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Virat Kohli collects the Player of the Match award on behalf of AB de Villiers.
"I wish I was AB to be honest (chuckles). He was coming after a long break. The way he batted and some of the shots he played was outstanding. Getting stuck into the bowlers and only he can do that best. He keeps things simple and doesn't watch a lot of cricket. Enjoys his life and comes out here, backs his ability. He's relaxed and that's exactly what we want from him, " Virat Kohli on AB de Villiers.
Player of the Match
For scoring a blistering 55 of 24 balls, RCB's AB de Villiers is the Player of the Match.
Virat Kohli : I don't have words right now. It was such a roller-coaster game. I think they played really well and patiently in the middle. It went down to the wire, we tried to execute the things we wanted to. We've got a close victory and these little things on the field, we really want to focus on it. It was all about stepping onto the field and taking responsbility. It was a good match-up against Jasprit. Top quality cricket and games like these, people would love to watch. The changes that we made, make Washi bowl in the PP paid off. Gurkeerat didn't get a chance to bat. The guys showed good character. Outstanding Super Over from him (Saini). He used the yorkers and wide balls to good effect. This should boost us going forward.
Rohit Sharma : It was a great game of cricket. We were not in the game at all when we started off with the bat. Great innings by Ishan there and then Pollard was brilliant as usual for us. It is just that we couldn't start well, I thought we could chase 200 with the batting power we have. We didn't get the momentum in the first 6-7 overs and also lost three wickets. With Polly being there anything can happen, Ishan was also hitting it well so we had the belief that we would get there. Nothing to take away from RCB they held their nerve more than us. He (Kishan) was drained out and was not comfortable. We thought we could send him but he was not feeling fresh. Hardik is somebody we trust to hit long balls, it is not coming off but we are confident he can pull things off for us. I mean 7 runs you need to have luck on your side, we had to get wickets but there was also an unfortunate boundary. We came back really well and a lot of positives to take away from this game.
Bumrah to bowl the Super Over for MI. ABD and Kohli walk out to face the Super Over from Bumrah. de Villiers is on strike.
Ball 1 Good yorker by Bumrah. de Villers plays the ball to long-on for a single.
Ball 2 Short ball and Kohli pulls the ball to square leg for a single.
Ball 3 Short ball and ABD goes for pull. The ball goes to the keeper. There is appeal for caugh behind. And the umpire gives that as OUT. ABD takes the review. The review shows that there is no edge. ABD survives.
Ball 4 FOUR! Short ball and ABD pulls to send the ball to fine-leg for a boudary.
Ball 5 Good yorker and ABD digs that out for a single.
Ball 6 Fuller ball and Kohli swings his bat to send it to square leg for a boudary.
RCB win the match in the Super Over!
Saini to bowl the Super Over for RCB. Pollard is on strike. Hardik Pandya is the other batsman.
Ball 1 Full delivery outside off. Pollar jams his bat to play the ball to sweeper cover for a single.
Ball 2 Low Full toss. Hardik Pandya plays the balll to long-on for a single.
Ball 3 Full ball outside off. Pollard goes for a big shot but misses.
Ball 4 FOUR! Low full toss and Pollard smacks the ball down to long-off for a boundary.
Ball 5 WICKET! Low Full toss by Saini and Pollard swings his bat but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep mid wicket.
Ball 6 Good full ball and Pandya swings but misses. But he charges down the other end for a single.
So MI score 7 runs in their Super Over. RCB need 8 runs to win the Super Over. Who will bat for RCB and who will bowl for MI?
WHAT A THRILLER!
MI 201/5 after 20 overs.
Udana to bowl. Kishan is on strike.
19.1 Fuller delivery and Kishan plays the ball to square leg and takes a quick single.
19.2 Short ball and Pollard pulls the ball to square leg and gets only 1 run.
19.3 SIX! Low full toss outside off and Kishan smacks the ball to clear long off for a maximum.
19.4 SIX! Low full toss again and Kishan smacks the ball over long-on for anther maximum.
19.5 WICKET! Ishan Kishan c Devdutt Padikkal b Udana 99(58)
Good length ball. Kishan looks to clear deep mid wicket but hits the ball straight into the hands of Devdutt Padikall.
