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Lucknow vs Bangalore Live Commentary, Match 43, Indian Premier League, 2023, May 1, 2023

RCB 126/9 (20)
Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Lucknow Super Giants by 18 runs
LSG 108/10 (19.5)
Match over
Royal Challengers Bangalore Inning Lucknow Super Giants Inning
0.0 : TOSS - Bangalore have won the toss and will BAT first!
Faf du Plessis says they will bat first. Reckons it might turn a little more in the second half. Informs he is fine and Josh Hazlewood comes in. Also adds Anuj Rawat comes in for Shahbaz Ahmed. Mentions his squad is well suited for such conditions but they need to bat well.
KL Rahul says it is going to be hard work with the bat for both teams. Informs they have one change as they get in Krishnappa Gowtham for Avesh Khan. Reckons spin will be used more than pace. Ends by saying they need to hold their nerve and come out good in crunch moments.
BANGALORE (Playing XI) - Faf du Plessis (C), Virat Kohli, Anuj Rawat, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik (WK), Suyash Prabhudessai, Wanindu Hasaranga, Karn Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Josh Hazlewood.
LUCKNOW (Playing XI) - KL Rahul (C), Kyle Mayers, Marcus Stoinis, Krunal Pandya, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran (WK), Krishnappa Gowtham, Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Amit Mishra, Yash Thakur.
Impact Players for Bangalore - Harshal Patel, Sonu Yadav, Michael Bracewell, Vyshak Vijay Kumar, Shahbaz Ahmed.
Impact Players for Lucknow -  Ayush Badoni, Daniel Sams, Quinton de Kock, Prerak Mankad, Avesh Khan.
We are all set for action. Final few key words from KL Rahul to his team before they stride out. Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli are ready to open for Bangalore. The spinners dominate on this pitch and it is spin to start, Krunal Pandya will bowl first. A slip in place. Let's go...
0.6 : Marcus Stoinis to bowl from the other end.
KL Rahul is struggling. This does not look good for Lucknow. The physios are helping but KL Rahul is not able to get up. Now he does get up and gingerly walks off the field. However, Rahul is not looking fine here. 
Krunal Pandya is leading Lucknow for now.
Ravi Bishnoi to bowl now.
0.1 : Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Off the mark! Some turn and bounce already here! This one lands outside off and spins away, it shoots off as well. Kohli has a poke and gets an outside edge past backward point.
0.2 : Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, Flat and outside off, it is punched to cover.
0.3 : Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, This one skids on, angling on the pads. Kohli fails to flick and gets hit on the pads.
0.4 : Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, Tossed up on middle and leg. Kohli tucks it to square leg.
0.5 : Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, Fuller and outside off, this is pushed to long off for a single.
0.6 : Krunal Pandya to Faf du Plessis, Quicker one, around off, unexpected bounce for Faf Du Plessis as he nudges it to mid on.
Strategic Time-Out! This is a very slow pitch and hard to face spinners here. Bangalore have done well to not lose any wickets. It feels like they will try and target the seamers more while Lucknow will look to keep it as slow on this pitch as possible. 
6.5 : Amit Mishra to Virat Kohli, Fuller and around off, worked to long on for one.
6.6 : Amit Mishra to Faf du Plessis, Flat and outside off, Faf Du Plessis punches it wide of deep cover for a couple.
Yash Thakur is into the attack.
7.1 : Yash Thakur to Virat Kohli, Wide! Starts with a bouncer on middle. Kohli leaves for a wide. 50 up!
Yash Thakur to Virat Kohli, Well bowled! Yash Thakur rolls his finger on this one, full and outside off. Kohli swings and misses.
7.2 : Yash Thakur to Virat Kohli, Short and on middle. Kohli defends. 
7.3 : Yash Thakur to Virat Kohli, Good bowling from Yash! Short again but well wide of off. Kohli slashes and misses.
7.4 : Yash Thakur to Virat Kohli, Wide! Just too wide this time, outside the tramline, left alone by Kohli.
Yash Thakur to Virat Kohli, FOUR! LOVELY! Pitches it up, outside off. Kohli leans and drives it through covers for four. A welcome boundary. 
7.5 : Yash Thakur to Virat Kohli, Good length delivery, outside off, this is played to long on for one.
7.6 : Yash Thakur to Faf du Plessis, Outside off, this is tapped to point. Apart from that one delivery, this is a good start by Yash Thakur.
8.1 : Ravi Bishnoi to Virat Kohli, Tossed up on off, Kohli drops it through point for a single.
8.2 : Ravi Bishnoi to Faf du Plessis, Darted on the pads, nudged to deep mid-wicket for one.
8.3 : Ravi Bishnoi to Virat Kohli, A googly on middle. Kohli drills it to long on for one.
8.4 : Ravi Bishnoi to Faf du Plessis, Full and on middle, wrong 'un again. Faf Du Plessis tucks it to square leg and calls for the second. Excellent.
8.5 : Ravi Bishnoi to Faf du Plessis, Fuller and outside off, pushed through covers for a single.
8.6 : Ravi Bishnoi to Virat Kohli, OUT! STUMPED! KOHLI GOES! Brilliant from Bishnoi. He anticipated really well. Ravi Bishnoi sees Kohli dance down the track and slows it up, bowls it full and outside off. Kohli had to reach for it but misses and Nicholas Pooran quickly pulls off the bails. The spinners keeping things tight here.
Anuj Rawat comes to the middle.
9.1 : Krishnappa Gowtham to Faf du Plessis, Flat and on middle, nudged to square leg for a single.
9.2 : Krishnappa Gowtham to Anuj Rawat, Slower in the air, outside off, Rawat looks to push but misses.
