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RCB VS RR

Match 16, 10-Apr-2026

201/8 20.0 oversRun Rate: 10.05
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202/4 18.0 overs Run Rate: 11.22
Rajasthan Royals beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 6 wickets
Royal Challengers Bengaluru First Innings
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Venkatesh Iyer(29 | 15)*
Bhuvneshwar Kumar(9 | 7)
S Sharma|4|0|47|1
619.719.6: Sandeep Sharma to Venkatesh Iyer, SIX! Clean as a whistle! Talk about having an impact as an Impact Sub, and Venkatesh Iyer has done exactly what was asked of him. RCB breach the 200-run mark on the final ball. Sandeep's wide line becomes a bit too predictable, and it is another slower ball on a length around the guideline. Iyer walks across to get closer to the line of the ball and launches it on the up over wide long off for a six. 21 runs off the final over as RCB finish with 201/8.
7 Over | Run: 201/8 | Run Rate: 10.05
219.619.5: Sandeep Sharma to Venkatesh Iyer, Sandeep Sharma is back to the slower, short ball, outside off. Iyer is made to reach out and he is slightly early into the pull. He ends up dragging it in front of deep mid-wicket and collects another couple of runs.
019.519.5: Sandeep Sharma to Venkatesh Iyer, Wide! This is well beyond the tramline and Venkatesh Iyer does not shuffle across this time. He lets it go.
219.419.4: Sandeep Sharma to Venkatesh Iyer, Pace off and into the surface, keeping it away from the arc. Venkatesh gets his hands high and slaps it away to the left of the deep cover fielder for a couple of runs.
019.319.3: Sandeep Sharma to Venkatesh Iyer, Well bowled! From around the wicket, a yorker, around the tramline. Venkatesh Iyer walks across the stumps and swings across for the sweep but the ball drops under his bat and goes through to the keeper.
619.219.2: Sandeep Sharma to Venkatesh Iyer, SIX! BOOM! Sandeep Sharma goes a bit fuller and just on middle and off. Venkatesh Iyer gets under it and gives it an almighty whack, sending the ball over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. Crucial runs. 200 is still on here.
419.119.1: Sandeep Sharma to Venkatesh Iyer, FOUR! Good start to the last over for RCB! Good length and just around off. Venkatesh Iyer switches his stance early and executes the reverse scoop past short third for a boundary.
218.618.6: Brijesh Sharma to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Direct hit! Brijesh Sharma goes searching for the yorker but ends up bowling a full toss, on middle and leg. Kumar's weight is on the back foot as he swings at it. The ball catches him high on the bat and it dribbles in front of long on. Venkatesh Iyer comes charging back for the second and runs to the danger end as the throw comes in. Shimron Hetmyer swoops in off the ropes, picks the ball up and has a shy at the bowling end. He hits but the replays find Iyer to be safe.
6 Over | Run: 180/8 | Run Rate: 9.47
118.518.5: Brijesh Sharma to Venkatesh Iyer, This keeps low! Pushed across the left-hander, lands it on a short of a length. Iyer tries to force it away on the off side. Gets it right off the toe end to point for one.
118.418.4: Brijesh Sharma to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Angled into the pads, on a length. Kumar wrists it to wide long on and crosses over.
418.318.3: Brijesh Sharma to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, FOUR! Hammered! Around off, on a back of a length. Bhuvneshwar Kumar stands up tall on his toes and slaps it wide of extra cover for a boundary.
018.218.2: Brijesh Sharma to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, On off, on a shortish length. The batter ducks under that one.
118.118.1: Brijesh Sharma to Venkatesh Iyer, Full and at the sticks, Venkatesh Iyer hits it down to long on for a single.
117.717.6: Sandeep Sharma to Venkatesh Iyer, Lands it on a back of a length, on off, punched to long off for another single.
7 Over | Run: 171/8 | Run Rate: 9.50
117.617.5: Sandeep Sharma to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Hurls it on a good length, on the pads. Bhuvi clips it to deep mid-wicket and turns the strike over.
017.517.4: Sandeep Sharma to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, On a good length, on middle. Kumar turns it to mid-wicket.
117.417.3: Sandeep Sharma to Venkatesh Iyer, Across off, on a good length. Iyer pushes at it with hard hands. Gets an inside edge to short fine leg for a single.
117.317.2: Sandeep Sharma to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, On off, on a back of a length. Bhuvi taps it in front of backward point and sets off for a single before being sent back. Ravindra Jadeja has a shy at the batting end but misses. The fielder backing up can only make a half-stop and concedes a single.
017.217.2: Sandeep Sharma to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Wide! Full and down leg. Bhuvneshwar Kumar misses out on the tickle.
017.117.1: Sandeep Sharma to Rajat Patidar, OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! Rajat Patidar holes out. A timely strike for the Royals. Sandeep Sharma looks at the heavens and thanks the one above. Leg-cutter, full and sliding in at the pads. Patidar clears the front leg and looks to whip it away. He fails to get under the ball properly. Gets the height but not the distance and Donovan Ferreira settles under it to take the catch at deep mid-wicket.
216.616.6: Ravi Bishnoi to Venkatesh Iyer, Good effort! Floated up by Bishnoi, trying to keep it away from the left-hander's arc. Venkatesh Iyer stretches his hands out in front and slams it wide of cover. Ravindra Jadeja is quick across the turf in the deep and dives to prevent the boundary, saving a couple of runs for his side. Before this over, Bishnoi had gone for 16 runs in his 3 overs and ends up conceding 16 runs in his final over.
6 Over | Run: 166/7 | Run Rate: 9.76
016.516.5: Ravi Bishnoi to Venkatesh Iyer, Googly, skidding through, on a good length. Venkatesh Iyer pats it back to the bowler.
116.416.4: Ravi Bishnoi to Rajat Patidar, This spins away and it is fuller too. Patidar swings at it to go big on the off side. Miscues it off the inner half to long on for one more.
616.316.3: Ravi Bishnoi to Rajat Patidar, SIX! A hit-me delivery and the RCB captain obliges. This is way too short, on middle, Patidar needs no second invitation as he dispatches the pull over mid-wicket for six more runs.
616.216.2: Ravi Bishnoi to Rajat Patidar, SIX! Straight as an arrow! Bishnoi pushes it through, on a length, on off. Patidar clears the front leg and extends his hands into the lofted hit. Tonks it back over the sight screen for half a dozen.
116.116.1: Ravi Bishnoi to Venkatesh Iyer, Googly, on the shorter side, near the tramline on off. Iyer cuts it in front of deep cover for a single.
015.615.6: Sandeep Sharma to Rajat Patidar, On a length, outside off. Patidar drives it on the up and the ball pings off his bat but he can't get it past extra cover. Sandeep goes for 11 runs on his return to the attack.