19.6 FOUR! Short ball and Pollard swings his bat to send the ball to square leg for a boundary.
And it is a TIE!
MI 183/4 after 19 overs.
Saini to bowl. Kishan is on strike.
18.1 WIDE! Poor ball by Saini as he bowls down the leg-side.
18.1 Fuller ball outside off. Kishan plays the ball to square leg for a single.
18.2 Fuller ball and Pollard swings. The ball goes to third man for a single.
18.3 Fuller ball outside off and Kishan plays the ball to long-on for a single.
18.4 Low full toss outside off. Pollard hits the ball down to long off for a single.
18.5 SIX! Low full toss outside off. Kishan swings his bat to send the ball soaring over long-off for a maximum.
18.6 Short ball and Kishan pulls the ball to fine leg for a single.
MI 171/4 after 18 overs.
Chahal to bowl. Pollard is on strike.
17.1 SIX! Fuller ball. Pollard walks away to the leg-side and clears extra cover for a maximum.
17.2 Fuller ball and Pollard plays the ball to square-leg for 2 runs.
17.3 Fuller ball and Pollard plays the ball to long-on for a single.
17.4 SIX! Short ball outside off and Kishan creams the ball over deep mid-wicket for a maximum.
17.5 Short ball and Kishan plays the ball down to long off for a single.
17.6 SIX! Short ball and Pollard makes room to clear long off with ease.
MI 149/4 after 17 overs.
Zampa to Pollard.
16.1 FOUR! Fuller delivery and Pollard hammers the ball down to long-off for a boundary.
16.2 SIX! Fuller delivery and Pollard lifts the ball over extra-cover for a maximum.
16.3 SIX! Short ball and Pollard swings his bat to send the ball way way way back in the stands.
16.4 Fuller ball and Pollard hammers the ball to long-off and gets 2 runs.
16.5 SIX! Fuller ball and Pollard hammers the ball to clear long-on with ease for a massive six.
16.6 Fuller ball. Pollard swings his bat. The fielder at shot third man running backward drops a catch. Pollard takes 3 runs.
MI 122/4 after 16 overs.
Saini to bowl. Kishan is on strike.
15.1 FOUR! Fuller delivery outside off. Kishan jabs his bat to work the ball down to third man for a boundary.
15.2 Fuller ball and Kishan plays the ball down to long off for 2 runs.
15.3 Short ball outside off. Kishan takes 3-4 steps to off-side to play a ramp shot but the ball hits him on his tummy.
15.4 Fuller ball and Kishan plays the ball to point for 2 runs.
15.5 Fuller ball and Kishan plays the ball to long on for a single.
15.6 Short ball and Pollard pulls the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.
MI 112/4 after 15 overs.
Chahal to bowl. Pollard is on strike.
14.1 Short ball outside off. Pollard plays the ball to long-off for a single.
14.2 Short ball down leg. The ball raps on the pads.
14.3 Fuller delivery and Kishan sweeps the ball over Shivam Dube at short fine leg. Kishan takes 2 runs.
14.4 SIX! Short ball and Tewatia goes deep in his crease to send the ball over square leg for a maximum.
14.5 Short ball and Kishan comes down the track to play the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.
14.6 FOUR! Fuller delivery and Pollard clears mid-off for a boundary.
MI 98/4 after 14 overs.
Zampa to Pollard.
13.1 Short ball and Pollard plays the ball to fine-leg for a single.
13.2 Fuller delivery outside off. Kishan leaves the ball for the keeper.
13.3 Fuller delivery outside off. Kishan plays the ball down to long-off for a single.
13.4 Fuller ball on leg. The ball hits the pads.
13.5 Short ball and Pollard plays the ball to deep square leg for a single.
13.6 SIX! Fuller ball and Kishan smacks the ball over long-leg for a maximum and get to his fifty in style.
MI 89/4 after 13 overs.
Udana to bowl. Kishan is on strike.
12.1 Fuller delivery and Kishan plays the ball to long-on for a run.
12.1 WIDE! Poor ball by Udana as he bowls way outside off stump.
12.1 WIDE! Another poor ball by Udana as he again bowls short and way outside off stump.
12.2 Good length delivery on middle. Pollard plays the ball to short fine.
12.3 Short ball outside off. Pollard plays the ball down to third man for a single.
12.4 Fuller delivery and Kishan drives the ball to the fielder at cover.
12.5 Fuller ball and Kishan plays the ball to long-off for a single.
12.6 Fuller ball and Pollard plays the ball to leg side for single.
MI 83/3 after 12 overs.
