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Punjab vs Bangalore Commentary
PBKS • 1st innings
101/10
RCB • 2nd innings
106/2
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Overs
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6s
4s
9.1
1
Musheer Khan to Rajat Patidar
Tossed up, full and on off, Rajat Patidar knocks it towards long off for a single.
9.2
1
Musheer Khan to Phil Salt
Goes short and around off, Phil Salt punches it through covers for a run.
9.3
4
Musheer Khan to Rajat Patidar
FOUR! Fine shot! Flighted, full and on middle and off. Rajat Patidar goes inside out and smacks it away wide of long off for a boundary.
9.4
1
Musheer Khan to Rajat Patidar
Quicker, full and on middle, Rajat Patidar drills it to long off for one.
9.5
1
Musheer Khan to Phil Salt
Loops it up, full and on leg, Phil Salt tucks it through mid-wicket for one more. 100 up for RCB and they just need 2 more runs to win.
9.6
6
Musheer Khan to Rajat Patidar
SIX! SMOKED! Rajat Patidar finishes things off in style! Musheer Khan gives this one some more flight, full and on leg. Patidar opens up his body and bludgeons it over the deep square leg fence for a biggie. RCB WIN BY 8 WICKETS AND MARCH INTO THE FINAL!
Till Now Score: 106/2
(10 Overs)
R Patidar
15(8)
P Salt
56(27)
M Khan
2-0-27-1
Over 10 ·106 Runs
1
1
4
1
1
6
8.1
1
Harpreet Brar to Rajat Patidar
Short and on middle, Rajat Patidar nudges it through mid-wicket for a run.
8.2
1
Harpreet Brar to Phil Salt
FIFTY FOR SALT! His fourth of the season, and the fastest ever for him in the IPL, as he gets to this in just 23 balls. Flighted, full and around off, Phil Salt pushes it through covers for a single.
8.3
0
Harpreet Brar to Rajat Patidar
Tossed up, full and on middle, Rajat Patidar knocks it down the pitch.
8.4
1
Harpreet Brar to Rajat Patidar
Floated, full and on off, Rajat Patidar eases it to long off for another run.
8.5
4
Harpreet Brar to Phil Salt
FOUR! Put away! Quicker, short and outside off, Phil Salt gets the chance to free his arms and cuts it away nicely through point for a boundary. RCB are just 10 runs away from the final now!
8.6
0
Harpreet Brar to Phil Salt
Slower through the air, full and on off, Phil Salt taps it to covers.
Till Now Score: 92/2
(9 Overs)
P Salt
54(25)
R Patidar
3(4)
H Brar
2-0-18-0
Over 9 ·92 Runs
1
1
0
1
4
0
7.1
1
Musheer Khan to Mayank Agarwal
Tossed up, full and on leg, Mayank Agarwal clips it through mid-wicket for a single.
7.2
1
Musheer Khan to Phil Salt
Tossed up nicely, full and on leg, Phil Salt drills it to long on for a run.
7.3
6
Musheer Khan to Mayank Agarwal
SIX! That is a lovely stroke! Flighted, full and around middle. Mayank Agarwal backs away a bit, reaches out for it, and tonks it over the bowler's head for a biggie.
7.4
4
Musheer Khan to Mayank Agarwal
FOUR! RCB are in a hurry now! Looped up, full and on off, Mayank Agarwal leans on and creams it through extra covers. Nehal Wadhera runs to his right and tries to stop it with his right boot, but it just trickles onto the fence for a boundary. Just 18 runs needed now!
7.5
W
Musheer Khan to Mayank Agarwal
OUT! TAKEN! Musheer Khan gets a wicket! Something to smile about for PBKS! This is fired in full and down the leg side. Mayank Agarwal is out of his crease and looks to flick but misses as the ball passes very close to his bat. It deflects off the keeper's glove and loops up as Shreyas Iyer from first slip moves forward and takes the catch. There is a shout for dismissal. The two umpires get together and send it upstairs. UltraEdge shows a clear spike when the ball passes the toe-end of the bat, and the replay shows that the ball has not pitched after hitting the bat. The catch is also clean, and Agarwal has to walk back here.
