34th Match

23:01 Local Time, 17:31 GMT, 23:01 IST:

Jason Holder to Krunal Pandya, 1 run, RCB win by 5 wickets with 7 balls to spare! A short ball by Jason Holder and Krunal Pandya hooks it towards fine leg and takes RCB over the line. The players have the customary handshakes between them. The RCB contingent is ecstatic as they hug each other near the dugout. "Defending champions playing like Defending champions," says Eoin Morgan on air

Jason Holder to Krunal Pandya, FOUR, pulled away! Scores level. A short ball by Jason Holder and Krunal Pandya has pulled this towards the deep square leg fence. Just a run away from victory are RCB

Jason Holder to Tim David, 1 run, good length delivery around middle and leg, whipped across the line for a single through mid-wicket

6 needed in 10 balls

Jason Holder to Krunal Pandya, 1 run, on the shorter side as Krunal Pandya pulls it through square leg for a single

Jason Holder to Krunal Pandya, no run, short ball outside off, good amount of carry, Krunal Pandya goes for an upper cut, misses

Jason Holder [3.0-0-28-1] is back into the attack

Manav Suthar to Krunal Pandya, 1 run, squeezed towards mid-wicket for a single only 7 runs required in 12 balls

Manav Suthar to Krunal Pandya, SIX, that shot should seal the deal. This is why they don't use left-arm finger spinners against left-handed batter. Krunal Pandya has made the most of that opportunity. This was a flatter delivery around off and Krunal Pandya clubbed it over deep mid-wicket for half-a-dozen

Manav Suthar to Krunal Pandya, no run, yorker length ball on leg, Krunal Pandya looks to flick it away, doesn't make contact though, off the pads towards the bowler

Manav Suthar to Krunal Pandya, no run, full and wide outside off, Krunal Pandya reaches out for it by leaning forward, mistimes it into the off-side

Manav Suthar to Krunal Pandya, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries. A tossed up delivery outside off, Krunal Pandya goes down on his knee and fetches it from outside off, nails the slogsweep and finds the boundary at deep mid-wicket does the left-handed batsman

Manav Suthar to Krunal Pandya, FOUR, down to run-a-ball almost. A tossed up delivery by Manav Suthar, Krunal Pandya stands tall and lofts it over the bowler for a boundary

Kagiso Rabada to Tim David, no run, short and quick outside off, skids along the deck, Tim David has a poke at it, gets beaten

Kagiso Rabada to Tim David, SIX, straight up and it has flown over the boundary. A good length delivery around off, Tim David has a wild swing the the top edge clears the fielder at third man. Much needed six for RCB as the required run rate drops significantly

Rashid Khan’s last four figures vs RCB \n0/51 (4 overs), Ahmedabad, 2024 \n0/25 (1.4 overs), Bengaluru, 2024 \n0/54 (4 overs), Bengaluru, 2025 \n2/49 (4 overs), Bengaluru, 2026 \n \nCombined: 2/179 from 13.4 overs (ER: 13.09)

Kagiso Rabada to Tim David, wide, goes short again, but this one is over the batter's head, called a wide by the umpire

Kagiso Rabada to Tim David, no run, short and quick outside off, Tim David has a swing and a miss. Proving to be a fine over by Kagiso Rabada. The required run rate is inching closer to the 9-run mark

Kagiso Rabada to Tim David, no run, short and quick on leg, Tim David swings across the line, doesn't middle it though

Kagiso Rabada to Krunal Pandya, 1 run, tad short outside off, Krunal Pandya runs it down to third man

Kagiso Rabada to Tim David, 1 run, short of a length outside off, steered to third man

Kagiso Rabada [3.0-0-36-0] is back into the attack

Manav Suthar to Tim David, 1 run, fraction short outside off, Tim David carves it through the off-side for one

Manav Suthar to Tim David, no run, tad short around off, punched into the off-side by Tim David

Manav Suthar to Krunal Pandya, 1 run, nudged through the leg-side for a single

Krunal Pandya, left handed bat, comes to the crease

Over summary (9-15), 88/3 \n- Padikkal smashes Prasidh for 19 in his 2nd over \n- Rashid hit for two sixes by Padikkal \n- Padikkal with a 21-ball 50 \n- Kohli reaches fifty and then attacks Rabada \n- Rashid bowls Padikkal out \n- Two sixes in a row but Holder gets Kohli for 81 \n- Jitesh hits a six but gets out to Rashid

Strategic timeout! RCB need 33 runs in 27 balls with 5 wickets in hand. This should be an easy chase, until there's a dramatic turnaround..

