23:22 IST KXIP win by 19 runs!
23:22 IST Mohit Sharma bowls a knuckleball, a single taken by Aniket towards point. Chahal pushes the ball towards covers, a dot ball. Aniket takes another single towards backward square leg. Another quick single, this time from Chahal. Swing and a miss, a dot ball from Mohit to Aniket. OUT! It’s all over for RCB.
23:18 IST Hat-trick ball from Axar, Yuzvendra Chahal on strike, he takes a single off the first ball. Aniket Choudhary on strike, he takes a single towards square leg. Chahal comes down the wicket, turns the ball away towards deep midwicket, takes a single. It seems like RCB batting is the worst in this season, it just keeps getting worse. A single to end the over, RCB 115/9.
23:15 IST WICKET! Badree b Axar 8(9)
23:14 IST WICKET! Negi c Saha b Axar 21(23)
23:13 IST Mohit Sharma into the attack, Negi could not pick the slower ball from him, a dot ball. Negi takes a single off the next ball, he is taking the game to the end, good thinking. Badree on strike, a slower yorker from Mohit, he takes a quick single towards offside. Negi takes a single towards covers. Badree just guides the ball towards covers for a single. Negi goes down the track but could only manage a single. RCB 111/7.
23:08 IST Negi takes a single off the first ball. Next ball, Badree runs hard to take a quick single, Maxwell tries for a direct hit, overthrows, a couple of runs taken. Badree takes another single towards midwicket. Negi on strike, he does not go for boundaries, takes a single towards covers, Badree takes another single despite a full toss from Maxwell. Negi takes another single, retains strike. RCB 106/7.
41 needed off 30 balls.
23:04 IST Badree on strike, Aaron back into the attack, the first ball goes past the offside edge, a dot ball. Badree takes a single off the next ball, Negi on strike. 50 needed off 34 balls. FOUR! Negi flashes his blade, that was edged and goes past Saha for a boundary. Negi is the only hope for Bangalore. Slower ball from Aaron, a dot delivery as Negi could not pick it up. FOUR! Negi just helps the ball on it’s way, a boundary towards the fine leg, 9 runs from the over already. Negi takes a single off the last ball. RCB 98/7.
23:00 IST Samuel Badree comes to bat, he takes a single off the last ball towards short fine leg, retains strike. RCB 88/7.
22:58 IST WICKET! Aravind lbw b Maxwell 4(6)
22:58 IST Maxwell continues, Aravind and Negi are happy to knock the ball around for singles. OUT! Bangalore’s poor show continues. RCB 87/7.
22:54 IST Varun Aaron comes to bowl, Negi on strike, he defends the first ball. Negi flicks the ball towards midwicket, a dot ball. Negi goes for the slog, misses the ball, another dot ball. Two WIDES to follow from Aaron. FOUR! Negi timed that with perfection, hits it over covers for a boundary. He takes a single off the next ball, Aravind on strike. Aravind plays the ball in the air, takes a couple of runs off the last ball. RCB 84/6.
22:49 IST Sreenath Aravind comes to bat, he takes a single off the first ball. Negi takes a single after playing a dot ball. A huge lbw shout to end the over. RCB 75/6.
22:46 IST Glenn Maxwell comes to bowl, Negi inside edges the first ball, gets a single anyway. Mandeep on strike, GONE! RCB73/6.
22:45 IST Pawan Negi comes to bat, he gets off the mark straight away. RCB 72/5.
22:43 IST WICKET! Watson c Saha b Axar 3(6)
22:43 IST Axar continues, Mandeep takes a single off the first ball. Watson plays a dot ball followed by a single towards covers. Mandeep takes a single off the next ball. Watson on strike, edged and gene! RCB 71/5.
22:41 IST Mohit Sharma continues, Mandeep on strike, FOUR! That will take the pressure off, a boundary off the first ball. Mandeep takes a single on the next ball. Watson takes a single on the next one. Swing and a miss, Mandeep misses this one, a dot ball as Mohit bowls a slower one. SIX! Mandeep is clearly leading this chase, a maximum over wide on, he is the Danger-Man for KXIP. A single taken off the last ball, RCB 68/4.