Zampa to bowl. Kishan is on strike.
11. 1 Fuller delivery and Kishan plays the ball down to long-off for a single.
11.2 WICKET! Hardik Pandya c (sub)Negi b Zampa 15(13)
Fuller delivery and Pandya slog sweeps the ball straight into the hands of Pawan Negi at deep mid-wicket.
Kieron Pollard is the new batsman. Kishan is on strike.
11.3 Fuller delivery and Kishan plays the ball to long-on for a single.
11.4 Fuller ball and Pollard works the ball to square-leg for a single.
11.5 Fuller delivery and Kishan slams the ball to long-off for 2 runs.
11.6 Short ball and Kishan pulls the ball to square leg for a single.
MI 77/3 after 11 overs.
Saini to bowl. Kishan is on strike.
10.1 SIX! Length ball outside off. Kishan clears his front foot to hit the ball down the ground for a maximum.
10.2 Short ball and Kishan goes on the back foot to defend the ball.
10.3 SIX! Fuller delivery outside off. Kishan swings his bat to send the ball soaring over square-leg for a maximum.
10.3 WIDE! Poor ball by Saini as he bowls down the leg-side.
10.4 Short ball outside off. Kishan plays the ball towards the fielder at off-side.
10.5 Short ball outside off. Kishan cuts the ball to sweeper cover for a single.
10.6 Fuller delivery outside off. Pandya pushes the ball to the fielder at mid-off.
MI 63/3 after 10 overs.
Washington Sundar to bowl. Kishan is on strike.
9.1 Short ball and Kishan plays the ball to leg-side for a single.
9.2 Fuller ball and Pandya blocks.
9.3 Fuller delivery and Pandya pushes the ball to long-on for a run.
9.4 Short ball and Kishan works the ball to mid-wicket for run.
9.5 Fuller ball outside off. Pandya jabs his bat to guide the ball to the fielder at short third man for a single.
9.6 Good legth ball outside off. Kishan plays the ball to leg side for another single.
MI 58/3 after 9 overs.
Chahal to Pandya.
8.1 Fuller delivery and Pandya drives the ball to long-off for a single.
8.2 Fuller delivery and Kishan sweeps the ball to deep mid-wicket for 1 run.
8.3 Short ball and Pandya plays the ball to long-off for one more run.
8.4 Fuller delivery. Kishan comes down the track and plays the ball to long-on for a single.
8.5 Good length delivery. Pandya works the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.
8.6 Fuller ball. Kishan plays the ball to mid-wicket for another single.
MI 52/3 after 8 overs.
Zampa to bowl. Pandya is on strike.
7.1 Fuller delivery and Pandya plays the ball to leg-side for a single.
7.2 Fuller ball and Kishan sweeps the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.
7.3 Fuller ball and Pandya hits the ball to long-off for a single.
7.4 Good length delivery and Kishan works the ball to leg-side for another single.
7.5 SIX! Full toss and Pandya crunches the ball over long-on for a maximum.
7.6 Short ball and Pandya pushes the ball to long-on for a run.
MI 41/3 after 7 overs.
Yuzvendra Chahal to bowl. de Kock is on strike.
6.1 Fuller ball and de Kock plays the ball to long-on for a single.
6.2 Tossed up delivery and Kishan plays the ball to long-on for a single.
6.3 Short ball and de Kock plays the ball to leg-side for 2 runs.
6.4 WICKET! Quinton de Kock c (sub)Negi b Chahal 14(15)
Chahal tosses the ball up. de Kock goes for a big shot over long-on. The ball goes high in the air and Pawan Negi takes a good catch.
Hardik Pandya is the new batsman. Kishan is on strike.
6.5 Short ball and Kishan plays the ball to on side for a single.
6.6 Fuller delivery and Pandya plays the ball down to long-on for a run.
MI 35/2 after 6 overs.
Sundar continues. On strike is Kishan.
