| 0.0 : TOSS - The coin lands in favour of Sam Curran and Punjab have elected to BOWL first. |
| Punjab (Playing XI) - Sam Curran (C), Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh (WK), Rilee Rossouw, Liam Livingstone, Shashank Singh, Ashutosh Sharma, Rahul Chahar, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh. |
| Impact Players for Punjab - Vidwath Kaverappa, Harpreet Brar, Rishi Dhawan, Tanay Thyagarajan, Jitesh Sharma, Nathan Ellis.  |
| Bengaluru (Playing XI) - Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (C), Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Mahipal Lomror, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik (WK), Swapnil Singh. |
| Impact Players for Bengaluru - Karn Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Lockie Ferguson, Yash Dayal, Anuj Rawat, Suyash Prabhudessai, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Mayank Dagar. |
| Sam Curran, the Punjab skipper, wins the toss and says they will bowl first. Adds that there will be a bit for the bowlers early on and they will try to put Bengaluru under pressure. Mentions that the side they are going in with tonight will look to take wickets early on. Says that they need to win all the games from here on and they are relishing this pressure situation. Adds that losing is not ideal but they are playing well and they will be looking to win the key moments today. Informs that K |
| Faf du Plessis, the captain of Bengaluru says that they would have bowled first as well. Adds that it has been a good turnaround for them and they just need to focus on how they want to play and execute plans on the field. Informs that they have made one change as Glenn Maxwell goes out for Lockie Ferguson. |
| We are all set for play to begin in this crunch game. The umpires have made their way to the middle followed by the players of Punjab. It is the usual duo of Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli right at the top for Bengaluru. For Punjab, Vidwath Kaverappa will open the attack with the ball. |
| 0.1 : Vidwath Kaverappa to Virat Kohli, Starts off with a pitched-up delivery on off, Virat Kohli plays the on drive straight to mid on for no run. |
| 0.2 : Vidwath Kaverappa to Virat Kohli, On a length wide of off, shaping a fraction away from the batter after pitching. Virat Kohli charges down the ground and looks for the lofted drive but gets beaten. |
| 0.4 : Vidwath Kaverappa to Faf du Plessis, On a length wide of off, Faf du Plessis leaves it all alone. |
| 0.3 : Vidwath Kaverappa to Virat Kohli, DROPPED! Not the kind of start in the field Punjab would have hoped for. On a length wide of off, Virat Kohli looks to take the bowler on with a lofted stroke over cover again but he mishits this and skies this to the right of Ashutosh Sharma at point. Ashutosh Sharma backpaddles and drops this. The batters take three. |
| 0.5 : Vidwath Kaverappa to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! Everything is right about this stroke. A touch fuller on off, Faf du Plessis gets right behind the line of it and drives this to the right of the fielder at short cover for a boundary. |
| 0.6 : Arshdeep Singh will bowl from the other end. |
| Vidwath Kaverappa to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! TWO IN TWO! Pitched up wide of off, Faf du Plessis strides to the pitch of it and drives this through the cover region for another boundary. This was much closer to Rilee Rossouw but he was a fraction late in getting down on this one. |
| 1.1 : Arshdeep Singh to Virat Kohli, Back of a length on off, Virat Kohli gently dabs this towards point and takes one. |
| 1.2 : Arshdeep Singh to Faf du Plessis, Good length wide of off, Faf du Plessis punches this solidly towards mid off for no run. |
| 1.3 : Arshdeep Singh to Faf du Plessis, On a length in middle and leg, shaping into the batter. Faf du Plessis flicks this towards deep square for one. |
| 1.4 : Arshdeep Singh to Virat Kohli, FLIRTING WITH DANGER! Back of a length angling away from the batter, Virat Kohli chases this and gets beaten. |
| 1.5 : Arshdeep Singh to Virat Kohli, FOUR! SHOT OF AN EMPEROR! Good length wide of off, Virat Kohli gets closer to the pitch of it and punches this on the up and through cover for four. |
| 1.6 : Arshdeep Singh to Virat Kohli, Teasingly away from Sam Curran. Pitched up wide of off, Virat Kohli takes a good stride in front and lofts this just behind Sam at mid off and runs a couple. |
| 2.1 : Vidwath Kaverappa to Faf du Plessis, On a length outside off, shaping away form Faf. The batter looks to loft this down the ground but gets beaten. |
| 2.2 : Vidwath Kaverappa to Faf du Plessis, OUT! MAIDEN IPL WICKET FOR Vidwath Kaverappa! |
| 0.0 : Will Jacks walks out next to bat. |
| 2.3 : Vidwath Kaverappa to Will Jacks, Good length outside off, Will Jacks looks to punch this through cover but gets an inside edge towards the leg side for a single. |
| 2.4 : Vidwath Kaverappa to Virat Kohli, Back of a length wide of off, Virat Kohli punches this towards cover for no run. |
| 2.5 : Vidwath Kaverappa to Virat Kohli, Kohli is finding it hard to get it away off the bowling of Vidwath Kaverappa, Short-pitched around off, sticks on a bit into the surface. Kohli ends up blocking this toward the off side. |
| 2.6 : Vidwath Kaverappa to Virat Kohli, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A SCREAMER! On a length around off, Virat Kohli charges down the track and drives this uppishly to the left of Rilee Rossouw at short cover. Rilee Rossouw dives to his left and gets a good chunk of hand behind this but drops it in the end. A brilliant effort from the fielder. |
| 3.1 : Sam Curran to Will Jacks, Good length in middle, Will Jacks chops this off the inside edge towards short fine for one. |
| 3.3 : Sam Curran to Virat Kohli, Low full toss on off, Virat Kohli moves to his leg and punches this towards deep cover for one. |