6 Over | Run: 150/7 | Run Rate: 9.38
415.515.5: Sandeep Sharma to Rajat Patidar, FOUR! Hit hard and wide enough! Rajat Patidar brings up his FIFTY in style. The RCB skipper has led from the front for his side on the night. He will have to bat through if RCB are to finish strongly here. Floated up by Sandeep, a juicy half-volley, outside off. Rajat presses forward and drills it past extra cover for a boundary.
015.415.4: Sandeep Sharma to Rajat Patidar, Bangs it on a hard length, over middle. Patidar hops and stabs it down the strip.
215.315.3: Sandeep Sharma to Rajat Patidar, Takes pace off again but this is fuller, on off. Rajat gets under it and goes inside out over cover. Ravi Bishnoi does the mop-up in the deep by getting around to his right. Two runs taken.
415.215.2: Sandeep Sharma to Rajat Patidar, FOUR! Ravi Bishnoi has made a meal of it. Pace taken off, full and outside off. Patidar reaches out and hammers it to deep point. Bishnoi bends and does get his body behind the ball. But it bounces in front of him and spins away to go past his left thigh. On the lighter side, the leggie gets foxed by turn.
115.115.1: Sandeep Sharma to Venkatesh Iyer, This is on a back of a length, on off. Iyer punches it off the back foot to long off for a single.
014.614.6: Nandre Burger to Rajat Patidar, Touch slower, on a good length and on middle, Rajat Patidar can only pat it back to the bowler.
6 Over | Run: 139/7 | Run Rate: 9.27
614.514.5: Nandre Burger to Rajat Patidar, SIX! This has got wings on it! Nandre Burger bangs this into the pitch and on middle, angling in. Rajat Patidar quickly gets inside the line of it and nails the pull shot as the ball sails over the deep fine leg fence, into the second tier for a massive six.
014.414.4: Nandre Burger to Rajat Patidar, Swing and a miss! Burger pulls his length back a bit and delivers it on off, holding its line. Rajat Patidar has a big hoick across the line but only connects with thin air.
614.314.3: Nandre Burger to Rajat Patidar, SIX! Stand and deliver! Fuller in length and just outside off, right in the slot. Rajat Patidar extends his arms to get underneath it and dispatches it over the long off fence for a biggie.
114.214.2: Nandre Burger to Venkatesh Iyer, Short of a length and around off, Venkatesh Iyer pulls it away to deep square leg for a run.
114.114.1: Nandre Burger to Rajat Patidar, On a back of a length, on middle, played towards mid-wicket for a single.
013.613.6: Ravindra Jadeja to Romario Shepherd, OUT! CAUGHT! Ravindra Jadeja strikes now. He floats it up, full and just around leg, it is there to be hit. Romario Shepherd tries to pick it up and slog it away but the ball just turns away a bit to take the top edge. It goes high in the air towards short fine, where Brijesh Sharma settles under it. He tries to take it near his chest, but the ball pops out. However, he keeps his eyes on it and manages to take it on the second attempt. RCB are 125/7 now.
6 Over | Run: 125/7 | Run Rate: 8.93
113.513.5: Ravindra Jadeja to Rajat Patidar, Flatter, full and on middle. Rajat Patidar goes for the big slog but the ball comes in with the angle to take the inside edge. It rolls through backward square leg for one.
113.413.4: Ravindra Jadeja to Romario Shepherd, Short again and on middle, Romario Shepherd stays back and punches it to long off for another run.
113.313.3: Ravindra Jadeja to Rajat Patidar, Drops it short and on middle, Rajat Patidar moves back and nudges it through mid-wicket for a run.
113.213.2: Ravindra Jadeja to Romario Shepherd, Tossed up, full and on middle, Romario Shepherd pats it away, just past Jadeja for a single.
213.113.1: Ravindra Jadeja to Romario Shepherd, Floated, full and on middle, Romario Shepherd goes down and swipes it off the inner half of the bat to deep square leg for a brace.
112.612.6: Brijesh Sharma to Romario Shepherd, Hard length and around off, Romario Shepherd punches it through covers for one. 15 runs off the over!
6 Over | Run: 119/6 | Run Rate: 9.15
412.512.5: Brijesh Sharma to Romario Shepherd, FOUR! Easy pickings! Tries the slower one, but spills it full and down the leg side. Romario Shepherd just has to get some bat on it and he tickles it away past short fine for four more runs.
412.412.4: Brijesh Sharma to Romario Shepherd, FOUR! Fine shot! Bangs this into the pitch but just outside off. Romario Shepherd gets the chance to free his arms and crunches it through point for another boundary.
112.312.3: Brijesh Sharma to Rajat Patidar, Fuller and on middle, pace on, Rajat Patidar drives it to long off for a run.
412.212.2: Brijesh Sharma to Rajat Patidar, FOUR! Powered away! Brijesh is getting predictable now. Another slower one, back of a length and around off. Rajat Patidar backs away, waits for it and flat-bats it over the bowler's head for a boundary.
112.112.1: Brijesh Sharma to Romario Shepherd, Short of a length and on middle and leg, slower one. Romario Shepherd swivels and hooks it aerially but well in front of deep fine leg for a single.
111.611.6: Ravi Bishnoi to Romario Shepherd, Flatter, shortish and on off, Romario Shepherd pushes it through covers for one more.
6 Over | Run: 104/6 | Run Rate: 8.67
111.511.5: Ravi Bishnoi to Rajat Patidar, Quicker, full and on leg, Rajat Patidar clips it through mid-wicket for one.
111.411.4: Ravi Bishnoi to Romario Shepherd, Shorter and on middle, this is flicked off the back foot to deep mid-wicket for a run.
611.311.3: Ravi Bishnoi to Romario Shepherd, SIX! That's how you get off the mark! Flighted delivery, full and on off. Romario Shepherd takes a step forward and launches it over the long off fence for the first biggie of the night. The 100 is up for RCB!
111.211.2: Ravi Bishnoi to Rajat Patidar, Tossed up, full and on middle. This is pushed to long on for a single.
011.111.1: Ravi Bishnoi to Rajat Patidar, Full and on leg. Patidar sweeps but misses and gets hit on the front pad.
010.610.6: Brijesh Sharma to Tim David, OUT! CAUGHT! Brijesh Sharma gets rid of the dangerous Tim David here. He keeps it outside off, and takes pace off too. This is on the shorter side. Tim David tries to fetch it and heave it over mid-wicket, but ends up dragging it much straighter towards long on off the bottom part of his bat. Once again, it's Shimron Hetmyer who gets into position and takes his third catch. The ball is following him in this game.
6 Over | Run: 94/6 | Run Rate: 8.55
010.510.5: Brijesh Sharma to Rajat Patidar, Pitched up and on middle, angling in. Rajat Patidar misses his flick and the ball goes off his pads towards point. A leg bye taken.
