| 0.0 : Toss Update - The coin flip lands in favor of Bengaluru and Faf du Plessis elects to BAT first. |
| Impact subs nominated by Bengaluru - Suyash Prabhudessai, Anuj Rawat, Himanshu Sharma, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Swapnil Singh. |
| Hyderabad (Playing XI) - Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen (WK), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins (C), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat (In for Washington Sundar), Mayank Markande, T Natarajan. |
| Impact subs nominated by Hyderabad -Â Umran Malik, Anmolpreet Singh, Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips, Travis Head. |
| Faf du Plessis, the skipper of Bengaluru says that they will bat first. Adds that they feel the support everywhere they go in the country. Tells that Hyderabad are playing some very good cricket and they will try to put the scoreboard pressure on them by putting up a score. Mentions that it is about enjoying your time out there and executing the plans. Informs they are unchanged. |
| Pat Cummins, the captain of Hyderabad says it's been pretty awesome and it's good to see the orange flags at home after a few away games. Says that social media has gone crazy and it feels great. Adds they will go with the same intent and will make required adjustments in the bowling. Informs Jaydev Unadkat comes in for Washington Sundar. |
| Bengaluru (Unchanged Playing XI) - Faf du Plessis (C), Virat Kohli, Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik (WK), Mahipal Lomror, Lockie Ferguson, Karn Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Yash Dayal. |
| We are all set to begin! The two umpires walk out to the middle followed by the Hyderabad players who spread out to take their respective field positions. Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis are the two openers for Bengaluru. We will see some spin straightaway as Abhishek Sharma has the new ball in his hand. Let's play... |
| 0.1 : Abhishek Sharma to Virat Kohli, FOUR! A pleasing start for Virat Kohli and Bengaluru! Sprays it on the pads on a shade fuller length and it tails it in a bit as well, Virat Kohli quickly rocks back and tucks it through square leg for a boundary. |
| 0.2 : Abhishek Sharma to Virat Kohli, Full in length, at the middle stump, Virat Kohli presents the full face of the bat and gracefully drives it with the spin to long on for a single. |
| 0.3 : Abhishek Sharma to Faf du Plessis, Full, in front of the stumps, Faf du Plessis leans onto the ball and drives it toward widish long off for a quick double. |
| 0.4 : Abhishek Sharma to Virat Kohli, Short in length, at the off stump, Virat Kohli pulls it off the back foot toward deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0.5 : Abhishek Sharma to Faf du Plessis, On a fuller length, around off, Faf du Plessis drives it straight down the ground for a single. |
| 0.6 : Abhishek Sharma to Virat Kohli, 2 runs. |
| 1.1 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! Nice shot! Over the wicket at a gentle pace, around off and short in length, Faf du Plessis stands tall and punches it sweetly through covers. Nitish Kumar Reddy chases the ball but it has got enough steam to breach the fence. |
| 0.0 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to share the attack. |
| 1.2 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Faf du Plessis, 1 run. |
| 1.3 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Virat Kohli, On a nagging length with a bit of a shape on off, Virat Kohli inside edges to the pads and the ball rolls to the left of Bhuvneshwar Kumar. |
| 1.4 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Virat Kohli, On a length, around off, Virat Kohli walks down a couple of steps and drives it on the up through covers for a single. |
| 1.5 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! Keeps it on the off stump line, and on a fuller length, Faf du Plessis picks it up with the wrists and lofts it over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 1.6 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! Another one and this is neatly timed! Just a bit of width on off and on a hard length, Faf du Plessis gets a step ahead and punches it cleanly through covers for a boundary. An expensive start for Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Bengaluru are up and running. |
| 2.1 : Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Hat-trick of boundaries for Bengaluru! Just look at those magnificent wrists coming to play! Bangs the deck on the middle and leg stump line, Virat Kohli comes forward and uppishly flicks it over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 2.2 : Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Goodness gracious! On a hard length again, around off, Virat Kohli plays it inside out over the extra cover for a boundary. What a sheer timer of the cricket ball this man is! |
| 2.3 : Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli, Attacks the stumps on a fuller length, Virat Kohli flicks it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 2.4 : Pat Cummins to Faf du Plessis, SIX! Cheeky and effective as well! Keeps attacking the woods on a fuller length, Faf du Plessis pre-meditates and uses the pace of the ball before scooping it over fine leg for a maximum. |
| 2.5 : Pat Cummins to Faf du Plessis, Short, nipping into the batter from off, Faf du Plessis pulls it toward deep square leg for a brace. T Natarajan sprints to his left and cuts the ball with his boot, and it rolls away from him. A good recovery as he saves a couple of runs. |
| 2.6 : Pat Cummins to Faf du Plessis, Back of a length on the batter's body, nipping in with the angle, Faf du Plessis again swivels to pulls along the ground towards deep square leg where T Natarajan again chases the ball sprinting from deep fine and restricts it to a couple of runs only. However, another expensive over as they manage to fetch 19 runs from it. |
| 3.1 : T Natarajan to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Eye-pleasing! Angles into the batter from middle, Virat Kohli flicks it to perfection and gets it through widish mid on for a boundary. |
| 3.2 : T Natarajan to Virat Kohli, Slows the pace on the middle and leg, on a length, Virat Kohli waits and taps it with soft hands in front of point for a quick single. |
| 3.3 : T Natarajan to Faf du Plessis, No run. |
| 3.4 : T Natarajan to Faf du Plessis, Slower bumper outside off, Faf du Plessis waits and hits it straight to covers. |
| 3.5 : T Natarajan to Faf du Plessis, OUT! TAKEN! The captain falls and Hyderabad players are relieved! |
| 0.0 : Will Jacks walks out to bat number 3. |
| 3.6 : T Natarajan to Will Jacks, Aims a yorker on off, at 135 clicks, Will Jacks squeezes it to deep point for a single to end the over. A successful one for the home side. |
