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RCB beat KXIP by 10 wickets | Kings XI Punjab vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Highlights And Cricket Score 48th T20 Match - Commentary
Indian Premier League, 2018
Date: May 14, 2018 Start Time: 20:00 IST | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 LocalVenue: Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore
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Kings XI Punjab vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Highlights And Cricket Score 48th Match - T20 Commentary
Credit also needs to be given to the visitors. Umesh Yadav was lethal upfront while he received overwhelming support from his partners. The pacer bowled his heart out and finished with proud figures of 4-0-23-3. Three unnecessary run outs pushed the home side further into the hole they dug for themselves. So, this paltry target will be a walk in the park for Bangalore, unless Punjab do something magical. Join us shortly.
A dismal performance from the hosts! With the steady start the two openers KL Rahul and Chris Gayle provided, no one would have ever imagined that they will see this fate. Well, they only have themselves to blame for this shameful slip. Once Rahul departed, there was no sort of game sense in the other batsmen. One fell after the other, leaving their side in dire straits. They lost their remaining wickets for 52 runs, that should tell you the story.
Moeen Ali to Axar Patel. OUT! That's the final nail in the coffin! Coming in with the arm, pulled towards wide long on. Axar calls his partner through for the second run but Rajpoot hesitates a bit. The throw is flat and accurate to Ali and he whips the bails off in a flash. It is referred upstairs. The no. 11 has not grounded his bat and that proves to be his undoing. PUNJAB ARE BOWLED OUT FOR 88!
Seems to be touch and go! What a throw from Southee in the deep. Is Rajpoot short?
Strategic break signaled.
Mohammed Siraj to Ankit Rajpoot. Full delivery in line of the stumps, jammed out to the cover region.
Mohammed Siraj to Axar Patel. Short ball, sits up nicely. Axar flat-bats it to long on to rotate strike.
Mohammed Siraj to Axar Patel. The ball is down the leg side but the batsman still goes after it. The umpire signals a wide.
Mohammed Siraj to Ankit Rajpoot. Fuller in length, driven towards mid on for a swift single.
Mohammed Siraj to Ankit Rajpoot. The batsman has attempted to put bat on ball but fails.
Mohammed Siraj to Ankit Rajpoot. Back of a length ball outside off, Ankit goes for an agricultural slog but misses.
Mohammed Siraj to Ankit Rajpoot. Length ball outside off, played with an open bat face to point.
Ankit Rajpoot is the last man in. Meanwhile, Siraj is back on.
Moeen Ali to Mohit Sharma. OUT! Another one bites the dust! Tossed up on off, tapped towards wide mid on. Sharma is ball-watching and decides to take off late. De Villiers briskly runs behind to his right, slides and throws it towards Ali. Sharma is struggling as Ali takes the bails off. The decision goes upstairs. Replays show that the ball ricocheted from the hands of Ali onto the stumps. Mohit is short.
Falling like a pack of cards and looks like another one has to return to the pavilion. A decision for run out is pending. Good work from de Villiers.
Moeen Ali to Mohit Sharma. Loopy delivery, played with soft hands to mid off.
Moeen Ali to Axar Patel. Spinning in, tucked through the same region to rotate strike.
Moeen Ali to Mohit Sharma. Played with the spin through mid-wicket for a single.
Moeen Ali to Axar Patel. Tossed up ball, eased through mid off for a run.
Moeen Ali to Mohit Sharma. Played to mid-wicket region by the batsman. They pick up a single.
Umesh Yadav to Axar Patel. Fullish delivery, eased to mid off.
Umesh Yadav to Mohit Sharma. Played to the point region by the batsman. They pick up a single.
Mohit Sharma is the new man in.
Umesh Yadav to Andrew Tye. OUT! Gone! Short delivery outside off, Tye goes for the big pull across the line but seems to have got a feather behind. Patel takes it and goes up in a confident appeal along with Yadav. The umpire obliges as well. There is a bit of confusion whether Tye has taken the review or not. Well, he is walking past the umpire. The replays show that he initially challenged the decision, talked to the umpire and finally withdrew it. He knew he had edged it.
Umesh Yadav to Andrew Tye. Swings at this one but fails to make any connection.
Umesh Yadav to Andrew Tye. Fullish delivery, driven down to mid off.
Umesh Yadav to Axar Patel. The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Andrew Tye comes out to bat. Meanwhile, Yadav is back for a burst.
