22/03Result
1st Match (N), Indian Premier League at Kolkata, Mar 22 2025
RCB won by 7 wkts (22b rem)
Player of the Match
Krunal Pandya
Krunal PandyaRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
22/03Result
1st Match (N), Indian Premier League at Kolkata, Mar 22 2025
RCB won by 7 wkts (22b rem)
Player of the Match
Krunal Pandya
Krunal PandyaRoyal Challengers Bengaluru

END OF OVER:
20 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | KKR: 174/8 | RR: 8.70

  • Spencer Johnson1 (1b)
  • Ramandeep Singh6 (9b)
  • Josh Hazlewood4-0-22-2
  • Yash Dayal3-0-25-1

Angrish Raghuvanshi: RCB bowled well in the second-half, pitch got a little two-paced and the slower ones made it tough for us. The ball gripped for the pacers more than the spinners. We have a good bowling line-up and we can pull it off.

9:13pm: Talk about an innings in two halves. At 96 for 1 off nine overs, the projected score was 218. Narine and Rahane were smacking balls through the line regardless of lengths. Rasikh, Suyash, Krunal, all were taken down in the first ten. But then Krunal manufactured wickets by skidding the ball through and keeping the stumps in play. Venkatesh and Rinky were bowled, which pegged KKR back after Narine and Rahane fell quickly. Raghuvanshi's 30 pushed KKR to 174 but they'd feel they're quite a few short.

19.6
1
Hazlewood to Johnson, 1 run, Hard length, no room and Johnson can only cloth a cut to cover point. He cleared the front foot and Hazlewood cramped him. He's hit the pitch and it's worked out at the death

Last 11 balls: 8 for 2

19.5
W
Hazlewood to Harshit Rana, OUT, Another pull, this is sliced though. Skied and the keeper runs to the left, gets in line with the ball and takes it while reaching forward.

Harshit Rana c †Sharma b Hazlewood 5 (4m 6b 1x4 0x6) SR: 83.33

There's a fine stop (deep fielder behind the keeper) now

19.4
4
Hazlewood to Harshit Rana, FOUR, Finally some contact with the pull, it's a top edge that goes over the keeper but KKR will take that

Ddn: "RCB bowlers are looking so much better than last season. Addition of Hazlewood and Pandya has reaped rewards. Hope Bhuvi makes them better. Let's see how their batsmen fare."

19.3
0
Hazlewood to Harshit Rana, no run, And another short ball. This is seam-up and rises around shoulder-height if not a touch higher. Harshit misses the pull again, checks with the square-leg ump if it's wide. Not given
19.2
0
Hazlewood to Harshit Rana, no run, Smart bowling again, more margin for error with Hazlewood going short. The extra bounce is making it tougher for Harshit to connect with the pull. This was outside off too and he couldn't drag it across. He wanted to sneak a bye but the keeper jogged down to keep him in check.
19.1
0
Hazlewood to Harshit Rana, no run, Into the pitch, well over the pull. 130ks but it zips off the pitch, Hazlewood's height helping out too. Harshit was making room and got followed.

END OF OVER:
19 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | KKR: 169/7 | RR: 8.89

  • Harshit Rana1 (1b)
  • Ramandeep Singh6 (9b)
  • Yash Dayal3-0-25-1
  • Josh Hazlewood3-0-17-1
18.6
1
Yash Dayal to Harshit Rana, 1 run, Fullish length ball on off, 134ks, the Harshit cleared his front leg and had to settle for a square drive to deep point. The way he shaped it, it seemed like he wanted to go leg side. The left-armer's angle didn't allow him
18.5
W
Yash Dayal to Raghuvanshi, OUT, Sound as ball passes bat, yes, there's a feather as Raghuvanshi pulled. 134ks scramble-seam ball on a shortish length lands around off and angles away. The batter tried to whack it square from the top of the bounce.

