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LSG VS RCB

Match 23, 15-Apr-2026

146/10 20.0 oversRun Rate: 7.3
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149/5 15.1 overs Run Rate: 9.87
Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Lucknow Super Giants by 5 wickets
Lucknow Super Giants First Innings
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Avesh Khan(1 | 2)*
Digvesh Singh(0 | 3)
R Salam|4|0|24|4
019.619.6: Rasikh Salam to Avesh Khan, OUT! KNOCKED HIM OVER! A yorker and straight on the off stump. Avesh shuffles across, moving away to the off side to scoop it over short fine leg, but fails to connect. Misses to put the bat on the ball and sees his off stump go for a walk. Despite falling on his follow-through, Salam collects himself to celebrate his four-wicket haul. LUCKNOW SUPER GIANTS ARE BOWLED OUT ON 146!
6 Over | Run: 146/10 | Run Rate: 7.30
019.519.5: Rasikh Salam to Digvesh Singh, Misses the run out chance! Jitesh could have read a book and scored the bullseye here, but he misses. On a good length around off. Digvesh Singh shapes for a flick but misses, and the ball carries through to the keeper. They sneak a bye. Jitesh has a shy at the striker’s end with an underarm throw but misses. Rasikh, moving in to back up, fumbles the collection mid-pitch but it stays in his vicinity. 
019.419.4: Rasikh Salam to Digvesh Singh, Full and slower, outside the off stump. Digvesh commits too early, loses his bottom hand and ends up toeing the ball straight back. Rasikh reacts sharply in his follow-through, diving to his left to cut it off and keep it to a dot.
019.319.3: Rasikh Salam to Digvesh Singh, Deceptive pace off delivery, outside off and full. Digvesh loosely hangs his bat away from the body, but the ball just does not rise and beats the bat, rolling back to the keeper.
019.219.2: Rasikh Salam to Mukul Choudhary, OUT! BOWLED! Salam gets his third and wins the duel against Mukul Choudhary. Clever variation, shifting both pace and trajectory. He goes full and brings it back into the pads. Mukul walks forward and looks to manufacture a wristy flick, but misjudges it completely. Swings across the line, misses, and the ball slips through the pads to crash into the leg stump. Lucknow Super Giants are 145/9 down.
619.119.1: Rasikh Salam to Mukul Choudhary, SIX! SMACKED! A very slow full ball, around off. Mukul Choudhary has to wait for months for the ball to arrive. Gets low on his knee, and slogs it comfortably over the long on fielder for a six.
118.618.6: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Mukul Choudhary, A single to end the over and Mukul Choudhary will keep strike to begin the final over. Back of a length and outside off, slapped away through cover-point for a single.
6 Over | Run: 139/8 | Run Rate: 7.32
118.518.5: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Avesh Khan, No hat-trick! A slower length ball, outside off, Avesh Khan clears the front leg and drags it without any timing through mid on for a single.
018.418.4: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Mohammad Shami, OUT! FLATTENS THE STICKS! Two in two for Bhuvi and he is on a hat trick. A pinpoint yorker, aimed at the sticks, right at the base of the off and middle poles. Mohammad Shami clears the front leg to hit it across, but his bat comes down after the ball passes him and he hears the death rattle behind him. Shami comes and Shami goes.
018.318.3: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to George Linde, OUT! STRAIGHT UP AND TAKEN​​! Tim David has made it look so easy. At 126.9 kph. Slower delivery, wide outside the off stump, on a back of a length. Linde throws his hands at it without any footwork. He slices it off the bottom edge over backward point. David, at deep third, runs over his left shoulder to his left and completes a magnificent running catch. Keeps his eyes on the ball and makes it look effortless. Lucknow Super Giants are 137/7 down now, losing their Impact Sub.
118.218.2: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Mukul Choudhary, Yorker on the leg stump. Mukul inside the crease and whips across to deep square leg, and gets a single.
118.118.1: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to George Linde, Falls just short! Full and on the leg stump line. George Linde clears the front leg and lofts it off the toe end, toward long on. Romario Shepherd runs to his right, and dives to catch, but the ball lands just short and hits his right knee instead. Two taken.
017.717.6: Josh Hazlewood to George Linde, Hits the hard length, keeping the line of attack on the stumps and it skids through. George Linde is hurried on the pull shot, gets no connection and the ball deflects off the thigh pad to the backward point region for a leg bye. Excellent spell from Josh Hazlewood. He ends with figures of 4-0-20-1.
7 Over | Run: 135/6 | Run Rate: 7.50
217.617.5: Josh Hazlewood to George Linde, At 138.7 kph, full in length, on leg. Linde with a bottom-handed lofted shot down the ground. The fielder from long off gets across and stops it. Two taken.
417.517.4: Josh Hazlewood to George Linde, FOUR! Gets the reward for innovation, does Linde! Short of a length, pitched outside leg. George Linde moves outside leg, switches his stance, uses the pace of the ball, and reverse ramps it over the keeper for a boundary.
017.417.3: Josh Hazlewood to George Linde, On a length, at 135.7 kph, on top of middle. George stands tall and punches it straight to the cover fielder.
117.317.2: Josh Hazlewood to Mukul Choudhary, Full and straight, around off, Mukul Choudhary gets on the front foot and drives it to long off for a run.
217.217.1: Josh Hazlewood to Mukul Choudhary, A slower length ball, on middle and off. Mukul Choudhary pulls it along the ground through square leg and gets back for the second quickly before the throw is relayed back to the keeper. Salt with another good piece of fielding in the deep.
017.117.1: Josh Hazlewood to Mukul Choudhary, WIDE! Mukul shows his cards early by walking forward and Hazlewood spears one down leg. Choudhary leaves.
016.716.6: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to George Linde, Aims the sticks, on a hard length, George Linde is cramped up for room and bunts it back to the bowler. Bhuvneshwar Kumar continues to be as frugal as ever. 3-0-23-1 so far are his bowling figures.
7 Over | Run: 124/6 | Run Rate: 7.29
016.616.5: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Rishabh Pant, OUT! CAUGHT! Salt adds another phenomenal catch to his name and Pant's painful stay comes to an end. Full toss, dipping, around knee height, angling across from off stump. Pant bends low and goes hard across the line, whipping through aerially into the leg side. It flies off the bat but gets no distance, dipping quickly as Salt charges in and across to his left from deep mid-wicket. He flings himself forward, gets his hands in the perfect position and takes a terrific low catch inches off the ground. Lucknow Super Giants are 124/6.
