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KKR VS RCB

Match 57, 13-May-2026

192/4 20.0 oversRun Rate: 9.6
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129/1 13.0 overs Run Rate: 9.92
Kolkata Knight Riders First Innings
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Rinku Singh(49 | 29)*
Angkrish Raghuvanshi(71 | 46)
B Kumar|4|0|34|1
119.619.6: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Rinku Singh, OUT! RAGHUVANSHI IS RUN OUT! Superb final over from Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Just 10 runs from it and KKR finish at 192/4. Excellent low, dipping full toss by Bhuvneshwar, on the stumps. Rinku cannot get properly under it and drills it off the toe end through mid on. The call is for two and they hustle back for the brace but Devdutt Padikkal is quick to rush in off the ropes. He picks the ball and fires a precise on-the-bounce throw to the bowler. Angkrish Raghuvanshi is forced to dive to slide his bat in, but Bhuvneshwar Kumar collects the ball beside the stumps and whips the bails off in a flash. The on-field umpires want to have a look at it, and the replay confirms that Raghuvanshi is found fairly short.
6 Over | Run: 192/4 | Run Rate: 9.60
119.519.5: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Aims the stumps and serves a full toss, Angkrish Raghuvanshi moves across a bit in the crease and runs it down to long on for a run.
119.419.4: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Rinku Singh, Fuller one, on middle. Rinku gets low and heaves it to deep backward square leg for a single.
019.319.3: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Rinku Singh, Oh, doesn't take a single! Surprising! Low full toss, on off, Rinku heaves it off the inner half of the bat to deep mid-wicket but refuses the single.
619.219.2: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Rinku Singh, SIX! He has picked the bones out of it! Bhuvi misses his yorker by a few inches and serves a friendly half volley, on the leg stump. Rinku Singh finds the ball into the slot, clears the front leg and smokes it deep into the stands behind deep mid-wicket.
119.119.1: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Top start! Yorker at 134.3 kph, on off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi can only shovle it out to the right of the backward point fielder for a single.
218.618.6: Josh Hazlewood to Rinku Singh, At 141.4 kph, this is a full toss on the pads. Rinku Singh flicks it to the right of deep backward square leg. Krunal Pandya comes charging across to his right and mops it up in the deep. The batters hare back for the second run comfortably. So 10 from the penultimate over.
6 Over | Run: 182/3 | Run Rate: 9.58
118.518.5: Josh Hazlewood to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Extra bounce from a shorter length, outside off. Angkrish Raghuvanshi arches back, trying to guide it to the off side, but it runs off the bottom end to the left of short third for a run.
118.418.4: Josh Hazlewood to Rinku Singh, Knee-high full toss again, Rinku heaves it off the toe end to deep mid-wicket for a single.
218.318.3: Josh Hazlewood to Rinku Singh, Full toss, around off. Rinku Singh slices it to deep point. The ball lands and turns away from Jacob Bethell, who makes a late adjustment by diving to his left and saves two for his team.
418.218.2: Josh Hazlewood to Rinku Singh, FOUR! Whipped away! A bit too full, on leg, Rinku Singh uses his wrists and whips it behind square on the leg side for a boundary. 
018.118.1: Josh Hazlewood to Rinku Singh, Oh, goodness! That flirted past the leg pole. Rinku shows his cards early by backing away outside leg. Seeing that, Josh Hazlewood fires in a full toss, outside leg. Rinku slashes hard at it, but only gets an edge past the leg stump and the ball rolls back to the keeper.
017.617.6: Rasikh Salam to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Nails the yorker, keeps the stumps on attack, does Rasikh. Angkrish Raghuvanshi jams it out on the pitch. Rasikh is done with his spell, with figures 4-0-35-1.
6 Over | Run: 172/3 | Run Rate: 9.56
117.517.5: Rasikh Salam to Rinku Singh, Low full toss, on middle, slanting in. Rinku slices it away to deep cover for a run.
117.417.4: Rasikh Salam to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Nice yorker, on middle. Angkrish Raghuvanshi carves it down to the right of long off. Kohli moves across and stops it. The batters cross for a single.
017.317.3: Rasikh Salam to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Missed out! Angkrish is gutted with himself for not getting any bat on it. Too full, around off. Angkrish Raghuvanshi switches his stance to play the reverse scoop, but misses.
417.217.2: Rasikh Salam to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, FOUR! PUNISHED! Slower delivery, on a good length, outside off. Angkrish Raghuvanshi waits on it, clears the front leg and clobbers it down the ground for a cracking boundary.
117.117.1: Rasikh Salam to Rinku Singh, Around the stump, speared full on leg, Rinku flicks it along the ground to deep mid-wicket for a run. This brings up the 50-run partnership between Rinku and Angkrish.
116.616.6: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Rinku Singh, Low full toss, on off, Rinku shuffles across in the crease, and whips it across to deep mid-wicket for a run. 12 runs from this over. 3-0-24-1 so far for Bhuvi.
6 Over | Run: 165/3 | Run Rate: 9.71
216.516.5: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Rinku Singh, Proactive running once more! Brilliant cricket from Rinku and Angkrish. Into the blockhole, on leg, Rinku dinks it with soft hands through mid on and they scamper back for the second run.
216.416.4: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Rinku Singh, And again! Excellent piece of running between the wickets. Back of a length, following the batter, as Rinku shuffles outside leg. Rinku adjusts and tucks it behind square on the leg side for a couple of runs.
216.316.3: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Rinku Singh, The call is for two, and they will get it! Too full, on leg, flicked off the pads into the deep mid-wicket region. Tim David runs in off the ropes, and by the time he throws it to the bowler, the batters hustle back for the second run.
416.216.2: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Rinku Singh, FOUR! That's cunningly played by Rinku! Off-pace delivery, short and outside off. Rinku Singh picks the off cutter, stands tall and ramps it over the short third fielder for a boundary.