| 4.1 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Will Jacks, Around the wicket, full at the stumps, Virat Kohli gets on the front foot and drives it straight back to the bowler. |
| 4.2 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Will Jacks, 1 run. |
| 4.3 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Virat Kohli, Drags the length, on middle, Virat Kohli rocks back and cuts it straight to point. |
| 4.4 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Virat Kohli, Bit of turn for Shahbaz as he bowls it into the wicket and attacks the stumps, Virat Kohli plays a defensive push to the bowler. |
| 4.5 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Virat Kohli, On a length, around off, Virat Kohli rocks back and cuts through covers for a single. |
| 4.6 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Will Jacks, Full, on the middle and off channel, Will Jacks gets ahead but stays leg side of the ball and gets down on a knee but inside edges the heave to short fine. Just a couple of runs from this over. |
| 5.1 : T Natarajan to Virat Kohli, On a length and around leg, Virat Kohli nudges it towards short fine leg for a quick single. |
| 5.2 : T Natarajan to Will Jacks, Touch fuller and on off, Will Jacks backs away but mistimes his drive towards mid off for a run. |
| 5.3 : T Natarajan to Virat Kohli, SIX! STAND AND DELIVER! |
| 5.4 : T Natarajan to Virat Kohli, Slower one, short of a length and outside off, Virat Kohli stabs it down to short covers. |
| 5.5 : T Natarajan to Virat Kohli, Pitched up, on middle, Virat Kohli drills it towards long on for one. |
| 5.6 : Mayank Markande replaces Shahbaz Ahmed. |
| 6.1 : Mayank Markande to Will Jacks, Mayank Markande starts with a floated delivery, full and on off, Will Jacks goes for the slog but ends up clubbing it down to long on for a single. |
| 6.2 : Mayank Markande to Virat Kohli, Tossed up, full and on off, Virat Kohli knocks it back to the bowler. |
| 5.6 : T Natarajan to Will Jacks, Risky single! T Natarajan takes pace off again, back of a length and on off, Will Jacks pats it down in front of mid on and sets off for the run, the fielder picks up and has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. it would been curtains for Jacks if that was a direct hit. Bengaluru are 61/1 at the end of the Powerplay! |
| 6.3 : Mayank Markande to Virat Kohli, 1 run. |
| 6.4 : Mayank Markande to Will Jacks, 1 run. |
| 6.5 : Mayank Markande to Virat Kohli, Another short delivery, on off, Virat Kohli punches it towards long off for one. |
| 6.6 : Mayank Markande to Will Jacks, OUT! BOWLED'EM! Mayank Markande strikes now! Great bit of bowling from him and he gets rid of the dangerous Will Jacks. |
| 0.0 : Rajat Patidar walks in at number 4. |
| 7.1 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Virat Kohli, Flatter, short and on middle, Virat Kohli forces it towards long on for a single. |
| 7.2 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Rajat Patidar, Tossed up, full and on middle, Rajat Patidar eases it towards long off for a single and gets off the mark. |
| 7.3 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Virat Kohli, 1 run. |
| 7.4 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Rajat Patidar, FOUR! Good shot! This is floated, full and on middle, Rajat Patidar stays in his crease firmly and smacks it over the bowler's head for a boundary. |
| 7.5 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Rajat Patidar, Pushed through quicker, fullish and on middle, Rajat Patidar swipes it on the bounce to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 7.6 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Virat Kohli, Flighted, full and on middle, angling in, Virat Kohli looks to work it away but misses and gets hit on the pads. A slight appeal for LBW, but turned down! |
| 8.2 : Mayank Markande to Rajat Patidar, Goes short and on off, Rajat Patidar pulls it towards long on for a single. |
| 8.3 : Mayank Markande to Virat Kohli, Floated, full and on middle, Virat Kohli clips it through square leg for a run. |
| 8.1 : Mayank Markande to Rajat Patidar, SIX! BOOM! Rajat Patidar is in the mood! Mayank Markande tosses it up, full and on middle, in the slot, Rajat Patidar clears his front leg and smokes it over the long on fence for a biggie. |
| 8.4 : Mayank Markande to Rajat Patidar, Flatter, full and on leg, Rajat Patidar works it through mid-wicket for another run. |
| 8.5 : Mayank Markande to Virat Kohli, 1 run. |
| 8.6 : Mayank Markande to Rajat Patidar, Quicker one, full and on off, turns away a bit, Rajat Patidar gets hurried but manages to knock it past extra covers for one more. |
| 0.0 : Strategic Break! Time for a quick breather here. Bengaluru, after opting to bat first got off to a blistering start, and much-needed so, considering the favourable conditions for the batters. Virat Kohli treated the crowd with some graceful strokes and even completed his 4000 runs in his T20 career. He stands unbeaten but Bengaluru did lose a couple of quick wickets as well. Rajat Patidar counterattacked with a couple of sixes to keep the scoring rate above tens. Hyderabad have already used si |
| 9.1 : Jaydev Unadkat to Rajat Patidar, Jaydev Unadkat begins with a slower delivery, short of a length, on middle, Rajat Patidar pulls it towards deep square leg for a single. |
| 9.2 : Jaydev Unadkat to Virat Kohli, Back of a length and on off, Virat Kohli dabs it to short third man for a run. |
| 9.3 : Jaydev Unadkat to Rajat Patidar, FOUR! Fine shot! Jaydev Unadkat goes pace off again, short and around off, Rajat Patidar waits for it for this time and swats it away towards the deep mid-wicket fence for a boundary. |
| 9.4 : Jaydev Unadkat to Rajat Patidar, On a length and on off, Rajat Patidar tries to work it away but gets an outside edge on the bounce to short third man. They cross. |
| 9.5 : Jaydev Unadkat to Virat Kohli, Slower once again, back of a length and around off, Virat Kohli punches it nicely wide of long off for a couple of runs. |
| 9.6 : Jaydev Unadkat to Virat Kohli, Touch fuller, on middle, Virat Kohli tucks it through mid-wicket for one. |
| 10.1 : Mayank Markande to Virat Kohli, Flighted-delivery, on off, and full, Virat Kohli strides ahead and drives it past mid off for a single. |
| 10.2 : Mayank Markande to Rajat Patidar, WIDE! Way outside off, Rajat Patidar leaves. Wide given. |
| 10.3 : Mayank Markande to Rajat Patidar, SIX! Sails over again! |
| 10.2 : Mayank Markande to Rajat Patidar, SIX! What a superb shot! Right into the slot on off, Rajat Patidar clears his front foot, creates some room and deposits it behind long off for a maximum. 100 up for Bengaluru. |
| 10.4 : Mayank Markande to Rajat Patidar, SIX! Make that three in a row! A wrong'un on offer, turning back from the middle, Rajat Patidar reads the ball well and rocks back before pulling it over deep mid-wicket for another biggie. He's on fire. |
