pitched up and outside off, Sundar lays into a drive and carts it away to the cover boundary to snap RCB's five-match losing streak at home
Kings XI vs RCB, 8th match at Bengaluru, Apr 13 2018 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
8th match (N), Bengaluru, April 13, 2018, Indian Premier League
(19.3/20 ov, T:156) 159/6
RCB won by 4 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
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11.50pm Join Deep Dasgupta as he reviews this game on Matchday Runorder. Catch it on our homepage or on Facebook.
Umesh, Man of the Match: I just back myself and I just practiced in the nets. I was bowling quick and at the stumps, sometimes I try too many variations. Nehra wants to keep it simple and Virat also. I am just trying my best to bowl a hard length and into the wicket. I just don't worry about variations and keep it simple. This was slow, Kolkata was fiery and back of a length was kicking up. I enjoyed Yuvraj Singh's wicket. That was the best.
Kohli: Very happy to get on the board. First home game is very crucial always. We were decent in the first game and we improved on it. We knew the new ball will come on nicely. Then the bowlers showed composure. Umesh took three wickets and blocked the momentum. Credit to Umesh, Washington, Woakes, and Khejroliya. Once you have five bowlers, you can pick and choose later. We wanted to give them more responsibility. I think 170 would have been par, the pitch is slightly better than last year. We lost two wickets in two balls in the last two games. We need to string partnerships and losing quick wickets puts you behind the eight ball.
11.45pm Ashwin: I am proud of the way the boys fought. We were probably 20-30 runs short. We go down, we go down like this. The pressure is on RCB, they have the big players. Captaincy is good and I am enjoying it. I can't ask for anything more from the boys. There was a lot of dew but good bowlers are always good bowlers.
AB: I was so keen to be not out and win it. I am sorry for it. I love getting not outs and guiding a team to a win. I was getting frustrated but got some hits in the end. The wicket was a little bit on the slower side. From our side, Washington and Chahal bowled well. Yadav's strikes was a pivotal moment. No place like this. Special to play the Chinnaswamy. We did not have a good season last year and we are going to make up for it this year.
11.40pm Kings XI made early inroads in the chase with Axar dismissing McCullum and Mujeeb storming through the gate of Kohli. De Kock then dominated a 54-run stand with de Villiers before running past a slider from Ashwin. De Villiers overcame a scratchy start to hit a flurry of boundaries in the end overs. He fell with his side needing 10 off 11 balls and three balls later, Mandeep was run out but Sundar and Woakes sealed the deal for RCB.
That is all she wrote for tonight. Thanks for reading. Goodbye and good night for now
19.3
4
Mohit to Sundar, FOUR runs
Mohit runs in, the leg umpire suggests the players are moving in the field, Sundar pulls out.
Woakes goes up to Sundar and has a word with the batsman
19.2
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Mohit to Sundar, no run
slower ball, floats away outside off, 107.4ks, foxes Sundar
19.1
4
Mohit to Sundar, FOUR runs
dug in short and outside off, Sundar leaps and ramps it away to the third man boundary to level the scores. Third man isn't fine enough to cut it off
RCB need five off the last over. Mohit to bowl it
end of over 195 runs • 2 wickets
RCB: 151/6CRR: 7.94 • RRR: 5.00
Chris Woakes1 (2b)
Washington Sundar1 (1b)
Andrew Tye 4-0-27-1
Mohit Sharma 3-0-37-0
18.6
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Tye to Woakes, no run
back of a length and zips through outside off, past the outside edge
18.5
1
Tye to Sundar, 1 run
back of a length and angling away outside off, punched sensibly through the covers