Moeen Ali to Ravichandran Ashwin. OUT! The skipper has thrown his wicket away! Bad example from Ashwin. It is great work from Negi though. Floated outside off, Ashwin taps it towards cover-point and takes off. There is no run there and Axar rightly sends him back. However, Negi is quick to spot the late reaction from Ashwin. Moves swiftly to his left and returns an accurate throw to Patel. Ashwin dives to get back in but seems like he is short. It is referred upstairs and the replays confirm he is short. Two wickets in two balls.
The skipper, Ravichandran Ashwin comes out to bat.
Moeen Ali to Aaron Finch. OUT! Moeen Ali has the last laugh! This is the first full length delivery that he has bowled and he reaps the reward. Tossed up on off, Finch clears his front leg and is in that zone that he goes for a wild swing. Ends up mistiming his heave towards deep mid-wicket. Kohli stationed there is safe as a house and makes no mistake. Bangalore are dominating proceedings.
Moeen Ali to Axar Patel. On a flatter trajectory, placed against the spin through covers for a single.
Moeen Ali to Aaron Finch. Another half-tracker, this time Aaron fails to find the gap. Pulls it straight to the deep mid-wicket fielder for a run.
Moeen Ali to Aaron Finch. Shorter in length, punched off the back foot to covers.
A bit of a delay as the ball has been lost in the crowd.
Moeen Ali to Aaron Finch. SIX! My colleague excitedly mentions that Finch will relish facing the offie and that is what exactly happens! Offers a half-tracker outside off, Finch sits back in his crease and absolutely murders it over the cow corner. It has gone a long way back.
Moeen Ali to roll his arm over now.
Colin de Grandhomme to Axar Patel. Pitched right up on off, Patel is in no mood to play a big shot. Pats it gently back to the bowler. 5 from the over.
Colin de Grandhomme to Aaron Finch. Played to mid-wicket region by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Colin de Grandhomme to Aaron Finch. Sliding down leg, Finch tries to help it across but fails.
Colin de Grandhomme to Axar Patel. Angling across Patel who slaps it through cover-point to rotate strike.
Colin de Grandhomme to Aaron Finch. Dibbly dobbly bowling from de Grandhomme. Outside off, played with an open bat face through point for a run.
Colin de Grandhomme to Aaron Finch. Wide! Wayward stuff! Down the leg side, Finch has nothing to do with it.
Colin de Grandhomme to Axar Patel. Well played! Slightly overpitched on off, Axar times his drive nicely towards mid off where the fielder slides to his left to keep it down to a single.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Axar Patel. Drifting towards the pads, helped to the on side for a single. Another good over from the spin wizard.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Aaron Finch. Loopy delivery, Aaron rocks back and cuts it to deep cover to rotate strike.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Aaron Finch. The batsman has pushed it to the cover region.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Axar Patel. A big appeal for an LBW denied! Tossed up around leg stump, perhaps the slider. Patel prods forward to defend but the ball hits his pads and goes past the keeper. Chahal is excited but the umpire stays put. Replays show that it probably pitched outside leg. A leg bye is taken.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Aaron Finch. Quicker one on middle, Finch clips it through mid-wicket for a single.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Aaron Finch. Shorter in length, cut with the spin to point.
Chahal is back on.
Colin de Grandhomme to Axar Patel. Good length ball on middle and leg, tucked with a closed bat face to square leg.
Strategic break taken. Meanwhile, Axar Patel is the new man in.
Colin de Grandhomme to Mayank Agarwal. OUT! Yes, no doubt about the clarity of the catch. Sometimes in life, you get fortunate. This is the case with de Grandhomme. Bowls a loosener down the leg side, Agarwal tries to make the most of it. Goes at it half-heartedly and seems to have got a faint nick. Patel moves to his left and takes it with his left hand. The umpire is unsure whether it carried and consults his partner. The soft signal is out. Yes, the replays confirm that it is a clean catch. The hosts continue to go downhill and have lost half their side.
Punjab are in absolute disarray! Seems like Agarwal is a goner but the umpires are not sure whether Patel has grabbed it properly or not. The soft signal is out.
Colin de Grandhomme to Mayank Agarwal. Shortish delivery on middle and leg, pulled towards the leg side.
Colin de Grandhomme to Aaron Finch. Perhaps, the first delivery which has stuck a bit. On a length, Finch is early into his clip and gets a safe leading edge towards mid on. A run taken.