9.3 : Krishnappa Gowtham to Anuj Rawat, Short and outside off, this is cut to deep point for one.
9.4 : Krishnappa Gowtham to Faf du Plessis, Shorter and on middle. Faf Du Plessis punches it to cover. He wants a run here but is sent back.
9.5 : Krishnappa Gowtham to Faf du Plessis, On middle, this is tucked to square leg for one.
9.6 : Krishnappa Gowtham to Anuj Rawat, Full and outside off, Rawat blocks. Superb start for Krishnappa Gowtham as well. Lucknow will be happy at the halfway mark.
10.1 : Ravi Bishnoi to Faf du Plessis, On middle, this is worked to deep mid-wicket for one.
10.2 : Ravi Bishnoi to Anuj Rawat, On off, Anuj Rawat keeps it out.
10.3 : Ravi Bishnoi to Anuj Rawat, Shorter and outside off, this is cut late past point for a couple.
10.4 : Ravi Bishnoi to Anuj Rawat, Quicker from Ravi Bishnoi on middle and Anuj Rawat defends.
10.5 : Ravi Bishnoi to Anuj Rawat, Full and on off. Rawat slog-sweeps it to deep mid-wicket. A bit of misfield in the deep by Prerak Mankad but gives himself a chance by hitting the stumps at the bowler's end. Faf Du Plessis was well in.
10.6 : Ravi Bishnoi to Anuj Rawat, Around off, this is stroked through covers for one.
11.1 : Krishnappa Gowtham to Anuj Rawat, Slow, short and outside off, Rawat slaps it to deep cover for a single.
11.2 : Krishnappa Gowtham to Faf du Plessis, Flat and on off, Faf Du Plessis nudges it to deep square leg for one more.
11.3 : Krishnappa Gowtham to Anuj Rawat, Extra bounce this time, full and outside off. Rawat slaps it through point and collects a brace. 
11.4 : Krishnappa Gowtham to Anuj Rawat, OUT! TAKEN! Rawat's struggle comes to an end! He was sent in to do some damage but fails in the process. Krishnappa Gowtham bowls it short, slow and outside off. It was there to be hit but Anuj Rawat fails to power and finds Kyle Mayers at deep mid-wicket.
Glenn Maxwell comes in.
11.5 : Krishnappa Gowtham to Glenn Maxwell, On the pads, Glenn Maxwell whips but finds short fine leg.
11.6 : Krishnappa Gowtham to Glenn Maxwell, THREE RUNS! Outside off, this is cut to deep cover. Kyle Mayers runs to his right, covers a lot of ground and dives to save a single. 
12.2 : Ravi Bishnoi to Faf du Plessis, QUICK SINGLE! On the pads, it is helped to short fine leg for one.
12.1 : Ravi Bishnoi to Glenn Maxwell, Fuller and outside off. Glenn Maxwell smashes it to long off for one.
12.3 : Ravi Bishnoi to Glenn Maxwell, This is full and around off. Glenn Maxwell prods and defends.
12.4 : Ravi Bishnoi to Glenn Maxwell, OUT! LBW! That looks out and it is given out! Glenn Maxwell reviews it though. He thinks height has saved him here. Ultra Edge shows no bat. Ball Tracking shows umpire's call on the wicket's hitting and Glenn Maxwell has to go. Big wicket for Lucknow and Ravi Bishnoi is mixing things really well here. Bowls it flat and on middle. Glenn Maxwell goes for the reverse-hit but misses and gets hit on the pads. Pressure on the skipper as Bangalore keep on losin
12.5 : Ravi Bishnoi to Suyash Prabhudessai, Tossed up on off, Prabhudessai looks to sweep but top edges it to square leg where it lands safely. One.
12.6 : Ravi Bishnoi to Faf du Plessis, On middle, this is hit to square leg for one more.
13.1 : Krunal Pandya to Faf du Plessis, Too full on middle, flicked to deep mid-wicket for one.
13.2 : Krunal Pandya to Suyash Prabhudessai, Around off, Prabhudessai punches it to long off for one.
13.3 : Krunal Pandya to Faf du Plessis, Fuller and on leg, this is knocked through covers for a single.
13.4 : Krunal Pandya to Suyash Prabhudessai, Slower, shorter and on middle. Prabhudessai tries to reverse-hit this time but misses. An appeal but looked like will bounce over the stumps.
13.5 : Krunal Pandya to Suyash Prabhudessai, Shorter and on middle, Prabhudessai bunts it to mid-wicket for a couple.
13.6 : Krunal Pandya to Suyash Prabhudessai, Overthrow! Lands on middle and spins away. Prabhudessai gets a leading edge to point. The batters take a quick single as the fielder has a shy at the bowler's end. No back up standing and they get one more.
14.1 : Amit Mishra to Faf du Plessis, Full and on middle, eased to long on for one.
14.2 : Amit Mishra to Suyash Prabhudessai, Slower ball, outside off. Prabhudessai tries to reverse-hit but again misses to get hit on the body.
14.3 : Amit Mishra to Suyash Prabhudessai, OUT! GONE! Amit Mishra floats it on middle, a bit of extra bounce. Prabhudessai goes back and tries to go over long off but mistimes. Krishnappa Gowtham in the deep misjudges the flight but eventually dives forward to take the catch. 
14.4 : Amit Mishra to Dinesh Karthik, Fuller and on off, a googly. Karthik works it to long on for one.
14.5 : Amit Mishra to Faf du Plessis, This is full and on off, it is drilled to long on for a single.
14.6 : Amit Mishra to Dinesh Karthik, A leggie, full and outside off, Karthik taps it to point. 
15.1 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Faf du Plessis, A slower bumper on middle. Faf du Plessis miscues his pull shot to fine leg for a single. 