5.1 Fuller ball and Kishan pushes the ball to cover for a single.
5.2 Short ball and de Kock goes for drive off the back foot. The ball takes the inside edge of the bat.
5.3 Short ball and de Kock pushes the ball to long off for a single.
5.4 Fuller delivery and Kishan pushes the ball to long-off for another single.
5.5 Fuller and flatter delivery which raps on the pads.
5.6 Short ball and de Kock plays the ball to fine leg for a single.
MI 31/2 after 5 overs.
Saini to bowl. Kishan is on strike.
4.1 Fuller ball and Kishan plays the ball to the fielder at mid-wicket.
4.2 SIX! Short ball and Kishan pulls the ball to send it flying over fine-leg for a maximum.
4.3 Short ball which hits the pads.
4.4 Fuller delivery and Kishan digs the ball out.
4.5 Another fuller ball and Kishan plays the ball to leg-side.
4.6 Short ball and Kishan pushes the ball to mid-off for a single.
MI 24/2 after 4 overs.
Sundar continues. Ishan Kishan is on strike.
3.1 Dot ball.
3.2 Dotb ball.
3.3 Dot ball.
3.4 Fuller delivery and Kishan plays the ball to mid-on for a single.
3.5 Dot ball.
3.6 Dot ball.
MI 23/1 after 2 overs.
Udana to bowl. Suryakumar is on strike.
2.1 Short ball which raps on the pads.
2.2 WICKET! Suryakumar Yadav c de Villiers b Udana 0(2)
Good length ball on middle stump. The ball is too close to the body. Suryakumar wants to work the ball to third-man but the ball goes straight into the hands of ABD.
Ishan Kishan is the new batsman.
2.3 FOUR! Short ball outside off and Kishan cuts the ball through backward point for a bounadry.
2.4 Good length ball and Kishan plays the ball to off-side for a single.
2.5 Slower ball as de Kock wants to play the ball to off-side but misses.
2.6 Fuller delivery and de Kock drives the ball through cover and gets 2 runs.
MI 16/1 after 2 overs.
Washington Sundar to bowl. Rohit is on strike.
1.1 Fuller ball and Rohit plays the ball to leg-side.
1.2 Fuller delivery and Rohit pushes the ball to leg-side.
1.3 Short ball and Rohit pushes the ball to cover.
1.4 WICKET! Rohit c (sub)Negi b Washington Sundar 8(8)
Short ball and Rohit pulls the ball to deep. Pawan Negi at long leg takes a good catch.
Suryakumar Yadva is the new batsman. de Kock is on strike.
1.5 Fuller delivery and de Kock blocks.
1.6 Fuller delivery outside off. de Kock drives the ball through cover for 2 runs.
MI 14/0 after 1 over.
Udana tto Rohit.
0.1 Short ball and Rohit plays the ball to leg-side for a single.
0.1 WIDE! Short ball and way outside off.
0.2 Fuller ball outside off. de Kock plays the ball through point for a single.
0.3 SIX! Short ball on middle. Rohit pulls the ball over fine-leg for a maximum.
0.4 Fuller delivery outside off. Rohit gets the inside edge of the bat.
0.5 Fuller ball and Rohit plays the ball to square-leg for a single.
0.6 FOUR! Fuller delivery outside off and de Kock creams the ball over cover for a boundary.
MI's chase is about to begin. MI openers Rohit Sharma and Quinton de Kock walk to the middle. Isurus Udana to bowl the first over. Rohit is on strike.
RCB 201/3 after 20 overs.
Pattinson to bowl. Dube is on strike.
19.1 Short ball and Dube goes for pull but misses.
19.2 SIX! Fuller ball and Dube slams the ball over long-off for a maximum.
19.3 SIX! Fuller delivery and Dube cracks the ball over long-on for a maximum.
19.4 Short ball and Dube pulls the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.
19.5 Short slow ball and ABD plays the ball to short third for a single.
19.6 SIX! Short ball and Dube cracks the ball over long-on for a maximum.
RCB 181/3 after 19 overs.
Bumrah to bowl. Dube is on strike.
18.1 Fuller ball and Dube plays the ball to leg-side for a single.
18.2 FOUR! Low full toss and ABD slams the ball down the ground for boundary.
18.3 1 Leg Bye! Short ball and the ball hits the pads to go to short third. The batsman takes a single.
