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Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings, 59th Match
Venue: Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Date & Time: May 18, 03:30 PM LOCAL EST 6.00 am

PBKS 67/3 (7) CRR: 9.57

Nehal Wadhera 18(10)
Shreyas Iyer 15(13)

10.3
Riyan Parag to Shreyas Iyer, out Caught by Jaiswal!! Riyan Parag breaks the partnership! Goes full and wide outside off, nicely tosses it up and Shreyas Iyer tries to reach out for it. Miscues it towards long-off where Jaiswal settles under it and takes a safe catch. Shreyas Iyer walks back after playing a handy knock.
Shreyas Iyer c Jaiswal b Riyan Parag 30(25) [4s-5]

PBKS 159/5 (16) CRR: 9.94

15.6
Akash Madhwal to Nehal Wadhera, out Caught by Hetmyer!! End of a superb knock! 141.5kph, full and outside the batter's hitting zone. The left-handed batter throws his bat at it and manages to make decent contact as he slices it over the off-side. However, he picks out the man at deep cover. Hetmyer takes a low catch to break the 58-run stand.

Nehal Wadhera c Hetmyer b Akash Madhwal 70(37) [4s-5 6s-5]

PBKS 219/5 (20) CRR: 10.95

Shashank Singh 59(30)
Azmatullah Omarzai 21(9

0.6
Arshdeep Singh to Jaiswal, FOUR, edged and four! 22 runs off the opening over!
0.5
Arshdeep Singh to Jaiswal, SIX, in-angling fullish ball, Jaiswal uses the bowler's angle to flick it off his pads up and over deep square leg
0.4
Arshdeep Singh to Jaiswal, FOUR, premeditated shot! Jaiswal walks across to play the scoop. The length is on the shorter side but the left-hander goes through with his shot. Off the bat-handle/glove and it goes over the keeper
Slip taken out! Deep backward point and deep backward square leg in place
0.3
Arshdeep Singh to Jaiswal, FOUR, fuller than a length, Jaiswal clears his front leg and elevates it over mid-off. Doesn't bother running

PBKS 219/5 (20)
RR 22/0 (1.1) CRR: 18.86 REQ: 10.51
Rajasthan Royals need 198 runs

Yashasvi Jaiswal 22(6 )
Vaibhav Suryavanshi 0(0

1.2
Marco Jansen to Vaibhav Suryavanshi, SIX, slot ball

2.2
Bartlett to Jaiswal, FOUR, 134.7kph, four more! Fuller than a length
Deep point and deep midwicket in place
2.1
Bartlett to Jaiswal, FOUR, Jaiswal greets Bartlett with a boundary. From over the wicket, Bartlett bowls a full delivery wide of off, Jaiswal leans forward and slashes it in front of square on the off-side. Finds the gap and the ball bullets away

2.3
Bartlett to Jaiswal, no run, pitched up ball, driven straight to mid-on. There's a direct-hit at the bowler's end and the ball deflects away. Jaiswal sees that and takes off for a risky run. Vaibhav Suryavanshi sends him back. The throw comes to the keeper's end and Jaiswal survives as he puts in a dive

2.5
Bartlett to Jaiswal, FOUR, superb placement! Length ball just outside off, Jaiswal opens the bat-face at the last moment to expertly guide it between short third man and the fine-ish backward point fielder. Fifty up for RR in the 3rd over

RR 67/0 (4) CRR: 16.75 REQ: 9.56
Rajasthan Royals need 153 runs

Vaibhav Suryavanshi 32(12)
Yashasvi Jaiswal 34(12

4.2
Harpreet Brar to Jaiswal, 1 run, fullish on off and that's been knocked down to long-on. First single of the innings!

4.4
Harpreet Brar to Vaibhav Suryavanshi, FOUR, length ball and Vaibhav Suryavanshi decides to loft it over straight mid-off off the back foot. Not quite off the middle of the bat but he's got enough wood on it to clear the infield

4.5
Harpreet Brar to Vaibhav Suryavanshi, out Caught by Bartlett!! Vaibhav Suryavanshi stands in disbelief.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi c Bartlett b Harpreet Brar 40(15) [4s-4 6s-4]

RR 76/1 (5) CRR: 15.2 REQ: 9.6
Rajasthan Royals need 144 runs in 90 balls

Sanju Samson 0(1)
Yashasvi Jaiswal 35(14

5.2
Marco Jansen to Jaiswal, FOUR, to long-on
5.1
Marco Jansen to Jaiswal, FOUR,

RR 105/1 ( CRR: 13.12 REQ: 9.58
Rajasthan Royals need 115 runs in 72 balls

Yashasvi Jaiswal 49(23)
Sanju Samson 15(10)

8.1
Harpreet Brar to Jaiswal, 1 run, fifty for Jaiswal. He started in a breezy manner but has settled down since the powerplay was done.

Yashasvi Jaiswal *50[24

8.4
Harpreet Brar to Jaiswal, out Caught by Mitchell Owen!! Fifty and out! Brar has accounted for both the southpaws.

Jaiswal c Mitchell Owen b Harpreet Brar 50(25) [4s-9 6s-1]

10.2
Azmatullah to Samson, out Caught by Marco Jansen!! Omarzai strikes with his second ball. Samson departs. Stand-in skipper Shashank Singh is delighted.

Samson c Marco Jansen b Azmatullah 20(16) [4s-1 6s-1]

RR 114/3 (10.2) CRR: 11.03 REQ: 10.97
Rajasthan Royals need 106 runs in 58 balls

RR 154/4 (15) CRR: 10.27 REQ: 13.2
Rajasthan Royals need 66 runs in 30 balls

Dhruv Jurel 28(20)
Shimron Hetmyer 2(3)

15.2
Azmatullah to Hetmyer, FOUR, on a length and outside off,

15.4
Azmatullah to Dhruv Jurel, FOUR, fraction short and Jurel is quick to latch on,

RR 165/4 (16) CRR: 10.31 REQ: 13.75
Rajasthan Royals need 55 runs in 24 balls

Shimron Hetmyer 8(7)
Dhruv Jurel 33(22

16.4
Arshdeep Singh to Dhruv Jurel, SIX, to long-on

16.6
Arshdeep Singh to Dhruv Jurel, 5 wides

RR 179/4 (17) CRR: 10.53 REQ: 13.67
Rajasthan Royals need 41 runs in 18 balls

Dhruv Jurel 41(25)
Shimron Hetmyer 9(10)

17.2
Azmatullah to Hetmyer, out Caught by Bartlett!! Another chase that Hetmyer has failed to close out. He holes out in the deep while attempting the big shot. Once again it was a length delivery,

Hetmyer c Bartlett b Azmatullah 11(12) [4s-1]

RR 181/5 (17.2) CRR: 10.44 REQ: 14.62
Rajasthan Royals need 39 runs in 16 balls

In reply to Narper

Hetty needs dropping

17.5
Azmatullah to Dhruv Jurel, SIX, that's the way to deal with slot balls. Omarzai is nowhere close to the yorker mark, right in the arc for Jurel and he does not miss, launches it high and well over the long-on fence

RR 190/5 (18.1) CRR: 10.46 REQ: 16.36
Rajasthan Royals need 30 runs in 11 balls

18.3
Arshdeep Singh to Dhruv Jurel, FOUR, to deep backward point

Dhruv Jurel *51[28

RR 198/5 (19) CRR: 10.42 REQ: 22
Rajasthan Royals need 22 runs in 6 balls

19.3
Marco Jansen to Dhruv Jurel, out Caught by Mitchell Owen!!

Dhruv Jurel c Mitchell Owen b Marco Jansen 53(31) [4s-3 6s-4]

RR 200/6 (19.3) CRR: 10.26 REQ: 40
Rajasthan Royals need 20 runs in 3 balls

19.4
Marco Jansen to Hasaranga, out Caught by Prabhsimran!! Two in two for Jansen. He's on a hat-trick. Full and angled outside off, Hasaranga had no option but to go for the big shot, he throws his bat and gets a thick outside edge, Prabhsimran does the rest behind the stumps. Punjab Kings are almost there. Can Jansen pick up a hat-trick?

Hasaranga c Prabhsimran b Marco Jansen 0(1)

PBKS 219/5 (20)
RR 209/7 (20) CRR: 10.45
Punjab Kings won by 10 runs

Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans, 60th Match

3.2
Arshad Khan to du Plessis, out Caught by Siraj!!

du Plessis c Siraj b Arshad Khan 5(10)

DC 16/1 (3.2) CRR: 4.8

5.2
Rabada to Rahul, SIX, to deep square leg

5.5
Rabada to Rahul, SIX, to long-off
5.4
Rabada to Rahul, FOUR, short, wide and four, width on offer and Rahul doesn't miss out, reaches out and then carves it over cover-point, the man in the deep is very square and has no chance

DC 45/1 (6) CRR: 7.5

KL Rahul 36(23)
Abishek Porel 1(3

DC 50/1 (7) CRR: 7.14

9.2
Rashid Khan to Rahul, FOUR, lovely shot, tossed up well outside off - Rahul gets down low, on top of the bounce and then sweeps it over square leg, didn't bother to keep it down, one bounce and over the ropes, brings up another IPL fifty

9.5
Rashid Khan to Rahul, FOUR, to third man

10.1
Rabada to Abishek Porel, SIX, smoked! A gentle half volley onto the pads,

11.5
Sai Kishore to Abishek Porel, SIX, overpitch, get punished!! The margins for error are really small in this game...

11.6
Sai Kishore to Abishek Porel, out Caught by Buttler!! Sai Kishore has the final laugh!

Abishek Porel c Buttler b Sai Kishore 30(19) [4s-1 6s-3]

DC 106/2 (12) CRR: 8.83

13.3
Sai Kishore to Rahul, FOUR, streaky! A full delivery that spins away from middle, Rahul tries to close the bat face and gets an edge that runs away towards the third-man boundary

13.2
Sai Kishore to Rahul, FOUR, to deep mid-wicket

13.1
Sai Kishore to Rahul, FOUR, full delivery onto off, Rahul shimmies to the pitch and drills it powerfully down the ground. Goes under the hands of Sai Kishore and between his legs before he could react. Four more!

DC 136/2 (15) CRR: 9.07

Axar Patel 10(
KL Rahul 86(53)

15.5
Sai Kishore to Axar, SIX, pitched up and wide outside off, Axar was expecting that and leans closer, gets under it and smokes it down the ground for a maximum

16.2
Prasidh to Axar, out Caught by Sai Kishore!! Prasidh and his uncanny knack of picking up wickets!

Axar c Sai Kishore b Prasidh 25(16) [4s-2 6s-1]

DC 151/3 (16.2) CRR: 9.24

16.4
Prasidh to Rahul, FOUR, to backward square leg

16.4
Prasidh to Rahul, FOUR, to backward square leg

DC 169/3 (1 CRR: 9.39

Tristan Stubbs 11(6)
KL Rahul 92(57)

18.2
Prasidh to Rahul, SIX, what a hit!! A back of length delivery onto off, angling onto off. KL Rahul stands tall on that one and hits it through the line.

