Perfect finish for PBKS, three runs and three wickets off the final over! Low full toss... taken at long-on. Middle-stump ball, Bhuvi tried to drive over long-on. Like Krunal, got it a touch too low
RCB vs PBKS, Final at Ahmedabad, IPL, Jun 03 2025 - Live Cricket Score
Kyle Jamieson: Has to be good enough for us. Good surface, slower balls weren't sticking in as much as they were the other day. Slower ones were effective two nights ago, going short was a plan we'd made. Tried to mix it up a bit with the full balls. Got wickets, Stoin helped with one. Last over didn't go to plan though.
9:24pm: Okay, RCB stick to a template that, if nothing else, erred on the side of safety. It's worked in PBKS' favour for the first half. 55 for 1 in the powerplay, 90 for 3 in the middle overs, 45 for 5 at the death. You could argue there were runs left at all stages. Salt was off the blocks but fell to Jamieson early. Agarwal took on the scoring responsibility, he was going well before falling to Chahal yet again. Kohli held up an end meanwhile, the risks were low but so was the strike rate. Patidar was also in second/third gear, so Shreyas cannily rotated his bowlers to keep boundaries at bay.
Thamizhachi : "RCB are atleast 20 runs short! Arshdeep Singh absolutely brilliant "
Chipped to the left of long-on. He has to run in, Bhuvi happy with the single
No third or fine leg. Three out leg side. Around the wicket. Dayal on strike
Slot ball, but Krunal finds long-on! PBKS pulling it back bigtime. Attempted yorker was on middle and leg, Krunal showed all his stumps, gave the lofted on-drive all his power. Sliced it in the end, bat face opened on impact. Low-ish catch for Shreyas
Single it is. length on fourth, guided to point
Bhuvi in, will he look for a single or go big?
Pinned in front of all three, given lbw. Shepherd reviews but continues to walk anyway. Was a yorker that landed on the crease, in front of middle, and hit low on the back leg. The front foot was well outside leg as he tried to lift it over square leg. Ball went under the bat, it's smashing middle and off according to Hawk-Eye's prediction.
Shepherd on strike
Yorker angling in towards leg, worked to long-on
Arshdeep to close out, can he keep RCB under 200?
Slot ball, slugged with control! 20 rows over long-on. At the stumps, Shepherd didn't have to move. The pop from the crowd right after is as pure as the sound from ball hitting bat.
Some luck for Shepherd, fine leg came in and this goes one-bounce four behind him. Was a wide, short ball around head height, Shepherd opened his stance and tried to drag it with a pull. Got a lucky top edge
Shortish just over the stumps, pulled to deep midwicket
Shepherd slaps hard without going across, toes it to deep midwicket. Omarzai keeping the length out of his arc, close to the off-side tramline
Commentor Virat still optimistic: "Hazlewood would be a tough bowler to play on this pitch with some seam movement.. Anything around 200 is enough for a final.."
Short over fifth, Krunal shaped to go across before standing put on leg. Slaps it to deep point
Short on fourth, pulled to deep midwicket
Omarzai back, he's actually been excellent.
Sheel : "Is this a fresh pitch or a used one?" Fresh
Fullish ball hits the bat hard, chips up despite Shepherd checking the shot. Goes towards mid-on
Back of length on middle, finds the leading edge. Pandya tried to work it leg side, got it through point. Didn't go through with his shot
Niranjan : "OMG falling apart so quick!!"
Off bail's trimmed, Jitesh's cameo ends! Seam-up 134ks length ball lands on fourth, may have seamed in a touch. Jitesh tried to slog over long-on, edged it onto his back leg and it just kissed the stumps. Vyshak shapes to punch the air but holds himself back
Late appeal from the keeper for caught behind, given! Jitesh reviews instantly. Angled-bat dab to third attempted, ball's close to the sticker. Ultra-Edge shows there's nothing on it. Roar from the crowd.
Pulled into the ground this time, straight towards deep midwicket. Shepherd walked across to get inside the line of this
Should be out... isn't! Dubey sprints in from deep midwicket, got to it and tried to take it in front of him. Was a back of lengther around waist-height, Shepherd top edged the pull
23 runs are a lot, a big wicket in the over though. Jitesh is in good touch though
Full around fourth at 135ks, driven to cover
Shepherd in with 19 balls to go
They die down as Jamieson hits the back pad. That looked dead. Was a full toss that hit the back thigh, impact in front of middle and leg, hitting leg. A missed yorker, Livingstone stood firmly in front of leg stump and tried to pick it up behind square. Beaten on the inside edge.
R-C-B chants continue
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Toss | Punjab Kings, elected to field first |
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Season | 2025 |
Hours of play (local time) | 19.30 start, First Session 19.30-21.00, Interval 21.00-21.20, Second Session 21.20-22.50 |
Match days | 3 June 2025 - night (20-over match) |
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Over 20 • RCB 190/9