04/21Result
19th match (N), Indian Premier League at Bengaluru, Apr 21 2018
RCB won by 6 wkts (12b rem)
Player of the Match
AB de Villiers
AB de VilliersRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
04/21Result
19th match (N), Indian Premier League at Bengaluru, Apr 21 2018
RCB won by 6 wkts (12b rem)
Player of the Match
AB de Villiers
AB de VilliersRoyal Challengers Bengaluru

END OF OVER:
20 | 11 Runs 1 Wkt | DC: 174/5 | RR: 8.70

  • Rahul Tewatia13 (9b)
  • Chris Morris0 (0b)
  • Corey Anderson1-0-10-1
  • Chris Woakes4-0-40-0

9.45 pm The Chinnaswamy isn't the friendliest ground to defend totals. And there has been evidence of dew already in the game. All that considered, 175 is a target that shouldn't faze Royal Challengers Bangalore. The problem is, they could have been chasing 130-odd. Yuzvendra Chahal and Umesh Yadav, in their first spells, were excellent, keeping Daredevils to 28 for 2. But that's when Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant came together and concentrated on not losing a wicket first, then taking a few singles when possible, and finally they started showing their true potential. Iyer fell soon after hitting fifty. But Pant went deep into the innings, finishing with 85 off only 48 balls. It's a special innings, but will it be match-winning?

"Today, when I was bowling, I saw the ball spinning. So I just varied my pace, my lengths, that's all," Chahal says. "Wicket was a bit dry, and with a new ball, with the proud seam, it will turn. That's why Virat gave it to me. Both Roy and Maxwell and big hitters and I planned to get them out, where to bowl and where not to. We practice with wet balls expecting dew"

Nayeem: "Out of nowhere, Gayle & Pant became the top two scorers, who would have imagined after Gayle missed initial matches and Pant run drought yo begin with. "

Guruprasad: "RCB are very generous in the last 5 overs, 71 runs gifted (14.2 rpo). Win or lose of this game is based on these 5 overs."

19.6
0
Anderson to Tewatia, no run, full and outside off, looks for a slash, only gets a bottom edge to the wicketkeeper
19.5
4
Anderson to Tewatia, FOUR, pretends to make room outside leg. The bowler lands it around the yorker outside off. Tewatia jumps in line with it, gets low, and scoops it over fine leg. Also, while running down the pitch, trying to take a single. he collides with Anderson

That's a pretty cool innings from Pant, first to bide his time when Daredevils were going nowhere fast in the Powerplay, and then to kick the run-rate up as well has he has, playing shots that are downright wild

19.4
W
Anderson to Pant, OUT, taken at long-on. Pant has produced some sensational shots. He looks for another, against a slower ball outside off, but this time it comes right off the bottom of the bat. Goes high instead of long and AB de Villiers takes a striaghtforward catch

RR Pant c de Villiers b Anderson 85 (48b 6x4 7x6) SR: 177.08

19.3
0
Anderson to Pant, no run, spots the left-hander switching his stance for a reverse scoop and so plants the ball over the wide line to keep it out of Pant's reach
19.2
6
Anderson to Pant, SIX, runs down the pitch and decimates a length ball over long-on. That's travelled!
19.1
1lb
Anderson to Tewatia, 1 leg bye, slow, full, on leg stump. Tewatia looks for the sweep, makes no contact, has to settle for a leg bye