18.4
Prasidh to Rahul, SIX, hundred number 5 for KL Rahul in the IPL!!

KL Rahul *104[60

18.4
Prasidh to Rahul, FOUR, Hundred number 5 for KL Rahul in the IPL!! Takes off his helmet and soaks in the applause, steely determination in his eyes... Short of length and chasing the batter, Rahul pulls it away powerfully between deep square and deep mid-wicket. A classy shot from a classy batter to bring up a potentially season saving hundred!

19.2
Siraj to Rahul, FOUR, between extra cover and long-off
19.1
Siraj to Rahul, FOUR, streaky... 141.8 clicks, a full, fast delivery onto off. Rahul tries a reverse ramp and gets this off the back of his bat. Sneaks through to the right of short fine and runs away for four. Siraj with his animated appeal for LBW, coaxes his skipper to review. Ends up a bit egg faced

DC 191/3 (19.2) CRR: 9.88

19.4
Siraj to Stubbs, SIX, to deep square leg

DC 199/3 (20) CRR: 9.95

KL Rahul 112(65)
Tristan Stubbs 21(10)

Sai Sudharsan and Shubman Gill are at the crease.
Sai Sudharsan is on strike.
Axar will open the attack

0.2
Axar to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, just one delivery from round the wicket and back over the wicket, again down leg, length and Sai Sudharsan pulls, beats the diving short fine-leg to his left, Mustafizur the man

0.6
Axar to Shubman Gill, SIX, bit more air and that's six. Was tossed up outside off, Shubman Gill gets low and forward, does not get all of the sweep, but this is a miniscule ground, just clears the deep mid-wicket fence

2.5
Axar to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, now into the gap. Sai Sudharsan makes room and this is just outside off, quicker length delivery and he has cut this through the vacant cover-point area, races away
2.4
Axar to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, Axar is not happy with Nigam at extra-cover. He screams in anguish as he utters something, flat and just outside off, Sai Sudharsan cuts and Nigam went to his right and dove, but lets the ball slip away

GT 43/0 (3) CRR: 14.33 REQ: 9.24
Gujarat Titans need 157 runs

Sai Sudharsan35(13
)Shubman Gill8(5

DC 199/3 (20)
GT 49/0 (4) CRR: 12.25 REQ: 9.44
Gujarat Titans need 151 runs

Sai Sudharsan38(17
)Shubman Gill11(7

8.3
Axar to Shubman Gill, SIX, now Shubman Gill gets into the act. It's tossed up full outside off, out comes the slogsweep and it flies well over deep mid-wicket

8.1
Axar to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, poor delivery and four. 50 for Sai Sudharsan as well. Down leg and full, Sudharsan sweeps and beats short fine-leg to his right

9.3
Kuldeep Yadav to Shubman Gill, SIX, straight down the ground

10.4
Vipraj Nigam to Shubman Gill, SIX, again Shubman Gill hits a six to release the pressure

11.1
T Natarajan to Sai Sudharsan, SIX, to backward square leg

12.4
Chameera to Shubman Gill, SIX, to deep mid-wicket
12.3
Chameera to Shubman Gill, FOUR, 50 for Shubman Gill. A low full-toss outside off, slapped straight back and had Chameera ducking for cover, nearly took his head off
12.3
Chameera to Shubman Gill, wide, another slower-ball leg-cutter, but full and down leg, Shubman Gill flicks and misses

GT 134/0 (13) CRR: 10.31 REQ: 9.43
Gujarat Titans need 66 runs in 42 balls

Sai Sudharsan 72(43)
Shubman Gill 59(35

17.2
Kuldeep Yadav to Sai Sudharsan, SIX, 100 for Sai Sudharsan. He pumps his fist in the direction of the GT dugout. It's tossed up full on the stumps, he gets forward and lofts over the sightscreen. Hugs Shubman Gill. Another top knock this

DC 199/3 (20)

GT 205/0 (19)

Gujarat Titans won by 10 wkts

Sai Sudharsan 108(61)
Shubman Gill 93(53)

Mitchell Marsh and Markram are at the crease.
Mitchell Marsh is on strike.
Cummins will open the attack
0.1
Cummins to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, Mitchell Marsh gets off the mark in style! Slightly short and width on offer, Mitchell Marsh frees his arms and upper cuts it over

0.4
Cummins to Mitchell Marsh, SIX, boom goes Mitchell Marsh! A shortish delivery that only rises around waist height for Mitchell Marsh.

1.2
Harsh Dubey to Mitchell Marsh, SIX, to long-on

LSG 19/0 (2) CRR: 9.5

Mitchell Marsh 18(11)
Aiden Markram 1(1

2.3
Cummins to Markram, FOUR, shot! 144kph fractionally overpitched delivery on off, Markram leans ahead and drives it beautifully past the right side of mid-off

3.1
Harsh Dubey to Markram, wide, oh, a missed opportunity! Full ball sliding down leg, Markram looks to flick but overbalances as he moves out of the crease. Ishan Kishan is eager to effect a stumping but fumbles and allows Markram to get back

3.3
Harsh Dubey to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, to deep mid-wicket

3.6
Harsh Dubey to Markram, FOUR, full ball in the arc and drifting
3.5
Harsh Dubey to Markram, SIX, hit with authority! Floated full ball on off, Markram stays leg-side of it and lifts it nonchalantly over the bowler's head for a maximum. Played that with a lot of class

4.1
Harshal Patel to Mitchell Marsh, SIX, what a shot! 132.6kph short of length ball and width on offer, Mitchell Marsh reaches out and upper cuts

4.4
Harshal Patel to Markram, FOUR, runs flowing for LSG! A short of length ball and room on offer, Markram gets on top of the bounce, opens his bat-face and cuts it past the right side of the diving

LSG 57/0 (5) CRR: 11.4

Aiden Markram 21(12)
Mitchell Marsh 34(18

5.1
Eshan Malinga to Mitchell Marsh, SIX, welcome to the attack, Mr. Eshan Malinga! A shortish delivery slanting towards the hips, Mitchell Marsh picks the length up in a jiffy and nails the pull over deep backward square leg for a flat maximum. He is in some mood tonight

5.5
Eshan Malinga to Markram, FOUR, sublime! Slightly full around off, Markram leans into it and creams

LSG 69/0 (6) CRR: 11.5

Aiden Markram 26(14)
Mitchell Marsh 41(22

6.5
Zeeshan Ansari to Markram, SIX, going, going and gone! Slightly short on off, Markram gets into a good position and flat-bats it over long-on for a maximum. It takes some really good skills to hit a shot like that with a straight bat and off the back foot

LSG 81/0 (7) CRR: 11.57

Aiden Markram 36(1
Mitchell Marsh 43(24

8.5
Zeeshan Ansari to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, that would have been an outstanding catch if Reddy took it! On the shorter side, Mitchell Marsh pulls it hard towards deep mid-wicket. Reddy moves across to his right and dives full length but it just evades him and goes past him

9.5
Harshal Patel to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, to deep mid-wicket
9.4
Harshal Patel to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, edged but safe! Pitched up well outside off, Mitchell Marsh chases it as he tries to hit it over covers but gets a thick outside edge. Ishan Kishan leaps to his right and gets a glove

9.6
Harshal Patel to Mitchell Marsh, no run
Is that a return catch? The umpires are checking for a possible bump ball. Was on a length and it stuck a bit on the pitch, Mitchell Marsh was early into the push off the back foot and mistimed it back towards Harshal Patel. He crouched on his followthrough and took the catch and flung the ball in the air. The replays are in. It looks like Harshal Patel has his right hand underneath the ball but it looks very tight. On another look, the ball seems to be grassed.

LSG 108/0 (10) CRR: 10.8

Mitchell Marsh 65(3
Aiden Markram 40(22

10.3
Harsh Dubey to Mitchell Marsh, out Caught by Eshan Malinga!! Harsh Dubey gets his maiden IPL wicket and he is all smiles! A smart piece of bowling from Dubey to get rid of the well-set Mitchell Marsh. On a length on off, Mitchell Marsh stays leg-side of it and tries to go inside out over extra cover but ends up slciing it towards short third. Malinga moves to his right and dives to take it with both hands. A brilliant knock from Mitchell Marsh nonetheless

Mitchell Marsh c Eshan Malinga b Harsh Dubey 65(39) [4s-6 6s-4]

LSG 115/1 (10.3) CRR: 10.95

LSG 118/1 (11) CRR: 10.73

Rishabh Pant 2(2)
Aiden Markram 48(25

11.5
Eshan Malinga to Pant, FOUR, to backward square leg

11.6
Eshan Malinga to Pant, out Caught&Bowled!!

Pant c and b Eshan Malinga 7(6) [4s-1]

12.1
Nitish Reddy to Markram, 1 run, fifty for Markram, his fifth fifty of the season! He continues his good form. A gentle raise of the bat and a warm round of applause

12.2
Nitish Reddy to Pooran, FOUR, to fine leg

LSG 138/2 (14) CRR: 9.86

Nicholas Pooran 10(7)
Aiden Markram 52(32

14.4
Eshan Malinga to Pooran, FOUR, neatly done! Pooran showing his range. Full toss around off, he opens the bat face and guides it past backward point.

15.1
Harshal Patel to Markram, no ball, SIX, typical Harshal no-ball. We have seen this before - attempted slower ball gone wrong - ends up as a high full toss,

15.1
Harshal Patel to Markram, 1 run, to deep extra cover

15.2
Harshal Patel to Pooran, FOUR, poor from Harshal.

15.4
Harshal Patel to Markram, out Bowled!! Cleaned up! This too we have seen many times - batters completely foxed by Harshal's slower ball. This was perfectly executed. Markram survived a couple off Malinga but not this time. This was the dipping slower ball, lands close to the yorker length and Markram is through the shot early

Markram b Harshal Patel 61(3 [4s-4 6s-4]

17.4
Eshan Malinga to Ayush Badoni, out Caught by Nitish Reddy!! This is good bowling. Malinga is bowling to his field and executing the plan. He goes full and wide with this delivery,

Ayush Badoni c Nitish Reddy b Eshan Malinga 3(5)

LSG 169/4 (17.4) CRR: 9.57

Nicholas Pooran28(19)

18.5
Harshal Patel to Pooran, FOUR, this is ordinary bowling. Both short fine and square leg inside the ring, what does Harshal do? He drifts onto the pads, easy pickings for Pooran as he flicks it right between those two fielders

19.1
Nitish Reddy to Pooran, wide, starts with a slower short ball, but the line is down leg and Pooran lets it pass, wide signalled

19.1
Nitish Reddy to Pooran, SIX, that's his first six of the night. It has taken him a while but he's got it at the right time. Angled in from round the wicket and it was right in the arc, Pooran heaves it towards deep square leg and sends it sailing for a 93-meter six

19.3
Nitish Reddy to Abdul Samad, out Pooran Run Out!! Huge moment in the game. Pooran goes with 3 balls left. He tried to sneak in a bye to get on strike but Ishan Kishan hits the bullseye. Slower ball outside off, Samad swings and misses, Pooran calls for the single and perishes in the process. Excellent work by Kishan to under-arm the ball and hit the target. How much will that cost Lucknow?