22:36 IST Axar Patel comes into the attack, Mandeep on strike. He takes a single off the first ball. Watson gets off the mark with a single. A dot ball to Mandeep, he has shown temperament today. Another dot ball as Axar darts that one into the wickets. Axar is bowling well, another dot one. Mandeep takes a single off the last ball, retains strike. RCB 55/4.
22:33 IST Shane Watson on strike, he drives the ball towards covers, a dot ball to finish off the over. RCB 52/4.
22:31 IST Mohit Sharma comes into the attack, Jadhav takes a single off the first ball. An inswinger from Mohit, Mandeep defends it, a dot ball. Mandeep goes for the slog but Mohit’s slower delivery deceives him, a dot ball. Bowlers are using knuckleball quite frequently. Mandeep punches the next ball, takes a single towards covers. OUT! Jadhav departs, that is just foolish batting from Bangalore batsmen, no need for that shot. RCB 52/4.
22:26 IST Sandeep continues, Mandeep on strike, a dot ball to start with. Mandeep takes a single off the second ball. Jadhav takes a single towards the third man, Sandeep is still looking for a wicket. Mandeep takes a couple of runs towards fine leg. Another dot ball from Sandeep, he is not letting RCB batsmen off the hook. He ends the over with a dot ball, RCB 50/3.
22:20 IST Aaron continues, Mandeep on strike, he defends the first ball, was looking to attack initially. He goes for the slog on the front foot, a dot ball. FOUR! This time he pulls the short ball over midwicket, a boundary for him. A quick single is taken on the next ball as Guptill could not pick it up, Jadhav on strike. Jadhav defends on the front foot, a dot ball, he needs to stay there for RCB. FOUR! WIdht offered on that occasion and he pounces on it, 9 runs from the over. RCB 46/3.
22:15 IST Kedar Jadhav defends the first ball, RCB 37/3.
22:13 IST WICKET AB de Villiers c Saha b Sandeep 10(6)
22:13 IST Sandeep continues, De Villiers on strike, he defends the first one on the front foot. FOUR! That was fractionally over-pitched and De Villiers goes for the drive, first boundary for him. The next one goes past the offside edge as De Villiers looks to go inside out. SIX! De Villiers pulls the ball for a maximum, that was smoked towards the midwicket boundary. OUT! De Villiers gone, that is a big wicket for KXIP. RCB 37/3.
23:09 IST Varun Aaron has been introduced into the attack, a dot ball to start with as Mandeep pushes it towards covers. He bowls the next one wide off Mandeep, another dot ball. He defends the ball on the front foot, no runs scored yet. FOUR! Mandeep finds a boundary, a much-needed one. He tries to cut the next ball past point, a dot ball as it gets fielded inside the circle. A dot ball to end the over, RCB 27/2.
22:05 IST AB de Villiers comes to bat, he pushes the ball down the ground, Sandeep gets his fingers on it, is Mandeep out? The third Umpire will decide! Mandeep survives, RCB 23/2.
22:01 IST WICKET! Kohli b Sandeep 6(6)
22:01 IST Sandeep continues, Mandeep on strike, a dot ball to start with as he could not find the gap on the offside. Mandeep goes down the track, beats the offside edge, another dot ball. He takes a single towards the third man, Kohli on strike. Kohli pushes the ball towards offside, a dot ball. OUT! Kohli gone. RCB 23/2.
21:59 IST T Natarajan comes to bowl, Mandeep on strike, SIX! He just helps the ball on it’s way, pulls it towards square leg for a maximum. FOUR! Mandeep pushes the next one through covers for a boundary, that will release the pressure off him and Kohli. FOUR! inside edge of the bat, goes through Saha, third boundary in a row, 16 overs from the over already. He takes a quick single off the next ball. Gayle defends the back of the length delivery on the off stump, a dot ball. Last ball of the over, he wanted a single but Mandeep sends him back. RCB 22/1.
21:54 IST Virat Kohli comes to bat, FOUR! he flicks the ball off his pads, a boundary to get off the mark. He plays the next one towards midwicket, takes a couple of runs. RCB 7/1.