| 10.5 : Mayank Markande to Rajat Patidar, SIX! Absolutely smacked! Wide of off, full in length, Rajat Patidar reaches and fetches the ball and hoists it over covers for the fourth consecutive maximum. Also, the 50-run partnership comes up in no time between these two. |
| 10.6 : Mayank Markande to Rajat Patidar, On the stumps, on a length, Rajat Patidar works it towards deep mid-wicket for an easy single to end the over. A very, very expensive over from Mayank Markande. 27 runs off it. |
| 11.1 : Pat Cummins to Rajat Patidar, Lands it outside off, on a length, Rajat Patidar stands on the bounce and cuts it neatly through covers for a single. |
| 11.2 : Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli, Hits the deck hard, outside off, Virat Kohli drives it on the up towards long off for a single. |
| 11.3 : Pat Cummins to Rajat Patidar, A full toss on the middle, Rajat Patidar flicks it along the ground toward long on for a single. Good over so far. |
| 11.4 : Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli, Takes the pace off from the ball, lands it short and away from off, Virat Kohli drags the pull shot aerially over mid-wicket. It lands ahead of deep mid-wicket on a single bounce. One taken. |
| 11.5 : Pat Cummins to Rajat Patidar, Attacks the off stump, full in length, Rajat Patidar flicks it off the inner half of the blade toward long on for a single. |
| 11.6 : Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli, What an excellent over from the skipper Pat Cummins against the pace of play! Slower short-pitched delivery outside off, Virat Kohli uppishly pulls it toward deep square leg for another single. Just six singles from this over. |
| 12.1 : Jaydev Unadkat to Virat Kohli, Around the wicket, on off, angling in on a length, Virat Kohli flicks it with soft hands and right on calls for the double as the ball rolls towards deep mid-wicket. He scampers back for the double and reaches well in time. |
| 11.6 : Jaydev Unadkat replaces Mayank Markande. |
| 12.2 : Jaydev Unadkat to Rajat Patidar, 1 run. |
| 12.3 : Jaydev Unadkat to Virat Kohli, Back of a length, slower in pace, angling in on the middle, Virat Kohli steps out and punches it toward long off for a single. |
| 12.4 : Jaydev Unadkat to Rajat Patidar, OUT! c Abdul Samad b Jaydev Unadkat. |
| 0.0 : Cameron Green is the next man in. |
| 12.5 : Jaydev Unadkat to Cameron Green, Full in length, angling in on middle, Cameron Green drives it to long on for a single. |
| 12.6 : Jaydev Unadkat to Virat Kohli, 1 run. |
| 13.1 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Virat Kohli, Another Fifty for Virat Kohli and his fourth in succession. His 53rd half-century in the Indian T20 League. Good length, around off, Virat Kohli punches it to the long off region for a single. |
| 13.2 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Cameron Green, On a dragged length, around off, Cameron Green pushes it to deep point for one. |
| 13.3 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Virat Kohli, BEATEN! Flighted ball, wide of off, Virat Kohli goes for sweep but misses and Heinrich Klaasen flashes off the bails but Kohli is well inside the crease. |
| 13.4 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Virat Kohli, 1 run. |
| 13.5 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Cameron Green, Length ball, around the middle and leg, Cameron Green forces it to long on for a single. |
| 13.6 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Virat Kohli, Around off, fired in on the off stump at 101 clicks, Virat Kohli looks to cut but inside edges it back to the keeper. |
| 0.0 : Strategic-Break! After that huge over from Mayank Markande, Hyderabad have managed to pull things back with three overs without conceding a boundary. Pat Cummins will hope that he and his bowlers can continue this and restrict their opponents under 200. Bengaluru have set Virat Kohli out there but he is struggling to find the boundaries. However, now it is time for him to take few more risks as they have good depth in their batting. An exciting phase of cricket awaits us. |
| 14.1 : Jaydev Unadkat to Cameron Green, Around the wicket, on the top of off on a length, Cameron Green stands tall and drives it down the ground for a single to the right of mid off. |
| 14.2 : Jaydev Unadkat to Virat Kohli, Play and a miss! Just in the corridor of the off stump, on a length, Virat Kohli swipes across to pull but misses to connect. |
| 14.3 : Jaydev Unadkat to Virat Kohli, Angles it on the pads on a fuller length, Virat Kohli misses to flick and the ball rolls to the off side after brushing off his back thigh pad. A leg bye taken. |
| 14.4 : Jaydev Unadkat to Cameron Green, WIDE! Way down the leg side on a fuller length, Cameron Green doesn't flick it and the Umpire signals for a Wide. |
| Jaydev Unadkat to Cameron Green, Slower outside off, on a length, Cameron Green stands on the bounce and pulls it along the carpet for a single at deep mid-wicket. |
| 14.5 : Jaydev Unadkat to Virat Kohli, OUT! c Abdul Samad b Jaydev Unadkat. |
| 14.6 : Jaydev Unadkat to Mahipal Lomror, 2 runs. |
| 0.0 : Mahipal Lomror comes out to the middle now. |
| 15.1 : Pat Cummins to Cameron Green, FOUR! Gets it through! Pat Cummins lands this back of a length and on middle, Cameron Green stands tall and heaves it away towards the deep mid-wicket fence for a boundary. Finally, a boundary after more than four overs. |
| 15.2 : Pat Cummins to Cameron Green, Goes fuller and on off, Cameron Green drives it towards long off for a single. |
| 15.3 : Pat Cummins to Mahipal Lomror, 1 run. |
| 15.4 : Pat Cummins to Cameron Green, FOUR! Another one! Pat Cummins hits the hard length this time, on middle, Cameron Green picks up the length early and thumps it wide of deep square leg for four more runs. |
| 15.5 : Pat Cummins to Cameron Green, Overpitched and on middle, Cameron Green drills it towards long on for one. |
| 15.6 : Pat Cummins to Mahipal Lomror, FOUR! Good over for Bengaluru! Pat Cummins bangs this one short and outside off, slower too, Mahipal Lomror waits for it, hops up, and ramps it over short third man for the third boundary of the over. 15 runs coming off it! |
| 16.1 : Jaydev Unadkat to Cameron Green, On a length and on middle, slower too, Cameron Green pushes it through covers and comes back for the second run quite comfortably using his long strides. |
| 16.2 : Jaydev Unadkat to Cameron Green, Back of a length and on middle, Cameron Green swats it towards long on for a single. |
| 16.3 : Jaydev Unadkat to Mahipal Lomror, Goes fuller but a bit too outside off, Mahipal Lomror leaves it alone. Wided. |
| Jaydev Unadkat to Mahipal Lomror, OUT! TAKEN! Jaydev Unadkat has three in his 100th match of this league! |
| 0.0 : Dinesh Karthik walks in at number 7. Will he be able to provide a stronger finish for his team? Let's find out... |
| 16.4 : Jaydev Unadkat to Dinesh Karthik, Fuller and on off, Dinesh Karthik taps it to the off side for a quick single. |
