158/4 (20.0 ov)RCB
VS
RR 164/3 (19.5 ov)
CRR: 8.26 | Rajasthan Royals beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 7 wickets

RR beat RCB by 7 wickets | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals, Highlights And Cricket Score 14th T20 Match - Commentary

Indian Premier League, 2019

Date: Apr 02, 2019 Start Time: 20:00 IST | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 Local
Venue: Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

Match Commentary

Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals Highlights And Cricket Score 14th Match - T20 Commentary

End of Over : 20.0 RCB: 158/4

So, it's all set up for an exciting second half. Bangalore have something to bowl at, and the momentum they got towards the end could just be the thing that could help them defend this score. This is a total that is chaseable and the dew might come into play as well. Rajasthan will back themselves to win this. Let's see how it pans out.

Shreyas Gopal is on the sidelines for a chat. He feels lucky to have got the wickets of two world-class batsmen in the form of Kohli and de Villiers. He states that he follows his gut feeling and tries to hide the ball till as late as possible. He informs us that he tries to bowl stump to stump and hopes for the best. Mentions that he does not feel bad to go for runs as all the players here are world class. As far as the domestic circuit is concerned, he feels that there is a difference in the caliber of the batsmen on both platforms, that the batsmen here at the Indian T20 League are much more accomplished.

Rajasthan won't be disappointed as such, but will certainly feel disheartened that they couldn't restrict Bangalore to under 140. There were good performances, with Gopal being the standout one as he ended with 3/12 in his 4-over spell. Archer surprisingly, who's very good, was quite expensive today, conceding 47, with 17 of them coming in the final over of the game.

17 off the final over and that could prove to be the difference maker at the end of it all. Stoinis and Moeen Ali, especially the latter, provided the fast runs in the death overs and got their side to a fighting total at the very least. The innings largely revolved around Parthiv Patel as Kohli, de Villiers and Hetmyer departed without doing much damage. The southpaw opener motored along to a well-deserved fifty and the two all-rounders from the middle order delivered with a late flurry.

19.6 4

Jofra Archer to Marcus Stoinis. FOUR! Marcus Stoinis finishes things off with a boundary. Premeditates this as he goes well across his stumps early, it's a full toss. The Aussie paddles it fine down the leg side and beats short fine leg for a boundary. An expensive outing for Archer today, he finishes with figures of 4-0-47-1. BANGALORE FINISH ON 158/4.

19.5 1

Jofra Archer to Moeen Ali. Short ball in line of the stumps, Ali plays and misses. The keeper can't collect cleanly, which allows the batsmen to steal a bye.

19.4 4

Jofra Archer to Moeen Ali. FOUR! Moeen Ali playing a fine knock here. Great execution from him. Full and in the slot, Ali clears his front leg and hammers it down the ground. Gowtham from long on moves to his right and dives, but still can't stop the ball from crossing the rope.

19.3 1

Jofra Archer to Marcus Stoinis. Extremely full ball attacking the stumps, from over the wicket, Stoinis drives it to long off for a single.

19.2 1

Jofra Archer to Moeen Ali. Full delivery aiming the base of off stump, Moeen Ali drills it to Stokes at sweeper cover for a run.

19.1 6

Jofra Archer to Moeen Ali. SIX! That's come right off the middle. Picks his spot and nails this exceptionally well. Archer bowls the slow one but the line is too straight, Ali clears his front leg and pummels it over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

End of Over : 19 9 Runs RCB: 141/4
18.6 0

Ben Stokes to Marcus Stoinis. Not out! But a good delivery from Big Ben. He runs in and hits the deck hard. It's short with good pace and keeps climbing onto Stoinis who takes the pull on. It goes behind and there's a muted appeal. Rahane takes the DRS and replays show the Australian is fine.

Review taken. It's for a caught behind appeal against Marcus Stoinis. Not sure how convincing the appeal is, but we've gone upstairs. Let's see what happens...

18.5 2

Ben Stokes to Marcus Stoinis. Back of a length and into the body, pulled through the square leg region for a couple of runs.

18.4 4

Ben Stokes to Marcus Stoinis. FOUR! So powerful. He's a big, strong man. Uses the angle coming into him, it's full in length, and Stoinis muscles it aerially through mid-wicket. Bisects the two fielders in the deep and gets a boundary to his name.

18.3 1

Ben Stokes to Moeen Ali. Back of a length in line of the stumps, Ali swings across the line and gets it off the inside edge to short fine leg. The batsmen steal a quick one.

18.2 1

Ben Stokes to Marcus Stoinis. Good work out in the deep from Gowtham. Stoinis backs away and hammers this short ball down the ground. The fielder from long off runs swiftly to his right and cuts it off, keeping the batsmen to just one.

18.1 1

Ben Stokes to Moeen Ali. Cleverly takes the pace off this one. A length ball on the stumps, Ali picks it up a little late and heaves it to deep mid-wicket. Single to get this over going.

End of Over : 18 7 Runs RCB: 132/4
17.6 1

Jofra Archer to Moeen Ali. Back of a length ball on off stump, Moeen pulls it through mid-wicket for one run.

17.5 4

Jofra Archer to Moeen Ali. FOUR! Not sure he intended to go there, but he's certainly not going to complain. Extremely full and angling in on leg, Ali swings as it goes off the inner half. It races away to the fine leg fence for a boundary.

17.4 0

Jofra Archer to Moeen Ali. Back to around the wicket, this time to Ali, it's a full toss on middle and off. The English all-rounder can only play it back to him.

17.3 1

Jofra Archer to Marcus Stoinis. Full and coming back in, from over the wicket, Marcus flicks it through mid-wicket and gets off strike.

Moeen Ali out now.

17.2 W

Jofra Archer to Parthiv Patel. OUT! Archer gets rid of the set batsman. Parthiv looks to go big, rightly so, but can't execute his shot as nicely as he'd have liked. Full and on off from around the wicket, the slower one, the opener looks to clear long on. Can't get underneath the ball cleanly and hands a simple catch to Rahane in the deep. Got out at the wrong time, but a fine innings from Parthiv Patel comes to a close.

17.1 1

Jofra Archer to Marcus Stoinis. Low full toss on the stumps, Stoinis stays leg side and drives it through towards sweeper cover. Gets a single for it.

Jofra Archer returns.

End of Over : 17 8 Runs RCB: 125/3
16.6 4

Ben Stokes to Parthiv Patel. FOUR! That is an excellent finish to the over for Bangalore! A length ball on middle and off, Parthiv Patel middles his short-arm jab and gets it through wide long on for a boundary. The timing was ominous on that one.

16.5 1

Ben Stokes to Marcus Stoinis. Good stop on his followthrough. A length ball on middle, Stoinis punches it hard down the ground and that would have been a couple at least. Stokes though gets low and half-stops the ball. A single is taken.

16.4 1

Ben Stokes to Parthiv Patel. Short in length again to the southpaw, Patel whips it away to deep mid-wicket for a run.

16.3 1

Ben Stokes to Marcus Stoinis. Punched to long off for a run by Stoinis.

16.2 0

Ben Stokes to Marcus Stoinis. Slower in pace outside off, Stoinis looks to cut the ball on the front foot but fails to put bat on ball. The ball goes on a bounce to the keeper.