6.4 : It has started to drizzle and the groundsmen are ready with the covers. 
15.2 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Dinesh Karthik, Length ball, outside off, Karthik looks to push but misses.
4.1 : Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, Slower one on middle, Kohli turns it to mid-wicket for a single.
4.2 : Krunal Pandya to Faf du Plessis, A single again! On middle, this is hit to deep square leg for one.
4.3 : Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, Tossed up on off, it is pushed to long off for one.
4.4 : Krunal Pandya to Faf du Plessis, Flat, angling on middle. Faf du Plessis chips it to mid on as the fielder picks up on a bounce.
4.5 : Krunal Pandya to Faf du Plessis, Around off, this is lofted to long off for one more. 
4.6 : Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, Full and on middle, Virat flicks it to square leg for a single. Three quick overs from Pandya, just 5 off this one.
5.1 : Ravi Bishnoi to Virat Kohli, Slider, quicker and on the pads, kept out.
15.2 : Update - 8.49 pm IST (3.19 pm GMT) - The drizzle has got a lot heavy and the covers are on. The rain was on the radar and the players are walking off the field. 
Ravi Bishnoi to Virat Kohli, Tad short on off, Kohli punches it to cover.
5.3 : Ravi Bishnoi to Virat Kohli, This is full and outside off, Kohli drags it to deep mid-wicket for one.
5.4 : Ravi Bishnoi to Faf du Plessis, Too full and on middle, Faf Du Plessis drills it down to long on for one.
5.5 : Ravi Bishnoi to Virat Kohli, Short and slanting down leg. Kohli whips it past square leg and the man at deep mid-wicket runs a lot of ground to keep it down to two.
5.6 : Ravi Bishnoi to Virat Kohli, 5 runs of this one! On middle, Kohli hits it to long on for a single. 
6.1 : Amit Mishra to Virat Kohli, Flatter and on middle, Kohli knocks it to long on for one.
6.2 : Amit Mishra to Faf du Plessis, Stays low off the pitch! On off, this is bunted to deep mid-wicket for one.
6.3 : Amit Mishra to Virat Kohli, Full and on middle, drilled to long on for one.
6.4 : Amit Mishra to Faf du Plessis, Outside off, Faf Du Plessis slaps it to deep cover for one.
15.2 : Good news! It has stopped raining. We should get some positive updates soon. Play to resume at 9.15 pm IST (3.45 pm GMT).
6.4 : Strategic Time-Out! A lot depends on Faf du Plessis from hereon. He will try to play the anchor role but others need to find a way to get boundaries. As suggested earlier, it is hard to bat on and the Lucknow bowlers have done brilliantly till now. They need to end well though. 
15.2 : Resumption! Thankfully, it was not a long halt as we are back with the action. Naveen-ul-Haq to finish his over...
15.3 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Dinesh Karthik, FOUR! A boundary after around 7 overs! Shorter and on off, Karthik pulls it to deep mid-wicket for four.
15.4 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Dinesh Karthik, Length ball on off, Karthik blocks back to the bowler.
15.5 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Dinesh Karthik, Slower one, outside off, Karthik hits it to point for one more.
15.6 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Faf du Plessis, 7 off the over! Length ball, outside off, Faf du Plessis strokes it to deep cover for a single.
16.2 : Amit Mishra to Dinesh Karthik, SIX! The break has worked for Karthik! Drops it short and outside off. Karthik takes on as he pulls it over cow corner.
16.1 : Amit Mishra to Faf du Plessis, 100 up! Outside off, Faf du Plessis knocks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
16.3 : Amit Mishra to Dinesh Karthik, Too full and on middle, tucked to long on for one.
16.4 : Amit Mishra to Faf du Plessis, Full again and this is hit down to long on for a couple.
16.5 : Amit Mishra to Faf du Plessis, OUT! TAKEN! Brilliant catch from Pandya and Amit Mishra roars as he ends the over well. This is full and outside off, lands and spins away. Faf du Plessis tries to heave but gets a top edge to cover. Krunal Pandya was standing across, he runs to his right and holds onto the skier.
16.6 : Amit Mishra to Mahipal Lomror, Fuller and outside off, pushed to long off for one.
17.1 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Mahipal Lomror, Length ball on off, this is nudged to mid-wicket for just one.
17.2 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Dinesh Karthik, Slower, short ball, outside off, cut to point for one more.
17.3 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Mahipal Lomror, A slower bumper on middle, Mahipal Lomror pulls it to deep square leg. One.
17.4 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Dinesh Karthik, This is full and outside off. Karthik looks to push but gets an outside edge to short third man.
17.5 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Mahipal Lomror, OUT! LBW! Naveen-ul-Haq shouts for LBW and he gets his man. It is taken upstairs to check. This is on a length and around off from around the wicket. Mahipal Lomror steps across to nudge it but misses and gets hit on the pads. This one actually nips in off the deck. No bat there clearly. Ball Tracking shows the impact is umpire's call while the wickets are hitting. The on-field call stays. Only Naveen-ul-Haq was appealing for this one. Mahipal Lomror go
17.6 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Wanindu Hasaranga, Length and on off, dropped to point for one.
18.1 : Yash Thakur to Wanindu Hasaranga, A bouncer, outside off. Wanindu Hasaranga fails to get his bat on it.
18.2 : Yash Thakur to Wanindu Hasaranga, Length ball, outside off, this is pushed to long off for one.
18.3 : Yash Thakur to Dinesh Karthik, A full toss on middle, this is flicked to deep square leg for a single.
