11.50pm: That's a wrap for another day at the IPL. Sreshth Shah has rattled up the report and there will be more video and analysis on the site shortly. Thanks for keeping us company, we'll do it all again tomorrow. Bye!
11.40pm: Time for the presentations. RCB captain Faf du Plessis: "That's one out of the hat. To pull it out of nowhere you need some good characters, and DK is as big a character as you can get. That calmness towards the end allows others to just come in. I think we bowled really well up until the 19th, then Jos got some shots in with the bowlers under pressure. Got them a score just above par. We didn't get the start we needed, Yuzi came in and bowled well. But the belief we have, guys can come in and win games from nowhere. [Shahbaz innings] He's a skinny guy but he hits a long way, and he's got a clear gameplan. I believe he'll play a big part with the ball, too."
Dinesh Karthik is Player of the Match: "I made a conscious effort to do justice to myself. Felt I could have done better in the last few years. The way I've trained has been different. I was telling myself I'm not done yet. I have a goal and I want to achieve something. We needed 12 runs an over, so you need to figure out what to do. Stay calm, know your game and who you can take on. Made an effort to play white-ball cricket, practice matches and scenarios. Those are the hours you put in when no one sees. The real work is done in the lead-up, which is what I'll give credit to. You have to premeditate in T20, but if it's not there, you have to have the ability to change the shot."
11.27pm: So DK drives Royal Challengers across the line, with solid support from Shahbaz Ahmed, handing Royals their first defeat of this year's IPL. RCB were seemingly in all sorts of strife at 88 for 5 after 13 overs, needing 82 from 42 - but Karthik took 19 off R Ashwin's fourth over, which cost 21 in all, and suddenly the momentum flipped. Sounds like the dew did properly take effect towards the end, and RR were unable to defend a middling total, underpinned by an unbeaten 70 off 47 balls from orange cap-wearer Jos Buttler
Here's Royals captain Sanju Samson: "I can't pinpoint a moment [when the game was lost], great effort to put in that total, after losing the toss. Think it was a respectable score, but when the dew is coming up... I think it's a great effort by my team. As a bowling unit you like to take your time and set your fields. Lot of positives to take, and we can learn a lot of things, too."
Samson tosses the ball to Yashasvi Jaiswal. Three runs needed
END OF OVER:19 | 12 Runs | RCB: 167/6 (3 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 8.78, RRR: 3.00)
- Dinesh Karthik44 (23b)
- Harshal Patel3 (3b)
- Prasidh Krishna4-0-40-0
- Trent Boult4-0-34-2
RR take it down to the final over... but the fat lady is warming up her tonsils
Fine leg comes up
"In the death overs, count out the side coached by Lasith Malinga at your peril," squeals Afeef
Krishna to bowl the 19th
END OF OVER:18 | 13 Runs 1 Wkt | RCB: 155/6 (15 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 8.61, RRR: 7.50)
- Harshal Patel1 (1b)
- Dinesh Karthik35 (19b)
- Trent Boult4-0-34-2
- Yuzvendra Chahal4-0-15-2
Harshal Patel trots out, 16 needed from 13
Shahbaz Ahmed b Boult 45 (50m 26b 4x4 3x6) SR: 173.07
Boult for his last over
END OF OVER:17 | 4 Runs | RCB: 142/5 (28 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 8.35, RRR: 9.33)
- Shahbaz Ahmed33 (21b)
- Dinesh Karthik35 (19b)
- Yuzvendra Chahal4-0-15-2
- Prasidh Krishna3-0-28-0
RCB see off Chahal, leaves them needing 28 from 18. Win predictor at 75%
"How good has Shahbaz has been for RCB," whoops Abhinandan. "They were trolled for getting him back. He almost guarantees 20-30 runs with bat. Can give couple of good overs and a live wire in the field."
Samson needs a wicket, turns back to Yuzi Chahal
END OF OVER:16 | 13 Runs | RCB: 138/5 (32 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 8.62, RRR: 8.00)
- Shahbaz Ahmed31 (19b)
- Dinesh Karthik33 (15b)
- Prasidh Krishna3-0-28-0
- Navdeep Saini3-0-36-1
The strategic timeout is called, Royals on the ropes. RCB have got the requirement, which was almost two a ball a while back, down to eight an over from the last four
"Earlier in the match 12 balls shifted the momentum towards RR and now the same 12 balls shifted the momentum towards RCB," declares Yogesh. "That's cricket my dear."
Here's Deepak Samson : "DK playing a gem here. Actually, he has been doing it for several years now. Just unfortunate that his career coincided with a certain other wicket keeper batsman"