Colin de Grandhomme to Aaron Finch. Wide! Loses his radar this time and slips this one down the leg side, Finch fails to flick it.
Colin de Grandhomme to Mayank Agarwal. Slower ball again, this time on the pads. Mayank works it through mid-wicket to pick up a run.
Colin de Grandhomme to Mayank Agarwal. Starts off with a back of a length ball outside off at 119.7 clicks, Agarwal is early into his slap. Ends up mistiming it to extra cover.
Colin de Grandhomme to have a bowl now.
Mohammed Siraj to Aaron Finch. SIX! Sit back and admire! That is a sublime shot. On a driveable length outside off, Finch allows his hands to flow through. With a beautiful bat swing, he lifts it nonchalantly over extra cover to clear the boundary.
Mohammed Siraj to Aaron Finch. Served up on a fuller length around off, driven crisply to mid off.
Mohammed Siraj to Mayank Agarwal. Continues to hit the deck hard, Agarwal plays it with an angled bat to third man. A single taken.
Mohammed Siraj to Aaron Finch. Back of a length outside off, Finch taps it through point to pick up a single.
Mohammed Siraj to Aaron Finch. Outside off, dabbed with an open bat face towards point.
Mohammed Siraj to Aaron Finch. Beaten! On a length outside off, Finch plays a loose drive and misses.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Mayank Agarwal. Very full ball on off, jammed out towards the bowler. Brilliant start from Chahal.
Mayank Agarwal comes out to bat.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Marcus Stoinis. OUT! Bowled 'em! The sound of the timber is music to the ears of a bowler. Bowls this one at a flatter trajectory and at a quicker pace. Stoinis ends up yorking himself, attempting to play it down the ground. It is the wrong one as well and skids under the bat to light the stumps. Kohli is absolutely pumped up! The hosts have lost four wickets in the space of 15 balls.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Aaron Finch. Similar length ball, Aaron pulls it through square leg to cross over.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Aaron Finch. Shorter in length, punched off the back foot.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Marcus Stoinis. Tossed up on off, Stoinis reverse sweeps it through point to rotate strike.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Aaron Finch. Shortish ball, cut away with the spin to sweeper cover for a single.
Yuzvendra Chahal to roll his arm over now.
Mohammed Siraj to Aaron Finch. Outside off, slapped past covers for a run. Bangalore have come back towards the end of the Powerplay.
Mohammed Siraj to Aaron Finch. FOUR! Off the mark in style! Full and outside off, Finch leans into it and strokes it through covers to find the fence.
Mohammed Siraj to Aaron Finch. The batsman has driven it through mid off.
Mohammed Siraj to Marcus Stoinis. Back of a length outside off, cut away past point for a run.
Marcus Stoinis is the new man in.
Mohammed Siraj to Karun Nair. OUT! All of a sudden, Punjab are falling apart! All the wickets have fallen off short deliveries. Hits the deck hard and the ball skids a touch. Nair is up on his toes and attempts to dab it to third man. However, it is a high risk one as the skipper is standing at wide first slip. He moves to his left and takes a sharp catch.
Mohammed Siraj to Karun Nair. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
Aaron Finch comes out to bat. Meanwhile, Mohammed Siraj to bowl now.
Umesh Yadav to Chris Gayle. OUT! This might well be the game-changing over! The visitors are delighted and why not! The Universe Boss is out of here. Shortish ball around off, Gayle takes it on. Goes for a pull but ends up top edging it towards deep square leg. Siraj in the deep is cool as a cucumber. Takes it calmly! End of a successful over from Umesh. Gave away 13 runs, but took two vital wickets.
Umesh Yadav to Chris Gayle. FOUR! Gayle is going hammer and tongs! Backs away to the length ball and smashes it past mid off to find the boundary.
Umesh Yadav to Karun Nair. The batsman plays it with an angled bat and guides it to third man. They pick up a single. Nair is off the mark.
Karun Nair strides out to bat.
Umesh Yadav to Lokesh Rahul. OUT! A vital breakthrough for Yadav! Rahul was looking really dangerous. Got to give credit to de Grandhomme for a terrific catch. Back of a length ball on off, the length is not there to quite pick it up but still Lokesh goes through with his swipe. Has connected well but has failed to find the gap. Colin at deep square leg judges it well. He keeps his balance and takes it overhead.