110.410.4: Brijesh Sharma to Tim David, Much fuller and on middle and leg, Tim David drills it with a straight bat down to long on again for one.
110.310.3: Brijesh Sharma to Rajat Patidar, Takes pace off again, good length and on middle, Rajat Patidar works it away to long on for another run.
110.210.2: Brijesh Sharma to Tim David, Slower one, hard length and around off, Tim David forces it down to long on for a run.
110.110.1: Brijesh Sharma to Rajat Patidar, Fuller and around off, Rajat Patidar drives it square through point for a single.
09.69.6: Jofra Archer to Tim David, Archer bashes the hard length at 140.9 kph, on middle. David hops back and keeps it out on the off side.
6 Over | Run: 89/5 | Run Rate: 8.90
49.59.5: Jofra Archer to Tim David, FOUR! Up and over! Jofra bends his back and digs it in short, on off. David swivels and swings across for the pull. He gets it high on the bat and does not quite get hold of it but manages to clear mid-wicket. The ball has enough legs to reach the fence.
09.49.4: Jofra Archer to Tim David, Sharp and quick bumper by Archer, around off. He gets it high enough to trouble the batter. David rises with the bounce and awkwardly fends it down.
19.39.3: Jofra Archer to Rajat Patidar, Edgy! In and around the off stump, on a good length. Angled in but then it nips away. Patidar is squared up and the ball goes off an outside edge down to deep third. Single taken.
19.29.2: Jofra Archer to Tim David, Full and straight, attacking the front pad. David brings his bat in line with the ball and angles it wide of point for one more.
19.19.1: Jofra Archer to Rajat Patidar, Archer serves it full, on off. Rajat leans into the drive and plays it to deep point. A slight fumble in the deep by Sandeep Sharma but that does not cost the Royals any extra run. Just a single.
48.68.6: Brijesh Sharma to Tim David, FOUR! Easy pickings! Brijesh gets the yorker right but the line is too straight. At the toes, David glances it down to deep fine leg and picks up his first four of the night.
6 Over | Run: 82/5 | Run Rate: 9.11
28.58.5: Brijesh Sharma to Tim David, David is away! Brijesh Sharma looks to pitch it up but ends up serving a full toss, on off. Tim just taps it away to the left of the diving cover fielder. The sweeper cover sprints and slides to his right to cut it off. Tim gets off the mark with a couple.
08.48.4: Brijesh Sharma to Jitesh Sharma, OUT! PLUMB IN FRONT! That kept low, and the finger is raised. Jitesh Sharma has a chat with the skipper at the other end but decides against the review. Angled into the right-hander, on a back of a length. Sharma hangs on the back foot and gets on his toes to work it away on the leg side. The ball skids through and keeps low to beat the bat. It brushes the front pad before hitting the back leg. The change in bowling has worked for the Royals. RCB are now 5 down for 76.
18.38.3: Brijesh Sharma to Rajat Patidar, On top of off, on a back of a length. Patidar whips it to deep mid-wicket and picks up another single.
18.28.2: Brijesh Sharma to Jitesh Sharma, Bashes the hard length, outside off. Jitesh flashes hard at it. Gets an outside edge down to deep third. They cross.
18.18.1: Brijesh Sharma to Rajat Patidar, Full and on off. Patidar crunches it to deep cover, where Donovan Ferreira gets around to his right and mops it up. Just a single.
17.67.6: Ravindra Jadeja to Rajat Patidar, Full and quick, on middle. Rajat checks his drive as he plays it down to long on for one more.
6 Over | Run: 73/4 | Run Rate: 9.13
17.57.5: Ravindra Jadeja to Jitesh Sharma, On the pads, on a nagging length. Jitesh nudges it to deep mid-wicket for another single.
07.47.4: Ravindra Jadeja to Jitesh Sharma, Well bowled! Shorter and slower, a bit of turn and the ball keeps low too. Sharma taps it back to Jadeja.
17.37.3: Ravindra Jadeja to Rajat Patidar, This is fired in at the sticks. Patidar pushes it to long on and turns the strike over.
47.27.2: Ravindra Jadeja to Rajat Patidar, FOUR! Lovely shot! Flighted delivery, full and on off. Patidar stays leg side and opens up the front hip to go inside out over cover. The ball almost goes the distance and lands just in front of the boundary cushions.
17.17.1: Ravindra Jadeja to Jitesh Sharma, Full and on the pads. Sharma wrists it through mid-wicket for a single.
16.66.6: Ravi Bishnoi to Jitesh Sharma, Looped up, full and on leg. Jitesh eases it to wide long on and crosses over.
6 Over | Run: 65/4 | Run Rate: 9.29
16.56.5: Ravi Bishnoi to Rajat Patidar, Flat and short, this is played down to long off for a single.
16.46.4: Ravi Bishnoi to Jitesh Sharma, Sliding into the pads, on a good length. Sharma works it through mid-wicket for one.
06.36.3: Ravi Bishnoi to Jitesh Sharma, Tossed up, on off. Jitesh blocks it off.
06.26.2: Ravi Bishnoi to Krunal Pandya, OUT! CAUGHT! A fine catch by Shimron Hetmyer. Googly from over the wicket by the leggie. Pandya dances down the track and gets to the pitch of the ball. He swings at it to go down the ground and wanted to go a lot straighter than he eventually managed to. The bat turns in his hands and he does not get any sort of elevation on the lofted hit. Hits it flat down to long off, where Hetmyer runs in off the ropes at full tilt and gets low to take the catch before tumbling forward. Wickets off successive overs for Bishnoi and RCB are now 62/4.
16.16.1: Ravi Bishnoi to Rajat Patidar, Pushed through, full and on off. Patidar pushes it to long on for a run.
15.65.6: Nandre Burger to Rajat Patidar, Into the surface, over middle. Rajat turns it wide of mid-wicket and retains the strike with a single. RCB are 61/3 at the end of the Powerplay!
6 Over | Run: 61/3 | Run Rate: 10.17
15.55.5: Nandre Burger to Krunal Pandya, On a back of a length, on off, punched to deep cover for one.
05.45.4: Nandre Burger to Krunal Pandya, A ripper from Burger! Seam-up ball, on a good length, honing in on the off stump at 142.7 kph. Krunal brings his bat out in front and gets squared up as the ball nips away to whistle past the outside edge.
05.35.3: Nandre Burger to Krunal Pandya, Dug in short, over middle. Krunal Pandya arches back and makes a late decision to play the upper cut. He fails to connect.
05.25.2: Nandre Burger to Krunal Pandya, In the channel, on a short of a length. Pandya rides the bounce and punches it sweetly but straight to cover.
15.15.1: Nandre Burger to Rajat Patidar, On off, on a good length. Patidar dabs it in front of backward point and crosses over.
