Indian Premier League - 55th match

Royal Challengers Bangalore v Mumbai Indians

Mumbai Indians won by 9 wickets (with 12 balls remaining)

13.5

Smith to Vinay Kumar, no run, full ball on middle stump, pushed back towards the bowler of the front foot

13.6

Smith to Vinay Kumar, 1 run, slower ball outside off stump, driven off the front foot towards point, another fabulous over from Smith

Royal Challengers Bangalore 84/7   R Vinay Kumar 1* (2b)

14.1

Fernando to Vinay Kumar, 1 wide, bowled wide down leg side, Billy Bowden signals wide in his unique exaggerated way

14.1

Fernando to Vinay Kumar, no run, full toss on middle stump, pushed off the front foot towards midwicket

14.2

Fernando to Vinay Kumar, FOUR, that's a sharp bouncer, the ball rises quickly on Vinay Kumar who tries to hook off the back foot, he gets a big top edge which flies over Takawale for four

14.3

Fernando to Vinay Kumar, 2 runs, flicked firmly off his pads towards long leg where Pollock runs to his left and slides, he does well to stop the ball with his boot, did he touch the boundary as his foot touched the ball? It's a close call, the third umpire says it's clean

14.4

Fernando to Vinay Kumar, no run, played off the back foot towards point

14.5

Fernando to Vinay Kumar, 1 run, that's hit with tremendous power, Vinay Kumar backs away to make room and clobbers a full ball towards Nehra at mid-off who barely had time to get down before the ball reached him

Royal Challengers Bangalore 92/7   R Vinay Kumar 8* (7b 1x4)

15.1

Smith to Vinay Kumar, 5 wides, he's spoilt his figures a little bit by firing a wide down leg side, the keeper has no chance and the ball runs to the boudnary for five wides

15.1

Smith to Vinay Kumar, no run, pushed towards Jayasuriya at cover

15.2

Smith to Vinay Kumar, 1 run, flicked off the pads to Tendulkar at midwicket for a single

15.5

Smith to Vinay Kumar, FOUR, lovely footwork, Vinay Kumar backs away towards leg to make room and lofts a length delivery inside out into the gap between long off and deep cover

15.6

Smith to Vinay Kumar, 1 run, Smith ends his spell with another one in the block hole, dug out behind square on the leg side

Royal Challengers Bangalore 104/7   R Vinay Kumar 14* (11b 2x4)

16.1

Kulkarni to Vinay Kumar, 1 run, Vinay Kumar was trying to pull towards deep midwicket but ends up hitting it towards long-on

16.5

Kulkarni to Vinay Kumar, 1 wide, Vinay moves across his stumps and tries to get into position to play the Misbah paddle over short fine leg, Kulkarni counters by bowling wide outside off stump

16.5

Kulkarni to Vinay Kumar, 1 wide, that's another wide ball outside off stump, Bowden shows off his wares for the second time in a row

16.5

Kulkarni to Vinay Kumar, no run, Vinay Kumar swings wildly at a good length ball outside off and misses completely, he had come down the track and lost his balance

16.6

Kulkarni to Vinay Kumar, 1 wide, and Bowden is at it again! Kulkarni sprays another one wide outside off

16.6

Kulkarni to Vinay Kumar, 2 runs, dropped! Vinay moves outside the line of off stump and tries to scoop a full ball over short fine leg, he gets bat on it and hits it in the air, Pollock runs back and gets into a good position but can't hold on

Royal Challengers Bangalore 115/7   R Vinay Kumar 17* (14b 2x4)

17.3

Fernando to Vinay Kumar, no run, what is Vinay trying? He backs away towards leg this time and tries to play a reverse swat to a good length ball from Fernando that passes over the top of his stumps

17.4

Fernando to Vinay Kumar, SIX, that's much better! Vinay Kumar backs away and gets under a full ball which angles into him and lofts Fernando into the second tier at long-on

17.5

Fernando to Vinay Kumar, OUT, he's caught this time! Vinay tries to clear long-on once again but this time he didn't get under the ball, he hits it straight to Uthappa at long on

R Vinay Kumar c Uthappa b Fernando 23 (17b 2x4 1x6) SR: 135.29

Royal Challengers Bangalore 122/8   R Vinay Kumar 23 (17b 2x4 1x6)
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