END OF OVER:20 | 13 Runs | RCB: 131/7 | RR: 6.55
- Mohammed Siraj10 (7b)
- Navdeep Saini9 (8b)
- T Natarajan4-0-33-2
- Jason Holder4-0-25-3
Holder: Been a good tournament, coming in as a replacement and putting up my hand when the team's been under pressure. I still there's a long way to go for me, personally. Feels like I'm getting on with age but I'm relatively young. I feel very confident with the bat too if the opportunity presents itself. My game is in a good place. Ball did a bit, nibbled around and held in the surface.
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Obaid: "Zamps and Yuzi are a really good combo for the middle overs, who are experts in taking wickets with a really good economy. SRH must kill the game in the powerplay itself."
Aravind: "This is woefully short by RCB. Even a 150 might have been defendable, but now a semi-decent powerplay by SRH means game over. Looking forward to a repeat of the SRH meltdown in their first faceoff this year to keep things interesting."
HYDPATTE: "Its gotta be Priyam Garg to open with Warner. He is an excellent player in placing the ball and once he is set, we have seen him hit the long ball against CSK. Moreover SRH doesnt want two lefties to open with Sundar out there."
Hanumall: "Just one six in the whole innings. Enough to get eliminated in the eliminator. Now, SRH's game to lose.."
7:38pm This is a job very well done from Sunrisers. They have the game exactly how they like it - a low to middling total on a decent looking pitch. RCB have taken a couple of gambles today, one of them being Kohli as an opener. That didn't work out, or last long enough to work out, as Holder got one to hold and rise to strangle him down leg side. And then he strangled Padikkal with a shorter one too to immediately put RCB on the defensive. The spinners got into the middle overs and didn't allow them a release through the middle overs, and as the pressure to score grew, the wickets kept coming. With more than two overs left, they also lost AB to a sensational yorker. It's fair to say nothing's come off for them. That needs to change drastically as they come out with four spinners when dew is expected. They need early wickets, and how. See you soon.
END OF OVER:19 | 5 Runs | RCB: 118/7 | RR: 6.21
- Navdeep Saini4 (5b)
- Mohammed Siraj2 (4b)
- Jason Holder4-0-25-3
- T Natarajan3-0-20-2
That's the first time AB has been bowled after making a fifty in the IPL
END OF OVER:18 | 2 Runs 2 Wkts | RCB: 113/7 | RR: 6.27
- Mohammed Siraj0 (1b)
- Navdeep Saini1 (2b)
- T Natarajan3-0-20-2
- Sandeep Sharma4-0-21-0
Shekhar Bandaru: "Natarajan saved atleast 20 runs here!"
Geetha: "Ball of the tournament surely?"
AB de Villiers b Natarajan 56 (43b 5x4 0x6) SR: 130.23
What's AB thinking of here? 7 off the last two balls?
Saini the new man, AB has crossed over now. 17 balls to go.
Washington Sundar c Abdul Samad b Natarajan 5 (6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 83.33
END OF OVER:17 | 7 Runs | RCB: 111/5 | RR: 6.52
- AB de Villiers55 (41b)
- Washington Sundar5 (5b)
- Sandeep Sharma4-0-21-0
- Jason Holder3-0-20-3
Mossy: "The bulk of that onslaught against Holder came in just 2 innings. ABdV's 149* from 44 and 169* from 66, both in early 2015. Holder has grown a lot since then, but it's probably one of the most one-sided records in cricket."