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DC 64/2 (8.3) CRR: 7.53

DC 97/3 (13) CRR: 7.46

KL Rahul 26(27)
Axar Patel 15(11)

Jacob Bethell and Kohli are at the crease.
Jacob Bethell is on strike.
Axar will open the attack

1.3
Mitchell Starc to Kohli, FOUR, here is the intent from Kohli! He backs away and Mitchell Starc bowls a back of a length on off.

1.5
Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, SIX, what a shot! 142.7kph length ball angling towards leg-stump, Jacob Bethell sets up a good base for himself and plays a pick up shot over deep square leg for a flat maximum. Generated good power with his wrists

1.6
Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, FOUR, Jacob Bethell has got srong wrists! Good length ball angling in from around off, he lines it up whips it over mid-wicket to find the fence this time. Expensive start from Mitchell Starc, 15 off the over

2.2
Axar to Jacob Bethell, out Caught by Karun Nair!! Jacob Bethell showed sparks of brilliance in his short stay but Axar gets the better of him. Axar smartly slows his pace on this one as bowls it on the shorter side at 85.5kph on leg-stump. Jacob Bethell rocks to pull it across but is not able to generate enough power behind it. Karun runs in from deep backward square leg and dives in front to take a well-judged catch

Jacob Bethell c Karun Nair b Axar 12(6) [4s-1 6s-1]

2.4
Axar to Padikkal, out Bowled!!Chopped on! Axar only picked one wicket in the eight matches before this game this season and now, he picks up two wickets in a space of three balls. Axar darts this one on the shorter side at 100kph outside off, Padikkal perhaps expected it to turn but it slid on. He tries to chop it half-heartedly square of the wicket on the off-side but only manages to get an inside edge which deflects

Padikkal b Axar 0(2)

3.1
Mukesh Kumar to Rajat Patidar, FOUR, easy pickings! A length

3.6
Mukesh Kumar to Kohli, out Rajat Patidar Run Out!! DC are on the charge! Good reflexes and also some good decision-making from Karun Nair. Fuller length ball, Kohli flicked it towards mid-wicket. Rajat Patidar took off for a run but he was rightly sent back. Karun Nair collects the ball and hits the bull's eye. The dive from Rajat Patidar couldn't save him. It was a flat and accurate throw from Karun. He moved across to his right and had only one stump to aim-at

Rajat Patidar run out (Karun Nair) 6(6) [4s-1]

RCB 26/3 (4) CRR: 6.5 REQ: 8.56
Royal Challengers Bengaluru need 137 runs

Virat Kohli 8(10)
Krunal Pandya, left handed bat, comes to the crease

5.1
Mitchell Starc to Kohli, FOUR, sublime!143.9kph fuller length ball on off, the initial trigger movement from Kohli as he gets in line and offers the full face of the bat. Drives it beautifully down the ground to get the desired result

RCB 35/3 (6) CRR: 5.83 REQ: 9.14
Royal Challengers Bengaluru need 128 runs in 84 balls

Krunal Pandya 2(
Virat Kohli 15(14)

9.5
Kuldeep Yadav to Kohli, FOUR, and much needed. RCB and Kohli needed it. Was a bad ball, Kohli rocked back and pulled it down to deep square. That was dragged down and Kohli trekked back to slam the pull away into the gap

DC 162/8 (20)
RCB 64/3 (10.0) CRR: 6.39 REQ: 9.97

Virat Kohli 28(26)
Krunal Pandya 17(21

10.2
Chameera to Krunal Pandya, SIX, on the pads, angled down

12.3
Mukesh Kumar to Krunal Pandya, SIX, and vital hit! Much needed indeed. Krunal eases the pressure a little. Was a short ball, down leg, Krunal Pandya
12.4
Mukesh Kumar to Krunal Pandya, SIX, to long-off

RCB 93/3 (13) CRR: 7.15 REQ: 10
Royal Challengers Bengaluru need 70 runs in 42 balls

Krunal Pandya 39(32)
Virat Kohli 35(33

13.3
Kuldeep Yadav to Krunal Pandya, SIX, Krunal continues to make the difference. Kuldeep concedes a sixer now. Was a tossed up delivery, Krunal Pandya gets under it

14.6
Axar to Krunal Pandya, FOUR, and the four helps. They needed it. Was on the pads, Krunal Pandya delays his sweep and hits it wide of the man at deep backward square for a our.

RCB 114/3 (15) CRR: 7.6 REQ: 9.8
Royal Challengers Bengaluru need 49 runs in 30 balls

Krunal Pandya 53(3
Virat Kohli 41(39

15.3
Mitchell Starc to Kohli, FOUR, backs away, looks to pull, the ball goes wide of the man at short fine for a four. Played it off the inner-half of the bat

16.2
Mukesh Kumar to Kohli, 1 run, and fifty for Kohli. Has taken 45 balls.

Virat Kohli 50[45

16.5
Mukesh Kumar to Krunal Pandya, FOUR, 11 off the over.
16.4
Mukesh Kumar to Krunal Pandya, FOUR, and four. Was a yorker on the pads, heaved down to deep mid for a four. Was looking to bluff the batter I guess but Krunal Pandya did well to get bat down on it and play it into the gap

RCB 137/3 (17) CRR: 8.06 REQ: 8.67
Royal Challengers Bengaluru need 26 runs in 18 balls

Krunal Pandya 67(44)
Virat Kohli 50(45

17.5
Chameera to Kohli, out Caught by Mitchell Starc!! Too late? Starc was at the edge of the fence and takes it. His calm hands under pressure is what DC wanted and Starc has taken a very smart catch in the end. Was a length delivery, well outside off, Kohli looked to launch it inside out but failed to get it over the fence. Got it too high and the distance was missing on the shot.

Kohli c Mitchell Starc b Chameera 51(47) [4s-4]

RCB 145/4 (17.5) CRR: 8.13 REQ: 8.31
Royal Challengers Bengaluru need 18 runs in 13 balls

18.1
Mukesh Kumar to Tim David, SIX, Mukesh wasn't having a great day! Not the right call I feel. A low full toss and Tim David gets under it and lofts it over the man at long-off. That was hit flat and over

18.2
Mukesh Kumar to Tim David, no ball, FOUR, Tim David finishing it off for RCB as he has before. That was a short ball, angled in, Tim David pulled it over square leg. He failed to land that. Might well be a high no-ball as well. Mukesh Kumar has been under immense pressure. Poor call from Axar to give this over to Mukesh. Might get away here Mukesh but that was still pretty here. He hasn't been able to land the yorkers today. No-ball called. This should be the game for RCB. Free-hit coming up...Mukesh has been hapless tonight

18.2
fuller length delivery, outside off, Tim David gets the bat down and slams it wide of the man at deep point. Few days ago, Mukesh was taken to the cleaners by David but the skipper ignored that I guess

18.3
Mukesh Kumar to Tim David, FOUR, fuller length delivery, on the sticks, heaved away behind square for a four. That was timed and placed really well. Starc won't bowl his final over. Poor from DC and they lose this by 6 wickets. David with a fine little cameo helping his side to go to the pole position

DC 162/8 (20)

RCB 165/4 (18.3)

Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 6 wkts

Krunal Pandya 73[47
Tim David 19[5