tossed up, outside off. Tapped down to long on for one.
0.2 : Harbhajan Singh to Virat Kohli, Flatter ball, on the stumps. This is played back to the bowler. Harbhajan Singh has overstepped and it is a no ball. Free Hit coming up!
Harbhajan Singh to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Not where he wanted to hit but still counts as a boundary! Full ball, outside off. Kohli runs down the track and gets the outside edge. Dinesh Karthik fails to collect it and the ball runs to the third man fence.
0.4 : Harbhajan Singh to Devdutt Padikkal, Flighted ball, on the stumps. Devdutt Padikkal looks to defend but misses and is hit on the pads. A muted appeal and the umpire is unmoved.
0.5 : Harbhajan Singh to Devdutt Padikkal, Shorter and wider outside off, cut away to point.
0.6 : Harbhajan Singh to Devdutt Padikkal, Flatter ball, on the stumps. Devdutt Padikkal defends it from the crease. Good first over by Harbhajan Singh.
1.1 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Virat Kohli, Flatter ball, on the stumps. Clipped away to mid-wicket for nothing.
0.6 : Varun Chakravarthy to bowl from the other end.
1.2 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Virat Kohli, OUT! TAKEN! Oh my goodness that is a stunning catch! Tossed up, outside off. Kohli wants to show who the boss is and comes down the track. He doesn't get to the pitch of the ball and ends up getting a thick outside edge over covers. It looked like it was gonna fall safe but Rahul Tripathi ran back, put in a dive and took a very good catch.
1.3 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Devdutt Padikkal, Full ball, on the pads. Flicked down to deep square leg for one.
1.2 : Rajat Patidar is the new batsman in.
1.4 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Rajat Patidar, Off the mark! Loopy ball, around off. Patidar punches it to long on for one.
1.5 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Devdutt Padikkal, Flatter ball, on the pads. Padikkal goes deep in the crease and whips it past square leg for one.
1.6 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Rajat Patidar, OUT! BOWLED! Virat Kohli had said that Rajat Patidar is a good player of spin but even he couldn't deal with that beauty! Flatter ball, lands on off and turns back in. Rajat Patidar is stuck in the crease while looking to push at it but the ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps. Great start for Varun Chakaravarthy.
Glenn Maxwell is the next batsman in.
2.1 : Harbhajan Singh to Devdutt Padikkal, Fuller ball, on off. Pushed back to the bowler.
2.2 : Harbhajan Singh to Devdutt Padikkal, Short and a touch outside off. Padikkal looks to cut it away but fails to connect.
2.3 : Harbhajan Singh to Devdutt Padikkal, Loopy ball, on the stumps. Defended off the front foot.
2.4 : Harbhajan Singh to Devdutt Padikkal, Darted on the pads. Padikkal looks to flick it but is rapped on the pads.
2.5 : Harbhajan Singh to Devdutt Padikkal, Flatter ball, down the leg side. Wide given.
Harbhajan Singh to Devdutt Padikkal, Tossed up nicely, on the stumps. Devdutt Padikkal looks to drive it but gets the inside edge past square leg for one.
2.6 : Harbhajan Singh to Glenn Maxwell, Off the mark! Tossed up, on off. Drilled down to long on for one. Another tidy over by Harbhajan Singh.
Shakib Al Hasan is on.
3.1 : Shakib Al Hasan to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! Welcome to the attack says Maxwell! Short and outside off. Maxwell goes back in the crease and cuts it past point.
3.2 : Shakib Al Hasan to Glenn Maxwell, Loopy ball, on the stumps. Maxwell gets the inner half of the bat back to Shakib.
3.3 : Shakib Al Hasan to Glenn Maxwell, Full ball, on off. Drilled to covers.
3.4 : Shakib Al Hasan to Glenn Maxwell, Loopy ball, outside off. Maxwell drills it to long off for one.
3.5 : Shakib Al Hasan to Devdutt Padikkal, Flighted ball, turning into him. Padikkal clips it past mid-wicket for one.
3.6 : Shakib Al Hasan to Glenn Maxwell, Single to end the over! Slower through air, lands outside off. Maxwell carves it wide of long off and keeps the strike.
Pat Cummins is into the attack.
4.1 : Pat Cummins to Glenn Maxwell, Starts with a length ball, outside off. Maxwell stays back and taps it to point for nothing.
4.2 : Pat Cummins to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! Streaky runs! Length ball, on off. Maxwell frees his arms but gets the inside edge past the stumps and short fine leg for a boundary.
4.3 : Pat Cummins to Glenn Maxwell, Length ball, around the stumps. Maxwell punches it to the left of mid on for one.
4.4 : Pat Cummins to Devdutt Padikkal, Fuller and outside off. Padikkal runs it past point and picks up a couple. The fielder from third man cuts it off but the batters get the second run with ease.
4.5 : Pat Cummins to Devdutt Padikkal, Back of a length, on the stumps. Defended into the pitch by Devdutt Padikkal.
4.6 : Pat Cummins to Devdutt Padikkal, Pulled away but just a couple! Short ball, on off. Padikkal pulls it but miscues it past mid on. Andre Russell jogs for it and the batters take a couple.
Who will bowl the last over of the Powerplay?
5.1 : Shakib Al Hasan to Glenn Maxwell, SIX! That is hammered! Flighted delivery on middle, Maxwell plays a slog sweep over mid-wicket for a maximum.
5.2 : Shakib Al Hasan to Glenn Maxwell, Floated delivery on middle, Maxwell sweeps it through mid-wicket for a single.