18.4 : Yash Thakur to Wanindu Hasaranga, OUT! Karthik is RUN OUT! That is some incredible work from Yash! Karthik goes and that will make a lot of difference to the final score. Length and on off, Wanindu Hasaranga plays it back to Thakur who was aware that Karthik was pushing for a run. Yash Thakur picks up, turns and hits the stumps at his side. Karthik slips as well, as he tries to rush back but Yash Thakur would have still got the better of him.
18.5 : Yash Thakur to Wanindu Hasaranga, On middle, this is hit to square leg for one.
18.6 : Yash Thakur to Karn Sharma, Length and on off, this is punched through point for a couple. Misfield helps in the field. 
19.1 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Wanindu Hasaranga, Fuller and on middle, nudged to square leg for a single.
19.2 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Karn Sharma, OUT! TAKEN! A slower length ball, outside off, Karn Sharma tries to cut it over point but balloons it for Krishnappa Gowtham to take a simple catch. All going downhill for Bangalore.
19.3 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Mohammed Siraj, OUT! A full ball, outside off. Mohammed Siraj shuffles way across to paddle it but seems to miss it. Nicholas Pooran this time puts up an appeal and feels there is something on it. Lucknow take it upstairs. Tell you what, the UltraEdge shows there is indeed some part of the gloves and Mohammed Siraj has to go. Nicholas Pooran knew. Superb review.
19.4 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Josh Hazlewood, Length and on middle, it is blocked. No Hat-trick for Naveen-ul-Haq.
19.5 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Josh Hazlewood, Length and outside off, Josh Hazlewood knocks it to cover for one.
19.6 : A struggling inning from Bangalore! Faf du Plessis was aware of what this pitch will offer as he chose to bat first but still, it feels like they are 15-20 runs short. Bangalore were off to a good start which was key on this slow pitch but once Kohli fell, the wickets kept on falling from one end. Faf du Plessis was feeling helpless at the other end. Even though he stayed for a long time, he didn't make a lot of difference. To wrap it up for Bangalore, only three players got a double-digit sco
Lucknow will be really happy. They would have taken this score at the start. The spinners were the go-to bowlers on this pitch and they have done an excellent job. Ravi Bishnoi, Amit Mishra and Krishnappa Gowtham claimed five wickets together while Naveen-ul-Haq with his slower ones got three wickets. A really good job by Lucknow.
Right then! Not a big total but Lucknow have to be cautious with the chase. Still no news on KL Rahul but we feel Lucknow should chase this down without his help. Stay tuned.
Faf du Plessis is up for a quick chat. He says it is a slow wicket. Feels 135-140 was a par score but says it wasn't easy to bat on. Reckons the finger spinners were hard to play and hopes to get some early wickets to defend this total.
1.1 : Marcus Stoinis to Virat Kohli, Length ball on middle. Kohli uses his feet as he bunts it through mid-wicket for a single.
1.2 : Marcus Stoinis to Faf du Plessis, Shorter and outside off. Faf Du Plessis wrists it aerially past mid-wicket for two more. He is underway now.
1.3 : Marcus Stoinis to Faf du Plessis, That needed some catching! Short in length and on off, stays low off the deck. Faf Du Plessis looks to pull but gets a top edge. It was in the air for a while as it goes over mid on. Naveen-ul-Haq gives it a try but fails to hold on. 
1.4 : Marcus Stoinis to Faf du Plessis, On middle, this is hit to mid-wicket for a single.
1.5 : Marcus Stoinis to Virat Kohli, JUST OVER! This is full and slanting on leg, Kohli makes room to flick but gets a leading edge and it goes just over the man at covers. One. Bangalore are living dangerously.
1.6 : Marcus Stoinis to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! That will help dearly. Length ball, outside off, Faf Du Plessis punches it through covers and it races to the fence. KL Rahul is down though. He gives a chase but pulls up and is not looking good. Looks like his hamstring. 
2.1 : Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, Outside off this is punched to long off for a single.
2.2 : Krunal Pandya to Faf du Plessis, Flat and on leg, tailing in. Faf du Plessis looks to flick but misses.
2.3 : Krunal Pandya to Faf du Plessis, Krunal Pandya targets the leg pole again. Faf du Plessis plays it back to the bowler.
2.4 : Krunal Pandya to Faf du Plessis, Needed a direct hit! On off, Faf du Plessis pushes it to cover for a quick single. The fielder has a shy at the bowler's end but misses.
2.5 : Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, Fuller and on off, Kohli eases it to long off for one.
2.6 : Krunal Pandya to Faf du Plessis, Darted on the pads, tucked to square leg for a single. 
3.1 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Faf du Plessis, A lot of happening here! Length ball, outside off. Faf Du Plessis mistimes his punch and it deflects back onto his pads. He was not sure where the ball landed and was scrolling near his crease but does well to jump back.
3.2 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Faf du Plessis, Length ball, on off, Faf Du Plessis blocks.
3.3 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Faf du Plessis, SIX! BANG! This is full and outside off. Faf Du Plessis uses the angle as he plays over covers and all the way for a biggie.
3.4 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Faf du Plessis, Length and on off, this is worked to mid off for one.
3.5 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Good shot! Short of a length and outside off, Kohli punches it late past point for a boundary.
19.6 : ... THE CHASE ...
Naveen-ul-Haq to Virat Kohli, A single to end! 12 of this one! Around off, pushed through covers for a single.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Wanindu Hasaranga, FOUR! Crucial runs! Short in length and outside off. Wanindu Hasaranga slices his shot over point for a boundary. BANGALORE END WITH 126/9.
0.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Kyle Mayers, A dot to begin with! A full ball outside off, looking to bring it back in but no swing on this one. Kyle Mayers looks to drive but it goes off the inner half back to the bowler.
