03/10Result
48th Match, Indian Premier League at Sharjah, Oct 3 2021
RCB won by 6 runs
Player of the Match
Glenn Maxwell
Glenn MaxwellRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
03/10Result
48th Match, Indian Premier League at Sharjah, Oct 3 2021
RCB won by 6 runs
Player of the Match
Glenn Maxwell
Glenn MaxwellRoyal Challengers Bengaluru

END OF OVER:
20 | 8 Runs 3 Wkts | RCB: 164/7 | RR: 8.20

  • Harshal Patel1 (1b)
  • Srikar Bharat0 (0b)
  • Mohammed Shami4-0-39-3
  • Arshdeep Singh3-0-42-0

3.48 pm In the spirit of misnaming people, let me not get this next one wrong. Sreshth Shah comes back on comms in just a jiffy. Stay with us.

Moises Henriques speaks : "It seemed to play quite similar to the last couple of pitches here. Tried to bang it into the pitch and hit the top of off. For me it was important to not bowl too full and try and let the pitch do the rest. (On not bowling often in other leagues) I think it is the team balance. We have two bowling allrounders at 7 and 8. As captain, you don't want to bowl yourself when you don't need to. Still want to bowl as much as ever. I think we have to take full advantage of any bad balls they bowl. It will be difficult, but we have to take the best of what comes."

3.44 Outstanding from RCB to post the highest total at Sharjah during this leg of the IPL.

19.6
1
Mohammed Shami to Patel, 1 run, yorker again, and he makes room and strikes this towards cover. They scamper a single

Harshal

19.5
W
Mohammed Shami to Garton, OUT, yorker again and now we have Mohammed Shami on a hat-trick! Garton shuffles across looking for the same region as Shahbaz. He's just reducing the target for Shami to hit, who's spearing them in like ICBMs at the moment. Superb stuff from Shami. If only Punjab had seen a few of these yorkers earlier on when ABD and Maxwell were going strong!

GHS Garton b Mohammed Shami 0 (1m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

Bharat the birthday boy may actually not even get to face a ball, depending on what happens off the next delivery. Garton comes on next

19.4
W
Mohammed Shami to Shahbaz Ahmed, OUT, full, and strikes timber. This was too quick for Shahbaz, who had walked across his stumps and was looking to just paddle this around the corner

Shahbaz Ahmed b Mohammed Shami 8 (10m 4b 0x4 1x6) SR: 200.00

19.3
6
Mohammed Shami to Shahbaz Ahmed, SIX, short, and slapped away outside the ground through the midwicket region. SMACK! Rahul has a look of bemusement

And now for Bharat. Slated to come in at 3, but here is the birthday boy

You feel Maxwell has already put this total into a very good range for the RCB. Might have a role to play later as bowler too, against his old team.

19.2
W
Mohammed Shami to Maxwell, OUT, short, outside off, and he has slashed this looking to go down the ground. Goes straight up, and into Sarfaraz's waiting hands at point

GJ Maxwell c Khan b Mohammed Shami 57 (46m 33b 3x4 4x6) SR: 172.72

19.1
1
Mohammed Shami to Shahbaz Ahmed, 1 run, cutter, slashed away towards third man

Glenn Maxwell continues to climb up the ladder of most 50s in an IPL season batting at no.4. Want to find out who leads? Ask Cricinfo

END OF OVER:
19 | 16 Runs 1 Wkt | RCB: 156/4 | RR: 8.21

  • Glenn Maxwell57 (32b)
  • Shahbaz Ahmed1 (1b)
  • Arshdeep Singh3-0-42-0
  • Ravi Bishnoi4-0-35-0
18.6
4
Arshdeep Singh to Maxwell, FOUR, short, and he waits for it. Goes deep inside the crease and slaps this behind square. Maxwell is switched on from the start today!