| 16.5 : Jaydev Unadkat to Cameron Green, FOUR! Cameron Green looks in good touch here! |
| 16.6 : Jaydev Unadkat to Cameron Green, Pitched up, on off, Cameron Green drills it towards long off for one. |
| T Natarajan (2-0-16-1) is back into the attack. He replaces Pat Cummins. |
| 17.1 : T Natarajan to Cameron Green, A low full toss, on middle, Cameron Green clips it towards deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 17.2 : T Natarajan to Dinesh Karthik, In the blockhole, on leg, Dinesh Karthik looks to whip it away but misses as the ball goes off his pads through backward square leg, A leg bye is taken. |
| 17.3 : T Natarajan to Cameron Green, Short of length and outside off, slower too, Cameron Green slaps it wide of deep point for a brace. |
| 17.4 : T Natarajan to Cameron Green, Wide! |
| T Natarajan to Cameron Green, Pitches it up, on middle, Cameron Green lofts it wide of long on for a run. |
| 17.5 : T Natarajan to Dinesh Karthik, Goes full again, on middle, angling in, Dinesh Karthik flicks it wide of deep square leg for a brace. |
| 17.6 : T Natarajan to Dinesh Karthik, FOUR! Up and over! T Natarajan lands this back of a length and around off, takes pacr off, Dinesh Karthik uses his feet well and slaps it over extra covers for a much-needed boundary. |
| Pat Cummins (3-0-40-0) to bowl the penultimate over. |
| 18.1 : Pat Cummins to Cameron Green, FOUR! Cameron Green is winning the battle against his national team skipper here. |
| 18.2 : Pat Cummins to Cameron Green, FOUR! TWO IN TWO! This one is banged into the pitch, on off, slower as well, Cameron Green makes a bit of room or himself and smashes it over extra covers for another boundary. |
| 18.3 : Pat Cummins to Cameron Green, Goes fuller and on off, Cameron Green lifts it wide of long off for a single. |
| 18.4 : Pat Cummins to Dinesh Karthik, FOUR! DK's turn now! |
| 18.5 : Pat Cummins to Dinesh Karthik, A slower bouncer, on middle, but a bit too high, Dinesh Karthik ducks under it. it is called a wide. |
| Pat Cummins to Dinesh Karthik, OUT! TAKEN! Pat Cummins gets a wicket now! |
| 0.0 : Swapnil Singh, has been brought in as the Impact Sub for Bengaluru in place of Rajat Patidar. Can he strike a few lusty blows out of the park to get Bengaluru above 200? Let's find out... |
| 18.6 : Pat Cummins to Swapnil Singh, 1 run. |
| It will be T Natarajan (3-0-27-1) to bowl the last over of the first innings. |
| 19.1 : T Natarajan to Swapnil Singh, SIX! Oh..wow! That is some shot from the Impact Player! T Natarajan serves a full toss, on middle, Swapnil Singh stays deep in his crease and whacks it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie. 200 up for Bengaluru now! |
| 19.2 : T Natarajan to Swapnil Singh, FOUR! A bit streaky but Bengaluru won't mind that! This is full and outside off, Swapnil Singh throws his bat at it and slices it over short third man for a boundary now. |
| 19.3 : T Natarajan to Swapnil Singh, Good comeback from T Natarajan! He bowls a good slower bouncer, on middle, Swapnil Singh gets deceived by the lack of pace and misses on his pull shot. However, Swapnil Singh has taken a review for a wide call. The replay shows that even though the batter is in the air that is a legal delivery. |
| 19.4 : T Natarajan to Swapnil Singh, T Natarajan follows the batter well here and serves his full, outside off, Swapnil Singh moves a long way across but mistimes his scoop wide of short fine leg. They cross. |
| 19.5 : T Natarajan to Cameron Green, Overpitched and around off, Cameron Green drills it towards long off for one. Can Swapnil Singh finish with a big one here? |
| 19.6 : T Natarajan to Swapnil Singh, OUT! TAKEN! No, he can't! T Natarajan ends with a wicket. He bowls a low full toss, on off, Swapnil Singh tries to go for the big slog but gets it from the toe-end of the bat, the ball flies in the air towards long off where Abhishek Sharma settles under it and takes a good catch. Bengaluru finishes on 206/7! |
| 0.0 : This brings us to the end of an engaging first innings and the 200-mark has been breached yet another time. Hyderabad although would not be too disappointed with themselves as they have managed to keep Bengaluru below 230 on a track that is indeed a safe haven for the batters. Bengaluru made a brave decision to bat first and the decision seemed to pay off immediately as Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis got off the blocks and set the stage on fire from the very first over. Kohli, displaying his t |
| Hyderabad's bowlers found themselves on the back foot right from the start, with the pitch clearly being a paradise for the batters. Trying to counter the onslaught, Hyderabad opted for a spin early on, but the decision backfired as the second over leaked 19 runs. In an attempt to shake up the Bengaluru lineup, Hyderabad rotated through five different bowlers within the Powerplay. Despite the onslaught, T Natarajan managed to provide a much-needed breakthrough, alleviating some pressure. The rel |
| Rajat Patidar says that the wicket is two-paced and the cutters from the pacers were hard to hit. Adds that he was not thinking of his personal milestone but of getting as many runs as possible. Mentions that he started well in that over against Markande and wanted to maximize it. Ends by saying that their bowlers should be mixing up their pace to try and defend this target. |
| Right then, Bengaluru has posted a total of 206 on the board, and as this track is an absolute belter, Hyderabad, with that extremely explosive batting order will aim to maintain their reputation of starting on aggressively. Bengaluru will try to overcome their bowling woes and target to get quick wickets inside the Powerplay. The run-chase is up next. Stay tuned... |
| ... THE RUN CHASE ... |
| We are back for Hyderabad's reply! |
| 0.1 : Will Jacks to Abhishek Sharma, Abhishek Sharma and Hyderabad are underway straightway! |
| 0.2 : Will Jacks to Travis Head, Flatter, short and on middle, Travis Head stays back and punches it to short covers. |
| 0.3 : Will Jacks to Travis Head, Darts this one full and on the pads, Travis Head clips it through mid-wicket for a run and gets off the mark. |
| 0.4 : Will Jacks to Abhishek Sharma, Quicker, full and on middle, Abhishek Sharma backs away and drives it towards short covers. |
| 0.5 : Will Jacks to Abhishek Sharma, Slower through the air, full and on middle, Abhishek Sharma taps it extra covers for one. |
| 0.6 : Will Jacks to Travis Head, OUT! c Karn Sharma b Will Jacks. |
| 0.0 : Aiden Markram walks in at number 3. Mohammed Siraj to operate from the other end for Bengaluru. |
| 1.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Abhishek Sharma, 1 run. |
| 1.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Aiden Markram, Full again and on middle, shaping in, Aiden Markram keeps it out to the leg side. |