Pooran run out (Ishan Kishan) 45(26) [4s-6 6s-1]

19.4
Nitish Reddy to Thakur, FOUR, neatly done! Shardul is no mug with the bat. He is smart too.

19.5
Nitish Reddy to Thakur, wide, out Thakur Run Out!!

Thakur run out (Ishan Kishan/Nitish Reddy) 4(1) [4s-1]

19.5
Nitish Reddy to Abdul Samad, out Bowled!!

Abdul Samad b Nitish Reddy 3(6)

19.6
Nitish Reddy to Akash Deep, SIX, to long-on

LSG 205/7 (20) CRR: 10.25

6.6
Ravi Bishnoi to Abhishek Sharma, SIX, to deep mid-wicket

6.5
Ravi Bishnoi to Abhishek Sharma, SIX, this lad is such a delight to watch when he gets going
53 off 18 balls for Abhishek Sharma.

6.4
Ravi Bishnoi to Abhishek Sharma, SIX, to long-on
6.3
Ravi Bishnoi to Abhishek Sharma, SIX, a proper slot ball and Abhishek Sharma has smacked that over long-off

SRH 98/1 (7) CRR: 14 REQ: 8.31
Sunrisers Hyderabad need 108 runs in 78 balls

Abhishek Sharma 59(19)
Ishan Kishan 18(14

7.3
Digvesh Rathi to Abhishek Sharma, out Caught by Thakur!!

Abhishek Sharma c Thakur b Digvesh Rathi 59(20) [4s-4 6s-6]

10.4
Thakur to Klaasen, FOUR, one bounce and over the ropes! 135ks bumper on the stumps, Klaasen pulls and gets a thick top-edge that races into the fine leg fence

10.1
Thakur to Klaasen, FOUR, too easy for Heinrich Klaasen. Short and enough width outside off for Klaasen to hang back and pummel it in the gap wide of mid-wicket to his right

SRH 133/2 (11) CRR: 12.09 REQ: 8.11
Sunrisers Hyderabad need 73 runs in 54 balls

Ishan Kishan 35(27)
Heinrich Klaasen 18(10)

11.3
Digvesh Rathi to Ishan Kishan, out Bowled!! Another wicket for Digvesh Rathi. What a season he is having. Gives it a lot of air and gets the ball tp spin away with a hint of extra bounce

Ishan Kishan b Digvesh Rathi 35(2 [4s-3 6s-2]

LSG 205/7 (20)
SRH 140/3 (11.3) CRR: 12.17 REQ: 7.76
Sunrisers Hyderabad need 66 runs in 51 balls

13.3
Digvesh Rathi to Kamindu Mendis, FOUR, to long-on
13.2
Digvesh Rathi to Kamindu Mendis, FOUR, to deep mid-wicket
13.1
Digvesh Rathi to Kamindu Mendis, FOUR, excellent connection from Kamindu Mendis! Premeditates the reverse sweep and times it superbly past the diving fielder at short third to his left

SRH 187/3 (17) CRR: 11 REQ: 6.33
Sunrisers Hyderabad need 19 runs in 18 balls

Heinrich Klaasen 39(25)
Kamindu Mendis 31(20)

17.1
Thakur to Klaasen, FOUR, to deep square leg, the partnership between Klaasen and Kamindu Mendis is now

17.2
Thakur to Klaasen, FOUR, to deep mid-wicket

17.3
Thakur to Klaasen, out Caught by Pant!! Finally gets his yorker right does Shardul Thakur. Klaasen looks to slice the drive and ends up getting a feather of an outside edge through to the keeper. Pant was super confident about the edge and went up straightaway. Umpire Kannur Swaroopanand walked up to Michael Gough and had a word before going upstairs. The bat did hit the turf, but nearly got off the edge of the toe before flying to the right of Pant.

Klaasen c Pant b Thakur 47(2 [4s-4 6s-1]

17.6
Thakur to Aniket Verma, FOUR, short and well wide of off, Aniket Verma slashes and gets it wide of the diving fielder at third man

SRH 201/4 (1 CRR: 11.17 REQ: 2.5
Sunrisers Hyderabad need 5 runs in 12 balls

LSG 205/7 (20)
SRH 205/4 (18.1) CRR: 11.28 REQ: 0.55
Sunrisers Hyderabad need 1 run in 11 balls

LSG 205/7 (20)

SRH 206/4 (18.2

)Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 6 wkts

Ayush Mhatre and Conway are at the crease.
Ayush Mhatre is on strike.
Tushar Deshpande will open the attack

0.1
Tushar Deshpande to Ayush Mhatre, 1 run, to third man

0.3
Tushar Deshpande to Conway, FOUR, to long-off

1.4
Yudhvir Singh to Conway, out Caught by Riyan Parag!! Yudhvir Singh draws first blood! Back of a length delivery around off, Conway shimmies down the wicket and chips this towards mid-off.
Conway c Riyan Parag b Yudhvir Singh 10( [4s-2]

1.6
Yudhvir Singh to Urvil Patel, out Caught by Kwena Maphaka!! Two wickets in the over for Yudhvir Singh. Urvil Patel departs without troubling the scorers.

Urvil Patel c Kwena Maphaka b Yudhvir Singh 0(2)

2.3
Tushar Deshpande to Ayush Mhatre, FOUR, short and punished! Picks the length early and pulls the short ball over mid-wicket

2.5
Tushar Deshpande to Ayush Mhatre, FOUR, that almost went the distance! On a length around off, Ayush Mhatre stands tall and thumps it towards long-off. Just lands in front of the cushions

CSK 20/2 (3) CRR: 6.67

Ayush Mhatre 10(
Ravichandran Ashwin 0(0

3.4
Yudhvir Singh to Ashwin, SIX, to deep mid-wicket
3.3
Yudhvir Singh to Ashwin, FOUR, short ball at the hips, Ashwin glances it away to the fine leg fence with a gentle tickle. Deft touch!

3.5
Yudhvir Singh to Ayush Mhatre, SIX, free-hit goes the distance! On the shorter side,

3.6
Yudhvir Singh to Ayush Mhatre, FOUR, to deep extra cover

4.5
Kwena Maphaka to Ayush Mhatre, FOUR, to long-on

4.3
Kwena Maphaka to Ayush Mhatre, FOUR, short and wide outside off, Ayush Mhatre slashes hard and the top edge flies over short third man

CSK 55/2 (5) CRR: 11

Ayush Mhatre 31(16)
Ravichandran Ashwin 12(5

5.2
Tushar Deshpande to Ayush Mhatre, FOUR, to backward square leg
5.4
Tushar Deshpande to Ayush Mhatre, FOUR, another fine shot! On the shorter side, Ayush Mhatre leaps a touch and plays an upper cut over backward point for four runs. Hattrick of boundaries for the young opener
5.5
Tushar Deshpande to Ayush Mhatre, out Caught by Kwena Maphaka!!

Ayush Mhatre c Kwena Maphaka b Tushar Deshpande 43(20) [4s-8 6s-1]

6.3
Hasaranga to Ashwin, out Caught by Hetmyer!! Hasaranga strikes in his first over. A tossed up delivery by the spinner, right into the slot.

Ashwin c Hetmyer b Hasaranga 13( [4s-1 6s-1]

7.4
Yudhvir Singh to Jadeja, out Caught by Dhruv Jurel!! Sharp catch by Jurel at mid-wicket.

Jadeja c Dhruv Jurel b Yudhvir Singh 1(5)

9.4
Riyan Parag to Brevis, FOUR, smashed away! Fraction short outside off,

9.5
Riyan Parag to Brevis, SIX, 100 up for CSK!

CSK 102/5 (10) CRR: 10.2

Dewald Brevis 27(12)
Shivam Dube 2(6)

10.5
Yudhvir Singh to Shivam Dube, FOUR, short and punished! Rocks back and pulls the short ball over mid-wicket for four runs

10.2
Yudhvir Singh to Brevis, SIX, Brevis on the charge! Runs coming thick and fast! Yudhvir Singh goes full and the batsman has tonked it over long-on with a powerful bottom hand whip

11.2
Akash Madhwal to Shivam Dube, FOUR, on the shorter side outside off, Shivam Dube guides it over backward point for four runs. Runs coming thick and fast

19.1
Akash Madhwal to Shivam Dube, out Caught by Jaiswal!! Low and flat and straight to long-on. Low full-toss outside off, Shivam Dube powers the loft but there's no placement and Jaiswal reverse-cups before tumbling backwards. Good catch as it was travelling.

Shivam Dube c Jaiswal b Akash Madhwal 39(32) [4s-2 6s-2]

19.5
Akash Madhwal to Dhoni, out Caught by Tushar Deshpande!! And he falls next ball. So the move to take the strike backfires on the great man. Superb catch at short fine and even MS has a wry smile before walking back. Low full-toss outside off, Dhoni paddles powerfully and the ball is flying, Deshpande just puts his hands up and the ball sticks. Did not know much about it but somehow the ball is lodged in the hands

Dhoni c Tushar Deshpande b Akash Madhwal 16(17) [6s-1]

CSK 187/8 (20) CRR: 9.35

Jaiswal and Vaibhav Suryavanshi are at the crease.
Jaiswal is on strike.
Khaleel Ahmed will open the attack

0.1
Khaleel Ahmed to Jaiswal, FOUR, Jaiswal starts with a four. But it was close to being caught by Dhoni.

1.4
Anshul Kamboj to Jaiswal, SIX, full and slanted away outside off, Jaiswal holds his shape and lofts beautifully over cover-point, the ball flies all the way too, classy shot

2.5
Khaleel Ahmed to Jaiswal, FOUR, square of the wicket
2.4
Khaleel Ahmed to Jaiswal, SIX, this is a much better hit. Similar delivery to the last one and a similar shot. Fullish with a bit of outswing outside off, Jaiswal just powers the loft as he gets forward, just clears the deep extra-cover fence
2.3
Khaleel Ahmed to Jaiswal, FOUR, over extra-cover and it's one bounce over the ropes. Fullish just outside off, anything in his range and Jaiswal won't hold back in the powerplay, lofted and it flies
2.2
Khaleel Ahmed to Jaiswal, FOUR, brilliant from Jaiswal. Stands tall to this back of a length delivery outside off and he cuts hard and beats deep backward point to his left

CSK 187/8 (20)
RR 31/0 (3) CRR: 10.33 REQ: 9.24
Rajasthan Royals need 157 runs

Yashasvi Jaiswa l31(16)
Vaibhav Suryavanshi 0(2

3.3
Anshul Kamboj to Jaiswal, FOUR, Ashwin at mid-off has totally misjudged that. Did not judge the flight well and by the time he backpedals, the ball clears him

3.4
Anshul Kamboj to Jaiswal, out Bowled!!

Jaiswal b Anshul Kamboj 36(19) [4s-5 6s-2]

RR 37/1 (3.4) CRR: 10.09 REQ: 9.24
Rajasthan Royals need 151 runs

5.6
Anshul Kamboj to Vaibhav Suryavanshi, FOUR, gorgeous shot. Full outside off, slanted across Vaibhav Suryavanshi and he gets forward to time the drive, high elbow and it races wide of extra-cover

6.3
Ashwin to Samson, SIX, lofted and goes over! That was a tossed up delivery, Samson got under it

CSK 187/8 (20)

RR 188/4 (17.1)

Rajasthan Royals won by 6 wkts

Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals, 63rd Match

MI 73/3 (9) CRR: 8.11

Suryakumar Yadav13(
Tilak Varma 7(10

14.5
Mukesh Kumar to Tilak Varma, out Caught by Sameer Rizvi !!

Tilak Varma c Sameer Rizvi b Mukesh Kumar 27(27) [4s-1 6s-1]

MI 113/4 (14.5) CRR: 7.62

16.3
Chameera to Hardik Pandya, out Caught by Mukesh Kumar!! The slower leg-cutter produces the wicket! It's on a good length just outside off, Pandya looks to launch it down the ground but the ball grips just enough to catch a thick outside edge.

