RCB vs LSG Ball by Ball Commentary

OUT! CAUGHT! All over for Bengaluru! Naveen-ul-Haq wraps it up and he has a second wicket to his name! Naveen-ul-Haq rolls his fingers over the ball and lands it full, on middle and leg, Mohammed Siraj winds up to go down the ground. Does not get the elevation this time and hits it flat towards long on. Nicholas Pooran picks it up early this time and sprints across to his left. He reaches out to his left and grabs with both hands before tumbling, making a tough catch look easy. Lucknow win by 28 runs!

This is at pace, angling in, on middle and leg, on a back of a length, Mohammed Siraj backs away a bit to use the pace and ramp it over the keeper but fails to connect.

Takes pace off and serves it on a hard length, outside off, Mohammed Siraj shapes up to go back over the bowler's head but misses out.

Serves it on a back of a length, on off, Reece Topley punches it wide of extra cover and takes a single.

SIX! And again! Something for the Bengaluru crowd to cheer! On a nagging length, on the off-stump line, Mohammed Siraj walks across his stumps and leaves nothing in the tank. Hits it back over the bowler's head for six more runs.

SIX! BANG! A bit too full from Bishnoi, outside off, Mohammed Siraj gets underneath it and dispatches it flat and over wide long off for a maximum.

Given LBW! A confident appeal and up goes the finger! It looks dead straight but Mohammed Siraj has sent it upstairs. Ravi Bishnoi dishes out a googly, on a nagging length, on middle, Mohammed Siraj gets half-forward to defend but fails to read the googly. It turns him to go past the bat and pings him on the front pad. There is nothing on UltraEdge but the ball is going over the stumps.

WIDE! Slips in a googly but the line is down leg, left alone for a wide by Siraj.

Floats it up, full and on off, Mohammed Siraj presses forward to keep it out on the off side.

Short and on off, Reece Topley cuts it wide of point for a single.

Flat and short, on middle, Reece Topley plays it back to the bowler.

Slower and on a back of a length, outside off, Mohammed Siraj has a feel for the delivery but fails to get any sort of connection.

OUT! TAKEN! That should do it for Lucknow! Bengaluru's last hope departs! Goes full and keeps it near the tramline on off, Mahipal Lomror sits himself deep in his crease and reaches out to smack it over wide long off. Hits it flat and hard and it goes straight to Nicholas Pooran there. The ball is hit so hard that the right hand comes off but Pooran does well to keep it in his grasp.

Quick single taken! Length delivery, on off, Reece Topley taps it in front of cover and takes a quick single to bring Mahipal Lomror on strike.

Lands it on a back of a length, on off, Reece Topley dabs it in front of point. He wants a single but gets sent back in the nick of time by his partner.

On a hard length, around off, Reece Topley pokes at the delivery and gets beaten on the outside edge.

OUT! RUN OUT! Nicholas Pooran does not pick up the ball but it does not matter. He knows where the stumps are and fires in a rocket. Yash Thakur serves it on a length, around off, Mahipal Lomror goes deep in his crease and looks to go downtown. Slices it in the air towards long off. Nicholas Pooran runs in but loses the ball in the lights and the ball drops safely in front. Mayank Dagar wants to bring Mahipal Lomror back on strike but the latter sends him back halfway. Dagar slips while returning and the throw from Pooran hits the stumps at the batting end.

At pace and fuller, in the channel on off, Mayank Dagar stays leg side of the ball and throws his hands at it, only to connect with thin air. Naveen-ul-Haq closes out the over well with a wicket and a dot. Bengaluru need 46 runs in 18 balls and all rests on the shoulder of Mahipal Lomror now.

OUT! TAKEN! Naveen-ul-Haq fights back and he roars in delight! The crowd go silent again! Naveen-ul-Haq goes wide of the crease from the over-the-wicket angle and digs it in short, at the body of the batter, slower as well, Dinesh Karthik gets cramped for room and shapes up for the pull. The ball comes on slower than he anticipated and it lobs off the gloves for KL Rahul to take the simplest of catches.

