Virat Kohli gives winning captain's address
Importance has been getting points on board. Was a very important game because it's three days now till we play again. If we have to be honest, you are tense because you're not sure how many balls he(A B de Villiers) will face. When he plays like that you want him to face every ball, no offence. Always bats by situation. He always looks at the team situation. In my eyes, he's the most important match-winner in the IPL. Purely because of the presence of that man in the middle the oppostion feels we're not out of the game.
Player of the match: AB de Villiers
Leaked a few runs, rare no balls from Yuzi, AB de Villiers. Was very nervous, but proud of my performances, says the South African superman.
A magnificent AB de Villiers classic 55-run knock propels RCB from a difficult situation to a nail-biting last over and then an easy finish. RCB players charge out of the dug out, congragulate AB for a match-winning innings. Superman has clicked again.
RCB at 179/3 after 20 overs
Archer to Gurkeerat
19.1 Two runs, nearly finds the boundary.
19.2 Slog and a single. AB on strike after a sharp bouncer.
19.3 Two runs. AB on strike.
5 to win from 3 balls.
19.4 SIX AB smacks the winning runs with a clean smack to tier 2.
RCB 168/3 after 19 overs
Unadkat to de Villiers
18.1 SIX down the longer boundary. Down the track and whacks the slower one. 90-metre six.
18.2 SIX Yorker and AB finds tier 2 again! Cleanly middled. All the fielders follow the ball in the sky.
18.3 SIX Full length ball and Unadkat gets punished by Mr 360. Hat-trick of maximums.
18.4 One run. Off stump yorker from Unadkat.
18.5 WIDE Bouncer and a dot.
18.5 FOUR Very important boundary from Gurkeerat.
18.6 One run.
RCB 143/3 after 18 overs
Tyagi to Gurkeerat
17.1 One run and AB on strike.
17.2 FOUR Much needed boundary.
17.3 Yorker from Tyagi. One run to long-on.
17.4 Dot ball. Tyagi fires a superb ball down off stump.
17.5 Wide yorker from Tyagi. Three runs. Quick running from AB and Gurkeerat.
17.6 Chips the ball for a single.
RCB 133/3 after 17 overs
Unadkat to Gurkeerat
16.1 Slower ball from Unadkat. Dot ball.
16.2 Pressure builds with another dot bal. Swing and a miss from Gurkeerat.
16.3 Yet another dot ball.
16.4 Wide and outside off yorker. One run. De Villiers on strike
16.5 SIX Outside off and full. AB swings for a maximum.
16.6 de Villiers mistimes and skys the ball, but lands in no man's land. Two runs to finish the over.
RCB 124/3 after 16 overs
Archer to de Villiers
15.1 Full toss on the pads. One run to deep mid-wicket.
15.2 Toe crusher from Archer. One run.
15.3 AB hits to long-on for a single.
15.4 One run to fine leg. Both batsman look frustrated though they've played only a few balls.
15.5 SIX A classic AB de Villiers shot. Short ball and Archer is punished with a maximum.
15.6 Dot ball.
RCB 114/3 after 15 overs
Gopal to de Villiers
14.1 One run from long-off.
14.2 Slogs to backward square leg for a single.
14.3 AB lofts the ball to long-on for a single.
14.4 WIDE down leg side.
14.4 Another single to long-on
14.5 Nearly a boundary. Some good bowling effort from Kartik Tyagi. 3 runs. A rare event.
14.6 Misfield and two runs.
RCB 104/3 after 14 overs
Tyagi to Kohli
13.1 OUT Tewatia takes a brilliant catch. Captain Kohli walks back to the pavillion. Chucks the ball into the air before crossing the boundary. Runs back in for a catch.
He took a wicket in the previous delivery and comes back with a catch.
Kohli's wicket gives way to Gurkeerat
13.2 Dot ball.
13.3 WIDE Bouncer again to AB.
13.3 Shoddy communication and Gurkeerat was nearly run out. Dot ball.
13.4 Another shot to third man. Dot ball.
13.5 Toe crusher from Tyagi. One run and nearly a chance for a run out. Incredible running.
13.6 Dot ball
RCB 102/2 after 13 overs
Tewatia to Kohli
12.1 Kohli shows intent, comes down the track. One run.
12.2 Padikkal takes to slogging, he's looking very tired. One run.
12.3 SIX Kohli hits long and hard. He charged towards a flighted ball and hit straight down the pitch.
Maximum brings up a hundred for the team
12.4 WIDE down leg side.
12.4 One run to mid-wicket.
12.5 Dot ball. Padikkal scores less than one run a ball.
12.6 OUT Padikkal hits straight to Stokes.
RCB 92/1 after 12 overs
Slowing pitch makes chasing harder. The ball doesn't seem to be coming on to the bat easily.