5.3 : Shakib Al Hasan to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR! Cracking shot! Short delivery on off, Padikkal punches it hard through point for a boundary.
5.4 : Shakib Al Hasan to Devdutt Padikkal, Tossed up ball on middle, Padikkal flicks it through mid-wicket for a single.
5.5 : Shakib Al Hasan to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! Nice improvisation! On middle, Maxwell plays a reverse sweep over point for a boundary. Shakib Al Hasan is leaking runs valuable runs here.
5.6 : Shakib Al Hasan to Glenn Maxwell, Full delivery on off, Maxwell drives it through mid off for a single. 17 runs from the over. Big over for Bangalore. End of the Powerplay. BANGALORE ARE 45/2 AFTER 6 OVERS!
6.1 : Prasidh Krishna to Glenn Maxwell, Length delivery on off, Maxwell pushes it to point.
0.0 : Bowling change! Prasidh Krishna replaces Pat Cummins.
6.2 : Prasidh Krishna to Glenn Maxwell, Length ball on off, Maxwell guides it towards third man for a single.
6.3 : Prasidh Krishna to Devdutt Padikkal, Back of a length on off, Maxwell guides it towards third man for a single. The third umpire calls it a no ball as Krishna oversteps! Free Hit coming up!
6.4 : Prasidh Krishna to Glenn Maxwell, Back of a length on leg, Maxwell looks to flick but misses it and gets hit on the pads.
6.5 : Prasidh Krishna to Glenn Maxwell, Good length delivery on off, Maxwell looks to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads.
6.6 : Prasidh Krishna to Glenn Maxwell, Length ball on off, Maxwell guides it through point for a single.
Strategic Time-Out! This has been a great period of play. Kolkata had a dream start after picking up two early wickets. But now Devdutt Padikkal and Glenn Maxwell are looking good. Maxwell, in particular, is looking in very good touch. This hasn't proven to be the easiest pitch to bat on and so Bangalore might look to score anything around 150-160. Kolkata needs wickets or else, Maxwell and AB de Villiers can take the game away from them. Varun Chakaravarthy to start post the break.
7.1 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Glenn Maxwell, NO BALL! Tossed up delivery on off, Maxwell drives it to point. The third umpire calls it a no ball as Chakaravarthy oversteps!
6.3 : Prasidh Krishna to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! Cracking shot! Short delivery outside off, Maxwell cuts it hard through point for a boundary. 50 up for Bangalore!
7.1 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Glenn Maxwell, SIX! That is hammered! Short delivery on middle, Maxwell pulls it over mid-wicket for a maximum.
7.2 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! Nicely played! Loopy delivery on leg, Maxwell flicks it through square leg for a boundary.
7.3 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Glenn Maxwell, Floated delivery on off, Maxwell pushes it through point for a single.
7.4 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Devdutt Padikkal, Full on middle, Padikkal flicks it through mid-wicket for a single.
7.5 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Glenn Maxwell, On middle, Maxwell flicks it through mid-wicket for a run.
7.6 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Devdutt Padikkal, On off, Padikkal keeps it out.
8.1 : Pat Cummins to Glenn Maxwell, Back of a length on off, Maxwell guides it towards third man for a single.
0.0 : Bowling change! Pat Cummins replaces his fellow pacer Prasidh Krishna. 1-0-9-0 for him so far.
8.2 : Pat Cummins to Devdutt Padikkal, Length delivery on leg, Padikkal flicks it towards fine leg. The batsmen get a couple.
8.3 : Pat Cummins to Devdutt Padikkal, Short of a length on middle, Padikkal pulls it over mid-wicket for a single.
8.4 : Pat Cummins to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! That is smashed! Short delivery on off, Maxwell slaps it over covers for a boundary. This looked more like a tennis ball smash! Great execution!
8.5 : Pat Cummins to Glenn Maxwell, Short again on middle, Maxwell pulls it through square leg. The batsmen get two runs.
8.6 : Pat Cummins to Glenn Maxwell, 50 for Glenn Maxwell! It has been another solid knock from him. Length delivery on off, Maxwell pushes it through mid on for a single.
Prasidh Krishna is back on.
9.1 : Prasidh Krishna to Glenn Maxwell, Short delivery on middle, Maxwell pulls it through mid on for a single.
9.2 : Prasidh Krishna to Devdutt Padikkal, Full on off, Padikkal drives it uppishly towards covers where it falls short of the fielder.
9.3 : Prasidh Krishna to Devdutt Padikkal, Length delivery on leg, Padikkal flicks it through square leg for a single.
9.4 : Prasidh Krishna to Glenn Maxwell, Full and outside off, Maxwell pushes it to point.
9.6 : Prasidh Krishna to Glenn Maxwell, Length delivery on middle, Maxwell pushes it back towards the bowler.
10.1 : Harbhajan Singh to Devdutt Padikkal, Flatter ball, outside off. Padikkal looks to cut it but misses.
9.5 : Harbhajan Singh is back on.
10.2 : Harbhajan Singh to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR! He's connected that alright! Perfect execution! Loopy ball, on off. Padikkal gets in position and reverse sweeps it over point. The ball races to the fence.
10.3 : Harbhajan Singh to Devdutt Padikkal, Shorter ball, on the stumps. Cut away to sweeper cover for one.
10.4 : Harbhajan Singh to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! Such power! Harbhajan bowls a short ball, outside off. Maxwell thumps it to the extra cover fence. One bounce and to the ropes.
9.5 : Prasidh Krishna to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! Cracking shot! Short delivery outside off, Maxwell cuts it towards point where Rana misfields and concedes a boundary.