116.516.4: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Mukul Choudhary, Nails the yorker in, on middle. Mukul drills it to long on for a single.
016.416.4: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Mukul Choudhary, WIDE! Over-the-head slower short ball, Mukul tries to power it away with the pull shot but misses.
216.316.3: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Mukul Choudhary, Short in length, on the stumps. Mukul pulls it off the back foot between long on and deep mid-wicket. Devdutt Padikkal slides across and keeps it down to a couple of runs only.
116.216.2: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Rishabh Pant, DROPPED! Suyash is the guilty party. Wide yorker, outside off. Rishabh Pant crouches low, opens the bat face at the point of contact and slices it flat to the left of Suyash Sharma at short third. He dives, gets his hand on the ball, but eventually puts it down and parries the ball to deep third. Patidar from backward point chases the ball before the ropes and keeps it down to a single. A big lifeline for Pant.
116.116.1: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Mukul Choudhary, Short and outside off, climbing on the batter. Mukul mistimes the pull shot, just over mid on for a single.
015.615.6: Rasikh Salam to Rishabh Pant, Slower dipping wide full toss, outside off. Pant reaches out for it, but misses to connect. Another top over from Rasikh Salam. 3-0-18-2 so far for him.
6 Over | Run: 118/5 | Run Rate: 7.38
015.515.5: Rasikh Salam to Ayush Badoni, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! An important wicket for RCB given how Badoni was batting. Salam continues to take pace off from the ball and keeps banging in short, on off. Ayush Badoni climbs on the imaginary ladder, in an attempt to ramp it over the short third fielder, but he has to generate his own power to do so. But only manages a thick outside edge behind. Jitesh Sharma leaps to his right and takes a good catch. Badoni looks at the heavens in disappointment, but a fine knock in adversity from him. LSG are 118/5.
115.415.4: Rasikh Salam to Mukul Choudhary, Slips in a full toss on leg. Mukul Choudhary whips it to deep backward square leg. Shepherd there stops it in the deep. Just a single.
015.315.3: Rasikh Salam to Mukul Choudhary, Surprise bumper from Rasikh now, on the bodyline. Mukul Choudhary is taken aback by the slower one, and just manages to duck late.
115.215.2: Rasikh Salam to Ayush Badoni, Another slower ball, full and on off, Badoni creams it to deep cover for an easy single.
415.115.1: Rasikh Salam to Ayush Badoni, FOUR! That's a fine shot from Badoni. Slower ball, outside off, on a good length. Badoni has enough room to access and guides the ball between the short third and backward point fielders for a boundary. Moves to 37 off 22 balls, does Ayush.
114.614.6: Suyash Sharma to Ayush Badoni, Short and wide, spinning away, tapped away through cover-point for another single. 10 off the over.
6 Over | Run: 112/4 | Run Rate: 7.47
114.514.5: Suyash Sharma to Mukul Choudhary, Flatter and just outside off, cut away late and firmly through backward point for a run
414.414.4: Suyash Sharma to Mukul Choudhary, FOUR! Another googly, turning in from off and middle, Choudhary sits down to sweep and rolls his wrists nicely over the ball, hitting it right of deep square leg for a boundary.
114.314.3: Suyash Sharma to Ayush Badoni, A wrong'un now, shorter and on the pads, tucked away to deep square leg for one. The batters look for two but decide against it.
214.214.2: Suyash Sharma to Ayush Badoni, Badoni shuffles around in the crease to put off the bowler and Suyash ends up bowling it shorter on middle. Badoni manages to hit it wide of long on and scampers back for two runs.
114.114.1: Suyash Sharma to Mukul Choudhary, A flatter leg break on middle and leg, Choudhary rocks back and hits it down to long on for a single.
113.613.6: Krunal Pandya to Mukul Choudhary, Good length on off, flicked away to deep mid-wicket for a single.
6 Over | Run: 102/4 | Run Rate: 7.29
613.513.5: Krunal Pandya to Mukul Choudhary, SIX! Mukul breaks free, but they will need plenty of those. Aimed at the sticks, on a fuller length. Mukul Choudhary clears the front leg to make room and slogs it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a six. 100 UP FOR LSG!
013.413.4: Krunal Pandya to Mukul Choudhary, Holds on the surface a bit as this is bowled slower through the air. Full and on the stumps. Mukul presses forward and blocks it watchfully.
013.313.3: Krunal Pandya to Mukul Choudhary, Oh, a run-out chance, but Mukul Choudhary manages to scamper back. Fired in very quick, on a length and on middle. Choudhary rocks back and half-pulls it to mid on and sets off for the single, is more than halfway through, but Badoni rightly sends him back.
013.213.2: Krunal Pandya to Mukul Choudhary, Really experienced bowling from KP. Slowed up again, fuller and on middle and leg, Choudhary blocks it but gets more of an inside edge.
013.113.1: Krunal Pandya to Mukul Choudhary, Nagging length on middle, rushes the batter off the pitch. Choudhary manages to block it down the track.
112.612.6: Suyash Sharma to Mukul Choudhary, Flatter one on the pads, tucked down past square leg for a single. Just 5 runs off the over, another tidy one for RCB.
6 Over | Run: 95/4 | Run Rate: 7.31
012.512.5: Suyash Sharma to Mukul Choudhary, A flighted wrong'un, outside the line of off stump. This time Choudhary sees it coming and gets a big stride in to make the block.
412.412.4: Suyash Sharma to Mukul Choudhary, FOUR! Just a bit of bat on it, and the ball rolls away to the fence. Quick and full, on leg stump, Choudhary looks to sweep it fine but gets an inside edge and the ball brushes the pad to roll past the keeper and into the fine leg fence.
012.312.3: Suyash Sharma to Mukul Choudhary, Bowled flatter again, a tad fuller and on middle, Choudhary stays back and gets rushed but manages to jam it out.
012.212.2: Suyash Sharma to Mukul Choudhary, A flatter leg-break now, on middle and leg, Choudhary rocks back to defend but gets a big inside edge onto the pads.
012.112.1: Suyash Sharma to Mukul Choudhary, Half an appeal for LBW, turned down. Probably doing too much. Another googly from Suyash Sharma, around middle and on a good length as well. Choudhary fails to read it, plays all around it and gets hit on the pads.