116.116.1: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Full, on middle, Angkrish Raghuvanshi uses his bottom hand to chip it straight over the bowler's head. Virat Kohli runs across to his left from long on and cuts it off. One taken.
615.615.6: Josh Hazlewood to Rinku Singh, SIX! That spoils the over! Josh Hazlewood hits the deck hard and around middle. Rinku Singh steps across to get inside the line of it and hooks it over the fine leg fence for a biggie. 12 runs off the over.
6 Over | Run: 153/3 | Run Rate: 9.56
115.515.5: Josh Hazlewood to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Hard length and around off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi opens the bat face and guides it to deep third for one.
415.415.4: Josh Hazlewood to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, FOUR! Gets it away! This is short again and well outside off. Angkrish Raghuvanshi uses the width on offer and slashes hard at it. He ends up slicing it away past backward point for a boundary.
115.315.3: Josh Hazlewood to Rinku Singh, Short of a length and around leg, Rinku Singh makes room and punches it through extra covers for a single.
015.215.2: Josh Hazlewood to Rinku Singh, Bangs in a sharp bouncer, on off, angles away, Rinku Singh sways away and tries the upper cut but misses. Jitesh Sharma grabs it behind the stumps and appeals gently, but nothing doing. However, Rajat Patidar goes for the review here. UltraEdge shows a flat line when the ball passes the bat. RCB lose a review.
015.115.1: Josh Hazlewood to Rinku Singh, Josh Hazlewood sees the batter back away, changes his line outside leg stump, lands this back of a length. Rinku Singh is a long way outside leg, tries to cut it away but gets cramped up and misses.
014.614.6: Krunal Pandya to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Slows it up, full and on off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi goes inside out again and drills it hard but finds extra cover this time.
6 Over | Run: 141/3 | Run Rate: 9.40
614.514.5: Krunal Pandya to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, SIX! Up, up and away! Tossed up, full and around off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi backs away to go inside out, extends his arms and carves it beautifully over deep extra cover for a biggie.
114.414.4: Krunal Pandya to Rinku Singh, Quicker, full and on leg, Rinku Singh clips it to deep mid-wicket for another run.
214.314.3: Krunal Pandya to Rinku Singh, Flatter, full and on off, Rinku Singh looks to push it away but gets an inside edge towards the vacant mid-wicket region. Krunal Pandya himself runs after the ball but cannot save the second.
114.214.2: Krunal Pandya to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Flighted, full and on off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi drives it to long off for a single.
014.114.1: Krunal Pandya to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Floated, short and on off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi backs away and punches it to extra cover.
413.613.6: Jacob Duffy to Rinku Singh, FOUR! Rinku Singh gets going now! Much fuller delivery and outside off. Rinku crouches a bit low, gets his hands through the shot and smacks it through extra covers for four more runs.
6 Over | Run: 131/3 | Run Rate: 9.36
113.513.5: Jacob Duffy to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, FIFTY FOR RAGHUVANSHI! Off 32 balls. His fourth fifty of the season and he has stepped up once again for KKR. Slower one, full and on middle, Angkrish Raghuvanshi jams it out to long on for one.
413.413.4: Jacob Duffy to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, FOUR! Excellent shot! Short of a length and on middle, Angkrish Raghuvanshi picks up the length early and gets on top of the bounce. He plays the short-arm jab to perfection, wide of deep mid-wicket for a boundary.
113.313.3: Jacob Duffy to Rinku Singh, Hard length and on middle, Rinku Singh drags it off the inside half of the bat towards deep mid-wicket for a single.
013.213.2: Jacob Duffy to Rinku Singh, Big swing and a miss! Back of a length and around off, angling away, Rinku Singh charges down the track, stays leg side of the ball and has a big heave across the line but gets nowhere near it.
013.113.1: Jacob Duffy to Rinku Singh, Good length and on middle and off, Rinku Singh steps across and taps it in front of short cover. Angkrish Raghuvanshi wants the run but is sent back.
112.712.6: Rasikh Salam to Rinku Singh, Back of a legnth and around off, Rinku Singh runs it down to third man for one. 10 runs and a wicket off the over!
7 Over | Run: 121/3 | Run Rate: 9.31
212.612.5: Rasikh Salam to Rinku Singh, On a length and on middle, Rinku Singh tucks it with soft hands through mid-wicket and comes around for the second run. Good running!
112.512.4: Rasikh Salam to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, A loopy slower one, full and on off, dips in, Angkrish Raghuvanshi waits for it and jams it to long on for a run.
112.412.3: Rasikh Salam to Rinku Singh, Fuller and on middle, Rinku Singh steps across and drills it to long on for a single.
012.312.2: Rasikh Salam to Cameron Green, OUT! BOWLED'EM! Rasikh Salam gets the crucial breakthrough on his return to the attack. He lands this on a good length and on middle, at 135.5 kph, gets it to nip back in a bit as well. Cameron Green has a big hoick across the line but the length is not that short and the ball goes through to hit the top of middle stump. Nice little cameo from Green comes to an end, and KKR are 116/3 now.
012.212.2: Rasikh Salam to Cameron Green, WIDE! Slower one, full but way outside off, Cameron Green leaves it alone. Wided.
412.112.1: Rasikh Salam to Cameron Green, FOUR! Easy pickings! Rasikh Salam attempts the yorker but ends up serving a low full toss, on the pads. Cameron Green crouches low and helps it on its way to the deep fine leg fence for a boundary.
111.711.6: Krunal Pandya to Cameron Green, Dragged down by Pandya, on off. Green frees his arms and spanks it down the ground. Tim David collects it on the bounce. Just a single.