04.64.6: Ravi Bishnoi to Krunal Pandya, Slows it up, full and on middle, Krunal Pandya blocks it out. What a terrific over from the leggie, 3 runs and a prized scalp from it.
6 Over | Run: 58/3 | Run Rate: 11.60
04.54.5: Ravi Bishnoi to Virat Kohli, OUT! BOWLED 'EM! Ravi Bishnoi gets the big fish here. Virat Kohli was in an attacking mood but he too perishes now. Bishnoi bowls a wrong 'un, flights it up on off to lure the batter. Kohli has a hack across the line but loses his shape. The ball turns in sharply to sneak between bat and pad to rattle the stumps behind. Bishnoi raises his arms in triumph. It's a big success for the Royals.
14.44.4: Ravi Bishnoi to Rajat Patidar, Dragged back and around off, Rajat Patidar swats it on the bounce to long on for a run.
14.34.3: Ravi Bishnoi to Virat Kohli, A googly, full and on leg, Virat Kohli clips it away wide of short fine where the fielder dives to his left to make a good stop. They cross.
04.24.2: Ravi Bishnoi to Virat Kohli, Floated, short and on off, Virat Kohli looks to push it away but gets an inside edge to the leg side.
04.14.1: Ravi Bishnoi to Rajat Patidar, A big shout for LBW, but turned down! Flatter, full and on middle, angling in. Rajat Patidar goes down for the slog sweep but misses and gets hit on the pads. The ball deflects towards point, and the batters set off for the run. The fielder has a shy at the bowler's end but misses, with Patidar putting in a dive. Bishnoi is literally pleading with the umpire, but gets no support from anyone else. Riyan Parag has a chat with his keeper and almost takes the review but decides against it. The Ball Tracking after the over shows that it was missing the leg stump, but Patidar would have been run out if there was a direct hit.
43.63.6: Sandeep Sharma to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Finds the gap again! Pitched up again and around off. Virat Kohli stays in his crease as the keeper is up to the stumps. He leans onto the drive and creams it between mid off and extra cover for another boundary.
6 Over | Run: 55/2 | Run Rate: 13.75
43.53.5: Sandeep Sharma to Virat Kohli, FOUR! 50 UP FOR RCB! Sandeep Sharma goes a bit fuller and on middle. Virat Kohli uses his feet but stays leg side of the ball. He holds his shape nicely and lofts it cleanly over mid off for a boundary.
13.43.4: Sandeep Sharma to Rajat Patidar, Hard length and on off, Rajat Patidar eases it down to long on for a run.
03.33.3: Sandeep Sharma to Rajat Patidar, Good length and on middle and leg, Rajat Patidar pats it down towards mid on.
03.23.2: Sandeep Sharma to Rajat Patidar, Pitched up and on middle, shaping in, Rajat Patidar pushes it back to the bowler.
13.13.1: Sandeep Sharma to Virat Kohli, Fuller and on middle, angling in, Virat Kohli backs away and knocks it to mid on for a single.
02.62.6: Jofra Archer to Devdutt Padikkal, OUT! TAKEN! Shimron Hetmyer almost makes a mess of it but ends up taking a blinder. Jofra Archer comes around the wicket and lands this back of a length, around leg. Devdutt Padikkal tries to pick it up and whip it away but the ball hits him high on the bat. It goes miles up in the air towards deep backward square leg. Hetmyer runs a long way forward, but misjudges a bit. He has to put in a dive forward at the end, and he takes a fantastic catch. RCB are 45/2.
6 Over | Run: 45/2 | Run Rate: 15.00
12.52.5: Jofra Archer to Virat Kohli, Short of a length and on off, Virat Kohli dabs it towards covers for a single.
42.42.4: Jofra Archer to Virat Kohli, FOUR! That's just the class of this man! Archer bowls it on a hard length and on the sixth stump line. Virat Kohli stays put in his crease this time. He uses the little width given to him and guides it between backward point and short third again for the third boundary of the over.
42.32.3: Jofra Archer to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Poor delivery and gets the treatment! Jofra Archer bangs this into the pitch but angles it down the leg side. Virat Kohli swivels and helps it on its way to the vacant fine leg fence for four more runs. 
02.22.2: Jofra Archer to Virat Kohli, Lands this on a good length and on off, angling in a bit, Virat Kohli stays back and keeps it out to the off side.
42.12.1: Jofra Archer to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Gets it through! Back of a length and around off. Virat Kohli stays back, opens the face of his bat and uses the pace to steer it away. He threads the gap between backward point and short third with perfection for another boundary.
11.71.6: Nandre Burger to Virat Kohli, Tap and run! Across off, on a short of a length, Virat knocks it to the left of cover and takes a quick single. 19 runs off the over!
7 Over | Run: 32/1 | Run Rate: 16.00
01.61.5: Nandre Burger to Virat Kohli, FOUR BYES! Oh...that beats everyone! This is on a hard length and just on middle, hits the deck and jags back in sharply. Virat Kohli gets cut in half and the ball goes past the inside edge. Once again, it shapes in late after going behind the stumps, and beats Jurel's dive to his left for another four runs. Virat sees the funny side of that exaggerated movement. Plenty of spice on this surface, so far. Well, the UltraEdge shows that the ball brushed the inside edge on its way to the keeper, but the umpire has given it as byes.
01.51.5: Nandre Burger to Virat Kohli, FIVE WIDES! Bonus runs for RCB! Nandre Burger goes full again and spills it down the leg side, it keeps moving down leg after leaving the batter. Virat Kohli lets it go, and Dhruv Jurel dives to his left, gets a glove on it, but it is not enough as the ball goes to the fine leg fence for a boundary.
41.41.4: Nandre Burger to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Lovely shot! Much fuller and on middle, shaping into the pads. Virat Kohli brings his wrists into play and flicks it away superbly to the deep backward square leg fence for a boundary.
01.31.3: Nandre Burger to Virat Kohli, Play and a miss! Good-length delivery, on middle and leg, shaping away sharply. Virat Kohli plays well inside the line of it as the ball just sneaks past the outside edge.
11.21.2: Nandre Burger to Devdutt Padikkal, Short of a length and on middle, Devdutt Padikkal looks to pull but gets an inside edge towards mid-wicket for a single.
41.11.1: Nandre Burger to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR! Put away! Nandre Burger begins with a back-of-a-length delivery, outside off. Devdutt Padikkal accepts the width on offer and cuts it away through point for another boundary.
40.60.6: Jofra Archer to Virat Kohli, EDGED AND FOUR AGAIN! Jofra Archer almost gets Virat Kohli on the first ball too. He lands this on a good length and around off, moving it away with extra bounce again. Kohli has a feel for it but gets an outside edge wide of the keeper. Dhruv Jurel flings himself to his right but the ball evades him and races to the fence for four runs. There was no one at the conventional slip. Had there been one, it would have gone straight to him.