Umesh Yadav to Lokesh Rahul. SIX! Dismissive! A shot of a player who is in prime form. Short ball, at 105.7 clicks, Rahul reads it well. He swipes it with authority over mid-wicket for a massive biggie.
Umesh Yadav to Lokesh Rahul. Nicely done! Length ball, angling in, Rahul works it through mid-wicket to pick up a couple.
Tim Southee to Chris Gayle. FOUR! Southee has gone awry and pays the price! The attempted slower ball results into a juicy full toss. Gayle with finesse, for a change, lifts it over mid off to find the fence. 14 from the over.
Tim Southee to Chris Gayle. FOUR! That was hit like a bullet! Ominous signs for the opposition. Short ball on off, Gayle clears his front leg and hammer-pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary.
Tim Southee to Lokesh Rahul. Leg bye! Swinging in, goes past Rahul's bat and brushes his pad to roll to the leg side. A single taken.
Tim Southee to Chris Gayle. The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Tim Southee to Chris Gayle. Very full, tailing in. Chris jams it out towards the bowler.
Tim Southee to Chris Gayle. FOUR! Shot! In the slot for Gayle outside off, he frees his arms and crashes it through covers for a rocketing boundary.
Umesh Yadav to Lokesh Rahul. Can't describe this as a drop! Only a superhuman like de Villiers could have caught it and he almost succeeded. On a length, seaming in. Rahul backs away and tries to flat-bat it but doesn't get any sort of timing on that. AB runs in, dives full length, but the ball just falls short of him. Great effort.
Umesh Yadav to Lokesh Rahul. SIX! Brilliant! Short ball on middle and off, Rahul stands tall and pulls it over fine leg. It is going, going and gone. Rahul is hitting his stride now.
Umesh Yadav to Chris Gayle. Gayle is finally off the mark after 6 balls! Change of length, he goes full this time. Gayle gets it off the outer half to third man. A run taken.
Umesh Yadav to Chris Gayle. Seaming away on a good length, played with an open face to point.
Umesh Yadav to Chris Gayle. Swinging in substantially, Gayle falls over a bit in an attempt to clip it and is hit on the thigh pad.
Umesh Yadav to Chris Gayle. He is toying with Gayle at the moment! Bowls it in the avenue of apprehension and takes the ball away from Chris who has no clue about it. Beaten all ends up.
Tim Southee to Lokesh Rahul. SIX! Spoils a terrific over! Back of a length ball on off, Rahul gets into a great position. Swings his bat to pull it over square leg for a maximum. The thing with him is he picks up lengths very quickly.
Tim Southee to Lokesh Rahul. Discipline at its best! 5 dot balls in a row, this is a dream start for Bangalore. Back of a length ball, seaming in sharply. Lokesh hangs back and defends it.
Deep cover comes inside the circle.
Tim Southee to Lokesh Rahul. Rahul gives himself room and Southee smartly follows him. Doesn't give him any space to manufacture a shot and has to block it out.
Tim Southee to Lokesh Rahul. Good bowling! Length ball on middle, skids in and seams in as well. Rahul is a bit late to react but manages to defend it.
Tim Southee to Lokesh Rahul. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
Tim Southee to Lokesh Rahul. On a length in line of the stumps, defended solidly off the back foot.
Tim Southee to share the new ball.
Umesh Yadav to Chris Gayle. That's a ripper! Shortish ball on off, takes off. Gayle is caught off-guard, takes his eyes off and gets hit on the left shoulder. Brilliant start from Yadav, only 1 from the first over.
Umesh Yadav to Chris Gayle. Dropped! You can't afford to put down such catches at this level. Deserved a wicket off this delivery. It is on a good length on middle and leg, squares Gayle up. He pokes at it and ends up getting a thick outside edge behind. Patel's initial foot movement is towards the leg side and it results in him getting late. Dives to his left, gets his glove to it but fails to hold on. Might well be a costly miss.
Umesh Yadav to Chris Gayle. A lot of nibble in the air and it is on a fullish length, attacking the stumps as well. Gayle is alert to it and dead-bats it.
Umesh Yadav to Lokesh Rahul. Punjab are away! On a driveable length outside off, KL Rahul chases it and gets it off the outer half towards third man. A run taken.
Umesh Yadav to Lokesh Rahul. Hitting the right lengths! On a length on off, swinging away a touch. Rahul is opened up a bit in his stance but does well to block it out.