21:52 IST WICKET! Gayle c Guptill b Sandeep 0(2)
21:52 IST Sandeep Sharma to open the bowling for KXIP, a dot ball to start with to Mandeep. He pushes the ball towards mid on, takes a quick single, Gayle barely survives as a direct hit would have meant that he was a goner. The first one goes past the offside edge, a dot ball. OUT! Gayle departs, once again disappoints. RCB 1/1.
21:49 IST Chris Gayle and Mandeep Singh open the batting for RCB!
21:35 IST RCB need 139 to beat KXIP!
21:34 IST Axar on strike for the last over, Watson to bowl. SIX! Axar hits the length ball for a maximum over long-on boundary, that’s a mighty hit, it’s on the roof. Axar hits the next one towards point, good fielding from Chahal, stops the boundary, a couple of runs off that one. FOUR! Axar pulls the short ball towards square leg, another boundary of the over, he is shifting the momentum in the last over. FOUR! That one races towards the boundary, down the ground, 16 runs off the over already, two more balls to go. WIDE! That was way outside the line of off stump. Axar hits the ball towards long off, a couple of runs taken, good running between the wickets. Last ball of the over, will he be able to take KXIP over 140? A dot ball to finish off the over, KXIP 138/7.
21:29 IST Varun Aaron on strike, he could not identify the line of the ball, misses it, a dot one to start with. Another one goes past the outside edge, one more dot ball. Aaron tries to play the pull shot, another dot ball, this is good stuff from Aniket in the 19th over, not even a single run scored yet. Another short delivery and fifth dot ball of the over. He goes for the slog, does not get it right, a wicket-maiden for Aniket, excellent bowling!
21:24 IST WICKET! Mohit c Jadhav b Aniket 6(4)
21:23 IST Mohit Sharma comes to bat, takes a single off the first ball he faces. Axar pushes the next one down the ground, a single taken towards long off. FOUR! Mohit goes for the big shot, the ball takes a top edge and runs fine towards the third man for a boundary. Saha takes a single off the last ball, retains strike. KXIP 119/6.
21:19 IST WICKET! Saha b Watson 21(25)
21:19 IST Watson comes into the attack, Saha tries to go for big shot, edges it, a couple of runs taken as Aniket misfields it. OUT! Saha gone, knocked over by Watson. KXIP 112/6.
21:17 IST Aniket comes into the attack, a single off the first ball. Next ball, Axar gets it into the gap towards deep midwicket, takes a couple of runs. Axar turns the ball towards fine leg, takes a single. FOUR! Saha places that one with perfection, a boundary behind the point fielder. He takes a single off the next ball towards point. Last ball of the over, that was on the pads, a couple of runs taken towards long leg. KXIP 110/5.
21:10 IST Saha on strike, Chahal continues, he goes down the wicket trying to hit the ball, takes the leading edge off the bat, just a single off that one. Axar on strike, he could not get bat on that, a dot ball. Another dot ball to Axar. WIDE! that was down the leg side. SIX! Axar gets solid contact on that one, hits the ball for a maximum over long on, that one was big, 90 frigging meters. A dot ball to follow as Chahal puts in a dive to his right. FOUR! Deft touch from Axar this time, a boundary towards the third man, he is taking KXIP to a respectable total. He takes a couple of runs off the last ball towards deep midwicket. KXIP 97/5.
21:05 IST Samuel Badree comes to bowl, Saha takes a single off the first ball. Axar Patel comes to bat, he takes a single towards short third man. Saha pushes the ball towards offside, takes a single. Axar pushes the ball towards deep mid on, takes a single. Saha takes a single off the last ball, retains strike. KXIP 84/5.
21:02 IST Saha takes a single off the last ball of Chahal’s over, KXIP 79/5.
21:01 IST Maxwell c Badree b Chahal 6(11)
20:59 IST Chahal continues, he goes for the slog, Maxwell does not get it, Jadhav does not get it, FOUR BYES! A dot ball to follow as Maxwell looks to attack but could not time it. He goes for the slog again, Jadhav misses it. FOUR BYES! Chahal is amused by it, Jadhav is not happy with himself. OUT! Maxwell gone, wait, is that a NO BALL? That is a close one, Maxwell might just survive this. NO, he has to depart. KXIP 78/5.