| 3.2 : Sam Curran to Virat Kohli, FOUR! SIGNATURE KOHLI! Pitched up shaping in on the pads, Virat Kohli flicks this uppishly for a boundary towards the deep mid-wicket region. |
| 3.4 : Sam Curran to Will Jacks, FOUR! Will Jacks get into the act. On a length in middle, Will Jacks swings hard and flicks this wide of the mid-wicket fielder for a boundary. |
| 3.5 : Sam Curran to Will Jacks, SIX! HUMUNGOUS! Over-pitched on off, Will Jacks clears his front leg and launches this high and handsomely down the park over the sight screen for a maximum. |
| 3.6 : Sam Curran to Will Jacks, Too full in middle, Will Jacks hammers this powerfully back towards the bowler for no run. Sam Curran gets some part of his body behind this and saves a certain boundary. |
| 4.1 : Vidwath Kaverappa to Virat Kohli, SIX! ENOUGH OF SIGHTERS FOR KOHLI! On a length around off, Virat Kohli jumps to the pitch of it and dispatches this from the word go with a maximum over long off. |
| 4.2 : Vidwath Kaverappa to Virat Kohli, Good length angling into the batter, Virat Kohli dances down and glances this to deep fine leg for one. |
| 4.3 : Vidwath Kaverappa to Will Jacks, Back of a length into the body, Will Jacks looks to create some room but fails to do so as the bowler follows him to his leg. Will gets beaten off his inside edge. |
| 4.4 : Vidwath Kaverappa to Will Jacks, OUT! c Harshal Patel b Vidwath Kaverappa. |
| 0.0 : Rajat Patidar walks out at 4. |
| 4.5 : Vidwath Kaverappa to Rajat Patidar, Back of a length on leg, Rajat Patidar tucks this straight to mid-wicket for no run. |
| 4.6 : Vidwath Kaverappa to Rajat Patidar, DROPPED! Soapy hands at display again from the fielders of Punjab. Good length on the pads, Rajat Patidar flicks this uppishly and towards Harshal Patel at deep square leg but he drops this. The batters take one. |
| 0.0 : Harshal Patel comes into the attack. |
| 5.1 : Harshal Patel to Rajat Patidar, On a length in middle, Rajat Patidar drills this back to the bowler for no run. |
| 5.2 : Harshal Patel to Rajat Patidar, FOUR! Put away nicely into the gap for four. Pitched up on the pads, Rajat Patidar flicks this and keeps this all along the carpet, piercing the gap through mid-wicket for four. |
| 5.3 : Harshal Patel to Rajat Patidar, FOUR! Beautiful bit of batting. On a length around off, Rajat Patidar plays this late as he dabs this finely wide to the left of the fielder at short third for a boundary. |
| 5.4 : Harshal Patel to Rajat Patidar, In the air and falls short of Liam Livingstone at mid on. Back of a length in middle, Rajat Patidar looks to pull this but gets late to it and miscues the pull dropping it in front of Liam at mid on. |
| 5.5 : Harshal Patel to Rajat Patidar, FOUR! Rajat Patidar has walked in with a positive intent. Over-pitched on off, Rajat Patidar presents the full face of his bat and nails the on-drive to perfection for a boundary down the ground towards long off. |
| 5.6 : Harshal Patel to Rajat Patidar, BEATEN! Good length wide of off, Rajat Patidar goes for the expensive drive but gets beaten on his outside edge. |
| 0.0 : Strategic-Break! Punjab have only themselves to blame as they could had at least four wickets in the Powerplay including the big one of Virat Kohli. However, their catching has been well below standards and this could cost them dearly. Despite losing a couple of wickets, Bengaluru utilised the field restrictions nicely, and with both Virat Kohli and Rajat Patidar looking good, they will look to post a big total on the board. Also, Vidwath Kaverappa to bowl out here. |
| 6.1 : Vidwath Kaverappa to Virat Kohli, Six! |
| 6.2 : Vidwath Kaverappa to Virat Kohli, Good length on off, Virat Kohli punches this towards mid off for a quick one. |
| 6.3 : Vidwath Kaverappa to Rajat Patidar, SIX! IT IS RAINING SIXES! Back of a length in middle, Rajat Patidar picks it up and lofts this over the fence towards long on for a maximum. |
| 6.4 : Vidwath Kaverappa to Rajat Patidar, Back of a length in middle, Rajat Patidar tucks this towards mid-wicket and takes one. |
| 6.5 : Vidwath Kaverappa to Virat Kohli, On a length around the pads, Virat Kohli nudges this through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 6.6 : Vidwath Kaverappa to Rajat Patidar, Vidwath Kaverappa is done for the day with the ball as he ends his spell with a single. PItched up on the pads, Rajat Patidar tucks this towards wide long on for one. |
| 7.1 : Rahul Chahar to Rajat Patidar, SIX! DUMPED OUT OF THE PARK! Short of a length around off, Rajat Patidar sits back and launches this out of the park over long on for a maximum. |
| 7.2 : Rahul Chahar to Rajat Patidar, SIX! SIXES IS THE CURRENCY BENGALURU IS DEALING IN! Short of a length again, this time around the leg. Rajat Patidar swivels and pulls this over deep square for another maximum. |
| 7.3 : Rahul Chahar to Rajat Patidar, Sharp chances and dropped again. Quicker and flatter wide of off, Rajat Patidar looks for the cut but gets a thick edges back to the keeper and he drops it. |
| 7.4 : Rahul Chahar to Rajat Patidar, No run. |
| 7.5 : Rahul Chahar to Rajat Patidar, SIX! Third maximum of the over. Too full wide of off, Rajat Patidar takes a good stride out in front and lofts this over long off for a maximum. |
| 7.6 : Rahul Chahar to Rajat Patidar, Floats one on the pads, Rajat Patidar misses this flick and brushes this off the pads onto the keeper and towards short fine for no run. |
| Arshdeep Singh comes back into the attack. |
| 8.1 : Arshdeep Singh to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Back of a length in middle, Virat Kohli gets on top of it and slaps this all along the carpet through square leg for a boundary. This was hit with some venom. |
| 8.2 : Arshdeep Singh to Virat Kohli, Short-pitched on off, Virat Kohli leans back and dabs this towards short third for a quick one. The fielder did aim at the striker's end but missed the stumps. |