16.1 1

Ben Stokes to Parthiv Patel. Shorter length slower ball on middle, pulled away by Parthiv for a single to deep mid-wicket.

Strategic break. After getting in some early and midway trouble, this Patel-Stoinis partnership has steadied things up somewhat. Rajasthan still very much on top at the moment, but a good finish for Bangalore could change that. The remaining 4 overs should be entertaining for sure. Ben Stokes to bowl now.

End of Over : 16 10 Runs RCB: 117/3
15.6 1

Dhawal Kulkarni to Parthiv Patel. Full delivery which is too straight in line, it is comfortably whipped away through to deep mid-wicket for a single.

15.5 4

Dhawal Kulkarni to Parthiv Patel. FOUR! Patel going along well here, grabs another boundary to his name. Full and wide outside off, Parthiv has room to free his arms. He does so and clears the cover fielder inside the ring. Boundary results.

15.4 2

Dhawal Kulkarni to Parthiv Patel. The left-hander backs away and slaps his punch shot through the covers. Gets another two.

15.3 0

Dhawal Kulkarni to Parthiv Patel. Angling away from around off, slightly short in length, cut but straight to Steven Smith at point.

15.2 2

Dhawal Kulkarni to Parthiv Patel. On the fuller side of the length, well outside off, Parthiv cracks it through the big gap in the covers. Gowtham from long off covers good ground to his right and stops it with a slide. The batsmen take two.

15.1 1

Dhawal Kulkarni to Marcus Stoinis. Back of a length ball on middle and leg, hit through square leg for an easy run.

Dhawal Kulkarni to bowl again.

End of Over : 15 4 Runs RCB: 107/3
14.6 1

Shreyas Gopal to Marcus Stoinis. Tossed up outside off, driven through to long off for one. End of Gopal's wonderful spell, he finishes with figures of 4-1-12-3.

14.5 0

Shreyas Gopal to Marcus Stoinis. Stoinis has got away there. An inch to the right and he would have been gone. Short ball around off, the googly and it keeps low. Stoinis looks to play the reverse paddle but it goes under his bat and catches the back pad. Luckily for the batsman, the impact is outside off.

14.4 1

Shreyas Gopal to Parthiv Patel. The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total.

14.3 1

Shreyas Gopal to Marcus Stoinis. Short, flat and on the stumps, Stoinis goes deep inside the crease and turns it through the vacant square leg area. One run to the total.

14.2 1

Shreyas Gopal to Parthiv Patel. Turning in from middle and off, the southpaw turns it to square leg and gets to the other end.

14.1 0

Shreyas Gopal to Parthiv Patel. The googly which is tossed up on the stumps, Patel plays it to the left of the bowler.

Shreyas Gopal to bowl out.

End of Over : 14 11 Runs RCB: 103/3
13.6 0

Jofra Archer to Marcus Stoinis. Full ball which is hit back to Archer. End of the over, 11 runs off it.

13.5 6

Jofra Archer to Marcus Stoinis. SIX! THAT IS A MASSIVE HIT! Wow. Marcus Stoinis has a lot of power. He's continuing his good form into this tournament as well. Full and right in the slot for him, he gets under the ball and launches it high and deep into the wide long on stands for a maximum.

13.5 2

Jofra Archer to Parthiv Patel. No ball! And that's a fifty for Parthiv Patel, his 12th in the Indian T20 League. Around off, Patel runs it down to short third man and takes off. Comes back as the fielder is quick to the ball. A direct hit is scored and the batsmen take the run as the ball ricochets off the stumps. Plenty happening, with more to come. Free Hit coming up now...

A run out appeal. It's against Parthiv Patel at the striker's end. He seems to be safe though.

13.4 0

Jofra Archer to Parthiv Patel. Switches the angle to around the wicket and bowls it on a length, Patel defends it from inside the crease.

13.3 1

Jofra Archer to Marcus Stoinis. Short from Archer and Stoinis is up for the challenge as well. He mistimes it a bit, but manages to slap the pull down to long on. He gets off strike with that.

13.2 1

Jofra Archer to Parthiv Patel. Lands it on a length, on middle stump, the opener gets inside the line and nudges it wide of mid-wicket for a run.

13.1 1

Jofra Archer to Marcus Stoinis. Cutting back in off the deck, a back of a length delivery, it's worked to deep square leg for one.

Jofra Archer is back on.

End of Over : 13 12 Runs RCB: 92/3
12.6 0

Ben Stokes to Parthiv Patel. A little too straight in line, worked to the man position in front of square leg. Expensive first over from Stokes, gives away 12 runs in it.

12.5 4

Ben Stokes to Parthiv Patel. FOUR! Shot. Much better. In complete control this time. Short and wide outside off, Parthiv Patel flays it through point and finds the fence.

12.4 6

Ben Stokes to Parthiv Patel. SIX! He just about gets enough on it! Not in complete control, but gets the job done. Back of a length on middle and off, Parthiv stays back, waits for the ball to come to him and then pulls it over square leg. Tripathi out in the deep leaps just inside the rope, but can't reach the ball.

12.3 1

Ben Stokes to Marcus Stoinis. Stokes takes the pace off this one. A length ball on middle and off, Stoinis turns it to mid-wicket and jogs across to the other end.

12.2 0

Ben Stokes to Marcus Stoinis. Short of a good length quite close to off, cramping the batsman for room. All he can do is stick back and punch it towards mid off.

12.1 1

Ben Stokes to Parthiv Patel. Shortish and into the body, Parthiv swivels and pulls it along the turf through square leg. There is a fielder in the deep, so the batsmen only get a single.

Ben Stokes called on to have a go with the ball.

End of Over : 12 6 Runs RCB: 80/3
11.6 1

Stuart Binny to Parthiv Patel. Bit fullish in length, on off stump, it's tapped down on the off side with soft hands for a brisk run.

11.5 2

Stuart Binny to Parthiv Patel. Full delivery, swinging in and going down leg, Parthiv flicks it through backward square leg and runs hard. Nicely done, he's able to come back for the second without any trouble.

11.4 1

Stuart Binny to Marcus Stoinis. Skids off the deck a bit and keeps a little low. On a length outside off, Stoinis chops it off the under edge square on the off side for a single.

11.3 0

Stuart Binny to Marcus Stoinis. Just ahead of a length, outside off, Stoinis punches it on the up but straight to the cover fielder.

11.2 1

Stuart Binny to Parthiv Patel. Fraction straight on the pads, it's flicked behind square leg for a single.

11.1 1

Stuart Binny to Marcus Stoinis. Fuller and outside off, it's lofted over the covers for a single.

Stuart Binny on now.

End of Over : 11 1 Runs RCB: 74/3
10.6 0

Shreyas Gopal to Parthiv Patel. Floated on the stumps, Parthiv blocks it. End of another excellent over. A wicket and just a single off it.

10.5 1

Shreyas Gopal to Marcus Stoinis. On the pads, Stoinis flicks it to the on side and takes a single.

10.4 0

Shreyas Gopal to Marcus Stoinis. Floated on middle and off, Marcus takes no risk and blocks it.

A short mid on in place.

10.3 0

Shreyas Gopal to Marcus Stoinis. Shorter on off, Marcus blocks it off his back foot.

