Rajasthan vs Bangalore Match Stats

OUT! RUN OUT! It is a Virat Kohli special in the field! Cameron Green strides in and bowls it short over middle stump, Riyan Parag gets on top of the bounce and pulls it firmly in front of square on the leg side. Kohli who is standing at deep square leg, runs around to his left and covers a fair bit of distance but it still should have been an easy two. The batters just stutter for a moment and that has cost them as Kohli fires in a bullet of a throw at the bowler's end. Green collects it and almost makes a mess of it while dislodging the bails but the replays show that the ball wasn't completely out of his hand and it is fair run out with Jurel's bat having nothing inside the popping crease. Another twist in the game!

Slower short ball around off stump, Riyan Parag stays back and defends it on the leg side.

On the shorter side again and angling in, Riyan Parag punches it off the back foot and down to long on for a single.

Dug in a bit short and outside off stump, Shimron Hetmyer chops the ball down towards point.

Back of a length and around off, punched away off the back foot and straight down the ground for one more by Shimron Hetmyer.

Just four runs and a wicket off that over and Cameron Green is bowling a seemingly game-changing spell here. Hard length around off stump, Riyan Parag uses his wrists to play it through mid on and pick up a single.

On a good length around off and angling back in, Riyan Parag punches it off the front foot and down to long off for a single.

A slower bumper now, angling across from leg stump, Shimron Hetmyer gets a bit low, leaving his bat hanging but does well to angle it away towards deep backward square leg for one more.

Oh, dear! Rajasthan almost gave another wicket away and Riyan Parag would have certainly been at fault there. Full and straight, looking for the inswinging yorker, Riyan Parag manages to jam it out wide of long on and Shimron Hetmyer calls for two right away. However, Parag denies it and Hetmyer is almost down at the other end when Parag finally starts running. The throw comes in at the keeper's end which is the right one but is well wide and Parag is safe.

Angling in, on a length, Riyan Parag drags the slog off the inside half of the bat to deep mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Not in control but gets enough on it. A quick short ball at the batter but just a bit too straight, Shimron Hetmyer goes after it and gets a top edge that flies down to fine leg for a boundary.

WIDE! Just a bit too high. Brings out the slower bumper now, bowling it outside off, Shimron Hetmyer leaves it alone as the ball lobs over his head.

Good length on leg stump, flicked away through square leg for a run.

SIX! Shimron Hetmyer gets the distance! Green takes pace off and angles it across from over the wicket, on a shortish length, Shimron Hetmyer shapes up to muscle it over long on. Gets high on the bat but gets enough to clear long on for a maximum. Best possible start to the over for Rajasthan. Can they convert this one into a big score?

Fuller in length, Shimron Hetmyer eases it down to long on for a single.

SIX! Clean as a whistle and it looks like the two batters have decided to take down Green. Errs in length does Green as serves a slower one, on a length, on the off-stump line, Riyan Parag backs away and gives himself room. Spanks it over cover and deposits it into the stands for a biggie.

FOUR! Clever, very clever! Brilliant game awareness from Parag. Green bangs it on a hard length, at pace, on off, Riyan Parag waits on it as he stays leg side of the ball. Uses the pace of the ball and ramps it past short third to pick up a boundary. 17 runs off the first four balls.

Digs it in short again does Green, on off, Riyan Parag hops back and stabs it down solidly with a straight bat.

A couple of dots by Green to get out of the over. Rajasthan get 17 runs off the over and they have got the big over they were after. This is on a back of a length, on off, Riyan Parag rolls his wrists and controls the pull to mid-wicket.

Dayal begins from over the wicket and goes into the wicket straight away, around off, Shimron Hetmyer waits for the slower delivery and drags the pull on the bounce to deep mid-wicket for one.

Loopy, dipping, slower delivery, on middle and leg, Riyan Parag takes it on the full and swipes it to deep mid-wicket even as the bottom hand comes off the bat. A single taken.

FOUR! Hit with immense power and that has raced away! Not the best of options by Dayal with mid off inside the circle. Too full and on off, Shimron Hetmyer hits through the line and drills to the left of mid off for a boundary.

