END OF OVER:20 | 11 Runs 1 Wkt | RR: 173/4 | RR: 8.65
- Nitish Rana4 (1b)
- Dhruv Jurel35 (23b)
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar4-0-32-1
- Yash Dayal4-0-36-1
5:10pm Thanks to a mix of misfields and dropped chances, RCB have given away 47 runs at the death (17-20 overs). For a major part of the innings, RR's batting seemed to be stuck on third gear at best. Samson didn't show a lot of intent. Parag couldn't get the timing right. Jurel struggled as well. Jaiswal started well inside the powerplay and kept the shots coming through the middle. But he fell just before the death and it felt as if RR could miss the final push on a surface which did not seem easy to start on. If not for Jurel's drop by Kohli, RR's total could have been much lesser. Will RCB hunt it down to maintain a clean slate in on-the-road matches this season? Find out shortly with Vishal on the wheel.
Yashasvi Jaiswal: "I was trying to assess the condition and build the partnership to help us get to 170. I was trying to set base for the other batters and give my team a good start. It's a pretty good score for us. The wicket is two-paced. [Words in the huddle] Just enjoy the bowling, enjoy the game."
Sami: "RCB's fielding is usually amazing....Last 2 matches they've let themselves down with their fielding, especially today could've restricted them to 150 and instead after coming off this heat and already tired from the quick turnaround and chasing on a pitch where it's 2 paced and keeping low...ita gonna be tough and RCB haven't done themselves any favors."
Nitish Rana is in now. And Menon checks his bat as well
SO Hetmyer c Padikkal b Kumar 9 (19m 8b 1x4 0x6) SR: 112.5
Andrew: "That Kohli dropped catch was a big moment. Not only the two boundaries so far but there would be been two left handers. It would've made planning the field much easier"
Bhuvneshwar and not Hazlewood for the last over
END OF OVER:19 | 15 Runs | RR: 162/3 | RR: 8.52
- Dhruv Jurel29 (20b)
- Shimron Hetmyer8 (6b)
- Yash Dayal4-0-36-1
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar3-0-21-0
Dayal for the penultimate
Nishant : "RCB won the toss and chose to (mis)field "
END OF OVER:18 | 10 Runs | RR: 147/3 | RR: 8.16
- Dhruv Jurel15 (15b)
- Shimron Hetmyer7 (5b)
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar3-0-21-0
- Suyash Sharma4-0-39-0
Bhuvneshwar back for the 18th. Suyash Sharma is done for the game, Devdutt Padikkal is in as the Impact Player
END OF OVER:17 | 11 Runs | RR: 137/3 | RR: 8.05
- Dhruv Jurel12 (12b)
- Shimron Hetmyer1 (2b)
- Suyash Sharma4-0-39-0
- Josh Hazlewood3-0-26-1
Kushal Kandel: "Vintage IPL match loading. Nostalgic that how teams used to try and score 120-130 in 15overs and would try to capitalize the death going all guns blazing."