A Raghuvanshi c †Sharma b Yash Dayal 30 (36m 22b 2x4 1x6) SR: 136.36

18.4
0
Yash Dayal to Raghuvanshi, no run, Raghuvanshi can't launch the three-quarter ball on the up, finds mid-off
18.3
1
Yash Dayal to Ramandeep Singh, 1 run, Pace on again, doesn't follow the batter as he went across to fourth stump. The length ball was on top of off, the batter had to crawl back for the whip through square leg
18.2
1
Yash Dayal to Raghuvanshi, 1 run, Shortish ball at the body, Raghuvanshi pulls it to deep fine leg. 134ks
18.1
1
Yash Dayal to Ramandeep Singh, 1 run, Yes, the first ball is very wide outside off. Slower one on a back of a length, sticks into the pitch a touch. Ramandeep has to reach out for the cut to cover. Not middled

Dayal and Hazlewood likely to finish. Will be Dayal now. Keeper's standing wide (off side, is that an indication?

END OF OVER:
18 | 10 Runs | KKR: 165/6 | RR: 9.16

  • Ramandeep Singh4 (7b)
  • Angkrish Raghuvanshi29 (19b)
  • Josh Hazlewood3-0-17-1
  • Liam Livingstone2-0-14-0
17.6
1
Hazlewood to Ramandeep Singh, 1 run, Dipping yorker on fourth, 133ks, jammed to deep third
17.5
1
Hazlewood to Raghuvanshi, 1 run, Goes across to chase the wide length ball, flat-bats it over the bowler's head. Kohli cleans up near the straight boundary
17.4
6
Hazlewood to Raghuvanshi, SIX, Slower one is tonked over cow corner. It's a knuckle ball on the fuller side of length, fourth-stump line. The ball comes off the pitch with even pace, Raghuvanshi went back in the crease, maintained a stable base and extended an on-drive with max power

Abhisek daga: "The pitch is definitely gripping and turning.. With narine and varun there even a 180 would be a challenging score.. "

17.3
1lb
Hazlewood to Ramandeep Singh, 1 leg bye, Tries to flick it, but gets beaten. Ball goes off the pad to the off side
17.2
1
Hazlewood to Raghuvanshi, 1 run, Raghuvanshi premeditates, goes well across and inside the line of the shortish ball that was going outside the off-side tramline. Gets it off the sticker to the keeper's left
17.1
0
Hazlewood to Raghuvanshi, no run, Tall Josh gets extra bounce to beat the pull. 130ks, back of length at best, fourth-stump line, it kicks up and goes well above the top edge

END OF OVER:
17 | 4 Runs | KKR: 155/6 | RR: 9.11

  • Ramandeep Singh3 (5b)
  • Angkrish Raghuvanshi21 (15b)
  • Liam Livingstone2-0-14-0
  • Suyash Sharma4-0-47-1

No attacking shots. Was it because Livingstone would spin the ball away from the rhb? And who will KKR attack?

16.6
0
Livingstone to Ramandeep Singh, no run, Perfect over for RCB, just four off it. Length ball with a bit of room to finish, cut with the spin but finds point. M
16.5
1
Livingstone to Raghuvanshi, 1 run, Another non-attacking shot. Flicked off the back foot through midwicket
16.4
0
Livingstone to Raghuvanshi, no run, Leading edge off the gentle flick goes straight to point. Length ball lobbed up at leg stump. RCB will take this
16.3
1
Livingstone to Ramandeep Singh, 1 run, Fullish on off at 93ks, pushed with an open faced towards point
16.2
1
Livingstone to Raghuvanshi, 1 run, Flicked behind square off the back foot
16.1
1
Livingstone to Ramandeep Singh, 1 run, Spin and bounce. Legbreak on a length lands on middle and goes over off, Ramandeep goes square on for the pull to long-on, has to adjust to the height

RCB bring in their Impact Sub - Padikkal replaces Suyash. Livingstone to begin the death overs

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RCB 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st95V KohliPD Salt
2nd23V KohliD Padikkal
3rd44V KohliRM Patidar
4th15V KohliLS Livingstone