| 0.0 : TOSS - The coin goes up and lands in favour of Bangalore. They will BAT first. |
| Bangalore (Playing XI) - Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (C), Anuj Rawat, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik (WK), Michael bracewell (In for Wanindu Hasaranga), Wayne Parnell (In for Josh Hazlewood), Mohammed Siraj, Karn Sharma (In for Vyshak Vijay Kumar), Harshal Patel. |
| Impact Players nominated by Bangalore - Vyshak Vijay Kumar, Finn Allen, Shahbaz Ahmed, Himanshu Sharma, Suyash Prabhudessai. |
| Rajasthan (Playing XI) - Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (C/ WK), Joe Root, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Adam Zampa (In for Trent Boult), Sandeep Sharma, KM Asif, Yuzvendra Chahal. |
| Impact Players nominated by Rajasthan - Donovan Ferreira, Devdutt Padikkal, Riyan Parag, Kuldip Yadav and Navdeep Saini. |
| Faf du Plessis, the skipper of Bangalore says that they will bat first because the conditions are hot and it looks like a dry wicket which might mean that the ball will stop a bit later on. Adds that they know that they need to improve their tactics and execution on the field. Mentions that you need 3-4 guys and sometimes a bit more to do the job and they have got off to starts and just haven't been able to kick on. Says that right now they need to worry about winning and keep the worry about t |
| Sanju Samson, the captain of Rajasthan is in for a chat. Starts by saying that the wicket seems to be dey and they would've batted first as well. Hopes that they will put their best foot forward and perform brilliantly. Informs that the standard of cricket they have been playing is amazing, apart from that game against Gujarat. States that they have one change to their side, Adam Zampa comes in for Trent Boult. |
| All in readiness for the game to begin! The two umpires are out in the middle followed by the Bangalore opening pair of skipper Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli. Out come the players of Rajasthan and take their places on the field. Sandeep Sharma has the new ball in hand and is raring to go. Let's play... |
| 0.1 : Sandeep Sharma to Virat Kohli, Bangalore are up and running! Sandeep Sharma starts with a length ball angled into middle and this one just shapes away a touch. Virat Kohli presses forward and nudges it toward backward point for a quick single. |
| 0.2 : Sandeep Sharma to Faf du Plessis, Faf du Plessis is off the mark right away as well. This is full and on the pads, Faf tucks it toward mid-wicket and gets across for one. |
| 0.4 : Sandeep Sharma to Faf du Plessis, Fuller and swinging into the leg pole, Faf du Plessis gets the front leg out of the way and flicks it through mid-wicket for one more. |
| 0.5 : Sandeep Sharma to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Pounces on it! Not that short but well wide of the off stump, Virat Kohli reaches out and slaps it away in front of point for a boundary. |
| 0.6 : Sandeep Sharma to Virat Kohli, One more to end. Length ball on the pads, tucked away to deep backward square leg for a single. 9 off the first over, a good start by Bangalore. |
| 0.3 : Sandeep Sharma to Virat Kohli, A hint of movement! Length again around middle and this one swings in, Virat Kohli comes forward and clips it away in front of square leg for a single. |
| 0.6 : Adam Zampa to operate from the other end. |
| 1.1 : Adam Zampa to Virat Kohli, A huge mix-up in the middle but no harm is done. This is a bit shorter on off stump, Virat Kohli backs away and cuts it to cover-point where the fielder dives to his right and makes a half-stop. The batters decide to run but halt midway as Yashasvi Jaiswal picks up the ball and throws it to the keeper. Luckily for Faf du Plessis, the throw is wayward and he manages to make his ground. |
| 1.2 : Adam Zampa to Faf du Plessis, Misses out! A juicy full toss around off and begging to be hit. Faf du Plessis drives it firmly but can't get it past Yashasvi Jaiswal at extra cover. Just the single then. |
| 1.3 : Adam Zampa to Virat Kohli, Flatter one on the pads, Virat Kohli works it away through square leg and turns the strike over. |
| 1.4 : Adam Zampa to Faf du Plessis, Around off stump, hit away straight to the cover region. |
| 1.5 : Adam Zampa to Faf du Plessis, Gives it a bit more air and bowls it really full around off, Faf du Plessis backs away to drive but can't get it through extra cover. |
| 1.6 : Adam Zampa to Faf du Plessis, Nicely bowled! Quicker one around middle and this one skids on. Faf du Plessis manages to keep it out off the back foot. Just the three singles off it. |
| 2.1 : Sandeep Sharma to Virat Kohli, On a good length around middle and leg, Virat Kohli looks to turn it leg side but closes the bat face early. Kohli gets a leading edge in front of the bowler. |
| 2.2 : Sandeep Sharma to Virat Kohli, Another risky single! Back of a length around off, punched away to the right of cover and Virat Kohli sets off for the quick single. The fielder there misses the direct hit at the bowler's end. |
| 2.3 : Sandeep Sharma to Faf du Plessis, Good length on the pads, tucked away off the hips and down to fine leg for a run. |
| 2.4 : Sandeep Sharma to Virat Kohli, Bowls it a bit slower and keeps the length good, Virat Kohli can only manage to push it toward short mid-wicket. |
| 2.5 : Sandeep Sharma to Virat Kohli, On a good length and on the pads, Virat Kohli flicks it toward deep mid-wicket and looks for two straightaway but has to settle for one. |
| 2.6 : Sandeep Sharma to Faf du Plessis, WIDE! Full and trying to attack the pads but spills it down leg. Faf du Plessis leaves it alone for a wide. |
| Sandeep Sharma to Faf du Plessis, Length ball on the legs, tucked away through mid-wicket for just a single. |
| 3.1 : Adam Zampa to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! Gets it through! Just a touch short but not that wide, Faf du Plessis rocks back and cuts it to the left of a diving point fielder and picks up a boundary. |
| 3.2 : Adam Zampa to Faf du Plessis, Very full and on leg stump, drilled down to long on for a single. |
