Punjab vs Bangalore Match Stats

Flatter on middle. Shashank Singh turns it through mid-wicket for a run.

OUT! CAUGHT! Soft dismissal for Liam Livingstone! The spin twins are doing the job for Bengaluru. Flighted delivery on the leg stump line. Liam Livingstone looks to nudge it through the on-side but is a tad early into the shot. The ball takes the leading edge and spoons into the hands of Karn Sharma at the short cover region. Punjab have lost three wickets in quick time and are in a spot of bother. 

Flatter and outside off. Sam Curran hangs back and punches it toward deep extra cover for a couple.

FOUR! PUT AWAY! Tad short, around off. Sam Curran rocks back and powers it to the cow corner region for a thumping boundary. 

Tosses it full, around off. Sam Curran mistimes the drive into covers.

Shortish, outside off. Sam Curran slaps this into extra cover where Faf du Plessis makes an excellent stop. 

SIX! Shashank Singh continues to fight. Karn Sharma bowls it full and in the slot on middle. Shashank Singh gets low and slogs it over the deep mid-wicket fence for half a dozen. 

Wrong'un on the leg peg. Shashank Singh tucks it through backward square leg for a single.

Tossed up on the middle and leg. Sam Curran chips it through mid-wicket and a bit of fumble in the deep allows the double.

Fuller length, on middle. Sam Curran skips down the pitch and pushes it to the left of the bowler. 

Shortish, around off. Sam Curran goes back and knocks it to long-on for a single.

FOUR! Much needed for Punjab! Flighted, full, outside off. Shashank Singh reaches for it and edges it past the short third fielder for a streaky boundary. 

Back of a length, slower ball, around the leg peg. Sam Curran tucks it through mid-wicket for a single.

LEG BYE! Back of a length again, angling into the batter. Shashank Singh looks to tuck it away but misses and gets a thud on the thigh pad. The ball rolls into the leg side for an extra.

Hard-length, on the middle and leg. Sam Curran nudges it through mid-wicket and takes a double. 

OUT! RUN OUT! Brilliant piece of fielding from Virat Kohli. Hard-length delivery at the stumps. Curran tucks it through mid-wicket and calls for the second. Shashank Singh responds to the call but Kohli comes charging in from the boundary and gets a direct hit at the bowler's end. Shashank Singh might be struggling here as Bengaluru players have started celebrating. The decision is sent upstairs and OUT is shown on the big screen. Shashank Singh is a goner! Punjab are six down!

Pitched full, around off. Sam Curran pushes it down to mid-off for one.

LEG BYE! Short of a length, angling down the leg. Ashutosh Sharma tucks it off his body, toward backward square leg for an extra.

Good length delivery on off.  Ashutosh Sharma pushes it to mid-off and collects a quick single.

Low full toss on middle. Sam Curran forces it to long-on for one.

SIX! BOOM! Short and angling down the leg. Ashutosh Sharma covers the line and helps it over the fine leg fence for a biggie. 

Slower length ball, on off. Ashutosh Sharma punches it through extra cover for a single.

WIDE! He has to reload it. Bowls it short and way outside the tramline. Sam Curran lets it go. Wided by the umpire. 

Good length, on middle. Sam Curran works it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

OUT! LBW! A loud appeal and up goes the finger! Siraj bowls it full and straight at the stumps. Ashutosh Sharma looks to flick across the line but misses and is pinned in front. The batter takes the review. The ultra-edge shows a flat line and the ball tracking gives the wickets as umpire's call. Ashutosh Sharma trudges off the field as Punjab lose their seventh. 

Pitched full, at the stumps. Sam Curran flicks it through mid-wicket for a couple.

FOUR! Edgy! Back of a length, around off. Sam Curran hops and gets an outside edge that flies past the short third fielder for a boundary. 

OUT! BOWLED'EM! Another one bites the dust. Lockie Ferguson bowls a knuckleball. Full and straight at the stumps. Sam Curran looks to hoick it across the line but misses and the off-stump goes for a walk. Lockie Ferguson is pumped and Bengaluru are inching closer to a big win. The Punjab skipper is back in the hut. 

Back of a length, angling in on off. Rahul Chahar gets behind the line and blocks it out. 

Sharp short ball, around off. Rahul Chahar is rushed on the pull and misses it. 

FOUR! Nice shot! Slower and shorter in length, outside off. Rahul Chahar waits and cuts it to the deep third region for a boundary. 

OUT! CAUGHT IN THE DEEP! Siraj bowls it full and at the leg-stump line. Harshal Patel flicks it aerially and straight to the throat of Lockie Ferguson at the deep backward square leg boundary. He takes a sharp catch and Punjab are falling here like a pack of cards. The ninth wicket is back in the pavilion. 

WIDES! Siraj bowls it too short, and way over the batter. Arshdeep Singh swings and misses. Dinesh Karthik gets a hand to it but cannot prevent the two extras. 

On a length, angling into the batter. Rahul Chahar has a wild swing across the line but only connects with thin air. 

Yorker length, tailing into the middle and leg. Rahul Chahar jams it out and works it through mid-wicket for a single.

 Back of a length outside off.  Arshdeep Singh pulls and toe ends it to short mid-wicket.

FOUR! Wide yorker from Siraj! Arshdeep Singh does well to reach at it and slices this to the deep third region for a boundary. 

OUT! TAKEN! In the air and gone! Bengaluru makes it four out of four wins! Slower length ball, around off. Arshdeep Singh swings hard and heaves it to the mid-on region. Karn Sharma runs in from the boundary and takes a sharp catch. All over for Punjab as Bengaluru wins by 60 runs and keeps their chances alive for the playoffs.