| 1.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Aiden Markram, On a length and on off, Aiden Markram pushes it uppishly but safely towards wide of mid off for a run. |
| 1.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Abhishek Sharma, Mohammed Siraj bangs in quick bouncer but this one sails way over the batter, Abhishek Sharma leaves it alone. Wided. |
| Mohammed Siraj to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR! First boundary of the chase! Mohammed Siraj bangs this short again, on off, Abhishek Sharma goes for the pull but does not get hold of it but gets enough on it to send it over mid on for four runs. |
| 1.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Abhishek Sharma, Overpitched and on middle, Abhishek Sharma drills it towards mid on for one. |
| 1.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Aiden Markram, Pulls his length back a bit, on middle, Aiden Markram knocks it towards mid on. |
| 2.1 : Will Jacks to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR! Top shot! |
| 2.2 : Will Jacks to Abhishek Sharma, Six! |
| 2.3 : Will Jacks to Abhishek Sharma, Flighted, full and on middle, Abhishek Sharma uses his feet again and swipes it off the inside half of the bat through square leg for a brace. |
| 2.4 : Will Jacks to Abhishek Sharma, Quicker, full and on leg, Abhishek Sharma eases it towards long on for single. |
| 2.5 : Will Jacks to Aiden Markram, A bit short and on middle, Aiden Markram works it towards long on for one. |
| 2.6 : Will Jacks to Abhishek Sharma, SIX! Outta here! Will Jacks drags his length back now, on middle, Abhishek Sharma rocks back and heaves it way over the deep mid-wicket fence for another maximum. 16 runs off the over! |
| Yash Dayal replaces Mohammed Siraj. |
| 3.1 : Yash Dayal to Aiden Markram, Yash Dayal starts with a good-length delivery, on off, Aiden Markram pats it down to mid off. |
| 3.2 : Yash Dayal to Aiden Markram, Excellent stop! This is touch fuller, on off, Aiden Markram drives it nicely wide of mid off, Virat Kohli runs to his right and dives to make a fine stop. They cross. |
| 3.3 : Yash Dayal to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR! Put away! Yash Dayal bowls a high full toss, on middle, Abhishek Sharma gets a bit surprised by it but manages to smash it towards the deep mid-wicket fence, the fielder puts in a big dive but fails to reach it as the ball goes for a boundary. |
| 3.4 : Yash Dayal to Abhishek Sharma, A slower one, on a length but well outside off, Abhishek Sharma leaves it alone. It is called a wide. |
| Yash Dayal to Abhishek Sharma, OUT! c Dinesh Karthik b Yash Dayal. |
| 0.0 : Nitish Kumar Reddy is in at number 4. |
| 3.5 : Yash Dayal to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Attacks the pads, on a hard length, Nitish Kumar Reddy tucks it solidly on the pitch. |
| 3.6 : Yash Dayal to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Bangs the deck hard, on the top of the middle, Nitish Kumar Reddy skips down the track and slaps it straight back at the bowler. Yash Dayal couldn't pouch the ball as it has been hit with sheer power and puts it down. |
| 4.1 : Swapnil Singh to Aiden Markram, FOUR! Aiden Markram greets Swapnil Singh with a boundary! This is short and around off, Aiden Markram moves back and cuts it away nicely through point for a boundary. |
| 4.2 : Swapnil Singh to Aiden Markram, OUT! LBW! Swapnil Singh gets a wicket now! This is not a wicket-taking ball but everything is going Bengaluru's way here. A full toss, on middle, Aiden Markram comes down the track to slog it away but plays all over it and misses it completely to get hit on the thigh pads. There is a huge shout for LBW, and up goes the finger. Markram takes the review here. UltraEdge confirms no bat involved and Ball Tracking indicates that the South African has to go back |
| 0.0 : Heinrich Klaasen strides out to bat at number 5. Will he be able to rescue Hyderabad from the spot of bother? Let's see... |
| 4.3 : Swapnil Singh to Heinrich Klaasen, Flatter, short and on middle, Heinrich Klaasen stays back and punches it towards long off for a single to get off the mark. Oh..no! Swapnil has overstepped here and it is No Ball. Free Hit coming up... |
| Swapnil Singh to Nitish Kumar Reddy, SIX! BANG! A freebie and it has been put away! Swapnil Singh serves a juicy full toss, on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy stays back and launches it over the long on fence for a biggie. |
| 4.4 : Swapnil Singh to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shortish and on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy forces it wide of long off for a run, Virat Kohli fumbles a bit and Reddy looks for the second but is sent back, the throw comes in and Swapnil Singh flicks it at the stumps but Reddy dives in to be safe. |
| 4.5 : Swapnil Singh to Heinrich Klaasen, SIX! Heinrich Klaasen is up and running! This is flighted, full and on middle, in the slot, Heinrich Klaasen stays deep and smokes it over the bowler's head for a maximum. |
| 4.6 : Swapnil Singh to Heinrich Klaasen, OUT! TAKEN! Swapnil Singh with a massive double-strike! He gets rid of the dangerous Heinrich Klaasen now. |
| Shahbaz Ahmed is in at number 6. |
| 5.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Too full, on the middle, Nitish Kumar Reddy flicks it solidly towards deep mid-wicket and scampers back for the second. |
| 5.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Nitish Kumar Reddy, A vicious bumper, right into the batter's body, Nitish Kumar Reddy sways away from the ball's line by arching back. The ball carries well behind and Dinesh Karthik grabs it on the chest level. |
| 5.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Hits the deck hard again, around off, Nitish Kumar Reddy pats it getting ahead, straight to covers. |
| 5.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Attacks the off stump, on a length, Nitish Kumar Reddy flicks it off his wrists towards mid on and hurries for a quick single and gets home in time at the non-striker's end. |
| 5.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Shahbaz Ahmed, Full again, at the middle stump line, Shahbaz Ahmed pushes it toward deep mid-wicket for two runs. |
| 5.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Shahbaz Ahmed, Just short! Bangs the deck hard on the leg stump line, Shahbaz Ahmed climbs on the bounce and pulls it aerially over the in-field. The ball lands on a single bounce just ahead, teasing Lockie Ferguson at deep square leg fielder. A single taken. |
| 6.1 : Swapnil Singh to Shahbaz Ahmed, Around the wicket, flighted on the leg and middle corridor, on a length, Shahbaz Ahmed punches it off the back foot along the carpet to long on for a single. |
| 6.2 : Swapnil Singh to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Drags his length, slows the pace and gets the ball to turn with a few revs on it, on middle, Nitish Kumar Reddy waits and firmly tucks it to mid-wicket for one. |