WIDE! Attempts the slower delivery again but the line is down leg, Dinesh Karthik lets it go for a wide. Naveen-ul-Haq clearly under pressure.

Leg bye! Goes full and straight, at the stumps, Mahipal Lomror clears his front leg and gets down to swipe it across the line. He misses as the ball rolls off his back leg towards the keeper and they cross.

FOUR! Clever, very clever! Comes from over the wicket and takes pace off as he goes short, on off, Mahipal Lomror has to wait for the ball to arrive to ramp it over the keeper. He adjusts well and gets it over KL Rahul for a boundary. The crowd have found their voices again.

SIX! Mahipal Lomror goes big! It goes into the top tier and he is striking it sweetly here! On a good length, angling in, outside off, Mahipal Lomror holds his shape and with a clean bat swing, tonks it over long on for a biggie.

Lands it on a back of a length, slower as well, around off, Dinesh Karthik cuts it to deep point for a single.

This is off-pace by Thakur, on a length, on off, Dinesh Karthik hits it towards cover and sets off for the run. Devdutt Padikkal fails to gather it cleanly which allows Karthik to make his ground at the bowling end. 19 runs off the over and Bengaluru now need 59 from the last four overs.

Full and honing in, on middle, Mahipal Lomror flicks it through mid-wicket and gets to the other end.

SIX! More runs! On a length, slower as well, on middle, Mahipal Lomror clears his front leg and swats it across the line. The long on fielder is too straight and the ball evades him for six more runs. Turning out to be just the over Bengaluru were after.

FOUR! Not where he intended but Bengaluru will take it any way they come! On a hard length, angling in, on off, Mahipal Lomror arches back and throws his hands at it. Gets an outside edge that flies past the keeper for a boundary.

SIX! Hit flat and Mahipal Lomror gets the distance! Takes pace off and it is fuller as well, outside off, Mahipal Lomror winds up and stays low to make the connection. Thumps it flat over the wide long off fence for a maximum.

Bowls it at 137 kph, on a length, on off and middle, Dinesh Karthik goes deep in his crease to flick it away. Gets an inside edge onto the pads and it rolls on the leg side for a single.

Short ball, outside off. Dinesh Karthik punches it to sweeper cover for one. He ends is spell on a high, with a three-wicket haul by conceding only 14 runs. These are some great numbers.

Mayank Yadav almost picked up his fourth. It is a length ball, around off, nips back into the batter. Dinesh Karthik is caught inside the crease. He tries to flick it away but misses. The finger though goes up instantly and DK has taken a review here. UltraEdge confirms that no bat is involved. The Ball Tracking shows that the ball is missing the wickets. The on-field decision has to be overturned here.

Good length this time, angled into the body. Dinesh Karthik shuffles and tucks it into square leg.

Mayank Yadav dishes a short ball, outside off. Dinesh Karthik shuffles across and leaves it alone for the keeper.

OUT! CAUGHT! Devdutt Padikkal has been everywhere in the field. But when you talk about wickets, it is Mayank Yadav who continues to dominate that standing. It is a short ball, on off. Rajat Patidar goes for the pull shot but does not middle it. The ball goes towards deep square leg. Devdutt Padikkal settles under it and takes a sharp catch.

Back of a length, around off. Patidar blocks it from inside the crease.

Length, around off, pushed into covers for one.

LEG BYE! Good slower ball, around leg. Mahipal Lomror looks to flick it away but misses and takes a blow on his pads. Yash Thakur puts in an appeal but the umpire shows no interest. The ball rolls out into the off side, and Lomror ventures out looking for a single but was sent back as he hits it straight back at Deepak Hooda. He has a shy at the striker's end but misses. The batters cross for a leg bye via an overthrow.

Pace-up, on a length, around off. Rajat Patidar defends it into the off side for a single.