Harbhajan Singh to Glenn Maxwell, Loopy ball, on off. Maxwell looks to reverse sweep but gets the under edge to the leg side. One run taken.
10.6 : Harbhajan Singh to Devdutt Padikkal, Loopy ball, on off. Padikkal comes down the track and chips it down to long on for one.
11.1 : AB de Villiers is the next batsman in.
Prasidh Krishna to Devdutt Padikkal, OUT! TAKEN! Padikkal's struggle comes to an end! Short ball, around off. Padikkal doesn't get hold of the pull shot and hits it straight to Rahul Tripathi at deep mid-wicket.
11.2 : Prasidh Krishna to Glenn Maxwell, Beaten! Length ball, outside off. Maxwell pushes at it from the crease but fails to get any bat on it.
11.3 : Prasidh Krishna to Glenn Maxwell, Back of a length this time, on the stumps. Maxwell defends it well.
11.4 : Prasidh Krishna to Glenn Maxwell, Fuller this time, on off. Maxwell punches it to mid off and takes a quick single.
11.5 : Prasidh Krishna to AB de Villiers, Nice stroke to get off the mark! Length ball, outside off. AB de Villiers cuts it past point. Third man cuts it off and keeps it down to two.
11.6 : Prasidh Krishna to AB de Villiers, Hello there! This might be the first 3 runs of the season! Full ball, outside off. AB de Villiers drills it past covers. The man from deep point chases it and before it reaches the fence.
12.1 : Varun Chakaravarthy to AB de Villiers, Short ball, outside off. AB de Villiers chops it to sweeper cover for one.
0.0 : Varun Chakaravarthy is back on.
12.2 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Glenn Maxwell, Carrom ball, this lands outside off. Tapped away to point for one.
12.3 : Varun Chakaravarthy to AB de Villiers, Full ball, on off. AB de Villiers leans into it and drills it to long off for one.
12.4 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Glenn Maxwell, Full ball, on off. Glenn Maxwell goes for the switch hit, but Nitish Rana at mid-wicket dives and keeps it to one.
12.5 : Varun Chakaravarthy to AB de Villiers, Tossed up, on the pads. Clipped away to deep square leg for one.
12.6 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Glenn Maxwell, Loopy ball, outside off. Maxwell drills it down the ground but Varun Chakaravarthy gets a hand to it. Just 5 from the over.
STRATEGIC TIME-OUT! Bangalore are going well as Maxwell is still out there. They lost Padikkal but they have AB de Villiers in the middle. He would look to stay till the end and help Bangalore cross 160. On the other hand, Kolkata would look to break this partnership as quickly as possible. Pat Cummins is back on.
13.1 : Pat Cummins to AB de Villiers, Good length delivery on off, de Villiers guides it towards third man. Harbhajan Singh in the deep misfields and concedes a couple.
13.2 : Pat Cummins to AB de Villiers, Back of a length on off, de Villiers guides it towards third man for a single.
13.3 : Pat Cummins to Glenn Maxwell, Short delivery on middle, Maxwell pulls it through square leg for a single.
13.4 : Pat Cummins to AB de Villiers, Short ball, outside off. AB de Villiers chops it to covers.
13.5 : Pat Cummins to AB de Villiers, Fuller ball this time, on off. AB de Villiers drills it to mid off and takes a quick single.
13.6 : Pat Cummins to Glenn Maxwell, Length ball, but wide outside off. Maxwell shoulders his arms and so does the umpire.
Pat Cummins to Glenn Maxwell, Slower ball, on a length but again wide outside off. Maxwell slashes at it but misses. Wided.
Pat Cummins to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! That is hit very well! The extra delivery costs a boundary! Short and wide outside off, Maxwell waits for it and then runs it over short third man and backward point.
14.1 : Varun Chakaravarthy to AB de Villiers, Loopy ball, on off. Tapped to point for nothing.
14.3 : Varun Chakaravarthy to AB de Villiers, FOUR! That was so powerfully struck that no fielder moved! Loopy ball, on off. AB de Villiers comes down the track and hits it down the ground. Long off didn't move an inch.
14.2 : Varun Chakaravarthy to AB de Villiers, FOUR! Fortune favors the brave and this time AB de Villiers was the brave one! Full ball, outside off. AB de Villiers throws the kitchen sink at it and gets the thick outside edge down to the third man fence.
14.4 : Varun Chakaravarthy to AB de Villiers, Short and wide outside off, cut away to sweeper cover for one.
14.5 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Glenn Maxwell, Short ball again, on the stumps. Maxwell cuts it wide of deep mid-wicket. Rahul Tripathi runs in, puts in a dive, passes the ball to his partner and saves two runs.
14.6 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Glenn Maxwell, SIX! That is smoked! Outrageous stroke! Flat ball on the stumps. Maxwell has made his mind about playing the switch hit and he nails it deep over the mid-wicket fence. 17 from the over.
15.1 : Prasidh Krishna to AB de Villiers, Length delivery on middle, de Villiers flicks it towards fine leg for a single.
0.0 : Prasidh Krishna is into the attack.
15.2 : Prasidh Krishna to Glenn Maxwell, Back of a length on middle, Maxwell flicks it through square leg for a single.
15.3 : Prasidh Krishna to AB de Villiers, Good length delivery on off, de Villiers looks to cut but mistimes it to covers.
15.4 : Prasidh Krishna to AB de Villiers, FOUR! That is hammered! Full and outside off, de Villiers drives it through covers for a boundary.
15.5 : Prasidh Krishna to AB de Villiers, FOUR! This is even better! Short delivery on middle, de Villiers pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary.