Umesh Yadav to Lokesh Rahul. Good start from Yadav! Starts off with a fullish ball around off, swinging in a touch. Rahul is on the move as he tries to work it to the leg side but gets an inside edge onto his pads.
Game time! The Bangalore players are in a huddle while KL Rahul and Chris Gayle walk out to the middle. Will the Universe Boss take Indore by storm today? Let's find out. Umesh Yadav to begin the proceedings with the ball. A solitary slip in place. Here we go...
Punjab skipper, Ravichandran Ashwin, says that it is a tough ground to defend on and so, they would have bowled first. Mentions that this is an unforgiving format and the ground is small as well. Is hopeful of putting their experience into good use. States that Mujeeb Ur Rahman is injured and Marcus Stoinis comes in his place.
Bangalore skipper, Virat Kohli, says that they are going to have a bowl first. Opines that it looks like a hard and true surface. Adds that it will be a hard ground to defend on. States that Punjab are one mystery bowler short and this gives them an advantage. Mentions that it is difficult for 6 batsmen to perform always. Adds that KL Rahul and Chris Gayle have played well for Punjab. Feels that they are pretty happy with the job they have been given. Announces that they are playing with the same team. Ends by saying that they want to play fearless cricket and express themselves.
TOSS - Virat Kohli calls it heads and heads it is. Bangalore will bowl first.
On the other hand, Virat Kohli and Co. still need to be optimistic. Every game from hereon is a do-or-die one for them. The skipper and AB de Villiers will once again hold the key in a side where the rest have been too inconsistent for their liking. Will the visitors rise to the occasion and come out on top? Or will the hosts find happiness in their adopted home? Expect a cracker!
Hello and a warm welcome for game 48 between Punjab and Bangalore in Indore. After a terrific start to their campaign, the hosts have encountered a bump on their track. In their last five games, they have won only one and need to make amends as soon as possible. Their over-reliance on KL Rahul's batting prowess hasn't augured well for them. Their bowling needs to step up as well. It is time for them to fire collectively if they are to make the top four.
Right, we're done with this! Bangalore get important two points with their 3rd 10-wicket win in the League, and the NRR will surely come into play later on, which is also a big boost. They'll surely be happy and take the momentum from this. Punjab slip to 5th place and have lost yet another game at home. That makes it 5 losses out of their last 6. They need to get their act together, and fast. Anyway, the action continues as on 15th May, Kolkata host Rajasthan at Eden Gardens at 2000 local (1430 GMT). Another crucial encounter in the context of the season. Do join in for that. See you then, folks!
Umesh Yadav is declared as the Man of the Match. He scalped 3 wickets in his 4-over spell, which included the likes of Chris Gayle and KL Rahul.
A poor performance from Punjab. Plain and simple. The batsmen heavily let them down. If your highest scorer has just 26, then that should say everything right there. In an attempt to score 200, you often end up less than 100, and that's what happened here. No sensibility was shown from the Punjab batsmen and it proved to be their undoing. The bowlers were left with no chance. Their performance tonight becomes irrelevant. A lot to ponder for Ravichandran Ashwin and his side.
An emphatic and a much-needed victory for Bangalore. They had to win, a clinical performance was needed and it came, in all departments. Skipper Kohli would be quite pleased at this. First, they did the job with the ball, where Umesh Yadav was the spearhead picking up 3 wickets. And then, with a paltry target of 89 to chase, the two openers, Kohli and Parthiv, finished things off with absolute ease. Well inside 9 overs. This will do a world of good to their confidence and significantly better their NRR.
Ankit Rajpoot to Virat Kohli. FOUR! It's a boundary, but no half century for Virat Kohli. Falls just short of it. Short ball, he swings hard and gets a big top edge over the keeper's head, to the fence behind. BANGALORE WIN BY 10 WICKETS!
Ankit Rajpoot to Virat Kohli. No ball! The match could have been over, but Kohli doesn't take the extra run. Wants to try and get to his fifty. He hits the high full toss down to long off where Andrew Tye drops the catch. Free Hit coming up...
Ankit Rajpoot brought on. Probably the last over of the match.
Andrew Tye to Virat Kohli. Single to end the over. Kohli pushes it to long on and retains strike. 2 runs to win, but he's on 44. A biggie and he gets to fifty. Will he do it?
Andrew Tye to Parthiv Patel. Shortish in length, pulled behind square leg for one.
