Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
20 | 12 Runs 1 Wkt | BR: 162/7 | RR: 8.10

  • Joshua Bishop10 (3b)
  • David Miller24 (15b)
  • Scott Kuggeleijn4-0-37-2
  • Alzarri Joseph4-0-31-2

Our win predictor is on 56.31% in favour of the Kings. So this should be close chase, Sreshth will be here to shepherd you through it.

12:48pm: 38 off the last three gives Royals a good score. They started brilliantly with Mayers and Cornwall. But the batters went and the rain interruption led to a collapse. The pitch started misbehaving and the bowlers used the cross-seamers, mixing lines and lengths well. Joseph, who got two, should have had more if not for the dropped chances. Kuggeleijn was good, Deyal even better. But Miller got a few in the end and Bishop's last over hits took them over 160.

19.6
6
Kuggeleijn to Bishop, SIX, Makes room, wallops it over deep-mid to take Royals over 160! He was followed and pulled it while on the move. Went flat and far.
19.5
4
Kuggeleijn to Bishop, FOUR, Goes aggressive this time! Slaps it off the back foot past mid-off. It was shortish and coming in, he was cramped but went through with the shot. Fielder dove to his right but it slipped through.
19.4
0
Kuggeleijn to Bishop, no run, Proper test match length ball in the channel that spits up. Joseph looks to push it to cover but retracts the bat instinctively.
19.3
W
Kuggeleijn to Holder, OUT, Wide, short ball and Holder slaps it flat... and David takes it at long-on! It was hit decently, David took it and was falling over towards the back, but got one leg in the air for a sec, then lobbed it up, went back the rope. Came back in time to take it.

JO Holder c David b Kuggeleijn 15 (15b 1x4 0x6) SR: 100.00

19.2
1
Kuggeleijn to Miller, 1 run, Gets a short ball and pulls, but it's along the ground to deep midwicket.
19.1
1
Kuggeleijn to Holder, 1 run, Reaches out and slashes a wide, short ball to deep point. Slower one, would've been wide had it been left. But single's a good result. Miller will be on strike next ball.

Holder on strike which Kings would be happy about. But Royals can still push 170

END OF OVER:
19 | 13 Runs | BR: 150/6 | RR: 7.89

  • Jason Holder14 (13b)
  • David Miller23 (14b)
  • Alzarri Joseph4-0-31-2
  • Scott Kuggeleijn3-0-25-1
18.6
1
Joseph to Holder, 1 run, Yorker outside off, pushed to cover which also brings up 150
18.5
1
Joseph to Miller, 1 run, Pulls a shortish ball to midwicket
18.4
2
Joseph to Miller, 2 runs, Flicks a low full toss to deep midwicket.
18.3
6
Joseph to Miller, SIX, Full and wide, Miller slaps it and clears the extra cover fence!
18.2
1
Joseph to Holder, 1 run, Full ball is hit to mid-off
18.1
2
Joseph to Holder, 2 runs, Skied, dropped by deep midwicket! It was full, following Holder and he looked to launch it over midwicket. It was a cutter that sat up from a full length, two fielders converged. Midwicket called but couldn't hold on

Joseph returns

Royals need more big hits, maybe another big over. 160-165 would be a decent score on this tacky pitch.

END OF OVER:
18 | 13 Runs | BR: 137/6 | RR: 7.61

  • David Miller14 (11b)
  • Jason Holder10 (10b)
  • Scott Kuggeleijn3-0-25-1
  • David Wiese3-0-22-1
17.6
6
Kuggeleijn to Miller, SIX, Lofted cover drive goes over the roof! Talk about coming from nowhere, looks like Miller was looking for something pacy and pitched up and that ball delivered on both counts. He went back, extended the cover drive and got it 91-metres away.
17.5
1
Kuggeleijn to Holder, 1 run, Banged in, shuffles to fourth stump and pulls it to deep square for one.
17.4
1
Kuggeleijn to Miller, 1 run, Length outside off, caresses to deep point. Man from behind square runs to the left and stops it.
17.3
1
Kuggeleijn to Holder, 1 run, Length around off, shuffles and pats it to midwicket for one.
17.2
0
Kuggeleijn to Holder, no run, Full on the stumps, tucked back to the bowler.
17.1
4
Kuggeleijn to Holder, FOUR, The first four in 35 balls comes off an educated outside edge! It was length but around fifth, so there was width. Holder looked to run it behind square, rolled his wrists, got it off the top edge through the vacant slip area for four.

END OF OVER:
17 | 5 Runs | BR: 124/6 | RR: 7.29

  • Jason Holder4 (6b)
  • David Miller7 (9b)
  • David Wiese3-0-22-1
  • Mark Deyal4-0-15-2

34 balls since the last boundary, reminds Ian Bishop on air.

16.6
1
Wiese to Holder, 1 run, Back of length just outside off, guides it off the back foot to backward point.
16.5
1
Wiese to Miller, 1 run, Full outside off, pushed to cover.
16.4
1
Wiese to Holder, 1 run, Full just outside off, clipped to square leg.
16.3
1
Wiese to Miller, 1 run, Pushes a length ball to cover point.
16.2
0
Wiese to Miller, no run, Yorker outside off, jammed back to the bowler.

Kings 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st4F du PlessisJ Charles
2nd0F du PlessisM Deyal
3rd3F du PlessisRL Chase
4th0F du PlessisRS Primus
5th84F du PlessisAS Joseph