0.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Kyle Mayers, OUT! TAKEN! The dangerous Kyle Mayers is out of here! An early strike for Bangalore and it is surely they wicket they would have wanted. Siraj gets Mayers again. This time he goes short and it hurries Mayers. He looks to pull but this goes off the splice towards mid on. Anuj Rawat takes it.
Krunal Pandya, the stand-in skipper, walks out to bat. He will need to play well here, the wicket is not easy and he needs to play a good knock here.
0.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Krunal Pandya, Another one dished out wide outside off. Krunal Pandya goes after it but it goes off the inner half back to the bowler.
0.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Krunal Pandya, WIDE! A little too straight, Krunal Pandya looks to flick but misses. Lucknow are underway.
Mohammed Siraj to Krunal Pandya, Good length and on off, Pandya pushes it to covers.
0.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Krunal Pandya, What just happened there? A short one, it pitches around middle and angles away. Krunal Pandya looks to pull but misses. It keeps swinging away. The first slip fielder sticks a hand out and makes a half stop. No run taken. Good from Maxwell or that could have gone to the fence.
0.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Krunal Pandya, A top over from Siraj! A run and a wicket from it. Length and on off, this is pushed to mid on.
Josh Hazlewood to bowl from the other end then! He is back into the Bangalore side after an injury break. If he bowls anything close to his best, he is going to be a real handful on this wicket.
1.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Ayush Badoni, Straightaway beats the bat! Shorter and just outside off, Ayush Badoni looks to cut but is beaten. Not enough room to play that shot. Have to be careful against Josh Hazlewood!
1.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Ayush Badoni, Beats the outside edge yet again! Slightly shorter and outside off, yet again not a lot of width on offer but Ayush Badoni throws his bat at it, he is beaten.
1.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Ayush Badoni, Confusion but no harm done! Three dots to begin with by Josh Hazlewood> Will give him a lot of confidence. On middle, this is nudged to mid-wicket. Krunal wants a run but is sent back.
1.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Ayush Badoni, Pressure getting to Ayush Badoni here! He knows they have to make most of the Powerplay and he swings across the line here, it is a length ball on off, it goes off the inner half to mid on.
1.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Ayush Badoni, Josh Hazlewood gets away with one there! The extra bounce he gets saves him! This is short and outside off, Ayush Badoni slashes but misses. Something has to give we believe on this last ball.
1.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Ayush Badoni, Well, a sensible front foot push towards mid on on this length ball for one. Still though just a single from the first over by Josh Hazlewood!
2.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Ayush Badoni, Takes a step down the track and then pushes this towards mid on for one.
2.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Krunal Pandya, Quite casual from Anuj Rawat! Length and on off, this is pushed to his right at mid off. He runs there but does not stop it cleanly. An extra run taken.
2.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Krunal Pandya, FOUR! Pulled away! A short one, a little too short, comes slow off the surface. Krunal Pandya has enough time to rock back and pull it over mid-wicket for a boundary.
2.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Krunal Pandya, FOUR! Up and over! Two boundaries in a row! This could well be the pressure releasing over. 11 from the first 4 balls. Length and on middle, Pandya makes room and lifts it over mid off and this one races away to the fence.
2.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Krunal Pandya, FOUR! Up and over! Three in a row! Fuller and on middle, a slower one. Krunal Pandya lifts it over mid on and this one races away to the fence.
2.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Krunal Pandya, WIDE! Way too short and outside off, Krunal Pandya looks to play the upper cut but is beaten. Wided. Mohammed Siraj wants a review but not taken. Rightly so. That was well over the batter's head.
Mohammed Siraj to Krunal Pandya, Good length and on off, Krunal Pandya pushes it to covers. He wants a run but is sent back. The fielder has a shy at the keeper's end but misses. Krunal Pandya would have been in.
Change! Glenn Maxwell comes on now.
3.1 : Glenn Maxwell to Ayush Badoni, On middle, a little bit of turn into the batter, it is worked through square leg for one.
3.2 : Glenn Maxwell to Krunal Pandya, Krunal Pandya walks across, this is on middle, he looks to sweep but this goes off the inner half on the leg side.
3.4 : Glenn Maxwell to Deepak Hooda, On middle, Hooda works it through square leg for one. He is off the mark.
3.5 : Glenn Maxwell to Ayush Badoni, Well fielded! Bangalore are up for this challenge! Fuller and outside off, this is driven but the fielder at cover dives and stops it.
3.6 : Glenn Maxwell to Ayush Badoni, A single to end a brilliant over from Maxwell! On middle, this is worked through square leg for one.
Change of ends for Josh Hazlewood!
4.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Marcus Stoinis, Length and on off, Marcus pushes it to covers.
4.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Ayush Badoni, OUT! TAKEN! That is a sharp, sharp catch from Virat Kohli! His second but this one is a lot better than the last one. The change of ends for Josh Hazlewood works and this is his first wicket this season. The big man, did not take long to make an impact. This is fuller and around off, it is driven uppishly but towards cover. Virat Kohli times his jump and takes it. It was travelling. Lucknow in big trouble now.
3.3 : Marcus Stoinis walks out to bat! He will be up against his fellow Australian. This is a good contest. Also, his side will want him to replicate what he did against Bangalore the last time the two sides faced.
Josh Hazlewood to Marcus Stoinis, Yet again, timing the ball does not seem easy! Length and on off, this is driven but to Kohli at covers again, all three balls so far in the over have gone to him and the crowd is loving it.
4.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Marcus Stoinis, 9 dots in the 10 balls bowled so far by Josh Hazlewood! Length again and on off, Marcus Stoinis looks to power it over mid off but this goes off the inner half to mid off.
4.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Marcus Stoinis, SIX! That is a serious shot! Wow! Stoinis power! Length and on middle, a slower one. Marcus Stoinis lofts it over mid on and it goes all the way.
