MAN OF THE MATCH- Kedar Jadhav (69 runs off 37 balls)
YES BANK MAXIMUM- Kedar Jadhav (5sixes)
VIVO CATCH OF THE MATCH - Sanju Samson
Summary- Close and yet so far for Delhi Daredevils, who started off things really good. They lost the toss and were put to bowl first. With three pacers in their team, they really got their worked done. Excellent display with the ball, especially with Zaheer going in with all his experience. Despite Kedar Jadhav's big hits Delhi ceased the RCB team to a minimal 157 total.
But with the bat, they were completely dismal. RCB returned back strong, one by one removing each of their batsmen. Pant fought hard to save the wickets falling around him, but in the end, went down fighting and with that it saw the end of Delhi. A much needed two points grabbed but the injury stricken Bengaluru team.
RCB win by 15 runs
DELHI DAREDEVILS INNINGS; TARGET 158
Over 20 | Score 142/9 | Mishra 8 (13) ; Zaheer 1 (1)
Last over and a somehow impossible 19 needed. Pant on strike. Negi into the attack. First ball, turns it around leg stump. Pant makes room to slog it back but fails and the ball strikes down the leg stump. Beautifully played by the young man. A big applause for him indeed.
RR Pant b Negi 57 (36b)
Nadeem is the new batsman. In question about the first ball he faces. Goes to third umpire for decision. Not Out! Four balls to go. Nadeem strikes it high in the air and Negi runs to take it. Two wickets in three balls and RCB just two balls away from victory.
S Nadeem c & b Negi 0 (2b)
And finally its a win for Bengaluru. Fielded well, bowled well and they got that two points.
Over 19 | Score 139/7 | Mishra 6 (11) ; Pant 57 (35)
The equation stands- 21 from 12 balls. Pant hits it hard but fails to be back at strike. Trouble for DD. 19 more needed off 8 balls. Mishra is swinging his bat with the hope to somehow touch the ball and rotate strike. But failing in each attempt.
Over 18 | Score 137/7 | Mishra 5 (7) ; Pant 56 (34)
32 off 18 deliveries now. It is looking that things have ended for DD. Mills into the attack. Short and hovers oit over to the third man region but fails to get boundary- two off it. Mishra takes a single to get Pant on strike. Takes a single to get a half-century. Excellent innings from the young lad. Slow ball and a bouncer. Mishra perplexed. He was actually waiting for the ball to come. Pant punches a six off the last ball. Over fine leg boundary.
Over 17 | Score 126/7 | Mishra 1 (3) ; Pant 49 (32)
The Delhi Daredevils need 37 more runs in the last four overs now. With Pant still at crease the hope is alive too for the away fans. Watson into the attack. Cummins on strike. Flicks it over to deep square leg for a four. And..bowled! Patrick Cummins departs.
PJ Cummins b Watson 6 (6b)
Mishra walks in. RCB has returned strong into the game. Banked on the fact that DD lacks batsmen.
Over 16 | Score 121/6 | Cummins 2 (3) ; Pant 49 (31)
Cummins can hit hard. We all saw that during the Border-Gavaskar series. DD need some boundaries quickly. Wickets are falling around fast and the Daredevils are lacking a partnership. Tymal Mills to Pant, strikes a ravishing boundary of a flick near the toe. Single to finish it. Strategic time-out
Over 15 | Score 113/6 | Cummins 0 (1) ; Pant 43 (28)
Brathwaite is the new batsman. Things are certainly looking difficult for DD now. Only hope is Pant. Only he can turn things around for the Daredevils. Chahal into the attack. Wide and Pant smacks it down to him. Low in height and catchable but the speed misses his hand. Loud appeal but umpire denies. Chahal disappointed. And so is the crowd. But Chahal finally gets Brathwaite. Bowled him out, between the pad and bat.
CR Brathwaite b Chahal 1 (5b)
New batsman- Cummins.
Over 13 | Score 107/5 | Brathwaite 0 (0) ; Pant 38 (22)
Abdulla returns to attack. Required RR 7.92 now. Morris on strike. Wide off the off stump and Pant timely cuts it to get a boundary. And now scores a six. Brewing with confidence. Abdulla gets Morris. LBW
CH Morris lbw b Iqbal Abdulla 4 (5b)
Over 12 | Score 94/4 | Morris 3 (3) ; Pant 27 (18)
Watson into the attack. Absolutely short, blindly pulls it off and arcs its way high into the sky with a threat of a catch out. But he gets a six. Saved! Looking confident indeed. 66 off 50 required now. 8 already in five deliveries. Single to fifnish it off.