FOUR! Not in complete control but Shimron Hetmyer gets back-to-back boundaries! The balance of power completely in Rajasthan's favour. Bowls the back-of-the-hand slower delivery, on a good length, outside off, Shimron Hetmyer goes after it. Gets a thickish outside edge that flies over backward point for a boundary.

Honing in at the stumps, on a fullish length and slower too, Shimron Hetmyer calmly clips it in front of square on the leg side for one.

Edged but it was the slower one and it falls way short of Dinesh Karthik. Angling across, on a length, Riyan Parag opens up to have a swipe across the line. Gets a feather on it that goes on the bounce to DK behind the wicket.

Gets the yorker in, at the toes, Shimron Hetmyer gets his bat down and squeezes it out to deep backward square leg. Shimron Hetmyer wants to come back for the second but Riyan Parag makes the wise call of sending him back.

WIDE! A bit of bat on it and that would have been a boundary. Siraj goes searching for the yorker but slips it down leg, Riyan Parag gets inside the line but misses the tickle. Wide given.

WIDE! Bowls a bumper, aimed at the helmet of the batter, Riyan Parag arches back slightly and thinks about playing the upper-cut. Decides against it in the end and lets it go. The ball sails over Parag's head for a wide. Bengaluru challenge the wide call but the replays show that it was clearly over the head.

OUT! CASTLED! Riyan Parag misses but Mohammed Siraj doesn't! Keeps it full and straight and hurls it with an upright seam, a bit of late inward shape, Riyan Parag stays put and swings across the line. The ball sneaks past the inside edge and rattles into the woodwork. Parag cannot see his side home and has he left the door ajar for Bengaluru?

Angling in, on middle, fuller in length, Rovman Powell gets rushed slightly but does well to get his bat out in front of the pads and clips it behind square on the leg side for one.

Aerial but safe! Low full toss, on middle, Shimron Hetmyer muscles it away from the crease and it goes on the bounce to deep mid-wicket where Glenn Maxwell cuts it off. A single taken. Can Siraj finish his spell with a wicket?

Fuller and on off, Rovman Powell digs it out to long on and gets to the other end. Can Siraj finish his spell with a wicket?

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Mohammed Siraj with the double strike for Bengaluru! First Riyan Parag and now Shimron Hetmyer, Rajasthan are digging a hole for themselves through their shot selection. Siraj targets the stumps and serves it on a length, Shimron Hetmyer has a wild heave across the line. Gets a top edge that goes very high in the air around the cover region. Faf du Plessis turns around and almost turns a full circle. Keeps his eyes on the ball all the way through and takes it near his chest, falling on his back. The game is far from over yet and Rajasthan will be starting to feel the pressure now.

FOUR! Intentional or not, it does not matter! Rajasthan will take it any which way they come. Full and near the tramline on off, Rovman Powell leaves his bat hanging as he reaches out. It comes off the outside edge and it races past backward point for a boundary.

FOUR MORE! Another streaky boundary and Rajasthan are nearly there. Just 5 runs away now. Serves it on a good length, angling in, around off, Rovman Powell looks to keep it out with a straight bat. Gets squared up slightly and gets an outside edge that beats the dive of Karn Sharma at short third for four more runs.

Bowls it on a back of a length, on off, Rovman Powell slaps it firmly but picks out the man at backward point.

Hits the deck hard again, on middle, Rovman Powell pats it to the right of the bowler. Lockie Ferguson gets around and cuts it off. Two dots on the trot.

Make that three dots in a row! Bowls the back-of-the-hand slower delivery, on a hard length, on off and middle, Rovman Powell covers the line of the ball and defends it out with a straight bat.

SIX! BOOM! Thumped flat and thumped down the ground! Rovman Powell gets the job done for Rajasthan. Ferguson comes up with a slower one and this is much fuller, outside off, Rovman Powell picks the variation out of the hand and waits for the ball to arrive. Smacks it off the middle of the bat and hits it well away from long on for a flat six. Punches the air in delight and a relieved look on the faces of Rajasthan players in the dugout. Rajasthan win by 4 wickets to book their place in Qualifier 2.