Length, around off. Lomror dabs it to short third for a quick single. 100 is up for the hosts now. They need 82 runs in 39.

FOUR! Cracking hit. It is short, plenty of width on offer. Mahipal Lomror cashes in and slaps it over point for a boundary.

Yash Thakur dishes a full one, on off. Rajat Patidar works it to long on for one.

Good length, outside off. Lomror looks to cut it away but gets beaten on the outside edge. A wicket-taking over from Marcus Stoinis comes to an end.

OUT! CAUGHT! Marcus Stoinis sticks with the short ball ploy and it pays off this time around. Back of a length, outside off. Rawat comes down the track, but ends up meeting the bouncer again. He goes for the pull but ends up chipping it towards mid on. Devdutt Padikkal takes the simplest of catches to put Bengaluru in a spot of bother.

FIVE WIDES! Oh dear! Marcus Stoinis serves a sharp bumper, on middle. This one flies off the deck. It beats the keeper as well and it races down to the third man fence.

Slower bumper, outside off. Anuj Rawat cuts it late towards deep backward point. The fielder in the deep does well to keep it down to two runs.

Marcus Stoinis goes short this time, outside off. Rawat gets it to mid off off the toe-end.

A length ball, angled into the pads. Rajat Patidar gets it to square leg off the inner half. One taken.

Slower and fuller, outside off. Rawat drives it through covers for one.

FOUR! 13 runs come from this over. Just what Bengaluru needed. Slower one, full and on off. Rajat Patidar gets a hold of it once again and slams it down to long on for a boundary this time.

SIX! THIS IS HUGE! A quicker one, full and on middle. Rajat Patidar picks it up nicely and launces it over the bowler's head for a maximum.

DROPPED! Krunal Pandya misses a huge opportunity near the ropes here. A short ball, outside off. Anuj Rawat has seen enough and he decides to pull the trigger here. It is flat and hard towards deep square leg. Krunal Pandya there makes a meal of it.

It is full, angled into the pads. Rajat Patidar sweeps it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Floated and full, on leg. Rawat slogs it to deep square leg. It meets the fielder on a bounce. One taken.

A googly this time, outside off. Anuj Rawat tries to go after it but misses.

Good length, outside off. Rawat dabs it to point for a quick single.

Length, around off. Rajat Patidar punches it to covers for a single.

SIX! UP AND OVER! Just what the doctor ordered for Bengaluru. This could even act as a confident booster for Rajat Patidar. It is a short ball, siding down leg. Rajat Patidar picks it up nicely and sends it sailing over the fine leg fence for a biggie.

Back of a length, wide of off. Rawat slaps it towards long off for one.

Back of a length, wide of off. This one flies off the deck. Anuj Rawat looks to go after it but misses. Anuj Rawat thinks this should've been a wide, he does not take the review though.

Yash Thakur starts with a short ball, in the corridor of uncertainty. Anuj Rawat hangs back and tries to guides it towards deep third. Although, it flies off the gloves, but does not carry to Ravi Bishnoi at short third.

Delivers it on a back of a length, on off, Rajat Patidar gets on his toes and rides the bounce to dab it to backward point.

Digs it in short now, just outside off, Rajat Patidar sways away from the line of the ball and leaves the ball alone for the keeper to collect.

Switches to around the wicket and serves it on a hard length, closer to the off-stump line, Anuj Rawat cuts it late and it goes down to deep backward point for a single.

Bends his back and bangs it into the deck, on off, Anuj Rawat goes back in the crease and gets inside the line again to help the ball with the pace on offer but fails to connect.

Goes full and straight, at the stumps, Anuj Rawat stays rooted in his crease and flicks it through square leg for a couple of runs.

Lands it on a back of a length, over middle, Anuj Rawat walks inside the line and swings to help it away fine on the leg side but misses.

Closer to the off-stump line, on a good length, Rajat Patidar covers the line of the ball and stabs it down on the off side.

