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RCB • 1st innings
95/9
PBKS • 2nd innings
98/5
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6s
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12.1
6
Yash Dayal to Marcus Stoinis
SIX! BANG! That's a thumping shot to seal the game by 5 wickets. Yash Dayal serves it right in the slot, on middle and off, Marcus Stoinis winds up and heaves it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie to wrap things up. Punjab Kings win by 5 wickets and 11 balls to spare.
11.1
0
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Nehal Wadhera
Bhuvneshwar Kumar comes back into the attack and angles it across, around off, on a length, Nehal Wadhera cuts it straight to backward point.
11.2
1
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Nehal Wadhera
Back of a length, over middle, Nehal Wadhera steps out and swipes it to deep square leg for a single.
11.3
W
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shashank Singh
OUT! CAUGHT! Shashank Singh holes out! Bhuvneshwar Kumar serves it on a back of a length, angling it into the batter, on middle and leg, Shashank Singh makes a bit of room and looks to go big, straight back over the bowler's head, but only gets height and not the distance. Phil Salt takes a straightforward catch at long on.
11.4
1
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Marcus Stoinis
Hard length, angling in, over off, Marcus Stoinis punches at it and gets a thick outside edge that dribbles to deep third for a single.
11.5
6
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Nehal Wadhera
SIX! Ice in the veins for Nehal, surely! Back of a length, on the hips, he swivels back and pulls it behind square on the leg side for a six.
11.6
4
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Nehal Wadhera
FOUR! Top shot! Gets his side within touching distance now. Short of a length, outside off, Nehal Wadhera weighs on the back foot and slaps it through covers for a boundary to end the over. Punjab Kings need just 4 more runs off the last two overs now.
Till Now Score: 92/5
(12 Overs)
N Wadhera
33(19)
M Stoinis
1(1)
B Kumar
3-0-26-2
Over 12 ·92 Runs
0
1
W
1
6
4
10.1
6
Suyash Sharma to Nehal Wadhera
SIX! Nehal Wadhera continues to take on Suyash Sharma! Three boundaries on the trot, in the last three balls, off his bowling now. A bit too full and outside off, Nehal Wadhera tonks it over long off for a biggie.
10.2
0
Suyash Sharma to Nehal Wadhera
FOUR BYES! It's all going Punjab's way at the moment! Tossed up, full and around off, turning away. Nehal Wadhera is beaten on the outside edge, and the ball evades the keeper to his left and races to the deep third fence for a boundary.
10.3
4
Suyash Sharma to Nehal Wadhera
FOUR! Absolutely crunched! Suyash Sharma is becoming a bit too predictable, and Nehal Wadhera is making him pay. Full and outside off, turning away, Nehal Wadhera frees his arms and thumps it through covers.
10.4
0
Suyash Sharma to Nehal Wadhera
Nicely bowled! Full and around off, skids through quicker to go past the outside edge as Nehal looks to push at it.
10.5
0
Suyash Sharma to Nehal Wadhera
Swing and a miss! Serves the googly, outside off, Nehal gets down for the slog sweep but fails to connect.
10.6
1
Suyash Sharma to Nehal Wadhera
Full, on off, Nehal Wadhera taps it to backward point and takes a single. 15 runs come off this over and Punjab Kings now need just 16 more runs off 18 balls.
Till Now Score: 80/4
(11 Overs)
N Wadhera
22(15)
S Singh
1(4)
S Sharma
3-0-25-0
Over 11 ·80 Runs
6
0
4
0
0
1
9.1
0
Josh Hazlewood to Shashank Singh
Hazlewood serves it full, on middle and off, Shashank Singh covers the line and tucks it to mid on.
9.2
0
Josh Hazlewood to Shashank Singh
Hard length, over off, Singh dabs it to short third. Two dots to start the over from Josh Hazlewood!
9.3
1
Josh Hazlewood to Shashank Singh
Josh goes hard into the surface this time, over off, Shashank Singh cuts it through covers for a single.
9.4
0
Josh Hazlewood to Nehal Wadhera
Nehal Wadhera gives the bowler a charge, and Josh has an earful to say to him. Short and over off, Nehal steps out and swings hard but fails to connect.
9.5
0
Josh Hazlewood to Nehal Wadhera
Fires it full, on leg, this one skids through as well. Nehal Wadhera swivels to whip it off his pads but misses. The ball goes towards square leg off the pads and the batters sneak a leg bye.
9.6
0
Josh Hazlewood to Shashank Singh
A stifled appeal for caught behind but is turned down. Short and just outside off, Shashank Singh looks to play at it with a straight bat but misses and gets beaten on the outside edge.