7 Over | Run: 111/2 | Run Rate: 9.25
111.611.5: Krunal Pandya to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, A bit slower, on a good length, on the pads. Raghuvanshi clips it through square leg. They think about the second run but Jacob Bethell swoops in and keeps the batters to a single.
011.511.5: Krunal Pandya to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Wide! Down leg, on a nagging length. Angkrish Raghuvanshi misses out on the paddle.
011.411.4: Krunal Pandya to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Around off, on the shorter side. That is cut away but straight to the fielder at point.
111.311.3: Krunal Pandya to Cameron Green, Bowled with a round-arm action and at 99.7 kph, on a nagging length. Cameron smears it to deep mid-wicket and crosses over.
411.211.2: Krunal Pandya to Cameron Green, FOUR! Untidy by Tim David. Flat and short, on middle. Green thumps it down the ground towards long on. David drops to his knee, but the ball seems to have picked up pace and a bit of bad bounce results in the ball catching him on the wrist before deflecting away for a boundary.
611.111.1: Krunal Pandya to Cameron Green, SIX! High and handsome! Fractionally short by Krunal, on middle. Green hangs deep in the crease and is quick to pick up the length. He gets the front leg out of the way and pummels it over mid-wicket for half a dozen. 100 UP FOR KKR. Also, the 50-run partnership comes up between this pair.
010.610.6: Rasikh Salam to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Slower, short ball, on off. Angkrish steers it straight to the man at short third with an open bat face.
6 Over | Run: 97/2 | Run Rate: 8.82
110.510.5: Rasikh Salam to Cameron Green, Fuller and on middle. Green has a hoick across the line. He is early into the shot and miscues it through square leg for another single.
110.410.4: Rasikh Salam to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, On a good length, on middle. Angkrish goes back in the crease and flicks it away through mid wicket for a single.
410.310.3: Rasikh Salam to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, FOUR! Two in two for Raghuvanshi. At pace now, on a short of a length, on top off. Raghuvanshi stands tall on top of the bounce and stays leg side to punch it away. Beats the diving backward point fielder to his right for four more.
410.210.2: Rasikh Salam to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, FOUR! Smart batting! Rasikh bowls the off-cutter, on a shortish length, over middle. Raghuvanshi arches back and gets his hands high to play the upper cut. Gets it more towards short fine leg but clears the man and picks up a boundary.
110.110.1: Rasikh Salam to Cameron Green, Into the strip, angled in, on middle and leg. Green steps out to heave it away. Gets it off the inner half behind square leg for a single.
19.69.6: Krunal Pandya to Cameron Green, Another misfield from Kohli. Once is rare, but it has now happened twice. Pushed through, on a length, on middle. Cameron taps it to long off. Kohli runs in off the ropes but lets it through his legs, but the batters settle for a single only.
6 Over | Run: 86/2 | Run Rate: 8.60
19.59.5: Krunal Pandya to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Not in control but safe! Bowled at 97.5 kph, into the surface, on top of off. Raghuvanshi presses on the back foot to whip it away. The ball stops and turns away a bit to catch the top edge. It drops safely in the mid on region. They cross.
69.49.4: Krunal Pandya to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, SIX! Well struck! Floated up by Krunal, full and a bit too straight, on the pads. Raghuvanshi gets down on a knee and plays the slog sweep behind square leg for a six.
19.39.3: Krunal Pandya to Cameron Green, Darted into the right-hander, Green makes room and clips this full ball to deep mid-wicket for one more.
19.29.2: Krunal Pandya to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Slower and shorter, outside off. A bit of grip in the surface. Raghuvanshi slaps it to deep cover for a single.
09.19.1: Krunal Pandya to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Full and speared in, on middle, knocked to cover.
08.68.6: Jacob Duffy to Cameron Green, A big swing and a miss! Duffy delivers it on a back of a length, outside off. Cameron has a big heave across the line and ends up losing his shape. The ball cuts back a bit off the deck to go past the inside edge.
6 Over | Run: 76/2 | Run Rate: 8.44
18.58.5: Jacob Duffy to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Full and straight, attacking the front pad. Angkrish flicks it through mid-wicket and turns the strike over.
08.48.4: Jacob Duffy to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Pace off, on a good length, punched with sweet timing but straight to Kohli at backward point.
48.38.3: Jacob Duffy to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, FOUR! Threads it through! Bowled at 137.1 kph, on a length, angled in at the off stump. Raghuvanshi presses forward and meets the ball right under his eyes. Plays a punchy drive and beats the diving Rajat Patidar at mid off to his left for a boundary.
18.28.2: Jacob Duffy to Cameron Green, Drags the length back, around off. Green swings for the hills, looking to go down the ground. The ball goes off an inside edge to deep fine leg for one.
18.18.1: Jacob Duffy to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Nails the yorker, on the off stump. Angkrish Raghuvanshi digs it out to backward point. A fumble by Virat Kohli and the batters are quick to sneak in a single. Kohli bangs the ball into the turf in anger.
17.67.6: Krunal Pandya to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Another short delivery, on off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi forces it down to long off for one more. Just 5 runs off Pandya's first over!
6 Over | Run: 69/2 | Run Rate: 8.63
17.57.5: Krunal Pandya to Cameron Green, Shorter once more, around off, Cameron Green stabs it towards extra cover where Rajat Patidar fumbles and allows a run.
07.47.4: Krunal Pandya to Cameron Green, There is that infamous bouncer from Krunal Pandya, on middle and leg, Cameron Green ducks under it. He has a chat with his partner to see whether to review for a wide, but decides against it.
17.37.3: Krunal Pandya to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Dragged down, on middle, Angkrish Raghuvanshi stays back and nudges it through mid-wicket for another run.
17.27.2: Krunal Pandya to Cameron Green, Short again and on middle and leg, Cameron Green flicks it off the back foot to deep square leg for a run.