| 8.3 : Arshdeep Singh to Rajat Patidar, SIX! RAJAT IS ON FIRE! Back of a length in middle, Rajat Patidar stays in his crease and pulls this way behind the deep mid-wicket fence for a maximum. |
| 8.4 : Arshdeep Singh to Rajat Patidar, WIDE! Wide yorker just wide of the guide line and Rajat leaves it. |
| Arshdeep Singh to Rajat Patidar, On a length around off, Rajat Patidar punches this towards sweeper cover for a single. |
| 8.5 : Arshdeep Singh to Virat Kohli, Short and wide outside off, Virat Kohli lofts this towards the right of Ashutosh Sharma at sweeper cover and takes one. |
| 8.6 : Arshdeep Singh to Rajat Patidar, Great work from Ashutosh Sharma to keep it down to a couple. Full and wide outside the off-pole, Rajat Patidar punches this towards the right of Ashutosh Sharma at sweeper cover and takes two. The ball had a boundary written all over it but Ashutosh Sharma dives at full stretch to his right and keeps it down to two. |
| 9.1 : Sam Curran to Virat Kohli, FOUR! FIFTY FOR KOHLI! Full and wide outside off, Virat Kohli opens the bat face and guides this in-between short third and backward point for four. |
| 9.2 : Sam Curran to Virat Kohli, Yorker in middle, Virat Kohli bumps this through mid-wicket for one. |
| 9.3 : Sam Curran to Rajat Patidar, SIX! FIFTY FOR PATIDAR! Short-pitched in middle, Rajat Patidar swings hard and gets a top edge flying over short fine leg fielder for a maximum. |
| 9.4 : Sam Curran to Rajat Patidar, On a length wide of off, Rajat Patidar drives this towards wide long off for one. |
| 9.5 : Sam Curran to Virat Kohli, Back of a length in middle, Virat Kohli pulls this off the cue end towards the cow corner for one. |
| 9.6 : Sam Curran to Rajat Patidar, OUT! EDGE AND GONE! Sam Curran gets his wicket. Full and wide outside off, angling further away from the batter. Rajat Patidar looks to guide this towards third man region but gets a bottom edge on this and back towards Jonny Bairstow behind the wickets for a simple catch. |
| 0.0 : Oh..no! Cameron Green will have to wait to face his first ball as the drizzle has got a bit heavier now. The umpires ask for the covers to be on and give marching orders to the players. Hopefully, this is just a passing shower and we can get back sooner rather than later. Stay tuned for further updates. |
| UPDATE - 8.34 pm IST (3.04 pm GMT) -Â Some more bad news is coming from Dharamshala as along with the rain, there is a bit of a hailstorm going on as well. This does not help any of the teams as both of them need the two points to stay alive in the tournament. We can only hope that the weather gets clear and we can see more action on the field. Stick with us for more news. |
| UPDATE - 8.49 pm IST (3.19 pm GMT) -Â Great news folks! The rain has stopped and the ground staff are working hard to prepare the ground. We also have a resumption time as the match will restart at 8.55 pm IST (3.25 pm GMT). |
| We are back! The players are making their way out to the middle now. Virat Kohli and Cameron Green will resume the batting for Bengaluru. Liam Livingstone will start proceedings after the rain delay. Let's go... |
| 10.1 : Liam Livingstone to Virat Kohli, Liam Livingstone starts with a low full toss, on middle, Virat Kohli drills it down to long on for a single. |
| 10.2 : Liam Livingstone to Cameron Green, Tossed up, full and around off, Cameron Green drives it aerially towards sweeper covers for a run. |
| 10.3 : Liam Livingstone to Virat Kohli, Fires this one full but down the leg side, Virat Kohli goes down to paddle it away but misses. Wided. |
| Liam Livingstone to Virat Kohli, Flatter, short and outside off, Virat Kohli stabs it down to cover-point. |
| 10.4 : Liam Livingstone to Virat Kohli, Oh..bit of turn! Floated, full and on off, grips and spins away a shy bit, Virat Kohli prods forward to block but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 10.5 : Liam Livingstone to Virat Kohli, 1 run. |
| 10.6 : Liam Livingstone to Cameron Green, Sloppy fielding once again! Loopy delivery, full and on off, Cameron Green eases it towards long off for one, the fielder throws at the keeper's end where Jonny Bairstow fails to collect it cleanly and allows another one. |
| 11.2 : Rahul Chahar to Cameron Green, FOUR! Good shot! |
| 11.3 : Rahul Chahar to Cameron Green, No run. |
| 11.1 : Rahul Chahar to Virat Kohli, Tossed up, full and around off, Virat Kohli drills it towards sweeper covers for a single. |
| 11.4 : Rahul Chahar to Cameron Green, A low full toss, on middle, Cameron Green forces it towards long on for one. |
| 11.5 : Rahul Chahar to Virat Kohli, Floated, full and on off, Virat Kohli drives it strongly through wide of extra covers where Ashutosh Sharma gets a hand on it to slow it down, the fielder in the deep covers it as the batters take two. |
| 11.6 : Rahul Chahar to Virat Kohli, Quicker, full and on off, Virat Kohli drives it straight to short covers. |
| 12.1 : Liam Livingstone to Cameron Green, No run. |
| 12.2 : Liam Livingstone to Cameron Green, Just wide! Floated, full and on middle, turns away again, Cameron Green drives it uppishly to the left of the bowler, Liam Livingstone dives to that side but just fails to reach it. They cross. |
| 12.3 : Liam Livingstone to Virat Kohli, Flatter. short and on off, Virat Kohli steers it towards short third man for a run. |
| 12.4 : Liam Livingstone to Cameron Green, Flighted, full and on middle, Cameron Green eases it towards long on for another run. |
| 12.5 : Liam Livingstone to Virat Kohli, Four! |
| 12.6 : Liam Livingstone to Virat Kohli, FOUR MORE! This one is pushed through quicker, full and on middle, Virat Kohli clears his front leg away and swipes it over mid-wicket for another boundary. |
| 13.1 : Harshal Patel to Cameron Green, In the blockhole, on middle, Cameron Green digs it out towards long on for a single. |