7.6
1
Musheer Khan to Rajat Patidar
Flatter, full and on leg, Rajat Patidar works it through square leg for one.
Till Now Score: 85/2
(8 Overs)
R Patidar
1(1)
P Salt
49(22)
M Khan
1-0-13-1
Over 8 ·85 Runs
1
1
6
4
W
1
6.1
1
Harpreet Brar to Mayank Agarwal
Floated, short and on middle, Mayank Agarwal sits down on a knee and pulls it to deep square leg for a single.
6.2
6
Harpreet Brar to Phil Salt
SIX! BOOM! There is no stopping Salt now! Harpreet Brar drops it short again and on middle and leg. Phil Salt clears his front leg away and absolutely smashes it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie. The question is how far he has hit that - 94 METERS!
6.3
1
Harpreet Brar to Phil Salt
Flighted, full and on off, Phil Salt drives it through covers for a run.
6.4
1
Harpreet Brar to Mayank Agarwal
Tossed up, full and on off, Mayank Agarwal pushes it towards short covers where the fielder dives to his left but parries it to long off. They cross.
6.5
1
Harpreet Brar to Phil Salt
Slows it up, short and on off, Phil Salt backs away and punches it through covers for one. He moves to 48 now!
6.6
1
Harpreet Brar to Mayank Agarwal
Looped up, full and around off, Mayank Agarwal drills it through cover-point for one more. 11 runs off the over, 32 from the last two! Royal Challengers Bengaluru need 30 more runs to make it to the final.
Till Now Score: 72/1
(7 Overs)
M Agarwal
8(9)
P Salt
48(21)
H Brar
1-0-11-0
Over 7 ·72 Runs
1
6
1
1
1
1
5.1
4
Kyle Jamieson to Mayank Agarwal
FOUR! Mayank Agarwal finally gets off the mark with a nice shot! Kyle Jamieson lands this on a good length, on middle, angling in. Mayank shimmies down the track to cut the swing and pats it down the ground. He times it well as the ball races past mid on for a boundary.
5.2
1
Kyle Jamieson to Mayank Agarwal
Uppish but safe! Fuller one and on the pads, Mayank Agarwal whips it away just on the bounce to deep square leg for a single.
5.3
2
Kyle Jamieson to Phil Salt
Streaky! Good length and around off, shapes away, Phil Salt throws his bat at it but gets an outside edge wide of third man. Arshdeep Singh dives to his right to make a good stop. Two runs taken.
5.4
4
Kyle Jamieson to Phil Salt
FOUR! 50 up for RCB now! Kyle Jamieson goes a bit too full this time, on off. Phil Salt pounces on that one and crunches it through covers for a boundary.
5.5
4
Kyle Jamieson to Phil Salt
FOUR! Easy pickings! Bangs this one short and on middle, sits up nicely for the batter. Phil Salt gets on top of it and heaves it over mid-wicket for another boundary.
5.6
6
Kyle Jamieson to Phil Salt
SIX! BANG! 21 runs off this over! Pitched up and outside off. Phil Salt extends his arms to get underneath it and carves it over the deep extra cover fence for a biggie. Royal Challengers Bengaluru are 61/1 at the end of the Powerplay!
Till Now Score: 61/1
(6 Overs)
P Salt
40(18)
M Agarwal
5(6)
K Jamieson
3-1-27-1
Over 6 ·61 Runs
4
1
2
4
4
6
4.1
0
Azmatullah Omarzai to Phil Salt
Full and on off, Phil Salt drives it firmly towards cover.
4.2
0
Azmatullah Omarzai to Phil Salt
An absolute beauty! On a nagging length, angling in and then nipping away, Phil Salt is opened up in his defence and the ball goes past the outside edge.
4.3
4
Azmatullah Omarzai to Phil Salt
FOUR Smashed! Width offered on off, on a good length, Salt frees his arms and thrashes it past cover for a boundary.
4.4
0
Azmatullah Omarzai to Phil Salt
Slight hesitation but no harm done! Lands it on a back of a length, outside off, Phil Salt chops it down off an inside edge and it sneaks past the stumps. The batters think about a single but decide against it.
4.5
2
Azmatullah Omarzai to Phil Salt
On a back of a length, on off, Phil Salt waits on it and steers it with an open bat face to the left of backward point for a brace.