10.2 0

Shreyas Gopal to Marcus Stoinis. Tossed up on middle and leg, Stoinis looks to stroke it but misses. The ball hits him on the pads. Rajasthan players go up in appeal but it is turned down. Looked to be going down leg.

Marcus Stoinis is the new man in.

10.1 W

Shreyas Gopal to Shimron Hetmyer. OUT! Make that third for Gopal. Three big wickets. He is spinning webs left and right around the batsmen. Flighted delivery around off, the ball spins away slightly. Hetmyer looks to play that but gets a feather on it and Buttler takes an easy catch behind the stumps. Bangalore in all sort of trouble here. They need someone to give support to Parthiv Patel and build this innings.

End of Over : 10 2 Runs RCB: 73/2
9.6 1

Krishnappa Gowtham to Shimron Hetmyer. End of an excellent spell by Gowtham. Though he has not taken any wickets, he has been very economical. Bowls a full ball outside off, Hetmyer punches it to the off side and takes a run. Just the 2 runs off the over. Gowtham finishes with 4-0-19-0.

9.5 0

Krishnappa Gowtham to Shimron Hetmyer. Slower ball outside off, Hetmyer plays it to mid-wicket.

9.4 0

Krishnappa Gowtham to Shimron Hetmyer. Another full ball, Hetmyer defends it off the back foot.

9.3 0

Krishnappa Gowtham to Shimron Hetmyer. Fuller in length, Shimron plays it to point.

9.2 0

Krishnappa Gowtham to Shimron Hetmyer. Appeal for an lbw! Not given. Gowtham bowls it full and on the pads, Hetmyer goes to defend it but gets hit on the pads. Probably going down leg.

9.1 1

Krishnappa Gowtham to Parthiv Patel. Off spinner outside off, Parthiv pushes it to the on side and takes a run.

Krishnappa Gowtham is back into the attack.

End of Over : 9 0 Runs RCB: 71/2
8.6 0

Shreyas Gopal to Shimron Hetmyer. Shorter on off, Shimron plays it to the fielder at cover. A wicket maiden for Gopal. This is brilliant. He has got the big wicket of AB de Villiers. His figures are 2-1-7-2 so far. Gopal is having a good time so far.

8.5 0

Shreyas Gopal to Shimron Hetmyer. Oh, close! Tossed up outside off, Hetmyer looks to play it on the off side but misses.

8.4 0

Shreyas Gopal to Shimron Hetmyer. Flighted on middle, Hetmyer taps it back to the bowler.

Strategic break. Also, Shimron Hetmyer walks out to bat next.

8.3 W

Shreyas Gopal to AB de Villiers. OUT! Shreyas is having an evening to remember here. Rajasthan needed the wicket of de Villiers and Gopal has provided them just that. Slower through the air on middle, de Villiers is early in his shot, AB ends up chipping it straight. Shreyas shows great athleticism and dives in front to take a good diving catch. Bangalore have runs on the board but the loss of two wickets might be the cause of worry.

8.2 0

Shreyas Gopal to AB de Villiers. Another slower ball outside off, de Villiers cuts it straight to point.

8.1 0

Shreyas Gopal to AB de Villiers. Slower leg spinner outside off, de Villiers looks to cut but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

End of Over : 8 16 Runs RCB: 71/1
7.6 4

Varun Aaron to Parthiv Patel. FOUR! End of an expensive over. Back of a length delivery on off, Parthiv whips it through point for a boundary.

7.5 1

Varun Aaron to AB de Villiers. What a shot! That deserved to go to the fence. This time it is unlucky for the batsman. Fuller delivery on middle and off, AB plays a superb straight drive but Dhawal Kulkarni mops it up. Only a single.

7.4 2

Varun Aaron to AB de Villiers. On middle and leg, AB glances it wide of deep square leg for a couple.

7.3 4

Varun Aaron to AB de Villiers. FOUR! Lucky for the batsman and unlucky for the bowler. Good length delivery outside off, de Villiers looks to slash it on the off side but gets a under edge which flies past his stumps and through to fine leg fence for a boundary.

7.2 1

Varun Aaron to Parthiv Patel. On the pads again, Patel this time glances it to deep square leg for a run.

7.1 4

Varun Aaron to Parthiv Patel. FOUR! Not the the start Aaron was looking for. He bowls a length ball on the pads of Parthiv. He easily flicks it towards fine leg for a boundary.

Varun Aaron to bowl his first over of the evening.

End of Over : 7 7 Runs RCB: 55/1
6.6 0

Shreyas Gopal to AB de Villiers. Dot to end the over. On off, AB plays it to the fielder at point.

6.5 4

Shreyas Gopal to AB de Villiers. FOUR! Cheeky from de Villiers. He does not wait long to show his skills. Shorter on middle, de Villiers premeditates and paddles it over fine leg for a boundary.

6.4 2

Shreyas Gopal to AB de Villiers. AB is off the mark. He gets it slightly shorter on the pads, de Villiers flicks it wide of deep mid-wicket for a couple.

AB de Villiers walks out at number 3, replacing his skipper out in the middle.

6.3 W

Shreyas Gopal to Virat Kohli. OUT! Right through the gate! Everything about this delivery is perfect. The length, the flight, the deception, the turn. Beautiful. Gopal strikes straightaway in his first over. This one is a googly pitching on off and coming way back in. Kohli is deceived by the turn and plays down the wrong line. He is nowhere close to the ball and it skids past the gap between bat and pad. Big wicket here for Rajasthan as they have got the skipper out. Now they should look to get ABD and that would make it even tougher for Bangalore.

6.2 0

Shreyas Gopal to Virat Kohli. Appeal for an lbw here! But the umpire is not interested. That was close. Gopal bowls a googly outside off, Kohli goes on the back foot to punch it but gets an inside edge onto his pads. Gopal thought it was pad first so appealed but the umpire had a clear look and made the right decision.

6.1 1

Shreyas Gopal to Parthiv Patel. Leg spinner outside off, Parthiv cuts it to point and takes a run.

Shreyas Gopal is into the attack.

End of Over : 6 5 Runs RCB: 48/0
5.6 1

Krishnappa Gowtham to Parthiv Patel. Single again to end the over. Patel glances the last ball to mid-wicket for a run.

5.5 1

Krishnappa Gowtham to Virat Kohli. Loopy on middle and leg, Kohli milks it to long on and takes the 4th consecutive single in the over.

5.4 1

Krishnappa Gowtham to Parthiv Patel. Floated on the pads, Parthiv flicks it towards mid-wicket and rotates the strike.

5.3 1

Krishnappa Gowtham to Virat Kohli. On off, Kohli gets on his back foot and punches it to long on for another single.

5.2 1

Krishnappa Gowtham to Parthiv Patel. Short again, Parthiv punches it off his back foot towards cover for a single.

5.1 0

Krishnappa Gowtham to Parthiv Patel. Shorter delivery on off, Patel slaps it but finds the fielder at point.

Change of ends for Krishnappa Gowtham.

End of Over : 5 14 Runs RCB: 43/0
4.6 1

Jofra Archer to Parthiv Patel. Patel keeps the strike. The last ball of the over is on off, Patel guides it down towards third man and takes a single. Expensive start for Jofra. 14 off his first over.