17.17.1: Krunal Pandya to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Floated, short and around off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi punches it to wide long off for a single.
06.66.6: Josh Hazlewood to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Back of a length and angling into the leg side, Angkrish Raghuvanshi fails to glance it away as the ball goes off his thigh pad towards square leg. A leg bye taken.
6 Over | Run: 64/2 | Run Rate: 9.14
06.56.5: Josh Hazlewood to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Short of a length and on off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi dabs it down towards point.
16.46.4: Josh Hazlewood to Cameron Green, On a length and on middle, Cameron Green tucks it with soft hands towards mid-wicket and calls for two, but Jacob Bethell is quick to get to the ball from the deep and keeps it to one.
46.36.3: Josh Hazlewood to Cameron Green, EDGED AND FOUR! Josh Hazlewood lands this on a good length and in the channel outside off, the ball holds its line. Cameron Green stays back to play at it but gets undone by the extra bounce. It flies off the outside edge and through the vacant first slip region for a boundary.
16.26.2: Josh Hazlewood to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Full again and on middle, angling in, Angkrish Raghuvanshi tucks it in front of short mid-wicket, but the fielder cannot stop it with a dive to his left. It rolls towards long on and the batters get the run.
16.16.1: Josh Hazlewood to Cameron Green, Fuller and on off, Cameron Green knocks it towards mid off and scampers across for the single.
15.65.6: Rasikh Salam to Cameron Green, Takes pace off, follows the batter into the leg side, on a length as well. Cameron Green backs away but can only steer it towards backward point for one. Kolkata Knight Riders are 56/2 at the end of the Powerplay.
6 Over | Run: 56/2 | Run Rate: 9.33
15.55.5: Rasikh Salam to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Hard length and on off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi lets it come to him and dabs it down towards short third for one.
45.45.4: Rasikh Salam to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, FOUR! Nicely done! Short of a length and angling into the leg side. Angkrish Raghuvanshi rolls his wrists to get it behind square on the leg side, whipping it to the fence for a boundary.
15.35.3: Rasikh Salam to Cameron Green, On a length and around off, shaping away, Cameron Green pushes it through covers for a single. 50 UP FOR KKR!
05.25.2: Rasikh Salam to Cameron Green, Back of a length and on middle, Cameron Green gets behind the line of it and blocks it on the pitch.
05.15.1: Rasikh Salam to Cameron Green, Beauty! Rasikh Salam hits the good length and just around off, jags back in a long way. Cameron Green gets cut in half trying to play at it as the ball sneaks past the inside edge on its way to the keeper.
14.64.6: Josh Hazlewood to Cameron Green, Hits the deck hard and on off, Cameron Green stays back and guides it through point for a single.
6 Over | Run: 49/2 | Run Rate: 9.80
04.54.5: Josh Hazlewood to Cameron Green, Hard length and on off, nips back in sharply, Cameron Green looks to fend it away but misses as the ball lobs up off his thigh towards the slip cordon.
04.44.4: Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Once again, we see a wicket fall after a boundary. Josh Hazlewood bends his back and bowls a well-directed bumper, on middle, takes off sharply off the deck. Ajinkya Rahane looks to pull it away but the ball gets big on him and he loses his bottom hand as well. It takes the top edge and goes high in the air. Hazlewood himself calls for it, moves to his right to settle under it and takes a fine catch. KKR lose both openers now.
44.34.3: Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane, FOUR! Cheeky and effective! Good length and just around off, Ajinkya Rahane shuffles across quickly to get inside the line of it. He scoops it off the inner half of the bat to the fine leg fence for a boundary.
04.24.2: Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane, Josh Hazlewood bangs this into the pitch, outside off, shapes it away with extra bounce. Ajinkya Rahane lazily tries to upper cut it but fails to connect.
14.14.1: Josh Hazlewood to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Short of a length and on off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi waits for it before steering it wide of first slip. Rahane calls for the run but then stops. Seeing the fielder putting in a dive to his right to make the stop, the batters get the single.
63.63.6: Jacob Duffy to Ajinkya Rahane, SIX! Sails just over! Touch short and on middle and leg. Sits up nicely for Rahane as he presses back and launches the ball aerially with a pull shot. It just clears the ropes in the deep mid-wicket region. The umpires confirm it through the smart replay. A very productive over for KKR. 17 runs from Duffy's second. His bowling figures read 2-0-31-0 so far.
6 Over | Run: 43/1 | Run Rate: 10.75
43.53.5: Jacob Duffy to Ajinkya Rahane, FOUR! Pierces the gap so neatly! Not that short by Jacob, but he offers a fair bit of room with pace taken off. Ajinkya Rahane waits on it and opens the bat face, steering it to the right of the diving backward point fielder. He also beats Jacob Bethell in the deep to his left and gets a boundary.
03.43.4: Jacob Duffy to Ajinkya Rahane, Fuller, outside off, Rahane drills it straight to the mid off fielder.
13.33.3: Jacob Duffy to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Length ball, outside off, steered away to deep backward point for a single.
03.23.2: Jacob Duffy to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Yes and no between the batters, but the danger is averted! Duffy bashes the length hard and seeing the batter charge, he slants it on the leg stump to cramp Raghuvanshi for room. Angkrish plays over the line, is hit on the thigh pad and then the ball rolls away in front of point. Rahane is halfway, but after a bit of yes and no, both retreat to their original ends.
63.13.1: Jacob Duffy to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, SIX! LOVELY STRIKE! Short of a good length, on top of middle. Angkrish Raghuvanshi gets under it and hoists it massively over deep mid-wicket for an 83-meter six.
32.62.6: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Good effort by David. He was running forever to save a run for his team. Back of a length, around the off pole. Angkrish Raghuvanshi gently punches it into the cover-point gap. The ball is hurtling towards the ropes, but Tim David from the inner ring sprints a long way and manages to flick the ball in before the ropes. Three taken.