4.6
4
Azmatullah Omarzai to Phil Salt
FOUR! Threads it through! This is on a short of a length, on off, Phil Salt waits back and opens the bat face to glide it between backward point and short third for a boundary.
Till Now Score: 40/1
(5 Overs)
P Salt
24(14)
M Agarwal
0(4)
A Omarzai
1-0-10-0
Over 5 ·40 Runs
0
0
4
0
2
4
3.1
0
Kyle Jamieson to Virat Kohli
On a hard length, moving away, on off, Virat Kohli plays it back to the bowler from the crease.
3.2
W
Kyle Jamieson to Virat Kohli
OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Kyle Jamieson gets the reward for some disciplined bowling! Jamieson hits the deck hard, in the channel on off, Virat Kohli pushes at the delivery away from his body. The away movement off the deck and a bit of extra bounce result in the ball grazing the outside edge of the bat on the poke. The keeper, Josh Inglis takes the simplest of catches around his waist.
3.3
0
Kyle Jamieson to Mayank Agarwal
Almost another! The men square of the wicket think they heard something but Punjab Kings are not going for the review. Seaming away, on a nagging length, just outside the off stump, Mayank Agarwal is rooted to the crease and is searching for the ball. The ball zips past the outside edge.
3.4
0
Kyle Jamieson to Mayank Agarwal
Beaten again! And again, some of the Punjab fielders seemed to have heard a noise. The crowd are right into it now, but Shreyas Iyer opts against the review. Fuller in length, outside off, curving away, Mayank uses his feet and fiddles at the delivery away from his body. The replays show a gap between the bat and the pad.
3.5
0
Kyle Jamieson to Mayank Agarwal
Outside off, on a length, moving away, Mayank Agarwal lets it be.
3.6
0
Kyle Jamieson to Mayank Agarwal
A loud shout for caught behind! This time, they all go up and the finger also goes up. Mayank Agarwal goes for the review. On a length, nibbling away, Mayank has a waft at the delivery and the keeper, Josh Inglis, snaffles it easily but the UltraEdge shows a flat line and the decision has been reversed.
Till Now Score: 30/1
(4 Overs)
M Agarwal
0(4)
P Salt
14(8)
K Jamieson
2-1-6-1
Over 4 ·30 Runs
0
W
0
0
0
0
2.1
1
Arshdeep Singh to Virat Kohli
Buzzers! On a hard length, on off, Virat Kohli rides the bounce and dabs it down. The ball dribbles behind the stumps towards the keeper and the batters think about sneaking in a single. Josh Inglis has a shy at the batting end but misses. Arshdeep Singh makes a half-stop on his follow through and the ball dribbles behind for an overthrow.
2.2
1
Arshdeep Singh to Phil Salt
On a back of a length, on middle, Salt swivels and pulls it to deep backward square leg for one.
2.3
1
Arshdeep Singh to Virat Kohli
Banged in short, over middle, Virat Kohli does not quite get hold of it and mistimes the pull towards deep backward square leg for one. Virat admonishes himself on failing to put it away.
2.4
4
Arshdeep Singh to Phil Salt
FOUR! Edgy! Arshdeep takes pace off and goes into the wicket, over middle, Phil is early into the pull and gets into an awkward position as he tries to pull. The ball gets big on him and catches the top edge to go over the keeper.
2.5
0
Arshdeep Singh to Phil Salt
Going across, on a back of a length, Phil Salt steers it towards backward point.
2.6
6
Arshdeep Singh to Phil Salt
SIX! Clean as a whistle! Arshdeep Singh serves the short ball but fails to get it enough to trouble the batter, on middle, Phil Salt stands tall and hammers it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. RCB are off to a fine start. They are 30/0 after 3 overs.
Till Now Score: 30/0
(3 Overs)
P Salt
14(8)
V Kohli
12(10)
A Singh
2-0-20-0
Over 3 ·30 Runs
1
1
1
4
0
6
1.1
0
Kyle Jamieson to Phil Salt
Pitched up at 134.2 kph, on off, Phil Salt winds up and drills it along the ground. Shreyas Iyer does well to move to his left at mid off and tumbles to cut it off. That stung Iyer on the hand as he made the stop.