011.611.6: Krunal Pandya to Ayush Badoni, Floated up, on middle and leg, on a nagging length as well. Badoni watchfully keeps it out on the off side.
6 Over | Run: 90/4 | Run Rate: 7.50
211.511.5: Krunal Pandya to Ayush Badoni, Smart batting from Badoni. Good length on middle, worked away from inside the crease, in between long on and deep mid-wicket and for a couple of runs as well.
111.411.4: Krunal Pandya to Mukul Choudhary, Fuller one, darted in, Mukul eases it down to long on for a single.
411.311.3: Krunal Pandya to Mukul Choudhary, FOUR! Delicately played. Full and on middle, Mukul Choudhary lunges across to get inside the line and plays the paddle sweep down to fine leg for a boundary.
011.211.2: Krunal Pandya to Abdul Samad, OUT! CAUGHT! Just like Pooran, Abdul Samad's meek run continues as well. Crafty bowling from Krunal Pandya and according to Pommie Mbangwa on air, it's Krunal's 100th IPL wicket. Pandya slows it up again and drifts the ball full, down leg. Samad looks to just clip it away but the ball sticks in the pitch, takes the leading edge and lobs to short extra cover. The RCB skipper Rajat Patidar takes the dolly and LSG are now 4 down for 83.
111.111.1: Krunal Pandya to Ayush Badoni, Slower through the air, short and on off, Badoni waits back and punches it to deep cover for a single.
110.610.6: Suyash Sharma to Ayush Badoni, Dragged length, on off, Badoni stays back and punches it down with a straight bat through mid on for a run. 11 off the over, a positive one for LSG.
6 Over | Run: 82/3 | Run Rate: 7.45
010.510.5: Suyash Sharma to Ayush Badoni, Tossed up, fuller and on off, pushed down to mid off.
410.410.4: Suyash Sharma to Ayush Badoni, FOUR! That's nicely played. A fraction too short again, just outside off, Badoni leans back and cuts it late, sliding the ball off the face of the bat and to the right of backward point for another boundary.
010.310.3: Suyash Sharma to Ayush Badoni, Gets away with it, does Suyash. A half-tracker, wide of the off stump, Badoni goes after it but ends up cutting it straight to the cover-point fielder.
210.210.2: Suyash Sharma to Ayush Badoni, Good length, on the pads, tucked away neatly to the left of deep backward square leg for a couple of runs more.
410.110.1: Suyash Sharma to Ayush Badoni, FOUR! You need to stay positive and that's what Ayush Badoni is trying to do. Shortish length, wide outside off, Badoni cuts it uppishly but in the gap between short third and backward point for a boundary.
09.69.6: Krunal Pandya to Abdul Samad, Slower delivery on the stumps, Abdul Samad pushes it to the mid-wicket region. At halfway mark, LSG are 71/3.
6 Over | Run: 71/3 | Run Rate: 7.10
09.59.5: Krunal Pandya to Mitchell Marsh, OUT! PLAYED ON! Massive, massive wicket for the Royal Challengers. Krunal outshines Marsh with his bag of tricks. It is a round arm delivery, fired on a lower trajectory from around the stump. It lands on a length and skids through the surface, hurrying Marsh into the shot. Mitchell tries to force it to the off side, but chops it back onto the stumps behind. RCB are joyous and Lucknow Super Giants go further down in the hole and are 71/3.
19.49.4: Krunal Pandya to Ayush Badoni, Not that full, on middle and leg, tipped off the front foot to the square leg region for a single.
69.39.3: Krunal Pandya to Ayush Badoni, SIX! That is some shot from Badoni. A bouncer by Krunal, but a bit wayward, down leg. Ayush Badoni uses the pace of the ball, gets inside the line and hooks it up and over the deep fine leg region for a 63 meter six.
09.29.2: Krunal Pandya to Ayush Badoni, At 92 kph, pushed into the batter in front of the stumps, full in length. Badoni takes a big stride and smothers the spin.
19.19.1: Krunal Pandya to Mitchell Marsh, Wide full toss, outside off. Marsh slaps it to deep point for a single.
18.68.6: Suyash Sharma to Mitchell Marsh, Slightly on a length and Marsh dinks it into the leg side, in front of square for a single. Just 8 runs from this over. RCB on top right now.
6 Over | Run: 63/2 | Run Rate: 7.00
18.58.5: Suyash Sharma to Ayush Badoni, Slides down leg, Badoni steers it to deep backward square leg for a single.
18.48.4: Suyash Sharma to Mitchell Marsh, Dragged length, around off. Marsh mistimes the heave to long on for a single.
08.38.3: Suyash Sharma to Mitchell Marsh, So much happening out there! An appeal for LBW, a chance of a run out, but Marsh somehow survives. The umpire shakes his head on the appeal, but after a bit of pondering, RCB have taken the review. Pushed full and on the line of the stumps. Marsh gets down on a knee to play the sweep shot, but misses and is hit on the back thigh pad. The ball then lobs into the cover-point region and they, for a moment, think to pinch a leg bye, but there is a big miscommunication between the batters and Marsh is forced to retreat back as Badoni denies. The point fielder is quick to get on the ball and throws it but misses his shy. Jitesh dives to collect the ball to his left, but it stays out of his reach as well, but is backed up behind. Now then, UltraEdge shows a flat line. Ball Tracking shows that the ball is clipping or brushing the leg pole on the umpire's call. So the on-field call is upheld and Marsh can have a breather.
48.28.2: Suyash Sharma to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR! Off the inside edge! Marsh doesn't read the googly off Suyash's wrists or even off the surface. Goes to drive the length ball into the off side, but it spins back in and takes the inside edge before rushing to the deep fine leg fence. Totally outfoxed there, the big Bison.
18.18.1: Suyash Sharma to Ayush Badoni, Flat and on the stumps, nudged across to the square leg region for a run.
67.87.6: Krunal Pandya to Mitchell Marsh, SIX! Sails over! Tossed up at the stumps, full in length. Marsh creates room by backing away and pumps it downtown for a cracking six. Marsh gets going. 15 runs from the over.
8 Over | Run: 55/2 | Run Rate: 6.88
07.77.5: Krunal Pandya to Mitchell Marsh, Slows it up, full and on leg, sliding in. Marsh tries to hit it straight, but only manages an inside edge to short fine leg.