Tyagi to Kohli
11.1 Cover drive for two runs. Kohli back on strike. Comfortable two that was.
11.2 Fuller delivery. Two runs. Padikkal breathes heavy with all the hard running, the heat and 10+ overs may be getting to him
11.3 Another single. Padikkal back on strike.
11.4 WIDE Short and wide down leg side.
11.4 Padikkal swivels hard, ball doesn't go too far though.
11.5 Another single to long-on. Captain Kohli looks frustrated.
11.6 Dot ball. Not a great over for RCB
RCB 84/1 after 11 overs
Tewatia to Padikkal
10.1 DDP hits to backward point for two runs.
10.2 Similar ball. Misfield helps the batters run one.
10.3 Kohli advances down the track. Dot ball.
10.4 Comes down track again. One run to long-on
10.5 Outside off stump delivery. Yet another single.
10.6 WIDE Ball goes down leg side.
10.6 Down the track again. Two runs.
RCB 77/1 after 10 overs
Gopal to Padikkal
9.1 One run to square leg.
9.2 Kohli comes down the track and hits to long-off for a single.
9.3 Good length ball. One run.
9.4 Two runs from the captain.
9.5 Two runs from Kohli.
9.6 Hit for a maximum.
RCB 64/1 after 9 overs
Tewatia to Padikkal
8.1 Slower ball from the spinner. Dot ball.
8.2 Same ball. Same shot selection. Same result. Dot ball.
8.3 NO BALL Wider ball now. Hit to long-off for a single.
8.3 Full toss. Kohli whacks the ball straight to the fielder.
8.4 Two runs. Ground shot to long-off.
8.5 WIDE down the off side.
8.5 WIDE Same delivery from Rahul.
8.5 WIDE Hat-trick of extras from Tewatia. DDP hits high. Uthappa drops a catch. Padikkal gets a life. One run.
8.6 Kohli finds the fielder at long-off.
9th over. 9 balls bowled. 9 runs off the over.
RCB 55/1 after 8 overs
Unadkat to Kohli
7.1 Shorter delivery. Hit for a single after Kohli comes down the pitch. Well read by Unadkat.
7.2 Slower delivery. Nearly edges to keeper. Dot ball.
7.3 One run. DDP hits to cover.
7.4 One run. Kohli hits to long-off.
Pressure builds as required run rate nudges 10 rpo
7.5 Nearly caught, pitches right before fielder short third man. Dot ball.
7.6 Slower ball. Kohli charges forward, swings and misses.
RCB 51/1 after 7 overs
Tewatia to Padikkal
6.1 One run. Padikkal sweeps to cover.
6.2 Kohli defends to ball for a dot ball.
6.3 Googly from Tewatia. Two runs. Kohli hits to leg side. Shot finds fielder.
6.4 DDP sweeps again for a single.
6.5 One run to square leg.
6.6 Dot ball. DDP hits directly to a fielder.
RCB 47/1 after 6 overs
Unadkat to Kohli
5.1 Two runs to third man. Nearly found the boundary.
5.2 Dot ball. Fuller delivery from Unadkat.
5.3 Good length ball, hit to off side for none. Dot ball.
5.4 FOUR Kohli uses his deft wrist, charging down the pitch for a boundary, and flicks to mid-on.
5.5 Dot ball. Fuller delivery from Unadkat.
5.6 Two runs. Hit to backward point.
RCB 38/1 after 5 overs
Tyagi to Kohli
4.1 Shorter ball. Goes for a single to point.
4.2 WIDE down the off side. Padikkal doesn't move an inch.
4.2 141 kph ball outside off stump. Dot ball.
4.3 FOUR Delivered short and wide leg side. Hit to third man for a four.
4.4 FOUR Another boundary to third man from Kohli this time around. Clean cricketing shot.
4.5 Better delivery this time around. Hit for a single to mid-on.
4.6 Another single to off side.
Gopal to Padikkal
3.1 Hit, but for a dot ball.
3.2 One run to short third man.
3.3 OUT Finch edges the ball. Goes straight up to the sky. Uthappa takes an easy catch, second time this season. Finch goes for a mere 14.