6 Over | Run: 13/1 | Run Rate: 13.00
10.50.5: Jofra Archer to Devdutt Padikkal, Hard length and around leg, Devdutt Padikkal nudges it off his hips through square leg for a single.
40.40.4: Jofra Archer to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR! Much more in control! Short of a length and outside off this time. Devdutt Padikkal gets the chance to free his arms. He gets on his toes and slaps it over backward point. The third man fielder is quite fine and it goes for another boundary.
40.30.3: Jofra Archer to Devdutt Padikkal, EDGED AND FOUR! Jofra Archer hits the length hard and just around off, shaping away again. Devdutt Padikkal pushes at it with hard hands. Gets a thick outside edge but just wide of the diving second slip fielder and to the third man fence for a boundary.
00.20.2: Jofra Archer to Devdutt Padikkal, Beauty! Back of a length and around off, getting it to shape away. Devdutt Padikkal has a poke at it but gets beaten on the outside edge but the ball does not carry to the keeper.
00.10.1: Jofra Archer to Phil Salt, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! That is an absolute rib-snorter from Jofra Archer. He wins the all-English battle and sends Phil Salt packing for a golden duck. Archer steams in and bangs this into the pitch hard, on middle, this one jags back in sharply, shooting off the deck as well. Salt is not expecting that and gets stuck in his crease while trying to keep it out. However, he fails to handle the extra bounce and takes his eyes off the ball. He also fails to drop his wrists in time. It takes the top edge and balloons behind, where the keeper, Dhruv Jurel moves back a bit and takes a dolly.
Rajasthan Royals Second Innings
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Dhruv Jurel(81 | 43)*
Ravindra Jadeja(24 | 25)
R Shepherd|2|0|18|0
117.617.6: Romario Shepherd to Dhruv Jurel, Dhruv Jurel fittingly hits the winning run! RAJASTHAN ROYALS WIN BY 6 WICKETS! Romario Shepherd lands this on a good length around off, Jurel stays back and punches it down to long on for one. He stays unbeaten on 81 off 43, his career-best T20 score, mentions Harsha Bhogle on air.
6 Over | Run: 202/4 | Run Rate: 11.22
617.517.5: Romario Shepherd to Dhruv Jurel, SIX! SCORES LEVEL! Romario Shepherd serves a juicy full toss, on the pads. Dhruv Jurel is not going to miss out on that and he smacks it over the deep backward square leg fence for a biggie.
117.417.4: Romario Shepherd to Ravindra Jadeja, Bangs this into the pitch, outside off, takes pace off. Ravindra Jadeja hops up and upper cuts it on the bounce to deep third for one.
117.317.3: Romario Shepherd to Dhruv Jurel, RR are doing it in singles! Short of a length and on middle, Dhruv Jurel pulls it through mid-wicket for another run.
117.217.2: Romario Shepherd to Ravindra Jadeja, Hard length and on off, Ravindra Jadeja guides it away to deep third for a run.
117.117.1: Romario Shepherd to Dhruv Jurel, Back of a length and around off, Dhruv Jurel heaves it away to deep mid-wicket for a single. 10 needed in 17 now.
116.616.6: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Dhruv Jurel, Pulls his length back, on middle, Dhruv Jurel knocks it down to long on for one.
6 Over | Run: 191/4 | Run Rate: 11.24
016.516.5: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Dhruv Jurel, Pitched up and outside off, close to the tramline. Dhruv Jurel leaves it alone. The umpire calls it a fair ball, but Jurel takes the review. The replay with the Ball Tracking shows that some part of the ball is inside the wide guideline and the on-field call remains. RR lose a review.
216.416.4: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Dhruv Jurel, Goes fuller and on middle, Dhruv Jurel drills it down the ground to the left of long on and calls for the second. Jacob Bethell runs to his left, but fails to pick it up on the first attempt, and the batters get the second comfortably.
116.316.3: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ravindra Jadeja, Good length and on middle, Ravindra Jadeja clips it away to deep mid-wicket for a run. He turns around for the second, but as Jurel is about to take off, he goes down with cramps. 
116.216.2: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Dhruv Jurel, Into the deck, outside off. Jurel gets on his toes and plays it on the up to long on for a single.
216.116.1: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Dhruv Jurel, In and around the off stump, on a good length. Dhruv hangs on the back foot before clipping it wide of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
115.615.6: Romario Shepherd to Dhruv Jurel, On a length and on middle, Dhruv Jurel works it through mid-wicket for one. That also brings up the 50-run stand between these two batters.
6 Over | Run: 184/4 | Run Rate: 11.50
215.515.5: Romario Shepherd to Dhruv Jurel, Touch fuller and on middle, Dhruv Jurel drives it with a straight bat back past the bowler. The fielder from long on runs to his left, picks it up and releases the throw quickly but fails to stop the second.
115.415.4: Romario Shepherd to Ravindra Jadeja, Bangs this into the pitch and around off. Ravindra Jadeja arches back and upper cuts it towards deep third for one.
115.315.3: Romario Shepherd to Dhruv Jurel, Slower one, full and on off, Dhruv Jurel drills it to sweeper cover for another run. 22 needed in 27 balls now.
115.215.2: Romario Shepherd to Ravindra Jadeja, Short of a length and on middle, angling into the batter. Ravindra Jadeja stays back and runs it down to deep third for a run.
115.115.1: Romario Shepherd to Dhruv Jurel, Back of a length and around off, Dhruv Jurel heaves it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
114.814.6: Abhinandan Singh to Dhruv Jurel, In the corridor, on a short of a length. Jurel stands tall and hits through the line of the ball down to long on for another single.
8 Over | Run: 177/4 | Run Rate: 11.80
114.714.5: Abhinandan Singh to Ravindra Jadeja, Delivers it on a back of a length, on middle. Jadeja pats it wide of cover and picks up a single.
014.614.5: Abhinandan Singh to Ravindra Jadeja, Wide! Too full, down leg. Jadeja stays inside the line and tries to help it away but fails to lay any bat on it.
114.514.4: Abhinandan Singh to Dhruv Jurel, Abhinandan Singh hurls it on a shortish length, on middle. Jurel rides the bounce and pulls it behind square leg for a single.
414.414.3: Abhinandan Singh to Dhruv Jurel, EDGED AND FOUR! A clever slower delivery, full and just outside off. Dhruv Jurel throws his hands hard at it. Gets an outside edge behind, where Jitesh Sharma flies to his right but the ball goes well past him and to the fence for another boundary.
014.314.3: Abhinandan Singh to Dhruv Jurel, WIDE! Fuller one but a bit too outside off, Dhruv Jurel lets it go. Called a wide.
414.214.2: Abhinandan Singh to Dhruv Jurel, FOUR! Good shot! Abhinandan Singh goes for the wide yorker but just misses by an inch. Dhruv Jurel backs away a bit, gets his bat down, opening the face and squeezes it out through point for a boundary.
