DC vs RCB Ball by Ball Commentary

FOUR! 5 balls is all it took Tim David to wrap the game. Royal Challengers Bengaluru win by 6 wickets and 9 balls to spare. Mukesh Kumar goes very full and on middle and leg, Tim clears his front leg and flicks it behind square on the leg side for a boundary to get the win.

FOUR! Punished on the freebie! Full and on off, Tim David opens the bat face, uses his wrist and swats it through covers for a boundary. Just two more runs needed now.

NO BALL AND FOUR! Mukesh Kumar is bowling way too many full tosses and is being taken apart. Seems unintentional this time as he serves this around the waist height, on middle, Tim David swipes it across, off the upper half of the bat and manages to get it over backward square leg for a boundary. RCB send it upstairs for a No Ball check and the Ball Tracker shows the ball to be fractionally above the waist height of Tim David! Another excellent use of a review from RCB and a Free Hit will follow.

SIX! Tim David doing Tim David things at the death! What a beast! A low full toss, on off, Tim tonks it straight back over the bowler's head for a six. Royal Challengers Bengaluru need 11 more runs off 11 balls.

Back of a length, on middle, Tim David miscues his pull through mid-wicket for a single and gets off the mark.

OUT! CAUGHT! A bit too late, but a big wicket nonetheless for Dushmantha Chameera and Delhi Capitals! Can this be the opening they needed to make a miraculous comeback? They have done it in the past and will surely be on the hunt for a few more wickets. Chameers takes pace off and bowls it full and outside off, Virat Kohli looks to power it over the off side and is slightly deceived by the lack of pace as well. Hits it decently well off the lower half of the bat and to deep cover. Mitchell Starc stands just inches ahead of the ropes and takes a brilliant catch to his left.

Nails the yorker at the toes again, Krunal Pandya does equally well to jam it to deep square leg for a single.

Full again and just outside off, Virat Kohli cuts it to deep point for a run.

Fuller in length, on off, Krunal Pandya drives it through covers for one.

FOUR! Just short! Full and on off, Krunal Pandya swats it off the lower half of the bat and does so a bit uppishly to the left of the fielder at mid off. Tristan Stubbs knows the ball was dipping ahead, but had to go for a try, and he does. The ball drops in front and evades him to race behind for a boudnary.

Nails the wide yorker and Krunal Pandya fails to make any connection. He looks to the umpire in the hope for it to be called a wide, but it isn't. He decides to challenge it. The replay shows the batter to be in his usual stance and no part of the ball to be inside the tramline outside off. The on-field call is overturned to a WIDE. A good review this from Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

Full, on middle, Pandya whips it to long on for one. 12 runs come off this over and RCB now just need 26 runs off 18 balls.

FOUR! Krunal Pandya is in a hurry to get things done! A better executed yorker, on off, but an even better shot from the batter. Krunal Pandya opens the bat face and squeezes it past point for another boundary.

FOUR! Top shot! Almost a perfect yorker, on middle and leg, Krunal Pandya gets his feet out of the way and flicks it in front of square on the leg side for a boundary.

In the air, but falls safe! It's all going RCB's way at the moment! Full and on off, Krunal Pandya slices it very high and over cover. Axar Patel moves back and tries to reach for it but the ball falls way beyond his reach. Two runs taken.

FIFTY FOR KOHLI! The master of chases is yet again anchoring his team to one more victory. This is his 6th half-century of this season and 4th off the run chase. What a player! Another full toss, on the pads, Virat Kohli clips it to short fine leg who makes a fumble and allows the batters a run. This also brings up the 100-run partnership between these two. What an exceptional recovery this has been for RCB.

Low full toss, at the stumps, VK hits it stright back to the bowler.

DROPPED BY POREL! Total chaos on just one delivery! Mitchell Starc bowls the bouncer and Krunal Pandya is hurried onto the pull shot. He goes through and skies it in front of deep mid-wicket. Abishek Porel charges in and gets under the ball but fails to take the catch low in front. Krunal sets off for the second, but it seems like there is confusion between the batters, and Starc is left screaming for the throw to come to him. It does come, but a bit too late, and Starc misses to hit the stumps at the bowling end. The ball goes past, and the batters then take another run.