Andrew Tye to Parthiv Patel. FOUR! Beautiful. Back of a length outside off, Parthiv plays the ramp shot over the vacant slip cordon. Plays it quite fine, it runs away to the fence.
Andrew Tye to Parthiv Patel. Cleverly takes the pace off this one, Parthiv doesn't pick it up and swings across the line way too early. Misses it altogether.
Andrew Tye to Virat Kohli. Shortish in length, well outside off, slapped to long off by walking out of the crease. Comfortable run earned.
Andrew Tye to Parthiv Patel. Easily run down to third man. It's on a length, PP opens the face and takes a single in that area.
Strategic break.
Marcus Stoinis to Virat Kohli. FOUR! Shot! Hit with authority. Back of a length, Kohli plays a front foot pull shot. Muscles it over mid-wicket, leaving the man in the deep with no chance. Superb. Bangalore are just 10 runs away from a handsome win.
Marcus Stoinis to Parthiv Patel. Skidding off the deck, touch fuller on middle and leg, catches Patel on the pads as he misses his flick. It pitched outside leg, so the umpire isn't interested. A leg bye taken as the ball rolls over on the off side.
Marcus Stoinis to Parthiv Patel. Good effort from Agarwal out in the deep. Was always a difficult chance. Parthiv swivels and lifts this over mid-wicket. Mayank out in the deep, runs in and dives forward to get his hands to it. Just gets his fingertips on it, but it slips through. A couple added to the scoreboard.
Marcus Stoinis to Virat Kohli. Quite full on off, pushed to long on for a run.
Marcus Stoinis to Virat Kohli. FOUR! Pure timing, that. Didn't have to use any kind of force at all. Short and wide outside off, Kohli steers this past point with an angled bat. Nobody out there in the deep, so it'll be a boundary.
Marcus Stoinis to Parthiv Patel. Short of a good length on middle and off, swung down the ground to long on for a single.
Marcus Stoinis comes on to have a go with the ball.
Andrew Tye to Virat Kohli. SIX! Talk about elegance, this man is on top of it! In the arc for the skipper. With a beautiful bat extension, he lifts it over wide mid off. It is going, going and hits the advertising boards. A sublime strike from Kohli. A brilliant Powerplay for Bangalore, the game is already done and dusted.
Andrew Tye to Virat Kohli. FOUR! There is still space for finesse in this dynamic format of the game! Back of a length ball outside off, Kohli glides it nicely past the left side of the diving short third man fielder.
Andrew Tye to Virat Kohli. Well-directed short ball around middle and leg, Kohli takes evasive action. Looks towards the square leg umpire but doesn't get any response. The height was alright there.
Andrew Tye to Parthiv Patel. Fullish delivery on middle and leg, Patel goes for a whip but mistimes it through mid-wicket. A single taken.
Andrew Tye to Virat Kohli. Slightly overpitched around off, Kohli with a confident stride forward milks it down to long on to rotate strike.
Andrew Tye to Virat Kohli. Full length ball outside off, driven crisply to the man at covers.
Mohit Sharma to Parthiv Patel. FOUR! 15 off the over. From the way things are going, this will be over before the halfway mark. On the hips, Parthiv whips this through backward square leg, beating the dive from the fielder in the deep.
Mohit Sharma to Parthiv Patel. FOUR! An awkward shot from Parthiv, but effective all the same. Only thing that matters. Slower short ball from Mohit, Patel is early into the pull shot, but then somehow adjusts to get it away. It's past short fine leg and away to the boundary line.
Mohit Sharma to Virat Kohli. Full toss attacking the stumps, flicked comfortably through to deep mid-wicket. Single taken.
Mohit Sharma to Parthiv Patel. Fraction straight in line, easy enough for the batsman to work it to backward square leg. One run collected.
Mohit Sharma to Parthiv Patel. FOUR! That's smashed by Parthiv Patel! Full and wide, there and begging to be put away, Parthiv obliges and thumps it through cover-point. No stopping that, super shot.
Mohit Sharma to Virat Kohli. On a back of a length from Mohit, it's the cutter, Kohli stands tall and works it away through mid-wicket for one.
Mohit Sharma brought into the bowling attack.
Andrew Tye to Parthiv Patel. Length delivery close to off, Parthiv gets an inside edge on the leg side, towards short fine leg.