18.4 FOUR! Short ball and Dube makes room to play the ball down to third man for a boundary.
18.5 Fuller ball and Dube plays the ball to long-on for a single.
18.6 SIX! Fuller ball and ABD cracks the ball over square leg for a maximum.
RCB 164/3 after 18 overs.
Boult is back. Padikkal is on strike.
17.1 WICKET! Devdutt Padikkal c Pollard b Boult 54(40)
Fuller delivery and Padikkal hits the ball straight into the hands of Kieron Pollard at long-on.
Shivam Dube is the new batsman. ABD is on strike.
17.2 Short ball and ABD plays the ball to short fine for a single.
17.3 Fuller delivery and Dube plays the ball to short fine for another single.
17.4 1 Leg Bye. Short ball and the ball hits on the helmet. ABD takes a single.
17.5 Short ball and Dube plays the ball to long on for a single.
17.6 SIX! Short ball and ABD hammers the ball over fine-leg for a maximum.
RCB 154/2 after 17 overs.
Bumarh is back in the attack.
16.1 FOUR! Fuller delivery outside off. ABD swings his arm to send the ball past the long-off boundary.
16.2 Short ball outside off. ABD wanted to play the ball over third-man but misses.
16.3 SIX! Short ball and ABD goes on the backfoot to pull it over long-on for a maximum.
16.4 1 Leg Bye. Good ball which comes back in and raps on the pads. The ball goes to third man as the batsman takes a single.
16.5 1 Leg Bye. Fuller ball going down leg. Padikkal moves across. The ball raps on the pads and goes to off side. The batsman takes a single.
16.6 SIX! Fuller delivery and ABD swings his bat to send the ball over Bumrah's head for a maximum.
RCB 136/2 after 16 overs.
Pollard to ABD
15.1 Fuller delivery and ABD works the ball to fine-leg for a single.
15.2 Short ball outside off and Padikkal plays the ball to point for a couple of runs and get to his fifty.
15.3 Fuller ball outside off and Padikkal plays the ball to third man for a single.
15.4 FOUR! Short ball on middle and leg. ABD pulls the ball to send it to fine-leg for a boundary.
15.5 Short ball and ABD pulls the ball to square leg for 2 runs.
15.6 Good length ball outside off and ABD creams the ball to long-off for a single.
RCB 123/2 after 15 overs.
Krunal to ABD.
14.1 Fuller delivery and ABD drives the ball to sweepr cover for 2 runs.
14.2 FOUR! Short ball and ABD works the ball through mid-wicket for a boundary.
14.3 Fuller ball and ABD pushes the ball to long-off for a single.
14.4 FOUR! Fuller delivery and Padikkal punches the ball to sweeper cover for a bounadry.
14.5 Short ball and Padikka works the ball to short mid-wicket for a single.
14.6 Fuller delivery and ABD pushes the ball to long-off for a single.
RCB 110/2 after 14 overs.
Pattinson is back in the attack. Padikkal is on strike.
13.1 Fuller delivery and Padikkal plays the ball to fine-leg for a single.
13.2 Fuller ball outside off. ABD plays the ball to sweepr cover for a single.
13.3 Short ball outside off. Padikkal goes for pull but the ball goes past him.
13.4 SIX! Good length ball outside off. Padikkal stands and delivers the ball over long-off for a maximum.
13.5 SIX! Fuller ball and Padikkal swings his bat to deposit the ball over long-off for a maximum.
13.6 Fuller ball outside off. Padikkal gets inside edge as the ball goes on one bounce to the keeper.
RCB 96/2 after 13 overs.
Chahar to bowl. Padikkal is on strike.
12.1 Fuller delivery and Padikkal plays the ball to leg-side for a single.
12.2 WICKET! Virat Kohli c Rohit b Rahul Chahar 3(11)
Good length delivery and Kohli plays a soft drive to send the ball straight into the hands of his opposite number.R Rohit Sharma makes no mistake.
AB de Villers is the new batsman.
12.3 Fuller delivery outside off. ABD looks to drive but the ball beats him.
12.4 Fuller delivery and ABD plays the ball through cover for a couple of runs.
12.5 Fuller delivery and AND plays the ball to leg-side for a single.
12.5 Fuller ball and Padikkal plays the ball to cover for a single.
RCB 91/1 after 12 overs.