At 136.8 kph, on a hard length, angling in, on off, Rajat Patidar has a fiddle at the delivery away from his body and he is lucky not to nick this one behind.

A bit too straight, on a length, on the pads, Anuj Rawat flicks it through square leg for a single to get off the mark.

Keeps it in the channel on off, on a good length, Anuj Rawat walks across his stumps and lets it go through to the keeper.

Beaten! Angling away from the left-hander, on a back of a length, on off, Anuj Rawat has a slight poke at the delivery and gets beaten on the outside edge.

Bowls it on a good length, around off, Anuj Rawat dabs it down on the off side.

Ouch, that has hit! Mayank hits the deck hard and gets it to zip through, on a back of a length, on middle, Anuj Rawat fails to put bat to ball and gets beaten on the inside edge. The ball sneaks past the bat and hits him near the waist. The ball rolls on the off side and they cross.

Fuller in length, on off, Anuj Rawat gets on the front foot and covers the line of the ball to play it back to the bowler.

OUT! CASTLED! Mayank Yadav is pumped and the Bengaluru crowd is stunned! The batters just seem to have now clue and Mayank is running riot here. Hurls it on a good length, around top of off, Cameron Green stays leg side of the ball and gets beaten for pace all ends up. His feet go nowhere and plays down the wrong line as he looks to keep it out with a straight bat. The ball zips past the outside edge and cips the top of the off-stump.

FOUR! Just over! On a good length, outside off, Cameron Green clears his front leg and swings across the line. Hits it flat and gets it just over wide on where Nicholas Pooran gets only fingertips to it.

Play and a miss! Bowls it in the channel on off, on a hard length, Cameron Green arches back for the cut but connects with thin air.

This is on a back of a length, around off, Cameron Green rides the bounce well and steers it to backward point.

Dishes out a googly, short and turning in, on middle, Cameron Green wrists it through mid-wicket for one more run.

This is short and top of off, Cameron Green gets on his toes and plays it back to the bowler.

Full and sliding onto the pads, Rajat Patidar tucks it in front of square on the leg side and gets to the other end.

Pushes it through, short and on middle and leg, Rajat Patidar goes on the back foot to flick it away but misses as the ball hits him high on the front pad.

Full and slanting in, on leg, Cameron Green works it off his toes to deep backward square leg for one.

WIDE! Short and going down leg, left alone by Green for a wide.

Starts with the googly, full and on off, Cameron Green knocks it to the left of long on for a couple of runs.

FOUR! Nicely done! Fullish delivery, sliding onto the pads, Rajat Patidar stays balanced and flicks it wide of deep backward square leg for a boundary.

Serves it on a fullish length, around off, Cameron Green glides it down to deep third and gets off the mark with a single.

OUT! TAKEN! Instant impact from Mayank Yadav! He continues to rush the batters and it is the big wicket of Glenn Maxwell, who goes for a duck. Lands it on a shortish length, at 151 kph, at the batter, Glenn Maxwell does not have any room to work it and shapes up for the pull. Gets hurried in his shot and it comes off the splice of the bat. It lobs tamely in front of mid on where Nicholas Pooran runs in and just about manages to hold on. Lucknow right on top at the moment.

Bends his back and bangs it in short, around off, Glenn Maxwell drops his wrists and lets the ball go through to the keeper.

Lands it on a back of a length, on off, Rajat Patidar steers it down to deep third for a single.

OUT! RUN OUT! Disaster for Faf du Plessis and Bengaluru. Devdutt Padikkal into the act again! Mayank Yadav steams in from over the wicket and serves it on a length, angling in, on middle and leg, Faf du Plessis clips it neatly and it goes straight to mid-wicket stationed near the ring. There was never a run in it but still du Plessis sets off for the single. A good, clean pick-up by Padikkal and he hits the stumps at the bowling end. The Bengaluru skipper was nowhere in the frame. Lucknow have been gifted a wicket here.