07.67.5: Krunal Pandya to Mitchell Marsh, WIDE! Pushed wide outside off, and beyond the tramline. Marsh leaves.
47.57.4: Krunal Pandya to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR! Into the gap! Dropped full and on middle. Marsh gets down early and sweeps it to the right of deep square leg. The ball just lands on the bounce and goes into the fence.
07.47.4: Krunal Pandya to Mitchell Marsh, WIDE! And there's the Krunal Pandya bouncer. Short, quick and over the head. Marsh, before he could blink, the ball flew over his head. A good leaping grab by Jitesh Sharma behind. Called a wide though.
17.37.3: Krunal Pandya to Ayush Badoni, Slides one on the leg stump, on a dragged length. Badoni gets back and across and tucks it to deep square leg for one more.
17.27.2: Krunal Pandya to Mitchell Marsh, Flights it fractionally fuller, at 95.4 kph, on middle. Marsh plays with a straight bat and drives it to long off for a single.
17.17.1: Krunal Pandya to Ayush Badoni, Slowish delivery, on leg, Badoni nudges it gently off the back foot to deep square leg for a single.
06.66.6: Josh Hazlewood to Mitchell Marsh, Swing and a miss! Around off and on a hard length, again, staying underground but this time, Hazlewood did take pace off. Mitchell Marsh is outfoxed by the lack of lift and pace and gets beaten again.
6 Over | Run: 40/2 | Run Rate: 5.71
06.56.5: Josh Hazlewood to Mitchell Marsh, Ouch! Another body blow, but Marsh instantly raises his thumb, citing he is okay. Not much bounce on this one, actually. Hits the hard length, but it stays low and angles into the batter. Mitchell Marsh is rushed on the pull shot, but the ball beats the inside edge and hits Marsh around the abdomen area.
06.46.4: Josh Hazlewood to Mitchell Marsh, Fires it onto the pads again, full in length. Marsh gets on the back foot and tucks it to short mid-wicket.
06.36.3: Josh Hazlewood to Ayush Badoni, A little bit fuller and at the pads. Badoni misses the flick and the ball deflects behind to deep fine leg for a leg bye.
46.26.2: Josh Hazlewood to Ayush Badoni, FOUR! Shot of the night so far! Back of a length, outside off. Ayush Badoni stands tall, lets the ball arrive and deliberately dabs the ball to the right of deep third for a boundary. Good use of pace and bounce from Badoni to open his account.
06.16.1: Josh Hazlewood to Nicholas Pooran, OUT! CHOPPED ON! Living on a length, they say and Hazlewood doesn't break a sweat. Hoff slams the deck hard at 140.6 kph, and angles the ball across the batter. Nicholas Pooran shapes up to play the pull shot, across the line, but ends up getting a massive inside edge and the ball crashes into the stumps behind. Wicket number 2 for Hazlewood. Nicholas Pooran is absolutely livid with himself as he departs. Lucknow Super Giants are 35/2, virtually three down now.
15.65.6: Rasikh Salam to Nicholas Pooran, Way too full and around off, Pooran shovels it to the left of the cover fielder for only a single. Lucknow Super Giants end their Powerplay at 35/1. Pommie Mbangwa on air informs that this is LSG's lowest Powerplay score this year.
6 Over | Run: 35/1 | Run Rate: 5.83
05.55.5: Rasikh Salam to Nicholas Pooran, The slower one now, full and around off. Pooran carves it straight to Padikkal at cover.
05.45.4: Rasikh Salam to Nicholas Pooran, Decent short ball, aiming at the body of the southpaw. It keeps coming in and Nicholas Pooran safely ducks under it.
05.35.3: Rasikh Salam to Nicholas Pooran, From around the stump. A low full toss, on off. Pooran tries to push it straight, but gets a thick inside edge toward mid-wicket.
15.25.2: Rasikh Salam to Mitchell Marsh, Full and straight, on middle, gently driven toward long off for a single.
05.15.1: Rasikh Salam to Mitchell Marsh, Slower delivery, at 104.9 kph, on a length and tight on the stumps. Marsh punches it to the cover-point fielder.
04.64.6: Josh Hazlewood to Nicholas Pooran, Immaculate length again and just a run off that over, that too inside the Powerplay. Good length, around the top of off, rises a bit sharply and Nicholas Pooran gets hi hands out of the way as he lets the ball pass through to the keeper.
6 Over | Run: 33/1 | Run Rate: 6.60
04.54.5: Josh Hazlewood to Nicholas Pooran, Josh immediately goes fuller to Pooran, bowling it around leg and Nicky P opts to just block it off.
04.44.4: Josh Hazlewood to Rishabh Pant, Hazlewood is landing it on a coin right now. Another back-of-a-length delivery, on off stump, Pant looks to pull but the ball skids through and catches the bottom underedge of the bat and goes into the ground. Actually, the ball might have hit Pant's left elbow, or underneath it.
04.34.3: Josh Hazlewood to Rishabh Pant, Ouch! That must have hurt. Slightly shorter, in and around off stump, Pant is a bit indecisive and tries to lean across the off side and pull it fine but ends up getting hit on the body.
04.24.2: Josh Hazlewood to Rishabh Pant, Oh, that's carried through nicely. Back of a length, over middle, angling a bit across the left-hander. Rishabh Pant stays put and has a swipe across the line but the ball zips past the blade.
14.14.1: Josh Hazlewood to Mitchell Marsh, Back of a length on middle, angling in. Marsh looks to pull but the ball isn't short enough and he gets rushed, resulting in an inside edge towards backward square leg. Marsh does get a single.
03.63.6: Rasikh Salam to Aiden Markram, OUT! CAUGHT! Oh, that's something we don't see often. Rasikh Salam breaks the opening stand and RCB have their first wicket. Rasikh looks to go full and at the toes but ends up serving a low full toss on the pads. Aiden Markram looks to flick it over the leg side but closes the bat face early and skews the ball off the leading edge onto the other side. The ball lobs towards extra cover, where Devdutt Padikkal takes a simple catch and Markram is unhappy with the way he's got out here.
6 Over | Run: 32/1 | Run Rate: 8.00
13.53.5: Rasikh Salam to Mitchell Marsh, Slower ball, at 108 kph, full and straight as well. Marsh checks the drive and just eases it to the right of mid on for one more.
13.43.4: Rasikh Salam to Aiden Markram, Good length on the pads, pushed away between mid on and mid-wicket for a single.