| 3.3 : Adam Zampa to Virat Kohli, Nicely tossed up, full and on off stump, Virat Kohli drives it down to long off for one more. |
| 3.4 : Adam Zampa to Faf du Plessis, Floated up around leg stump, Faf du Plessis clears the front leg and works it straight to mid-wicket. |
| 3.5 : Adam Zampa to Faf du Plessis, SIX! Something had to give and Faf du Plessis has whacked that one away. On the shorter side and around middle, Faf backs away and slogs it away, over cow corner for a maximum. |
| 3.6 : Adam Zampa to Faf du Plessis, Nice comeback from Adam Zampa. Gets this one full and in the blockhole around off, Faf du Plessis tries to squeeze it out and almost ends up dragging it back onto the stumps. |
| 4.1 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Virat Kohli, Floated up around off, Virat Kohli drives it firmly but straight to Yashasvi Jaiswal at extra cover who keeps Faf du Plessis honest at the other end with a quick throw toward the stumps. |
| 0.0 : Change. Yuzvendra Chahal now comes into the attack. |
| 4.2 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Virat Kohli, On middle and leg, this is worked away through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 4.3 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Faf du Plessis, Tossed up around off and turning away, Faf du Plessis eases it with the turn and through cover for one more. |
| 4.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Virat Kohli, Slows it up a bit and pulls back the length, Virat Kohli stands tall and punches it down to long off for a run. |
| 4.5 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Faf du Plessis, Slower and shorter around middle, this is whipped away off the back foot and in front of mid-wicket for yet another single. |
| 4.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Virat Kohli, A bit quicker and flatter around off, Virat Kohli hits it on the up toward cover and scampers through for a quick run. |
| 5.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Virat Kohli, Flatter one, on the pads. Kohli clips it through mid-wicket for one. |
| 5.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Faf du Plessis, Floated one, around off. Faf du Plessis strokes it down to mid off and takes a single. |
| 5.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Virat Kohli, WIDE! Ashwin comes 'round the wicket and sprays it way outside off. It goes past the tramline and the umpire signals a wide. |
| Ravichandran Ashwin to Virat Kohli, A bit shorter, on middle. Kohli lofts it over mid on and crosses. |
| 5.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Faf du Plessis, Ravichandran Ashwin follows the batter outside leg, with a full ball, cramping Faf du Plessis for room. He tries to flick it around the corner but misses. |
| 5.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Faf du Plessis, Flatter one, around off. Faf du Plessis ends up chopping it into the off side. |
| 5.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! Streaky! A much-needed boundary for Rajasthan. It is very full, outside off. Faf du Plessis tries to hit it through the line but only manages to get a thick outside edge on it. The ball runs down to the third man fence. |
| 6.1 : KM Asif to Virat Kohli, Virat Kohli punches this length ball off his back foot for a single. |
| 6.2 : KM Asif to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! Cracking shot! Faf du Plessis finding his feet. KM Asif serves it short, with plenty width on offer. Faf du Plessis waits for it, gets on top of the bounce and cuts it powerfully through point for four runs. |
| 6.3 : KM Asif to Faf du Plessis, Excellent running, that too, in extreme heat. A length ball, around middle. Faf du Plessis tucks it into the vacant area at mid-wicket and the batters take two runs. |
| 6.4 : KM Asif to Faf du Plessis, OH NO! A HUGE MIX UP! Direct hit could've been curtains for Faf du Plessis. It is much fuller, outside off. Faf du Plessis pushes it to covers. He puts his head down and races to the other end, only for him to get back to the striker's end as Kohli denied the single. Yashasvi Jaiswal could not hit the stumps, which gives Faf du Plessis enough time to get back. |
| 6.5 : KM Asif to Faf du Plessis, A single now as Faf du Plessis drives it through covers. |
| 6.6 : Glenn Maxwell walks in at number 3. |
| 7.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Glenn Maxwell, Ravichandran Ashwin fires it in on leg stump. Maxwell knocks it to mid on and takes a single. He gets off the mark. |
| 7.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Faf du Plessis, Ravichandran Ashwin continues to attack the pads, offering no room at all for Faf du Plessis to free his arms. A single now to mid on. |
| 7.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Faf du Plessis, Darted on the pads, Faf du Plessis flicks it through mid-wicket for one. |
| 7.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Glenn Maxwell, Glenn Maxwell now rotates the strike as he pushes this full ball out to safety. |
| 7.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Faf du Plessis, On leg, Faf du Plessis tucks it into mid-wicket for a single. |
| 7.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal (1-0-5-0) is back on. |
| 8.1 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Faf du Plessis, A leg spinner, outside off. Faf du Plessis punches it into covers off his back foot. One taken. |
| 7.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Glenn Maxwell, SIX! Here he goes! It did not take long for Maxwell to spread tension across the Rajasthan camp. It is very full, on leg stump. The 'Big Show' clears his front leg and tonks it over the long on fence for a maximum. |
| 8.2 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Glenn Maxwell, Pushed through quicker, outside off. Maxwell tries to reverse hit it down to third man, but does not get any bat on it. |
| 8.3 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Glenn Maxwell, Glenn Maxwell connects his reverse sweep this time. They cross for one, as the ball rolls towards point. |