15.6 : Prasidh Krishna to AB de Villiers, Back of a length on off, de Villiers punches it through point for a run. 11 runs from the over!
Who will bowl from the other end? Pat Cummins is into the attack.
16.1 : Pat Cummins to AB de Villiers, Short delivery on middle, de Villiers pulls it through mid-wicket for a single.
16.2 : Pat Cummins to Glenn Maxwell, Good length delivery on middle, Maxwell looks to play the reverse scoop but misses it. It goes safely towards the keeper.
16.3 : Pat Cummins to Glenn Maxwell, Back of a length outside off, Maxwell punches it through mid off for a single.
16.4 : Pat Cummins to AB de Villiers, Short delivery on middle, de Villiers pulls it through mid-wicket for a run.
16.5 : Pat Cummins to Glenn Maxwell, PLAY AND A MISS! Short delivery on off, Maxwell looks to smash but misses it. It goes safely towards the keeper.
16.6 : Pat Cummins to Glenn Maxwell, OUT! CAUGHT! Cummins gets his first wicket! Short delivery on middle, Maxwell looks to pull but gets a top edge. It goes towards short fine leg where Harbhajan Singh takes a good catch. End of a wonderful innings by Glenn Maxwell.
Who will come out now? Kyle Jamieson is the new man in. Andre Russell will bowl for Kolkata at the death.
17.1 : Andre Russell to AB de Villiers, PLAY AND A MISS! Full and outside off, de Villiers looks to dig it out but misses it.
17.2 : Andre Russell to AB de Villiers, WIDE! Russell bowls it wide outside off, de Villiers offers no shot to this one.
Andre Russell to AB de Villiers, SIX! That is clobbered! Full toss on middle, de Villiers lofts it over mid-wicket for a maximum.
17.3 : Andre Russell to AB de Villiers, FOUR! Good shot! Full and outside off, de Villiers drives it through point for a boundary.
17.4 : Andre Russell to AB de Villiers, Yorker outside off, de Villiers digs it out through covers. The batsmen get two runs.
17.5 : Andre Russell to AB de Villiers, FOUR! Nicely played! Full toss on off, de Villiers guides it past short third man for a boundary.
17.6 : Andre Russell to AB de Villiers, Length delivery outside off, de Villiers looks to swing at it but gets an inside edge towards the keeper.
Who will bowl the penultimate over? Time for some spin. Harbhajan Singh comes into the attack.
18.1 : Harbhajan Singh to Kyle Jamieson, Floated delivery outside off, Jamieson looks to go big but misses it due to the extra bounce on this one.
18.2 : Harbhajan Singh to Kyle Jamieson, FOUR! Nicely played! Short delivery outside off, Jamieson pushes it through covers for a boundary.
18.3 : Harbhajan Singh to Kyle Jamieson, SIX! That is just over the long off fielder! Tossed up delivery on off, Jamieson lofts it just over the long off fielder for a biggie.
18.4 : Harbhajan Singh to Kyle Jamieson, Loopy delivery on off, Jamieson pushes it through mid on for a single.
18.5 : Harbhajan Singh to AB de Villiers, SIX! 50 for AB de Villiers! Floated delivery delivery on off, de Villiers lofts it over long off for a maximum.
18.6 : Harbhajan Singh to AB de Villiers, On middle, de Villiers pushes it through mid on for a single.
19.1 : Andre Russell to AB de Villiers, FOUR! That is dispatched! Length delivery on off, de Villiers lofts it over the bowler's head for a boundary.
19.2 : Andre Russell to AB de Villiers, SIX! That is hammered! Low full toss on middle, de Villiers flicks it over square leg for a biggie.
19.3 : Andre Russell to AB de Villiers, Yorker outside off, de Villiers drives it through covers. Two runs taken.
19.4 : Andre Russell to AB de Villiers, WIDE! Russell bowls it wide outside off, de Villiers looks to chase it but misses it.
Andre Russell to AB de Villiers, FOUR! Sensible shot! Short delivery outside off, de Villiers guides it over short third man for a boundary.
19.5 : Andre Russell to AB de Villiers, Yorker on off, de Villiers digs it out back towards the bowler.
19.6 : Andre Russell to AB de Villiers, FOUR! AB de Villiers finishes the innings in style! Full on middle, de Villiers lofts it over mid on for a boundary. BANGALORE FINISH WITH 204/4! 
Wow! What a batting performance we've seen here! To get over 200 in Chennai is a massive achievement. Maxwell and AB de Villiers were in great touch today!
After losing two early wickets, it was all about Glenn Maxwell. He batted first with Padikkal and provided a good platform and then once he was set, exploded in typical Maxwell style. He would be disappointed to not finish with a century. But a strong finish by the one and only AB de Villiers and Kyle Jamieson has powered Bangalore to a massive score on this wicket. AB de Villiers punished the bowlers towards the end and hit some freaky boundaries.
Coming to the bowling, Kolkata had a great start as Varun Chakravarthy picked up two early wickets but they failed to carry that momentum forward. Prasidh Krishna bowled well and picked up a wicket. Shakib Al Hasan had a bad day and he was taken apart by Maxwell. Chakravarthy picked up a couple of wickets but was expensive towards the end. Harbhajan bowled well at the start but he was taken apart in the penultimate over. Cummins had a tough day and Andre Russell was very expensive in the end.
