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.

Considering the target, who should come out to open alongside David Warner? Let us know what you think on our rolling report


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.

19.6
2
Natarajan to Mohammed Siraj, 2 runs, yorker at middle stump, jammed along the floor to deep midwicket
19.5
4
Natarajan to Mohammed Siraj, FOUR, gets it away this time! Full and just outside off, drops the right shoulder and gets into the off side and then jabs at it to get it to the keeper's left
19.4
2
Natarajan to Mohammed Siraj, 2 runs, just over short third. Slower ball at a length following him as he walks into the off side. He was looking to ramp that towards fine leg
19.3
1
Natarajan to Saini, 1 run, low full toss outside off, driven to extra cover off the toe-end
19.2
4
Natarajan to Saini, FOUR, slashed over point. Length and across him again. Manages to get bat on it this time after throwing his hands at it
19.1
0
Natarajan to Saini, no run, cutter at a good length, away from the corridor, and beaten on the swish

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
18.6
1
Holder to Saini, 1 run, full at middle stump, clears the front foot and gets the slog along the ground to long-on
18.5
1
Holder to Mohammed Siraj, 1 run, yorker at middle stump, squeezed into midwicket off the thick inside edge

That's the first time AB has been bowled after making a fifty in the IPL

18.4
0
Holder to Mohammed Siraj, no run, bouncer at a leg stump line, backs into the leg side and swipes, well beaten
18.3
1
Holder to Saini, 1 run, full and in at middle stump. Swings for midwicket, gets an inside edge to fine leg
18.2
1
Holder to Mohammed Siraj, 1 run, short and in at off stump, opens the face and runs it to third man
18.1
1
Holder to Saini, 1 run, slower short one at leg stump. Half-ducks and then fends this towards short fine

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?"

17.6
0
Natarajan to Mohammed Siraj, no run, full and outside off, swings into the leg side, beaten on the outside edge
17.5
W
Natarajan to de Villiers, OUT, knocks out his middle stump! Oh boy, talk about a memorable ball. What a story, this man. Uncomplicated as ever, full and at the stumps. AB has the front leg out of the way trying to drill that through midwicket. It's snuck under him and sent the stumps rolling. It's cross-seam, it's angled across from an initial leg-stump line. And it's done one of the best

AB de Villiers b Natarajan 56 (43b 5x4 0x6) SR: 130.23

What's AB thinking of here? 7 off the last two balls?

17.4
1
Natarajan to Saini, 1 run, short at off stump, arches into the leg side and chops to third man's right
17.3
0
Natarajan to Saini, no run, yorker at middle stump, squeezed straight out to midwicket
17.2
1
Natarajan to de Villiers, 1 run, just short of long-on as Warner charges in to make sure there's no chance of a second. Slower ball, it appears. At a length at middle stump and getting big on his attempted slog

Saini the new man, AB has crossed over now. 17 balls to go.

17.1
W
Natarajan to Washington Sundar, OUT, steered straight to sweeper cover. Decent connection on that, to be fair. But the placement not quite there. It's a full ball outside off, he hangs leg side of that and opens the face late to try and get that over point possibly. Samad runs in and takes this as it dips into his mid-riff

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
16.6
2
Sandeep Sharma to de Villiers, 2 runs, yorker at middle stump, clears the front leg and jams it to long-on's right
16.5
1
Sandeep Sharma to Washington Sundar, 1 run, full and just outside off, clears the front leg and gets a good hit at this cover drive. Can only find sweeper cover

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."

16.4
1
Sandeep Sharma to de Villiers, 1 run, good length and sliding on at middle stump. Punched down to long-on
16.3
1
Sandeep Sharma to Washington Sundar, 1 run, good length and at middle stump. Punched back to the bowler whose momentum in the follow through means his fumble ends up at long-off
16.2
0
Sandeep Sharma to Washington Sundar, no run, good length and just outside off, punched on the up to extra cover
16.1
2
Sandeep Sharma to Washington Sundar, 2 runs, good length on leg stump, whipped to deep midwicket's left off the back foot

SRH 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st2DA WarnerSP Goswami
2nd41DA WarnerMK Pandey
3rd12KS WilliamsonMK Pandey
4th12KS WilliamsonPK Garg
5th65KS WilliamsonJO Holder