Manav Suthar to Rajat Patidar, out Caught by Washington Sundar!! This is proving to be an interesting run chase. They are scoring runs, but are losing wickets at the same time. A tossed up delivery by Manav Suthar, Rajat Patidar clears his front leg and looks to take him on. Miscues it completely towards extra cover as Washington Sundar calls for it and completes a good catch moving backward. The required run rate is around the 7-run mark. Rajat Patidar c Washington Sundar b Manav Suthar 8(5) [6s-1]

Manav Suthar to Rajat Patidar, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Manav Suthar to Tim David, 1 run, sharp grip and turn, Tim David punches it through the off-side for a single

Manav Suthar to Rajat Patidar, 1 run, played through the off-side by Rajat Patidar for a single

Manav Suthar, Left arm orthodox, comes into the attack

Tim David, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Rashid Khan to Jitesh Sharma, out Caught by Manav Suthar!! Jitesh Sharma's short little cameo comes to an end. Rashid Khan ends his spell with a wicket to his name. This was tad short outside off, Jitesh Sharma rocks back in the crease and punches it uppishly to cover. A sharp catch taken by Manav Suthar and RCB are four down. Is there a twist in the tale? Jitesh Sharma c Manav Suthar b Rashid Khan 10(6) [4s-1 6s-1]

Rashid Khan to Jitesh Sharma, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Rashid Khan to Jitesh Sharma, no run, loopy delivery outside off, sharp turn there as Jitesh Sharma gets beaten on the outside edge

Rashid Khan to Jitesh Sharma, SIX, Jitesh Sharma has smoked this one into the stands. Advances down the wicket and lofts it over long-off for half-a-dozen. Clears the boundary comfotably

Kohli’s scores vs GT \n58 (53) \n73 (54) \n101* (61) \n70* (44) \n42 (27) \n7 (6) \n81 (44) – today

Rashid Khan to Jitesh Sharma, no run, googly by the bowler around off, Jitesh Sharma knocks it into the off-side

Rashid Khan to Rajat Patidar, 1 run, googly by the bowler, Rajat Patidar heaves it over mid-wicket for a single

Padikkal vs Rashid in IPL \nRuns: 7 \nBalls: 36 \nRuns: 36 \nDismissals: 4

Rashid Khan to Rajat Patidar, SIX, tossed up delivery around off, Rajat Patidar gets going with a six over long-off. Shahrukh Khan in the deep leaps, but fails to grab it

Jason Holder to Jitesh Sharma, FOUR, 17 runs from the over. Smashes this down the ground for a boundary to open his account does Jitesh Sharma. Gets going in style as an expensive over comes to an end

Jason Holder to Jitesh Sharma, no run, back of a length around off, Jitesh Sharma guides it back to the bowler

Jitesh Sharma, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Jason Holder to Virat Kohli, out Bowled!! End of a fine knock by Kohli. Was dropped when he was on zero, walks back after making a significant contribution. This was on the shorter side around off, Virat Kohli goes for a pull and the inside edge has smashed into the stands. Holder is pumped up, while Kohli is disappointed. Was looking in sublime touch. He walks back to a standing ovation from everyone present at the venue. Virat Kohli b Jason Holder 81(44) [4s-8 6s-4]

Jason Holder to Virat Kohli, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

Jason Holder to Virat Kohli, SIX, 150 up for RCB! On a length around off, Virat Kohli stands tall and lofts it over long-off as the ball goes the distance. Just cleared the boundary. Back-to-back sixes