Sundar joins Woakes
18.4
1W
Tye to Mandeep, 1 run, OUT
shortish and outside off, Mandeep swats it across the line to deep midwicket. Mandeep chances a second. It just wasn't there. Dagar, the sub fielder, throws it flat and hard to the keeper, who takes the bails off to catch Mandeep well short of the crease
Mandeep Singh run out (sub [MJ Dagar]/†Rahul) 22 (19b 1x4 0x6) SR: 115.78
18.3
2
Tye to Mandeep, 2 runs
full-toss on middle, tapped to cow corner for a double
18.2
1
Tye to Woakes, 1 run
back of a length on middle, hangs back and chips it in the air past the right of midwicket
Woakes
18.1
W
Tye to de Villiers, OUT
Tye hushes the Chinnaswamy into silence. He goes short and outside off, AB upper cuts it in the air and holes out to Karun Nair at deep point. Tye gives Kings XI hope. RCB need 10 off 11 balls
AB de Villiers c Nair b Tye 57 (40b 2x4 4x6) SR: 142.5
end of over 1812 runs
RCB: 146/4CRR: 8.11 • RRR: 5.00
AB de Villiers57 (39b 2x4 4x6)
Mandeep Singh19 (17b 1x4)
Mohit Sharma 3-0-37-0
Mujeeb Ur Rahman 4-0-29-1
Jahish Khan: "Mujeeb's biggest over [19runs] yet Rashid's biggest over [29 runs] are against ABD, Might be the best batsman for this reason! "
17.6
1
Mohit to de Villiers, 1 run
middle-stump yorker, squeezed through midwicket
17.5
1
Mohit to Mandeep, 1 run
back of a length on off, Mandeep loses his shape as he swipes an inside edge to square leg
17.4
1
Mohit to de Villiers, 1 run
very full and outside off, shuffles across and punches down the ground to long-off
17.3
2
Mohit to de Villiers, 2 runs
back of a length and outside off, knuckle ball? AB shuffles across off and swats it past the right of long-on
17.2
6
Mohit to de Villiers, SIX runs
Mohit floats a slower ball on middle from the back of the hand, de Villiers picks it, waits for the ball to arrive and launches it with great authority over the long-on boundary. What a way to bring up a fifty. AB pumps his fists as he acknowledges the dugout. Kohli applauds. Three sixes on the bounce for AB. How the match has turned
17.1
1
Mohit to Mandeep, 1 run
off-stump yorker, dug out through cover-point
end of over 1719 runs
RCB: 134/4CRR: 7.88 • RRR: 7.33
AB de Villiers47 (35b 2x4 3x6)
Mandeep Singh17 (15b 1x4)
Mujeeb Ur Rahman 4-0-29-1
Andrew Tye 3-0-22-0
Mujeeb's first three overs went for only 10. He concedes 19 off the last
Varun: The crowd has gone berserk. They weren't pleased by the whole collision business between AB and Mujeeb. Their gladiator has answered.
16.6
6
Mujeeb to de Villiers, SIX runs
This is more emphatic from AB and the Chinnaswamy roars in approval. Dragged down outside off, rocks back and nails a pull over midwicket. He sends it soaring into the stands
16.5
6
Mujeeb to de Villiers, SIX runs
floated full and outside off, AB goes for the loft. Instead he slices it, but that's enough to clear the boundary at the Chinnaswamy. Up and over the long-off boundary
16.4
1
Mujeeb to Mandeep, 1 run
zippy offbreak on middle, pushed back to Mujeeb, and he lets the ball burst through his hands for a single. Mujeeb and AB collide. Just a single
16.3
4
Mujeeb to Mandeep, FOUR runs
short offbreak on middle, Mandeep goes deep in the crease and middles a pull to the left of deep square leg
16.2
1
Mujeeb to de Villiers, 1 run
short and wide outside off, AB backs away and slaps it away to wide long-off for just a single
16.1
1
Mujeeb to Mandeep, 1 run
wide of the crease, Mujeeb gets it to hold its line outside off, cracked to the covers, where Karun runs in, collects the ball, and throws it to the keeper. AB is quick enough to complete the single
Varun from the Chinnaswamy: "Woakes and Washington, who are padded up, both went out to the pitch during the time out with batting coach Gary Kirsten. I'm not sure for what..." Here's Mujeeb for his last over. The wicket of AB will all but seal the match
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