Bumrah to bowl. Padikkal is on strike.
11.1 Short ball on leg-stump. Padikkal plays the ball to leg-side for a single.
11.2 Good length ball outside off. Kohli gets the inside edge of his bat on the ball.
11.3 Fuller delivery and Kohli works the ball to fine-leg for a single.
11.4 Full toss and Padikkal plays the ball to mid-wicket for a single.
11.5 Good length ball outside off. Kohli blocks the ball.
11.6 Good length ball and Kohli punches the ball to the fielder at point.
RCB 88/1 after 11 overs.
10.1 Fuller delivery and Padikkal punches the ball down to long-off for a single.
10.2 Good length ball outside off. Hint of turn. The ball takes the outside edge and goes to short third. Kohli takes a single.
10.3 Fuller ball. Padikkal reverse sweeps for a single.
10.4 Fuller ball and Kohli pushes the ball to cover.
10.5 Short ball. Kohli wants work the ball to on-side but the ball takes thick outside edge and goes to off-side.
10.6 Fuller delivery and Kohli pushes the ball to the bowler.
RCB 85/1 after 10 overs.
Krunal to bowl. Padikkal is on strike.
9.1 Fuller delivery which hits the pads.
9.2 Fuller delivery and Padikkal plays the ball to long-on for a single.
9.3 Fuller delivery and Kohli punches the ball down to long-on for a single.
9.4 Fast and flat ball and Padikkal leaves the ball for the keeper.
9.4 WIDE! Full and fast delivery but way outside off.
9.5 Short ball and Padikkal plays the ball to leg-side for a single.
9.6 Fuller delivery and Kohli pushes the bal back to the bowler.
RCB 81/1 after 9 overs.
Boult is back in the attack. Padikkal is on strike.
8.1 Short ball on off stump. Padikkal plays the ball to fine-leg for a single.
8.2 Short ball and Finch plays the deep backward point for a single.
8.3 Good length ball and Padikkal leaves the ball for the keeper.
8.4 FOUR! Short ball and Padikkal pulls the ball to send it to fine-leg for a bounadry.
8.5 Another short ball and Padikkal pulls yet again. The ball just falls in the front of the fielder at fine-leg for a single.
8.6 WICKET! Aaron Finch c Pollard b Boult 52(35)
Slower full delivery outside off. Finch swings his bat to clear mid-off but instead he holes the ball straight to Kieron Pollard.
RCB 74/0 after 8 overs.
Rahul Chahar continues. Finch is on strike.
7.1 Short ball. Finch plays the ball to leg-side for a single.
7.2 Fuller delivery on middle. Padikkal plays the ball to cover for a single.
7.3 FOUR! Short ball and Finch goes on one knee to sweep the ball to fine-leg for a boundary.
Finch has got to his fifty!
7.4 Short ball and Finch pushes the ball back to the bowler.
7.5 Short ball and Finch plays the ball to long-off for a single.
7.5 WIDE! Fuller delivery way outsdie off stump.
7.6 Short ball and Padikkal plays the ball to fine-leg for a single.
RCB 65/0 after 7 overs.
Bowling change. Krunal Pandya to bowl. On strike is Devdutt Padikkal.
6.1 Fuller delivery outside off. Padikkal drives the ball to long-off for a single.
6.2 Fuller delivery fired in. The ball betas Finch and goes to the keeper.
6.3 Fuller ball and Finch drives the ball to the filder at extra-cover.
6.4 FOUR! Fuller delivery outside off. Finch plays the ball over extra-cover for a boundary.
6.5 Short ball and Finch plays the ball to fine-leg for a single.
6.6 Full and flat delivery which goes to the keeper.
RCB 59/0 after 6 overs.
Jasprit Bumrah to bowl. Padikall is on strike.