20:56 IST Pawan Negi comes to bowl, Maxwell on strike, WHOA! that one spun square, good bowling from Negi. This one was on the stumps, Maxwell defends it, another dot ball. Maxwell takes a single towards midwicket. Saha goes into the crease, defends it on the backfoot, takes a quick single. FOUR! Maxwell tries the reverse-sweep, gets his first boundary. He takes a single off the last ball. KXIP 70/4.
20:52 IST Saha on strike, Glenn Maxwell has come to bat. Saha takes a single on the fifth ball, RCB bowlers on top at the moment. Maxwell on strike now, he takes a single off the last ball. KXIP 63/4.
20:50 IST WICKET! Vohra c De Villiers b Chahal 25(28)
20:48 IST Shane Watson comes to bowl, Saha and Vohra will be looking to knock the ball around and get going a partnership here. Just 4 runs off the first 4 balls, Watson is making a comeback now. Saha takes another single off the fifth ball. Saha goes for the slog on the last ball, misses it. KXIP 60/3.
20:44 IST Yuzvendra Chahal comes to bowl, he starts off with a dot ball to Vohra, an appeal for run out, referred to the third Umpire but he is well into the crease. Another dot ball. A stumping chance for Jadhav, WHOA! that should have been wickets, Saha was way down the crease and Jadhav had ample amount of time to stump him out. That’s a big goof up. Saha takes a single off the last ball, KXIP 54/3.
20:37 IST Pawan Negi continues, he has been darting balls into the right hander, a couple of runs two times in the first four balls, trying to use the gaps. SIX! Vohra goes big, hits the first maximum of the innings, that will boost their spirits. Vohra takes a single off the last ball, KXIP 53/3.
20:34 IST Samuel Badree comes to bowl, still bowling tight lines, two dot balls to Vohra. He takes a single on the third ball, Wriddhiman Saha comes to bat, it is his 100th game. He takes a quick single inside the circle. Vohra takes a single towards extra cover. A dot ball to end the over, KXIP 42/2.
20:30 IST WICKET! Marsh c Mandeep b Negi 20(17)
20:30 IST Pawan Negi comes to bowl, Marsh on strike, he takes a single off the first ball towards midwicket. Vohra plays the next one towards square leg, takes another single. An arm ball from Negi, Marsh could not get bat on that, a dot ball. Marsh takes a single towards midwicket, no boundaries off the over so far. Vohra takes a single towards fine leg, good over for Negi, he will be bowling the last ball of the over. OUT! Marsh gone, another one bites the dust! KXIP 39/2.
20:26 IST Samuel Badree comes to bowl, he starts off with two dot balls to Vohra, not giving him room to get underneath. Another dot ball from Badree. Vohra goes for the big shot, AB de Villiers puts in a dive at deep midwicket, takes a couple of runs. Here comes another dot delivery, Badree has bowled well. FOUR! Vohra ends the over with a boundary, KXIP 35/2.
20:23 IST Shane Watson comes to bowl, Marsh on strike, FOUR! He drives the first ball through overs for a boundary, exquisite timing on that one. FOUR! Deft touch on that one, just guides the ball past the third man for a boundary, 8 runs off that over already. Marsh plays the next one towards short third man, a dot ball. Marsh takes a single towards midwicket, Vohra on strike, he is yet to get off the mark. A dot ball to follow as Vohra defends on the back foot. Vohra takes a single off the last ball, retains strike. KXIP 29/2.
20:18 IST Marsh on strike, he takes a single towards backward point, Manan Vohra comes to bat, he will take strike. Vohra defends the first ball, a dot ball. A beauty of a delivery to end the over, KXIP 19/2.
20:16 IST WICKET! Guptill c Negi b Aravind 9(10)
20:16 IST Marsh on strike, Aravind continues, he flicks the ball towards midwicket, takes a couple of runs. Another one pitched on middle-leg, a single taken, Guptill on strike. In the air and taken! Guptill gone, here’s the wicket RCB were looking for. KXIP 18/2.