Till Now Score: 65/4
(10 Overs)
S Singh
1(4)
N Wadhera
11(9)
J Hazlewood
3-0-14-3
Over 10 ·65 Runs
0
0
1
0
0
0
8.1
0
Suyash Sharma to Nehal Wadhera
An appeal for LBW but is turned down. Probably was pitching outside leg. Royal Challengers Bengaluru do not challenge it. Suyash Sharma bowls the wrong'un around leg and gets it to turn away. Nehal Wadhera fails to read the ball off the hand and misses on the flick, and gets hit on the pad.
8.2
0
Suyash Sharma to Nehal Wadhera
Full, outside off, googly, Nehal Wadhera is lured into the drive as he looks to drive through the line and is beaten on the outside edge.
8.3
0
Suyash Sharma to Nehal Wadhera
Another googly that goes past the batter. This is some bowling! The pressure is building on Punjab Kings! Full and around off, going away from Nehal as he looks to push at it.
8.4
0
Suyash Sharma to Nehal Wadhera
Full wide outside off, googly, Nehal Wadhera goes for the reverse-sweep over short third man but can't get any connection as he loses his balance and falls on the ground. Jitesh Sharma takes off the bails, but Nehal had his back leg grounded inside the crease at that time.
8.5
4
Suyash Sharma to Nehal Wadhera
FOUR! That should ease a lot of nerves for Nehal Wadhera and the Punjab dugout. Tossed up, on middle, Nehal reverse sweeps and gets it right this time. Hits it over backward point for a boundary.
8.6
6
Suyash Sharma to Nehal Wadhera
SIX! That is more like it. That will release the pressure. Full on off, Wadhera goes for the slog sweep and nails it, as he puts this one over mid-wicket for a big six.
Till Now Score: 63/4
(9 Overs)
N Wadhera
11(7)
S Singh
0(0)
S Sharma
2-0-14-0
Over 9 ·63 Runs
0
0
0
0
4
6
7.1
1
Josh Hazlewood to Shreyas Iyer
Hazlewood comes back into the attack and lands it outside off, on a fuller length, Shreyas Iyer steers it to deep third for a single.
7.2
1
Josh Hazlewood to Josh Inglis
Length ball on off, Josh Inglis steers this one to the deep third man fielder for one.
7.3
0
Josh Hazlewood to Shreyas Iyer
Keeps it tight, on a length, on middle and off, Iyer pushes it back to the bowler.
7.4
W
Josh Hazlewood to Shreyas Iyer
OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! The change of bowling works for Royal Challengers Bengaluru! Back-of-a-length delivery, around off, that rises on Shreyas Iyer, who looks to cut it and gets a thick outside edge that flies to the keeper, Jitesh Sharma, who times his jump to perfection and takes it with both hands. Good catch by Jitesh.
7.5
1
Josh Hazlewood to Nehal Wadhera
Off the mark straightaway. Josh Hazlewood keeps it nice and full, on off, Nehal Wadhera just nudges it to cover and takes a run.
7.6
W
Josh Hazlewood to Josh Inglis
OUT! CAUGHT! Wicket number two of the over and RCB are right back in the contest! Back of length outside off, Josh Inglis goes for the cut and gets a bit of a thick outside edge that flies down straight to deep third man, where Suyash Sharma makes no mistake as he crouches and takes it around his knees. PBKS are now 53/4, needing 43 runs in 36 balls.
Till Now Score: 53/4
(8 Overs)
J Inglis
14(17)
N Wadhera
1(1)
J Hazlewood
2-0-13-3
Over 8 ·53 Runs
1
1
0
W
1
W
6.1
1
Suyash Sharma to Josh Inglis
Starts with a googly, short and on off, Inglis cuts it towards point where Rajat Patidar dives to his right and stops it but it is not enough to prevent the single.
6.2
0
Suyash Sharma to Shreyas Iyer
Another googly, short and on middle, Iyer plays it with the turn to mid-wicket.
6.3
1
Suyash Sharma to Shreyas Iyer
Floated up, fuller in length, Iyer clips it uppishly but away from the fielder at mid-wicket. They cross.
6.4
0
Suyash Sharma to Josh Inglis
Full, googly, turning into the right hander, in the channel outside off, Josh Inglis goes for the cover drive with not much feet movement, and the ball beats his inside edge.
6.5
1
Suyash Sharma to Josh Inglis
Pushed through, short and on middle, Josh Inglis knocks it off the back foot to long on for a single.
6.6
1
Suyash Sharma to Shreyas Iyer
Full on middle, Shreyas Iyer takes a step across and flicks this behind square, along the ground to deep fine leg for a single to retain the strike.