Glenn Maxwell is up for a chat. He says it was nice to get in there early and it was important to cash in on the poor deliveries. Adds it was hard work against the pacers and they wanted to cash in against the spinners. Mentions the back of the length ball was difficult to hit and they could not hit it through the line. States AB showed his class against Mumbai and he did a great job here too. Ends by saying he is happy to wear the orange cap and he hopes his players can do well. 
Can Kolkata chase it down? This is a very tough question. They have a strong lineup but chasing at Chennai hasn't been easy. Is this pitch better to bat on or were Glenn Maxwell and AB de Villiers batting on a different plane? We will get the answers to all of this in a while. Do join us for the chase...
We are set for the chase! Virat Kohli has his team in a huddle.
0.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Nitish Rana, Length ball, outside off. Rana comes down but misses his cut shot.
0.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Nitish Rana, Off the mark! Fuller ball, on the stumps. Tapped away to point for one.
0.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Shubman Gill, Length ball, down the leg side. Perfect ball for Rana but not for Gill. Wide given.
Mohammed Siraj to Shubman Gill, FOUR! What a way to get off the mark! Short of a length, outside off. Gill thrashes this past covers and gets a boundary.
0.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Shubman Gill, A touch fuller this time, closer to off stump. Pushed down to mid off for nothing.
0.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Shubman Gill, Full ball, on off. Gill covers his stumps and pushes it to mid on.
0.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Shubman Gill, Length ball, outside off. Gill short-arm jabs it wide of mid on for one.
Who will share the new ball? Kyle Jamieson it is.
1.1 : Kyle Jamieson to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Excellent shot! Short delivery outside off, Gill comes down the track and smashes it through covers for a boundary.
1.2 : Kyle Jamieson to Shubman Gill, Back of a length on off, Gill pushes it back towards the bowler.
1.3 : Kyle Jamieson to Shubman Gill, SIX! That is hammered! Short delivery on middle, Gill pulls it over mid-wicket for a maximum. Excellent hitting.
1.4 : Kyle Jamieson to Shubman Gill, SIX! Gill is on fire! Short delivery outside off, Gill lofts it over point for a maximum.
1.5 : Kyle Jamieson to Shubman Gill, OUT! CAUGHT! Excellent catch by Christian! Kyle Jamieson is pumped! Full delivery on middle, Gill lofts it uppishly towards mid on where Christian dives to his right and takes a very good catch. Gill was looking good but has perished in an anti-climatic manner.
Rahul Tripathi comes at number 3.
1.6 : Kyle Jamieson to Rahul Tripathi, FOUR! Off the mark in style! Nice shot! Full on middle, Tripathi drives it through covers for a boundary. 20 runs and a wicket from the over!
2.1 : Yuzvendra Chahal is now into the attack.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Nitish Rana, Flighted delivery on middle, Rana sweeps it through square leg for a single.
2.2 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Rahul Tripathi, Tossed up delivery on middle, Tripathi looks to flick but gets an inside edge onto the pads.
2.3 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Rahul Tripathi, Flighted delivery on leg, Tripathi looks to sweep but misses it and gets hit on the pads.
2.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Rahul Tripathi, Short delivery on off, Tripathi punches it to covers.
2.5 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Rahul Tripathi, On middle, Tripathi pushes it through mid on for a single.
2.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Nitish Rana, Tossed up delivery on middle, Rana defends it towards the leg side.
3.1 : Washington Sundar to Rahul Tripathi, FOUR! Welcome to the attack says the in-form Tripathi! Nicely played! Tossed up delivery on off, Tripathi lofts it over mid off for a boundary.
3.2 : Washington Sundar to Rahul Tripathi, Floated delivery on middle, Tripathi sweeps it to short fine leg.
0.0 : Bowling change! Spin from both ends as Washington Sundar will bowl now. 
3.3 : Washington Sundar to Rahul Tripathi, Flighted delivery on off, Tripathi drives it to covers and goes for a single. The fielder goes for a direct hit at the bowler's end but misses it.
3.4 : Washington Sundar to Nitish Rana, Floated ball on middle, Rana sweeps it through mid-wicket for a single.
3.5 : Washington Sundar to Rahul Tripathi, Down the leg side, Tripathi looks to pull but gets hit on the pads.
3.6 : Washington Sundar to Rahul Tripathi, On middle, Tripathi flicks it through mid-wicket for a run.
4.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Rahul Tripathi, FOUR! Nice improvisation! Length delivery on middle, Tripathi plays a paddle scoop past short fine leg for a boundary. Tripathi is starting to get a move on against the pacers here. Fearless shot.
4.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Rahul Tripathi, Full delivery on off, Tripathi drives it to mid off.
0.0 : Just one over for Yuzvendra Chahal. Mohammed Siraj will bowl now. He went for 7 in his first over.
4.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Rahul Tripathi, FOUR! Lovely shot! Length ball on middle, Tripathi lofts it over mid on for a boundary.
4.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Rahul Tripathi, Good length delivery on off, Tripathi gets a bottom edge on this one. It goes safely towards the keeper.
4.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Rahul Tripathi, Slower delivery on off, Tripathi comes down the track and hits it back towards the bowler.
4.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Rahul Tripathi, Yorker on middle, Tripathi digs it out towards mid on for a single.
5.1 : Washington Sundar to Rahul Tripathi, Flighted delivery on middle, Tripathi sweeps it towards mid-wicket for a single.
5.2 : Washington Sundar to Nitish Rana, SIX! That is hammered! Floated delivery on middle, Rana comes down the track and lofts it over long on for a maximum. Into the second tier. Phew, that was powerfully struck. 50 up for Kolkata!