| 8.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Faf du Plessis, Floated one, full and on off. Faf du Plessis pushes it into covers for one more. |
| 8.5 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Glenn Maxwell, Glenn Maxwell tries to go after Yuzvendra Chahal but only manages to find the fielder at deep mid-wicket. The Australian slogs it from way outside off, which was only possible due to his early movement. The batters collect a brace. |
| 8.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Glenn Maxwell, WIDE! Looped up, outside off, it grips and turns away sharply. Maxwell shows no interest in chasing this one. The umpire signals a wide. |
| Yuzvendra Chahal to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! Once again, Maxwell finds the boundary off the final delivery. Bangalore are growing in this game. Maxwell hangs back to this short ball, he realises he has plenty of width on offer and follows it up with a cracking cut shot. The ball is going in only one direction and that is the boundary. |
| KM Asif to Virat Kohli, OUT! CAUGHT! Rajasthan needed a wicket and KM Asif are provided with a crucial breakthrough. Virat Kohli holes out on 18. KM Asif with a huge, huge wicket. Virat Kohli completely fails to pick up the knuckle ball. He only manage to loft it high in the air, Yashasvi Jaiswal at covers calls for it, takes a couple of steps in front and accepts the catch gleefully. |
| Strategic break! On a slow pitch, Bangalore have so far done really well with the bat. Virat Kohli was a bit slow to get going and got out as well while Faf du Plessis has just kept the scoreboard ticking. It has been Glenn Maxwell who has upped the ante a bit. Rajasthan have done decently well with the ball but will hope that their spinners pick up wickets in the middle phase or else they could end up conceding a big score. Also, Adam Zampa (2-0-15-0) is brought back into the attack. |
| 9.1 : Adam Zampa to Faf du Plessis, Tossed up, full and on off. Faf du Plessis drives it down the park to long off but only for a single. |
| 9.2 : Adam Zampa to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! Glenn Maxwell continues his attack from the other end. It is a bit short, on middle. Glenn Maxwell rides the bounce and pulls it along the ground through mid-wicket for a cracking boundary. |
| 9.3 : Adam Zampa to Glenn Maxwell, Very full, on middle. Maxwell knocks it into covers. |
| 9.4 : Adam Zampa to Glenn Maxwell, Floated and full, on leg. Maxwell prods and blocks it out. |
| 9.5 : Adam Zampa to Glenn Maxwell, Glenn Maxwell now rotates the strike as he smacks this full toss down to long on. |
| 9.6 : Adam Zampa to Faf du Plessis, Tossed up, outside off. Faf du Plessis drives it into covers and takes a single. He retains the strike here. |
| KM Asif (1-0-8-0) comes back in to replace Yuzvendra Chahal. |
| 10.1 : KM Asif to Faf du Plessis, KM Asif serves it full, tailing into the pads. Faf du Plessis nudges it through mid-wicket for one. |
| 10.2 : KM Asif to Glenn Maxwell, A slower bumper, outside off. Maxwell waits for it and helps it down to third man for an easy single. |
| 10.3 : KM Asif to Faf du Plessis, Good-length ball, outside off. Faf du Plessis cue ends it back to the bowler. |
| 10.4 : KM Asif to Faf du Plessis, Faf du Plessis now rotates the strikes as he cuts this short one to sweeper cover. |
| 10.5 : KM Asif to Glenn Maxwell, KM Asif goes short, outside off. Maxwell gets on top of it but is unable to find the gap at backward point. |
| 10.6 : KM Asif to Glenn Maxwell, Two dots in a row to end the over! Incredible over from KM Asif comes to an end. He gives away only 3 runs in this one. Glenn Maxwell bunts this full ball to mid off. |
| 11.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Faf du Plessis, Carrom ball, on leg stump. Faf du Plessis gets it to covers off the outer half. One taken. |
| 11.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Glenn Maxwell, Pushed through quicker, on leg. Glenn Maxwell reverse-hits it over point for a single. |
| 11.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Faf du Plessis, Darted on the pads, Faf du Plessis only manages to push it to the right of the bowler. |
| 11.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Faf du Plessis, Faf du Plessis now flicks this full ball to square leg and rotates the strike. |
| 11.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Glenn Maxwell, Another single now as Glenn Maxwell knocks this full ball down the park. |
| 11.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Faf du Plessis, Flatter, on the pads. Faf du Plessis nudges it through mid-wicket for one. |
| Sanju Samson keeps chopping and changing his bowlers as Sandeep Sharma (2-0-14-0) is brought back into the attack. |
| 12.1 : Sandeep Sharma to Faf du Plessis, Back of a length, on top of off. Faf du Plessis rocks back and pulls it towards cow corner. One taken. |
| 12.2 : Sandeep Sharma to Glenn Maxwell, Sandeep Sharma now nails his yorker on leg stump, Glenn Maxwell jams it out to the left of the bowler and crosses. |
| 12.3 : Sandeep Sharma to Faf du Plessis, Faf du Plessis now digs this yorker back to the bowler. Sandeep Sharma misfields and they take one. |
| 12.5 : Sandeep Sharma to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! Consecutive boundaries for Maxwell. He is turning this over into a huge one for Bangalore. Shorter, wide of off. Maxwell hops and works it over backward point for four more. |
| 12.4 : Sandeep Sharma to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! Incredible shot. A short ball, outside off. Glenn Maxwell reverse-hits it down to third man for four runs. |
| 12.6 : Sandeep Sharma to Glenn Maxwell, A full toss, on the pads. Glenn Maxwell whips it behind square on the leg side for one. |
| 13.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Glenn Maxwell, A single now as Maxwell hits it down to long on. |
| 13.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Faf du Plessis, Quicker and full, outside leg, following the batter. Faf du Plessis clips it to square leg and crosses. |