5.1 Fuller delivery and Padikkal blocks the ball.
5.2 FOUR! Short ball on leg-stump by Bumrah and Padikkal works the ball to fine-leg for a boundary.
5.3 FOUR! Another short ball from Bumrah. Padikkal pulls the ball to deep square leg for a boundary.
5.4 Fuller ball on off-stump. Padikkal plays the ball just in front of him and takes a single.
5.5 Fuller delivery fired on the stumps. Finch drives the ball but the fielder at extra cover stops the ball.
5.5 WIDE! Poor ball by Bumrah as he bowls down the leg side.
5.6 Good length ball. Finch goes on the backfoot to block the ball.
RCB 49/0 after 5overs.
Bowling change. Rahul Chahar to bowl. Finch is on strike.
4.1 Short ball. Finch plays the ball to leg-side for a single.
4.2 Chahar tosses the ball up. Padikall works the ball to leg-side for a single.
4.3 FOUR! Short ball from Chahar. Finch goes on the backfoot and pulls the ball to square-leg for a boundary.
4.4 FOUR! Another short ball from Chahar. This time Finch pulls and clears short fine for a boundary.
4.5 FOUR! Short ball on middle. Finch makes room and creams the ball through cover for a boundary.
4.6 Fuller delivery and Finch blocks the ball.
RCB 35/0 after 4 overs.
Pattinson to FInch.
3.1 Fuller delivery and Finch plays the ball to just clear the fielder at mid-on for 2 runs.
3.2 FOUR! Short delivery and Finch pulls the ball to mid-wicket for a boundary.
3.3 Fuller delivery. The ball hits the pads and goes to the keeper.
3.4 Slow full ball. Finch drives the ball to the fielder at cover.
3.5 Good length ball outside off. Finch plays the ball over the head of the fielder at mid-off. Good work by Rahul Chahar in deep saves a certain boundary. Finch takes 3 runs.
3.6 Fuller delivery. Padikall gets inside edge of the bat and the ball raps on the pads.
RCB 26/0 after 3 overs.
Boult continues. Padikall is on strike.
2.1 Good length ball outside off. Padikall works the ball to third man for a single.
2.2 Good length ball going away from Finch. Finch rushes down the track for a big shot but the ball flies to the keeper.
2.3 Short ball and Finch pulls the ball. Rohit Sharma at short mid-wicket puts in a dive to stop the ball.
2.4 SIX! Fuller delivery and Finch lifts the ball over the bowler's head for a maximum.
2.5 Short ball outside off and Finch plays the ball to the fielder at sweeper cover for 2 runs.
2.6 Short ball outside off and Finch plays the ball to third man for a single.
RCB 16/0 after 2 overs.
James Pattinson to bowl. Aaron Finch is on strike.
1.1 Fuller delivery going down leg. Finch plays the ball to fine-leg for 2 runs.
1.2 Short ball. The ball takes thick inside edge and hits Finch into the box. Finch goes down and is in some pain.
Finch looks good to continue.
1.3 Fuller delivery and Finch pushes the ball.
1.4 Short ball on middle. Finch goes on the backfoot to block the ball.
1.5 FOUR! Good length ball outside off. Finch charges down the track and swings his bat. The ball takes thick inside edge and goes to third man for a boundary.
1.6 Short ball and Finch pulls the ball to square leg for 2 runs.
RCB 8/0 after 1 over.
Trent Boult to bowl the first over. Devdutt Padikall is on strike.
0.1 Fuller ball outside off. Padikall drives the ball through cover and gets 2 runs.
0.2 FOUR! Fuller delivery on the pads. Padikall works the ball to deep square-leg for a boundary.
0.3 Fuller delivery on pads. Padikall flicks the ball to the fielder at short fine.
0.4 Short ball on middle. Padikall plays the ball to the fielder at short fine and takes a single.
0.5 Good length ball on middle. Finch goes for a front foor defensive shot. The ball raps on the pads. There is slight appeal from Boult but the umpire is not intersted.
0.6 Fuller delivery outside off. Finch pushes the ball to mid-off and takes a single.
MI players are on the field and in a huddle. The umpires have made their way to the middle. And out come RCB openers Devdutt Padikall and Aaron Finch from the dugout.