Over 11 | Score 85/4 | Morris 1 (1) ; Pant 20 (14)
Stanlake in his last over. DD certainly at a better position than RCB. They were 62/3 at this stage. Samson cuts it to third man, Mills there to ...fumbles it at the boundary and donates a four. Home crowd gets another reason to cheer as Samson departs while striking a boundary. Binny at long-on to take it with ease.
SV Samson c Binny b Stanlake 13 (12b)
Morris walks in. DD needed that partnership, but alas!
Over 10 | Score 79/3 | Sanju 9 (9) ; Pant 19 (12)
Tymal Mills from the north-end. Pant on strike. Gets a single. Sanju lucky off that second delivery. Inside edge, past the wicket, gets a single. Short one from Mills and Pant volleys it over square region for a boundary.
Over 9 | Score 70/3 | Sanju 8 (8) ; Pant 11 (7)
Chahal into the attack. Troubling with wide deliveries, tempting the left hander to strike it. Wide again to Pant, waits and cuts it hard. Fielders peresent but gets that two runs. Strategic time out
Over 8 | Score 64/3 | Sanju 8 (7) ; Pant 7 (3)
Abdullah into the attack. Gets the big man of Delhi. Billings departs and thats the end of Delhi batting order.
SW Billings c Stanlake b Iqbal Abdulla 25 (19b)
Pant at crease and smashes it way high over midwicket off the middle of the bat for a six. Risky single on keep the strike.
Over 7 | Score 53/2 | Sanju 6 (5) ; Billings 24 (17)
Chahal back into the attack. Billings! Reverse sweep and it arcs its way over square for a six.
Over 6 | Score 43/2 | Sanju 4 (2) ; Billings 16 (14)
Stanlake comming in and this time rips off the middle stump to dismiss Karun Nair.
KK Nair b Stanlake 4 (3b)
Delhi is dire need for some batsman now. Sanju at strike. Gets off the mark with a three runs. Pushed it down deep square leg and Chahal somehow saves the boundary.
Over 5 | Score 37/1 | Karun 4 (2) ; Billings 14 (11)
Tymal Mills into the attack. Billings on strike and gets a single. Short deliveries to trouble. This time a bit flat and it straight away strikes off the off stump. Tare perplexed and leaves.
AP Tare b Mills 18 (17b)
Karun is the next batsman. Gets an outside edge and it flies wide past the slip for a boundary to third man.
Over 4 | Score 31/0 | Tare 18 (14) ; Billings 12 (9)
Abdullah starts off things in fourth over. Fast and quick as Tare cuts it hard between slip and keeper. Gets a cheeky boundary. Comfortable twoo off the next delivery.
Over 3 | Score 21/0 | Tare 11 (11) ; Billings 9 (7)
Stanlake starts off again. Pushes it down midwicket to get a boundary. Short ball, Tare thinks to go for it, but to late to implement it. But gets another boundary in the last ball.
Over 2 || Score 13/0 - Aditya Tare 3(5b); Sam Billings 9(7b)
Yuzvendra Chahal shared the new ball with Billy Stanlake. Two dot balls to Sam Billings, then four singles followed.
One tidy over from the leg break bowler.
Delhi need another 145 runs from 18 overs.
Over 1 || Score 9/0 - Aditya Tare 1(3b); Sam Billings 7(3b)
Billy Stanlake started the proceedings in the second innings of the match. A dot to Aditya Tare, then a wide. Another dot ball, before Delhi Daredevils openers scampered for a single.
But the young bowler from Australia missed the line in his fifth ball, and was punished with a four by Sam Billings. It was followed by another four, almost. But a sliding stop at deep mid-wicket by Yuzvendra Chahal stopped it to three.
Nine runs from the first over.
Delhi need 158 runs to win off 120 deliveries
ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE 157/8
Over 20 | Score 157/8 | Abdullah 5 (7)
Chris Morris to finish it off for DD. Negi somehow strikes it hard down the ground and gets a six. But Morris, he gets his wicket of the very next ball. Just rips off all the stumps.
P Negi b Morris 10 (8b)
Tymal Mills in for just remaining three deliveries. Morris keeps it off Mills. Full toss and and another ripper off the wicket. Crackling sound off it indeed.
TS Mills b Morris 0 (3b)
Over 19 | Score 150/6 | Abdullah 4 (6) ; Negi 4 (6)
Cummins in his last over now. RCB struggling once again. Slow short ball to trouble Abdullah. Short delivery yet again, outside leg , outside edge off that pull shot , but no fielder to take it.
Over 18 | Score 144/6 | Abdullah 1 (3) ; Negi 1 (3)
Three more overs to go now. Morris into the attack. Two left handers out on the field. One run off for deliveries. The game has changed entirely now. Two new batsman at this time is really hard for a batting team to pick up a good total. Two off that over.
