14/05Result
48th match (N), Indian Premier League at Indore, May 14 2018
RCB won by 10 wkts (71b rem)
Player of the Match
Umesh Yadav
Umesh YadavRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
14/05Result
48th match (N), Indian Premier League at Indore, May 14 2018
RCB won by 10 wkts (71b rem)
Player of the Match
Umesh Yadav
Umesh YadavRoyal Challengers Bengaluru

9:40pm Virat Kohli has come out to open with Parthiv Patel. Ashwin to bowl. Slip in place.

How does a team manage three run outs in an innings of 88 all out? Doesn't really get any more shoddy than that. There was anticipation in watching Chris Gayle against his former franchise. Kings XI have been a powerful batting line-up, and RCB are usually good at chasing, which we thought should make for an intriguing contest. Instead, Kings XI's batsmen came out and laid an egg. This one should be over in a hurry.

"Fantastic. We managed to go hard at it and managed to get a couple of big wickets in the first six," says Moeen Ali. "Credit to everybody on the field. In T20 cricket, the first few overs you try to bowl good lengths early on and then try to get that bounce. There was a strong wind as well. I think the fact that we've beaten them and they know we're a dangerous side.. we just got to go and get the runs and do the job."

Anirudh Nagesh: "Don't agree with Nehraji with all due respect. Today was an utter batting failure, poor shot selection and run outs. If a bowling unit can't defend 210 with 75 runs required of 30balls, I don't think it's the best. - RCB fan "

15.1
W
Ali to Patel, 1 run, OUT, back of a length outside off, punched between wide long-on and deep midwicket. They try to push back for the second and has there been another run out? Yes. The bat's in the air as the zingers light up. Axar pays the price for failing to drag the bat across. Simply hangs it loose in the air and then tries to plant it down. But it's too late and he has to continue running in that direction towards the change rooms

AS Rajpoot run out 1 (5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 20

Sam: "Just tuned in and...WHERE ON EARTH HAS THIS RCB TEAM BEEN FOR THE PAST MONTH?!"

END OF OVER:
15 | 3 Runs | PBKS: 87/9 | RR: 5.80

  • Ankit Rajpoot1 (5b)
  • Axar Patel8 (12b)
  • Mohammed Siraj3-0-17-1
  • Moeen Ali2-0-12-1
14.6
0
Mohammed Siraj to Rajpoot, no run, length on off, stands tall and punches into the covers with bat and pad close together. An aesthetically pleasing shot, but quite useless in the situation
14.5
1
Mohammed Siraj to Patel, 1 run, short, angled across off, Axar drags a pull to long-on
14.5
1w
Mohammed Siraj to Patel, 1 wide, bowled down the leg side, Axar swings and misses
14.4
1
Mohammed Siraj to Rajpoot, 1 run, length around off, punches towards mid-on and takes on the fielder for another quick run. No direct throw this time
14.3
0
Mohammed Siraj to Rajpoot, no run, swings and misses at a fuller ball
14.2
0
Mohammed Siraj to Rajpoot, no run, tries to pull a short one and misses as it gets big on him
14.1
0
Mohammed Siraj to Rajpoot, no run, punches a length ball into the covers

Two slips in the 15th over of a T20 innings. When was the last time we saw that?

END OF OVER:
14 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | PBKS: 84/9 | RR: 6.00

  • Axar Patel7 (11b)
  • Moeen Ali2-0-12-1
  • Umesh Yadav4-0-23-3
13.6
W
Ali to Sharma, OUT, length ball that keeps a little low around off, worked away to mid-on where there's a misfield and they decide to try and capitalise on it by stealing a second. Not a bad plan, except that they don't account for the fielder recovering in time and firing a dead accurate throw that grazes Moeen's hand and takes out the stumps. Mohit is just short of his ground. Oh, and the fielder was AB de Villiers!

MM Sharma run out 3 (5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 60

13.5
0
Ali to Sharma, no run, pitched up outside off, drills this uppishy towards mid-off
13.4
1
Ali to Patel, 1 run, straight on middle, flicked to deep midwicket
13.3
1
Ali to Sharma, 1 run, back of a length, spins in, tucked to square leg
13.2
1
Ali to Patel, 1 run, fullish outside off, punched down to long-off
13.1
1
Ali to Sharma, 1 run, flicked uppishly through square leg

Lachy: "At the moment this game is looking good for the IPL (sorry Kings XI fans). A thumping RCB victory throws the race for the last two playoff spots wide open"

END OF OVER:
13 | 2 Runs 1 Wkt | PBKS: 80/8 | RR: 6.15

  • Axar Patel5 (9b)
  • Mohit Sharma1 (1b)
  • Umesh Yadav4-0-23-3
  • Moeen Ali1-0-8-1
12.6
0
Yadav to Patel, no run, full, angled across off, Axar leans forward into a drive to the covers
12.5
1
Yadav to Sharma, 1 run, back of a length around off, drops it into covers for one
12.4
W
Yadav to Tye, OUT, has he nicked off here? Yes, sounded like a feather. Tye tries to pull this shortish one that gets a little too big on him outside off and gets a mild top-edge that goes through to the keeper. Seems like he wanted to review that. At least that was the signal to the umpire but he ends up walking right past him

AJ Tye c †Patel b Yadav 0 (3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0

12.3
0
Yadav to Tye, no run, ripper that nearly shaves the outside edge. Short of a length, opening him up as it jags away ever-so-slightly off the deck
12.2
0
Yadav to Tye, no run, fuller around leg, pushed down the pitch

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