5.3 : Washington Sundar to Nitish Rana, Loopy delivery on off, Rana punches it towards point where the fielder does well to stop it. The batsmen take a single.
5.4 : Washington Sundar to Rahul Tripathi, FOUR! That is smashed! Short delivery on middle, Tripathi pulls it over square leg for a boundary. He is threatening to take the game away from Bangalore.
5.5 : Washington Sundar to Rahul Tripathi, On the pads, Tripathi looks to flick but misses it and gets hit on the pads.
5.6 : Washington Sundar to Rahul Tripathi, OUT! CAUGHT! Massive wicket for Banaglore! Sundar gets his first wicket! Flighted ball on middle, Tripathi looks to play the slog sweep but gets a top edge. It goes towards square leg where Siraj takes a good catch. BANGALORE ARE 57/2 AT THE END OF THE POWERPLAY!
6.1 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Eoin Morgan, Googly on middle, Morgan sweeps it through square leg for a single.
6.2 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Nitish Rana, FOUR! Deft touch! Tossed up delivery on off, Rana looks to guide but gets an outside edge. It goes past first slip towards third man for a boundary.
6.3 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Nitish Rana, Short delivery on off, Rana cuts it to point.
6.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Nitish Rana, FOUR! Lovely shot! Floated delivery on leg, Rana plays a paddle scoop over the keeper towards fine leg for a boundary.
6.5 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Nitish Rana, OUT! CAUGHT! Chahal gets his first wicket and it is a massive one! Flighted delivery on middle, Rana plays a slog sweep over mid-wicket but does not get the distance on it. It goes towards deep mid-wicket where Padikkal takes a comfortable catch.
6.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Eoin Morgan, Full on middle, Morgan flicks it through mid-wicket for a single.
7.1 : Dinesh Karthik is the new man in.
Washington Sundar to Eoin Morgan, WIDE! Down the leg side, Morgan looks to flick but misses it. It goes towards the keeper where AB de Villiers fails to stop it. The batsmen take a single.
Washington Sundar to Dinesh Karthik, Loopy delivery on off, Karthik punches it through covers for a single.
7.2 : Washington Sundar to Eoin Morgan, Loopy ball, on the stumps. Morgan gets the inside edge towards mid-wicket. AB de Villiers chases it and the batters take one.
7.3 : Washington Sundar to Dinesh Karthik, Tossed up, outside off. Karthik gets the outside edge to point.
7.4 : Washington Sundar to Dinesh Karthik, A touch shorter this time. Karthik hangs back and punches it to long on for one.
7.5 : Washington Sundar to Eoin Morgan, Fuller ball, outside off. Pushed back to the bowler.
0.0 : Strategic Time-Out! Bangalore got Tripathi on the last ball of the Powerplay and they will be the happier side. The plan from Kolkata seems to be clear - take on the pacers. Gill started well but perished to Kyle Jamieson. Tripathi was looking very dangerous but fell at the wrong time for Kolkata. They have lost a couple of wickets but haven't let the required run rate get out of reach. An interesting period of play awaits us. Yuzvendra Chahal to bowl now and Eoin Morgan comes out to bat.
7.6 : Washington Sundar to Eoin Morgan, A touch shorter this time, on off. Morgan clips it down to long on for one.
8.1 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Eoin Morgan, Fuller ball, outside off. Morgan gets the edge down to short third man while looking to reverse sweep it.
8.2 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Dinesh Karthik, Full, on off. Defended.
8.3 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Dinesh Karthik, OUT! LBW! The googly from Chahal does the trick! This lands on a length, on off. Karthik has a huge gap between bat and pad and the ball hits the pad. Umpire raises his finger immediately as this looked dead straight. Dinesh Karthik knows he's gone and doesn't review it. 131 needed in 69.
8.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Shakib Al Hasan, Beaten! What a delivery! Googly again, on middle and off. Shakib Al Hasan looks to defend but the ball zips past the outside edge.
8.3 : Shakib Al Hasan is the new batsman in.
8.5 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Shakib Al Hasan, Almost had him there! Loopy ball, on off. Shakib Al Hasan tries to drive it through the off side, but ends up chipping it just over the leaping Yuzvendra Chahal. One run taken as the ball rolls to long on.
8.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Eoin Morgan, Dot to finish an excellent over! Loopy ball, on the pads. Morgan defends.
9.1 : Washington Sundar to Shakib Al Hasan, Flighted delivery on off, Shakib pushes it to covers.
9.2 : Washington Sundar to Shakib Al Hasan, Tossed up delivery on off, Al Hasan comes down the track and drives it through mid off for a single.
9.3 : Washington Sundar to Eoin Morgan, FOUR! Floated delivery on leg, Morgan looks to play the reverse sweep but gets a top edge. It goes towards fine leg for a boundary.
9.4 : Washington Sundar to Eoin Morgan, Full delivery on off, Morgan pushes it through mid off for a run.
9.5 : Washington Sundar to Shakib Al Hasan, On middle, Al Hasan flicks it through mid-wicket for a single.
9.6 : Washington Sundar to Eoin Morgan, Short delivery on middle, Morgan pulls it through mid-wicket for a run.
10.1 : Glenn Maxwell to Eoin Morgan, Full ball, outside off. Pushed down to long off for one.
0.0 : Glenn Maxwell is into the attack.
10.2 : Glenn Maxwell to Shakib Al Hasan, Loopy ball, on the stumps. Shakib Al Hasan gets down the track but gets the inside edge towards square leg for one.
10.3 : Glenn Maxwell to Eoin Morgan, SIX! Pumped! Tossed up, in the slot. Morgan gets under it and smokes it over long on for a maximum.