Baburaj: "today is the Birthday of Bharat, Kohli should have sent him to have some crackers of Sixes.He is a good hitter"

18.5
1
Arshdeep Singh to Shahbaz Ahmed, 1 run, taken on the full, and driven towards wide long on
18.4
1
Arshdeep Singh to Maxwell, 1 run, slower ball, outside off, and he drags a pull towards long on
18.4
1w
Arshdeep Singh to Maxwell, 1 wide, gone wide again, and Maxwell has a swish at it. Rahul celebrates a wicket, but that's been given wide. Bat goes on to hit ground, actually, the replays reveal

Celine: "Why Shahbaz? Why not Bharat?" --- Left-right combination is probably the big reason

18.4
1w
Arshdeep Singh to Maxwell, 1 wide, tossed up wide, and full, but just beyond the tramlines. Idea was right, but at this stage you don't want to be bowling extra balls to a well-set Maxwell
18.3
2
Arshdeep Singh to Maxwell, 2 runs, length, change of pace, and he waits on it. Cuts this fiercely just beyond the reach of backward point. Deep point gets to his left and allows the second

Shahbaz is in next

18.2
W
Arshdeep Singh to de Villiers, OUT, sliced away towards cover, and there's a direct hit. That will be out, I think. Fullish length, outside off, and he hit it quite firmly. Had no option but to go, and is caught short by a sharp throw from Sarfaraz Khan

AB de Villiers run out 23 (30m 18b 1x4 2x6) SR: 127.77

"The commentators make mistake deliberately to check if people are reading all the comments word by word" --- You cracked our code, Vijay!

18.1
6
Arshdeep Singh to de Villiers, SIX, fullish length, but fails to make the yorker. Straight down the wicket, and that has struck the roof of the pavillion!

END OF OVER:
18 | 8 Runs | RCB: 140/3 | RR: 7.77

  • AB de Villiers17 (16b)
  • Glenn Maxwell50 (29b)
  • Ravi Bishnoi4-0-35-0
  • Mohammed Shami3-0-31-0

Should be that for spin today from Punjab

17.6
1lb
Ravi Bishnoi to de Villiers, 1 leg bye, looks for the full ball, down the leg side. Seems to have come off the pad, as he shapes to sweep. They pinch a leg bye before short fine leg can get to it
17.5
0
Ravi Bishnoi to de Villiers, no run, googly again, and cramps him for room. Chopped back on to the ground
17.4
1
Ravi Bishnoi to Maxwell, 1 run, steps away and punches this to long off, and brings up his FIFTY
17.3
4
Ravi Bishnoi to Maxwell, FOUR, wow! Innovation max from Maxwell. He sets up for the reverse hit, and in the process Bishnoi throws it flatter and towards leg side. He just switches hands, and flogs it over the cover area
17.2
0
Ravi Bishnoi to Maxwell, no run, length, closer to the stumps, and driven towards cover
17.1
2
Ravi Bishnoi to Maxwell, 2 runs, length, towards middle and leg, and he has flat-batted this through towards deep midwicket. They scamper two again

Samriddhi: "it's Henriques who picked up 3 wickets not Christian " --- Thanks. Pointed out by a few of you, and been corrected.

END OF OVER:
17 | 17 Runs | RCB: 132/3 | RR: 7.76

  • AB de Villiers17 (14b)
  • Glenn Maxwell43 (25b)
  • Mohammed Shami3-0-31-0
  • Moises Henriques4-0-12-3
16.6
6
Mohammed Shami to de Villiers, SIX, this is deposited over long on! Length again from Shami, as he probably seeks the yorker. Closer to AB this time, and he gets enough time to clear his front leg and just go straight down the ground
16.5
4
Mohammed Shami to de Villiers, FOUR, that is vintage ABD! Mid off inside the circle, and he puts it on a good length, outside off. AB can just drive this between mid-off and cover

Our forecaster still has them reaching 158. Could be a few more if these two stay in

16.4
1
Mohammed Shami to Maxwell, 1 run, full, around off, and he slaps this hard towards deep point
16.3
1
Mohammed Shami to de Villiers, 1 run, full, outside off, and he drives this firmly, but to the extra cover around the edge of the circle
16.2
1
Mohammed Shami to Maxwell, 1 run, length, outside off, and he seems to have pre-meditated a hoick towards midwicket. Eventually smashed towards long on for a single

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WktRunsPlayers
1st91MA AgarwalKL Rahul
2nd8MA AgarwalN Pooran
3rd15MA AgarwalAK Markram
4th7AK MarkramSN Khan
5th6AK MarkramM Shahrukh Khan
6th19MC HenriquesM Shahrukh Khan
7th12MC HenriquesHarpreet Brar