Till Now Score: 50/2
(7 Overs)
S Iyer
6(7)
J Inglis
13(15)
S Sharma
1-0-4-0
Over 7 ·50 Runs
1
0
1
0
1
1
5.1
1
Krunal Pandya to Shreyas Iyer
Pushed through, on the pads, Iyer whips it to mid-wicket and takes the single.
5.2
4
Krunal Pandya to Josh Inglis
FOUR! Short and punished! Krunal Pandya digs it into the surface, short and on middle and leg, Josh Inglis is tucked for room but does well to rock back a bit and pulls it in front of square on the leg side for a boundary.
5.3
4
Krunal Pandya to Josh Inglis
FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries for Inglis! Fractionally short, on off, Inglis rocks on the back foot quickly and slaps it to the left of cover for yet another boundary.
5.4
0
Krunal Pandya to Josh Inglis
Beaten! Fired in, on off, on a nagging length, Josh looks to dab it down on the off side but gets beaten on the outside edge.
5.5
0
Krunal Pandya to Josh Inglis
Slows it down, on the shorter side, on off, Josh pats it to point.
5.6
1
Krunal Pandya to Josh Inglis
Darted in at the stumps from around the wicket, Inglis flicks it off the back foot to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Till Now Score: 46/2
(6 Overs)
J Inglis
11(12)
S Iyer
4(4)
K Pandya
1-0-10-0
Over 6 ·46 Runs
1
4
4
0
0
1
4.1
1WD
Yash Dayal to Josh Inglis
Wide! Down leg, on a back of a length, Inglis swings to get this one away on the leg side but misses.
4.1
0
Yash Dayal to Josh Inglis
Goes into the wicket, over off, Inglis rides the bounce and glides it to backward point.
4.2
1
Yash Dayal to Josh Inglis
On top of off, Josh uses the angle and steers it to deep third for a single.
4.3
1
Yash Dayal to Shreyas Iyer
On leg, on a nagging length, Iyer nudges it through square leg and crosses over.
4.4
0
Yash Dayal to Josh Inglis
Play and a miss! Angling across from over the wicket, on a short of a length, Inglis throws his hands at the delivery but misses.
4.5
0
Yash Dayal to Josh Inglis
On off, on a good length, Inglis stabs it down on the off side.
4.6
0
Yash Dayal to Josh Inglis
Three dots in a row to end the over! Inglis will feel that he missed out there. Short and wide on off, Josh cuts it well but straight to backward point.
Till Now Score: 36/2
(5 Overs)
J Inglis
2(7)
S Iyer
3(3)
Y Dayal
2-0-12-0
Over 5 ·36 Runs
1WD
0
1
1
0
0
0
3.1
1
Josh Hazlewood to Shreyas Iyer
Bashes the hard length, on off, Iyer waits back to defend. Gets an inside edge onto the pads and takes a quick single as the ball rolls in front of point.
3.2
2
Josh Hazlewood to Priyansh Arya
On off, on a good length, Arya plays it on the rise past backward point. Manoj Bhandage in the deep, sprints to his left and cuts it off. Two runs taken.
3.3
6
Josh Hazlewood to Priyansh Arya
SIX! First one of the run chase! Josh bends his back and digs it in short, over middle, Priyansh Arya swivels for the pull but the ball gets big on him. Gets a top edge and the ball sails over the deep fine leg fence for a six.
3.4
W
Josh Hazlewood to Priyansh Arya
OUT! CAUGHT! Priyansh Arya did not quite look his own self tonight and perishes now for 16 (11). On a hard length, on off, Priyansh Arya shapes up to go back over the bowler's head but the ball is not that full for the shot. It goes only as far as mid off where Tim David takes a simple catch. PBKS are now 32/2, needing 64 more runs in 62 balls.
3.5
0
Josh Hazlewood to Josh Inglis
On off, on a good length, steered to short third by Josh.
3.6
1
Josh Hazlewood to Josh Inglis
On a length, around off, Inglis guides it down to deep backward point for a single to get off the mark. Punjab Kings end the Powerplay at 33/2.
Till Now Score: 33/2
(4 Overs)
J Inglis
1(2)
S Iyer
2(2)
J Hazlewood
1-0-10-1
Over 4 ·33 Runs
1
2
6
W
0
1
2.1
2
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Prabhsimran Singh
In the air....but it falls safely! Slower one, on off, on a length, Prabhsimran Singh is early into the shot as he swings across the line. Gets a top edge that goes straight up towards the deep backward square leg region. Yash Dayal runs to his left at deep fine leg but it lands ahead of him. Two runs taken.
2.2
4
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Prabhsimran Singh
FOUR! Smashed! On a length, at pace, on off, Prabhsimran Singh swings with a cross bat and lofts it over the bowler's head for a boundary.