Andrew Tye to Virat Kohli. Safe! Clearly missing leg. Bit of a desperate attempt from Punjab, can't blame them to be honest given the situation they're in. Tye angles in a fuller length ball on middle and leg, it keeps coming in and raps Kohli on the front pad. The ball lobs over on the off side, the batsmen take a leg bye but Ashwin reviews it, as there is no response from the umpire on the lbw appeal. It's gone upstairs and replays show the ball was going to miss the leg stump.
Review taken. It's for an lbw appeal against Virat Kohli. Possibly sliding down leg? Let's see...
Andrew Tye to Virat Kohli. Bumper from Tye, VK ducks and evades.
Andrew Tye to Parthiv Patel. Back of a length around off, the left-hander slaps the pull to mid on for a quick run.
Andrew Tye to Parthiv Patel. Big swing and a miss from Parthiv Patel. Had some width on offer outside off, he makes some room and attempts to thrash this over the covers. Only connects with thin air.
Andrew Tye to Virat Kohli. Slower ball, marginally ahead of a length, Virat Kohli skips down the track and pushes it gently in front of covers. Hares to the other end and complete the run.
Ankit Rajpoot to Parthiv Patel. Dot ball to end the over, but 16 runs have come off it. Bangalore will be mighty pleased with this start. Length delivery outside the line of off stump, Parthiv has a poke at it and gets beaten.
Ankit Rajpoot to Virat Kohli. Dropped! Slightly difficult chance though. Once again the Bangalore skipper gives the charge and takes it on the full. Takes it off the toe end and chips it towards mid off. Finch there moves to his right and gets a hand to it, but can't hold on. Single taken.
Ankit Rajpoot to Virat Kohli. FOUR! Another one! Kohli in a totally aggressive mood here. Probably has the NRR in mind. Dances down to this length ball around off and slices it over point. Clears the infield with ease and finds the fence.
Ankit Rajpoot to Virat Kohli. Wide! Keeps it full again, but it's down the leg side. Wide signalled by the umpire.
Ankit Rajpoot to Virat Kohli. Dot ball. Full from Rajpoot, it's driven to the man at mid on.
Ankit Rajpoot to Virat Kohli. FOUR! 10 off the first 2. Kohli going for it. On the shorter side of the length, on the stumps, Kohli pulls this with a little swivel through mid-wicket for a boundary.
Ankit Rajpoot to Virat Kohli. SIX! There he goes! Welcomes Rajpoot with a big hit. Length ball, Kohli moves inside the line and heaves it into the mid-wicket stands. Sweet connection on that. Superb timing.
Ankit Rajpoot into the attack.
Andrew Tye to Parthiv Patel. Played square through point for two more. 11 off the over, Bangalore are in a hurry to finish things off quickly.
Andrew Tye to Parthiv Patel. FOUR! Full and outside off, this time Parthiv crashes it through the covers to send it across the rope.
Andrew Tye to Parthiv Patel. FOUR! That's a freebie! On the pads and full in length, Parthiv flicks it past short fine leg for a boundary.
Andrew Tye to Virat Kohli. That was close! Kohli works it towards mid on and charges to the other end. Ashwin gets to the ball, fires it at the bowler's end and misses. Had he hit, Virat would have been gone. Close call.
Andrew Tye to Virat Kohli. Back of a length outside off, punched off the back foot to point.
Andrew Tye to Virat Kohli. Starts off with a fullish ball on off, Kohli closes the face a little early to flick so ends up spooning a safe leading edge to cover-point.
Andrew Tye to bowl from the other end.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Parthiv Patel. FOUR! First boundary of the innings. 9 off the over. Ashwin bowls it quicker on the pads, Parthiv backs away and flicks it well through mid-wicket to find the fence.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Virat Kohli. Picks this fullish ball off his pads and clips it through the vacant square leg area for a run.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Parthiv Patel. Back to around the wicket, it's shorter and spinning away on off, Parthiv goes back and slaps it to mid off. Another brisk one stolen.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Virat Kohli. Fired full and outside off from over the wicket, wristed to long on for one more.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Parthiv Patel. Sliding in from around the wicket, on a fuller length, Parthiv punches it towards wide mid off and takes a quick single.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Virat Kohli. Tossed up on the pads, Kohli comfortably gets off the mark with a little flick down towards wide long on. Single taken.
We are back for the chase. It should be a comfortable one for the tourists. Only a complete meltdown would see them not getting across the finish line, which seems highly unlikely. Parthiv Patel and Virat Kohli will open the innings, while Ravichandran Ashwin takes the ball first up. A slip in place. Here we go...