6 Over | Run: 26/1 | Run Rate: 8.67
02.52.5: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Oh, nearly dragged on! A skiddy delivery, angled into the batter. Angkrish Raghuvanshi is cramped for room and tries to punch it across to the leg side, but inside edges on the back thigh and the ball then rolls past the leg stump.
02.42.4: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Fractionally fuller, outside off. Angkrish Raghuvanshi walks forward to negate the movement, but opts to leave it in the end. Good carry to the keeper on this one.
02.32.3: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Finn Allen, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Superb response from Bhuvi and he has another Powerplay wicket. Scrambled seam, slightly around off and with a little bit of nip away from the batter. Finn Allen is pinned in the crease and tries to punch it away on the off side, but he is squared up and only manages a faint outside edge to the keeper. Jitesh Sharma makes no mistake. KKR are 23/1 in 2.3 overs.
42.22.2: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Finn Allen, FOUR! Picture-perfect! Length-delivery, outside off, Finn Allen uses the width on offer. Stays leg side, gets his hands through the shot in full flow and punches it into the mid off and cover gap for a boundary. Allen moves to 18 (7).
12.12.1: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ajinkya Rahane, On a back of a length, angled at the pads. Ajinkya Rahane gets inside the line and whips it a bit uppishly, on the bounce and to the left of deep square leg for a single.
01.61.6: Jacob Duffy to Finn Allen, Much better to close out the over! Lands it on a length, on middle and it straightens off the deck. Finn alertly blocks it down the pitch off the back foot. 14 runs off the over.
6 Over | Run: 18/0 | Run Rate: 9.00
41.51.5: Jacob Duffy to Finn Allen, FOUR! Muscled! Hard length, around middle and off, angling into the batter. Allen stands tall, uses his wrists and pulls it into the deep mid-wicket and deep square leg gap for a cracking boundary. Allen on the charge.
61.41.4: Jacob Duffy to Finn Allen, SIX! Goes all the way! Slightly fuller than the previous ball, shaping away marginally, outside off. Finn gets on the front foot and crunches it over the long off fence for a biggie. The first of the game.
41.31.3: Jacob Duffy to Finn Allen, FOUR! High quality! Back of a length, around off. Allen holds the shape as he rises up on the toes and punches it to the left of the diving Rajat Patidar at wide mid off to pick up his first boundary.
01.21.2: Jacob Duffy to Finn Allen, This one jags in a touch, at 137.1 kph, on middle and leg. Finn Allen tries to pull it but the ball stays a fraction low and he ends up inside edging it on the thigh pad.
01.11.1: Jacob Duffy to Finn Allen, Oh, finds some swing! Pitched on a good length, outside off, shaping away. Finn Allen loosely pokes at it, with his feet going absolutely nowhere and is comprehensively beaten on the outside edge.
40.60.6: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ajinkya Rahane, FOUR! CREAMED AWAY! Goes fuller again, and just outside the off stump. Ajinkya Rahane commits on the front foot, middles it nicely and drives it all along the ground, through the cover and mid off gap. Rajat Patidar sprints after it from mid off, but the ball wins the race. So 4 runs off the opening over.
6 Over | Run: 4/0 | Run Rate: 4.00
00.50.5: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ajinkya Rahane, Perfect line and length so far from Bhuvi! Around off, on a slightly fuller length. Ajinkya Rahane chops it onto the pitch.
00.40.4: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ajinkya Rahane, BEATEN! The knuckleball that wobbles away, full and outside off. Ajinkya Rahane is sucked into the front foot drive, but is well beaten on the outside edge.
00.30.3: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ajinkya Rahane, A slight appeal for LBW, but not given. Bowls it a smidge fuller, attacking the stumps. Ajinkya Rahane walks forward and tries to knock it straight, but the ball nips back to catch the batter on the back thigh.
00.20.2: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ajinkya Rahane, Full again, on middle and off, Ajinkya Rahane presses in front and drives it crisply, straight back to the bowler. Bhuvneshwar Kumar bends low and half-stops on his follow-through.
00.10.1: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ajinkya Rahane, On target, straightaway! Straightish line, on middle with not much lateral movement. Ajinkya Rahane watchfully blocks it off the front foot.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Second Innings
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Devdutt Padikkal(39 | 26)*
Virat Kohli(64 | 40)
V Arora|2|0|27|0
112.612.6: Vaibhav Arora to Devdutt Padikkal, Back of a length and on middle, Devdutt Padikkal rolls his wrists and pulls it to deep square leg for one more. 64 needed in 42 balls now.
6 Over | Run: 129/1 | Run Rate: 9.92
112.512.5: Vaibhav Arora to Virat Kohli, Bangs this into the pitch, on middle, Virat Kohli hops up and swats it down to long on for one.
212.412.4: Vaibhav Arora to Virat Kohli, Fuller and on middle, angling in, Virat Kohli clips it to the left of deep mid-wicket for a couple of more runs.
212.312.3: Vaibhav Arora to Virat Kohli, Hard length and around leg, Virat Kohli flicks it away wide of deep square leg for a brace.
112.212.2: Vaibhav Arora to Devdutt Padikkal, Back of a length and angling into the body of the batter, Devdutt Padikkal nudges it through mid-wicket for a single.
412.112.1: Vaibhav Arora to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR! Up and over! Short of a length and outside off, begging to be put away. Devdutt Padikkal gets the chance to free his arms and crunches it over point for a boundary. It continues to get worse for Arora.
111.611.6: Sunil Narine to Devdutt Padikkal, Takes no risk against Narine. Pitched short and slightly outside leg, Devdutt Padikkal knocks it off the back foot to long on for an easy single. 75 needed off 48 balls.