| 13.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Glenn Maxwell, Flatter one, on off. Maxwell goes for the reverse-hit but gets pinged on his pads, off the edge. |
| 13.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Glenn Maxwell, SIX! This is huge. Ashwin follows Maxwell outside leg with a full ball. Maxwell gets under and smacks it over the bowler's head for a biggie. |
| 13.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Glenn Maxwell, Fuller, on leg. Maxwell flicks it to short fine leg and takes a single. |
| 13.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Glenn Maxwell, Maxwell hits this full ball as a bullet, but it crashes into the stumps at the other end. |
| 13.6 : Strategic break! The first innings of this game is progressing along nicely and it is pretty evenly balanced at the moment. Bangalore do have the wickets in hand and will look to go after the bowlers and with both Glenn Maxwell and Faf du Plessis well set, they would target a score of around 170. The pitch however is slow and Rajasthan still have a few overs of spin left which could be crucial for them. Can they keep Bangalore to around the 160-run mark? Let's find out. Also, KM Asif (2-0-11- |
| 14.1 : KM Asif to Glenn Maxwell, Swing and a miss! Asif hurls in a length ball, wide of off. Maxwell hangs back inside the crease, and slashes hard at it but with any foot movement. He gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 14.2 : KM Asif to Glenn Maxwell, TWO WIDES! Hits the deck hard this time, angling down leg though. Maxwell is surprised with the lack of bounce though. The batters are able to sneak a single as well. |
| KM Asif to Faf du Plessis, SIX! SHOT! Brilliant way for the Bangalore skipper to get to his FIFTY! He had to work very hard under the sun for this knock. Captain setting up high standards. Back of a length, on middle, it climbs on the batter. Faf du Plessis effortlessly tonks it over the mid-wicket fence. |
| 14.3 : KM Asif to Faf du Plessis, Faf du Plessis now lofts this full ball over point for a brace. |
| 14.4 : KM Asif to Faf du Plessis, Slower one, short and on off. Faf du Plessis mistimes his shot to long off and collects two more. |
| 14.5 : KM Asif to Faf du Plessis, OUT! CAUGHT! Yashasvi Jaiswal and KM Asif combine once again to find the second wicket. KM Asif now has gotten rid of both the openers, and this wicket comes at a crucial juncture of the game. Faf du Plessis smacks this full ball into covers, although he does it aerially. Yashasvi Jaiswal moves to his left and takes a sharp catch. A much-needed breakthrough for Rajasthan. |
| Mahipal Lomror is thew new man in. |
| 14.6 : KM Asif to Mahipal Lomror, Mahipal Lomror is off the mark. It is a full ball, on the pads. Lomror tucks it to square leg and gets a single. |
| Adam Zampa (2-0-22-0) comes back in to finish his spell. |
| 15.1 : Adam Zampa to Mahipal Lomror, OUT! CAUGHT! Taken on the second attempt by Dhruv Jurel! This is nicely tossed up around off and might have been the wrong'un as well. Mahipal Lomror gets down on one knee and looks for the slog-sweep right away. Lomror goes against the turn and ends up mistiming it. The ball goes high and over mid-wicket. Jurel runs in from cow corner and slides forward to take the catch. The ball pops out but he manages to grab it on the next attempt. Two quick wickets now |
| 15.2 : Adam Zampa to Dinesh Karthik, Flighted delivery around off, Dinesh Karthik blocks it off the front foot. |
| 0.0 : Dinesh Karthik is the new batter in. |
| 15.3 : Adam Zampa to Dinesh Karthik, OUT! LBW! Adam Zampa does it again! This is bowled on a nagging length around leg stump and Dinesh Karthik goes on the back foot to work it away but gets caught on the crease and gets rapped on the pads. There is a huge shout for LBW from Adam Zampa but it is turned down. Sanju Samson does review it though. Nothing on UltraEdge and Ball Tracking comes up with three reds. Bangalore going down in a hurry here as Karthik departs for a duck. |
| 15.4 : Adam Zampa to Michael Bracewell, Floated up around leg stump, Michael Bracewell stays back and pushes it through wide mid on for a single. |
| 15.5 : Adam Zampa to Glenn Maxwell, Full on off and middle, Glenn Maxwell leans on and caresses it through cover for a single. |
| 15.3 : Who walks out now? It is Michael Bracewell. |
| 15.6 : Adam Zampa to Michael Bracewell, Floated up around the pads, Michael Bracewell works it away in front of mid-wicket for yet another single. A top over from Adam Zampa, just three runs and a couple of wickets off it as well. |
| 16.1 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Michael Bracewell, Loops it up nicely and bowls it full on middle, Michael Bracewell drives it straight back to the bowler. |
| 16.2 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Michael Bracewell, Shorter and around off, punched off the back foot through extra cover for a single. |
| 16.3 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! This is tossed up outside off, Glenn Maxwell gets across his stumps and brooms it firmly in between deep mid-wicket and long on for a boundary. |
| 16.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Glenn Maxwell, Nicely bowled! Gives it some flight and throws it outside off, Glenn Maxwell simply leaves it alone. |
| 16.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Glenn Maxwell, A tad short and wide, hit away in front of square on the off side for a single. |
| 16.5 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Glenn Maxwell, SIX! All the way and that will be FIFTY for Glenn Maxwell, a brilliant knock from him under testing conditions. Yuzvendra Chahal throws it up wide again and Maxwell gets well across the off stump to get inside the line and whip it away over the backward square leg fence for a maximum. |
| 17.1 : Sandeep Sharma to Glenn Maxwell, Full and on off stump, Glenn Maxwell comes forward and drives it down to long off for a single. |
| 17.2 : Sandeep Sharma to Michael Bracewell, Drags it down a bit and angles it well across the left-hander. Michael Bracewell reaches out and toe-ends it down to long off for one more. |