Corey Anderson introduced into the attack at the last possible moment

END OF OVER:
19 | 18 Runs | DC: 163/4 | RR: 8.57

  • Rishabh Pant79 (45b)
  • Rahul Tewatia9 (6b)
  • Chris Woakes4-0-40-0
  • Mohammed Siraj4-0-35-0
18.6
4
Woakes to Pant, FOUR, now the other side, walking across his stumps to make sure he can scoop a slower short ball outside off over short fine leg's head. Pant is giving the Daredevils a total well beyond their wildest dreams when they were 28 for 2 after the Powerplay
18.5
4
Woakes to Pant, FOUR, what the weirdness... Woakes is looking for the wide yorker. Misses his mark by about two inches. And Pant is waiting, crouched in his stance, the bat face open, and at the perfect time, unleashes a scoop over third man
18.4
4lb
Woakes to Pant, 4 leg byes, walks across and swipes at a short ball, looking for the long leg boundary. Ends up with a miscue over the wicketkeeper. Comes off the thigh pad. Fifty partnership in 20 balls. Pant has made 41 of those
18.3
0
Woakes to Pant, no run, the perfect wide yorker. Inside the line, but too far from the reach of the batsman
18.2
0
Woakes to Pant, no run, looks to carve the short ball over point, but there isn't quite enough room for him to do so.
18.1
6
Woakes to Pant, SIX, full and outside off stump, Pant monsters it over cover. It's bat speed again. He sees the chance to free the arms and he holds absolutely nothing back. RCB leaking runs in the death again

END OF OVER:
18 | 15 Runs | DC: 145/4 | RR: 8.05

  • Rishabh Pant65 (39b)
  • Rahul Tewatia9 (6b)
  • Mohammed Siraj4-0-35-0
  • Chris Woakes3-0-26-0
17.6
1
Mohammed Siraj to Pant, 1 run, half-volley on leg stump, Pant flicks it handsomely to deep midwicket
17.5
6
Mohammed Siraj to Pant, SIX, pumps it down the ground! This is a back of a length ball. And he unleashes a front foot lofted drive. That's tough to pull off. His bottom-hand strength and bat swing must be insane; has to be to get under the ball, and make contact with the middle of the bat and not the high part of it.
17.4
0
Mohammed Siraj to Pant, no run, goes short on middle, Pant lets it go and then goes around yelling at himself.
17.4
1w
Mohammed Siraj to Pant, 1 wide, slower ball and a premeditating Pant, looking to slog sweep the ball, is beaten soundly. Only problem is the umpire decides he's strayed too far outside off

farhan: "I AM R.C.B FAN BUT I WANT SOME PUNISHMENT OF R.C.B BOWLERS SO CAN SEE d cock AND A.B.D IN FORM FOR A GOOD CHASE" --- A template to follow for less heartache?

17.3
0
Mohammed Siraj to Pant, no run, full and outside off, he bangs it back down the ground and Siraj is in the way
17.2
6
Mohammed Siraj to Pant, SIX, low full toss in line with the stumps, but Pant somehow flicks it over the square leg boundary, despite there being a man positioned to take a catch
17.1
1lb
Mohammed Siraj to Tewatia, 1 leg bye, looks for the yorker on leg stump and refuses Pant the room to get under the ball. Ends up having to settle for a leg bye

END OF OVER:
17 | 13 Runs | DC: 130/4 | RR: 7.64

  • Rishabh Pant52 (34b)
  • Rahul Tewatia9 (5b)
  • Chris Woakes3-0-26-0
  • Yuzvendra Chahal3-0-22-2

Arsh: "WHY NOT MORRIS JUST WHY?!"

16.6
4
Woakes to Pant, FOUR, fifty! And it comes off a very good shot - largely because he picks the slower ball, then the most vulnerable part of the field and exploits both. Pull shot past short fine leg. Oh wait, maybe I am overselling it. The shot comes off an inside edge. Sorry!
16.5
1
Woakes to Tewatia, 1 run, falls short of cover - which is where Siraj is at now. The ball has it in for him. Tewatia goes gung ho again at a full delivery
16.4
4
Woakes to Tewatia, FOUR, runs back, leaps up, sticks a hand out, but the ball evades mid-off! Tough break for Siraj, and even worse, it runs away to the boundary. Mis-hit loft from Tewatia
16.3
0
Woakes to Tewatia, no run, shortish, cramping him on leg stump. Pant, even as he tries to make room, ends up pushing to cover

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RCB 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st9Q de KockM Vohra
2nd20V KohliQ de Kock
3rd63AB de VilliersV Kohli
4th56AB de VilliersCJ Anderson
5th28AB de VilliersMandeep Singh