6 Over | Run: 118/1 | Run Rate: 9.83
011.511.5: Sunil Narine to Devdutt Padikkal, A bit quicker through the air, at 94.2 kph, on leg, on a length, and skidding through. Padikkal is pinned in the crease, looks to whip it across, but is hit on the thigh pad instead.
011.411.4: Sunil Narine to Devdutt Padikkal, Prodigious turn, touch full and outside off, turning away from the left-hander. Padikkal hangs back to fend it away, but gets an outside edge and the ball goes on the bounce to the short third fielder.
111.311.3: Sunil Narine to Virat Kohli, Spins in sharply, short on middle. Virat Kohli goes back and across and swats it along the ground to the left of long on for a single.
111.211.2: Sunil Narine to Devdutt Padikkal, Holds up a bit on the surface, on a length, on the stumps. Padikkal camps back to pull but scuffs it off the toe end to deep mid-wicket for a run.
111.111.1: Sunil Narine to Virat Kohli, At 92 kph, this is short, around off. Kohli punches it off the back foot to the left of cover. Manish Pandey slides to his left in the inner ring and keeps it down to a single.
410.710.6: Anukul Roy to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR! A loosener and it gets the dose! Way too short by Roy, on the leg stump. Devdutt Padikkal has all the time in the world to use the depth of the crease and he pulls it between deep square leg and deep mid-wicket for a boundary. He moves to 31 (19), does Padikkal.
7 Over | Run: 114/1 | Run Rate: 10.36
110.610.5: Anukul Roy to Virat Kohli, Short on middle and leg, tucked across to deep square leg for a single.
110.510.4: Anukul Roy to Devdutt Padikkal, Slows it up with a good bit of flight, full and around off. Devdutt knocks it away to long on for a run.
010.410.4: Anukul Roy to Devdutt Padikkal, WIDE! Pushed across the left-hander, on a length. Devdutt Padikkal gets low and spreads across the crease to play the reverse sweep, but fails to connect. Angkrish Raghuvanshi collects the ball to his left and whips the bails off. KKR appeal for stumping, and the on-field umpires send it upstairs for a review. The side on replay does show that Padikkal's back leg momentarily lifted, but he is quick to plant it into the crease before Raghuvanshi dislodges the bails. NOT OUT.
110.310.3: Anukul Roy to Virat Kohli, Kohli backs away outside leg and seeing that, Roy pushes it into the batter to cramp Virat for room. Kohli adjusts well and jabs it to deep cover-point for a run.
410.210.2: Anukul Roy to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Wonderful exhibition of footwork and placement! Not that short by Anukul, on middle and sliding in with the arm. Kohli is quick to pick the length and goes deep inside the crease before pulling it over mid-wicket for a cracking boundary.
110.110.1: Anukul Roy to Devdutt Padikkal, Short, outside leg, Devdutt Padikkal rocks back and pulls it to deep backward square leg for a run.
29.69.6: Cameron Green to Virat Kohli, FIFTY FOR VIRAT KOHLI! Off just 32 balls and this is his 67th IPL fifty. After a couple of ducks, the chase master is back among runs with a well-constructed knock so far. This is dug in short on the stumps, and Kohli hangs back before pulling it to the left of deep square leg for a couple of more runs to complete his milestone. Having been dropped on 21 by Powell, Virat is certainly making that lifeline count.
6 Over | Run: 101/1 | Run Rate: 10.10
19.59.5: Cameron Green to Devdutt Padikkal, Good length, around off, Devdutt chops it to the left of backward point for a single.
19.49.4: Cameron Green to Virat Kohli, Follows the batter and bowls it full on middle and leg, Kohli works it into the leg side for a single.
49.39.3: Cameron Green to Virat Kohli, FOUR! That's a slap! Short of a good length, on middle, Virat Kohli needs no second invitation as he has all the time to press back and pull it wide of mid-wicket for a boundary.
29.29.2: Cameron Green to Virat Kohli, Again, good awareness by this pair! Slow and short, on off. Virat Kohli mistimes the pull shot off the top edge, to the left of deep square leg. Anukul Roy runs across and fumbles to pick up. He recovers eventually, but the throw is a bit sloppy from him to the bowler, which brings out frustration from Green. Two taken.
29.19.1: Cameron Green to Virat Kohli, Brilliant understanding between the batters! Slower off cutter, on a length, on off. Kohli plays it late and tucks it with soft hands through mid on and they convert a single into a double.
18.98.6: Anukul Roy to Virat Kohli, Dropped short on middle, Virat is quick to pivot on the back foot and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for an easy single.
9 Over | Run: 89/1 | Run Rate: 9.89
08.88.6: Anukul Roy to Devdutt Padikkal, Two Wides! Speared down leg, full in length. Devdutt leaves and the keeper fumbles to collect it to the right. The ball rolls to the short fine leg region and they cross for a bye. The 50-run partnership comes up between Padikkal and Kohli.
08.78.6: Anukul Roy to Devdutt Padikkal, BEATEN! Roy bowls it across the left-hander, on a fractionally fuller length. Devdutt Padikkal gets across and down on a knee to play the reverse sweep but misses. Angkrish Raghuvanshi collects the ball to his left. Oh, hang on! Devdutt Padikkal has a chat with Kohli and eventually reviews it for a wide not given. The replay shows that the ball has clearly passed beyond the tramline. The on-field decision is overturned. Wide called.
18.68.5: Anukul Roy to Virat Kohli, At 92.7 kph, Roy darts in a short ball, on the leg stump. Kohli hangs back and heaves it along the ground to deep mid-wicket for a single.
08.58.5: Anukul Roy to Virat Kohli, WIDE! Fired wide outside off and it spins beyond the tramline, Kohli leaves.
18.48.4: Anukul Roy to Devdutt Padikkal, Holds on slightly, short and drifting outside off. Padikkal goes deep in the crease and knocks it down to long off for a run.