4.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Marcus Stoinis, A dot to end! A wicket and a biggie from the over. Length and on off, this is pushed to cover.
3.3 : Glenn Maxwell to Krunal Pandya, OUT! TAKEN! Glenn Maxwell is absolutely pumped up! He did not do a lot with the bat but gets the opposition, stand-in skipper. That is a nothing shot from Krunal. He steps out, the length is shortened. Krunal Pandya ends up chipping it towards long off where Virat Kohli takes it. He may have been in two minds whether to go hard at it or just push it, in the end, a nothing shot costs him his wicket. Deepak Hooda walks out to bat.
4.6 : Change! Wanindu Hasaranga to bowl the 6th.
He comes on and there is a stumping appeal. Mohammed Siraj at point looks very confident. BIg moment in the game.
5.1 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Deepak Hooda, OUT! STUMPED! Deepak Hooda has nothing behind the line and Wanindu Hasaranga strikes on the very first ball he bowls in this game. Four down inside the Powerplay and not many teams win after that even if one is chasing a low total. The googly does the trick. This lands outside off and turns back in. Deepak Hooda does not read it and looks to work it on the leg side but misses. Karthik whips the bails off and appeals. It is taken upstairs, they check for th
0.0 : Nicholas Pooran walks out to bat! His best innings this season has come against this side but that was a very flat wicket and this is one which is playing tricks. Can he yet again take his side home from a tough situation?
5.2 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! BANG! Nicholas Pooran has no time to waste! What a start by him! The slog sweep comes oujt, this is nailed over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie.
5.3 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Nicholas Pooran, Pooran is not holding back! Shorter and on middle, this is pulled but more off the inner half towards short fine leg.
5.4 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Nicholas Pooran, Slightly short again, Nicholas Pooran pulls again, on the bounce to deep mid-wicket for one.
5.5 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Marcus Stoinis, Stoinis does not pick this one! He manages to play it out as it was slightly short. On off, this one spins back in. Stoinis, at the end, works it to mid-wicket.
5.6 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Marcus Stoinis, On middle, kept out. Two dots to end. The Powerplay belongs to the visitors. The hosts are 34 for 4. They need another 93 in 84.
Karan Sharma comes on now!
6.1 : Karn Sharma to Nicholas Pooran, On the shorter side to begin with, this is pulled down to long on for one.
6.2 : Karn Sharma to Marcus Stoinis, A single now as this is pushed down to long off.
6.3 : Karn Sharma to Nicholas Pooran, On middle, this is worked through square leg for one.
6.4 : Karn Sharma to Marcus Stoinis, Shorter and on middle, this is pulled through mid-wicket for one.
6.5 : Karn Sharma to Nicholas Pooran, On middle, turns back in, Nicholas Pooran looks to work it on the leg side but misses to get hit on the pads.
6.6 : Karn Sharma to Nicholas Pooran, OUT! TAKEN! Half the side back in the hut and the score is not even 50. The match-winner in the last game, Nicholas Pooran walks back. Bangalore all over Lucknow. They know how big a wicket this is! This is tossed up on the pads, Nicholas Pooran looks to go over the square leg fence, he ius early in the swing, it goes off the toe-end towards deep square leg. It is taken by Mahipal Lomror!
7.2 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Marcus Stoinis, A single as this is pushed wide of long off.
7.5 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Marcus Stoinis, On middle, Marcus Stoinis works it to mid-wicket.
7.6 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Marcus Stoinis, On off, this is pushed to cover.
7.3 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Krishnappa Gowtham, Tossed up on off, this is pushed back to the bowler.
7.4 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Krishnappa Gowtham, Shorter and on middle, Krishnappa Gowtham pulls towards deep square leg for one.
8.1 : Karn Sharma to Krishnappa Gowtham, SIX! Over the fence! That is a strong shot! Shorter and on middle, this is pulled well over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie.
8.2 : Karn Sharma to Krishnappa Gowtham, FOUR! Now a boundary! Nice and fine! Another poor ball, a slower one on the pads, this is swept fine on the leg side and this one races away to the fence.
8.3 : Karn Sharma to Krishnappa Gowtham, Shorter and on off, this is pushed through covers for one.
7.1 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Marcus Stoinis, On off, defended.
8.4 : Karn Sharma to Marcus Stoinis, On off, this is guided through point for one.
8.5 : Karn Sharma to Krishnappa Gowtham, Turn and bounce! Top nut! This lands around off and then spins away. Krishnappa Gowtham is beaten as he tries to defend.
8.6 : Karn Sharma to Krishnappa Gowtham, A single to end a very good over for Lucknow. On off, this is guided to point for one.
DRINKS! Bangalore are well on top at the moment! Lucknow are five wickets down and still need another 74 runs. Bangalore are just a wicket away from entering the bowlers and they will know that. They would love the wicket of Marcus Stoinis. Lucknow on the other hand, will want him to play a long innings, if he does so, they will be in a position to win this. An interesting phase awaits.
9.1 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Krishnappa Gowtham, Shorter and outside off, this is guided through point for one.
9.2 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Marcus Stoinis, On off, this is hit hard down to long off for one.
9.3 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Krishnappa Gowtham, On off, this is pushed through covers for one.
9.4 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Marcus Stoinis, On off, this is pushed down to long on for one.
9.5 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Krishnappa Gowtham, SIX! Over the fence! Krishnappa Gowtham is playing a gem here!
9.6 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Krishnappa Gowtham, A dot to end! On off, kept out.
Harshal Patel, the impact player comes on. he comes in the team in place of Anuj Rawat!
10.1 : Karn Sharma to Marcus Stoinis, On middle, this is worked to mid-wicket.