2.3
4
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Prabhsimran Singh
FOUR! Two in two for Prabhsimran Singh! Outside off, on a length, Singh stays leg side of the ball and carves it over cover for four more.
2.4
W
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Prabhsimran Singh
OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! Bhuvneshwar Kumar has the last laugh! Kumar pulls the length back, around off, Prabhsimran Singh swivels to go across the line. Skies it straight up towards mid off where Tim David runs to his right to settle under it. He has Rajat Patidar in his peripheral vision, running in from mid on, but David does well to keep his eyes on the ball and complete the catch.
2.5
1
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shreyas Iyer
On a back of a length, around off, Iyer runs it down to deep backward point for a single to get off the mark.
2.6
0
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Priyansh Arya
At the stumps, on a nagging length, Arya pats it to cover from the crease.
Till Now Score: 23/1
(3 Overs)
P Arya
8(8)
S Iyer
1(1)
B Kumar
2-0-14-1
Over 3 ·23 Runs
2
4
4
W
1
0
1.1
0
Yash Dayal to Priyansh Arya
Tailing back into the left-hander, on off, on a length, Priyansh Arya goes hard on the drive without any foot movement. Miscues it off the inner half to mid-wicket.
1.2
1
Yash Dayal to Priyansh Arya
On middle and leg, on a length, flicked to deep backward square leg for a single by Priyansh Arya.
1.3
1
Yash Dayal to Prabhsimran Singh
Oh, that could have gone anywhere! On middle, on a good length, Prabhsimran Singh looks to push it down the deck but the ball stops on him. Chips it back over the bowler's head for a single.
1.4
1WD
Yash Dayal to Priyansh Arya
Wide! Sprayed down leg, on a length.
1.4
1
Yash Dayal to Priyansh Arya
Shaping away, on off, on a length, Priyansh Arya slices it over backward point for a single.
1.5
1
Yash Dayal to Prabhsimran Singh
Angling across, on a back of a length, Singh steers it wide of backward point for one more.
1.6
4
Yash Dayal to Priyansh Arya
FOUR! Fortuitous boundary for Priyansh Arya! In the corridor on off, on a length, Arya has a waft at delivery and gets an outside edge. It flies over a leaping Virat Kohli at first slip for a boundary.
Till Now Score: 12/0
(2 Overs)
P Arya
8(7)
P Singh
3(5)
Y Dayal
1-0-9-0
Over 2 ·12 Runs
0
1
1
1WD
1
1
4
Yash Dayal will share the attack from the other end.
0
Skipper, Shreyas Iyer walks in at number 3 for Punjab Kings.
0
Josh Hazlewood comes into the attack as the first bowling change.
0
Josh Inglis walks in at number 4 for Punjab Kings.
0
Krunal Pandya is introduced into the attack now.
0
Double change? Yes, Suyash Sharma comes into the attack.
0
Nehal Wadhera is in next.
0
Shashank Singh comes out to bat.
0
Marcus Stoinis is in next.
0
With this win, the Punjab Kings climb to second spot in the standings, while Royal Challengers Bengaluru drop to fourth. These two teams will lock horns again in an afternoon game in Mullanpur on Sunday, 20th April, but that’s for later. On Saturday, 19th April, a double-header awaits us. The first game of the day will see the Gujarat Titans taking on the Delhi Capitals at 3.30 pm IST (10 am GMT). This will be followed by the Rajasthan Royals squaring off against the Lucknow Super Giants at 7.30 pm IST (2 pm GMT). As always, our build-up for both games will begin a lot sooner. See you then. Cheers!
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0.1
0
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Priyansh Arya
On a back of a length, at the hips, Arya nudges it to mid-wicket from the crease.
0.2
1
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Priyansh Arya
Tight single! Shaping back in, on a short of a length, Priyansh Arya pats it to the left of cover and sets off for a single. Krunal Pandya moves to his left quickly but fails to gather it cleanly, allowing Arya to complete the run.
0.3
1
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Prabhsimran Singh
On a good length, on middle, Singh turns it wide of mid-wicket for a single to get off the mark.
0.4
1
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Priyansh Arya
Fuller in length, on middle, smeared away to deep backward square leg for a run by Arya.
0.5
0
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Prabhsimran Singh
Moving away in the air, in the channel, Prabhsimran Singh walks across his stumps for the scoop but misses and wears it on the thigh.
0.6
0
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Prabhsimran Singh
Big swing and a miss! A tidy first over from Bhuvneshwar Kumar. This is on a short of a good length, around off, Prabhsimran Singh charges down the track and swings to down the ground but misses.
Till Now Score: 3/0
(1 Overs)
P Singh
1(3)
P Arya
2(3)
B Kumar
1-0-3-0
Over 1 ·3 Runs
0
1
1
1
0
0