4.5 4

Jofra Archer to Parthiv Patel. FOUR! The best of the three in the over. Overpitched delivery on off, Parthiv sees that the mid off fielder is up, so he just lofts it over him for a boundary.

4.4 0

Jofra Archer to Parthiv Patel. Now calmly blocks it and calms the adrenaline. Good length delivery on off and middle, Patel blocks it with a straight bat.

4.3 4

Jofra Archer to Parthiv Patel. FOUR! Now this is down towards the fine leg fence. Good length delivery on leg, Patel glances it wide of fine leg for a boundary.

4.2 4

Jofra Archer to Parthiv Patel. FOUR! Smart batting from Parthiv, just uses the pace of the bowler. Back of a length delivery on off, Parthiv upper cuts it as there is no one at third man. The ball races away to the fence.

4.1 1

Jofra Archer to Virat Kohli. Starts with a pacey delivery on the pads, Kohli looks to flick it but it goes off his pad. Leg bye stolen.

Jofra Archer introduced into the attack.

End of Over : 4 9 Runs RCB: 29/0
3.6 4

Dhawal Kulkarni to Parthiv Patel. FOUR! Second boundary of the over. The over started with a four and ends with a four. Dhawal bowls it on the pads to Parthiv, who stays in his ground and just lifts it to the fine leg region. The fielder there was inside the ring so easy pickings for the batter. 9 runs off the over.

3.5 1

Dhawal Kulkarni to Virat Kohli. Fuller in length this time, Kohli punches it through the covers and takes a run.

3.4 0

Dhawal Kulkarni to Virat Kohli. Similar length but on the pads this time, Kohli flicks it to mid-wicket.

3.3 0

Dhawal Kulkarni to Virat Kohli. Bowls a length ball outside off, Kohli guides it but straight to short third man.

3.2 0

Dhawal Kulkarni to Virat Kohli. Full ball on off, driven straight to mid on.

3.1 4

Dhawal Kulkarni to Virat Kohli. FOUR! Back of a length ball on the legs, Kohli shuffles across and plays an uppish flick. There was no mid-wicket in place and the ball races away to the fence.

End of Over : 3 3 Runs RCB: 20/0
2.6 1

Krishnappa Gowtham to Virat Kohli. Single to end an excellent over. Just 3 off it. Loopy delivery on middle and leg, Virat plays it towards mid on and crosses over.

2.5 0

Krishnappa Gowtham to Virat Kohli. Close! Shorter outside off, Kohli looks to play it on the off side but misses. The ball misses the outside edge by just a whisker.

2.4 0

Krishnappa Gowtham to Virat Kohli. Tossed up on the pads, Virat tucks it to the fielder at mid-wicket.

2.3 0

Krishnappa Gowtham to Virat Kohli. Floated on off, Kohli gets a bottom edge on it to the fielder at cover.

2.2 0

Krishnappa Gowtham to Virat Kohli. Shorter outside off, Kohli slaps it but finds the fielder at point.

2.1 2

Krishnappa Gowtham to Virat Kohli. On middle, Kohli glances it towards deep square leg and gets a brace.

End of Over : 2 7 Runs RCB: 17/0
1.6 1

Dhawal Kulkarni to Virat Kohli. Single to end the over. 7 off it. The last ball is on the pads, Kohli flicks it towards square leg and keeps the strike.

1.5 0

Dhawal Kulkarni to Virat Kohli. Oh close! Back of a length delivery on off, Kohli looks to defend it off the back foot. The ball bounces on the crease and goes inches away from the stumps.

1.4 0

Dhawal Kulkarni to Virat Kohli. Good length delivery outside off, Kohli cuts it but finds the man at point.

1.3 4

Dhawal Kulkarni to Virat Kohli. FOUR! Edgy but Kohli will take it. Kulkarni holds his line and bowls it full around off, Kohli looks to push it but gets a thick outside edge. There is no slip and the ball races away to the third man fence. Harsh on the bowler.

1.2 0

Dhawal Kulkarni to Virat Kohli. This is better. On a length around off, Kohli pushes it to mid off. Kulkarni needs to hold onto this line.

1.2 wd

Dhawal Kulkarni to Virat Kohli. Wide! Kulkarni bowls this down the leg side, Kohli looks to flick but misses. Wide signalled.

1.1 1

Dhawal Kulkarni to Parthiv Patel. Kulkarni starts with a fuller delivery on middle and off, Patel flicks it towards mid-wicket and rotates the strike.

Dhawal Kulkarni to bowl from the other end.

End of Over : 1 10 Runs RCB: 10/0
0.6 1

Krishnappa Gowtham to Parthiv Patel. Leg bye to end the over. It is on the pads, Patel looks to flick but it goes off his pad. 10 off the first.

0.5 1

Krishnappa Gowtham to Virat Kohli. Tossed up on the pads, Virat tucks it to the leg side for a single.

0.4 4

Krishnappa Gowtham to Virat Kohli. FOUR! First boundary off the day and it comes off the bat of Virat Kohli. Floated on the pads, Virat stylishly flicks it through deep backward square leg for a boundary.

0.3 1

Krishnappa Gowtham to Parthiv Patel. Parthiv is off the mark too. Floated on the pads, Patel flicks it to the on side for a run.

0.2 1

Krishnappa Gowtham to Virat Kohli. Tossed up on off, Kohli glances it to mid-wicket and gets to the other end.

0.1 2

Krishnappa Gowtham to Virat Kohli. Runs straightaway. Gowtham starts with a shorter delivery on off, Kohli tucks it wide of deep mid-wicket and runs quickly. Parthiv responds for the second and they get it easily.

We are all set to get underway here. Parthiv Patel and Virat Kohli will open for Bangalore. The new ball is in the hands of Krishnappa Gowtham. All to play for! Let's roll!!!

Virat Kohli says that they wanted to bat first anyway. He feels that the surface is dry and might slow down as the game goes on. He hopes the dew stays away and they will look to defend the score that they put up. Informs us that they have three changes as Navdeep Saini, Akshdeep Nath, and Marcus Stoinis replace the trio of Shivam Dubey, Prayas Ray Barman and Colin de Grandhomme.

Ajinkya Rahane feels it is a dry wicket and reckons dew might play a part later on. He mentions that they are looking to restrict Bangalore and then later chase down the total. Informs everyone that there are two changes in his side - Sanju Samson is injured and he is replaced by Stuart Binny, while Jaydev Unadkat is replaced by Varun Aaron.

TOSS - Rajasthan win the toss and ELECT TO FIELD FIRST!!!

PITCH REPORT - Ian Bishop is our pitch analyst. He informs us that the pacers get more wickets at this venue than spinners and tells us that there are dry areas on one side of the pitch where the spinners will get spin and the ball will grip. Walking to the other side, Bishop says that it has more grass and that will help the pacers get pace and bounce along with some balls skidding on. States that as a batsman, if one can play the horizontal bat shots then that person can score runs out here.

It is a royal clash in the Indian T20 League. Welcome to game number 14 of this edition. Bangalore versus Jaipur. 3 losses each. One will remain winless while one will get off the mark. The difficulty of qualifying for one team will increase even further at the end of the night. All to play for, expect Red and Pink to go at each other like cats and dogs. Will Virat get a win in his 100th game as Bangalore skipper or will his deputy in Test matches, Ajinkya Rahane and his side put their first points on the board?