63.33.3: Rasikh Salam to Aiden Markram, SIX! Oh, that's a scrumptious shot from Markram. Length ball on middle, comes at a gentle pace as well. Aiden Markram lifts the back leg and hits through the line, lifting the ball high and over long on for a biggie.
13.23.2: Rasikh Salam to Mitchell Marsh, Hard length around off, tapped away in front of covers for a quick single.
13.13.1: Rasikh Salam to Aiden Markram, Good length, slightly into the pitch and on off, sticks in the pitch as well. Markram leans forward to drive but has to adjust and just pats it back past the bowler for a run.
62.62.6: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Mitchell Marsh, SIX! DISPATCHED ON THE ROOF! A knuckle-ball, shorter and on middle. This one sits up nicely for the batter and Mitchell Marsh has all the time in the world to rock back and clobber it over the square leg fence for a 102-meter behemoth of a six. New ball, please!
6 Over | Run: 22/0 | Run Rate: 7.33
02.52.5: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Mitchell Marsh, On a good length, shaping back into off stump, blocked off by Marsh.
12.42.4: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Aiden Markram, Gets a good hand on it, does Bhuvneshwar Kumar and probably saves three runs as well. Hard length around off, Markram gets onto the front foot, lifts the back leg and punches it down the pitch. Bhuvi sticks down a left hand in the follow-through and deflects the ball just behind and the batters get another single.
12.32.3: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Mitchell Marsh, A bit of shape back into the right-hander this time. Back of a length, on off and middle, Marsh presses back and works it past square leg for one.
02.22.2: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Mitchell Marsh, Fuller this time, angled in towards middle stump, Marsh pushes it back to the bowler.
02.12.1: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Mitchell Marsh, Back of a length, just outside off, Marsh comes forward to negate the bounce and blocks it to covers.
11.61.6: Josh Hazlewood to Mitchell Marsh, Terrific start for the Hoff, just five singles off his first over. That in-between length, in the channel, Marsh gets a bit squared up and edges it down towards short third, where the fielder is well inside the circle, almost at a deep slip. The ball lands in front and the fielder fumbles, allowing the batters to scamper through for a run.
6 Over | Run: 14/0 | Run Rate: 7.00
11.51.5: Josh Hazlewood to Aiden Markram, Good-length delivery, outside off, Markram stands tall and classily plays it on the up, and through point for a single.
11.41.4: Josh Hazlewood to Mitchell Marsh, Fuller this time, angled in towards the pads, Marsh gets his hands out in front and flicks it towards square leg for another quick single. Tidy start so far from Josh Hazlewood.
11.31.3: Josh Hazlewood to Aiden Markram, Sharp bounce on offer yet again for Josh. Pitched on a hard length around off, cuts back in a bit, sharply too. Markram dabs it down towards point and picks up a run.
11.21.2: Josh Hazlewood to Mitchell Marsh, Shortish length, straighter in line, tucked away through square leg for a single.
01.11.1: Josh Hazlewood to Mitchell Marsh, Play and a miss. Hazlewood uses his height and hits the deck around off, gets the ball to seam away with some extra bounce. Marsh looks to rock back and punch it through covers but is well beaten.
10.60.6: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Mitchell Marsh, Short of a good length, wide outside off, smacked away to deep backward point for one more to close out the first over. 9 runs off it.
6 Over | Run: 9/0 | Run Rate: 9.00
10.50.5: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Aiden Markram, Good length, in and around off stump, punched on the up and square through the cover region for a single again as Markram also gets off the mark.
10.40.4: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Mitchell Marsh, Back of a length on middle, nudged down in front of mid-wicket for a single.
20.30.3: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Mitchell Marsh, Nicely driven. Fuller in length, Bhuvi looks for some more swing, Marsh gets forward and caresses it wide of deep point for a couple of runs.
40.20.2: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Mitchell Marsh, EDGED AND FOUR! A slice of some early luck for Mitch here and LSG are underway. Good length again, outside off, Mitchell Marsh has a slash at it but gets a thick outside edge that flies to the right of the diving first slip fielder and into the deep third fence.
00.10.1: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Mitchell Marsh, Just a hint of movement away from the right-hander. Bowled on a good length and in the channel, Mitchell Marsh looks to drive on the up but gets an inside edge back onto the deck.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Second Innings
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Romario Shepherd
Tim David
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415.115.1: George Linde to Romario Shepherd, FOUR! That's it, it's all over. George Linde bowls it slow and short, wide outside off. Romario Shepherd camps back and scythes the cut shot to the right of backward point and ends proceedings with a boundary. Royal Challengers Bengaluru win by 5 wickets and 29 balls to spare.
114.614.6: Avesh Khan to Romario Shepherd, Full and straight, gets it full enough, does Avesh. Shepherd drives it to long off for a single. Still, 2 needed for the win for RCB.
6 Over | Run: 145/5 | Run Rate: 9.67
614.514.5: Avesh Khan to Romario Shepherd, SIX! Shepherd wants to end proceedings in this over itself. Slower ball, on a length and around off, Romario Shepherd reads it early, waits for it and powers it across and over wide long on for a biggie. Just 3 needed for the win now.
114.414.4: Avesh Khan to Tim David, Pitched fuller on middle, David clears the front leg but fails to get under the ball and drills it down to long off for just one more.
114.314.3: Avesh Khan to Romario Shepherd, Back of a length and outside off, Shepherd glides the ball off the face of the ball and behind point for a single.
014.214.2: Avesh Khan to Romario Shepherd, Oh, a bit of yes and no between the batters, but the fumble from the fielder lets the batters off the hook again. Good length on off, Shepherd nudges it to the right of point and looks for the single. Abdul Samad moves to his right but fails to pick up the ball cleanly and the batters eventually backtrack and not go for the single.
014.114.1: Avesh Khan to Romario Shepherd, On a good length, around off, slanting it in. Shepherd gets forward and drives it towards mid off.
413.613.6: Digvesh Singh to Tim David, FOUR! Misfield now from Linde. Flicks off the fingers, and lands it short, outside off. Tim David rocks back and executes the cut shot to perfection through the point gap. George Linde runs across to his left from deep cover. Puts in a dive, gets his hands on the ball, but ends up parrying it to the ropes behind.