A low full toss, outside off, Virat Kohli knocks it to straight to cover for one. Missed out on the opportunity to put it away, did, Virat Kohli!

Full and on middle and leg, Virat Kohli uses his wrists to flick it to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. Moves to 48 now.

FOUR! Helped away! Back of a length, angling it into the batter who backs away initially. Virat Kohli pulls it off the inner half of the bat but manages to get it past short fine leg to his left for a boundary.

Starc goes full and on off, Krunal Pandya firms it to cover and a slight misfield allows the batter's to sneak a single.

Fuller length, on off, Virat Kohli dances down the track and thumps it to long off for a single.

FOUR! Swept away! FIFTY FOR KRUNAL PANDYA! His second fifty of the IPL career. Pitched fuller and outside the leg stump line, Krunal Pandya gets down on his knee and sweeps it past deep backward square leg for a boundary. 50 runs have come off the last 5 overs. RCB now need 49 off 30 balls.

Fuller and on off, Virat Kohli works it through mid off for a single.

Bowls a very tight line, on middle and full in length, keeps drifting into the batter, Virat Kohli rocks back and punches it to cover.

On the shorter side, on the middle and leg, Krunal Pandya nudges it down to long on for a single.

WIDE! Far across the off stump, outside the tramline. Pandya leaves. Wide called.

Arm ball, angling on off, on a length, Virat Kohli with a gentle back foot punch into the off, gets a quick single.

Very slow through the air, full and on the leg stump, Krunal sweeps it to deep backward square leg for a single.

A googly by the looks of it, drifting on the pads, on a length, Krunal Pandya tucks across to deep square leg for a single. Kuldeep Yadav goes wicketless in this match and ends his spell with figures of 4-0-28-0. And these two have added 79 runs together in 61 balls. RCB need 58 runs from 36 balls now.

Drags the length back, on top of middle, Virat Kohli hangs back and punches it down to long off for a single.

Slower through the air, on middle and leg, Krunal Pandya works across wide of long on for a single.

SIX! Krunal is leading the charge for RCB here! Landed fuller, a half-volley outside off, Krunal Pandya taps his front foot out and lofts it cleanly inside out over cover for a cracking six. Virat admires the shot as well.

Across off, on a fullish length, Virat Kohli uses the depth of the crease, goes back and punches it down to long off for a single.

Length, turning on the pads, Virat Kohli rocks back and turns it between deep square leg and deep fine leg for a couple of runs.

Excellent running! Too full and across off, Krunal Pandya drills it wide of long off. The fielder runs across to his right and gets to the ball, but the batters scamper through for the second run. Kohli, however, is sniffing the third run as well, but Krunal just runs a bit too far behind the wicket-keeper at the other end, losing his bat while dragging in the crease. An expensive over from Mukesh, 15 runs come off it.

A low full toss, on middle, Krunal Pandya mistimes it on the bounce to the bowler. Mukesh bends low and sticks out his right hand to stop the ball.

SIX! Oh, high and handsome! Brilliant batting from Pandya! Just outside off, on a fullish length, Krunal Pandya prods forward, brings the bat straight down, extends his arms through the line and parks it behind long off for a six.

SIX! ALL THE WAY! Mukesh bends his back and bangs a shorter one, on the leg stump line. Krunal Pandya picks the length early and pulls it behind deep fine leg for a cracking six.

Shows the cards early for a scoop shot, does Krunal, and Mukesh bowls it outside off, cramping him for room. Krunal Pandya adjusts well to fend it to the short third fielder.

Fuller and on middle and leg, Kohli with a gentle push to long on for a single.

Too slow through the air, full and just around off, spinning away from the batter. Krunal Pandya goes for a slog sweep, but is months early on the shot. Gets pinged on the body and the ball rolls to the off side.

Seeing Krunal charging down the track, Kuldeep smartly shortens the length, and lands it outside off. It turns away from the batter, but Krunal Pandya adjusts well to punch it back to the bowler.

Pitched fuller again, on middle and spinning in, Virat Kohli lunges forward and drives with the spin to long on for another single.