End of Over : 19.5 RR: 164/3

We're done with this one. A contrast in fortunes and the mood tonight in both camps. While Rajasthan grab their first win of the season, Bangalore are still in search of theirs. Virat Kohli and his men would like to turn things around quickly. Moving on, the next game takes place on Wednesday, at 2000 local (1430 GMT), as Mumbai take on Chennai at the Wankhede Stadium. You don't want to miss that one. See you, folks!

Shreyas Gopal is the Man of the Match. He says that he is lucky and happy to get those big wickets. Once again iterates that he is fortunate to have got the wickets of Kohli and de Villiers. Reckons that the pressure was exerted by the bowlers before him and he got lucky as he picked those wickets. Mentions that the execution of the plans was done well on their side. Informs us that he is not the best person to ask about the leg spinners doing well and thinks that it is all about bowling to your plans.

Ajinkya Rahane, the Rajasthan skipper, thought that the pitch would be a 150-160 one right from the beginning and expected the dew to come in. Reserves extreme praise for his spinners, especially Shreyas Gopal. He mentions that the plan was to bowl well upfront and that Gowtham did well on that aspect. He informs that the relief of getting off the mark is immense. Signs off by saying that it was a wonderful team effort and hopes it will continue in the games to come as well.

Yuzvendra Chahal, the leading wicket-taker in the tournament this season, feels good about getting the award for the same but is disappointed about losing the game. He reckons that leg spinners do well because they have a lot of variations and even though they go for runs, they get a lot of wickets. He informs us that despite it being the fourth loss in a row, there is no point being negative because it won't help the cause.

Virat Kohli, the Bangalore skipper, feels that today's performance was more competitive but they were 15-20 runs short. He reckons that those extra runs would have played a vital part even with the dew around. Also feels that they cannot afford to drop so many chances in such kind of a game. On this being the fourth loss in a row, he says that these kind of things look bad when they happen and that they'd have liked at least a win if not two out of the four games played so far. He states that they would still like to believe and hope to get on a roll with ten games left. He does take some positives out of this game and deducts that his side played decent cricket tonight as well as against Mumbai. Hints that the tournament is not a very long one like everyone thinks it to be and to get the combination right is not too easy by just chopping and changing. He signs off by saying that turning around things will happen over time but what is in their hands is to field the best possible eleven and try to put their best performance ahead.

Bangalore needed wickets. At the start, in the middle and towards the end, but it didn't come when they wanted. The dew didn't help their cause, along with the decent total, but they still could have been in with a chance had they taken their chances towards the fag end of the game. 2 or 3 good chances went down, that too of key batsmen, which could have maybe changed the outcome. Something doesn't end up clicking for Bangalore, which becomes their downfall. Earlier in the evening, Parthiv's fifty, along with Stoinis and Ali's late hitting, saw the visitors post 158 on the board. It eventually wasn't enough for them to bag their first points of the season.

First win of the season for the team in pink. The fact that it's come in front of their home crowd will please them more and give them some much-needed confidence for the campaign. They were right on top from the moment this chase began. Buttler and Rahane took their side off to a flier and from that point on, it was smooth sailing as they pretty much set the tone for the rest to come. Buttler went on to score his fifty. After his departure, Smith and Tripathi sealed the deal, with the latter scoring the winning runs and remaining unbeaten.

19.5 6

Umesh Yadav to Rahul Tripathi. SIX! What a way to finish things off! Tripathi doesn't let it go into the Super Over and calmly gets his side over the line. Short ball and it's pulled with absolute control, flat over the mid-wicket fence. RAJASTHAN WIN BY 7 WICKETS!

19.4 1

Umesh Yadav to Ben Stokes. Scores are level now! We could have a Super Over if Umesh can hold his nerve somehow. Good save from the man at point on this occasion. Stokes cuts it square where the fielder dives to his right and stops a certain boundary.

19.3 0

Umesh Yadav to Ben Stokes. Back of a length on middle, Stokes works it in front of short mid-wicket.

19.2 1

Umesh Yadav to Rahul Tripathi. Hurries the batsman with this shorter length ball. Tripathi looks to pull but it goes off the gloves towards fine leg for a single.

19.1 2

Umesh Yadav to Rahul Tripathi. Angling back into the batsman, Tripathi hits it through mid-wicket for a double.

Ben Stokes walks in next. Meanwhile, it is Umesh Yadav to bowl the final over. 5 needed off 6 balls now.

End of Over : 19 4 Runs RR: 154/3
18.6 W

Mohammed Siraj to Steven Smith. OUT! Taken this time. Umesh Yadav the man to gobble it up. Virat Kohli applauds that. Smith backs away to this fuller length ball and looks to clear long on. Can hit it only as far as the fielder who takes it well this time. A wicket finally comes, but maybe a little too late.

18.5 1

Mohammed Siraj to Rahul Tripathi. Another DROPPED OPPORTUNITY! This time it's Moeen Ali who can't hold on. Virat Kohli is living watching this. Tripathi pulls it over square leg and Ali out in the deep runs to his right. He slips while running and that's why the ball slips through his palms. One run to the total.

18.4 1

Mohammed Siraj to Steven Smith. Has that carried? Seems like it has. Yes, it has. It's a DROPPED CHANCE! Substitute Pawan Negi makes a good effort, but he should have caught it. Steven Smith mistimes his pull shot towards mid-wicket. Negi there runs in, dives, gets his fingers under it but can't hold on. Single taken.

18.3 0

Mohammed Siraj to Steven Smith. Short and banged in outside off, Steven wildly throws his bat at it and mistimes the slap to the left of the bowler. Dot ball. 7 needed off 9 now.

18.2 1

Mohammed Siraj to Rahul Tripathi. A short delivery which has been pulled away. The batsmen have run through for a single.

18.1 1

Mohammed Siraj to Steven Smith. Shortish delivery angling into the body, pulled to deep square leg for a run.

End of Over : 18 9 Runs RR: 150/2
17.6 0

Navdeep Saini to Rahul Tripathi. Rahul skips down the track and takes it on the full. Gets it off the inner half back towards the bowler.

17.5 0

Navdeep Saini to Rahul Tripathi. Chance of a run out! Just not Bangalore's night, it seems. Tripathi plays it to de Villiers at short mid-wicket. Smith takes off, but then turns back. AB misses his shy at the bowler's end. Smith wasn't even in the frame.

17.4 4

Navdeep Saini to Rahul Tripathi. FOUR! Once again, the execution from Tripathi is spot on. A full toss around off, the batsman backs away and slices it behind point. Third man tries to cut it off by moving to his right but can't stop it.

17.4 wd

Navdeep Saini to Rahul Tripathi. Wide! Bumper but it's angled down the leg side, the umpire signals it as a wide.

17.3 1

Navdeep Saini to Steven Smith. Takes the pull shot on and gets away with it. Short ball which rises quickly, Smith pulls and it goes off the top edge. The ball falls safely in the square leg area and the batsmen take a single.

17.2 2

Navdeep Saini to Steven Smith. Smith goes leg side as well. Slogs this through mid-wicket and comes back for the second.

