Josh Hazlewood to Spencer Johnson. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot driving, mis-timed to extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Dayal. That's the end of the first innings, and Kolkata Knight Riders have posted a competitive total of 174 runs. Although they lost Quinton de Kock early, the partnership between Ajinkya Rahane and Sunil Narine steadied the ship. Rahane played a brilliant knock, smashing a flurry of boundaries to score the first fifty of the season. However, Royal Challengers Bangalore made a strong comeback, picking up wickets regularly. Krunal Pandya was the standout performer, taking three crucial wickets that swung the momentum in RCB's favour. With RCB gaining the upper hand in the latter stages of the innings, it'll be fascinating to see if they can carry this momentum into their chase or if the defending champions will rise to the occasion and shift the game back in their favour. Stay tuned for the exciting second half!
19.5
OUT! Caught. Josh Hazlewood to Harshit Rana. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to backward square leg, caught by Sharma. Josh Hazlewood added another one to his tally.
19.4
FOUR! Josh Hazlewood to Harshit Rana. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled past fine leg for 4 runs.
19.3
Josh Hazlewood to Harshit Rana. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Sharma.
19.2
Josh Hazlewood to Harshit Rana. Short, wide outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Sharma.
19.1
Josh Hazlewood to Harshit Rana. Short, outside off stump backing away pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Sharma.
18.6
Yash Dayal to Harshit Rana. Length ball, to leg deep in crease driving, well timed to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Salt.
18.5
OUT! Caught. Yash Dayal to Angkrish Raghuvanshi. Back of a length, to leg deep in crease pulling, top edge, caught by Sharma. Angkrish Raghuvanshi's cameo comes to an end.
18.4
Yash Dayal to Angkrish Raghuvanshi. Slower ball half volley, outside off stump deep in crease driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid off for no runs, shy attempt by David.
18.3
Yash Dayal to Ramandeep Singh. Length ball, to leg deep in crease Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Kohli.
18.2
Yash Dayal to Angkrish Raghuvanshi. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Kohli.
18.1
Yash Dayal to Ramandeep Singh. Slower ball back of a length, outside off stump moves in front driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to extra cover for 1 run, run save by Patidar.
17.6
Josh Hazlewood to Ramandeep Singh. Reverse Swing-In yorker, outside off stump on the front foot Steer, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Dar.
17.5
Josh Hazlewood to Angkrish Raghuvanshi. Slower ball back of a length, wide outside off stump moves in front Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 1 run, fielded by Kohli.
17.4
SIX! Josh Hazlewood to Angkrish Raghuvanshi. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
17.3
Josh Hazlewood to Ramandeep Singh. Back of a length, wide outside off stump moves in front Slog, hit body to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Padikkal.
17.2
Josh Hazlewood to Angkrish Raghuvanshi. Off cutter back of a length, wide outside off stump moves in front pulling, Gloved to leg gully for 1 run, shy attempt by Sharma, fielded by Salt.
17.1
Josh Hazlewood to Angkrish Raghuvanshi. Seaming away back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Sharma.
16.6
Liam Livingstone to Ramandeep Singh. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Padikkal.
16.5
Liam Livingstone to Angkrish Raghuvanshi. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Kohli.
16.4
Liam Livingstone to Angkrish Raghuvanshi. Leg spinner length ball, to leg on the back foot working, leading edge to point for no runs, fielded by Padikkal.
16.3
Liam Livingstone to Ramandeep Singh. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the back foot dropped, padded to short extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Patidar.
16.2
Liam Livingstone to Angkrish Raghuvanshi. Leg spinner length ball, to leg on the back foot working, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Pandya.
16.1
Liam Livingstone to Ramandeep Singh. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the back foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Kohli.
End of Over 16
Over 16. 10 runs. Bowler: Vaibhav Arora. Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 167/3 (rr 10.44)
15.6
Suyash Sharma to Ramandeep Singh. Googly length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Dayal.
15.5
Suyash Sharma to Ramandeep Singh. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Dayal.
15.4
OUT! Bowled. Suyash Sharma to Andre Russell. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, missed. Andre Russell failed to read the googly, which cost his wicket.
