END OF OVER:20 | 15 Runs 1 Wkt | RCB: 170/6 | RR: 8.50
- Shahbaz Ahmed2 (2b)
- Alzarri Joseph4-0-42-1
- Lockie Ferguson4-0-36-1
Is this Titans' game to lose? Can RCB comeback? We'll find out as the chase starts in a few minutes with Debayan taking over.
Soumya: "I know it's RCB the eternally weak bowling side of IPL. But come on Siraj, Harshal, Josh and Silva are not just going to let GT get 170. Though how they stop the Rahul-Rashid carnage is the big ?"
samyak jain: "When is cricinfo going to mark Rashid as allrounder. Still seeing as bowler is like putting oppn off track" Hopefully soon, maybe Trent Boult will be added too.
5:18 pm: Miller is still discussing the cable-catch but all seems okay as he walks off. It's a decent score in general, but were there more runs to be had? How many more? Time will tell, Kohli's return to form was in the grey area as the strike rate was low. Sangwan's return was unexpectedly brilliant. He feels it's a chaseable score. He also said it gripped a bit early on but came on well. Patidar, Maxwell, and Lomror managed to take the score to 170. The bowling was good for the conditions.
MK Lomror c Miller b Joseph 16 (13m 8b 2x4 1x6) SR: 200.00
Miller backtracks and takes an excellent catch! But did the ball hit the wiring? It was a full, wide ball that had Lomror swinging. It did hit the cable on its way up, it was hard to decipher given the blue skies behind but it surely flapped it along the way. Well, Harsha says it's not the SpiderCam cable but from something else, but they are going with the on-field call
Charu: "If RCB now gets 170 runs, it will still end up 30 to 40 runs short than the par score. "
END OF OVER:19 | 11 Runs 1 Wkt | RCB: 155/5 | RR: 8.15
- Mahipal Lomror4 (3b)
- Shahbaz Ahmed1 (1b)
- Lockie Ferguson4-0-36-1
- Rashid Khan4-0-29-1
GJ Maxwell c Rashid Khan b Ferguson 33 (26m 18b 3x4 2x6) SR: 183.33
Pace to finish, Lockie comes in from over the wicket
END OF OVER:18 | 8 Runs 1 Wkt | RCB: 144/4 | RR: 8.00
- Glenn Maxwell27 (15b)
- Shahbaz Ahmed1 (1b)
- Rashid Khan4-0-29-1
- Mohammed Shami4-0-39-1
Successful over in many a sense, comes to an end
Charu: "Call me a pessimist, but this is an average 203 runs/first inning pitch.With Rashid coming now, RCB is HUGE trouble. Gujarat will chase this target easily. "
Vamsi Krishna B: "@deepankar would rather than no boundary is 68m. For good balance between bat and ball I feel minimum should be 75m. Max could be whatever as if people can't hit 6s at will, that will force them to have a different approach just like different pitches need different team comps"
KD Karthik c Mohammed Shami b Rashid Khan 2 (6m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 66.66
Alfred: "Assuming Rashid has been kept back for match up with DK?" Yes, he's probably on for DK
END OF OVER:17 | 15 Runs 1 Wkt | RCB: 136/3 | RR: 8.00
- Glenn Maxwell21 (12b)
- Dinesh Karthik1 (1b)
- Mohammed Shami4-0-39-1
- Alzarri Joseph3-0-28-0
Kohli's exit got a standing ovation, the form in context does make the knock significant. But the impact runs on the MVP that will come in later is likely to be low.
Ranjith : "Why Maxwell try those cheeky shots and get out when can hit shots like 16.2?!"
Vedant: "Yup, Maxwell should retire out and let DK and Kohli finish the innings." Sent this a little while ago. Good one.
V Kohli b Mohammed Shami 58 (83m 53b 6x4 1x6) SR: 109.43