20:13 IST Guptill on strike, Aniket continues, whoa! the first one barely missed the offside edge of the bat, a dot ball to start the over. In the air and safe! AB de Villiers put in a dive but could not catch it at deep extra cover region, if he can’t catch it, noone couldn’t. He takes a single off the next ball, Marsh on strike. Marsh plays the ball with a straight bat, dot ball. One more dot ball from Aniket as he is not giving Marsh any room to work with. Last ball of the over, down the leg side, hits Marsh’s pads, just a single. KXIP 15/1.
20:10 IST Sreenath Aravind to bowl the second over, he starts off with a dot ball to Guptill. FOUR! Guptill chips the ball over the circle, gets a boundary off the second ball. He takes a single off the fourth ball. Marsh on strike, FOUR! This time he opens arms, another boundary from the over. A dot ball to end the over, KXIP 11/1.
20:05 IST Shaun Marsh comes to bat, the first ball beats the offside edge, a dot ball to end the over. KXIP 2/1.
20:04 IST WICKET! Amla c Jadhav b Aniket 1(3)
20:04 IST Aniket to bowl the first ball of the innings, Amla takes a quick single off the first ball. Guptill inside edges the first ball he faces. Guptill manages to take a single off the next ball as Aniket bowled an inswinger. Good line and length from Aniket, a dot ball to Amla. OUT! edged and taken by Kedar Jadhav! KXIP 2/1.
20:00 IST Aniket Choudary will open the bowling for RCB, Hashim Amla will take strike with Martin Guptill on the other end.
KXIP XI: Martin Guptill, Hashim Amla, Manan Vohra, Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell(c), Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Axar Patel, Mohit Sharma, Varun Aaron, Sandeep Sharma, T Natarajan
RCB XI: Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli(c), Mandeep Singh, AB de Villiers, Kedar Jadhav (wk), Shane Watson, Pawan Negi, Sreenath Aravind, Samuel Badree, Aniket Choudhary, Yuzvendra Chahal
19:30 IST Virat Kohli wins toss, elects to bowl first!
19:30 TOSS TIME!
19:25 IST Will Chris Gayle play for RCB tonight? Find out in a few minutes!
Welcome to inUth’s digital coverage of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2017’s Match 43 between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. RCB will be looking to play for respect as they have nothing to lose in the tournament having knocked out of it already. On the other hand, KXIP have everything to lose as they are in dire need of a win to boost their chances to reach the IPL 2017 playoffs.
KXIP are in good spirits as they registered an emphatic win against Delhi Daredevils (DD) bundling them out for 67 at Mohali and then chasing it down with ease registering a win by 10 wickets. They will be looking to continue their good run against RCB as well as they play away from their home ground. Their bowling department has been doing reasonably well after getting bashed up for runs. They will be looking to do it at Bengaluru as well. Sandeep Sharma, Mohit Sharma and T Natarajan will be looking to dominate in powerplay overs as well.
KXIP opener Martin Guptill has shared his concern ahead of their game against RCB terming them as dangerous. Guptill has also laid emphasis on continuing his attacking form against the home side. On the other hand, there is a chance that Chris Gayle might feature in the Playing XI. Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers will be raring to be their explosive self and blow away KXIP bowlers with their performances.
Kings XI Punjab: Martin Guptill, Hashim Amla, Manan Vohra, Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell(c), Wriddhiman Saha(wk), Axar Patel, Mohit Sharma, Varun Aaron, Sandeep Sharma, T Natarajan, David Miller, Marcus Stoinis, Eoin Morgan, Darren Sammy, Ishant Sharma, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Anureet Singh, Nikhil Naik, KC Cariappa, Armaan Jaffer, Pardeep Sahu, Swapnil Singh, Matt Henry, Rahul Tewatia, Rinku Singh
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli(c), Mandeep Singh, Travis Head, AB de Villiers, Kedar Jadhav(wk), Shane Watson, Pawan Negi, Adam Milne, Sreenath Aravind, Aniket Choudhary, Yuzvendra Chahal, Chris Gayle, Harshal Patel, Sarfaraz Khan, Stuart Binny, Samuel Badree, Iqbal Abdulla, Sachin Baby, Avesh Khan, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tymal Mills, Praveen Dubey, Billy Stanlake, Vishnu Vinod, Harpreet Singh