15.3
FOUR! Suyash Sharma to Andre Russell. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed in the air under control past deep backward point for 4 runs.
15.2
Suyash Sharma to Andre Russell. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Dayal.
15.1
Suyash Sharma to Angkrish Raghuvanshi. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Dar.
FOUR! Spencer Johnson to Liam Livingstone. Half volley, outside off stump deep in crease Slog, well timed in the air under control past long on for 4 runs. Royal Challengers Bengaluru kick off their season with a commanding win, chasing down the target with 22 balls to spare. Their openers gave them a flying start, quickly putting them in a strong position. After Phil Salt's dismissal, Virat Kohli kept the momentum alive, but it was Rajat Patidar who took charge with an aggressive knock, ensuring RCB reached the target quickly. Kolkata's bowlers were off their game today, leaking runs and failing to build pressure as RCB cruised to victory. Krunal Pandya is the Player of the Match for his brilliant bowling performance.
16.1
SIX! Spencer Johnson to Liam Livingstone. Short, middle stump deep in crease hooking, well timed in the air under control over fine leg for 6 runs.
End of Over 16
Over 16. 10 runs. Bowler: Vaibhav Arora. Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 167/3 (rr 10.44)
15.6
Vaibhav Arora to Liam Livingstone. Leg cutter back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Singh.
15.5
Vaibhav Arora to Liam Livingstone. Leg cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, inside edge for no runs, fielded by de Kock.
15.4
FOUR! Vaibhav Arora to Liam Livingstone. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep square leg for 4 runs.
15.3
ରଜତ ପାଟିଦାର c Rinku Singh b Vaibhav Arora 34 (16)
OUT! Caught. Vaibhav Arora to Rajat Patidar. Leg cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by Singh. Skipper walks back to the pavilion after the excellent cameo.
15.2
FOUR! Vaibhav Arora to Rajat Patidar. Leg cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past fine leg for 4 runs.
15.1
Vaibhav Arora to Virat Kohli. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Rahane.
End of Over 15
Over 15. 19 runs. Bowler: Harshit Rana. Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 157/2 (rr 10.47)
14.6
FOUR! Harshit Rana to Rajat Patidar. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, well timed in the air under control past deep backward point for 4 runs.
14.5
FOUR! Harshit Rana to Rajat Patidar. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep backward point for 4 runs, mis-fielded by Singh.
14.4
Harshit Rana to Rajat Patidar. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot glancing, well timed to fine leg for 2 runs, run save by Arora, fielded by Johnson.
14.3
FOUR! Harshit Rana to Rajat Patidar. In-swinging length ball, to leg on the front foot flick, well timed in the air under control past fine leg for 4 runs.
14.2
FOUR! Harshit Rana to Rajat Patidar. In-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past deep extra cover for 4 runs.
14.1
Harshit Rana to Virat Kohli. Off cutter length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Iyer.
End of Over 14
Over 14. 11 runs. Bowler: Sunil Narine. Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 138/2 (rr 9.86)
13.6
Sunil Narine to Virat Kohli. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Singh.
13.5
Sunil Narine to Rajat Patidar. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Russell.
13.4
Sunil Narine to Virat Kohli. Arm length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Singh.
13.3
Sunil Narine to Rajat Patidar. Off break length ball, middle stump on the back foot glancing, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Russell.
13.2
SIX! Sunil Narine to Rajat Patidar. Arm length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.
13.1
Sunil Narine to Virat Kohli. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to square leg for 1 run, fielded by Vinod.
End of Over 13
Over 13. 8 runs. Bowler: Harshit Rana. Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 127/2 (rr 9.77)
12.6
Harshit Rana to Virat Kohli. Length ball, outside off stump down the track pushing, to extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Rahane.
12.5
FOUR! Harshit Rana to Virat Kohli. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past deep extra cover for 4 runs.
12.4
Harshit Rana to Rajat Patidar. Off cutter half volley, outside off stump on the front foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Singh.
12.3
Harshit Rana to Rajat Patidar. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Arora.