| 13.2 : Harshal Patel to Virat Kohli, A low full toss, on middle, Virat Kohli tucks it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 13.3 : Harshal Patel to Cameron Green, FOUR! Gets it through! Back of a length and around off, Cameron Green bunts it hard onto the ground, the bounce takes it over the leaping backward point fielder for a boundary. |
| 13.4 : Harshal Patel to Cameron Green, Overpitched and on middle, angling in, Cameron Green drills it towards long on or one. |
| 13.5 : Harshal Patel to Virat Kohli, Short of a length and outside off, Virat Kohli uses his feet and cuts it on the bounce to deep point for one more. |
| 13.6 : Harshal Patel to Cameron Green, Touch fuller and around off, Cameron Green blasts it past the bowler towards wide long off for another run. |
| 14.1 : Liam Livingstone to Cameron Green, Shortish and on middle, Cameron Green stays back and pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 14.2 : Liam Livingstone to Cameron Green, Floated, full and on the pads, Cameron Green clips it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 14.3 : Liam Livingstone to Virat Kohli, Quicker, short and on middle, Virat Kohli backs away and tries to play the late cut but fails to beat short third man. They cross. |
| 14.4 : Liam Livingstone to Cameron Green, Flighted, full and on off, Cameron Green drives it towards long off for another run. |
| 14.5 : Liam Livingstone to Virat Kohli, SIX! BOOM! That was coming! Liam Livingstone gives this a little bit more air, full and around middle, Virat Kohli goes down on one knee and nails his slog-sweep over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie. |
| 14.6 : Liam Livingstone to Virat Kohli, Quicker, short and on off, Virat Kohli moves back and punches it wide of long off, Arshdeep Singh runs to his left and dives to make a fine stop. Two runs taken. |
| 0.0 : Strategic-Break! |
| 15.1 : Sam Curran to Cameron Green, Back of a length and outside off, Cameron Green punches it wide of extra covers for a single. |
| 15.2 : Sam Curran to Virat Kohli, SiX! BANG! KING KOHLI IN THE MOOD NOW! Sam Curran bowls the slower one, full and on off, Virat Kohli picks it up way early, goes down, waits for it and absolutely smokes it over the long on fence for a maximum. |
| 15.3 : Sam Curran to Virat Kohli, Goes for the wide yorker but serves this well outside off, Virat Kohli fails to reach it. Wided. |
| Sam Curran to Virat Kohli, Full and way outside off again, Virat Kohli leaves it alone. Wided once more! |
| Sam Curran to Virat Kohli, Slower again, on a length and on off, Virat Kohli knocks it towards long off for a run. |
| 15.4 : Sam Curran to Cameron Green, FOUR! Powered away! Pitched up and around middle, in the slot as well, Cameron Green stays in his crease and smacks it over the bowler's head for a boundary. |
| 15.5 : Sam Curran to Cameron Green, Pulls his length back and outside off, Cameron Green stabs it towards the mid off region for one. |
| 15.6 : Sam Curran to Virat Kohli, SIX! Up, up and away! 21 runs off the over! Sam Curran goes back to his fuller length and serves this right in the slot, on middle and off, Virat Kohli is never going to miss out on these as the dispatches it way over the wide long on fence for another biggie. |
| 16.1 : Harshal Patel to Cameron Green, FOUR! A bit sneaky! This is full and outside off, Cameron Green slashes hard at it, gets an outside edge that flies over short third man for a boundary. |
| 16.2 : Harshal Patel to Cameron Green, SIX! HUGE! Nothing sneaky about that one! Harshal Patel goes full again and on middle, Cameron Green stays deep in his crease, uses the long levers and tonks it over the bowler's head for a biggie. |
| 16.3 : Harshal Patel to Cameron Green, A low full toss, on middle, Cameron Green jams it out towards extra covers for a single. |
| 16.4 : Harshal Patel to Virat Kohli, Another full toss but well outside off this time, Virat Kohli lets it go. It is called a wide. |
| Harshal Patel to Virat Kohli, Pitched up and outside off, Virat Kohli slices it towards sweeper covers for one. |
| 16.5 : Harshal Patel to Cameron Green, Full again and on off, Cameron Green drills it hard down the pitch, Harshal Patel does really well to get a hand on it on his follow-through. Juat one run! |
| 16.6 : Harshal Patel to Virat Kohli, Another good yorker to finish the over, on middle, Virat Kohli digs it out towards covers for another run. 200 up for Bengaluru! |
| 17.1 : Arshdeep Singh to Virat Kohli, No run. |
| 16.6 : Arshdeep Singh is back on. He has conceded 24 runs in his two overs. Also, Jitesh Sharma comes in as the Impact Player for Punjab replacing Vidwath Kaverappa. |
| 17.2 : Arshdeep Singh to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Top shot! Arshdeep Singh misses his yorker and bowls this full and around off, Virat Kohli stays back and drives it magnificently through extra covers for a boundary. |
| 17.3 : Arshdeep Singh to Virat Kohli, SIX! THAT IS JUST A RIDICULOUS SHOT! |
| 17.4 : Arshdeep Singh to Virat Kohli, Goes fuller but too outside off, Virat Kohli fails to reach it. Wided. |
| 0.0 : Who walks out now? |
| 17.4 : Arshdeep Singh to Virat Kohli, OUT! c Rilee Rossouw b Arshdeep Singh. |
| 17.5 : Arshdeep Singh to Dinesh Karthik, No run. |
| 17.6 : Arshdeep Singh to Dinesh Karthik, SIX! DK gets going now! Arshdeep Singh pitches it up and around off, Dinesh Karthik knows that mid off is up, moves deep in his crease and smashes it over the wide long off fence for a biggie. |
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| 18.1 : Rahul Chahar to Cameron Green, FOUR! SMASHED! Rahul Chahar goes short and around off, Cameron Green makes a bit of room and slaps it away hard and wide of long off, Liam Livingstone tries to his best to reach it but the ball goes for a boundary. |