| 17.4 : Sandeep Sharma to Anuj Rawat, Good length around the top of off, nudged away toward point. |
| 17.3 : Who comes in now? It is Anuj Rawat. |
| Sandeep Sharma to Glenn Maxwell, OUT! BOWLED'EM! Sandeep Sharma gets the better of Glenn Maxwell here. Sharma bowls this one full and angles the ball into middle and leg. Maxwell tries to be a bit too inventive as he looks to reverse-sweep the pacer. The ball is just too full and sneaks under the willow to crash into the stumps. Maxwell is gutted and Rajasthan get another timely breakthrough. End of a solid knock from Maxwell though. |
| 17.5 : Sandeep Sharma to Anuj Rawat, FOUR! A real gift and Anuj Rawat duly obliges. Fuller and on the pads, helped away past short fine leg for a boundary. |
| 17.6 : Sandeep Sharma to Anuj Rawat, Shorter and pushed well outside off, Anuj Rawat reaches out and taps it away to the right of deep point for a couple of runs. |
| 18.1 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Michael Bracewell, Tossed up outside off, Michael Bracewell frees his arms and powers it straight down the ground. The fielder from long on though gets quickly across to his left and keeps it down to a single. |
| 18.2 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Anuj Rawat, Slower through the air and pushed outside off, Anuj Rawat drags it toward cow corner for just a single. |
| 18.3 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Michael Bracewell, Doesn't quite get the timing right. This is floated up on middle, Michael Bracewell thumps it straight back over the bowler's head but for just another single. |
| 18.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Anuj Rawat, FOUR! Nicely played! A high full toss on the stumps, Anuj Rawat pre-meditates the reverse-sweep and manages to top-edge it over short third man for a boundary. The 150 is now up for Bangalore. |
| 18.5 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Anuj Rawat, A bit shorter and around off, pulled away in front of deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 18.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Michael Bracewell, Slows it up and throws it well outside the off stump, Michael Bracewell shuffles across and hits it away toward wide long on for a couple of runs. |
| 19.2 : KM Asif to Michael Bracewell, Hard length around off, Michael Bracewell stands tall and hits it away toward deep mid-wicket for one more. |
| 19.3 : KM Asif to Anuj Rawat, Swing and a miss! This is bowled a bit fuller and around off, Anuj Rawat gets across his stumps and tries to heave it across the line. The ball though goes past the inside edge. |
| 19.1 : KM Asif to Anuj Rawat, Angles this one well across the left-hander, Anuj Rawat looks to drag the slog but gets an inside edge toward short fine leg. They pick up a single. |
| 19.4 : KM Asif to Anuj Rawat, SIX! Anuj Rawat gets hold of that one! Length ball outside off, Rawat shuffles across and shimmies down the track as well before whacking it over the cow corner fence for a biggie. |
| 19.5 : KM Asif to Anuj Rawat, SIX! And again! Anuj Rawat is playing a gem of a cameo here. Length ball angled across off stump, Rawat gets across and holds his shape before muscling it over the mid-wicket fence for another maximum. |
| 19.6 : KM Asif to Anuj Rawat, FOUR! Powered away and Anuj Rawat has finished things off sensationally for Bangalore. KM Asif goes full and wide this time, Rawat gets well across the off stump and heaves it away toward cow corner. The ball flies off the bat and beats the man there to his right. 18 come off the final over and Bangalore finish with a solid total of 171/5 on the board! |
| What a turnaround by Bangalore. It looked like they will end up with an under-par score, although Anuj Rawat's cameo has put the visitors on the driving seat here. KM Asif who was the stand out performer with the ball for most part of the inning, but he could not keep things tight in the final over and ends up handing the momentum to the opposition heading into the break. |
| It could well have been worse for Bangalore if not for Anuj Rawat's mighty strike at the fag end of the innings. It was Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell who kept Bangalore in the game with their respective half-centuries. Rajasthan were brilliant with the ball throughout the inning but might feel that they lost the advantage in the final two overs. Adam Zampa was brilliant in his spell. He was the only spinner who got into the wicket's column for his side. The Australian spinner ended with a |
| ... Run Chase ... |
| 0.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Yashasvi Jaiswal, WIDE! A bit wayward this time as this is bowled around the pads and swings further down the leg side. Wide called. |
| 0.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Good start from Siraj! Full, on middle and leg and at 144.3 clicks. The ball swings back in sharply and Yashasvi Jaiswal does well to jam it out toward mid on. |
| 0.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Yashasvi Jaiswal, OUT! CAUGHT! Mohammed Siraj draws first blood and Yashasvi Jaiswal cannot believe it. Pitched up around off and at a good pace as well. Jaiswal stands tall and looks to hit through the line and thump it over mid off. Jaiswal though doesn't get under it and hits it flat to the left of mid off where Virat Kohli takes a sharp catch. 98 in the last game and a duck now for Jaiswal, Siraj is elated though. |
| 0.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Sanju Samson, On a hard length over off at almost 141 clicks, Sanju Samson hangs back to defend. |
| 0.2 : Sanju Samson comes in at number 3. |
| 0.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Sanju Samson, Good length around off, Sanju Samson punches it sweetly to point. |
| 0.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Sanju Samson, Play and a miss! Length ball around the fifth stump line and gets the ball to shape away nicely. Sanju Samson's feet stay rooted to the crease as he tries to drive it away but is beaten past the outside edge. |
