8:48pm Thanks to a fab hundred from de Kock, Royals have a tall score, one they would be hopeful of defending on their home turf. He was on 15 off 17 when the powerplay ended, but then changed gears like only he can. From thereon Amazon Warriors struggled to contain him, even though they had managed to keep things quiet at the opposite end. That was until Holder walked in and came into his own to ensure Royals get to a score above 200. 43 runs came off the last two overs

Jason Holder: "Great to see, I sat in the dressing room and thought he [de Kock] would score a 100. He batted through and got us to a great total, hopefully should be enough. It won't be easy, the outfield is wet. It is a good surface to bat on. Need to get wickets with the new ball. [On his duel with Paul] I set myself up and hit through."

To me, this total looks unassailable - with due respect to the Amazon Warriors batting line-up. Let's see what Himanshu, who'll kick-off the chase shortly, thinks of the target

Rivaldo Clarke