| 6.3 : Swapnil Singh to Shahbaz Ahmed, Flatter and quicker on the pads, Shahbaz Ahmed tucks it off the back foot toward deep backward square leg for one. |
| 6.4 : Swapnil Singh to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Flighted through the air, angling on the middle and leg on a length, Nitish Kumar Reddy nudges it with soft hands to deep mid-wicket and takes a single. |
| 6.5 : Swapnil Singh to Shahbaz Ahmed, Across off, way away from the batter on a length, Shahbaz Ahmed reaches to it and punches it to cover-point for a single. |
| 6.6 : Swapnil Singh to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Slower through the air, on the middle and leg again, Nitish Kumar Reddy goes deep in the crease and steers it through mid-wicket for a single to end the over. Dealing in singles at the moment. |
| 7.1 : Karn Sharma to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Karn Sharma comes into the attack, sprays it on the pads, and skids on with some turn. Nitish Kumar Reddy closes the bat's face early and outside edges to covers. |
| 7.2 : Karn Sharma to Nitish Kumar Reddy, WIDE! Down leg again on a length. Wide given. |
| Karn Sharma to Nitish Kumar Reddy, OUT! b Karn Sharma. |
| 0.0 : Abdul Samad comes out to the middle now. |
| 7.3 : Karn Sharma to Abdul Samad, Slower googly, on the stumps, full in length, Abdul Samad reads the wrong'un and leans onto the ball and drives it to long on for a single. |
| 7.4 : Karn Sharma to Shahbaz Ahmed, A slider outside off on a length, Shahbaz Ahmed rocks back and punches it through covers for a single. |
| 7.5 : Karn Sharma to Abdul Samad, Short, drifting on the pads, Abdul Samad whips off his hips to deep square leg for a quick single. |
| 7.6 : Karn Sharma to Shahbaz Ahmed, Slower, on the off stump line, turning back in as well on a length, Shahbaz Ahmed covers his off stump by going back into the crease and punches it underneath the bat. A top over from Karn Sharma. A wicket and just four runs from it. |
| 8.1 : Lockie Ferguson to Abdul Samad, SIX! Ferguson gets a greet with a six! Hard length, straight on the off stump line, Abdul Samad stays tall and pulls it well over long on for a maximum. Hit with sheer power and timing. |
| 8.2 : Lockie Ferguson to Abdul Samad, Another one on the hard length, on the top of off, Abdul Samad mistimes his pull shot and gets it off the inside half of tha bat towards long on for a single. |
| 8.3 : Lockie Ferguson to Shahbaz Ahmed, Bangs hard on the deck, pitches on the leg stump line at 146.2 clicks, Shahbaz Ahmed opts out from the ball's line and ducks underneath it. |
| 8.4 : Lockie Ferguson to Shahbaz Ahmed, FOUR! Guided away to perfection! A poor short-pitched delivery on the pads, Shahbaz Ahmed nicely swivels and pulls it nicely towards deep fine leg for a boundary. |
| 8.5 : Lockie Ferguson to Shahbaz Ahmed, 1 run. |
| 8.6 : Lockie Ferguson to Abdul Samad, Back of a length, angling in from outside off clocking at 144.7. Abdul Samad guides the ball to deep point for a single to end the over. Hyderabad is navigating through unfamiliar territories at the moment as they have lost half of the side. |
| 0.0 : Strategic-Break! Even though Hyderabad have scored at a good rate but they have lost half their side as well. Now, it is up to Abdul Samad and Shahbaz Ahmed to stitch up a partnership and keep them in this chase. Bengaluru have been brilliant with the ball and they are well in control of this game. They will look to break this stand and then quickly wrap things up here. |
| 9.1 : Karn Sharma to Abdul Samad, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! A soft dismissal and Karn Sharma gets his second scalp. Bowls on a flatter trajectory, pitches on the middle and leg, turns a bit to the middle. Abdul Samad skips down the track trying to flick it to the leg side but he ends up chipping it straight back to the bowler getting it off the outer half of the willow. Karn Sharma does the rest and takes a good catch. Bengaluru is right on the top at the moment. |
| 9.2 : Karn Sharma to Pat Cummins, Flat, outside off on a length, Pat Cummins leaves it alone. |
| 9.3 : Karn Sharma to Pat Cummins, Tossed up on the middle, Pat Cummins flicks it to deep square leg for a brace. |
| 9.1 : Captain Pat Cummins walks out to bat with his side in huge trouble. |
| 9.4 : Karn Sharma to Pat Cummins, On the top of the middle, flat and quick, Pat Cummins slaps it through the right of the bowler. Will Jacks runs and slides to save a certain boundary. Well fielded. |
| 9.5 : Karn Sharma to Shahbaz Ahmed, A leg-break, turning into the middle, Shahbaz drives it back to the bowler. |
| 9.6 : Karn Sharma to Shahbaz Ahmed, Length ball, turning in from outside off, Shahbaz Ahmed cuts it to deep backward point for one to end the over. |
| 10.1 : Swapnil Singh to Shahbaz Ahmed, Flatter, short and outside off, Shahbaz Ahmed stabs it to short third man. |
| 10.2 : Swapnil Singh to Shahbaz Ahmed, Tossed up, full and on middle, Shahbaz Ahmed clips it towards long on for a single. |
| 10.3 : Swapnil Singh to Pat Cummins, Flighted, full and on off, Pat Cummins eases it towards long off for another run, |
| 10.4 : Swapnil Singh to Shahbaz Ahmed, 1 run. |
| 10.5 : Swapnil Singh to Pat Cummins, SIX! Just over! Swapnil Singh drags his length back, on middle, Pat Cummins rocks back and pulls it towards the deep mid-wicket fence, Cameron Green runs to his left and leaps up but the ball just sails over his outstreched left hand for a biggie. |
| 10.6 : Swapnil Singh to Pat Cummins, SIX MORE! Flighted, full and on middle, Pat Cummins takes a stride forward and dispatched it over the wide long on fence for another biggie. |
| 11.1 : Karn Sharma to Shahbaz Ahmed, Tossed up, full and on off, Shahbaz Ahmed sweeps it towards deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 11.2 : Karn Sharma to Pat Cummins, FOUR! Pat Cummins has changed gears here! This is flatter, short and around leg, Pat Cummins pulls it wide of deep backward square leg, the fielder dives to his left but the ball wins the race to the boundary. |
| 11.3 : Karn Sharma to Pat Cummins, SIX! Up, up and away! Karn Sharma lands this one short and around middle, Pat Cummins has enough time to move on the back foot and smashes it over the deep mid-wicket fence for another maximum. |
| 11.4 : Karn Sharma to Pat Cummins, Flighted, full and on off, Pat Cummins goes for the slog-sweep but gets an inside edge onto his pads as the ball rolls to the leg side. They cross. |
| 11.5 : Karn Sharma to Shahbaz Ahmed, Quicker, full and on off, Shahbaz Ahmed drills it towards long off for one. |
| 11.6 : Karn Sharma to Pat Cummins, Floated, full and on middle, Pat Cummins swipes it wide of deep square leg for a brace. 15 runs off the over! |
| 12.1 : Yash Dayal to Shahbaz Ahmed, Back of a length and on off, Shahbaz Ahmed pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 11.6 : Yash Dayal (1-0-6-1) is back into the attack. He replaces Swapnil Singh. |
