12:02am A heartfelt message of gratefulness from Kohli to the crowd, tells them he's just as attached to RCB as they are. Vows to come back better next year. And we'll be there for that. For now - good night! And don't forget to join us for the double-header tomorrow. Ashwin against his home, and against Dhoni. And, of course, the big one: Mumbai Indians v Kolkata Knight Riders. Mumbai looking to get into the top two, and KKR looking to sneak into the playoffs. It will be tasty. See you!

Kohli: If we focus on the second half, I think it was exactly what we wanted in the first half. Look after losing the first six matches, it's very hard to come back. At least winning two in the first six - the first week really matters in setting your intensity. The way the boys have turned it around was great. You don't want to go out there and feel hopeless. To be honest, we spoke about it ealrier today: although we haven't finished where we wanted to, it doesn't feel like a bad season the way we did in the second half. It's not been a season of a lot of happiness, but we can really be proud of way we've come back and some of the youngsters who showed their character. When we AB and I got out, I think the opposition also took things a bit lightly. We spoke upstairs, "game on". Hetty, we know he can play like that, and hope to see him play more like that next year.

Hetmyer: To start was a little tough. was just getting used to the environment and the IPL. [Expectations bogging you down?] Sometimes it gets in your head but just try and clear your head as much as possible and go and execute. It's fantastic [RCB], I've learnt a lot from both AB and Virat and all the coaches. Just trying to take it one step at a time.

Shimron Hetmyer is the Man of the Match.

Gurkeerat: The thing is, I went into bat in a good position and had a lot of overs to spare. I was just looking to build a partnership with Hetty. When you have someone like him, you don't have to do anything silly. I just tried to get my common sense on. Really happy that we ended on a good note. The crowd has been amazing for us and we want to thank them even though things haven't gone our way. [This innings] means a lot because I haven't been on the field for nearly two years. I just wanted to make my presence felt.

K Williamson: Absolutely [let destiny go]. Halfway stage, felt like we had a competitive total. But after the start with the ball, we were right in the game. Unfortunately weren't able to pick wickets in that middle period. Credit to Bangalore. Naturally if you take your opportunities, it does help. But that's also cricket. In the first innings would have been nice to have another 10-15 if things well. We stagnated in the middle.

I suppose there are a number of fine lines. Look at our last two matches, could have gone either way but we lost both. It is one of those things. We've to sit and wait now, things are out of our control, which is a shame. Fingers crossed, we can sneak through.

Krishna: "Frustrating to end up on wrong side in last 2 matches. Been unlucky for srh, their nrr being the highest says that. Win handsomely but lose closely"

Mustafa Haidri: "RCB might just have taken the revenge of IPL 2012 when Hydrebad(then Deccan Chargers) had restricted them from a playoff spot. Have been waiting for this day!! :D"

Apoorv: "Bhuvi is also very cool headed guy. Even after so much drops off his bowling he never looks angry.shows only little of disappointment. His tally would be totally different if those catches were taken. A die hard bhuvi and srh fan."

Samrat Ahuja: "The threat of structural changes by Kirsten worked wonders on all players today!"

vishal pawar: "That means KXIP right now placed at the bottom of the table and still has a chance of qualifying to playoffs! Strange!"

Nilashish..: "Oh thank you sweet lord!! Thank you umesh.. from all the Kkr fans.."

Sunim Acharya: "The ones who gives shall take. Yadavji"

Chintan Parekh: "Couldn't end better than this for Umesh and RCB, Umesh got his revenge for that last over.. It's good, must be good for his confidence"

11:40pm A jumping, fist-pumping Kohli. RCB finish lower than RR and will be last if KXIP wins. If not, it's seventh place! But they won't let those things get in the way of performing a lap for their fans, who have filled the stadium despite another below-par season. Sunrisers now need KKR to lose to go through. They'll be the first team to go through with only 12 points if that happens. And to put that in perspective - RCB were potential playoff contenders if they'd got one more win. It's been that slim, this season.
For KKR - a win takes them through. And boy will they be sending some gifts over to Hetmyer and Gurkeeerat. It's not heard of in this franchise's history for names other than Kohli, Gayle and AB to pull off unreal feats. 20 for 3 when they came together and they put up 144 from there, scything through a very potent bowling attack. A nice way to finish for them.

What an over from Khaleel! Umesh has retained strike for the last over. Chance at redemption? SRH can go Shankar now, or Nabi...Saurabh tells me from the ground it's going to be Nabi.