| 0.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Sanju Samson, FOUR! Up and over! This is pitched up around off, Sanju Samson gets under it and deliberately opens the bat face a bit to lift it over the cover region. The ball trickles away into the fence for the first boundary of the chase. |
| 1.1 : Wayne Parnell to Jos Buttler, Nicely bowled! Wayne Parnell starts off with a fullish delivery outside off and gets the ball to move a bit in the air. Jos Buttler looks to go after it but the ball zips past the outside edge. |
| 0.6 : Wayne Parnell to share the new ball. |
| 1.2 : Wayne Parnell to Jos Buttler, WIDE! Banged in short but well down the leg side, Jos Buttler misses the pull and its a brilliant take from Anuj Rawat behind the sticks. Wide called. |
| Joe Root finally gets to bat in the India T20 League. He comes in at number 4. |
| 1.3 : Wayne Parnell to Joe Root, Comes from around the wicket now and angles it in on a good length, Joe Root tucks it away in front of mid-wicket for a single. |
| 1.2 : Wayne Parnell to Jos Buttler, OUT! CAUGHT! Straight to the man! A very loose shot from Jos Buttler though and he won't be happy with that one bit. This is a bit short and well wide from Wayne Parnell, there to be put away. Buttler extends his arms and instead of going hard at it, he just pats it away uppishly toward cover-point. Mohammed Siraj there moves to his left and grabs it around his chest. Buttler goes for a duck as well and Rajasthan have been rocked early. |
| 1.4 : Wayne Parnell to Sanju Samson, OUT! TAKEN! Anuj Rawat can do no wrong out there and Rajasthan now lose their skipper as well. Sanju Samson will also be livid with his choice of shot there. Wayne Parnell stays around the wicket and bangs it a short ball at the body. Samson looks to take it on but is way too early in the pull. The ball takes the top edge and goes straight up. The keeper, Rawat calls it early and runs in toward the right of the deck to settle under it and take a brilliant c |
| 1.5 : Wayne Parnell to Devdutt Padikkal, Back of a length around off, Devdutt Padikkal hangs back and nudges it toward backward point. |
| 1.6 : Wayne Parnell to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR! A confidence-booster that shot. This is full and angled into middle and leg from Wayne Parnell, Devdutt Padikkal plays a lovely straight drive and gets it to the right of mid on for a boundary. End of an eventful first over from Wayne Parnell. |
| 2.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Joe Root, Goes a bit wider of the crease now and angles it into the off stump, Joe Root solidly keeps it out. |
| 0.0 : Devdutt Padikkal comes in at the crease now. He is the IMPACT PLAYER for Rajasthan. Yuzvendra Chahal makes way for him. |
| 2.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Joe Root, Close but not close enough! Mohammed Siraj bowls a cross-seamer now, a touch fuller around off and this one slants back in. Joe Root tries to block off the back foot but misses and gets pinged on the pads. There is a loud appeal for LBW and it is given. Root has reviewed it though. The third umpire is called in and checks UltraEdge first. No bat is involved and Ball Tracking shows that the ball is going over the stumps. Excellent review from Root and he surviv |
| 2.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Joe Root, FOUR! Oh, a bit of innovation from Joe Root here. Length ball around off, Root gets inside the line of the ball and laps it down to fine leg for a boundary. |
| 2.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Joe Root, Banged in short and around off, Joe Root pulls it straight to square leg. |
| 2.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Joe Root, Back of a length and around off, Joe Root comes forward and tucks it away in front of mid-wicket. |
| 2.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Joe Root, A low full toss now, at 144 clicks and on off stump. Joe Root mistimes the shot toward mid on but manages to scamper across for one. |
| 3.1 : Wayne Parnell to Joe Root, Full and angled into middle, Joe Root wrists it straight to Glenn Maxwell at mid-wicket. |
| 3.2 : Wayne Parnell to Joe Root, A slower bumper now outside off, Jos Buttler hops and gets on top of the bounce before playing a controlled pull shot in front of square leg for a single. |
| 3.3 : Wayne Parnell to Devdutt Padikkal, Leg bye! back of a length and on the hips, Devdutt Padikkal fails to work it away. The ball goes off the thigh pad and rolls toward short fine leg as the batters get across for a leg bye. |
| 3.4 : Wayne Parnell to Joe Root, Back of a length and around off, punched away straight to the cover region. |
| 3.5 : Wayne Parnell to Joe Root, Slower one, on a good length and just angling down leg a bit. Joe Root comes forward and tries to get inside the line but fails to work it away. |
| 3.6 : Wayne Parnell to Joe Root, Another slower bouncer, around off stump, Joe Root pulls it down to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 4.1 : Michael Bracewell to Joe Root, Michael Bracewell starts from around the wicket and bowls a flatter one on the pads, Root works it off the back foot and through mid-wicket for one. |
| 4.2 : Michael Bracewell to Devdutt Padikkal, OUT! CAUGHT! Another one bites the dust for Rajasthan. Michael Bracewell drops this one short and bowls it on middle and leg. Devdutt Padikkal goes deep in his crease and looks to work it leg side. Padikkal does so but a bit uppishly. The ball goes toward Mohammed Siraj at short mid-wicket and he takes a good low catch in front of him. It is sent upstairs to be checked and it is a close one but Siraj seems to have his fingers underneath and the thir |
| 0.0 : Is that a fair catch? The umpire takes it upstairs to confirm. The third umpire only has one angle to work with and the big screen show OUT. |
| 4.2 : Shimron Hetmyer comes in at number 6. |
| 4.3 : Michael Bracewell to Shimron Hetmyer, SIX! BANG! This is tossed up on middle and leg, Shimron Hetmyer simply hits through the line and smokes it a long way over long on for a maximum. |
