12.40am Right then, that does it. These two teams will meet in very short time in New Chandigarh. Tomorrow (or today, I suppose) there is a double-header so join us for that. On behalf of Himanshu, Sudeep and everyone else at ESPNcricinfo, thank you for joining us, and good night.

Tim David does win the Player of the Match! "It didn't feel so easy. [On playing off the back foot] I had a chance to see what the pitch is doing so I could adapt. [On facing more deliveries] Look our coaching staff has built a squad for a certain reason, we've got batters for different reasons. I am happy I can contribute, but whatever the coaching staff asks, I am happy to do. I am happy I got to face more balls today but I won't be asking any questions about my positions. We had to try and get some partnerships. Tonight was difficult. We had to manage risk a little bit. I feel happy with how I played but I'd feel better having a drink after a nice win. I think it's been tough because we've faced different conditions each time. Tonight it was under the covers. We haven't had a grasp and played well on our home ground, that's undeniable."

Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer: "Variety is the spice of life and we are here to experience all kinds of games here, it's a great challenge. [On his captaincy decisions] There was no thinking to be honest, I was just taking instinctive moves. I just didn't want new batters to come in and settle in. Jansen was getting a lot of bounce, and he was bowling lethal. To be honest we didn't know how the wicket was going to feel but the bowlers adapted to it. I had a chat with Arshdeep and he said the hard length balls were hard to hit. That was the chatter in the middle and they executed brilliantly. [On Wadhera] His approach was wonderful today. [On Chahal] I personally had a chat with him and told him that you are match winner and you need to get us as many wickets as possible and you don't need to be safe. He has a capability of bouncing back and he is one of the best bowlers in the IPL."

12.28am Thanks Himanshu. the presentation ceremony should get underway soon.

Yash: "Should be either Chahal for his important wickets and economic spell or Wadhera for being ice cool and finishing the chase in difficult conditions !"

Lakshay: "Chahal should be the MoM. He took out Rajat just when he was looking to go big and didn't let Jitesh get off. More so gave only 11 Runs." I'd like to give it to Tim David, if it were up to me. Did incredibly well in incredibly difficult circumstances and then took two catches. But I guess it will go to someone from the winning team.

Abhimanyu will bring you the final presentation formalities. Let him know who you think will be the Player of the Match tonight.

Marco Jansen: "Feel very good. There was a bit of pace and bounce, which all fast bowlers enjoy. Everyone has a role to play, and for me, whatever I need to do, I try and do that to the best of my ability. Iyer is very clear on the field. We have good chats at training, and it makes a lot easier for us. I would call the catch a fall, and not a dive! It's nice as a seam bowler knowing that someone's going to take wickets in the middle."

Rajat Patidar: "Initially it was sticking, and was two-paced. But I think we could have done far better as a batting unit. Partnerships are important in batting. We have been losing wickets in intervals. We left Padikkal out due to the conditions. Wicket was not that bad. It was under cover for a long time. It helped Punjab, and the way they bowled, credit goes to them. The bowling unit is doing pretty well. We have confidence on our bowling unit. Sometimes it clicks [the batting], sometimes it doesn't. We'll look at the batting unit first."

12.13am At 53 for 4 after eight overs, you would have thought RCB could surprise PBKS. Hazlewood was on a roll, but young Wadhera targetted Suyash at the other end, and went 4, 6. He repeated the heroics with another round of 6, 4 from 65 for 4. Those four hits pretty much defined the chase. Wadhera ended with 33* off 19 balls - 30 of those runs came in boundaries - and quickly blew any possible nerves from the PBKS dressing room away. Eventually, 95 turned out to be pretty short in a 14-over game, and RCB will look back and say their batters could have been much better.

12.1
6
Yash Dayal to Stoinis, SIX, flayed away wide of long-on! PBKS win by five wickets! A length delivery from Dayal, which angled across, and arrived on off or thereabouts. Stoinis got his front leg out of the way, and swung hard to wrap this game up

PBKS one hit away now, and here comes Dayal

END OF OVER:
12 | 12 Runs 1 Wkt | PBKS: 92/5 (5 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.66, RRR: 2.50)

  • Nehal Wadhera33 (19b)
  • Marcus Stoinis1 (1b)
  • Bhuvneshwar Kumar3-0-26-2
  • Suyash Sharma3-0-25-0
11.6
4
Kumar to Wadhera, FOUR, and this boundary will make more of the fans depart! Wadhera slashes this shortish ball arriving outside off to play to deep extra cover, as he shifts his weight back to dispatch the ball

Some RCB fans have started to leave...

11.5
6
Kumar to Wadhera, SIX, swiped over fine leg! This could be it. A short-of-a-length ball on leg, and he stays deep in the crease to pull that flat and hard in between the two teams' dugout
11.4
1
Kumar to Stoinis, 1 run, off the outside edge, but to deep third. On a good length around middle, and straightening away. Stoinis had a jab, but wasn't in control of that

Stoinis

11.3
W
Kumar to Shashank Singh, OUT, taken at long-on! Salt takes this one almost too casually. PBKS are ensuring that this goes deeper than they would like. Bhuvi bowled on a short of a length on off, and the ball seamed back in to finish on middle. The bounce was a bit too much for that attempted loft from Shashank, who went ahead with the shot. But the ball ballooned for a simple catch at long-on, as RCB strike back again

Shashank Singh c Salt b Kumar 1 (17m 5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 20

11.2
1
Kumar to Wadhera, 1 run, comes down the pitch, and swipes this shortish ball on middle to deep-backward square leg
11.1
0
Kumar to Wadhera, no run, angles this across, and goes on the shorter side of a length on off. Dabbed to point

Bhuvi back. Any miracle in store for RCB?

