| 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 -Â 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. |
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