| 18.2 : Rahul Chahar to Cameron Green, Flatter, full and on middle, Cameron Green works it off the inner half of the bat through square leg for a single. |
| 18.3 : Rahul Chahar to Dinesh Karthik, Six! |
| 18.4 : Rahul Chahar to Dinesh Karthik, Flatter, full and on middle, Dinesh Karthik moves across and swipes it wide of short fine leg for a run. |
| 18.5 : Rahul Chahar to Cameron Green, Quicker, short and around off, Cameron Green tries to cut but chops it down between the legs of Jonny Bairstow, the fielder at short third man chases it down and slides to stop it. Three runs taken. |
| 18.6 : Rahul Chahar to Dinesh Karthik, NO BALL AND FOUR! It's getting bad to worse for Punjab! Darts this one full and on middle, Dinesh Karthik goes down and slogs it hard towards the deep mid-wicket fence, Rilee Rossouw runs to his right and slides to take the catch but misses the ball as it goes for four runs, A Free Hit coming up... |
| Rahul Chahar to Dinesh Karthik, Short and outside off, Dinesh Karthik slaps it towards sweeper covers who takes a diving catch but that won't count. They cross. 21 runs off the over! |
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| 19.1 : Harshal Patel to Dinesh Karthik, OUT! c Sam Curran b Harshal Patel. |
| 0.0 : Mahipal Lomror is the next man in. |
| 19.3 : Harshal Patel to Cameron Green, 1 run. |
| 19.2 : Harshal Patel to Mahipal Lomror, A huge shout for LBW, but turned down! |
| 19.4 : Harshal Patel to Mahipal Lomror, OUT! BOWLED'EM! No need of a review this time! |
| 19.5 : Harshal Patel to Swapnil Singh, A full toss, on middle, Swapnil Singh slogs it wildly towards deep mid-wicket for just another run. |
| 19.4 : Swapnil Singh is the next man in. |
| 19.6 : Harshal Patel to Cameron Green, OUT! TAKEN! What a last over from Harshal Patel! Just three runs and three wickets from it. This one is pitched up and on middle, Cameron Green tries to go big but fails to get underneath the ball, he hits it hard and flat wide of long on where Sam Curran dives to his right and takes a stunning catch. Bengaluru finishes on a mammoth 241/7! |
| 0.0 : A brilliant batting effort from Bengaluru has taken their score to 241 for 7Â in their 20 overs. Having been sent into bat first, Bengaluru lost Faf du Plessis and Will Jacks inside the powerplay, but Virat Kohli and Rajat Patidar joined hands and added 76 runs for the third wicket quickly. Patidar departed for a brisk 55 while Kohli carried on and made a sublime 92 off 47. Cameron Green provided the finishing touches with 46Â off just 27Â and took his side to a terrific score. |
| For Punjab, the bowlers had a poor outing and were taken to the cleaners. The debutant for Punjab, Vidhwath Kaverappa, was the best bowler for his side with 2 wickets in the powerplay. Harshal Patel bowled an excellent final over and gave away just three runs in the final over, picking 3 wickets. Bengaluru were on course to go past 250 but the final over did not allow them to do so. The wicket is good and the pitch is a belter. Punjab batters did not turn up in their last game and will be expe |
| The man of the moment, Virat Kohli is up for a chat. He says that it was important to keep his strike rate up through the innings. Adds that it was a tricky phase when Patidar got out and the rain and hail came down. Tells that they needed time to settle in but once Green and him did that, they knew they had to go all out attack. Mentions that he thought 230-plus would be a good total here and they have managed to get more than that so they are happy. Says that their bowling has been good in th |
| Right then, Punjab need to chase a mammoth score of 242 to keep their hopes alive for the playoffs. Can they do it or will Bengaluru make it four out of four? We shall find out soon. Join us for the second essay in a bit. |
| 0.1 : Swapnil Singh to Prabhsimran Singh, Prabhsimran Singh and Punjab are underway straightaway! |
| 0.2 : Swapnil Singh to Prabhsimran Singh, No run. |
| 0.3 : Swapnil Singh to Prabhsimran Singh, FOUR! Clever shot! Swapnil Singh fires this one full and down the leg side, Prabhsimran Singh goes down and nicely paddles it away past the keeper to the fine leg fence for a boundary. |
| 0.4 : Swapnil Singh to Prabhsimran Singh, OUT! lbw b Swapnil Singh. |
| 0.0 : Rilee Rossouw walks out to bat at number 3. |
| 0.5 : Swapnil Singh to Rilee Rossouw, FOUR! Rilee Rossouw gets off the mark in style! |
| 0.6 : Swapnil Singh to Rilee Rossouw, Four! |
| 0.0 : Mohammed Siraj to share the attack. |
| 1.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Jonny Bairstow, Mohammed Siraj begins with a full delivery, on middle, shaping in, Jonny Bairstow blocks it down the pitch. |
| 1.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Jonny Bairstow, FOUR! Jonny Bairstow joins the party now! |
| 1.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Jonny Bairstow, Hits the length hard this time, on middle, shaping away, Jonny Bairstow steers it towards point. |
| 1.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Jonny Bairstow, Short of a length and outside off, Jonny Bairstow cuts it towards deep point for a single. |
| 1.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Rilee Rossouw, Excellent bowling! Mohammed Siraj nails the yorker here, on leg, swinging in, Rilee Rossouw is not expecting that and is a bit late on his shot and loses his balance as well, the ball rolls towards deep square leg for one. |
| 1.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Jonny Bairstow, That would have been comical! Pitched up and on middle, Jonny Bairstow swipes it towards mid on and sets off for the run, he steps inside the crease and then jumps in the air to avoid the incoming throw from Faf du Plessis, the ball hits the stumps. However, according to the rules if you ground anything inside the crease, whatever happens after that it does not matter. |