Fuller wrong'un, on middle stump. Krunal flicks it away to deep midwicket for a single.

Fuller in length, and tossed up at the leg stump. Kohli flicks it to long on for a single. The 50-run stand is up between these two.

Had to hurry there! Again, Karun Nair is in action in the field! Floated fuller and tossed up at 85 kph, on middle, spinning in. Virat Kohli strides forward and clips it along the ground to deep mid-wicket and calls for the second. Krunal rushes back to the bowler's end and has to put in a dive as the throw from Karun Nair from the deep comes flat and on the bounce. Kuldeep Yadav collects and whips the bails off. But Krunal has made his ground just about.

A low full toss, wide of off, Virat Kohli leans on it and drives off the inner half of the ball. The ball rolls down to long off for a single. Despite a six, Chameera concedes just 9 off his second over. His figures read 2-0-15-0 so far. RCB need another 90 runs off 54 balls remaining.

A yorker, speared on off, Kohli shovels it back to the bowler.

Change of pace, a slower one on a length, around middle, Krunal Pandya tucks it across to deep backward square leg for a single.

Hits the hard length, over the top of stumps, Krunal Pandya gets a bit too across the line and tries to pull it over, but gets pinged on the glove.

SIX! Much, much-needed for RCB! Just for a second, the deep square leg fielder thought he is in play, but it sails all over. Fuller and angling on the pads, Krunal Pandya whips it over deep square leg for a six.

Fuller and around off, Virat Kohli drills it straight back to the bowler. Dushmantha Chameera bends low and tries to stop the ball to his left, but parries it to the mid off region. A single taken.

Full, on off, Virat Kohli drives it to long off for a run.

FOUR! Nicely done! Kuldeep Yadav drops it a bit too short and on middle, Virat Kohli goes back and swipes it through the gap between deep square leg and mid-wicket for a boundary.

Flatter in trajectory, full and outside off, VK slaps it to mid off.

Full, on off, Virat Kohli covers the line and turns it to mid-wicket.

Tossed up, on middle, Krunal Pandya works it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Short and outside off, slower through the air as well, which allows Krunal Pandya enough time to rock back and cut. Gets two runs at deep point.

OUCH! Another fierce bouncer at the batter, Krunal Pandya is yet again taken aback as he looks to pull. Only manages to get an inside edge that thuds his helmet and goes behind to the right of deep third for a single.

Back to a length, on off, Virat Kohli pushes it to cover region and scampers through for a quick single.

Surprises the batter with a nasty bouncer, aiming at the helmet. Krunal Pandya is hurried back but does well to pull it deep square leg for one.

Keeps it on a length again, on off, Virat Kohli taps it in front of cover and steals a quick run. Great consistency with the length so far from Chameera.

Good length, on off, Krunal Pandya covers the line and knocks it to long on for a run.

Chameera comes into the attack and lands it on a length, outside off, Virat Kohli whips it to deep cover for a single.

Goes fuller and outside off, Krunal Pandya cuts it to deep backward point for a couple of runs. Just 3 runs off Kuldeep Yadav's first over.

Short and outside off, stays a bit low, Krunal Pandya punches it to mid off.

Half an appeal for LBW but is turned down. Kuldeep Yadav suggests for a review, and Axar Patel sends it upstairs. The impact did look to be outside off. Short and on off, Krunal Pandya rises with the bounce and looks to punch it through off but misses. The ball clips his back pad, and up goes Kuldeep for an appeal. The UltraEdge shows no spike, and the Ball Tracker confirms that the impact was outside off stump line. The on-field call of NOT OUT stays and DC lose a review.

Tossed up, on middle, Pandya pushes it back to the bowler.

Bowls the wrong'un, full and outside off, Krunal Pandya tries to sweep but fails to read it off the bowler's hand and misses.

Kuldeep Yadav comes into the attack and bowls the first one quicker through the air, full and on off, Virat Kohli turns it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Flatter in trajectory, full and on off, Krunal Pandya sweeps it to deep square leg and picks up a couple of runs.