6 Over | Run: 136/5 | Run Rate: 9.71
213.513.5: Digvesh Singh to Tim David, IN THE AIR... PUT DOWN! A top effort, goes in vain. Short ball on middle stump. David rocks back and goes for a big heave towards cow corner, but mistimes and does not have the distance or the power to clear the ropes. Abdul Samad moves to his left from deep mid-wicket, takes the catch while running, but then realises he is going beyond the ropes, so he lobs it up casually towards Markram converging from long on. The timing between the two fielders is completely off, almost as if they’re in different time zones. Markram is nowhere near in a position to complete it as Samad runs over the ropes. Two taken.
613.413.4: Digvesh Singh to Tim David, SIX! Hit flat and clean! Overpitched and around off, Tim David reads the googly nicely, gets under it and pumps it behind long off for a cracking six.
013.313.3: Digvesh Singh to Tim David, Slows it up and slides it onto the pads. David gets on the front foot to push it straight back, but inside edges onto the pads.
013.213.2: Digvesh Singh to Tim David, Pushed full and on leg, clipped gently to mid-wicket.
113.113.1: Digvesh Singh to Romario Shepherd, The googly at 89.4 kph, around off and short. Romario Shepherd camps back and punches it through the vacant cover region for a single.
012.612.6: Prince Yadav to Tim David, Low full toss, on off, David drives it straight to short cover.
6 Over | Run: 123/5 | Run Rate: 9.46
112.512.5: Prince Yadav to Romario Shepherd, Back of a length and on the pads. Shepherd rides the bounce and steers it to the deep square leg region for a single.
012.412.4: Prince Yadav to Jitesh Sharma, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Double strike by Prince as Jitesh bites the dust. Is there any twist left? Back of a length on a fourth stump line, jagging back in. Jitesh gets half forward and swings hard to go big down the ground, but only manages a faint outside edge. Mukul Choudhary gathers it safely in his gloves, goes up in an appeal instantly, joined by Prince Yadav, and the umpire raises the finger. RCB are 122/5, chasing 147.
112.312.3: Prince Yadav to Tim David, At the stumps, full, David works it to long on for a single.
012.212.2: Prince Yadav to Rajat Patidar, OUT! STRAIGHT UP THE CHIMNEY AND TAKEN! An enterprising knock from Patidar comes to an end. Spears it full and on the stumps, does Prince. Rajat Patidar clears the front leg and looks to dump it behind deep mid-wicket, but only manages to get a thick top edge. The ball spoons high up in the night sky and swirls while descending. Digvesh Singh calls for his catch, moves to his right from cover and settles under it to take a fine catch. Royal Challengers Bengaluru are 121/4, needing only 26 runs from 46 balls.
612.112.1: Prince Yadav to Rajat Patidar, SIX! Played with ease and at will! Prince fires it full in length, just outside off. Patidar stays put, and just lets his hands through the shot. Launches it over wide long off fence for half a dozen runs.
411.611.6: Digvesh Singh to Jitesh Sharma, FOUR! Digvesh is taken to the cleaners! Short and wide, Jitesh Sharma picks the length nicely, goes deep in the crease and cuts it late behind point, beating Mitchell Marsh to his left in the deep for another boundary. 23 runs from this over. A massive one for the hosts.
6 Over | Run: 115/3 | Run Rate: 9.58
611.511.5: Digvesh Singh to Jitesh Sharma, SIX! Jitesh in a hurry now! Digvesh serves it full and on off. Jitesh Sharma again nails the inside out shot over deep extra cover for a comfortable six more runs.
411.411.4: Digvesh Singh to Jitesh Sharma, FOUR! Placed to perfection! Not that full and not too short either, somewhere in-between. Jitesh Sharma drops down to one knee and sweeps it behind square on the leg side for four more runs.
611.311.3: Digvesh Singh to Jitesh Sharma, SIX! Just over! Pitched full and around off. Jitesh Sharma takes the front foot forward, and lofts it inside out over the extra cover region. Himmat Singh, just for a moment, feels he is in the game, but sees the ball sail over his head. This is the 400th six in this season of the IPL.
211.211.2: Digvesh Singh to Jitesh Sharma, Short again, outside off. Jitesh rocks back and punches it wide of cover. Mitchell Marsh runs to his left from deep point and fumbles to pick it up cleanly. Two taken.
111.111.1: Digvesh Singh to Rajat Patidar, Drops it short, on the stumps. Patidar camps back and eases it down to long on for an easy run.
110.610.6: Avesh Khan to Rajat Patidar, Hard length, on leg, Patidar knocks it off the back foot through wide mid on for a single. RCB need 55 runs from 54 balls.
6 Over | Run: 92/3 | Run Rate: 8.36
410.510.5: Avesh Khan to Rajat Patidar, FOUR! Easily done! Short of a good length, outside off, enough width to work with. Rajat Patidar uses the pace, opens the face of the bat and cuts it late, between and over the keeper and the short third fielder for a boundary.
110.410.4: Avesh Khan to Jitesh Sharma, Hits the good length, outside off, Jitesh cuts it uppishly over point for a single.
010.310.3: Avesh Khan to Jitesh Sharma, Hard length, over off. Jitesh lets the ball come and dabs it in front of point with soft hands.
010.210.2: Avesh Khan to Jitesh Sharma, Back of a length, on off, Sharma rides the bounce and eases it to the point region.
010.110.1: Avesh Khan to Virat Kohli, OUT! TAKEN EASILY! Kohli departs two short of his half century. Nonetheless, a well-compiled knock. Full length around the fourth stump at 133.1 kph, shaping back in a touch. Kohli leans into it, looking to loft it straight over the bowler, but the bat turns in his hands and he miscues it off the inner half. In fact, Kohli didn't complete his follow-through after hitting the shot. The ball goes high towards long on, where Pooran settles under it and completes a safe catch. Avesh has two to his name. Royal Challengers Bengaluru are 86/3, chasing 147 runs.
19.69.6: George Linde to Virat Kohli, Slightly short on middle, pulled down to long on for a single. RCB are 86/2 after 10 overs, in a chase of 147 runs.
6 Over | Run: 86/2 | Run Rate: 8.60
09.59.5: George Linde to Virat Kohli, Fuller this time, fired in a bit and just outside off. Kohli camps back and taps it down to point.
19.49.4: George Linde to Rajat Patidar, Linde goes quicker and bangs it into the pitch, taking a leaf out of Krunal Pandya's book, perhaps. This is short and around off, Patidar clubs it without much timing over mid off and gets a single.