Hardik Pandya c Mukesh Kumar b Chameera 3(6)

MI 123/5 (16.3) CRR: 7.45

MI 132/5 (1 CRR: 7.33

Suryakumar Yadav 45(35
)Naman Dhir 4(4

18.1
Mukesh Kumar to Suryakumar Yadav, SIX, to deep extra cover, Surya brings up fifty in style!

19.6
Chameera to Suryakumar Yadav, 1 run, close to the wide yorker outside off, Surya slices it in the air and it goes on the bounce to deep backward point. Surya settles for the single to close out the innings
19.5
Chameera to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR, oh Chameera nails the yorker this time but the genius of Surya sends it to the boundary again! The line is around off stump, he opens the face and slices it past short third
19.4
Chameera to Suryakumar Yadav, SIX, to deep square leg, the partnership between Suryakumar Yadav and Naman Dhir is now
19.3
Chameera to Suryakumar Yadav, SIX, this is just the kind of finish MI needed. Surya's turn now. Back of a length on off, slower leg-cutter, Surya spots it and pulls it all the way over midwicket

19.1
Chameera to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR, tries the wide yorker but doesn't execute it properly. Ends up shorter than where he was aiming for, gives Surya the chance to get under it and he carves it over extra cover

MI 180/5 (20) CRR: 9

Suryakumar Yadav 73(43)
Naman Dhir 24(8

.Rahul and du Plessis are at the crease.
Rahul is on strike.
Boult will open the attack1

0.1 Boult to Rahul, FOUR, Rahul gets lucky. Full outside off, he goes for the big drive and it's a thick outside-edge, just flies wide of the short third man fielder

0.3
Boult to du Plessis, FOUR, to sweeper cover

1.4
Chahar to du Plessis, out Caught by Santner!! As soon as du Plessis hit that, he put his head back in disappointment.

du Plessis c Santner b Chahar 6(7) [4s-1]

2.4
Boult to Rahul, out Caught by Rickelton!!

Rahul c Rickelton b Boult 11(6) [4s-2]

DC 20/2 (2.4) CRR: 7.5 REQ: 9.29
Delhi Capitals need 161 runs

4.2
Will Jacks to Abishek Porel, out Stumped!! What a lovely delivery - a dream for an offie, drift into off-stump and then turn away, totally does Abishek Porel in who gets forward to drive and the ball lands short of the shot

Abishek Porel st Rickelton b Will Jacks 6(9)

4.5
Will Jacks to Vipraj Nigam, FOUR, to third man
4.4
Will Jacks to Vipraj Nigam, FOUR, to long-off
4.3
Will Jacks to Vipraj Nigam, SIX, superb shot. It's tossed up outside off on a length, Vipraj Nigam reaches for it and flays it over cover-point, all the way to the sweeper cover fence, not an easy shot but he made it look easy, the free-hit is made full use of

7.6
Santner to Vipraj Nigam, out Caught&Bowled!!

Vipraj Nigam c and b Santner 20(11) [4s-3 6s-1]

DC 55/4 ( CRR: 6.88 REQ: 10.5
Delhi Capitals need 126 runs in 72 balls

9.2
Bumrah to Stubbs, out Lbw!! Plumb and Stubbs wastes a review. That deadly slower-ball off-cutter which Bumrah bowls so well, it grips and turns in to beat Stubbs on the drive

Stubbs lbw b Bumrah 2(4)

DC 66/5 (10) CRR: 6.6 REQ: 11.5
Delhi Capitals need 115 runs in 60 balls

10.4
Karn Sharma to Sameer Rizvi, FOUR, terrible misjudgement from Jacks and he's made a meal of a simple catch! Tossed up nicely, Rizvi dances down for a lofted shot but slices it off the outside half. Jacks runs in too far from the long-off boundary and it ends up going over him before bouncing well inside the ropes

10.6
Karn Sharma to Ashutosh Sharma, SIX, too full and hammered!

MI 180/5 (20)
DC 83/5 (11.1) CRR: 7.43 REQ: 11.09

Ashutosh Sharma 12(
Sameer Rizvi 24(22

MI 180/5 (20)

DC 121 (18.2)

Mumbai Indians won by 59 runs

Markram and Mitchell Marsh are at the crease.
Markram is on strike.
Siraj will open the attack

0.1
Siraj to Markram, FOUR, fuller and wobbles away outside off, a bit of a half volley there from Siraj. Asking to be hit and Markram leans closer to drive it neatly along the ground through covers for a boundary

LSG 8/0 (1) CRR: 8

Aiden Markram 6(4)
Mitchell Marsh 1(2

Arshad Khan, comes into the attack
Oops, Arshad Khan slips as he was about to land after the jump. Physio rushes out to check on him. He's on his feet and ready to bowl. All's good again!
1.1
Arshad Khan to Markram, wide, full and swings down the leg side
1.1
Arshad Khan to Markram, FOUR, good length and angling across the batter.

1.3
Arshad Khan to Mitchell Marsh, SIX, take that!!

9.5
Sai Kishore to Markram, out Caught by Shahrukh Khan!! Change of angle does the trick for Sai Kishore. Goes over the wicket and full onto the boots. Markram backs away for a big drive down the ground but holes out to long-off. A much needed breakthrough for GT.

Markram c Shahrukh Khan b Sai Kishore 36(24) [4s-3 6s-2]

9.6
Sai Kishore to Pooran, SIX, first ball six!! Full delivery outside off, lands right in the arc for the man who has been murdering spin this IPL. Pooran with a clean swing through the line, sends the ball sailing over long-off

13.1
Rashid Khan to Pooran, SIX, too full and Pooran doesn't miss out. It's tossed up full outside off, in the slot and Pooran gets forward to loft clean and high over long-off, nothing going right for Rashid Khan

14.2
Sai Kishore to Pooran, FOUR, Pooran loves SLA. He absolutely smashes them. It's flat and on a good length outside off, wide, Pooran gets forward and carves it over extra-cover, nearly all the way, one bounce over the ropes

15.3
Siraj to Pooran, FOUR, superb from Pooran. Full down leg, short fine-leg was in, Pooran gets low and scoops over that man, bad bowling though that with the field se

Siraj now has a go at Pooran. Words. Pooran doesn't respond at all, her just chews his gum and walks forward to have a chat with Mitchell Marsh. The umpire gets across to calm Siraj down
15.4
Siraj to Pooran, no run, and again Siraj is having a go at Pooran, who again chews gum and smiles wryly at the bowler. It's short outside off, Pooran slashes and misses, this is a good delivery, Siraj has words with the batter

15.5
Siraj to Pooran, SIX, there's the response from Pooran. Siraj just walks back without saying anything.

15.6
Siraj to Pooran, FOUR, mashed wide of mid-off. A half-volley on leg-stump, Pooran again clears his front leg and lofts nicely, then shakes his head with a wry smile on his face. No words needed after that treatment and Pooran doesn't say anything, he just meets Mitchell Marsh and gets on with it

16.2
Arshad Khan to Pooran, FOUR, to fine leg

16.4
Arshad Khan to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, to long-on

Mitchell Marsh *99[55

16.5
Arshad Khan to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, there's the 100.His first in IPL. Just a smile and a raise of the bat towards the LSG dugout. No extravagant celebrations. A thumbs up follows. A back of a length delivery on middle, squares Mitchell Marsh up slightly

LSG 194/1 (17) CRR: 11.41

Mitchell Marsh 101(57)
Nicholas Pooran 49(22

Nicholas Pooran 50[23

17.3
Prasidh to Pooran, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Pooran cuts hard and straight to sweeper cover, a fumble from Rashid

17.4
Prasidh to Mitchell Marsh, SIX, to deep mid-wicket

17.5
Prasidh to Mitchell Marsh, SIX, and now straight down the ground. Mitchell Marsh is on fire.

LSG 212/1 (1 CRR: 11.78

Mitchell Marsh 117(62)
Nicholas Pooran 50(23)

18.2
Arshad Khan to Mitchell Marsh, out Caught by Rutherford!! That wide line outside off works. Wide length delivery outside off, Mitchell Marsh gets across to loft, slices it and Rutherford comes in from deep point and tumbles forward to take a good catch. Judged it well. What an innings though from Marsh

Mitchell Marsh c Rutherford b Arshad Khan 117(64) [4s-10 6s-8]

18.5
Arshad Khan to Pooran, SIX, my word! Arshad Khan misses the low full-toss and dishes out a length delivery on leg-stump, Pooran swings it miles over deep backward square-leg. Flies into the crowd

LSG 221/2 (19) CRR: 11.63

Nicholas Pooran 56(25)
Rishabh Pant 3(2

19.1
Rabada to Pant, SIX, to long-off

19.5
Rabada to Pant, SIX, to backward square leg

LSG 235/2 (20) CRR: 11.75

Rishabh Pant 16(6)
Nicholas Pooran 56(27

GT 20/0 (2.1) CRR: 9.23 REQ: 12.11
Gujarat Titans need 216 runs

Sai Sudharsan15(10)
Shubman Gill2(2

2.3
Akash Maharaj Singh to Shubman Gill, FOUR, to deep extra cover

2.4
Akash Maharaj Singh to Shubman Gill, FOUR, back over the wicket and four more. A short of length delivery just outside off, that trademark Shubman Gill short-arm jab, such fast hands and it whistles wide of mid-wicket's dive to his right. Was in the air but wide of the man

2.5
Akash Maharaj Singh to Shubman Gill, FOUR, hat-trick of fours. Again Shubman Gill gives the charge and it's full outside off, he drives wide of cover, superb stuff

3.4
Akash Deep to Shubman Gill, FOUR, to deep mid-wicket

3.5
Akash Deep to Shubman Gill, FOUR, can't err on the pads

GT 42/0 (4) CRR: 10.5 REQ: 12.12
Gujarat Titans need 194 runs

Shubman Gill 23(11)
Sai Sudharsan 17(13

5.6
Avesh Khan to Buttler, FOUR, 20 off the last four balls. It's full and following Buttler around leg-stump, that bottom-hand comes into play as Buttler drills it wide of Avesh Khan and also beats the dive of Markram at mid-off, Avesh has a look at the fingers and grimaces, maybe the ball brushed his fingers
5.5
Avesh Khan to Buttler, SIX, wow! That's the best of Buttler. He makes room and lifts the length delivery from middle and has nailed the loft, sails into the crowd at long-off. Hitting on top of the bounce and the way he held the shape
5.4
Avesh Khan to Buttler, SIX, and follows it up with a six. He comes down the track and pulls the short of length delivery from outside off, gets enough on it to clear the deep mid-wicket fence, anyway that area is open and there was no danger of Buttler being caught
5.3
Avesh Khan to Buttler, FOUR, Buttler gets off the mark with a trademark scoop. Is a low full-toss just outside off, Buttler shuffles across and scoops it over Pant

6.2
Shahbaz Ahmed to Shubman Gill, FOUR, stepped out and forced the bowler to drop it short and then played a punchy cut shot. Lovely timing and it raced across through cover-point

7.6
Avesh Khan to Shubman Gill, out Caught by Abdul Samad!! In the air, he's mishit this and Avesh has got him for the fourth time.