| 4.4 : Michael Bracewell to Shimron Hetmyer, Shorter one around off, played off the back foot toward point. |
| 4.5 : Michael Bracewell to Shimron Hetmyer, Tossed up around off, Shimron Hetmyer leans on and pushes it out toward mid off. |
| 4.6 : Michael Bracewell to Shimron Hetmyer, Full and around off, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 5.1 : Wayne Parnell to Joe Root, Back of a length, on middle. Root tucks it to mid-wicket for one. |
| 5.2 : Wayne Parnell to Shimron Hetmyer, A length ball this time. Hetmyer flicks it off his pads. One taken. |
| 5.3 : Dhruv Jurel is in next for Rajasthan. |
| Wayne Parnell to Joe Root, OUT! LBW! This looks plumb, Wayne Parnell appeals and the finger goes up. Every decision that Faf du Plessis is making right now is turning into gold. Joe Root though takes the review. Coming to the delivery, Wayne Parnell fires in a toe-crushing yorker, Joe Root tries to flick it away but does not get any bat on it. He takes a blow on his pads. The UltraEdge confirms no bat is involved and the Ball Tracking shows three reds. The onfield decision stands and J |
| 5.4 : Wayne Parnell to Dhruv Jurel, A length ball, around off. Jurel pushes it to point. |
| 5.5 : Wayne Parnell to Dhruv Jurel, Good length, outside off. Jurel dabs it to short third man. |
| 5.6 : Wayne Parnell to Dhruv Jurel, Three dots in a row to end the over! Brilliant piece of bowling from Wayne Parnell. An inswinging delivery, full and on off. Jurel blocks it on his front foot. |
| 6.1 : Michael Bracewell to Shimron Hetmyer, Shorter, attacking the stumps. Shimron Hetmyer punches it past extra cover for one. |
| 6.2 : Michael Bracewell to Dhruv Jurel, On the pads, tucked into mid-wicket. |
| 6.3 : Michael Bracewell to Dhruv Jurel, On off, defended out. |
| 6.4 : Michael Bracewell to Dhruv Jurel, Dhruv Jurel cuts this short ball to deep point for a single. |
| 6.5 : Michael Bracewell to Shimron Hetmyer, Another single now as Shimron Hetmyer smacks this short ball through cover-point. |
| 6.6 : Michael Bracewell to Dhruv Jurel, OUT! CAUGHT! Michael Bracewell picks up his second wicket. Rajasthan have lost their sixth wicket with not even 50 runs on the scoreboard. An abysmal show with the bat for the hosts. It is a half-tracker, on off. Dhruv Jurel mistimes his pull shot to deep mid-wicket and hits it straight down the throat of Mahipal Lomror in the deep who makes no mistake. |
| 7.1 : Karn Sharma to Shimron Hetmyer, Flatter one, outside off, pushed out to safety. |
| 0.0 : Ravichandran Ashwin walks in at number 8. Also, Karn Sharma comes into the attack now. |
| 7.2 : Karn Sharma to Shimron Hetmyer, Looped up, outside off. It grips and turns in. Shimron Hetmyer lets it be. |
| 7.3 : Karn Sharma to Shimron Hetmyer, SIX! HUGE! Shimron Hetmyer gets his second biggie of the chase. It looks like he is batting on a different surface here. He is reading the ball really well. This is pitched up, on off, it is in the slot and Shimron Hetmyer tonks it over the long on fence for a maximum. |
| 7.4 : Karn Sharma to Shimron Hetmyer, SIX! Great use of the feet this time by the West Indian. He charges down the wicket, gets under it and smokes it over the long on fence for another biggie. |
| 7.5 : Karn Sharma to Shimron Hetmyer, SIX! High and handsome. Shimron Hetmyer is on fire. He is taking on the spinner here. It is floated and full, outside off, turning in as well. Shimron Hetmyer gets down on one knee and slogs it over the square leg fence. |
| 7.6 : Karn Sharma to Shimron Hetmyer, OUT! RUN OUT! It only gets from bad to worse for Rajasthan. Nothing is going their way here. Ravichandran Ashwin is the man who heads back this time, that too, without even facing a ball. It is a length ball, on off. Shimron Hetmyer punches it to sweeper cover. Ravichandran Ashwin calls for the second run but is being sent back here. The throw from Mohammed Siraj is towards the striker's end. Anuj Rawat smartly guides it towards the sticks and gets the |
| Adam Zampa walks out to bat now. |
| 7.5 : Is that a run-out? This might just be a brilliant piece of keeping from Anuj Rawat and the third umpire is called in. A bit of a mix-up in the middle and Ravichandran Ashwin is sent back. The throw from the deep comes in from Mohammed Siraj and it is toward the keeper's end. Rawat cheekily back-flicks it onto the stumps and the replays show that Ashwin's bat is on the line. OUT comes up on the big screen! |
| 8.1 : Michael Bracewell to Shimron Hetmyer, DROPPED AND FOUR! A tough chance goes abegging. It is Virat Kohli who makes a meal of it near the ropes. Tossed up, full and on off. Shimron Hetmyer lofts it high towards wide long off. Virat Kohli does all the hard work, but could not hold on to this one. The ball rolls over the ropes. |
| 8.2 : Michael Bracewell to Shimron Hetmyer, Full, on off, blocked on the front foot. |
| 8.3 : Michael Bracewell to Shimron Hetmyer, Shimron Hetmyer cuts this short ball to deep point for a single. |
| 8.4 : Michael Bracewell to Adam Zampa, Tossed up, on off. Zampa defends it out solidly. |
| 8.5 : Michael Bracewell to Adam Zampa, Shorter, on off. Zampa defends it back to the bowler. |
| 8.6 : Michael Bracewell to Adam Zampa, Flatter, on off. Zampa hangs back and punches it to sweeper cover. He gets off the mark with a single. |
| 8.5 : There is a gust of wind blowing across the ground at the moment and there is a bit of sand as well. Not the best visibility and conditions out there at the moment. |
| 8.6 : Strategic break! It has been just 9 overs in the chase and Bangalore find themselves three wickets away from a memorable win. Mohammed Siraj and Wayne Parnell laid the foundation at the start and the latter was simply outstanding. The way Rajasthan batted up top though left a lot to be desired and have only themselves to blame for getting into this position. Shimron Hetmyer has hit a flurry of maximums but it will still require an unreal effort from him to get his side anywhere near the targe |
| 9.1 : Glenn Maxwell to Adam Zampa, On off, Zampa pushes it to mid off. |
| 9.2 : Glenn Maxwell to Adam Zampa, Adam Zampa chops this one to point and rotates the strike. |