| 2.1 : Yash Dayal to Jonny Bairstow, Yash Dayal starts with a full delivery, on off, Jonny Bairstow drills it towards long off for a quick single. |
| 2.2 : Yash Dayal to Rilee Rossouw, FOUR! Streaky! |
| 2.3 : Yash Dayal to Rilee Rossouw, Swing and a miss! Yash Dayal serves this full and around off, shaping away, Rilee Rossouw uses his feet and tries to go big but fails to connect. |
| 2.4 : Yash Dayal to Rilee Rossouw, Rigth in the blockhole again, on middle, angling in, Rilee Rossouw steps across and jams it to the leg side. |
| 2.5 : Yash Dayal to Rilee Rossouw, DROPPED! We have seen quite a few going down in this game! |
| 2.6 : Yash Dayal to Jonny Bairstow, No run. |
| 3.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Rilee Rossouw, Four! |
| 3.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Rilee Rossouw, Back of a length and on off, angling away, Rilee Rossouw tries to heave it across the line but misses. |
| 3.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Rilee Rossouw, FOUR! Great shot! Mohammed Siraj goes a bit fuller and on middle, Rilee Rossouw stays back and thumps it past the the bowler for another fine boundary. |
| 3.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Rilee Rossouw, No run. |
| 3.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Rilee Rossouw, FOUR! Top shot! Pitched up and on off, Rilee Rossouw uses his feet to get to the pitch of it and thrashes it past mid off for four more runs, No chance for the diving mid off fielder there. |
| 3.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Rilee Rossouw, SIX! BANG! Rilee Rossouw connects this time! 18 runs off the over! |
| 4.1 : Yash Dayal to Jonny Bairstow, SIX! Way into the stands! Yash Dayal goes short, pace off and on off, Jonny Bairstow reads it early, waits for it, and hammers it 20 rows back over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie. 50 up for Punjab! |
| 4.2 : Yash Dayal to Jonny Bairstow, FOUR! Up and over! Pitched up and on off, Jonny Bairstow is waiting for that length and lofts it comfortably over mid off for a one-bounce four. |
| 4.3 : Yash Dayal to Jonny Bairstow, Wide! |
| Yash Dayal to Jonny Bairstow, Yash Dayal nails the yorker this time, on middle, Jonny Bairstow just manages to dig it out behind the stumps. |
| 4.4 : Yash Dayal to Jonny Bairstow, Gets away with that one! Full and around leg, Jonny Bairstow flicks it straight towards short fine leg. |
| 4.5 : Yash Dayal to Jonny Bairstow, Great bowling! Yash Dayal takes pace off nicely, back of a length and on off, Jonny Bairstow gets deceived by it as he tries to go big but adjusts well to steer it wide of the keeper for a quick run. |
| 4.6 : Yash Dayal to Rilee Rossouw, FOUR! Enough elevation on that one! Another slower one, short of a length and on off, Rilee Rossouw waits for it and gets enough power on his swat to send it over mid on for a boundary. |
| 5.1 : Lockie Ferguson to Jonny Bairstow, Lockie Ferguson begins with a slower one, full and on off, Jonny Bairstow steers it through point for a single. |
| 5.2 : Lockie Ferguson to Rilee Rossouw, Back of a length and on middle, Rilee Rossouw heaves it towards deep square leg for a run. |
| 5.3 : Lockie Ferguson to Jonny Bairstow, Four! |
| 5.4 : Lockie Ferguson to Jonny Bairstow, FOUR! Another one! Lockie Ferguson hits the hard length but angling down the leg side, Jonny Bairstow swipes it over short fine leg for four more runs. |
| 5.5 : Lockie Ferguson to Jonny Bairstow, OUT! TAKEN! Lockie Ferguson strikes and gets a big wicket! |
| 5.6 : Lockie Ferguson to Shashank Singh, FOUR! Shot of a man in form! |
| 0.0 : Shashank Singh comes out to the middle now. |
| Strategic-Break! |
| 6.1 : Will Jacks to Rilee Rossouw, Will Jacks starts with a short delivery, on middle, Rilee Rossouw nudges it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 6.2 : Will Jacks to Shashank Singh, Flatter, full and on middle, Shashank Singh clips it towards deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 6.3 : Will Jacks to Rilee Rossouw, Shortish and on middle, Rilee Rossouw stays back and works it through mid-wicket again for another run. |
| 6.4 : Will Jacks to Shashank Singh, Quicker, full and on off, Shashank Singh eases it towards long on for one. |
| 6.5 : Will Jacks to Rilee Rossouw, 1 run. |
| 6.6 : Will Jacks to Shashank Singh, Flighted, full and on off, Shashank Singh drills it straight to extra covers. Just fives runs from the over then. |
| 7.1 : Cameron Green to Rilee Rossouw, Cameron Green begins with a full delivery, on off, Rilee Rossouw pushes it straight to extra covers. |
| 7.2 : Cameron Green to Rilee Rossouw, EDGED AND FOUR! Cameron Green bangs in a sharp bouncer, on middle, Rilee Rossouw gets hurried on his pull shot, gets a top edge that goes well over the keeper's head for a boundary. |
| 7.3 : Cameron Green to Rilee Rossouw, SIX! FIFTY FOR ROSSOUW! He gets to it in some style as well! |
| 7.4 : Cameron Green to Rilee Rossouw, 1 run. |
| 7.5 : Cameron Green to Shashank Singh, Four! |
| 7.6 : Cameron Green to Shashank Singh, On a length and on middle, Shashank Singh turns it to the leg side for one. |
| 8.1 : Karn Sharma to Shashank Singh, 1 run. |
| 8.2 : Karn Sharma to Rilee Rossouw, FOUR! Short and punished! Karn Sharma drags his length back and outside off, Rilee Rossouw rocks back and slaps it away wide of long off for a boundary. |
| 8.3 : Karn Sharma to Rilee Rossouw, SIX! BOOM! Rilee Rossouw is playing a blinder here! Tossed up, full and on middle, Rilee Rossouw goes down one one knee and smokes it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie now. |
| 8.4 : Karn Sharma to Rilee Rossouw, Flatter, short and around off, Rilee Rossouw punches it to extra covers. |
| 8.5 : Karn Sharma to Rilee Rossouw, Quicker, full and on off, Rilee Rossouw goes for the reverse sweep but misses, the ball goes off his gloves straight onto his throat. He looks in some discomfort here. |