10.2 : Karn Sharma to Marcus Stoinis, On the pads, this is worked towards short fine leg for one.
10.3 : Karn Sharma to Krishnappa Gowtham, Dropped! Not the easiest of chances but it is put down! How costly will this be? This is outside off, shorter, Krishnappa Gowtham looks to cut, this goes off the toe-end towards the right of Karthik. It hits his glove and pops out. A single taken as it goes towards short third man.
10.4 : Karn Sharma to Marcus Stoinis, OUT! TAKEN! Marcus Stoinis falls now. The big fish, the man who Lucknow were reliant on to take them over the line falls. Karan Sharma gets him again. This is tossed up outside off, Marcus Stoinis looks to go over long off, this goes more off the outer half towards long off. Suyash Prabhudessai takes a good catch. Is that the game for Bangalore. NO Rahul yet as Ravi Bishnoi walks out to bat.
10.5 : Karn Sharma to Ravi Bishnoi, On middle, defended.
10.6 : Karn Sharma to Ravi Bishnoi, On off, this is pushed back to the bowler.
Run out appeal! Krishnappa Gowtham seems short by the first replay.
11.1 : Harshal Patel to Krishnappa Gowtham, OUT! RUN OUT! Krishnappa Gowtham is out here now! He is just short. Not sure why did he not put in the dive or stretch better. He would have been in. Lucknow now are 7 down. This is fuller and outside off, it is guided through point. They take one and go for the second, probably becuase Krishnappa Gowtham wanted to strike. Sonu Yadav, the sub, picks the ball up and fires it to the keeper. Karthik whips the bails off. That was a really good throw, flat a
11.2 : Harshal Patel to Amit Mishra, Outside off, this is guided through point for one.
11.3 : Harshal Patel to Ravi Bishnoi, On middle, Ravi Bishnoi looks to flick, this goes off the leading edge on the off side for one.
11.4 : Harshal Patel to Amit Mishra, Fuller and on middle, this is worked down to long on for one.
11.5 : Harshal Patel to Ravi Bishnoi, A slower one on middle, this is worked to mid-wicket.
11.6 : Harshal Patel to Ravi Bishnoi, Lands short! On middle, this is flicked to mid-wicket for another dot.
12.1 : Karn Sharma to Amit Mishra, On middle, kept out.
12.2 : Karn Sharma to Amit Mishra, On the stumps, this is worked to mid-wicket.
12.3 : Karn Sharma to Amit Mishra, Another dot! Looks to play the paddle scoop but there is extra bounce on this one. It hits the batter on the chest.
12.4 : Karn Sharma to Amit Mishra, On off, Mishra pushes it to covers.
12.6 : Karn Sharma to Amit Mishra, On middle, Amit Mishra looks to sweep, this goes off the inner half through square leg for one.
12.5 : Karn Sharma to Amit Mishra, Yet another dot! On off, this is pushed to cover. Can this be a maiden?
13.1 : Harshal Patel to Amit Mishra, On off, this is guided to point.
13.3 : Harshal Patel to Amit Mishra, Goes short and on middle, this is pulled through square leg for one. Singles won't do it.
13.5 : Harshal Patel to Amit Mishra, A slower one on middle, Amit Mishra looks to go big over mid on. It goes off the inner half towards deep mid-wicket.
13.4 : Harshal Patel to Ravi Bishnoi, Outside off, the upper cut is played down to third man for one.
13.6 : DRINKS! A miracle is what is needed for Lucknow if they are to win this game. Rahul may not bat and it is on their bowlers to pull it off. We have seen miracles happen earlier on in this tournament, can it happen again?
Harshal Patel to Ravi Bishnoi, Shorter and on middle, this is pulled through square leg for one.
14.1 : Mahipal Lomror to Ravi Bishnoi, Fuller and on middle, this is hit down to long on for one.
14.3 : Well short! Another run out appeal which is taken upstairs but Ravi Bishnoi seems very short.
14.2 : Mahipal Lomror to Amit Mishra, Misfield and a run! Shorter and outside off, this is slapped towards cover. Kohli lets it through. A single taken.
14.3 : Mahipal Lomror to Ravi Bishnoi, On off, this is pushed back to the bowler.
14.4 : Mahipal Lomror to Ravi Bishnoi, OUT! RUN OUT! Even the dive does not Ravi Bishnoi! This is on middle, the reverse sweep comes out, it is nailed towards point. Josh Hazlewood leaps and gets a hand to it. It does not stick. Harshal Patel from short third man runs after it. The batters go for two. The throw is to the keeper who whips the bails off. Ravi Bishnoi is well short.
14.6 : Well, KL Rahul is padded up and he may come out to bat if Lucknow gets really close.
Mahipal Lomror to Naveen-ul-Haq, On off, this is pushed through covers for one.
14.5 : Mahipal Lomror to Naveen-ul-Haq, On off, this is pushed to cover.
13.2 : Harshal Patel to Amit Mishra, Length and on off, Amit Mishra guides it to point.
15.1 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Naveen-ul-Haq, The sweep comes out, it is hit through square leg for one.
15.2 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Amit Mishra, On off, defended.
15.3 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Amit Mishra, Shorter and on off, Mishra steps out and defends.
15.4 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Amit Mishra, Around off, this is pushed to cover.
15.5 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Amit Mishra, On off, this is guided towards short third man.
15.6 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Amit Mishra, Half an appeal but turned down! This lands outside off and spins back in. Amit Mishra looks to sweep but misses. It hits him on the body.
16.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Naveen-ul-Haq, Shorter and outside off, Naveen-ul-Haq swings but misses. The ball bounces in front of Karthik who does not stop it cleanly. A bye taken.