18.38.3: Anukul Roy to Virat Kohli, Flatter at 92.5 kph, this is a bit fuller, around off. Kohli backs away and drives it through mid off for a single.
08.28.2: Anukul Roy to Virat Kohli, Slides in on the leg stump. Kohli presses back and knocks the length ball to the bowler.
08.18.1: Anukul Roy to Virat Kohli, Arm ball, on a length, skids through on middle. Kohli backs away and punches it to cover.
17.77.6: Cameron Green to Virat Kohli, Short again and on off, Virat Kohli heaves it to deep mid-wicket for one more.
7 Over | Run: 81/1 | Run Rate: 10.13
07.67.6: Cameron Green to Virat Kohli, WIDE! Tries the slower one, but serves this on a length and way outside off. Virat Kohli lets it go.
17.57.5: Cameron Green to Devdutt Padikkal, DROPPED! Both batters have been given a life now. Cameron Green bangs this into the pitch, takes pace off. Devdutt Padikkal goes for the pull but does not get the timing right on this one. It flies towards deep backward square leg, where Vaibhav Arora moves to his left and tries to grab it with both hands, crouching down, but spills it out. They cross. Arora is not having a great outing so far.
17.47.4: Cameron Green to Virat Kohli, Back of a length and on middle, nips back in sharply, Virat Kohli stays back to dab it down but gets an inside edge towards short fine for another run.
17.37.3: Cameron Green to Devdutt Padikkal, Slower one, full and on middle and leg, Devdutt Padikkal chips it towards mid-wicket for a run.
47.27.2: Cameron Green to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR! Firmly struck! Pitched up and around off, Devdutt Padikkal reaches out and hits through the line to smack it well wide of mid off for a boundary.
17.17.1: Cameron Green to Virat Kohli, Fuller in length and on middle, Virat Kohli eases it down to long on for a single.
16.66.6: Sunil Narine to Virat Kohli, Flatter, short and outside off, Virat Kohli looks to cut but chops it down towards short third for one. Just 5 runs off the over!
6 Over | Run: 71/1 | Run Rate: 10.14
16.56.5: Sunil Narine to Devdutt Padikkal, Tossed up, full and on off, Devdutt Padikkal leans forward and knocks it through extra covers for one.
16.46.4: Sunil Narine to Virat Kohli, Flighted, full and on off, Virat Kohli gets low and lofts it on the bounce to long on for a run.
06.36.3: Sunil Narine to Virat Kohli, Dragged back, on middle, gets some extra bounce, Virat Kohli moves back and pats it down to the leg side.
26.26.2: Sunil Narine to Virat Kohli, Slows it up, full and on middle, Virat Kohli gets deep inside his crease and clips it through mid-wicket and comes back for the second run. 
06.16.1: Sunil Narine to Virat Kohli, Floated, short and on off, Virat Kohli punches it to short cover.
05.75.6: Kartik Tyagi to Devdutt Padikkal, Good length and on the sixth stump line, skids through and angles away too, Devdutt Padikkal tries to cut but misses. Royal Challengers Bengaluru are 66/1 at the end of the Powerplay!
7 Over | Run: 66/1 | Run Rate: 11.00
05.65.5: Kartik Tyagi to Devdutt Padikkal, Hits the deck hard and around off, takes off a bit, Devdutt Padikkal stabs it off the bottom part of his bat down the pitch.
15.55.4: Kartik Tyagi to Virat Kohli, Slower one, on a length and on off, Virat Kohli pushes it towards cover-point for a single.
65.45.3: Kartik Tyagi to Virat Kohli, SIX! Picked up and how! Short of a length and on middle, angling down the leg side. Virat Kohli stays inside the line of it and, using his wrists, whips it over the deep backward square leg fence for a biggie.
25.35.2: Kartik Tyagi to Virat Kohli, DROPPED! A tough chance though! Hits the length hard and around off, Virat Kohli plays it on the up again, punches it hard but fails to keep it down. It flies at the rate of knots towards short cover, where Rovman Powell leaps up to take it above his head but the ball bursts through his hands. Two taken. Powell will feel he should have taken that.
05.25.1: Kartik Tyagi to Virat Kohli, Fuller one and around off, Virat Kohli plays a cracking drive on the up, but hits it on the bounce straight to mid off. That deserved more.
05.15.1: Kartik Tyagi to Virat Kohli, WIDE! Back of a length but outside off, just over the tramline, Virat Kohli leaves it alone. Wided.
44.64.6: Sunil Narine to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR! In the gap! Looped up by Narine, fuller and outside off. The ball spins away, and Padikkal is allowed to free his arms. He punches it past cover, and it races away to the fence.
6 Over | Run: 56/1 | Run Rate: 11.20
44.54.5: Sunil Narine to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR! Narine errs, and Padikkal makes him pay. Dragged down, down leg. Padikkal goes on the back foot in a flash and pulls it to the right of the man at short fine leg for a four.
14.44.4: Sunil Narine to Virat Kohli, Keeps it short, outside off, Kohli goes deep in the crease and hits it to long on using his bottom hand. They cross.
04.34.3: Sunil Narine to Devdutt Padikkal, Shorter and around leg. Padikkal fails to help it away. The ball clips the pads and goes to short fine leg for a leg bye.
04.24.2: Sunil Narine to Devdutt Padikkal, Turn for Narine. Slows it down and drags the length back, around off. Padikkal pushes out in front. It goes off the outer half to short third.
14.14.1: Sunil Narine to Virat Kohli, Starts with the flighted delivery, full and on middle. It is the off break, Kohli plays it with the turn towards square leg for a single.
03.63.6: Kartik Tyagi to Devdutt Padikkal, Another short ball and it keeps rising, over middle. Padikkal arches back to play the upper-cut but misses.