114.114.1: Abhinandan Singh to Ravindra Jadeja, Right in the blockhole, outside off. Ravindra Jadeja looks to dig it out but gets an inside edge towards short fine for a single.
113.613.6: Josh Hazlewood to Ravindra Jadeja, This is on a hard length, on off. Jadeja runs it down to deep third for one.
6 Over | Run: 163/4 | Run Rate: 11.64
113.513.5: Josh Hazlewood to Dhruv Jurel, On middle, on a back of a length. Jurel turns it through square leg for one more.
113.413.4: Josh Hazlewood to Ravindra Jadeja, Jadeja was gone had the throw hit! Tucking the batter up for room, on a back of a length. Jadeja nudges it towards the catching mid-wicket fielder and scampers across for the single. Rajat Patidar moves to his right and gets to the ball. He releases an underarm throw while diving in the direction of the stumps but he fails to hit. Jadeja had given up.
113.313.3: Josh Hazlewood to Dhruv Jurel, FIFTY FOR JUREL! RR needed a calm head amidst the wobble, and Dhruv has come good for them. Dhruv's second half-century of the season and he will look to finish the job himself. Attacking the front pad with a good-length delivery. Dhruv clips it towards deep mid-wicket for a single to reach his milestone.
413.213.2: Josh Hazlewood to Dhruv Jurel, FOUR! Nicely done! On middle, fractionally short, Jurel sets up on the back foot and unleashes the short-arm jab through mid-wicket to pick up a boundary.
013.113.1: Josh Hazlewood to Ravindra Jadeja, Did that pitch in line? Landing in and around the line of the leg stump, on a back of a length, Jadeja hangs back to clip it away but plays all around it. Gets rapped on the front pad but manages to pick up a leg bye as the ball rolls on the leg side. RCB look interested and send it upstairs. The Ball Tracking confirms that the ball has pitched well outside the line of the leg stump. RCB burn a review.
112.612.6: Krunal Pandya to Ravindra Jadeja, Nearly carried! Krunal digs it in short again, on off. Jadeja takes it on but cannot keep it down. Romario Shepherd cannot charge in quick enough and collects it on the bounce. Just a single.
6 Over | Run: 154/4 | Run Rate: 11.85
012.512.5: Krunal Pandya to Ravindra Jadeja, A contest within a contest between these two left-arm spinners. Smiles exchanged between the two. This is bowled into the wicket, across off. Jadeja shapes up to play the scoop but after seeing the line, he tries to angle the bat face and play the ramp over the keeper but misses.
112.412.4: Krunal Pandya to Dhruv Jurel, Flat and short, outside off. Dhruv looks to cut it away. Ends up chopping it down in front of point and Jadeja calls him through for a quick run.
212.312.3: Krunal Pandya to Dhruv Jurel, Darted in from around the wicket, full and outside off. Jurel leans on it and firms the drive between cover and long off. Virat Kohli is quick across the turf at long off but cannot prevent the second run.
112.212.2: Krunal Pandya to Ravindra Jadeja, Fired in, on a good length, on the pads. Jadeja works it towards deep mid-wicket and turns the strike over.
412.112.1: Krunal Pandya to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR! Edgy! First boundary after Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's dismissal. This is on the shorter side and it spins back a touch, on middle. Ravindra Jadeja hangs back to deal with it. Gets an inside edge that goes over the leg stump and races past short fine leg.
111.611.6: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ravindra Jadeja, RCB sneak in another quiet over. Just 4 runs off it. Jadeja shows his cards early as he backs away. Bhuvi follows him with a back-of-a-length delivery. RJ can only flick it to deep square leg for one. RR require 57 runs off 48 balls.
6 Over | Run: 145/4 | Run Rate: 12.08
011.511.5: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ravindra Jadeja, Better line this time, on middle, on a short of a length. Ravindra whips it from the crease but can't beat the man at mid-wicket.
211.411.4: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ravindra Jadeja, Slightly too straight, on the pads, on a good length. Ravindra Jadeja clips it off the back foot to the right of deep mid-wicket for a brace.
011.311.3: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ravindra Jadeja, Nice and tight, just outside the off stump. Jadeja punches it firmly down the track. Bhuvneshwar Kumar gets low quickly on the follow-through to make a sharp stop.
011.211.2: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ravindra Jadeja, Skidding through, on a back of a length. Jadeja looks to punch it away. He is late on the shot and the bat turns in his hands. Miscues it back to Bhuvi.
111.111.1: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Dhruv Jurel, Angled in, on a length, on middle. Jurel knocks it to long on for a single.
110.610.6: Krunal Pandya to Dhruv Jurel, Marginally short, on middle. Jurel rocks back on the pull and hits it through mid-wicket for a single. 61 runs needed off 54 balls for RR.
6 Over | Run: 141/4 | Run Rate: 12.82
010.510.5: Krunal Pandya to Dhruv Jurel, Flat and short, this keeps coming in with the arm, on middle. Jurel hurriedly chops it down to backward point.
110.410.4: Krunal Pandya to Ravindra Jadeja, Full and on middle, Jadeja pushes it down the strip. Krunal dives to his left and parries it towards short mid-wicket. The batters sneak in a quick run.
010.310.3: Krunal Pandya to Ravindra Jadeja, And again! Banged in short, over middle. Ravindra Jadeja ducks again. Good take by Jitesh Sharma. That's two bouncers for the over, signals the umpire. 'When was the last time you saw this called for a spinner?' quips Harsha Bhogle on air. 
010.210.2: Krunal Pandya to Ravindra Jadeja, There comes the surprise bouncer. Across off, Jadeja ducks under it.
210.110.1: Krunal Pandya to Ravindra Jadeja, Tossed up, sliding across the off stump. Jadeja walks across and gets low to play the paddle down to deep fine leg for a couple of runs.
19.69.6: Josh Hazlewood to Ravindra Jadeja, Hard length and on middle, Ravindra Jadeja punches it down to long on for one. Just 5 runs and a wicket from the over!
6 Over | Run: 137/4 | Run Rate: 13.70
29.59.5: Josh Hazlewood to Ravindra Jadeja, Good running! On a length and on middle, Ravindra Jadeja clips it away with soft hands towards deep mid-wicket and comes back for the second run. The throw comes in at the bowler's end where there is no backup. Jadeja wants the third, but Jurel says no.
09.49.4: Josh Hazlewood to Riyan Parag, OUT! TAKEN! Josh Hazlewood strikes and RCB are fighting their way back into this game now. Josh lands this on a good length and on middle. Riyan Parag, without moving his foot, tries to whip it away just using his wrists. He fails to get the timing right on this one and mistimes the shot wide of long on, where Krunal Pandya moves to his right and takes a good catch tumbling on the ground. RR are 134/4, chasing 202 runs.