17.1 1

Navdeep Saini to Rahul Tripathi. Tripathi slogs this, off the inner half and places it through towards wide long on. One run collected.

Navdeep Saini returns to the attack.

End of Over : 17 16 Runs RR: 141/2
16.6 6

Mohammed Siraj to Steven Smith. SIX! Take that, Mohammed Siraj! Steven Smith with an immaculate hit. This is full again, right in the slot, Smith swings across the line and nails the slog. Clears the mid-wicket boundary with ease for a maximum. 18 runs needed in 18 balls now.

16.5 2

Mohammed Siraj to Steven Smith. Full and wide again, outside off, it's driven square through the off side for a double.

16.5 wd

Mohammed Siraj to Steven Smith. Wide! Darted full, well outside off, Smith tries to reach out and hit it away but fails to do so. It goes from the other side of the tramline and that's a wide.

16.4 1

Mohammed Siraj to Rahul Tripathi. Cutting back in on middle and leg, it's turned through backward square leg for one run.

16.3 0

Mohammed Siraj to Rahul Tripathi. Banged in short, just outside off, the batsman doesn't bother himself with it.

16.2 2

Mohammed Siraj to Rahul Tripathi. It's in the air but short of the fielder. Well done, Stoinis, for stopping that though. Length ball around off, Tripathi mistimes it off the outer half over point. Marcus runs in from the deep and stops it from going past him. Two runs taken.

16.1 4

Mohammed Siraj to Rahul Tripathi. FOUR! Clean as you like. What a hit. So much control. Full and wide outside off, Tripathi makes sweet connection as he smashes it over covers. Nobody out there in the deep, it's a boundary.

Mohammed Siraj is called back on to bowl.

End of Over : 16 4 Runs RR: 125/2
15.6 1

Yuzvendra Chahal to Rahul Tripathi. Sweeps this down towards the man at fine leg for a single.

15.5 0

Yuzvendra Chahal to Rahul Tripathi. Just short. Behind a driving length, some flight on it, Tripathi steps out, unable to get to the pitch. Chips it back, but it falls short of Chahal.

15.4 1

Yuzvendra Chahal to Steven Smith. Smith leans ahead to this full ball and eases it to long off. Single to the total.

15.3 1

Yuzvendra Chahal to Rahul Tripathi. Works this against the spin square on the leg side and takes one.

15.2 0

Yuzvendra Chahal to Rahul Tripathi. Stays right behind the line of this one and keeps it out.

15.1 1

Yuzvendra Chahal to Steven Smith. DROPPED! Is that the game-changing moment? It has to be, doesn't it? Unbelievable. The simplest of catches, really. Tossed up leg break around off, spins away, Smith opens his body up and goes inside out. What should have been a straightforward catch to Umesh Yadav at sweeper cover, ends up becoming a missed chance. The batsmen take one. Virat Kohli is not a happy camper. No, sir.

Strategic break. Rajasthan on course to win this game. Just need 38 to win in 30 balls, with 8 wickets in hand. Unless there is a massive collapse, this game is theirs to win. Also, Yuzvendra Chahal is back on.

End of Over : 15 10 Runs RR: 121/2
14.6 1

Marcus Stoinis to Steven Smith. Full and straight from the bowler, Smith flicks it in front of square leg for a run.

14.5 2

Marcus Stoinis to Steven Smith. Keeps a little low as it skids off the deck. Smith drags this length ball around off with a pull and places it over mid-wicket. Big gap out there, so the batsmen are able to come back for the second.

14.4 1

Marcus Stoinis to Rahul Tripathi. Tripathi does the same. With an open bat face he guides it behind point, towards third man, and crosses over.

14.3 1

Marcus Stoinis to Steven Smith. Waits for this one to come to him. Plays it very late as he opens the face and runs it down to third man for one.

14.2 1

Marcus Stoinis to Rahul Tripathi. Shorter again, this time Rahul helps the pull behind square leg and gets to the other end.

14.1 4

Marcus Stoinis to Rahul Tripathi. FOUR! Tripathi welcomes Stoinis with a boundary. All too easy, this. Back of a length on middle and leg, the batter adjusts inside the crease and pulls it over mid-wicket, right in the gap. Nobody out there, so that will be a boundary.

Marcus Stoinis is called back on.

End of Over : 14 7 Runs RR: 111/2
13.6 0

Umesh Yadav to Steven Smith. Full ball aiming the off stick, it's whipped straight to short mid-wicket.

13.5 0

Umesh Yadav to Steven Smith. Skidding off the deck, a length ball on off, the Aussie batsman pushes it defensively in front of covers.

13.4 4

Umesh Yadav to Steven Smith. FOUR! Streaky runs for Steven Smith. Rajasthan will gladly accept all of them. Length ball rising off the deck outside off, Smith plays away from his body and gets an edge down to third man for a boundary.

13.3 1

Umesh Yadav to Rahul Tripathi. The batsman has nudged the ball fine down the leg side. One run added to the total.

13.2 2

Umesh Yadav to Rahul Tripathi. Back of a length on the hips, it's worked through backward square leg. Stoinis out in the deep can't collect it cleanly, so the batsmen are able to take two.

13.1 0

Umesh Yadav to Rahul Tripathi. Short ball rising off the deck, Tripathi takes the pull on but the bounce gets too big on him.

Umesh Yadav to bowl now.

End of Over : 13 3 Runs RR: 104/2
12.6 0

Yuzvendra Chahal to Steven Smith. NOT OUT! The back foot is firmly in the crease even as Smith had lost his balance. A flighted ball outside off, Smith looks to play a shot onto the leg side but fails to connect the ball and loses his balance. The keeper collects the ball and whips the bails off. He asks the question to the square leg umpire who takes it upstairs. The replays show that the Aussie is safely inside the crease. He did well there not to drag his feet out or lift it.

Stumping appeal taken upstairs. Steven Smith is the man in question. Looks like his back foot was in the crease. Let's see what the replays have to say.

12.5 0

Yuzvendra Chahal to Steven Smith. Pushed back to the bowler by the batsman coming on his front foot.

Rahul Tripathi walks in next.

12.4 W

Yuzvendra Chahal to Jos Buttler. OUT! Buttler holes out! Huge wicket for Bangalore. They have broken the 44-run stand. A flighted ball on middle, Buttler looks to slog it for a maximum but the ball takes the edge and goes high towards long off. Stoinis there settles under the ball and takes a good catch. Can this pave the way back for Bangalore?

12.3 1

Yuzvendra Chahal to Steven Smith. Flatter one on middle, Smith comes down the track and glances it fine on the leg side for a run.

12.2 0

Yuzvendra Chahal to Steven Smith. Pushed to the cover region by the batsman.

12.1 1

Yuzvendra Chahal to Jos Buttler. Worked away to deep backward square leg for a run by JB.

12.1 wd

Yuzvendra Chahal to Jos Buttler. Wide! This ball is way outside off and spinning away. The umpire signals it as wide.

End of Over : 12 14 Runs RR: 101/1
11.6 2

Moeen Ali to Steven Smith. That is good running! Good placement as well by Smith as he gets the ball to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. 58 off 48 is the equation now.