19.39.3: George Linde to Virat Kohli, Flighted this time, full and outside off, caressed through the cover region for another single.
19.29.2: George Linde to Rajat Patidar, Flatter on off, stays a tad low, Patidar hops back and cuts it to the right of deep point for one.
19.19.1: George Linde to Virat Kohli, Full on middle, Kohli leans on and drives it along the turf to long off for a single.
08.68.6: Mohammad Shami to Rajat Patidar, Pitched up fuller on off and middle, punched back straight to the bowler with the full face of the bat.
6 Over | Run: 81/2 | Run Rate: 9.00
68.58.5: Mohammad Shami to Rajat Patidar, SIX! It's been nearly impossible to tie down Rajat Patidar this season. Shami goes short and directs it in towards the batter's face. However, Patidar rides the bounce well, uses those quick hands and clobbers the pull shot over backward square leg for another biggie. This is Patidar's 20th six this season, the most by any batter so far (shown on the on-air graphic).
68.48.4: Mohammad Shami to Rajat Patidar, SIX! Picked up and dispatched. Slower ball, just too full, though. Patidar waits well before laying into the lofted shot and launching it over long on for a biggie.
08.38.3: Mohammad Shami to Rajat Patidar, Fuller this time, on middle, Patidar punches it across to short mid-wicket.
18.28.2: Mohammad Shami to Virat Kohli, Shortish length, on the pads, nudged down through backward square leg for one.
08.18.1: Mohammad Shami to Virat Kohli, That surprised Kohli. A quick bumper from Shami, actually, it is a cross-seamer as well and the ball climbs up quickly. Kohli looks to pull but is well beaten.
17.67.6: Avesh Khan to Virat Kohli, Slower ball, wide outside off, Kohli has to wait for it before he reaches out and taps it in front of point for just a single.
6 Over | Run: 68/2 | Run Rate: 8.50
07.57.5: Avesh Khan to Virat Kohli, Back of a length and outside off, Kohli looks to slap it through covers, but the ball doesn't quite come onto the bat, and Kohli chops it into the turf.
17.47.4: Avesh Khan to Rajat Patidar, Straighter in line this time, worked away on the leg side for a single.
07.37.3: Avesh Khan to Rajat Patidar, Nicely bowled. Good length in the channel, seams away after pitching as well. Rajat Patidar plays inside the line of the ball and gets beaten past the outside edge.
07.27.2: Avesh Khan to Devdutt Padikkal, OUT! CAUGHT! A well-directed short ball from Avesh Khan and the 57-run stand is broken. Avesh comes around the wicket and hammers the shorter length, angling the ball into the body of the batter. Devdutt Padikkal tries to rock back and pull but the ball gets big on him and he forces the pull shot aerially over square leg. The ball goes straight to the substitute fielder, Himmat Singh, at deep square leg, and he makes no mistake. 81 more needed off 76 balls.
17.17.1: Avesh Khan to Virat Kohli, Back of a length from Avesh, following the batter towards the leg side. Kohli gets cramped for room as he tries to come forward and plays it through mid on for one.
16.66.6: Digvesh Singh to Virat Kohli, Flatter one on off and middle, swatted down to long on, off the back foot and for just another single.
6 Over | Run: 65/1 | Run Rate: 9.29
16.56.5: Digvesh Singh to Devdutt Padikkal, Full and on leg stump, Padikkal goes on one knee, sweeping it towards deep backward square leg for a run.
16.46.4: Digvesh Singh to Virat Kohli, In and around off, nudged away with soft hands and past point for a run.
06.36.3: Digvesh Singh to Virat Kohli, Oh, a better throw and Kohli was a goner! Fuller one on off, Kohli blocks it to the left of cover and sets off for the single. Padikkal sends him back but VK is almost halfway down the track when he turns back. Nicholas Pooran is the one who gets to the ball but fires in a wide throw at the keeper's end as Kohli dives in to safety.
16.26.2: Digvesh Singh to Devdutt Padikkal, Quicker through the air, angled across off, Padikkal backs away and smacks it through the point region for one more.
16.16.1: Digvesh Singh to Virat Kohli, Dropped shorter and angled into the batter, Kohli rocks back to pull but snatches at it and mistimes it through square leg for a single.
05.65.6: Avesh Khan to Devdutt Padikkal, A tidy start from Avesh, 5 off his first over and RCB are 60/1 at the end of the Powerplay. Pace off delivery, dug in short and just outside off, Padikkal looks to pull but is undone by the lack of pace.
6 Over | Run: 60/1 | Run Rate: 10.00
15.55.5: Avesh Khan to Virat Kohli, Excellent running yet again. Fuller than a good length, on off and slides onto the bat. Kohli drives it to the cover fielder and scampers through for a run.
15.45.4: Avesh Khan to Devdutt Padikkal, Back of a length, outside off, nudged down to the right of backward point for an easy single. The 50-run stand is also up between these two.
05.35.3: Avesh Khan to Devdutt Padikkal, Good-length delivery, angled into the off pole from around the wicket. Padikkal tucks it down to mid-wicket. Kohli is eager for the single which isn't there and DDP rightly sends him back.
15.25.2: Avesh Khan to Virat Kohli, Shorter this time, over middle, Kohli swivels back to pull it away towards deep square leg for a single.
25.15.1: Avesh Khan to Virat Kohli, Another misfield and the batters pinch an extra run. Bowled back of a length and outside off, smacked down back past the bowler, but without much timing. Nicholas Pooran at mid off runs to his right and dives but fumbles the ball away and concedes the second run.
14.64.6: Digvesh Singh to Virat Kohli, Around off, on a good length, Kohli punches the googly to the right of the mid off fielder and sprints for a single. 10 runs from the over, 27 from the last 2 overs for RCB.
6 Over | Run: 55/1 | Run Rate: 11.00
04.54.5: Digvesh Singh to Virat Kohli, The wrong'un, at 96.1 kph, on the stumps. Virat Kohli gets squared up and tucks it to the mid on region.
14.44.4: Digvesh Singh to Devdutt Padikkal, Length ball, on off, Padikkal hangs back and drags it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
14.34.3: Digvesh Singh to Virat Kohli, Drags the length back, another googly on middle. Virat Kohli bunts it down to long on for an easy single.