Kohli walks into the middle
3.4 DDP hits to deep square leg for a single.
3.5 Kohli hits a single
3.5 Two runs to short fine leg
RCB 22/0 after 3 overs
Archer to Padikkal
2.1 149 kph blazer hit for a single.
2.2 SIX Finch clears one of the longer sides for a maximum. By a margin at that!
2.3 Archer bowls another beauty. Dot ball. Nearly clips inside edge.
2.4 Bouncer from Archer. Another dot ball.
2.5 Sheer pace from Archer. 150 kph ball nearly kisses outside edge. Dot ball.
2.6 SIX Jofra Archer goes for another big one down to long-off
RCB 9/0 after 2 overs
Shreyas Gopal to Padikkal.
1.1 Two runs. Ball floats down to striker's pads.
1.2 Quicker one. Dot ball.
1.3 Drifter hit to short fine leg for a single.
1.4 Finch defends for a dot ball.
1.5 Googly, goes to short third man for a single.
1.6 Hit to deep mid wicket for a single.
RCB 4/0 after 1 over
Archer to Padikkal
0.1 Full length ball. DDP leaves the ball. Dot ball
0.2 Similar ball, closer to striker's body at 145 kph. Padikkal let it be. Dot ball.
0.3 Full length ball at 148.2 kph. Struck for a single to third man.
0.4 Similar ball to Finch. Nearly edged to keeper. Finch is safe for now.
0.5 Good length delivery. Hit to an off side fielder. Dot ball.
0.6 WIDE Bowls wide down leg side.
0.6 Finch hits to leg side for two runs
Steve Smith played a captain's knock to guide RR to 177/6. RCB would have their work cut out for them to chase down on a slowing wicket. This would've been a morale booster for RR.
RR finish 20 years with 177/6
Morris to Smith
19.1 Dot ball. Good start to the over. Wide ball, but hit straight back to Morris.
19.2 OUT Yorker hit straight to debutante Shahbaz Ahmed. Clean, safe, dive catch from spinner-all-rounder Ahmed, inches from the boundary rope.
Archer walks into the middle.
19.3 One run. Morris bowls fuller outside off. Hit to a fielder for one run.
19.4 Slower delivery from Morris. Archer swings and misses. Turning out to be a clean last over for RCB.
19.5 WIDE yorker. Archer tries to reach, but can't connect.
19.5 Two runs. Hit over Morris, finds fielder.
19.6 OUT Morris appeals for LBW off a toe-crusher. Ball tracking shows ball cleanly hitting middle stump.
RR 173/4 after 19 overs
Udana to Smith
18.1 Slower yorker. Hit for a single to deep mid-wicket.
18.2 SIX Leftie to leftie. Cleanly middled for a maximum to deep mid-wicket.
18.3 Full toss on off side. Kohli fields well to save a couple of runs. Two runs.
18.4 No run. Tewatia struggles to stay balanced after a lunge.
18.5 Two runs. Whacked straight down the ground.
18.6 FOUR Bowled outside off. Hit to fine leg.
RR 158/4 after 18 overs
Chahal to Smith
17.1 FOUR Smith sweeps in the reverse direction for a clean hit boundary. Smith close to a 50.
17.2 One run. Another sweep to deep mid-wicket.
17.3 Tewatia charges down the pitch. One run.
17.4 FOUR NO BALL 50 for Steve Smith. Goes for a four.
17.4 FREE HIT- Padikkal takes a catch. No ru. Not out.
17.5 One run. Tewatia scrambles tries reverse sweep for a single.
17.6 FOUR NO BALL Smith sweeps reverse again and find the boundary.
17.6 Wider delivery. Clean knock for a single.
RR 139/4 after 17 overs
Saini to Tewatia
16.1 Slogged to long on. One run.
16.2 Two runs. Direct hit gives Tewatia two runs, which would've otherwise been a single.
16.3 Full length ball. Smith hits the ball for a single.
16.4 Fuller delivery. Tewatia finds a fielder. One run.
16.5 Full length delivery. Dot ball.
16.6 Similar shot for a single.
RR 133/4 after 16 overs
Morris to Smith
15.1 SIX Quick and good length delivery. Smacked long and hard. Morris looks puzzled.
15.2 Single hit to backward square leg.
15.3 WIDE down the leg side. Bounced a fair bit.
15.3 OUT Morris strikes again. Went for a six in the first delivery, didn't shake him. Saini takes an easy catch. Buttler walks back with his head hanging. Morris breaks 50+ partnership.