| 9.3 : Glenn Maxwell to Shimron Hetmyer, Quicker and fuller, on the pads. Shimron Hetmyer nudges it into mid-wicket for a brace. |
| 9.4 : Glenn Maxwell to Shimron Hetmyer, Floated and full, on off. Shimron Hetmyer defneds it back to the bowler. |
| 9.5 : Sandeep Sharma comes to the crease now. |
| 9.6 : Glenn Maxwell to Sandeep Sharma, Fuller, on off. Sharma defends it out solidly. A successful over from Sharma comes to an end. |
| 10.1 : Karn Sharma to Adam Zampa, OUT! TIMBER! Another one bites the dust. It is tossed up, around off. It grips and turns away a touch. Adam Zampa tries to be cheeky but pays the price instead. He goes for the reverse-hit but ends up no where near the ball. It sneaks through the gap to damage the stumps. Also, KM Asif is the last man in for Rajasthan. |
| 10.2 : Karn Sharma to KM Asif, Quicker and full, on off. Karn Sharma defends it out watchfully. |
| 10.3 : Karn Sharma to KM Asif, OUT! CAUGHT! THAT IS IT! GAME OVER! Karn Sharma picks up two quick wickets in this over, the final two that Rajasthan had in hand. It is tossed up, on off. KM Asif gets down on one knee and lofts it high up in the air. Asif does not get the desired distance on it. Virat Kohli settles under it at long on and takes a simple catch to bring this game to an end. Bangalore win by 112 runs. |
| WOW! WHAT A CRAZY GAME! Bangalore have had an unbelievable outing with the ball and have won the contest by a big, big margin. It was almost a quarterfinal game and Bangalore held their nerve extremely well whereas Rajasthan simply crumbled under pressure and are all but knocked out of the competition. |
| 9.5 : Glenn Maxwell to Shimron Hetmyer, OUT! CAUGHT! This should be final nail in the coffin. It is tossed up, on middle. Shimron Hetmyer gets low and tries to find the boundary before he takes a single off the final delivery, to retain the strike - Well, this could've been an ideal scenario for Rajasthan, but that was not the case this time. Shimron Hetmyer ends up giving away his wicket and that so be game done from Rajasthan's point of view. Michael Bracewell takes a sharp catch at long on, |
| 10.3 : Bangalore had the impetus coming into the chase, thanks to a sublime finish with the bat by Anuj Rawat and they made good use of the early momentum. Mohammed Siraj sent back the dangerous Yashasvi Jaiswal in the first over and then Wayne Parnell got rid of Jos Buttler and Sanju Samson in the very next over. Once they got the top three, Bangalore piled on the pressure and then the slower bowlers came to the fore and just ran through the Rajasthan batting order. Parnell was the pick of the b |
| Rajasthan will still be wondering what happened out there in the middle and they will be as shocked as all cricketing fans. Yashasvi Jaiswal who scored a brilliant ton in the previous game got out for a duck and Jos Buttler soon followed him back to the hut. The skipper Sanju Samson then got out playing an unnecessary big shot and from thereon, everything just crumbled. Only Joe Root and Shimron Hetmyer managed to get into double figures and the latter was the only one who was able to tak |
| The Presentation ceremony... |
| Earlier in the game, Faf du Plessis had no hesitation batting first on a wicket that looked to be slowing down throughout the course of play and it certainly did. Bangalore did well to not lose an early wicket but Virat Kohli did get out soon after the Powerplay. After that, it was yet another stellar stand between Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell that made sure the scoreboard kept ticking along. The skipper though soon got out after reaching his 50 and Rajasthan managed to pick up wickets i |
| Sanju Samson, the skipper of Rajasthan is in for a chat. Starts by saying that they normally go hard in the Powerplay but it didn't go well today. Adds that the nature of T20 cricket is such that they need to start strong with the bat inside the Powerplay. Feels that it could've been a very tight match if they had batted well. Informs that he does not have any answers for how did this batting collapse happen. States that the nature of the Indian T20 League is such that anything can happen at an |
| Michael Bracewell, one of the stars with the ball for Bangalore, is down for a chat. He starts by saying it was nice to get these two points and is delighted to contribute to the side in a winning cause. Bracewell credits the top order, who kept the runs ticking which allowed the lower-order batters to apply the finishing touches. Informs that he tries to not get caught up with the highs and lows of the game. Adds that there were a couple of niggles in the side, which allowed him to sneak into |
| The Bangalore skipper, Faf du Plessis says that this win is really good for their net run rate and feels that it was a difficult pitch to bat on. Adds that it was keeping low and they thought 160 was a good score but that late blitz pushed them over that score. Mentions that they haven't been able to close off the innings well with the bat but Anuj Rawat managed to do that in this game. Says that it is non-negotiable to be sloppy in the field and it is good to see the blokes celebrating with p |
| That is it from yet another fascinating encounter and the look of the points table changes yet again. There is one more game to go on this doubleheader Sunday as Chennai take on Kolkata in Chennai. You can simply switch tabs and catch our coverage of that game and keep on enjoying all the cricketing action. Cheers! |
| Wayne Parnell (3-0-10-3) is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his sensational spell with the ball. Parnell starts by praising the batters, who set the tone at the fag end of the innings. Mentions that the message from their batters was clear at the halfway mark, they just told him to not offer much pace and keep attacking the stumps consistently. Informs that fielding is very important, and it was really great to see the manner in which the players supported the bowlers. Ends by saying that despite |
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