END OF OVER:
11 | 15 Runs | PBKS: 80/4 (17 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.27, RRR: 5.66)

  • Nehal Wadhera22 (15b)
  • Shashank Singh1 (4b)
  • Suyash Sharma3-0-25-0
  • Josh Hazlewood3-0-14-3
10.6
1
Suyash Sharma to Wadhera, 1 run, fuller and flatter, and just outside off. Tapped towards point for a single
10.5
0
Suyash Sharma to Wadhera, no run, another miss! Fuller and around sixth stump, and this shapes to turn away, as Wadhera looked to sweep but was beaten
10.4
0
Suyash Sharma to Wadhera, no run, slower, and beaten! Suyash goes on a length just outside off, and the ball straightens. Wadhera looked to push but was beaten
10.3
4
Suyash Sharma to Wadhera, FOUR, drilled between extra cover and cover! Full and outside off, and this was absolutely crushed for four more
10.2
4b
Suyash Sharma to Wadhera, 4 byes, turns away, and four! PBKS are running away with this now. That was angled in, and landed on a footmark just outside off. It turned away sharply, and beat the outside edge as he looked to drive

Around the wicket

10.1
6
Suyash Sharma to Wadhera, SIX, bam! Into the first tier over long-off! Wadhera vs Suyash is turning out to be one-sided. It was a length ball angling across and arriving outside off, as Wadhera leaned into a big loft for six

Suyash to continue

END OF OVER:
10 | 2 Runs | PBKS: 65/4 (32 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 6.50, RRR: 8.00)

  • Shashank Singh1 (4b)
  • Nehal Wadhera11 (9b)
  • Josh Hazlewood3-0-14-3
  • Suyash Sharma2-0-14-0
9.6
0
Hazlewood to Shashank Singh, no run, beaten! Hazlewood ends his spell with nearly another wicket. He goes on the shorter side, and slightly wide of off. Shashank has a jab at it, but the ball shapes away after pitching, and goes past his bat
9.5
1lb
Hazlewood to Wadhera, 1 leg bye, on the shorter side of a length on leg, and it takes his pad as he looks to swipe. The ball rolls towards square leg
9.4
0
Hazlewood to Wadhera, no run, massive bounce for Hazlewood!! The bowler gives Wadhera a stare, and has a word for him too. Short of a length on middle, as Wadhera skipped down and looked to hook but missed. The ball took off before Jitesh grabbed it
9.3
1
Hazlewood to Shashank Singh, 1 run, he sees Shashank hinting to walk down, and bowls on a shorter side of a length around sixth stump. Slapped to deep-backward point to get off the mark

Sriram: "Four fantastic balls, and just two balls it took to make that over forgettable"

9.2
0
Hazlewood to Shashank Singh, no run, on a length, and in the corridor just outside off. The ball straightens after pitching, and is dabbed towards point
9.1
0
Hazlewood to Shashank Singh, no run, On a fullish length, and just outside off. Pushed to mid-on, as he leans into the shot

Shashank facing his first ball

Can Hazlewood find some magic again?

END OF OVER:
9 | 10 Runs | PBKS: 63/4 (34 runs required from 30 balls, RR: 7.00, RRR: 6.80)

  • Nehal Wadhera11 (7b)
  • Shashank Singh0 (0b)
  • Suyash Sharma2-0-14-0
  • Josh Hazlewood2-0-13-3
8.6
6
Suyash Sharma to Wadhera, SIX, whipped over midwicket! These two hits bring PBKS back into the game! Suyash went on a length this time, and around off. Wadhera went across the line, and dispatched it for another forceful hit

Harry: "We are in for another blockbuster finish tonight"

8.5
4
Suyash Sharma to Wadhera, FOUR, reverse swept over backward point! Full and straight, and Wahdera switched his wrists early to hit hard and high for four. Very powerful and convincing hit there

Slip gone

8.4
0
Suyash Sharma to Wadhera, no run, stumped?! No, I don't think so. Jitesh whipped the bails off as Wadhera looked to reverse sweep this full and wide-ish ball but missed. Then, as Wadhera seemed to lose his balance and fall on his back, Jitesh destroyed the stumps, but in vain
8.3
0
Suyash Sharma to Wadhera, no run, beaten! Another wrong 'un, as this pitches on a length on middle, and turns away to finish just outside off. Wahdera looked to defend, but the ball went past his outside edge

Slip in

8.2
0
Suyash Sharma to Wadhera, no run, fuller and around sixth stump. Another one angles across, as Wadhera looks to drive but misses
8.1
0
Suyash Sharma to Wadhera, no run, Suyash is animated in appealing for lbw, but it's turned down! It seemed to be pitching outside leg, though. Yup, replays confirm that. Wadhera looked clip at this length ball but missed the googly

Neeraj: "SamC, you got your 2 wickets"

PBKS 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st22Prabhsimran SinghP Arya
2nd10SS IyerP Arya
3rd20SS IyerJP Inglis
4th1JP InglisN Wadhera
5th28Shashank SinghN Wadhera
6th17MP StoinisN Wadhera