16.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Amit Mishra, MISFIELD AND FOUR! Lucknow need a lot of these! Shorter and outside off, Amit Mishra slashes, it goes off the outside edge towards a fine third man. He misfields and it goes to the fence.
16.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Amit Mishra, On the pads, Amit Mishra looks to flick but misses.
16.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Amit Mishra, Another run out appeal but the batter is in! On middle,this is worked to mid-wicket. They go for one, the fielder throws it to the bowler who whips the bails off. It is taken upstairs. The batter is well in.
16.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Naveen-ul-Haq, WIDE! Way too short. Wided.
Mohammed Siraj to Naveen-ul-Haq, On off, this is pushed to cover.
16.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Naveen-ul-Haq, No ball given for second bouncer but reviewed. NO BALL REMAINS! It is well over the batter's head. Bangalore lose a review. A short one on the body, Naveen evades it. Free Hit coming up.
Mohammed Siraj to Naveen-ul-Haq, A dot! Nothing from the freebie! A yorker on the pads, Naveen swings but gets an inside edge onto the pads.
17.1 : Harshal Patel to Amit Mishra, A single now as this is pushed through covers.
17.2 : Harshal Patel to Naveen-ul-Haq, On the pads, Naveen-ul-Haq looks to flick but misses. It hits the pad and rolls on the leg side for one.
17.3 : Harshal Patel to Amit Mishra, A single as this is worked through mid-wicket.
17.4 : Harshal Patel to Naveen-ul-Haq, FOUR! Up and over! They need a lot more! Shorter and outside off, this is lofted over mid off and it races away to the fence.
17.5 : Harshal Patel to Naveen-ul-Haq, A single as this is jammed out towards cover for one.
17.6 : Harshal Patel to Amit Mishra, Shorter and on off, this is slapped through covers for one.
18.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Amit Mishra, On off, this is lofted over cover for one more.
18.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Naveen-ul-Haq, Two more! On off, this is hit cover covers for two.
18.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Naveen-ul-Haq, FOUR! Not where he intended but he does not care! Naveen-ul-Haq looks to play the reverse scoop, this goes off the inner half and past short fine leg for a boundary.
18.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Naveen-ul-Haq, OUT! TAKEN! A boundary and out for Naveen-ul-Haq! Shorter and outside off, Naveen-ul-Haq slashes at it but it goes off the outside edge and it is taken by the keeper.
Out comes KL Rahul! The actual skipper. The game looks gone but can he do something special? 24 needed in 8. 4 biggies is all that is needed and we are pretty sure he would just look to stand and whack it.
18.5 : Josh Hazlewood to KL Rahul, Shorter and on middle, this is pulled but to deep mid-wicket.
18.6 : Josh Hazlewood to KL Rahul, Well wide outside off, left alone. Wide signaled at first but then wided.
Josh Hazlewood to KL Rahul, Outside off, this is slapped but to cover. A single not taken. 23 needed in the last over.
19.1 : Harshal Patel to Amit Mishra, No run taken again! 23 needed in 5. Shorter and outside off, Amit Mishra swings but it goes off the inner half towards short fine leg.
19.2 : Harshal Patel to Amit Mishra, A slower one, this is slapped down to long off. KL Rahul thinks of taking one but then decides not to.
19.3 : Harshal Patel to Amit Mishra, FOUR! Boundaries won't be enough. They need to clear the fence! A full toss on middle, Amit Mishra moves across and plays the ramp shot over the short fine leg fielder and into the fence behind.
19.4 : Harshal Patel to Amit Mishra, Shorter and outside off, Amit Mishra slaps it over cover but no run taken. Two legal deliveries and Bangalore win it.
19.5 : Harshal Patel to Amit Mishra, OUT! TAKEN! Harshal Patel gets the last wicket. A slower one around off, Amit Mishra looks to go downtown. He is through the shot, way, way too early. Ends up hitting it high up in the air behind the wicket. That shows how early he was into the shot. Dinesh Karthik makes no mistake. Bangalore win by 18 runs!
... PRESENTATION TIME ...
That is some bowling performance from Bangalore. 126 was not such a big total, despite the wicket being extremely slow and Lucknow not having Rahul but the Bangalore bowlers were exceptional. Also, credit to Faf du Plessis who was excellent with his captaincy as well. It was Siraj who started things off with a wicket in the first over and Josh Hazlewood did his job from the other end. Faf's change of bowlers also worked brilliantly as whoever he got on, managed to deliver. When you defend 126, y
For Lucknow, it was yet another poor performance with the bat. Just one batter managed to cross the 20-run mark and that was Krishnappa Gowtham. When you lose by 18 runs chasing just 126 that indicates how poor one side was with the bat. Their bowlers did brilliantly in the first half to restrict a powerful batting line-up to a low score but their batters were equally poor and in the end, it is yet another loss for them at their home ground.
Krunal Pandya, the stand-in captain of Lucknow, is up for a chat. He says the bowling was really good from their side but the batters were not upto the mark yet again. Informs he does not know how bad Rahul's injury was but they are keeping a close watch.
Faf du Plessis, MAN OF THE MATCH, says the wicket here and the wicket back home are the complete opposite. Reckons they played well in the Powerplay and that is what was the difference. Also adds, batting first was better, spinners were difficult to face and it is pretty hard to score if the bowlers hit the right lines and lengths. Mentions, he feels 135 would have been a good score as the nature of the wicket was very tough. Also says they needed early wickets in the Powerplay and got it. Credi
That is it from this game then! The Indian T20 League continues on the second of this month. It is Gujarat taking on Delhi. That game begins at 7.30 pm IST (1400 GMT). The build-up though begins a lot earlier. Do join us. Till then, take care and goodbye!