Over 17 | Score 142/6 | ; Negi 0 (0)
Zaheer returns. Jadhav is single-handedly taking things ahead. With wickets falling around him, he is not bothered by it , it seems. And another six! This time it is the young man from Kerela. Down the line, stepping out. Absolutely clinical. But Zaheer gets his revenge. Vinod departs on a run-out.
Vishnu Vinod run out 9 (5b)
Pawan Negi walks in to play against his former franchise. Zaheer gets another big wicket. Slow ball and Kedar fails to judge the distance and floats it staright and high and Morries there to take the catch. Double blow in one over.
KM Jadhav c Morris b Khan 69 (37b)
Over 16 | Score 134/4 | Jadhav 68 (34) ; Vinod 2 (2)
Vishnu Vinod is the new batsman. He is on strike to face Brathwaite. Gets a single. Short delivery to Jadahv. Outside leg stump and Jadav once again makes his way to strike it down the ground for a boundary and then finishes it off in style with a scintillating six.
Over 15 | Score 121/4 | Jadhav 57 (30) ;
Last three overs have been entralling for RCB. 48 runs dug out off it. Zaheer comes up with his experience now. Judged the batsman stepping out and went for a short ball. That is experience. Another short one and Jadhav pulls it. Sails high, no fielder in the deep and he gets a four. The guy is bewing with confidence already. Binny departs now. Places it near leg and Binny flicks it away to midwicket and Billings takes the catch.
STR Binny c Billings b Khan 16 (18b)
Over 14 | Score 114/3 | Jadhav 52 (27) ; Binny 15 (15)
Carlos Brathwaite starts off after that time-out. That one over did make a difference for RCB. Pushed their RR too. Jadhav is on fire. Places it near the leg and Keadr powers it down deep midwicket to geta boundary. And then comes a six. Absolute freak show at Bengaluru. Outside leg stump and he moves outside to make room and smacks it over extra cover. Half-century comes up for the Kedar. Excellent!
Over 13 | Score 98/3 | Jadhav 39 (23) ; Binny 13 (13)
Amit Mishra into the attack. Thats a shot to watch. Jadhav slogs it down the line and gets a huge, huge six. Second tier it is. And then a four and then again. Jadhav has finally thought of opening up and he is hitting hard. That was a sky-scraper. Slog it yet again down the line for a six. Time out .
Over 12 | Score 74/3 | Jadhav 15 (17) ; Binny 13 (13)
Cummins the bowler now. Binny on strike. Pushes it down mid wicket and Karun Nair rushes in, but his attempt goes in vain. Gets a boundary. Lucky of that last ball. Kedar gets the pad and gets the bye too.
Over 11 | Score 66/3 | Jadhav 14 (15) ; Binny 7 (9)
Nadeem is back in. So good to see him judging the batsman till the last minute. Thats a loud appeal for a stump out from Pant. Goes to third umpire for it and the decision is NO. Nadeem has been attacking so far. 1/13 in four overs.
Over 10 | Score 61/3 | Jadhav 12 (12) ; Binny 4 (6)
Zaheer returns. Jadhav smacks it down the line to get a single. A few sloppy fielding from the Daredevils now. Have to curb that. Six of the over.
Over 9 | Score 55/3 | Jadhav 10 (10) ; Binny 0 (2)
Nadeem continues. He has been at his best this seaon- highest wicket taker after all. Clearly comprehensible from his deliveries. And there is what DD wants. Beauty from Nadeem. Gets the big wicket. Watson was out of the crease to hit it off, but the ball turn off his bat and flied to the keeper who was quick enough to stump him out.
SR Watson st Pant b Nadeem 24 (24b)
Stuart Binny is the new batsman.
Over 8 | Score 53/2 | Jadhav 9 (8) ; Watson 23 (22)
And its time for the experienced Amit Mishra. Turns off side wide and Jadhav somehow makes bat to it and it flies over long-on for a six.
Over 7 | Score 44/2 | Jadhav 2 (3) ; Watson 22 (21)
Nadeem continues the attack for DD. Watson on strike. RR now 6.79. Good start from the Daredevils. Nadeem going in well and strong. Not giving too much flight. Tidy over.
Over 6 | Score 41/2 | Jadhav 0 (1) ; Watson 20 (17)
Pat Cummins into the attack once again. Watson on strike. Outside off, short, sliced to third man for a single. And similar delivery to Mandeep, drives it down cover with a bit of time. Gets a four and then another one. RCB finally opening up. Cummins surely disappointed. Slow off cutter now. Cross seam, inside edge and smashes the stumps. Mandeep departs as Cummins gets his first wicket.