12.2
Harshit Rana to Rajat Patidar. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, missed for no runs, fielded by de Kock.
12.1
Harshit Rana to Rajat Patidar. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by de Kock.
End of Over 12
Over 12. 4 runs. Bowler: Sunil Narine. Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 119/2 (rr 9.92)
11.6
Sunil Narine to Rajat Patidar. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Singh.
11.5
Sunil Narine to Rajat Patidar. Carrom length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Vinod.
11.4
ଦେବଦତ୍ତ ପାଡିକ୍କଲ c Ramandeep Singh b Sunil Narine 10 (10)
OUT! Caught. Sunil Narine to Devdutt Padikkal. Carrom length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by Singh. Devdutt Padikkal goes for a big shot but perishes.
11.3
Sunil Narine to Virat Kohli. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Singh.
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Josh Hazlewood to Spencer Johnson. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot driving, mis-timed to extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Dayal. That's the end of the first innings, and Kolkata Knight Riders have posted a competitive total of 174 runs. Although they lost Quinton de Kock early, the partnership between Ajinkya Rahane and Sunil Narine steadied the ship. Rahane played a brilliant knock, smashing a flurry of boundaries to score the first fifty of the season. However, Royal Challengers Bangalore made a strong comeback, picking up wickets regularly. Krunal Pandya was the standout performer, taking three crucial wickets that swung the momentum in RCB's favour. With RCB gaining the upper hand in the latter stages of the innings, it'll be fascinating to see if they can carry this momentum into their chase or if the defending champions will rise to the occasion and shift the game back in their favour. Stay tuned for the exciting second half!
OUT! Caught. Josh Hazlewood to Harshit Rana. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to backward square leg, caught by Sharma. Josh Hazlewood added another one to his tally.
FOUR! Josh Hazlewood to Harshit Rana. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled past fine leg for 4 runs.
Josh Hazlewood to Harshit Rana. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Sharma.
Josh Hazlewood to Harshit Rana. Short, wide outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Sharma.
Josh Hazlewood to Harshit Rana. Short, outside off stump backing away pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Sharma.
Yash Dayal to Harshit Rana. Length ball, to leg deep in crease driving, well timed to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Salt.
OUT! Caught. Yash Dayal to Angkrish Raghuvanshi. Back of a length, to leg deep in crease pulling, top edge, caught by Sharma. Angkrish Raghuvanshi's cameo comes to an end.
Yash Dayal to Angkrish Raghuvanshi. Slower ball half volley, outside off stump deep in crease driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid off for no runs, shy attempt by David.
Yash Dayal to Ramandeep Singh. Length ball, to leg deep in crease Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Kohli.
Yash Dayal to Angkrish Raghuvanshi. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Kohli.
Yash Dayal to Ramandeep Singh. Slower ball back of a length, outside off stump moves in front driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to extra cover for 1 run, run save by Patidar.
Josh Hazlewood to Ramandeep Singh. Reverse Swing-In yorker, outside off stump on the front foot Steer, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Dar.
Josh Hazlewood to Angkrish Raghuvanshi. Slower ball back of a length, wide outside off stump moves in front Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 1 run, fielded by Kohli.
SIX! Josh Hazlewood to Angkrish Raghuvanshi. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
Josh Hazlewood to Ramandeep Singh. Back of a length, wide outside off stump moves in front Slog, hit body to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Padikkal.
Josh Hazlewood to Angkrish Raghuvanshi. Off cutter back of a length, wide outside off stump moves in front pulling, Gloved to leg gully for 1 run, shy attempt by Sharma, fielded by Salt.
Josh Hazlewood to Angkrish Raghuvanshi. Seaming away back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Sharma.
Liam Livingstone to Ramandeep Singh. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Padikkal.
Liam Livingstone to Angkrish Raghuvanshi. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Kohli.
Liam Livingstone to Angkrish Raghuvanshi. Leg spinner length ball, to leg on the back foot working, leading edge to point for no runs, fielded by Padikkal.
Liam Livingstone to Ramandeep Singh. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the back foot dropped, padded to short extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Patidar.