Shubman Gill c Abdul Samad b Avesh Khan 35(20) [4s-7]

GT 85/2 ( CRR: 10.62 REQ: 12.58
Gujarat Titans need 151 runs in 72 balls

Jos Buttler 25(12)

Sherfane Rutherford, left handed bat, comes to the crease

9.3
Akash Maharaj Singh to Buttler, out Bowled!! This is outstanding from Akash. He's stunned Buttler and Ahmedabad with a brilliant slower ball.

Buttler b Akash Maharaj Singh 33(1 [4s-3 6s-2]

11.1
Akash Deep to Rutherford, SIX, anything at the body is disappearing. Shortish and on the stumps, Rutherford rocks back and muscles it high and handsome over deep mid-wicket. Have to bowl wide to him

11.4
Akash Deep to Shahrukh Khan, SIX, that is a muscular slice! SRK is tall, really tall and those long levers enabling him to reach out for the wide yorke

LSG 235/2 (20)
GT 129/3 (13) CRR: 9.92 REQ: 15.29
Gujarat Titans need 107 runs in 42 balls

Sherfane Rutherford 19(14)
Shahrukh Khan 16(10

14.5
Shahbaz Ahmed to Rutherford, SIX, to third man
14.4
Shahbaz Ahmed to Rutherford, FOUR, that is a misfield and Rutherford gets four! Shortish delivery, Rutherford cuts nicely, Arshin the sub fielder didn't get low in time. Should have been a dot or one at best. Instead it's a four
14.3
Shahbaz Ahmed to Rutherford, 2 runs, this is a mishit but it lands safely before the rushing long-off fielder. Shortish delivery, Rutherford looks to loft, slices it high and lands just beyond wide mid-off and well before long-off

LSG 235/2 (20)
GT 165/3 (15) CRR: 11 REQ: 14.2
Gujarat Titans need 71 runs in 30 balls

Sherfane Rutherford 37(19)
Shahrukh Khan 34(17)

15.2
Akash Deep to Shahrukh Khan, SIX, stunning hit! Akash Deep missed the yorker but just an inch. But this lad has a strong base, strong arms, neat bat swing and he muscled that straight into the sightscreen
15.1
Akash Deep to Shahrukh Khan, FOUR, thick outside edge and third man is up! Full and outside off stump, SRK swings hard at this full delivery, big edge and it flies past short third fielder

15.3
Akash Deep to Shahrukh Khan, FOUR, oh what an adjustment from SRK.

GT 182/3 (16) CRR: 11.38 REQ: 13.5
Gujarat Titans need 54 runs in 24 balls

Sherfane Rutherford 38(21)

Shahrukh Khan 49(21

16.1
William ORourke to Rutherford, out Caught by (sub)Ravi Bishnoi!!

Rutherford c (sub)Ravi Bishnoi b William ORourke 38(22) [4s-1 6s-3]

16.6
William ORourke to Rahul Tewatia, out Caught by Himmat Singh!! In the airrr and straight to long-on.

Rahul Tewatia c Himmat Singh b William ORourke 2(3)

17.6
Shahbaz Ahmed to Arshad Khan, out Caught by William ORourke!! Shahbaz Ahmed gets the deserved wicket. Has bowled well despite the conditions not being really favourable and had to bowl to LHBs too. Shortish and angling away, Arshad slices the big hit as h loses grip on the handle. Sliced to point. Will runs across and takes in front of his teammate who was also going for the catch.

Arshad Khan c William ORourke b Shahbaz Ahmed 1(3)

18.5
Avesh Khan to Shahrukh Khan, out Caught by (sub)Ravi Bishnoi!! Oh this should be the game. Low full toss dipping on the batter. SRK was lining up for a smack over the on-side, ball dipped and he tried to squeeze it out. Ended up slicing high for an easy catch to extra-cover. Disappointed SRK walks off after a good innings. Shahrukh Khan c (sub)Ravi Bishnoi b Avesh Khan 57(29) [4s-5 6s-3]

GT 198/7 (19) CRR: 10.42 REQ: 38
Gujarat Titans need 38 runs in 6 balls

Kagiso Rabada 1(1)
Rashid Khan 2(2

LSG 235/2 (20)

GT 202/9 (20)

Lucknow Super Giants won by 33 runs

Abhishek Sharma and Head are at the crease.
Abhishek Sharma is on strike.
Yash Dayal will open the attack

0.2
Yash Dayal to Head, FOUR, Head opens his account with a boundary! This was full and wide outside off, Head leans forward and drills it through covers for four runs. The fielder chased it but couldn't get there

1.4
Bhuvneshwar to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR, to long-off

SRH 216/6 (19) CRR: 11.37

Pat Cummins 12(5)
Ishan Kishan 80(43

SRH 231/6 (20) CRR: 11.55

Ishan Kishan 94(4
Pat Cummins 13(6)

Phil Salt and Kohli are at the crease.
Phil Salt is on strike.
Cummins will open the attack

0.2
Cummins to Kohli, FOUR, to deep backward point

0.5
Cummins to Phil Salt, leg byes, FOUR, a well-directed bouncer angling in towards Phil Salt. It gets big on him as he tries to hook it across but is late on it. It hits him on the helmet and deflects past the keeper to the third man boundary

2.4
Cummins to Kohli, FOUR, full ball shaping in on middle and leg, Kohli flicks it nicely over backward square leg. Nitish Reddy hares to his right and overruns it to concede
2.1
Cummins to Kohli, FOUR, oh, that could have been a catch! A short delivery angling in on off, Kohli pulls it uppishly towards deep square leg. Nitish Reddy leaps but it goes over his head and reaches the fence on the bounce. If he had been stationed near the ropes, it would have been an easy catch for him

CB 31/0 (3) CRR: 10.33 REQ: 11.82
Royal Challengers Bengaluru need 201 runs

Virat Kohli21(12)

Philip Salt3(6

3.1
Harshal Patel to Phil Salt, no ball, looked touch and go on the height. The umpires get together to have a discussion and refer it upstairs. Was a high full-toss, Phil Salt pulled it towards deep mid-wicket where the fielder moved back a bit to take a well-judged catch in front of the ropes. The replay rolls in. Phil Salt's waist height is 0.95m and the height of the ball is 0.98m so it's a no ball. A Free Hit is coming up...

3.3
Harshal Patel to Kohli, FOUR, to long-off
3.2
Harshal Patel to Kohli, FOUR, length delivery well outside off, Kohli reaches out, opens his bat-face and carves it over cover-point. The fielder in the deep hares across to his left and puts in a desperate dive but to no avail

SRH 231/6 (20)
RCB 42/0 (4) CRR: 10.5 REQ: 11.88
Royal Challengers Bengaluru need 190 runs

Virat Kohl i29(17)
Philip Salt 4(8

4.2
Unadkat to Kohli, FOUR, smartly played! Kohli uses his feet and moves leg-side in the process. It's a slower bouncer. Kohli does well to get on top of the bounce and steers it in between backward point and cover-point to get the desired result

4.4
Unadkat to Phil Salt, FOUR, 50 up for RCB! A harmless slower delivery on the pads, Phil Salt reads it perfectly and swipes it past the left side of short fine to pick up a boundary

RCB 55/0 (5) CRR: 11 REQ: 11.8

Virat Kohli35(20)
Philip Salt10(11

5.1
Eshan Malinga to Kohli, SIX, hit with authority! A length ball angling in on middle, Kohli makes some room and clubs it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum. Was a slower ball and Kohli read it quite early and dispatched it

5.5
Eshan Malinga to Phil Salt, SIX, to deep backward point
5.3
Eshan Malinga to Phil Salt, FOUR, shot! 119.3kph slower ball but it's in the slot, Phil Salt clears his front leg and smashes it over mid-off for a one-bounce boundary

RCB 72/0 (6) CRR: 12 REQ: 11.43

Philip Salt 20(15)
Virat Kohli 42(22)

6.6
Harsh Dubey to Kohli, out Caught by Abhishek Sharma!! The left-arm spinner has done the trick and he's pumped. Huge wicket as Kohli was looking in such great touch. He tries making room to cut through the off-side, but Dubey follows him, cramps him up and he slices it to backward pont, failing to get on top of the bounce.

Kohli c Abhishek Sharma b Harsh Dubey 43(25) [4s-7 6s-1]cr

Virat Kohli in run chases in IPL 2025

RCB 118/1 (10) CRR: 11.8 REQ: 11.4
Royal Challengers Bengaluru need 114 runs in 60 balls

Philip Salt 55(29)
Mayank Agarawal 10(7

11.2
Cummins to Phil Salt, out Caught by Harshal Patel!! Salt goes "oh no" as soon as he hits this! Full delivery speared in around off, he shuffles across looking to whip it through the on-side but only manages a thick leading edge. It goes high in the air and Harshal takes it safely running across from mid-off.

Phil Salt c Harshal Patel b Cummins 62(32) [4s-4 6s-5]

11.3
Cummins to Jitesh Sharma, SIX, how about that for a start from Jitesh!

RCB 136/3 (11.4) CRR: 11.66 REQ: 11.52
Royal Challengers Bengaluru need 96 runs in 50 balls

13.2
Unadkat to Jitesh Sharma, SIX, to sweeper cover
13.1
Unadkat to Jitesh Sharma, FOUR, catch seems to have gone down. He barely got a hand on it. Full delivery angled in on off and middle from round the wicket,

Sheppy emulates Quiana…perfectly

15.4
Eshan Malinga to Rajat Patidar, out Rajat Patidar Run Out!! Brilliant from Malinga, both the delivery and then the fielding. Absolutely inch-perfect yorker around off, Patidar can't do much other than squeeze it next to the pitch. They take the risk of going for the single despite the ball very close to Malinga and he makes them pay for it. He picks it up in follow through and fires a direct hit at the bowler's end.

Rajat Patidar run out (Eshan Malinga) 18(16) [4s-1]

15.6
Eshan Malinga to Shepherd, out Caught&Bowled!! Double-strike from Malinga and he has swung the momentum SRH's way. Slower ball floated up around off at 118kph, Shepherd is early through the drive, fails to keep it down and Malinga takes a superb catch in follow through, stretching to his left with both hands.