11.5 1

Moeen Ali to Jos Buttler. Flicked away to deep mid-wicket for a run by Jos.

11.4 0

Moeen Ali to Jos Buttler. Pushed back to the bowler.

11.3 6

Moeen Ali to Jos Buttler. SIX! This is thumped over deep mid-wicket with the utmost ease. A short one on middle, pulled away by Buttler as he rocks back in his crease. The fielder out there is a mere spectator.

11.2 4

Moeen Ali to Jos Buttler. FOUR! Bowled full and flighted outside off, hit hard down the ground and beats the long off and the long on fielder. It also brings up the fifty for Buttler, his eighth 50 in the tournament!

11.1 1

Moeen Ali to Steven Smith. Flatter one on middle, Smith is down the track to flick the ball but gets a leading edge to long off for a single.

Moeen Ali is introduced into the attack.

End of Over : 11 7 Runs RR: 87/1
10.6 0

Marcus Stoinis to Jos Buttler. Good length delivery on middle and off, Buttler comes down the track a bit and plays it straight to cover. 7 off this Stoinis over.

10.5 0

Marcus Stoinis to Jos Buttler. Fuller delivery on off, Buttler strokes it straight to the fielder at mid off.

10.4 1

Marcus Stoinis to Steven Smith. Good length ball on middle and leg, Smith glances it to the on side for a single.

10.3 4

Marcus Stoinis to Steven Smith. FOUR! Lucky boundary for Smith but he will take it with both hands. Good length delivery outside off, Smith looks to cut but gets an inside edge. The ball goes to the fine leg fence for a boundary.

10.2 1

Marcus Stoinis to Jos Buttler. Fuller delivery on middle, Buttler shuffles across to his off stump and flicks it to deep square leg for a single.

10.1 1

Marcus Stoinis to Steven Smith. On a length outside off, pushed away to deep point for a single.

End of Over : 10 8 Runs RR: 80/1
9.6 2

Yuzvendra Chahal to Jos Buttler. Bowled quicker outside off, pushed to the right of point for a couple of runs. Good running. Rajasthan are 80/1 at their halfway mark. They need 79 more in 60 balls.

9.5 0

Yuzvendra Chahal to Jos Buttler. Lovely loop! A flighted ball on off and turning a lot. Buttler goes to swipe the ball but fails to reach the ball as it turns away. Good spin!

9.4 1

Yuzvendra Chahal to Steven Smith. Driven all along the ground for a single to long on. Rajasthan doing it smartly here, playing Chahal safely.

9.3 1

Yuzvendra Chahal to Jos Buttler. Worked away for a single to deep mid-wicket.

9.2 2

Yuzvendra Chahal to Jos Buttler. Flighted ball on leg, Buttler looks to flick it towards the leg side but gets a leading edge towards backward point. The fielder there misfields and allows for an extra run to be taken. Poor stuff from Bangalore.

9.2 wd

Yuzvendra Chahal to Jos Buttler. Wide! Sprays the ball down the leg side. The umpire penalises the bowler.

9.1 1

Yuzvendra Chahal to Steven Smith. Leg spinner bowled flatter on middle, Smith punches it back to long on for a single.

End of Over : 9 11 Runs RR: 72/1
8.6 4

Marcus Stoinis to Jos Buttler. FOUR! Slower bouncer and smashed! The ball is outside off on a short length and Buttler hits it over mid-wicket for an easy boundary. 11 off the over.

8.5 1

Marcus Stoinis to Steven Smith. On a length outside off, Smith mistimes his pull slightly to the right of mid-wicket for a run.

8.4 1

Marcus Stoinis to Jos Buttler. Flicked away for a single to deep square leg.

8.3 4

Marcus Stoinis to Jos Buttler. FOUR! Swiped away! A short length ball on middle and aimed at the body as the ball holds its line. Buttler swivels and pulls this away to the deep square leg fence on a bounce. The ball goes for a boundary.

8.2 0

Marcus Stoinis to Jos Buttler. Pushed back towards mid off by Buttler to a ball on a length outside off.

8.1 1

Marcus Stoinis to Steven Smith. Length ball at the hips, flicked away to deep square leg for a single by Smith.

Marcus Stoinis is brought into the bowling attack.

End of Over : 8 2 Runs RR: 61/1
7.6 1

Yuzvendra Chahal to Steven Smith. Smith gets off the mark with a single. Wrists this tossed up ball to long on for a single.

7.5 0

Yuzvendra Chahal to Steven Smith. Tossed up on middle, driven back to the bowler off the front foot.

Steven Smith walks out to bat at number 3.

7.4 W

Yuzvendra Chahal to Ajinkya Rahane. OUT! And Chahal does strike! This is a big wicket for Bangalore, they needed that. It's the googly, cleverly disguised and shorter in length. Rahane goes back to cut but the ball comes in and cramps the batsman for room. The ball goes on to hit the back pad and the appeal goes up, which is followed by the umpire's finger. The opening stand of 60 is broken.

7.3 0

Yuzvendra Chahal to Ajinkya Rahane. Floated leg spinner around leg, Ajinkya gets down to sweep but it goes off his pads.

7.2 1

Yuzvendra Chahal to Jos Buttler. Slower through the air, nice shape on this from Chahal. Buttler comes down the track and drives it to long on for one.

7.1 0

Yuzvendra Chahal to Jos Buttler. Looped up leg break, Jos pushes it to the left of the bowler, who dives and stops the ball.

Spin time. Yuzvendra Chahal on to bowl. Bangalore need him to strike.

End of Over : 7 4 Runs RR: 59/0
6.6 1

Mohammed Siraj to Jos Buttler. Back of a length rising off the surface, Buttler punches it on the up and finds sweeper cover. Single to end the over.

6.5 0

Mohammed Siraj to Jos Buttler. Ooohhh! Siraj is unlucky. This is a terrific delivery. Full again, some good pace on it, just outside off. Buttler makes a lot of room to cream it through the covers. Misses and the ball whiskers past the off stick. Close one.

6.4 0

Mohammed Siraj to Jos Buttler. Full delivery attacking the stumps, Jos works it in front of mid-wicket. No run taken.

6.3 0

Mohammed Siraj to Jos Buttler. Shaping back in on leg stump, worked gently on the leg side for no run.

6.2 2

Mohammed Siraj to Jos Buttler. Banged in short, around off, Buttler moves a step across, hops a bit and then lofts the pull over mid-wicket. He clears the infield and gets a brace for doing so.

6.1 1

Mohammed Siraj to Ajinkya Rahane. He's timing it well. Rahane waits for the length ball to come to him before opening the face and running it down to third man for one.

Strategic break. A much-needed one for Bangalore. They are bleeding runs and really need to regroup. Buttler and Rahane have taken the attack to the hosts' bowlers and have come out successful so far. The introduction of the spinners could work wonders for the home side. It needs a wicket and fast.

End of Over : 6 9 Runs RR: 55/0
5.6 1

Navdeep Saini to Ajinkya Rahane. Quick single, this is good running between the wickets. Rahane pushes it to mid on and takes the fielder on. He scores a direct hit, but the Rajasthan captain makes it in with a dive. That's the end of the Powerplay. Rajasthan are 55/0, while Bangalore were 48/0.