| 8.6 : Karn Sharma to Rilee Rossouw, OUT! c Will Jacks b Karn Sharma. |
| 0.0 : Halt! The physio is in to check on Rilee Rossouw as he is struggling after getting hit on his throat. He is good to continue for now. |
| 9.1 : Swapnil Singh to Shashank Singh, Tossed up, full and on off, Shashank Singh uses his feet and pushes it to short covers. |
| 9.2 : Swapnil Singh to Shashank Singh, Four! |
| 0.0 : Jitesh Sharma is the next man in. |
| 9.3 : Swapnil Singh to Shashank Singh, No run. |
| 9.4 : Swapnil Singh to Shashank Singh, Quicker, short and outside off, Shashank Singh cuts it wide of point, Will Jacks dives to his left to get a good hand on it. They cross. |
| 9.5 : Swapnil Singh to Jitesh Sharma, Flighted, full and on middle, Jitesh Sharma skips downthe track and lofts it just past the bowler for one. |
| 9.6 : Swapnil Singh to Shashank Singh, Slows it up, short and on middle, Shashank Singh works it through square leg for one more. Just seven off the over then! |
| 10.1 : Karn Sharma to Shashank Singh, SIX! ALL THE WAY! Karn Sharma drops it short on the leg stump line. Shashank Singh goes back and smacks it over the deep square leg boundary for half a dozen. |
| 10.2 : Karn Sharma to Shashank Singh, Flatter wrong'un on the middle and leg. Shashank Singh turns it through mid-wicket for one. |
| 10.3 : Karn Sharma to Jitesh Sharma, FOUR! Streaky but Jitesh Sharma will take it. Tosses it full and spins away outside off. Jitesh Sharma goes for it and gets an outside edge that flies away to deep third for a boundary. |
| 10.4 : Karn Sharma to Jitesh Sharma, No run. |
| 10.5 : Karn Sharma to Jitesh Sharma, OUT! CLEANED HIM UP! Karn Sharma has the last laugh. Bowls a leg break, on the middle and leg stump line. It turns sharply and takes the off-stump as Jitesh Sharma hoicks across the line and misses it completely. Another failure for Jitesh Sharma as he departs cheaply and Punjab lose their fourth wicket. |
| 10.6 : Karn Sharma to Liam Livingstone, Tossed up on middle. Liam Livingstone prods forward and pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 10.5 : Liam Livingstone walks in at 6. |
| 11.1 : Swapnil Singh to Shashank Singh, Flatter on middle. Shashank Singh turns it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 0.0 : Who comes next? |
| 11.2 : Swapnil Singh to Liam Livingstone, OUT! c Karn Sharma b Swapnil Singh. |
| 11.3 : Swapnil Singh to Sam Curran, 2 runs. |
| 11.4 : Swapnil Singh to Sam Curran, Four! |
| 11.5 : Swapnil Singh to Sam Curran, Tosses it full, around off. Sam Curran mistimes the drive into covers. |
| 11.6 : Swapnil Singh to Sam Curran, Shortish, outside off. Sam Curran slaps this into extra cover where Faf du Plessis makes an excellent stop. |
| 12.1 : Karn Sharma to Shashank Singh, SIX! Shashank Singh continues to fight. Karn Sharma bowls it full and in the slot on middle. Shashank Singh gets low and slogs it over the deep mid-wicket fence for half a dozen. |
| 12.2 : Karn Sharma to Shashank Singh, Wrong'un on the leg peg. Shashank Singh tucks it through backward square leg for a single. |
| 12.3 : Karn Sharma to Sam Curran, Tossed up on the middle and leg. Sam Curran chips it through mid-wicket and a bit of fumble in the deep allows the double. |
| 12.4 : Karn Sharma to Sam Curran, Fuller length, on middle. Sam Curran skips down the pitch and pushes it to the left of the bowler. |
| 12.5 : Karn Sharma to Sam Curran, 1 run. |
| 12.6 : Karn Sharma to Shashank Singh, FOUR! Much needed for Punjab! Flighted, full, outside off. Shashank Singh reaches for it and edges it past the short third fielder for a streaky boundary. |
| Lockie Ferguson (1-0-14-1) is back into the attack. |
| 13.1 : Lockie Ferguson to Sam Curran, Back of a length, slower ball, around the leg peg. Sam Curran tucks it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 13.2 : Lockie Ferguson to Shashank Singh, LEG BYE! Back of a length again, angling into the batter. Shashank Singh looks to tuck it away but misses and gets a thud on the thigh pad. The ball rolls into the leg side for an extra. |
| 13.3 : Lockie Ferguson to Sam Curran, Hard-length, on the middle and leg. Sam Curran nudges it through mid-wicket and takes a double. |
| 0.0 : Slight Halt. Shashank Singh has collided with the Bengaluru skipper, Faf du Plessis while trying to complete the second and is down on the park, grunting in pain. The Punjab physio runs in to check on him. He looks fine now and will continue his innings. |
| 13.4 : Lockie Ferguson to Sam Curran, OUT! run out (Virat Kohli). |
| Who comes in next? |
| 13.5 : Lockie Ferguson to Sam Curran, 1 run. |
| 13.6 : Lockie Ferguson to Ashutosh Sharma, Leg bye. |
| 14.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Ashutosh Sharma, 1 run. |
| 14.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Sam Curran, Low full toss on middle. Sam Curran forces it to long-on for one. |
| 14.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Ashutosh Sharma, SIX! BOOM! Short and angling down the leg. Ashutosh Sharma covers the line and helps it over the fine leg fence for a biggie. |
| 14.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Ashutosh Sharma, Slower length ball, on off. Ashutosh Sharma punches it through extra cover for a single. |
| 14.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Sam Curran, WIDE! He has to reload it. Bowls it short and way outside the tramline. Sam Curran lets it go. Wided by the umpire. |
| Mohammed Siraj to Sam Curran, Good length, on middle. Sam Curran works it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 15.1 : Lockie Ferguson to Sam Curran, Pitched full, at the stumps. Sam Curran flicks it through mid-wicket for a couple. |