Shepherd c and b Eshan Malinga 0(1)

RCB 174/5 (16.1) CRR: 10.76 REQ: 15.13
Royal Challengers Bengaluru need 58 runs in 23 balls

16.2
Unadkat to Jitesh Sharma, out Caught by Abhinav Manohar!! Another wicket and SRH are right on top here!

Jitesh Sharma c Abhinav Manohar b Unadkat 24(15) [4s-1 6s-2]

In reply to Narper
Was really looking for a cameo from Sheppy .

17.4
Eshan Malinga to Tim David, out Caught by Klaasen!! After all those fireworks, RCB are finishing with a whimper. Low full toss at the stumps, David - struggling with his hamstring - tries lofting it down the ground but fails to get under it.

Tim David c Klaasen b Eshan Malinga 1(5)

SRH 231/6 (20)

RCB 189 (19.5)

Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 42 runs

Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran are at the crease.

Priyansh Arya is on strike.

Mukesh Kumar will open the attack

0.1
Mukesh Kumar to Priyansh Arya, no run, away going nippy length delivery, Priyansh Arya stays his crease and pats the ball down to mid-off. Prabhsimran wanted a single but was sent back

1.5
Mustafizur to Priyansh Arya, out Caught by Stubbs!! The Fizz strikes. DC hand an early blow. Arya goes. Was a short ball,

Priyansh Arya c Stubbs b Mustafizur 6(9) [4s-1]

2.3
Mukesh Kumar to Josh Inglis, FOUR, poor delivery! Josh Inglis is very strong there. Was a short of length delivery, down elg, Josh Inglis got on top of the bounce and pulled it wide of the man at short fine for a four. He picked the gap easily

2.6
Mukesh Kumar to Josh Inglis, FOUR, punched and just lands short of mid-on! That was a length delivery, Josh Inglis punched it on the up and the man at mid-on dived but failed to reach there. The ball did hit the hands of the fielder

3.4
Mustafizur to Josh Inglis, SIX, on the pads, Josh Inglis

4.6
Mohit Sharma to Prabhsimran, FOUR, chips down the track and goes over mid-off. That came off the cue-end of the bat. The bat face twisted on impact and

4.4
Mohit Sharma to Prabhsimran, FOUR, mocks a scoop, changes it to a stab and gets it between short third and point for a four. Was a short of length delivery outside off and Prabhsimran thought of scooping it before guiding it away into the gap

PBKS 44/1 (5) CRR: 8.8

Prabhsimran Singh 15(11)
Josh Inglis 22(10

5.2
Vipraj Nigam to Josh Inglis, FOUR, to third man
5.1
Vipraj Nigam to Josh Inglis, SIX, drops down the length, Josh Inglis goes back and pulls it flat over deep mid. Josh Inglis is hitting them clean. Was dragged down and put away with ease by Josh Inglis

5.3
Vipraj Nigam to Josh Inglis, wide, out Stumped!! The googly spins down leg and Josh Inglis is out stumped. He danced down a little early, Josh Inglis bowled the googly and it slipped down leg for the batter to be left stranded. The keeper did the rest by whipping the bails off. Second one down

Josh Inglis st Stubbs b Vipraj Nigam 32(12) [4s-3 6s-2]

PBKS 55/2 (5.2) CRR: 10.31

7.4
Vipraj Nigam to Prabhsimran, FOUR, has landed short of the deep extra cover fence. Was flighted, outside off, Prabhsimran gets to the pitch of the ball and lofts it. The man at long-off moved to his left but the ball went away from him

7.5
Vipraj Nigam to Prabhsimran, out Bowled!! And gone

Prabhsimran b Vipraj Nigam 28(1 [4s-4 6s-1]

12.3
Mukesh Kumar to Nehal Wadhera, out Caught by du Plessis!! Faf is usually safe as a house. And he gulps that down with ease. Was a fuller length delivery, Nehal Wadhera checked his drive and the ball went up. Very high and that allowed Faf to run across from mid-off and get easily under it.

Nehal Wadhera Nehal Wadhera c du Plessis b Mukesh Kumar 16(16) [4s-1]

PBKS 124/4 (13) CRR: 9.54

Shreyas Iyer 38(23)
Shashank Singh 1(1

13.1
Vipraj Nigam to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR, too full outside off as Nigam tosses it up.

PBKS 206/8 (20)
DC 37/0 (4) CRR: 9.25 REQ: 10.62
Delhi Capitals need 170 runs

KL Rahul 24(17)
Faf du Plessis 13(7

4.3
Harpreet Brar to du Plessis, FOUR, to long-on

4.6
Harpreet Brar to Rahul, SIX, clean strike down the ground! Fired in full, Rahul uses his feet, gets close to the pitch and clubs it straight back for six

C 50/0 (5.0) CRR: 9.87 REQ: 10.52
Delhi Capitals need 155 runs in 90 balls

KL Rahul 31(19)
Faf du Plessis 19(11

5.2
Marco Jansen to Rahul, FOUR, pulled hard and it just about beats Wadhera's diving effort in the deep! Rahul heaves a sigh of relief. Short of length at the body,

5.3
Marco Jansen to Rahul, out Caught by Shashank Singh!!

Rahul c Shashank Singh b Marco Jansen 35(21) [4s-6 6s-1]

10.6
Praveen Dubey to Karun Nair, FOUR, four fours in a row.
10.5
Praveen Dubey to Karun Nair, FOUR, hat-trick of fours. Flat and good length outside off, Karun Nair is quick to rock back and pulls it wide of mid-wicket, races away, top batting this
10.4
Praveen Dubey to Karun Nair, FOUR, now to the right of deep backward square-leg. Four more. It's again tossed up outside off, Karun Nair shuffles across and sweeps it into the gap, fully in control too
10.3
Praveen Dubey to Karun Nair, FOUR, good sweep. It's tossed up just outside off, Karun Nair gets low and sweeps it wide of the deep backward square-leg fielder, hit in the air but in the gap

DC 111/3 (11) CRR: 10.09 REQ: 10.67
Delhi Capitals need 96 runs in 54 balls

Karun Nair27(13)

Sameer Rizvi0(1

12.4
Azmatullah to Sameer Rizvi, SIX, audacious. Jansen came up from fine-leg for this ball, this is a length delivery outside off, Sameer Rizvi shuffles across and sinks low and scoops it all the way over fine-leg, just clears the fence
12.3
Azmatullah to Sameer Rizvi, FOUR, Sameer Rizvi did not know much about this one, was dug in short as he tried to advance, just puts the bat up and it flies from there, runs fine and beats Jansen's chase at fine-leg

14.6
Harpreet Brar to Karun Nair, out Bowled!! Massive wicket this. Karun Nair falls to the sweep. He has played that so well tonight but Harpreet Brar gets the better of him this time. Very full on middle and leg, Nair shuffles across to off to sweep and doesn't get bat on it, misses, the stumps are found and the dangerous Nair goes.

Karun Nair b Harpreet Brar 44(27) [4s-5 6s-2]

C 155/4 (15) CRR: 10.33 REQ: 10.4
Delhi Capitals need 52 runs in 30 balls

DC 173/4 (17) CRR: 10.18 REQ: 11.33
Delhi Capitals need 34 runs in 18 balls

Tristan Stubbs 9(
Sameer Rizvi 33(16

17.6
Azmatullah to Sameer Rizvi, FOUR, crucial four. Again the last ball of the over goes for four.

17.3
Azmatullah to Sameer Rizvi, FOUR, and Sameer Rizvi releases the pressure. It's a fine yorker on middle and leg, tailing in, but Rizvi flicks it to short fine's left and it runs away for four

DC 185/4 (1 CRR: 10.28 REQ: 11
Delhi Capitals need 22 runs in 12 balls

18.2
Arshdeep Singh to Sameer Rizvi, SIX, what an innings this is from Sameer Rizvi. He found form in the last game and is playing a fine hand here. Shuffles across outside off and gets under this length delivery, pulls high and handsome over deep backward square-leg, also the big side of the ground too, was the knuckle-ball into the pitch

18.3
Arshdeep Singh to Sameer Rizvi, 1 run, calmly takes one and rotates the strike. A slower-ball off-cutter outside off, punched to backward point and a maiden 50 for Sameer Rizvi, a raise of the bat and warm applause all around

18.6
Arshdeep Singh to Stubbs, FOUR, he can't. Yet again DC find the boundary off the last ball. What a shot too. It's a slower-ball dug in on the stumps, Stubbs reverse-laps this over short third man and to the fence

DC 199/4 (19) CRR: 10.47 REQ: 8
Delhi Capitals need 8 runs in 6 balls

19.1
Stoinis to Sameer Rizvi, wide
19.1
Stoinis to Sameer Rizvi, 1 run, to sweeper cover

19.1
Stoinis to Sameer Rizvi, 1 run, to sweeper cover

19.3
Stoinis to Sameer Rizvi, SIX, and he wins it with a six. Take a bow Sameer Rizvi. A massive hit and nearly out of the ground at deep backward square-leg. Full on middle and leg, Rizvi shuffles across and sinks low, sweeps and it has gone right off the meat of the bat, a bit more elevation and that would have gone out of the venue

PBKS 206/8 (20)

DC 208/4 (19.3)

Delhi Capitals won by 6 wkts

Sameer Rizvi 58*{25
Tristan Stubbs 18*[14

Gujarat Titans vs Chennai Super Kings, 67th Match

CSK 230/5 (20)
GT 147 (18.3)

Chennai Super Kings won by 83 runs

PLAYER OF THE MATCH
Dewald Brevis

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 68th Match


SRH 139/1 (10) CRR: 13.9

Heinrich Klaasen 28(12)
Travis Head 65(32)

Varun Chakaravarthy
2-0-36-0
Sunil Narine
2-0-24-1

SRH 254/2 (1 CRR: 14.11

Heinrich Klaasen 98(36)
Ishan Kishan 25(17

In reply to Narper

Narine will have to bat like Gayle today
And Russell must bat like Keacey

18.3
Vaibhav Arora to Ishan Kishan, out Caught by Nortje!! Holes out! Slower ball into the deck, Ishan Kishan hops to play the upper-cut. Fails to generate enough power behind it and picks out the man at deep backward point. A pretty straightforward chance and Nortje reverse-cups it.