| 12.2 : Yash Dayal to Pat Cummins, Fuller and on off, angling in, Pat Cummins looks to drive but toe-ends it back towards the keeper, Dinesh Karthik dives to his right to make a half-stop. They cross. |
| 12.3 : Yash Dayal to Shahbaz Ahmed, A full toss, outside off, Shahbaz Ahmed slices it towards deep point for another run. |
| 12.4 : Yash Dayal to Pat Cummins, No run. |
| 12.5 : Yash Dayal to Pat Cummins, Nice change of pace! Yash Dayal bowls a good slower bouncer, Pat Cummins gets beaten by the lack of pace and misses his pull. |
| 12.6 : Yash Dayal to Pat Cummins, Pitched up, on the pads, Pat Cummins clips it to deep square leg for one. |
| 0.0 : Bowling option number 7 for Bengaluru. Cameron Green has been introduced into the attack for the first time. |
| 13.1 : Cameron Green to Pat Cummins, Cameron Green starts with a bouncer, on middle, but too high, Pat Cummins tries to ramp it away but misses. Wided. |
| Cameron Green to Pat Cummins, OUT! TAKEN! Cameron Green strikes! Pat Cummins' nice little cameo comes to an end now. This is one banged into the pitch, outside off, slower too, Pat Cummins backs away and tries to ramp again but fails to get the power on the shot, the ball goes in the air behind point where Mohammed Siraj backtracks and takes a fine catch. Bengaluru three wickets away from the win now! |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar is in at number 9. |
| 13.2 : Cameron Green to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Full and on off, Bhuvneshwar Kumar drives it to short covers where the fielder makes a good stop. |
| 13.3 : Cameron Green to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Just short! |
| 13.4 : Cameron Green to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Fullish and on middle, Bhuvneshwar Kumar drills it towards long on for a single. |
| 13.5 : Cameron Green to Shahbaz Ahmed, Full again and on leg, Shahbaz Ahmed clips it to short fine leg for one. |
| 13.6 : Cameron Green to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, BEATEN! Cameron Green lands this on a good length and on off, Bhuvneshwar Kumar tries to push it away but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 14.1 : Karn Sharma to Shahbaz Ahmed, Tossed up, full and on middle, Shahbaz Ahmed sweeps it towards deep square leg for a single. |
| 13.6 : Karn Sharma (3-0-23-2) is back into the attack to bowl his final over. |
| 14.3 : Karn Sharma to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, DROPPED! Karn Sharma flights this up, full and on off, Bhuvneshwar Kumar tries to drive on the up, but gets an outside edge towards first slip, Cameron Green hops up and gets a hand to it but spills it out. |
| 14.4 : Karn Sharma to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, No run. |
| 14.2 : Karn Sharma to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Swing and a miss! This is floated, full and on off, Bhuvneshwar Kumar goes for the slog-sweep but fails to connect. Cameron Green at first slip thinks he has heard something and Bengaluru takes the review. UltraEdge confirms no bat involved and Bengaluru loses the review. |
| 14.5 : Karn Sharma to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Four! |
| 14.6 : Karn Sharma to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Slower through the air, full and outside of, turns away too, Bhuvneshwar Kumar tries to go for the big shot but misses. Wided. |
| Karn Sharma to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Gives this one some more air, full and on middle, Bhuvneshwar Kumar blocks it out. |
| 0.0 : Strategic Break! Well, Bengaluru is right on the top in this game and the bowlers have garnered timely wickets. Karn Sharma just finished his quota of four overs ending with a brilliant 2-wicket haul. Hyderabad is in deep trouble as they still need 75 runs off the last 30 deliveries. Bengaluru just might have presented a template for the other teams to make the team in orange bat second. With just three wickets away, Bengaluru will aim to wrap up things quickly now. |
| 15.1 : Cameron Green to Shahbaz Ahmed, Slants it across off on a length, Shahbaz Ahmed slams it on the up towards deep extra cover for a single. Anuj Rawat trips over the stumps at the striker's end in the process to collect the ball from the deep. |
| 15.2 : Cameron Green to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, EDGED AND FOUR! Will do for Bhuvi! On off, fuller in length, nipping away a bit on a cross seam. Bhuvneshwar Kumar throws his bat and swings wildly getting a leading edge to the boundary at deep third. |
| 15.3 : Cameron Green to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Four! |
| 15.4 : Cameron Green to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Surprises him with a deliberate bumper on the stumps, Bhuvneshwar Kumar somehow negotiates it well and manages to fend it just ahead of covers. |
| 15.5 : Cameron Green to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, OUT! c Mohammed Siraj b Cameron Green. |
| 15.6 : Cameron Green to Jaydev Unadkat, Full toss on offer, on middle and leg, Jaydev Unadkat pushes it to mid off for none. End of another successful over for Cameron Green. |
| 0.0 : Jaydev Unadkat comes out to the middle now. |
| 16.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Shahbaz Ahmed, Off-cutter, slanting on the length across off, Shahbaz Ahmed punches it straight to extra cover. |
| 15.6 : Mohammed Siraj replaces Karn Sharma. |
| 16.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Shahbaz Ahmed, Banged in short, on the bodyline, Shahbaz Ahmed pulls it up in the air getting a top edge. The ball flies over the third-yard circle and lands in the safe zone just ahead of Virat Kohli who chases it from deep mid-wicket. They cross. |
| 16.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Jaydev Unadkat, Yorker, on leg, Jaydev Unadkat exposes his stumps looking to hit through the off side but misses. |
| 16.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Jaydev Unadkat, 1 run. |
| 16.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Shahbaz Ahmed, Full, outside off, Shahbaz Ahmed carves it to deep cover for a single. |
| 16.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Jaydev Unadkat, A low full toss on the knee length at the pads, Jaydev Unadkat clears his front leg and slaps it straight to Mohammed Siraj one bounce off the toe-end of the bat. 63 needed off 18 now. |
| 17.1 : Lockie Ferguson to Shahbaz Ahmed, SIX! Smashed into the stands! Short in length from Lockie Ferguson, across off, Shahbaz Ahmed gets ahead and drags the pull with a full flow and deposits it into the stands behind deep mid-wicket. |
| 17.2 : Lockie Ferguson to Shahbaz Ahmed, Short again, on middle and off, Shahbaz Ahmed pulls and finds Will Jacks at deep mid-wicket. Jacks slides to his right to attempt the catch but the ball drops short ahead of him. None taken. |