1.2
1
Kyle Jamieson to Phil Salt
Pulls the length back and there is a bit of away nibble, outside off, Salt gets on the back foot and shovels it in front of square on the leg side for a single.
1.3
4
Kyle Jamieson to Virat Kohli
FOUR! Nicely done! A bit too straight from Kyle, on a nagging length, Virat Kohli knows that there is no one in the deep at fine leg. VK walks inside the line and glances it away to the right of deep backward square leg for a boundary.
1.4
0
Kyle Jamieson to Virat Kohli
Much better from Kyle Jamieson! Curving away, on a length, in the channel on off, Virat Kohli has a poke at it and gets beaten on the outside edge.
1.5
0
Kyle Jamieson to Virat Kohli
Shaping away again, on a good length, Virat Kohli drives it on the up and times it sweetly but straight to the man at cover. Kyle would not mind Kohli reaching out as he did on this ball but surpisingly, there is no slip in place.
1.6
1
Kyle Jamieson to Virat Kohli
On a back of a length, on off, Kohli glides it in front of short third and takes a quick single.
Till Now Score: 17/0
(2 Overs)
V Kohli
10(8)
P Salt
3(4)
K Jamieson
1-0-6-0
Over 2 ·17 Runs
0
1
4
0
0
1
Kyle Jamieson to bowl from the other end.
0
Mayank Agarwal walks out to bat at number 3. He is the Impact Sub for RCB and replaces Suyash Sharma.
0
Gone? Was there bat involved? If yes, did it go down onto the turf after hitting the bat? A couple of questions that need to be answered here. Yes, there is a spike, confirming that it did go off the bat. And it went directly onto the gloves of the keeper before it lobbed towards first slip. OUT!
0
The captain of RCB, Rajat Patidar, walks out to bat.
0
STRATEGIC BREAK! Just the formalities left to be completed here in Mullanpur. RCB are a mere 10 runs away from sealing their first IPL final appearance since 2016 and what a night it’s been for them. In stark contrast, it’s been a night to forget for Shreyas Iyer and his men, one they will want to quickly move past as they shift focus to Qualifier 2.
0
Right then, a game that promised so much but turned out to be a one-sided affair, with RCB delivering a thumping win to book their place in the IPL final for the fourth time. Their opponent will be decided over the coming days. Next up is the Eliminator in Mullanpur on Friday, 30th May, where the Gujarat Titans face the Mumbai Indians. The winner will head to Ahmedabad to take on the Punjab Kings in Qualifier 2 for a spot in the final, while the loser will bow out of the tournament. The first ball will be bowled at 7.30 pm IST (2 pm GMT), but as always, we will be here well in advance to bring you all the build-up. Until then, take care and goodbye!
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0.1
1
Arshdeep Singh to Phil Salt
Phil Salt and RCB are underway! This is on a back of a length, on off, at 126 kph, Phil Salt stands tall and dabs it to the left of backward point for a single.
0.2
4
Arshdeep Singh to Virat Kohli
FOUR! Virat Kohli is off and running! Arshdeep bangs it into the deck and it is angled across, Kohli gets on top of the bounce and smears the pull to the left of mid-wicket for a boundary.
0.3
0
Arshdeep Singh to Virat Kohli
FOUR LEG BYES! A bit of inward shape, on a good length but on the pads, Virat misses the tickle and it goes off the pads towards the deep fine leg fence for a boundary.
0.4
0
Arshdeep Singh to Virat Kohli
Shaping back in, on a length, on off and middle, Virat Kohli gets behind the line and stabs it beside the pitch on the leg side.
0.5
1
Arshdeep Singh to Virat Kohli
Straying on the pads, on a back of a length, VK whips it off the pads towards deep backward square leg for a single.
0.6
1
Arshdeep Singh to Phil Salt
Lands it full and it moves back in the air, on middle, Salt eases it to the right of mid on and takes a single. 11 runs off the first over of the chase.
Till Now Score: 11/0
(1 Overs)
P Salt
2(2)
V Kohli
5(4)
A Singh
1-0-7-0
Over 1 ·11 Runs
1
4
0
0
1
1