Rahul Tewatia comes in
15.4 FOUR Deflected deftly to third man. Smith carressed the ball cleanly with precision.
15.5 Fuller delivery. One run.
15.6 Tewatia faces first ball. Hit to leg side for a single.
RR 119/3 after 15 overs
Udana to Smith
14.1 Hit to mid-off for a single.
14.2 Another single hit to the on-side.
14.3 FOUR Shorter delivery, lifted for a boundary over point.
14.4 FOUR Udana comes around the wicket. Short delivery. Same result. Kohli looks unimpressed.
14.5 Yorker from Udana. Dot ball.
14.6 Fuller delivery. Hit for a single.
RR 108/3 after 14 overs
Saini to Smith
13.1 Bounced a little. Deflected to third man for a single.
13.2 Bouncer down off side. Two runs
13.3 Good length delivery. Hit to mid-wicket for a dot.
13.4 139 kph delivery. Hit back to Saini. Dot ball.
13.5 Back of the length delivery. One run.
13.6 Saini finishes a good over conceding only one run.
RR 103/3 after 13 overs
Sundar to Smith.
12.1 One run to deep square leg.
12.2 Flat delivery. Dot ball.
12.3 Hit to backward square leg for a single.
12.4 Hit to deep backward point for two runs.
12.5 Hit to deep square leg for two runs.
12.6 Smith hits down to long-off for a single.
RR 96/3 after 12 overs
Chahal to Buttler.
11.1 Wider ball. Hit for a single to deep extra cover.
11.2 Smith deflects to fine leg.
11.3 Delivery turns a fair bit. Dot ball.
11.4 WIDE wide down the off side.
11.4 Faster and flatter ball. AB catches.
11.5 Full length down middle stump. Hit for a dot to mid-wicket.
11.6 Smith chips to no man's land. One run.
RR 91/3 after 11 overs
Ahmed to Buttler.
10.1 Standard delivery. Hit for a single.
10.2 Slightly more towards the leg stump. Buttler charges down the pitch for a dot.
10.3 SIX Effortless hit to long-off
10.4 One run to long-on.
10.5 Another single to mid-on.
10.6 Yet another single to mid-wicket this time around.
RR 80/3 after 10 overs.
Chahal to Smith.
9.1 Easy run for a single after it is hit down leg side.
9.2 Hit down the pitch. Dot ball.
9.3 Fuller delivery on off stump. Smith switches for a single.
9.4 Deflected to third man for a single.
9.5 Fuller delivery on middle stump. No run.
9.6 Loopy delivery. Buttler leaves the ball after it spins a great deal.
RR 76/3 after 9 overs.
Shabaz Ahmed to Steve Smith.
8.1 Fuller delivery. Easy run for a single
8.2 Stump to stump bowling from Ahmed. Smith tries a switch hit. Finds Udana for two runs.
8.3 Ball hit straight down the throat of Ahmed. Not catch. Dot.
8.4 FOUR Well placed strike from Buttler. Finch nearly gets to it.
8.5 Fuller delivery. Dot ball.
8.6 Similar delivery. Dot ball.
RR 69/3 after 8 overs.
Chahal to Samson
7.1 SIX First delivery from Chahal. Smacked for a six.
7.2 Hit leg side for dot ball.
7.3 Fuller delivery. Finds a long-off One run.
7.4 OUT Uthappa edges towards the sky. Goes high but not long enough. Hit straight to Aaron Finch. Finch holds on to the ball with ease.
7.5 OUT Sanju Samson whacks the ball straight down to Chris Morris at long-off. Looked like catching practice for Morris. The leggie is on a hat-trick! Samson goes for just 9 runs.
7.6 Hat-trick ball for Chahal. Unfortunately, not a hat-trick for Chahal. Left for dot.
RR 62/1 after 7 overs.