5.5 4

Navdeep Saini to Ajinkya Rahane. FOUR! Takes the aerial route and gets the desired result. This is very good batting from Ajinkya Rahane. Fuller length ball on the fifth stump line, it's lofted cleanly over covers for a boundary.

5.4 0

Navdeep Saini to Ajinkya Rahane. Short of a good length in line of the stumps, Ajinkya looks to pull, but gets an inside edge onto his body.

5.3 4

Navdeep Saini to Ajinkya Rahane. FOUR! Finds the gap and the fence as well. Full and darted on middle and off, Rahane moves inside the line and whips this aerially through mid-wicket for a boundary. The 50 comes up for Rajasthan with this.

5.2 0

Navdeep Saini to Ajinkya Rahane. Full outside off, driven towards cover. Can't get it past the fielder there.

5.1 0

Navdeep Saini to Ajinkya Rahane. Back of a length on off stump, the Rajasthan captain pulls it off the inner half to the man positioned in front of square leg.

End of Over : 5 1 Runs RR: 46/0
4.6 1

Mohammed Siraj to Ajinkya Rahane. No maiden for Siraj, but excellent nonetheless. Just 1 run off the over. Rahane drives this full ball towards mid on and pinches a quick single.

4.5 0

Mohammed Siraj to Ajinkya Rahane. The batsman was beaten and missed the line of the delivery.

4.4 0

Mohammed Siraj to Ajinkya Rahane. Length delivery outside off, shaping away off the seam, Rahane cuts it square but straight to the fielder.

4.3 0

Mohammed Siraj to Ajinkya Rahane. Back of a length outside off, Rahane rises on his toes and offers a firm punch towards cover-point. The fielder there makes a dive and saves runs for his side.

4.2 0

Mohammed Siraj to Ajinkya Rahane. Outside off, Rahane can't connect once more.

4.1 0

Mohammed Siraj to Ajinkya Rahane. Good length delivery in the channel outside off, Rahane pokes inside the line and gets beaten as a result.

Mohammed Siraj is into the attack now.

End of Over : 4 12 Runs RR: 45/0
3.6 0

Navdeep Saini to Jos Buttler. Full ball attacking the stumps, it's driven straight back to the bowler. Another expensive over, 12 from this one.

3.5 4

Navdeep Saini to Jos Buttler. Edgy FOUR! No trouble at all for Buttler though, he will welcome it all night long. Full ball outside off, the Englishman pushes at it away from the body and gets a thick edge past short third man. This is the third boundary of the over.

3.4 0

Navdeep Saini to Jos Buttler. Another play and a miss! Length ball outside off, Buttler goes for the heave over mid-wicket but misses.

3.3 4

Navdeep Saini to Jos Buttler. FOUR BYES! Buttler's missed out, shouldn't have been a boundary at all but the keeper's made a mess of that. It's Akshdeep Nath behind the stumps, not sure where Parthiv Patel is for now. Length ball coming back in, Jos swings and misses. It goes through the left of the keeper and away to the boundary line behind.

3.2 0

Navdeep Saini to Jos Buttler. Swing and a miss from Jos. It's there to be hit, fullish and outside off, so he looks to go big downtown but fails to make connection.

3.1 4

Navdeep Saini to Jos Buttler. FOUR! This opening pair is only dealing in boundaries. Full and wide outside off, Buttler drives it through the big gap in the covers and gets another boundary to his name.

End of Over : 3 15 Runs RR: 33/0
2.6 4

Umesh Yadav to Ajinkya Rahane. FOUR! That's cracked! Short and wide outside off, Rahane cuts this hard through point. Pierces the gap there and ends the over with a boundary. Everything about that shot was perfect. 15 runs from this over, Rajasthan are off to a flying start.

2.5 4

Umesh Yadav to Ajinkya Rahane. FOUR! Poor line. Down the leg side, all Rahane has to do is get something on it and he does that. Tickles it past the diving keeper and sends it across the fine leg fence.

2.4 1

Umesh Yadav to Jos Buttler. In the air but well short of the fielder. Bouncer on middle and leg, Buttler pulls it to the man at fine leg on a couple of bounces. Just the one this time.

2.3 2

Umesh Yadav to Jos Buttler. Too straight in line, it's wristed down to fine leg and the batsmen take two more.

2.2 2

Umesh Yadav to Jos Buttler. Slower back of a length ball, Buttler rolls his wrists on this one as he pulls it in front of square leg. A couple of runs result.

2.1 1

Umesh Yadav to Ajinkya Rahane. Full and straight from Umesh, it's driven back past the bowler for a single.

2.1 wd

Umesh Yadav to Ajinkya Rahane. Wide! Fires it full and down the leg side, wide signalled by the umpire.

Umesh to continue. Can he pick up a wicket in this over?

End of Over : 2 10 Runs RR: 18/0
1.6 0

Navdeep Saini to Jos Buttler. On the pads, Buttler flicks it but finds mid-wicket. 10 off Saini's first.

1.5 4

Navdeep Saini to Jos Buttler. FOUR! Slapped and slapped hard. Good length delivery outside off, Buttler smacks it through covers for a boundary.

1.4 4

Navdeep Saini to Jos Buttler. FOUR! Buttler goes after Saini. Fuller delivery on middle, Buttler lofts it straight over the bowler's head. He does not time it to perfection but times it well enough to get a boundary.

1.3 1

Navdeep Saini to Ajinkya Rahane. DROPPED! Saini is an unlucky man. Pacy delivery outside off, Rahane looks to drive it but gets a thick outside edge to the right of slip. Kohli there dives to his right but cannot hold onto the ball. He should have taken that as it was a regulation catch there. The batsmen take a single as well.

1.2 1

Navdeep Saini to Jos Buttler. Fast ball on the pads, Buttler looks to flick it but it strikes him high on his thigh pad and the ball rolls to the on side. Leg bye stolen.

1.1 0

Navdeep Saini to Jos Buttler. Starts with a length ball on the fifth stump line. Looks like the plan is to bowl short and wide to Buttler. Jos goes chasing after it but misses.

Navdeep Saini to bowl from the other end.

End of Over : 1 8 Runs RR: 8/0
0.6 1

Umesh Yadav to Jos Buttler. Single to end the over. Slightly shorter in length, Buttler slaps it to cover and takes a single as the fielder there misfields the ball.

0.5 0

Umesh Yadav to Jos Buttler. Slightly fuller on off, Buttler gently pushes it to the fielder at cover.

0.4 2

Umesh Yadav to Jos Buttler. Back of a length delivery on off, Jos strokes it wide of point and gets a brace.

0.3 4

Umesh Yadav to Jos Buttler. FOUR! No mistake this time and Buttler smacks this length ball on off through covers for a boundary. He is off the mark in style.

0.2 0

Umesh Yadav to Jos Buttler. Good length delivery outside off, Buttler looks to play it on the off side but misses.

0.1 1

Umesh Yadav to Ajinkya Rahane. Off the mark straightaway. A length ball wide outside off, Rahane runs it down to third man for a single.

We are back for the chase. Jos Buttler and Ajinkya Rahane will open for the hosts in their pursuit of 159. Meanwhile, Umesh Yadav will start off proceedings for Bangalore. Let's play!

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