RCB Playing XI
Devdutt Padikkal, Aaron Finch, Virat Kohli(c), AB de Villiers(w), Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Isuru Udana, Navdeep Saini, Yuzvendra Chahal, Adam Zampa
MI Playing XI
Quinton de Kock(w), Rohit Sharma(c), Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Rahul Chahar, James Pattinson, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah
Virat Kohli: We wanted to bat first, it has worked well for the teams. It's a decent shout to defend on this ground. We're working extra hard on our catching and fielding, but the pitch has played really well. Dew hasn't come in and KXIP showed we can defend scores on this ground. I think we bowled well in the first match, last game, we didn't have the momentum going into the death overs. We'll be looking to be more attacking with the ball - three changes, Zampa and Udana are in, they replace Phillipe and Steyn. Gurkeerat comes in, he replaces Umesh Yadav
Rohit Sharma :We will bowl first. The wicket looks abit green but dry. Hopeful that it plays well under lights, that's the reason we are chasing. We'll have to play good cricket, back yourselves to do the job. The results have been in favour of team batting first, but we had a great last game and the confidence is there. Early days the middle-oprder hasn't got much to bat, a lot of guys haven't played a lot of cricket. One change, Saurabh Tiwary isn't fit, Ishan Kishan is in
Toss
MI captain Rohit Sharma wins the toss and opts to bowl.
Head to Head:
Matches Played: 27
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 9
Mumbai Indians: 18
Deccan Herald’s Dream XI
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Rohit Sharma, Quinton de Kock (wk), Virat Kohli, AB de Villers, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Trent Boult, Rahul Chahar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Navdeep Saini, Jaspreet Bumrah
Impact player for MI
Rohit Sharma: The MI captain seems to have hit his stride at the right time with a fabulous knock of 80 from 54 balls against KKR. He crossed a landmark of 200 sixes in the league in the previous match. Given RCB’s weak bowling, expect him to go on a rampage.
MI Threats: In Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya and Kieron Pollard, MI have three regular all-rounders in the XI. However, they have only managed to bowl a combined 8 overs for 2 wickets. There are still questions around Hardik's fitness and ability to bowl.
MI Weaknesses: MI are still lacking in the spin department. Some T20 spin specialists would have been useful. Rahul Chahar cannot carry the burden alone.
MI Strengths: MI’s pace attack looks settled and has delivered the goods. The pace trio of Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult and James Pattinson have collectively got 9 wickets. Among them, only Bumrah has conceded more than 40 runs in one match. With Boult in the mix, the attack also has variety. MI might make it without Lasith Malinga after all.
The SWOT for MI.
Impact player for RCB
Yuzvendra Chahal: The leg-spinner has repeatedly delivered wickets when the team needs it. In a bowling lineup that has struggled over the years, Chahal has been the star. With more than 100 IPL wickets to his name, Chahal is always RCB's impact player.
RCB Threats: There are some talented foreign players warming the benches. How can RCB accommodate them without upsetting the team balance? For instance, if spinners Adam Zampa or Moeen Ali need to play, Josh Philippe may have to sit out. It doesn't seem likely at present but if de Villiers keeps wickets, that will solve many of the problems. Or Kohli has to bring in Parthiv Patel to keep wickets and drop someone else like Shivam Dube. There are no easy answers.
RCB Opportunities: Mohammed Siraj and Chris Morris need to come into the playing XI as soon as possible. Siraj has got 79 wickets from 58 T20 matches at an average of 22.54. Morris is vastly experienced. In his 209 T20 matches, the South African has scallped 259 wickets at an average of 22.22. Morris can also make valuable contributions with the bat. He has scored 1,730 T20 runs with a highest score of 82*.
RCB Weaknesses: The fast bowling pair of Dale Steyn and Umesh Yadav haven't clicked. Steyn has got just 1 wicket in two matches for 90 runs. He just doesn't seem like his dangerous self. Umesh Yadav has given away 83 runs and hasn't got a wicket.
RCB Strengths: With two fifties in two matches, AB de Villers has started the season on the right note. If de Villers gets going and Kohli finds his touch, RCB’s batting will be much stronger. That will not be enough, however. The two of them need support from the middle and the lower oder.
The SWOT for RCB
Let us get into the Strengths, the Weaknesses, the Opportunities and the Threats of Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore.
The two teams have had a win and a loss from their first two matches.
MI lost its first match against Chennai Super Kings and then bounced back with a win over Kolkata Knight Riders.
RCB won its opening match SRH but then were embarassed by KXIP.
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