6 Over | Run: 45/1 | Run Rate: 11.25
03.53.5: Kartik Tyagi to Devdutt Padikkal, Well bowled! Bends his back and digs it in short, around the right shoulder. Padikkal hops to ride the bounce but the ball keeps climbing on him. DDP takes his eyes off the ball and fends it down the strip.
43.43.4: Kartik Tyagi to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR! A poor delivery and it gets the treatment. Pushed across the left-hander but it is too wide and too short as well. Padikkal climbs into it as he frees his arms and cuts it past point for four more.
43.33.3: Kartik Tyagi to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR! Padikkal is away! Tyagi errs in his line. On a back of a length, Devdutt glances it fine off the pads and picks up a boundary to get going.
03.23.2: Kartik Tyagi to Jacob Bethell, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! The short ball does the trick for Kartik Tyagi. A strange dismissal. Seam-up ball, dug in short, at the bodyline of the batter. Bethell presses back and swivels a bit for the pull. The ball gets big on him and catches the top edge. On any other day, the ball would have sailed over the keeper's head and gone for a six but the ball pings Jacob on the helmet off the top edge. It balloons back towards the bowler and Tyagi takes a dolly.
13.13.1: Kartik Tyagi to Virat Kohli, Serves it on top of off, on a back of a length. Kohli pats it in front of mid off and turns the strike over.
12.62.6: Saurabh Dubey to Virat Kohli, A bit of nip back into the right-hander, on a good length, on middle and leg. Kohli hangs back to deal with it. Ekes out an inside edge to short fine leg and the batters cross for a quick single. Kohli bumps into the bowler accidentally and is quick to apologise.
6 Over | Run: 36/0 | Run Rate: 12.00
12.52.5: Saurabh Dubey to Jacob Bethell, Hits the back of a length, around off. Bethell glides it to deep backward point and crosses over.
02.42.4: Saurabh Dubey to Jacob Bethell, Much better! Closer to the off stump, on a good length. Jacob steers it to short third with an open bat face.
42.32.3: Saurabh Dubey to Jacob Bethell, FOUR! Hammered away! Bashed on a hard length, width offered by Dubey. Bethell is not going to miss out as he stands tall on top of the bounce and smacks it through covers for another boundary.
42.22.2: Saurabh Dubey to Jacob Bethell, FOUR! Gets it through! The length is pulled back by Dubey, outside off. Bethell hops to ride the bounce and does not try to overhit this one. He punches it past the diving Rovman Powell at point. Vaibhav Arora gets around to his left in the deep and dives. He lays a hand on it but the trickles into the fence.
62.12.1: Saurabh Dubey to Jacob Bethell, SIX! Lovely shot! Dubey pitches it up, on off. Bethell presses onto the front foot and keeps a still head as he swings through the line. He launches it over mid on for a six.
41.61.6: Vaibhav Arora to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Make that a hat-trick of boundaries. A stark contrast from the first over. Too straight from Arora, on a good length. Kohli tickles it off the pads down to deep fine leg. The fielder in the deep is a bit square and he stands no chance. 18 runs off the over.
6 Over | Run: 20/0 | Run Rate: 10.00
41.51.5: Vaibhav Arora to Virat Kohli, FOUR! From too straight to too wide, and Kohli cashes in. Short and wide on off, there to be put away. Kohli gets on his toes, frees his arms and slaps it over point for four more.
41.41.4: Vaibhav Arora to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Easily done! Sliding onto the pads, on a length at 136.6 kph. Kohli brings his wrists into play and plays the pick-up shot. He has no intention of keeping it down and plays it well wide of deep fine leg to his left.
01.31.3: Vaibhav Arora to Jacob Bethell, Leg bye! Hits the good length, on middle and leg. Bethell leans across to work it away on the leg side but is beaten on the inside edge. The ball goes off the thigh pad on the off side for a leg bye.
01.21.2: Vaibhav Arora to Virat Kohli, Half a shout for LBW! That is going down leg. Shaping back into the pads, on a good length. Kohli is beaten on the flick due to the swing and gets rapped high on the front pad. The ball drops beside the strip on the leg side and the batters cross over for a leg bye.
41.11.1: Vaibhav Arora to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Put away! Vaibhav Arora begins with a fuller delivery, on middle, shaping in. Virat Kohli just with the flick of the wrists, times it past the diving mid-wicket fielder for the first boundary of the chase.
10.60.6: Saurabh Dubey to Virat Kohli, Touch fuller and on middle, shapes in, Virat Kohli tucks it to mid-wicket for a single. A big roar from the crowd as he gets off the mark after consecutive ducks.
6 Over | Run: 2/0 | Run Rate: 2.00
00.50.5: Saurabh Dubey to Jacob Bethell, RCB are underway with extras! Hard length and on middle, gets it to shape in this time. Jacob Bethell fails to flick it away and gets hit on the pads as the ball rolls towards point. A leg bye taken.
00.40.4: Saurabh Dubey to Jacob Bethell, And again! Short of a length and once again bowls this in the corridor of uncertainty, shaping away. Jacob Bethell steps across to cut the swing, has a feel for it but gets beaten again.
00.30.3: Saurabh Dubey to Jacob Bethell, Excellent stuff from the debutant! Back of length and in the channel outside off, keeps the seam up and moves it away. Jacob Bethell has a poke at it but the ball zips past the outside edge again.
00.20.2: Saurabh Dubey to Jacob Bethell, Hits the length and on the sixth stump line, Jacob Bethell opens the bat face and guides it straight to point.
00.10.1: Saurabh Dubey to Jacob Bethell, A beauty to start with! Saurabh Dubey starts with a good-length delivery, just around off, gets it to shape away. Jacob Bethell pushes at it with hard hands but gets beaten on the outside edge.
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