10.4 : Glenn Maxwell to Eoin Morgan, Full ball, outside off. Morgan looks to reverse sweep but the extra bit of bounce means that he is beaten. AB de Villiers sticks his left hand out to collect it.
10.5 : Glenn Maxwell to Eoin Morgan, Full, on off. Pushed to long off for one.
10.6 : Glenn Maxwell to Shakib Al Hasan, Shorter ball, on the pads. Shakib Al Hasan hits it to deep square leg for one.
11.1 : Harshal Patel to Shakib Al Hasan, Slower ball, on the pads. Shakib Al Hasan clips it down to fine leg for one.
0.0 : Harshal Patel is into the attack.
11.2 : Harshal Patel to Eoin Morgan, Length ball, wide outside off. Morgan stabs it to covers. Dot ball.
11.3 : Harshal Patel to Eoin Morgan, Slower ball, on off. Tapped away to point for one.
11.4 : Harshal Patel to Shakib Al Hasan, Length delivery on middle, Al Hasan flicks it through square leg for a single.
11.5 : Harshal Patel to Eoin Morgan, Full on middle, Morgan drives it through mid on for a run.
11.6 : Harshal Patel to Shakib Al Hasan, Yorker on off, Al Hasan digs it out towards point for a single.
12.1 : Glenn Maxwell to Shakib Al Hasan, SIX! Cracking shot! Tossed up, outside off. Shakib Al Hasan hits it through the line over long off for a maximum.
12.2 : Glenn Maxwell to Shakib Al Hasan, Shorter ball, on middle. Shakib chips it to long on for one.
12.3 : Glenn Maxwell to Eoin Morgan, Flatter ball, on the stumps. Defended by Morgan.
12.4 : Glenn Maxwell to Eoin Morgan, SIX! He's hit that very well! Shorter ball, on the stumps. Morgan goes deep and nails it deep over mid-wicket.
12.5 : Glenn Maxwell to Eoin Morgan, Short ball, outside off. Pushed wide of long off for one.
12.6 : Glenn Maxwell to Shakib Al Hasan, Fuller ball, outside off. Shakib Al Hasan comes down the track and misses his drive. AB de Villiers fails to collect the ball as it was away from him.
13.1 : Harshal Patel to Eoin Morgan, Slower ball, outside off. Morgan is through with his slog early and misses.
13.2 : Harshal Patel to Eoin Morgan, Dropped! Actually, this one lands right between two fielders! Full ball, outside off. Morgan looks to go through the leg side but gets a top edge towards fine leg. Mohammed Siraj and Yuzvendra Chahal run for it but both abort in the end. One run taken.
13.3 : Harshal Patel to Shakib Al Hasan, Full ball, on the pads. Clipped down to deep square leg for one.
13.4 : Harshal Patel to Eoin Morgan, OUT! TAKEN! Mohammed Siraj and Yuzvendra Chahal will be very happy now! Slower ball, outside off. Morgan doesn't pick it early and ends it chipping it to Virat Kohli at extra cover. He takes an easy catch. 91 needed in 38 now.
13.5 : Harshal Patel to Shakib Al Hasan, Full ball, on off. Defended back to the bowler.
13.4 : Who will come out now? Andre Russell it is.
13.6 : Harshal Patel to Shakib Al Hasan, Length ball, on off. Shakib hits it on the up to long off for one.
14.1 : Kyle Jamieson to Shakib Al Hasan, Full ball, outside off. Drilled down to sweeper cover for one.
0.0 : Bowling change! Kyle Jamieson is back on. 2-0-20-1 for him so far.
14.2 : Kyle Jamieson to Andre Russell, Slower length ball, outside off. Pushed to point for nothing.
14.3 : Kyle Jamieson to Andre Russell, Shorter ball, outside off. Russell looks to cut it but bottom edges it to short third man for one.
14.4 : Kyle Jamieson to Shakib Al Hasan, Well bowled! Slower bouncer, outside off. Shakib Al Hasan comes down the track and pulls hard at it but fails to connect.
14.5 : Kyle Jamieson to Shakib Al Hasan, FOUR! Well played and that is a valuable boundary! Length ball, on off. Shakib Al Hasan gets across the line and laps it over the keeper and to the ropes.
14.6 : Kyle Jamieson to Shakib Al Hasan, Well bowled! Shakib Al Hasan wanted to lap this again but Kyle Jamieson bowls a full one, outside off. Shakib Al Hasan looks to run it down to third man but fails to connect. 84 needed in 5 overs.
STRATEGIC TIME-OUT! Bangalore are bowling well here. They have dismissed Morgan but they done well to keep it tight. On the other hand, Kolkata need some big shots from Russell and Shakib Al Hasan to get close to Bangalore's total.
15.1 : Harshal Patel to Andre Russell, Length ball, on the stumps. Defended back to the bowler.
15.2 : Harshal Patel to Andre Russell, Slower length ball, on the stumps. Russell miscues it wide of long on for a couple.
15.3 : Harshal Patel to Shakib Al Hasan, Fuller ball, on the stumps. Punched down to long on for one.
15.4 : Harshal Patel to Andre Russell, Slower length ball, on a length outside off. Russell gets the inner half down to long on for one.
15.5 : Harshal Patel to Shakib Al Hasan, Fuller ball, outside off. Pushed down to long off. Can he finish it well here?
15.6 : Harshal Patel to Andre Russell, Yes, he does! Low full toss, on the stumps. Andre Russell hits it to deep mid-wicket one the bounce and takes one. 79 needed in 24.