64.24.2: Digvesh Singh to Virat Kohli, SIX! Goodness gracious, that is such a magnificent shot! Googly from Digvesh, on off, on a length. Virat Kohli picks the length and variation very early and camps back before pulling it into the deep mid-wicket region for a big six. 50 UP FOR RCB!
14.14.1: Digvesh Singh to Devdutt Padikkal, A drag-downer to start with, on leg. Devdutt pulls it on the bounce to square leg, where Prince Yadav fumbles a bit and allows a single.
43.73.6: Prince Yadav to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Not sure if he timed well, but still a calculated shot over the inner ring. Full now, outside off at 137.8 kph. Virat Kohli comes walking down the track and lofts it over the cover fielder and it races away to the fence for four more runs. Four number six for Kohli so far. 17 runs off the over. 
7 Over | Run: 45/1 | Run Rate: 11.25
03.63.6: Prince Yadav to Virat Kohli, WIDE! Down leg, straightish delivery, on a length. Kohli misses the flick shot.
43.53.5: Prince Yadav to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Helped away! Loosener from Prince. Short and at the ribs of the batter. Virat Kohli gets inside the line, uses the pace and pulls it to the left of the short fine leg fielder for a boundary. Virat was onto it in a flash.
03.43.4: Prince Yadav to Virat Kohli, Slightly pitched up, on off, nips back in a bit. Kohli gets well forward and blocks it off.
43.33.3: Prince Yadav to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Right out of the coach's manual! Short of a good length, outside off. Virat Kohli uses the width, rises on the toes and knocks it with pure timing over the point fielder for another boundary. Kohli moves to 20 off 10.
03.23.2: Prince Yadav to Virat Kohli, Misses this time around. A slight appeal for caught behind, but only the keeper, Mukul Choudhary, is interested. Back of a length and it stops on the surface, on leg. Virat Kohli is tucked up for room but goes for the pull shot. It stays a tad low and beats the inside edge.
43.13.1: Prince Yadav to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Into the gap and in complete control! Way too short by Prince, on top of middle. Kohli takes a baby-step in front, and pulls it over mid-wicket for a cracking four.
12.62.6: Mohammad Shami to Virat Kohli, Almost a yorker, on the toes, Kohli flicks it behind square on the leg side for a single. A very profitable over for the Royal Challengers. 15 runs from it.
6 Over | Run: 28/1 | Run Rate: 9.33
12.52.5: Mohammad Shami to Devdutt Padikkal, Around the stump now. Hits the length hard, outside off, shaping away at 142.3 kph. Devdutt Padikkal camps back and cuts it to Linde at deep backward point for a run.
12.42.4: Mohammad Shami to Virat Kohli, Attacks the stumps, on leg. Kohli tucks it to the square leg region for an easy single.
42.32.3: Mohammad Shami to Virat Kohli, FOUR! All class! That's a Kohli special which gets the crowd go bonkers. Hard length and outside off. Virat Kohli shows patience for the ball to come at him, rides the bounce and slaps it over the wide cover fielder for a cracking boundary.
42.22.2: Mohammad Shami to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Kohli getting a move on! Much fuller than the previous ball, on off, Virat stays in the crease, brings his wrists in play and whips it across to the deep square leg region. George Linde rushes across to his left, slides to flick the ball back in, but his knee gets stuck in the outfield and the ball evades him into the fence.
02.12.1: Mohammad Shami to Virat Kohli, FOUR LEG BYES! Goes very fine! Back of a length, on the pads. Kohli looks to tickle it behind but the ball goes off the thigh pad and squirrels away to the deep fine leg fence.
01.61.6: Prince Yadav to Devdutt Padikkal, Nagging length, around off, at 137 kph. Devdutt Padikkal is a bit late to play the cut shot and chops it to the point region.
6 Over | Run: 13/1 | Run Rate: 6.50
41.51.5: Prince Yadav to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR! Elegance personified! A little bit fuller, swinging in from middle to leg. Devdutt Padikkal flicks it off the pads to deep backward square leg for a boundary to get off the mark.
01.41.4: Prince Yadav to Phil Salt, OUT! BOWLED'EM! Prince Yadav continues to impress this season and knocks Salt's off pole. Hits the deck hard, around off and it skids through the surface, nipping in a touch too. Salt is rushed on the back foot, trying to play the pull shot but misses it behind, and the off pole goes cartwheeling. RCB are 9/1, chasing a target of 147 runs.
01.31.3: Prince Yadav to Phil Salt, BEAUTY! Angles in and then straightens from the hard length, over off. Phil Salt loosely wafts at it and is beaten all ends up on the outside edge.
21.21.2: Prince Yadav to Phil Salt, Back of a length, on leg. Salt mistimes the pull shot to deep backward square leg for a couple of runs.
11.11.1: Prince Yadav to Virat Kohli, Length delivery outside off, this is guided with an open bat face to deep backward point for a single.
10.60.6: Mohammad Shami to Virat Kohli, Oh, goodness me! This could have been terrible for RCB. An outgoing delivery, full and around off. Kohli presses forward and bunts it to the point region and is off for a single. He is more than halfway through but Salt is parked at the other end and sends him back on a late call. The fielder though, fumbles to collect the ball as it spins past him and eventually allows the batters to cross over.
6 Over | Run: 6/0 | Run Rate: 6.00
10.50.5: Mohammad Shami to Phil Salt, Back of a length, around off, at 137.6 kph, swinging away. Salt presses back and knocks it to the left of cover. Pooran dives to cut it off. Good stop. Just a single.
00.40.4: Mohammad Shami to Phil Salt, BEATEN! Hard length, shaping away from outside off, with extra bit of bounce. Salt stays back, attempts to knife it behind point but the ball whistles over his angled bat.
40.30.3: Mohammad Shami to Phil Salt, FOUR! Off the mark with a cracking shot! Shami offers width this time and the ball is a lot straighter as well. Short outside off. Phil Salt has enough time in the world to get on the back foot. Nails the square cut to deep point for a boundary.
00.20.2: Mohammad Shami to Phil Salt, This time, it tails back into the batter, short on leg. Phil Salt is a bit squared up and tucks it to square leg.
00.10.1: Mohammad Shami to Phil Salt, Swing straightaway! Shapes away from the right-hander, full and outside off. Phil Salt does not move his feet much and tries to crash it past covers, but misses as the ball zips past his outside edge.
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