| 14.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Ashutosh Sharma, OUT! LBW! A loud appeal and up goes the finger! Siraj bowls it full and straight at the stumps. Ashutosh Sharma looks to flick across the line but misses and is pinned in front. The batter takes the review. The ultra-edge shows a flat line and the ball tracking gives the wickets as umpire's call. Ashutosh Sharma trudges off the field as Punjab lose their seventh. |
| Harshal Patel walks in at 9. |
| 15.2 : Lockie Ferguson to Sam Curran, Four! |
| 15.3 : Lockie Ferguson to Sam Curran, OUT! BOWLED'EM! Another one bites the dust. Lockie Ferguson bowls a knuckleball. Full and straight at the stumps. Sam Curran looks to hoick it across the line but misses and the off-stump goes for a walk. |
| 15.4 : Lockie Ferguson to Rahul Chahar, Back of a length, angling in on off. Rahul Chahar gets behind the line and blocks it out. |
| 0.0 : Strategic break! Punjab are on the verge of being knocked out of the tournament and they have been second best here. Bengaluru will live to fight another day here as they have performed well and keep their hopes alive. |
| 15.5 : Lockie Ferguson to Rahul Chahar, Sharp short ball, around off. Rahul Chahar is rushed on the pull and misses it. |
| 15.6 : Lockie Ferguson to Rahul Chahar, FOUR! Nice shot! Slower and shorter in length, outside off. Rahul Chahar waits and cuts it to the deep third region for a boundary. |
| 0.0 : Arshdeep Singh is the last batter for Punjab. |
| 16.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Harshal Patel, OUT! CAUGHT IN THE DEEP! |
| 16.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Arshdeep Singh, WIDES! Siraj bowls it too short, and way over the batter. Arshdeep Singh swings and misses. Dinesh Karthik gets a hand to it but cannot prevent the two extras. |
| Mohammed Siraj to Rahul Chahar, On a length, angling into the batter. Rahul Chahar has a wild swing across the line but only connects with thin air. |
| 16.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Rahul Chahar, Yorker length, tailing into the middle and leg. Rahul Chahar jams it out and works it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 16.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Arshdeep Singh, Back of a length outside off.  Arshdeep Singh pulls and toe ends it to short mid-wicket. |
| 16.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Arshdeep Singh, FOUR! Wide yorker from Siraj! Arshdeep Singh does well to reach it and slices it to deep third for a boundary. |
| 16.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Arshdeep Singh, OUT! In the air and gone! Bengaluru makes it four out of four wins! |
| 0.0 : BENGALURU ELIMINATES PUNJAB! Yet another disappointing season for the home side as they get knocked out with their fourth loss in a row. However, it is joy on the other side as Bengaluru extends their winning streak to four games and keeps their hopes alive with a dominating victory. |
| Punjab needed a quick-fire start but they suffered an early blow as Prabhsimran Singh went back in the first over after playing a few lusty blows. However, after that, Jonny Bairstow and Rilee Rossouw managed to keep up with the asking rate and went full attacking mode. They managed to score 75 in the Powerplay but lost Bairstow in the process as well. Rossouw continued to attack from one side and notched up a fine half-century but after getting hit on his throat perished on the very next b |
| Bengaluru, on the other hand, will be pretty pleased with their bowling effort. Swapnil Singh got them the early breakthrough in the first over but they couldn't capitalize after that and leaked a lot of runs in the Powerplay before Lockie Ferguson getting rid of Jonny Bairstow. In the middle overs, Karn Sharma was brilliant along with Swapnil and ran through the middle order of Punjab like it was nothing as they shared four wickets equally. Mohammed Siraj came back and cleaned up the tail t |
| Earlier in the game, Bengaluru posted the highest T20 total on this ground courtesy of an exceptional knock of 92 from Virat Kohli along with a fine fifty from Rajat Patidar. Cameron Green and Dinesh Karthik also played decent cameos towards the end. Harshal Patel picked up three wickets with all of them coming in the last over. Debutant Vidwath Kaverappa got a couple of scalps, while Sam Curran and Arshdeep Singh chipped in with one each. However, they only have themselves to blame as th |
| Swapnil Singh is up for a quick chat. He says that he enjoyed it a lot and adds that the pressure is less as all the bowlers are taken for runs. Shares that he was well prepared mentally for it. States that the team had a meeting after the first half of the season and decided to use the spinners more and things are working well for them. Shares that they are on a roll as they plan well against the opponents. Ends by saying that they are trying to keep it simple and taking one game at a time. |
| Presentation Time... |
| Sam Curran, the captain of Punjab says that the tournament was frustrating and disappointing. Adds that they had some good stuff but they lost close matches and had a lot to learn. Shares that they knew Shikhar Dhawan wasnât going to be available because of injury. Mentions that they are gutted but will come back stronger next year. Says that it was fun to lead the side but would have loved wins in a few more games. Informs that they will hope to do well in the last two matches and give fans |
| Faf du Plessis, the victorious skipper of Bengaluru is up for a chat. |
| Who will be the Player of the Match? |
| Right then, that is it from this absolute run-fest where Bengaluru stays alive but it is the end of the road for Punjab. Next up in the Indian T20 League is another crucial game in the context of the playoffs as Chennai takes on Gujarat. That game will begin at 7.30 pm IST (2 pm GMT), but as you know, you can always join us early for all the build-up to the match. Until then, cheers and goodbye! |
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