Yuzvendra Chahal is into the attack.
16.1 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Andre Russell, SIX! Poor ball and punished! Starts with a short ball, on the stumps. Andre Russell rocks back and nails it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum.
16.2 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Andre Russell, FOUR! This is gonna be very important over in the game! Loopy ball, on the stumps. Andre Russell sweeps it wide of the diving deep mid-wicket fielder and gets four.
16.3 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Andre Russell, FOUR! And again! Through the gap! Short and wide outside off, Andre Russell cuts it past point for a boundary. 14 from 3 balls so far.
16.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Andre Russell, FOUR! Chahal is under the pressure and Virat Kohli is not impressed with this ball! Short and wide again, Andre Russell cuts it past sweeper cover and gets a boundary.
16.5 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Andre Russell, Shorter ball, outside off. Cut away to sweeper cover for one.
16.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Shakib Al Hasan, Flatter ball, outside off. Punched down to sweeper cover for one. 20 from the over. 59 needed in 18.
Kyle Jamieson is into the attack now. Can he deliver for his team?
17.1 : Kyle Jamieson to Shakib Al Hasan, Slower length ball, outside off. Shakib Al Hasan drags it to long on for one.
17.2 : Kyle Jamieson to Andre Russell, SIX! Dre Russ has arrived and the Kolkata dug-out looks happy! Slower ball, in the slot. Andre Russell picks it early and smokes it over the mid-wicket fence.
17.3 : Kyle Jamieson to Andre Russell, Slower bouncer, outside off. Andre Russell misses his cut and the umpire deems this as a wide. Kyle Jamieson and Virat Kohli don't think it is a wide.
Kyle Jamieson to Andre Russell, Full ball, on the stumps. Drilled down to long on for one.
17.4 : Kyle Jamieson to Shakib Al Hasan, OUT! BOWLED! Kyle Jamieson is pumped! He sees Shakib Al Hasan move across the line and bowls a full one on the stumps. Shakib Al Hasan fails to get any bat on it and has his furniture shattered. 50 needed in 14. 
Who will come out now? Pat Cummins is the new man. He is no mug with the bat.
17.5 : Kyle Jamieson to Pat Cummins, SIX! Ho ho! That was smashed! Slower length ball, on off. Cummins picks it early and smokes it way over long on. Much needed 6 for Kolkata.
17.6 : Kyle Jamieson to Pat Cummins, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Kyle Jamieson has his revenge! Length ball, outside off. Cummins looks to trash it through the off side but only gets an edge to AB de Villiers. 44 needed from 12.
18.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Andre Russell, Full ball, outside off. Russell looks to drive but gets outside edge to third man. Doesn't take the single.
18.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Andre Russell, Well bowled! Full and fast outside off. All that Andre Russell can do is hit it to sweeper cover.
18.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Andre Russell, Another dot! Yorker outside off. Andre Russell can only dig it out.
0.0 : Who will come out to bat? Harbhajan Singh it is. Mohammed Siraj to bowl.
18.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Andre Russell, Dot again! Full and fast yorker, outside off. Russell digs it out to cover.
18.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Andre Russell, 5 dots in the 19th over, that too against Andre Russell! Short ball, on the stumps. Andre Russell ducks under it.
18.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Andre Russell, Just one from the 19th over! Full toss, on the stumps. Russell miscues his slog and gets it down to long on for one.
19.1 : Harshal Patel to Andre Russell, OUT! BOWLED! Full ball, outside off. Andre Russell goes for the drive but drags it back onto the stumps. Harshal Patel continues to impress in Chennai.
Harshal Patel to bowl the final over. He has 43 to defend.
19.2 : Varun Chakaravarthy is in now.
Harshal Patel to Varun Chakaravarthy, Yorker, on the stumps. Varun Chakaravarthy defends it.
19.3 : Harshal Patel to Varun Chakaravarthy, Shorter ball, on off. Pulled away to deep mid-wicket for one.
19.4 : Harshal Patel to Harbhajan Singh, Slower ball, outside off. Harbhajan Singh doesn't pick it and chips it towards long on for one.
19.5 : Harshal Patel to Varun Chakaravarthy, Full ball, outside off. Drilled down to mid off for one.
19.6 : Harshal Patel to Harbhajan Singh, There it is! Bangalore win 3 games in a row! Length ball, outside off. Harbhajan Singh miscues his pull to square leg for one. BANGALORE WIN BY 38 runs!
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Great performance by Bangalore! They have outplayed Kolkata in all departments and win by 38 runs. Kolkata never looked comfortable while chasing such a huge total on a tricky wicket.
Kolkata were poor with the bat. Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana and Rahul Tripathi got starts but none of them could convert them into a big score, and they lost wickets at regular intervals. Skipper Morgan and Shakib Al Hasan too got going but the target was too big for them and fell at the wrong time. In the end, Andre Russell played some big shots but couldn't chase the massive target down.
Brilliant bowling from Bangalore. Kyle Jamieson was expensive but picked up three wickets. Mohammed Siraj was economical and so were their spinners. Harshal Patel continued his great form in this game and picked up Andre Russell in the last over. They never let the game slip away from them, as they picked up wickets at regular intervals. 
Earlier in the day, a brilliant innings by Glenn Maxwell and a powerful finish by the one and only AB de Villiers powered Bangalore to a massive score of 204. Kolkata started off well with the ball but had no answers to the batting of Maxwell and AB de Villiers. In the end, the score of 204 turned out to be too big for them and they lost by 38 runs. No prizes for guessing the MAN OF THE MATCH, it is the one and only AB de Villiers.