| 17.3 : Lockie Ferguson to Shahbaz Ahmed, Bouncer again, across off, Shahbaz Ahmed pulls it again to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 17.4 : Lockie Ferguson to Shahbaz Ahmed, Full, outside off, Shahbaz Ahmed drives through the air between cover-point for a single. |
| 17.5 : Lockie Ferguson to Jaydev Unadkat, FOUR! Nicely pulled away! Ferguson follows the batter and bangs it short in length, on the shoulder level of Unadkat. He bends low a bit and pulls the bat in the air for a boundary toward deep fine leg. |
| 17.6 : Lockie Ferguson to Jaydev Unadkat, Slower bumper outside off, Jaydev Unadkat pulls it wide of long on for a couple of runs. 48 runs needed off the last 12 deliveries. |
| 18.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Shahbaz Ahmed, Slanting across off and pitches it on a length, Shahbaz Ahmed aerially plays it toward deep point for a single. |
| 18.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Shahbaz Ahmed, A low full toss, wide of off, Shahbaz Ahmed drives it to long off for an easy single. |
| 18.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Jaydev Unadkat, Yorker pitching outside leg, Jaydev Unadkat bends low and tries to jam it but the ball goes through between his legs to the keeper. |
| 18.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Jaydev Unadkat, WIDE! Slower bouncer on almost the helmet level of the batter. Jaydev Unadkat misses to flick and the ball carries to the keeper. Oh, wait! Faf du Plessis has sent it upstairs challenging the on-field decision for giving it as a Wide. The TV Umpire confirms after checking the side-on replay that the ball is passing well over the batter's helmet. The TV Umpire also summons for the UltraEdge that confirms a flat line when the ball passes near the bat. On-fi |
| Mohammed Siraj to Jaydev Unadkat, On the pads, full in length, Jaydev Unadkat tries to hit it to the leg side but misses. The ball deflects off his pads to fine leg and they cross for a leg bye. |
| 18.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Shahbaz Ahmed, Short, outside off, Shahbaz Ahmed pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 18.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Jaydev Unadkat, No run. |
| 19.1 : Yash Dayal to Shahbaz Ahmed, Wide yorker outside off, Shahbaz Ahmed drives it along the ground straight down the ground to the left of long off and takes a brace. |
| 0.0 : Yash Dayal to bowl the last over. |
| 19.2 : Yash Dayal to Shahbaz Ahmed, Slower, outside off, on a short length, Shahbaz Ahmed lets it go and demands for a Wide but the umpire doesn't flinch a bit. |
| 19.3 : Yash Dayal to Shahbaz Ahmed, WIDE! Oh, dear! Yash Dayal has pitches it way, way outside off and even beyond the tramline. Umpires discuss whether it's a no ball. But eventually gives it as a Wide. |
| Yash Dayal to Shahbaz Ahmed, WIDE! Down leg, Shahbaz Ahmed misses to sweep and the Umpire stretches his arms for a Wide. |
| Yash Dayal to Shahbaz Ahmed, Fuller in length, outside off, Shahbaz Ahmed goes up and over covers for a couple of runs. |
| 19.4 : Yash Dayal to Shahbaz Ahmed, Slow, outside off, on a length, Shahbaz Ahmed waits and guides it point but doesn't run for a single. |
| 19.5 : Yash Dayal to Shahbaz Ahmed, Wide of off, fuller in length, Shahbaz Ahmed drives it uppishly and flatly to widish long on for a single. |
| 19.6 : Yash Dayal to Jaydev Unadkat, Done and dusted! Bengaluru win a famous win and finally, they break the streak of defeats with this convincing performance. |
| 0.0 : BENGALURU FINALLY GET THIER SECOND WIN OF THE SEASON! After losing six straight matches, they have managed to put up a clinical performance and take down one of the dangerous sides this season quite comfortably. That is why this is the most competitive league in the world as anyone can beat anyone at any time. Hyderabad will be disappointed with the way they approached this chase and only have themselves to blame here. |
| Hyderabad needed their openers to give them a good start in the Powerplay but suffered a huge blow when Travis Head departed in the first over. Abhishek Sharma did hit a few lusty blows to counter-attack but he too was dismissed inside the Powerplay. In a crazy fifth over, they collected 19 runs but lost both Aiden Markram and Heinrich Klaasen which put them on the back foot. It was then up to the two young Indians, Shahbaz Ahmed and Nitish Kumar Reddy to rescue them out of that troubling |
| Bengaluru, on the other hand, marked their 250th Indian T20 League game with a victory. They were excellent with the ball, especially in the Powerplay and everything worked for them. They started with Will Jacks who got the massive wicket of Travis Head in the first over. Yash Dayal followed it up by getting rid of the dangerous Abhishek Sharma. The Impact Player Swapnil Singh then made a massive impact by getting both Aiden Markram and Heinrich Klaasen in the same over which put the visit |
| Earlier in the game, Bengaluru posted a good total on the board courtesy of a couple of good half-centuries from Rajat Patidar and Virat Kohli along with a two good cameos from Faf du Plessis and Cameron Green. Jaydev Unadkat was the pick of the bowlers in his 100th match with three wickets while T Natarajan got a couple of scalps. Pat Cummins and Mayank Markande also chipped in with one but were a bit expensive. While chasing, they had their worst Powerplay of this season and never reall |
| Cameron Green is up for a chat. He says that it's alway nice to get the win and feels pretty good. On being asked about batting first, he credits the captain Faf and the coach for taking the brave decision. He adds that it's too early in his career and he's trying to working out things with the bat but says he enjoys to bat. Adds they have got a couple of day's break before the next game and they'll keep up with this performance. |
| Presentation Time ... |
| Pat Cummins, the captain of Hyderabad says that it was not an ideal outing for them and it just didn't go their way. Reckons maybe a few more runs were given the ball. Also says that they lost too many early wickets coming into the chase. He says he doesn't think that batting second was the reason for the defeat. |
| Faf du Plessis, the victorious skipper of Bengaluru is up for a chat. |
| Who is the Player of the Match? |
| Right then, that is it from this one-sided encounter where Bengaluru ends the winning streak of Hyderabad and stays alive in the tournament. However, the action in the Indian T20 League continues on 26th April, Friday as Kolkata takes on Punjab at the iconic Eden Gardens. The match will begin at 7.30 pm IST (2 pm GMT), but as you know, you an always join us early for all the build-up to the game. Until then, cheers and goodbye! |
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