19.39.3: Josh Hazlewood to Dhruv Jurel, Short of a length and on middle, Dhruv Jurel pulls it away to deep mid-wicket for a run.
09.29.2: Josh Hazlewood to Dhruv Jurel, Ouch! Back of a length and on middle, keeps a bit low. Dhruv Jurel looks to go for the pull shot but misses and takes a blow around his box. That will hurt for a while.
19.19.1: Josh Hazlewood to Riyan Parag, Good length and on middle, angling in, Riyan Parag pats it in front of short mid-wicket for a single.
18.68.6: Krunal Pandya to Riyan Parag, Flighted, full and on middle, Riyan Parag tucks it towards mid-wicket and runs the first run hard. He wants the second but Jitesh Sharma, the keeper, is quick to go after the ball and keeps it to just one.
6 Over | Run: 132/3 | Run Rate: 14.67
08.58.5: Krunal Pandya to Riyan Parag, Loopy ball, full and on middle. Riyan Parag does not fall for the bait and is happy to block it off.
18.48.4: Krunal Pandya to Dhruv Jurel, This is slower through the air, full and at the sticks. Jurel pushes it to long off and gets to the other end.
18.38.3: Krunal Pandya to Riyan Parag, No hat-trick! Speared in on a length, on the off stump. Riyan punches it to the right of cover and gets off the mark with a single.
08.28.2: Krunal Pandya to Shimron Hetmyer, OUT! CAUGHT! Two in two for Krunal Pandya, and he is on a hat-trick now. He brings out the bouncer, just outside off, angling away. Shimron Hetmyer stays back and just tries to upper cut it, but gets no power on the shot. Ends up giving catching practice to Josh Hazlewood at short third, who makes no mistake. 129/1 becomes 129/3 for RR.
08.18.1: Krunal Pandya to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, OUT! TAKEN! Krunal Pandya puts an end to the Vaibhav Sooryavanshi power-hitting show. He bowls this quicker and fuller, just outside off, keeping it away from the batter. Vaibhav goes after it but has to drag it, and in the process gets it off the inside half off the bat. The ball flies flat towards long on, where Virat Kohli moves forward a bit and takes a fine catch, keeping his fingers under the ball just above the ground. Vaibhav throws his head back in disappointment. The young boy is disappointed with himself. He wanted to bat more, he wanted to entertain more, he wanted to be there till the end. Somehow, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi drags himself out of the ground and raises his bat to acknowledge the crowd. A knock for the ages, he has just played. Take a bow. If this is the beginning, the cricketing world might just be witnessing the rise of its next superstar.
17.67.6: Tim David to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Pushed through with a flatter trajectory. Short and on off. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi punches it to long on for a single. Believe it or not, the asking rate is now only 6.08.
6 Over | Run: 129/1 | Run Rate: 16.13
67.57.5: Tim David to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, SIX! There is no stopping this kid! Flatter delivery, full and just around leg, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi gets his front leg out of the way and smacks it flat and between long on and deep mid-wicket for half a dozen more. We are running out of adjectives to describe his batting.
67.47.4: Tim David to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, SIX! Just over! Shorter in length and around middle. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi moves back and pulls it away but gets it from the toe-end of the bat. However, he still manages to generate enough power to send it over the deep mid-wicket fence for another biggie. Also, the 100-RUN STAND comes up.
07.37.3: Tim David to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Slows it up, full and on middle, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi pushes it back to the bowler.
17.27.2: Tim David to Dhruv Jurel, Flatter, full and on leg, Dhruv Jurel clips it away to deep mid-wicket for a single.
47.17.1: Tim David to Dhruv Jurel, FOUR! Cut away! Tim David begins with a short delivery, outside off. Dhruv Jurel gets the chance to free his arms and crunches it through backward point for another boundary.
66.66.6: Krunal Pandya to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, SIX! There she goes again! Krunal Pandya fires this with a low-arm action, full and on the pads. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi picks it up and whips it away using his wrists over the deep square leg fence for a biggie. It has gone into the second tier.
6 Over | Run: 111/1 | Run Rate: 15.86
16.56.5: Krunal Pandya to Dhruv Jurel, Tossed up, full and on middle, Dhruv Jurel tucks it through mid-wicket for one.
16.46.4: Krunal Pandya to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Slows it up, dragged back and around leg, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi nudges it through mid-wicket for another run.
16.36.3: Krunal Pandya to Dhruv Jurel, Short again and on middle, Dhruv Jurel punches it to long on for a run.
46.26.2: Krunal Pandya to Dhruv Jurel, FOUR! 100 UP FOR RR! Short of a length and around middle. Dhruv Jurel rocks back quickly and pulls it away in the gap towards deep mid-wicket for a boundary. RR are 102/1 in just 6.2 overs.
16.16.1: Krunal Pandya to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Floated, full and on middle, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi clips it away to deep mid-wicket for a single.
45.65.6: Abhinandan Singh to Dhruv Jurel, FOUR! The runs keep flowing! Banged into the pitch and around middle. Dhruv Jurel picks up the length early, rolls his wrists and pulls it away in front of square on the leg side for four more runs. 24 runs off the over. RR are 97/1 at the end of the Powerplay. The Royals have done the heavy lifting in the first 6 overs and brought the asking rate down to 7.50 in this big run chase.
6 Over | Run: 97/1 | Run Rate: 16.17
65.55.5: Abhinandan Singh to Dhruv Jurel, SIX! That's just a gift! Abhinandan Singh loses his grip and serves a high full toss, almost above the waist of the batter and on leg too. Dhruv Jurel accepts it with both hands and smacks it over the deep backward square leg fence for half a dozen more.
05.45.4: Abhinandan Singh to Dhruv Jurel, Fuller delivery and around off, Dhruv Jurel drives it firmly on the up but straight to extra cover.
45.35.3: Abhinandan Singh to Dhruv Jurel, FOUR! This is just excellent batting! Abhinandan Singh lands this back of a length and around off. Dhruv Jurel takes a small step to the leg side to create room for himself. He opens the face of his bat and guides it smoothly between backward point and short third for another boundary.
65.25.2: Abhinandan Singh to Dhruv Jurel, SIX! Even better and bigger! Touch fuller this time and around off. Dhruv Jurel fetches it and drags it right from the middle of the bat over the long on fence for a biggie.
45.15.1: Abhinandan Singh to Dhruv Jurel, FOUR! Dhruv Jurel gets going now! Short of a length and on middle, angling in a bit. Jurel heaves across the line hard and gets an inside edge that takes the ball racing past short fine for a boundary.
44.64.6: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, FOUR! Smart batting! On a hard length, outside off. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi makes use of the angle and the pace on the ball. He arches back and glides it behind point for yet another boundary. The 50-run stand comes up. 17 runs off the over!