Ishan Kishan c Nortje b Vaibhav Arora 29(20) [4s-4 6s-1]

18.6
Vaibhav Arora to Klaasen, 2 runs, second IPL century for Heinrich Klaasen! Off-speed short ball, pulled through midwicket

SRH 278/3 (20) CRR: 13.9

Aniket Verma 12(6)
Heinrich Klaasen 105(39)

Andre Russell
2-0-34-0
Sunil Narine
4-0-42-2

de Kock and Narine are at the crease.
de Kock is on strike.
Cummins will open the attack

0.2
Cummins to Narine, SIX, to long-on
0.1
Cummins to de Kock, 1 run, back of a length delivery on leg, turned to square leg and de Kock gets off the mark with a single

In reply to Narper

Narine batting like Ric Powell

0.6
Cummins to Narine, SIX, 136.6kph, Narine makes room by moving leg-side and Cummins follows him with a full delivery.

KKR 13/0 (1) CRR: 13 REQ: 14
Kolkata Knight Riders need 266 runs

Sunil Narine 12(5)
Quinton de Kock 1(1

1.2
Unadkat to Narine, FOUR, edged and four! 131.4kph, pitched up delivery, Narine moves leg-side to swing it over mid-on/midwicket, gets a fat outside edge that flies over short third man

2.3
Cummins to Narine, SIX, third six for Narine! 136.

2.6
Cummins to Narine, FOUR, Narine makes contact and it's four! Low full toss outside off, Narine exposes all his stumps and reaches out to slice it over point

3.3
Unadkat to Narine, out Bowled!! Unadkat has his man! Deceives Narine with a slower delivery. An off-cutter from Unadkat on a length, Narine clears his front leg to swing it across the line and misses it altogether as he's early into his shot. Beaten on the inside edge and the ball crashes into the leg-stump.

Narine b Unadkat 31(16) [4s-3 6s-3]

6.5
Eshan Malinga to de Kock, out Caught by Abhinav Manohar!! A sorry innings from de Kock. He would be relieved it's over. Hardly middled anything and he has holed out to a low full-toss. And to compound his misery, the technology kept him waiting as he reviewed for a no-ball for height. Only made the wait frustrating when it turned out to be a fair delivery. His waist is measured at 1m and this ball passes him at 0.87m, which means the low full-toss dipped on him, he heaves but picks out deep mid-wicket to perfection, standing right on the edge of the ring. A flat hit but Manohar makes no mistake. de Kock's IPL is over and he takes a review with him as well.

de Kock c Abhinav Manohar b Eshan Malinga 9(13)

7.5
Harsh Dubey to Rinku Singh, out Caught by Nitish Reddy!! de Kock found deep mid-wicket off a low full-toss, now Rinku Singh falls to a rank half-tracker. Two boundary balls - two wickets and everything going SRH's way. This deserved to be put into the stands, but Rinku finds deep mid-wicket who is on the edge of the boundary. A flat hit again but Nitish did not have to move much. KKR losing wickets in a hurry. Rinku for sure would be gutted at picking out the fielder.

Rinku Singh c Nitish Reddy b Harsh Dubey 9(6) [6s-1

7.6
Harsh Dubey to Russell, out Lbw!! So plumb that Russell starts walking even before umpire Adrian Holdstock had the finger up. Nicely bowled. The length delivery drifts into middle, turns just the hint and that's enough to beat Russell's back foot defence, he plays down the wrong line, struck on the back pad and that's as plumb as it gets. No need for a review. Harsh Dubey on a hat-trick

Russell lbw b Harsh Dubey 0(1)

3.5
Harsh Dubey to Ramandeep Singh, out Bowled!!

Ramandeep Singh b Harsh Dubey 13(5) [6s-2]

13.5
Harsh Dubey to Ramandeep Singh, out Bowled!! What a comeback from Harsh Dubey. It drifts in and then pitches around leg-stump, on a length, Ramandeep Singh gets forward to push, the ball turns the hint away to beat the bat and knocks out leg-stump. And Harsh Dubey doesn't celebrate wildly too, he just walks forward calmly - signs of immense maturity.

Ramandeep Singh b Harsh Dubey 13(5) [6s-2]

KKR 161/7 (17) CRR: 9.47 REQ: 39.33
Kolkata Knight Riders need 118 runs in 18 balls

SRH 278/3 (20)

KKR 168 (18.4)

Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 110 runs

Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians, 69th Match

MI 184/7 (20)
PBKS 34/0 (4) CRR: 8.5 REQ: 9.44

Punjab Kings need 151 runs

Priyansh Arya 19(10)
Prabhsimran Singh 13(14

4.2
Bumrah to Prabhsimran, out Caught by Ashwani Kumar!!

Prabhsimran c Ashwani Kumar b Bumrah 13(16) [4s-1 6s-1]

PBKS 35/1 (5) CRR: 7 REQ: 10
Punjab Kings need 150 runs in 90 balls

Josh Inglis 1(4)
Priyansh Arya19(10)

13.1
Boult to Josh Inglis, FOUR, 100-run stand up! This was a juicy full toss outside off and Josh Inglis creams it through covers for four runs. MI are finding it difficult to contain both batters who look well set and are in the zone

MI 184/7 (20)
PBKS 143/1 (14) CRR: 10.21 REQ: 7
Punjab Kings need 42 runs in 36 balls

Josh Inglis 61(34)
Priyansh Arya 62(34)

14.1
Santner to Priyansh Arya, out Caught by Suryakumar Yadav!! Santner breaks the partnership! This was fraction short outside off, a flatter delivery by Santner and the batsman lofted it towards wide long-off.

Priyansh Arya c Suryakumar Yadav b Santner 62(35) [4s-9 6s-2]

15.4
Will Jacks to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR, tossed up delivery on middle and leg, Shreyas Iyer goes down on his knee and sweeps it uppishly towards deep backward square leg. This lands just in front of the boundary

PBKS 158/2 (16) CRR: 9.88 REQ: 6.75
Punjab Kings need 27 runs in 24 balls

Shreyas Iyer 9(7)
Josh Inglis 64(38

18.3
Boult to Shreyas Iyer, SIX, Shreyas Iyer hits the winning runs! They are into the first Qualifier. Back of a length delivery around middle and leg, Shreyas Iyer smokes it over wide long-on and finishes things off in style. An emphatic win for the Kings who overtake GT and move to the number 1 spot in the points table

MI 184/7 (20)

PBKS 187/3 (18.3)

Punjab Kings won by 7 wkts

Shreyas Iyer 26(16)
Nehal Wadhera 2(2

2.4
N Thushara to Breetzke, out Bowled!! Cleaned up! You'd think this was coming, another awayswinger at pace, was looking for the yorker, but it turns out to be a low full-toss - Breetzke had backed away on the drive and missed it completely, the off-stump goes for a walk and Thushara has struck early for the visitors.

Breetzke b N Thushara 14(12) [4s-1 6s-1]

LSG 26/1 (3) CRR: 8.67

Rishabh Pant 1(2)
Mitchell Marsh 7(4

LSG 55/1 (6) CRR: 9.17

Mitchell Marsh 15(11)
Rishabh Pant 20(14

6.5
Bhuvneshwar to Pant, SIX hammered, a friendly short ball from Bhuvneshwar, sits up to be smacked and Pant has picked the length early, swivels across and then thumps it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum
6.6
Bhuvneshwar to Pant, FOUR back-to-back boundaries for Pant, length ball and he's used his wrists to whip it past square leg - Livingstone gets across in the depe, dives and pulls it back into play, but the ball then goes back to touch the ropes, it's given as a boundary

LSG 68/1 (7) CRR: 9.71

Rishabh Pant 31(1
Mitchell Marsh 17(13

8.3
Shepherd to Mitchell Marsh, SIX, sheer power from Mitchell Marsh, back of a length and at the stumps, stands up to be smashed - a swivel and he then hammers it flat and hard, over square leg for a maximum

9.1
Suyash Sharma to Pant, SIX, hammered, flighted delivery outside off - Pant gets a good stride forward, plays with the spin and then clouts it high over long-off, was the wrong 'un and he did pick it, not sure if it's come off the middle of the bat though

9.5
Suyash Sharma to Pant, FOUR, runs are flowing and Pant raises a half-cetury, his 21st in IPL - was dragged short and he's quick on the swivel pull, hammers it past square leg and beats the diving fielder in the deep
9.4
Suyash Sharma to Pant, FOUR, a fumble and Salt has conceded a boundary, was pushed through outside off and was chopped backward of square on the off-side, must've got a bit of bounce and he lets it slip through his hands for a boundary

10.1
Yash Dayal to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR

10.6
Yash Dayal to Pant, FOUR

11.5
Shepherd to Mitchell Marsh, SIX, a mistimed swipe, but such is the power of Marsh that the ball sails over long-on for a maximum - back of a length and just outside off, looked like the slower ball, but Marsh still manages to club it for a 77m hit
11.4
Shepherd to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, that's too easy for Marsh, full and down leg, he flicks and gets a thick inside edge, past the keeper and races away to the long leg boundary
11.4
Shepherd to Mitchell Marsh, leg byes, FOUR

13.5
Suyash Sharma to Pant, SIX, a one-handed slog sweep and Pant sends it soaring into the stands at wide long-on, reached out on the slog-sweep, the bottom-hand came off, but he's connected it sweetly and sent it miles over the ropes
13.4
Suyash Sharma to Pant, FOUR, lovely, tossed up and sliding across the left-hander, Pant swings through the line and clatters it over cover, couple of bounces and over the ropes

14.1
Shepherd to Pant, SIX, clobbered, Pant is on a mission tonight, on a good length and angling across the left-hander - Pant reaches out and then carts it high over cover, sails over the ropes for a maximum

14.5
Shepherd to Pant, SIX, thumped, lengthy ball outside off - Pant gets forward and then thumps the drive over mid-off, long-off gets across, but he can only watch it sail over the ropes

LSG 164/1 (15) CRR: 10.93

Rishabh Pant 83(45)
Mitchell Marsh 55(34

15.1
Bhuvneshwar to Mitchell Marsh, SIX


15.2
Bhuvneshwar to Mitchell Marsh, SIX, back-to-back sixes for Marsh, this is a majestic blow - a long half-volley and Marsh leans into the lofted drive, bends down low and smears it inside out over cover for a maximum

15.3
Bhuvneshwar to Mitchell Marsh, wide, Bhuvneshwar pushes one full and well wide of off, past the tramlines and it's wided
15.3
Bhuvneshwar to Mitchell Marsh, out Caught by Jitesh Sharma!! The partnership has been finally ended, but there's any celebrations in the RCB camp, end of a superb knock from the Western Australian - Bhuvneshwar keeps it full and wide of of, makes Marsh reach out on the drive, he throws his hands and manages a thin edge through to Jitesh Sharma
Mitchell Marsh c Jitesh Sharma b Bhuvneshwar 67(37) [4s-4 6s-5]

LSG 177/2 (15.3) CRR: 11.42

Rishabh Pant 83(45)

Nicholas Pooran comes to the crease

LSG 191/2 (17) CRR: 11.24

Rishabh Pant 91(50)
Nicholas Pooran 5(4

17.3
Bhuvneshwar to Pant, 2 runs
17.2
Bhuvneshwar to Pant, FOUR, top-edge and four, banged in short and angled across the left-hander - a half-wristy pull and the ball catches the top-edge, over Jitesh Sharma's head and bounces away to the ropes

17.5
Bhuvneshwar to Pant, FOUR another ugly swipe, and Pant raises an IPL hundred, has had a hortror season with the bat, but the pressure is off today and he celebrates his milestone with a somersault - lots of cheers from the LSG dressing room, the Lucknow crowd is up on uts feet as well, fuller length delivery and well wide of off, Pant reaches out and then gets enough on the shot to clear cover, one bounce and over the ropes

Rishabh Pant *100[54

18.4
Yash Dayal to Pant, FOUR Pant is making merry now - full-toss outside off, he reaches out and slices the drive, behind square on the off-side and the ball rolls away to the ropes