Liam Livingstone to Angkrish Raghuvanshi. Leg spinner length ball, to leg on the back foot working, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Pandya.
Liam Livingstone to Ramandeep Singh. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the back foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Kohli.
Suyash Sharma to Ramandeep Singh. Googly length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Dayal.
Suyash Sharma to Ramandeep Singh. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Dayal.
OUT! Bowled. Suyash Sharma to Andre Russell. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, missed. Andre Russell failed to read the googly, which cost his wicket.
FOUR! Suyash Sharma to Andre Russell. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed in the air under control past deep backward point for 4 runs.
Suyash Sharma to Andre Russell. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Dayal.
Suyash Sharma to Angkrish Raghuvanshi. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Dar.
FOUR! Spencer Johnson to Liam Livingstone. Half volley, outside off stump deep in crease Slog, well timed in the air under control past long on for 4 runs. Royal Challengers Bengaluru kick off their season with a commanding win, chasing down the target with 22 balls to spare. Their openers gave them a flying start, quickly putting them in a strong position. After Phil Salt's dismissal, Virat Kohli kept the momentum alive, but it was Rajat Patidar who took charge with an aggressive knock, ensuring RCB reached the target quickly. Kolkata's bowlers were off their game today, leaking runs and failing to build pressure as RCB cruised to victory. Krunal Pandya is the Player of the Match for his brilliant bowling performance.
SIX! Spencer Johnson to Liam Livingstone. Short, middle stump deep in crease hooking, well timed in the air under control over fine leg for 6 runs.
Vaibhav Arora to Liam Livingstone. Leg cutter back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Singh.
Vaibhav Arora to Liam Livingstone. Leg cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, inside edge for no runs, fielded by de Kock.
FOUR! Vaibhav Arora to Liam Livingstone. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep square leg for 4 runs.
OUT! Caught. Vaibhav Arora to Rajat Patidar. Leg cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by Singh. Skipper walks back to the pavilion after the excellent cameo.
FOUR! Vaibhav Arora to Rajat Patidar. Leg cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past fine leg for 4 runs.
Vaibhav Arora to Virat Kohli. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Rahane.
FOUR! Harshit Rana to Rajat Patidar. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, well timed in the air under control past deep backward point for 4 runs.
FOUR! Harshit Rana to Rajat Patidar. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep backward point for 4 runs, mis-fielded by Singh.
Harshit Rana to Rajat Patidar. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot glancing, well timed to fine leg for 2 runs, run save by Arora, fielded by Johnson.
FOUR! Harshit Rana to Rajat Patidar. In-swinging length ball, to leg on the front foot flick, well timed in the air under control past fine leg for 4 runs.
FOUR! Harshit Rana to Rajat Patidar. In-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past deep extra cover for 4 runs.
Harshit Rana to Virat Kohli. Off cutter length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Iyer.
Sunil Narine to Virat Kohli. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Singh.
Sunil Narine to Rajat Patidar. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Russell.
Sunil Narine to Virat Kohli. Arm length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Singh.
Sunil Narine to Rajat Patidar. Off break length ball, middle stump on the back foot glancing, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Russell.
SIX! Sunil Narine to Rajat Patidar. Arm length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.
Sunil Narine to Virat Kohli. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to square leg for 1 run, fielded by Vinod.
Harshit Rana to Virat Kohli. Length ball, outside off stump down the track pushing, to extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Rahane.
FOUR! Harshit Rana to Virat Kohli. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past deep extra cover for 4 runs.
Harshit Rana to Rajat Patidar. Off cutter half volley, outside off stump on the front foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Singh.
Harshit Rana to Rajat Patidar. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Arora.
Harshit Rana to Rajat Patidar. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, missed for no runs, fielded by de Kock.
Harshit Rana to Rajat Patidar. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by de Kock.
Sunil Narine to Rajat Patidar. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Singh.
Sunil Narine to Rajat Patidar. Carrom length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Vinod.
OUT! Caught. Sunil Narine to Devdutt Padikkal. Carrom length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by Singh. Devdutt Padikkal goes for a big shot but perishes.
Sunil Narine to Virat Kohli. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Singh.