Saini to Uthappa
6.1 Shorter delivery. Dot ball.
6.2 FOUR Powers down to deep extra cover.
6.3 FOUR Uthappa pulls to deep mid wicket.
6.4 High full toss. Struck for a single.
6.5 Outside off delivery. Hit to third man for a single.
6.6 Shorter length delivery. No run.
RR 52/1 after 6 overs
Chris Morris to Stokes
5.1 WIDE Goes wide down the off side. Just over the tramlines.
5.1 Good length ball. Ball mistimes to mid-off
5.2 Back of the length delivery. Hit for a double.
5.3 Blazing yorker from Morris. Ball squeezed to legside.
5.4 OUT Slower delivery. Stokes departs. Morris brings a breakthrough. AB de Villiers take an easy catch.
Morris to Samson
5.5 Samson opens his account with a single.
5.6 Full toss from Morris. Finds a fielder on the leg side. One run.
RR 47/0 after 5
Navdeep Saini to Stokes
4.1 Fuller delivery. Dot ball.
4.2 FOUR Shorter ball. Stokes pivots across and pulls it over mid-wicket.
4.3 Good length straight towards the stumps. One run.
4.4 Ball guided towards third man for a single. One run
4.5 Saini bowls towards the direction Stokes moved. One run.
4.6 Uthappa gets a thick edge. Ball is hit to the sky. Virat Kohli backpeddles for a catch but misses. Uthappa gets lucky.
RR 38/0 after 4 overs.
Isuru Udana to Stokes.
3.1 FOUR Stokes gets a thick outside edge.
3.2 Short length on middle stump. Dot ball
3.3 Short length deliery going down leg stump. Stokes defends ball. Dot ball
3.4 Full toss just outside off stump. Dot ball.
3.5 WIDE Delivery goes down the leg side.
3.5 FOUR Good length outside off stump. Cleanly struck for a four.
3.6 SIX Good length ball down off.
RR 21/3 after 3
Washington Sundar to Uthappa.
2.1 FOUR Strikes to the legside. Finds a gap.
2.2 FOUR Sundar adjusts length. Finds the gap yet again.
2.3 Good length ball. Ball struck. Dot ball
2.4 FOUR Robin strikes the ball cleanly. Hit for four. Nearly carries for a six.
2.5 Short length on off stump. Dot ball
2.6 FOUR Short length just outside off stump. Hit to the leg side for a boundary
RR 5/0 after 2 overs
Morris bowls first over to Stokes. Stokes on strike.
1.1 Morris finds some swing. Shot finds a fielder. Dot ball.
1.2 Good length delivery. Stokes hits the ball to the leg side. One run.
1.3 Mid-130s delivery. Uthappa leaves the ball. Dot ball.
1.4 Fuller delivery. Uthappa finds fielder, yet again. Dot ball.
1.5 Good length delivery. One run.
1.6 WIDE. Ball goes down legside.
1.6 Fuller delivery. Striker leaves the ball.
RR 2/0 after 1 over
Washington Sundar opens the bowling for RCB. Uthappa on strike
0.1 Stump to stump ball, middled to fielder. One run.
0.2 Good length delivery. Stokes hits to fielder.
0.3 Similar delivery. Stokes finds the fielder again. No run
0.4 Sundar finds consistent line and length. No run
0.5 Stokes guides ball to fielder. One run.
0.6 Uthappa hits a similar shot and finds the same fielder. No run.
RCB players huddle with captain Kohli. RR openers Uthappa and Stokes walk out to the middle. Umpires Nitin Menon and Anil Chaudhury will be the on field umpires for the day.
Learnt and bounced back from our losses, says Kohli.
When asked if batting second would affect them, RCB captain Kohli noted that it wouldn't be issue though, he would've batted first if he won the toss. Shahbaz Ahmed gets his first game today. That helps us get the balance back. It's been a hectic schedule, it's all about executing our plans.
Better to bat first, says Smith.
We are batting. Day game, better to bat first. Same team for us. We have got a good mix with Stokes back, we did a lot of things right in the last game. The wickets are slowing,that's one reason for batting first, he said.
Rajasthan Royals squad remain unchanged from the previous match.
Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler(w), Steven Smith(c), Sanju Samson, Robin Uthappa, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Jaydev Unadkat, Kartik Tyagi
RR captain Steve Smith wins the toss and opts to bat first.
Deccan Herald’s Dream XI
Devdutt Padikkal, Jos Buttler (wk), Virat Kohli (c), Steve Smith, AB de Villiers, Washington Sundar, Rahul Tewatia, Jofra Archer, Navdeep Saini, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kartik Tyagi
RCB weaknesses
RCB made some tactical blunders in the last match. When RCB are put under pressure, they can be coaxed into making mistakes. Their bowling issues are not completely sorted.
RCB strengths
The RCB batting line-up is in the top tier. Devdutt Padikkal, Aaron Finch, AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli as the top four can rattle any bowling attack.
RR weaknesses
The scores of Steve Smith and Sanju Samson have fallen after the first few matches. Smith has made some silly mistakes and Samson has not been able to occupy the crease to serve the needs of the team. Robin Uthappa still looks very rusty. Buttler hasn't been able to stack up the string of scores required for the team's success.
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