Mandeep Singh b Cummins 12 (10b)
Kedar Jadhav walks in. Fast and good delivery to finish off with. Strategic time out now.
Over 5 | Score 32/1 | Mandeep 4 (6) ; Watson 19 (16)
Left-arm spinner Nadeem introduced. Not a bad idea to be introduced given that there is still some dew. Excellent over from the leggie.
Over 4 | Score 30/1 | Mandeep 4 (4) ; Watson 18 (12)
Morris continues. By the way, the wicketkeeper is Risabh Pant. Full toss and Gayle whacks it. Skids off the middle of the bat and Samson takes it at mid-off. Big wicket for DD.
CH Gayle c Samson b Morris 6 (8b)
Mandeep Singh is the next batsman. Good over so far. Four dot ball and one wicket. But last ball, loose ball. Knicks off the bat, down leg side for a boundary.
Over 3 | Score 26/0 | Gayle 6 (6) ; Watson 18 (12)
Pat Cummins into the attack. Watson on strike. Good delivery to start off with. Watson cuts it to third man but Samson at third man to field it well. Seaming around the leg stump. Close, but given a wide. Finally Gayle gets a single. Outside off and Watson cuts a square drive to get a boundary.
Over 2 | Score 19/0 | Gayle 5 (4) ; Watson 14 (8)
Expensive over to start with for DD. Watson back on strike. Chris Morris into the attack. Did shine for the Daredevils last season and for his country. Watson gets a boundary off the outside edge down third man. Courtesy Pat Cummins, fumbles at the boundary. Typical Gayle stroke. No foot work, just directs the pace down cover for a four.
Over 1 | Score 10/0 | Gayle 1 (1) ; Watson 9 (5)
RCB opening the attack in their home ground. Crucial for them to get those two points today. Injury is still hitting their team hard. But they have to make up to the situation with the existing players.
Delhi Daredevils on the other hand, making their way for the first match this season. But one drwaback, who will hit those boundaries? They lack some hard-hitting batsman. DD is full of bowlers. Hope they can compensate for those two absentees- Duminy, Kock.
Gayle and Watson are out on the field. Two overseas batsman from RCB. Skipper Zaheer will be taking up the ball. Zaheer to Gayle. Full toss delivery and Gayle gets a single. Watson goes for a boundary. Punches it down midwicket. And another comes up down cover. One off side stroke another leg side, Watson starting hard already.
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Benny Dayal is there at the Chinnaswamy stadium to entertain the crowd with few of his Bollywood numbers. And now it is Kriti Sanon with a few sizzling performance.
RCB win the toss and elect to bat
New Delhi: Royal Challengers Bangalore, a team with arguably the most formidable batting line-up, provided all their players are fit can take on a bowling heavy Delhi Daredevils squad at home.
But they are struggling to field a winning eleven. Skipper Virat Kohli out of action, Delhi can hope to contain the host in the fifth match of the 2017 Indian Premier League in Bengaluru.
But the visiting side too have their own worries. Having lost the South African duo of JP Duminy and Quinton de Kock before the start of the tournament, the Zaheer Khan-led side will need to do their best when up against the Challengers. (IPL 10 - Full Coverage)
Yes, they are without the experienced Sri Lankan all-rounder Angelo Mathews, and Shreyas Iyer will also miss the initial stage having been suffering from chickenpox.
Rishabh Pant, meanwhile is available after his father's recent demise. Kagiso Rabada looks likely to make his IPL debut while Ben Hilfenhaus, signed on Friday as the replacement for Duminy, could be in line too.
As far as RCB are concerned, AB de Villiers still remain a doubt for the second match in a row. New signing, Vishnu Vinod is a specialist wicket-keeper which means Kedar Jadhav could be taken off wicket-keeping responsibilities.
Here's everything you need to know about the third match of the season:-
Likely playing XIs:
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Chris Gayle, Mandeep Singh, Travis Head, Kedar Jadhav (wk), Shane Watson (c), Sachin Baby, Stuart Binny, S Aravind, Tymal Mills, Yuzvendra Chahal, Aniket Choudhary
Delhi Daredevils: Sam Billings, Sanju Samson, Karun Nair, Carlos Brathwaite, Aditya Tare (wk), Chris Morris, Shahbaz Nadeem, Mohammed Shami, Amit Mishra, Zaheer Khan (c), Kagiso Rabada
When and where to watch the match:
Date & Time: April 8 (Saturday) at 20:00 IST
Venue: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
TV Listing: Sony Six, Sony Six HD, Sony ESPN, Sony ESPN HD and SET MAX.
Online Streaming: Sony LIV, Hotstar