6 Over | Run: 73/1 | Run Rate: 14.60
04.54.5: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Off-pace delivery, on a length, on middle. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi shapes up to go big but he reads the change of pace and adjusts by playing it back to the bowler.
04.44.4: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Very full, on middle. Vaibhav gets the front pad out of the way and pushes it to mid off.
64.34.3: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, SIX! Taken by Phil Salt, but he cannot keep himself in. That brings up a 15-ball FIFTY for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi for the second time this season. He has taken the IPL by storm. Sooryavanshi thumps his chest and salutes his teammates in the dugout. Bhuvneshwar Kumar sticks to the short ball, over middle, and Sooryavanshi takes it on. Skies it towards deep backward square leg, where Salt stays side on and takes the catch to his right, but he cannot slam the brakes in time, and the momentum results in him sliding into the ropes with the ball in his hand.
64.24.2: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, SIX! Hit with absolute authority! Bhuvi goes into the surface, across the left-hander. Sooryavanshi gets it at a good height, just above the waist. He clobbers it with a flat bat over mid on for six more.
14.14.1: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Dhruv Jurel, On a good length, on off, Dhruv taps it in front of mid off and hurries to the other end.
63.63.6: Josh Hazlewood to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, SIX! All the way! Hazlewood taken down by the 15-year-old prodigy. Hazelwood drags his length back but this sits up to be hit, on middle. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi swivels quickly and nails the pull over square leg for a biggie. 19 runs off the over.
6 Over | Run: 56/1 | Run Rate: 14.00
43.53.5: Josh Hazlewood to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, FOUR! Make that a hat-trick of fours! The 50 is up for the Royals. Josh Hazlewood misses his mark, which is rare. Too full, on off. Sooryavanshi unleashes the drive and hits it all along the ground between cover and mid off for another boundary.
43.43.4: Josh Hazlewood to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries for Sooryavanshi! Hazlewood pushes the length up, on middle, Sooryavanshi hangs deep, clears the front leg and launches it over the man inside the circle at mid on for four more.
43.33.3: Josh Hazlewood to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, FOUR! Clever shot! Josh Hazlewood keeps it on top of off, on a back of a length. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi stays on the back foot and stays leg side of the ball. He chops it down behind point and the deep backward point fielder cannot cut it off.
13.23.2: Josh Hazlewood to Dhruv Jurel, In the channel, on a short of a length. Dhruv steers it wide of short third. A slight fumble by the fielder allows the batters to cross over.
03.13.1: Josh Hazlewood to Dhruv Jurel, A bit of yes and no! Honing in on the off stump, on a good length. Jurel drops it with soft hands beside the strip on the off side. They think about a single but Virat Kohli charges towards the ball and prevents the single from being taken.
62.62.6: Abhinandan Singh to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, SIX! Picked up and sent back a long way. Abhinandan Singh switches to around the wicket but errs in both line and length. Too full, too straight, on the pads. Sooryavanshi picks it up neatly off the pads and parks it beyond deep mid-wicket for a six. 16 runs off the over!
6 Over | Run: 37/1 | Run Rate: 12.33
12.52.5: Abhinandan Singh to Dhruv Jurel, Short and wide on off, Dhruv angles it away behind point and opens his account with a single.
12.42.4: Abhinandan Singh to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Fuller and outside off. Sooryavanshi drags it in front of square on the leg side and crosses over.
42.32.3: Abhinandan Singh to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, FOUR! Oh, that could have so easily gone back onto the stumps. Abhinandan Singh shortens his length, on off. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi throws the kitchen sink at it from the crease. Gets an inside edge that sneaks past the off stump and beats Jitesh Sharma to his right before he can put in the dive.
42.22.2: Abhinandan Singh to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, FOUR! Powered away! Abhinandan Singh misses his mark as he dishes out a half-volley, outside off. Vaibhav gets his hands through the line of the ball and crunches it to the right of the mid on fielder.
02.12.1: Abhinandan Singh to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Rapped on the pads! An optimistic shout by Singh but that has pitched well outside leg. This is on a good length, pitched outside the line of the leg stump, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi plays all around it and wears it on the front pad.
01.61.6: Josh Hazlewood to Yashasvi Jaiswal, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Josh Hazlewood has the last laugh. He has his arms aloft and gives a bit of a send-off to Jaiswal with a smile. Cross-seam ball by Josh, on a back of a length and just outside the off stump. Not wide enough for the cut but Jaiswal goes for it. He pays the price as the ball catches the outside edge and the keeper, Jitesh Sharma, gobbles it up.
6 Over | Run: 21/1 | Run Rate: 10.50
61.51.5: Josh Hazlewood to Yashasvi Jaiswal, SIX! Put away with disdain! Fractionally short by Hazlewood, on middle. Yashasvi Jaiswal is quick to pick up the length and he plays the pull off the front foot over mid-wicket for half a dozen.
01.41.4: Josh Hazlewood to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Over off, on a back of a good length. Jaiswal watchfully defends it right under his eyes.
01.31.3: Josh Hazlewood to Yashasvi Jaiswal, A flash and a miss! At 141.5 kph, going away with the angle. This is on a good length and too close to the body for the cut. Yashasvi throws his hands at the ball and is beaten on the outside edge.
01.21.2: Josh Hazlewood to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tigher line, on top of off, on a nagging length. Yashasvi taps it down off the back foot.
61.11.1: Josh Hazlewood to Yashasvi Jaiswal, SIX! Welcome, Josh, says Jaiswal! Seam-up ball, on a good length, angled away. Jaiswal uses the width on offer and carves it behind point. Phil Salt gets around from deep backward point but the ball evades him and lands beyond the ropes.
40.60.6: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, FOUR! Carved away with ease! Kumar changes his angle as he comes from around the wicket now. Takes pace off and serves it on a length, near the tramline. Sooryavanshi reaches out and slices it over backward point for the second boundary of the over. 9 runs off the first over of the chase.
6 Over | Run: 9/0 | Run Rate: 9.00
00.50.5: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Bhuvi switches to over the wicket and bangs it in short. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi hops and looks to play the upper-cut but is late in his attempt and he fails to connect.
00.40.4: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, The length is pulled back now, on middle. Vaibhav is late on the pull and he mistimes it to mid-wicket.
40.30.3: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, FOUR! Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is up and running! Tailing back in sharply from around the wicket, very full, on middle. Fast hands from Sooryavanshi as he drops his bat down quickly and hits it back past the bowler. Rajat Patidar turns around and goes after it from mid on. He puts in a dive but the ball wins the race.
10.20.2: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shorter than the previous ball, a bit wide. Yashasvi cuts it to deep backward point for a single to open his account. The Royals are away!
00.10.1: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Yashasvi Jaiswal, A bit of hesitation but no harm done! Moving away in the air, on a good length, on the off stump. Jaiswal taps it to short third and is keen for a single but is sent back by his partner.
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