18.5
Yash Dayal to Pant, SIX clubbed, slower short ball outside off, Pant shuffles across and manufactures enough power on the pull to send it sailing over deep mid-wicket - he's sending the RCB bowlers on a leather hunt tonight

LSG 214/2 (19) CRR: 11.26

Rishabh Pant 111(59)
Nicholas Pooran 8(7

19.1
Shepherd to Pooran, FOUR lovely, an attempted wide yorker, turns out to be a,ow full-toss, Pooran plays with an open face and slices it over backward point, one bounce and over the ropes

19.3
Shepherd to Pant, SIX

19.5
Shepherd to Pooran, Caught by Yash Dayal!! damage has been done, but RCB have a wicket. The slower short ball and Pooran doesn't have the pace on it to play the pull, hit high on the bat, long boundaries in the pocket and it's nicely held by Dayal. They're checking if it was indeed a clean catch,

Pooran c Yash Dayal b Shepherd 13(10) [4s-1]

LSG 227/3 (20) CRR: 11.35

Abdul Samad 1(1)
Rishabh Pant 118(61

Phil Salt and Kohli are at the crease.
Phil Salt is on strike.
Akash Maharaj Singh will open the attack

0.1
Akash Maharaj Singh to Phil Salt, FOUR, what a start. It's a half-volley on the stumps, Phil Salt gets forward and lofts straight down the ground, clean strike and it races away
0.6
Akash Maharaj Singh to Kohli, FOUR, Kohli gets going with a four. Full on middle, flicked in the air and clears the leaping Bishnoi at mid-wicket, runs away

1.3
William ORourke to Kohli, FOUR
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1.1
William ORourke to Phil Salt, FOUR, Phil Salt welcomes William ORourke with a four. It's full outside off, he gets forward and drives wide of cover, into the gap and it's played wel

1.4
William ORourke to Kohli, FOUR, thick outside-edge and clears short third man
1.5
William ORourke to Kohli, FOUR

1.6
William ORourke to Kohli, wide, Kohli gives the charge, slower-ball and pushed well wide outside off, left alone and called a wide, was close to the tramline

1.6
William ORourke to Kohli, FOUR, Kohli on fire.

RCB 31/0 (2) CRR: 15.5 REQ: 10.94
Royal Challengers Bengaluru need 197 runs

Virat Kohli 20(
Philip Salt 10(4

3.6
Shahbaz Ahmed to Phil Salt, FOUR, right into the gap. On a good length on off, Phil Salt makes room and cracks the cut, right into the gap at extra-cover. The 50 is up as well, after four overs

3.2
Shahbaz Ahmed to Phil Salt, FOUR, tossed up full on middle, Phil Salt stands and delivers. He gets forward and lofts easily and well wide of mid-on

3.6
Shahbaz Ahmed to Phil Salt, FOUR, right into the gap. On a good length on off, Phil Salt makes room and cracks the cut, right into the gap at extra-cover. The 50 is up as well, after four overs

4.1
Avesh Khan to Kohli, FOUR, dug in short outside off, Kohli pulls wide of mid-on, who should have dived, but it's Samad who was there and he doesn't, allows the ball to slip away
4.5
Avesh Khan to Phil Salt, FOUR, smashed flat and hard and wide of mid-off. Was in the air but no chance for the fielder. A hard back of a length delivery on off, Phil Salt makes room and absolutely belts it

RCB 61/0 (5.3) CRR: 11.09 REQ: 11.52
Royal Challengers Bengaluru need 167 runs in 87 balls

5.4
Akash Maharaj Singh to Phil Salt, out Caught by Digvesh Rathi!! The slower-ball short ball does it. It's well wide outside off, makes Phil Salt reach for it, that's why he can't get the middle of the bat, it's miscued and a dolly to Rathi at extra-cover.

Phil Salt c Digvesh Rathi b Akash Maharaj Singh 30(19) [4s-6]

RCB 61/1 (5.4) CRR: 10.76 REQ: 11.65
Royal Challengers Bengaluru need 167 runs in 86 balls

5.6
Akash Maharaj Singh to Kohli, FOUR, Akash Maharaj Singh is livid with Badoni at backward point, the latter lets it go and gives away four. A back of a length delivery outside off, cut to Badoni and he can't stop it.

RCB 66/1 (6) CRR: 11 REQ: 11.57
Royal Challengers Bengaluru need 162 runs in 84 balls

Virat Kohli 33(16)
Rajat Patidar 1(1)

7.2
William ORourke to Rajat Patidar, SIX, superb hit. Length and angling into the right-hander, on off, Rajat Patidar with a no-look flick, head down and he times it nonchalantly, flies over deep backward square-leg

7.5
William ORourke to Kohli, 2 wides
7.4
William ORourke to Kohli, FOUR, full outside off, in the slot, Kohli gets forward and lofts over mid-off, holds the pose as he liked it

7.5
William ORourke to Rajat Patidar, out Caught by Abdul Samad!! In reply to Narper



Rajat Patidar c Abdul Samad b William ORourke 14(7) [4s-1 6s-1]

7.6
William ORourke to Livingstone, out Lbw!!
Livingstone lbw b William ORourke 0(1)

RCB 90/3 ( CRR: 11.25 REQ: 11.5
Royal Challengers Bengaluru need 138 runs in 72 balls

Virat Kohli 42(21

Mayank Agarawal, right handed bat, comes to the crease

9.1
Akash Maharaj Singh to Kohli, FOUR, slower-ball good length outside off, Kohli gets forward and punches it hard and wide of extra-cover, runs away well wide of long-off. Another 50 for Kohli this season. He raises the bat and gets on with it

Virat Kohli 53[28

11.2
Avesh Khan to Kohli, out Caught by Ayush Badoni!! Straight to long-off. Full on off, Kohli gets forward to loft and does not time it. The bat turns in his hand and that foils the timing, long-off was back and he picks him out to perfection. Badoni bent a bit low and took it easily.

Kohli c Ayush Badoni b Avesh Khan 54(30) [4s-10

11.3
Avesh Khan to Jitesh Sharma, FOUR

13.4
William ORourke to Jitesh Sharma, FOUR
13.3
William ORourke to Jitesh Sharma, SIX, smashed for six. Terrific hit. Leans back and gets under this slower-ball off-cutter, was full, he launches the loft and easily clears long-off, right off the middle of the bat
13.2
William ORourke to Mayank Agarawal, 3 runs, terrific from Badoni chasing back from backward point, he sprints and dives forward to pull it back, saves a run. A slower-ball off-cutter, full outside off, Mayank Agarawal slices the drive and gets it over the infield

13.5
William ORourke to Jitesh Sharma, 1 run, run-out chance missed. First Rathi at short third man fumbles but recovers quickly, Mayank Agarawal is at Jitesh Sharma who is ball-watching, both batters were at one end, Rathi throws it to William ORourke on the bounce who fumbles and the chance

RCB 156/4 (14) CRR: 11.14 REQ: 12
Royal Challengers Bengaluru need 72 runs in 36 balls

Mayank Agarawal 32(17)
Jitesh Sharma 22(10

14.1
Shahbaz Ahmed to Jitesh Sharma, FOUR, O'Rourke with a fumble at sweeper cover and it goes for four. Shocking stuff. He bends down to field and it goes straight through the hands, gives away four

14.3
Shahbaz Ahmed to Jitesh Sharma, SIX unreal shot this. It's tossed up full outside off, Jitesh Sharma comes down the track and gets to the pitch of the ball

14.4
Shahbaz Ahmed to Jitesh Sharma, FOUR length delivery on off, Jitesh Sharma gets low and sweeps flat and hard, into the gap at deep square-leg

14.6
Shahbaz Ahmed to Mayank Agarawal, FOUR

RCB 177/4 (15) CRR: 11.8 REQ: 10.2
Royal Challengers Bengaluru need 51 runs in 30 balls

Mayank Agarawal 36(1
Jitesh Sharma 39(15

15.4
Avesh Khan to Jitesh Sharma, FOUR, beautiful batting and now the RCB dugout is up and running. It's another slower-ball leg-cutter, full on the stumps, Jitesh Sharma makes room and lofts over extra-cover, inside-out and it's into the gap
15.3
Avesh Khan to Jitesh Sharma, FOUR, slower-ball leg-cutter and full on off, Jitesh Sharma gets forward and lofts powerfully, wide of long-off and runs away

RCB 189/4 (16) CRR: 11.81 REQ: 9.75
Royal Challengers Bengaluru need 39 runs in 24 balls

Jitesh Sharma 49(20)
Mayank Agarawal 37(19

16.1
Digvesh Rathi to Jitesh Sharma, SIX
16.1
Digvesh Rathi to Jitesh Sharma, no ball, Straight to backward point. Jitesh Sharma falls to the reverse-sweep. It's full on leg-stump, Jitesh goes for it and it's a low catch by Badoni. They are checking for a fair catch. And the siren goes. Which means it's a no-ball. the back foot no-ball as Digvesh Rathi cuts the return crease with his back foot. All the celebrations from LSG goes to waste, including the signature on the grass by Rathi

In reply to Narper

How is that fair play to decide not to play by the law???

In reply to Halliwell

the law says a cappo can withdraw an appeal

Pant happy....he did make a ton...and he don't want a riot in de grrong

17.2
Avesh Khan to Jitesh Sharma, FOUR, good batting. It's dug in short on the stumps, Jitesh Sharma makes room and slashes it over backward point, nearly all the way, one bounce over the ropes

17.4
William ORourke to Jitesh Sharma, FOUR

17.5
William ORourke to Jitesh Sharma, SIX, what a shot and now RCB are almost home. It's a slower-ball dug in short on the stumps, Jitesh Sharma makes room and flat-bats it, gets so much bat that it flies high and clears the straight boundary, to generate such power to that delivery which had no pace, takes some doing

17.6
William ORourke to Jitesh Sharma, SIX, Jitesh Sharma on fire and RCB just need 7 now. It's another slot ball, full outside off, Jitesh Sharma leans back and heaves, gets a lot of height and also the elevation, easily clears the deep mid-wicket fence, Jitesh is pumped as are the RCB faithful, Jitesh punches the air in delight

18.4
Ayush Badoni to Jitesh Sharma, SIX, Jitesh Sharma you beauty! Take a bow. He has played the knock of his life and look at how pumped he is. RCB are through to Qualifier 1, and now will have two chances to get to the final. Coming to the ball, it is full on leg-stump, Jitesh kneels low and sweeps aerially. clears the deep square-leg fence. Then the celebrations begin, Kohli is hugging everyhone he can find, he roars as does Krunal and they embrace. Jitesh and Mayank share a hug and it's the former who roars in delight. Anushka Sharma and the other RCB support staff are all smiles and Jitesh removes the helmet and waves it to someone. Pooran comes to him and hugs him warmly, has a word or two to him, such a nice moment that. Phew - What.A.Game!

LSG 227/3 (20)

RCB 230/4 (18.4)

Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 6 wkt

Jitesh Sharma 85*(33)
Mayank Agarawal 41*(23