Back of a length, outside off. Faf du Plessis gets it into covers off the cue-end. One taken. The ploy of giving M. Siddharth the third over did the trick for Lucknow, but will they be able to capitalise on it?

Quicker and fuller, outside off. Faf du Plessis pushes it into covers for none.

An arm ball, full and on the pads. Rajat Patidar tucks it into mid-wicket for one.

Back of a length, outside off. Rajat Patidar punches it to covers off his back foot.

OUT! Pin drop silence. This wicket has silenced the crowd. M. Siddharth with the victory lap and why not, he has gotten rid of Virat Kohli. What a wicket for the youngster. He will surely cherish it for long. It is full, around off. Virat Kohli throws the kitchen sink at it. The ball catches the top edge and lobs into covers. Devdutt Padikkal takes a sitter.

FOUR! Bengaluru now growing in this run chase. Shorter and quicker, on top of off. Virat Kohli rocks back and crunches it through covers for a fine boundary.

FOUR! Sensational hit. Faf du Plessis rubs salt on the wounds with this boundary. It a length ball, coming back into the right-hander. Faf du Plessis stands tall and lofts it over mid on for four runs.

Pace-up delivery, full and outside off. It jags back in. Faf du Plessis looks to heave it across the line but misses. He takes a blow on his pads.

Length, on off. Kohli mistimes his shot to mid-wicket for an easy single.

SIX! KABOOM! Kohli goes downtown, and he gets the desired result. It is pitched up, around off. It is in the wheelhouse. He winds up and smokes it over the long off fence for a maximum.

Naveen-ul-Haq steams in and serves a full one, outside off. Kohli crunches it into mid off, but unable to find the gap once again.

Pitches it up, full and on middle. Kohli clips it towards mid on but straight to the fielder.

FOUR! This will surely hurt Lucknow. Short one, in the channel. Faf du Plessis rocks back and punches it through the gap at covers for a wonderful boundary.

FOUR! Short ball, on top leg stump. Faf du Plessis opens up his front leg and slams it down the park for a much-needed boundary. The first one off M. Siddharth as well.

M. Siddharth continues to keep it tight. In the air, but short of the fielder at point. It is fuller, outside off, turning away. Faf du Plessis comes down the track and drives it uppishly towards point. The fielder tries hard but unable to gather it on the full. Two runs taken.

On the pads, tucked to square leg for an easy single.

Flatter one, just on the fourth stump line. Kohli cuts it hard towards point but only to find the fielder. He is frustrated that he could not get it through the gap.

Fuller one, on off. Faf du Plessis knocks it into the off side for a single.

Short, angled into the body. Faf du Plessis tucks it towards mid on and crosses for a quick single. 10 runs come from this over, without taking any risk.

Slower one, drifting in around off. It grips and turns away. Kohli waits, opens the face and guides it towards short third for one.

Quicker one, angled into the pads. Faf du Plessis works it to square leg off the inner half. The batters take a quick single.

Shorter one, wide of off. Kohli waits for it and guides it towards third man for one.

FOUR! First boundary of the run chase. Lovely shot from Kohli. It is floated and full, around off. Kohli comes out of the crease and launches it over the bowler's head for a boundary. Plan to go with two spinners might just backfire here.

A quick one, on the pads. Kohli flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a brace.

Slower through the air, full and on off. Kohli backs away and pushes it gently through covers for one. Just three singles come from this over. A brilliant start by M. Siddharth.

Very quick this time, on top of middle and leg. Virat Kohli mistimes it towards mid on.

Tossed up, full and on off. Faf du Plessis drives it down the park for a single.

Faf du Plessis gets a quicker one, swinging into him. Faf du Plessis hangs back and blocks it into covers.

Shorter, angled into the body. Kohli stands tall and pulls it to the right of mid on for a single to open his account.

M. Siddharth starts with a floated delivery, outside off. Kohli defends it into covers off the back foot.