Slows it up further and keeps it full, on middle, Virat Kohli presses ahead and tries to hit straight but gets an outside edge to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Gets away with the Free Hit, does Vipraj Nigam! Drops it very short and on middle, Krunal Pandya is beaten in flight a bit and miscues his pull to deep mid-wicket for one.

NO BALL AND FOUR! Vipraj Nigam makes a big mistake! Oversteps and floats the ball full, on middle, Krunal Pandya tonks it straight back over the bowler's head, and the ball bounces just inches ahead of the boundary cushion, at long on, for a four. The third umpire checks a few angles to see if the ball hit the boundary on the full, but it clearly bounces in front, so it is called a four. A Free Hit to follow now.

Full, on the pads, Virat Kohli clips it to deep square leg for one.

Short and on off and middle, the ball grips the surface and comes slower to the batter. Virat Kohli rocks back and is early on the swipe across. Gets an inside edge that goes through his legs to fine leg for a couple of runs.

Comes into the attack and bowls it full, on middle and leg, Virat Kohli tucks it to the leg side.

Short again, over off, Krunal Pandya tries to ramp it behind but misses. Royal Challengers Bengaluru end the Powerplay at 35/3.

A huge appeal from KL Rahul alone for caught behind but is turned down. Axar Patel does not opt for the review. Length, around off and shaping away just that bit to beat the bat on the outside edge. There is a noise as the ball goes past the bat, but seems like it's the bat brushing the pad. The UltraEdge shows no spike and turns out as a wise decision from DC not to review it.

Gets the ball to shape away, full and on off, Krunal Pandya firms it straight to cover.

A fierce bouncer, over middle and off, Krunal Pandya sways away from the line to let it pass.

On a length, on middle and leg, Virat Kohli tucks it square on the leg side for a single.

FOUR! Greeted back with a glorious straight drive! Starc goes full and on middle, Virat Kohli keeps his head steady, shows full face of the bat and times his drive, straight down the ground for a boundary. Right from the Textbook!

Comes from around the stumps now. On a dragged length on the stumps. Kohli tucks it to deep square leg for a single to end the over.

On the shorter side, on the off stump. Krunal works it to deep midwicket for a single.

Sees the batter step out and fires it in, quicker, and onto the bodyline. Krunal Pandya adjusts to push it out.

A bit short again and on off, Virat Kohli rocks back and punches it to deep cover for a single.

Short and on middle, Krunal tucks it to deep mid-wicket and takes a single to get off the mark.

Angled across, Krunal tucks it to the left of the bowler. The batters initially think to steal a single, but abort the plan right away.

OUT! RUN OUT! The RCB skipper departs now and they are in deep trouble. Speared on a fuller length, curling on the leg stump line, Virat Kohli flicks it towards the mid-wicket fielder. Karun Nair stops it sharply, but Rajat Patidar sniffs a single as he sees Kohli taking initial steps ahead, and is almost halfway through. But soon realizes as the fielder releases the throw. Patidar turns back and tries to drag the bat inside the crease, but Nair moves to his left, picks the ball, and releases a flat throw and scores a direct hit at the bowler's end. The ball ricochets off the stumps and races away to the leg side, and with no proper backup in the leg side, it rolls into the fence. However, the side-on replay shows that Rajat Patidar is short of his crease. Rajat Patidar departs on a run-a-ball 6, and RCB have slipped down to 26/3.

A leg cutter, angling on the pads, on a good length, Rajat Patidar glances it off the back foot to deep backward square leg. Gets a single.

On the nagging length, around off, Rajat gets on the back foot and punches it off the inside half of the bat to mid on.

Shaping away from outside off, on a fuller length, pushed straight to cover.

Aims the stumps now, full and on middle, Rajat Patidar respects it and blocks it out.

FOUR! Helped away! Mukesh errs in both line and length. On the length, at the pads, Rajat Patidar uses the pace and just tickles it along the ground, to deep fine leg for a boundary.

Full, on off, Virat Kohli nudges it to point and looks to sneak a run but is rightfully sent back by Patidar.

Slows it up and keeps it on a length, around off, Rajat Patidar is early on the stroke and checks his shot uppishly but to the vacant mid off region for a single.

OUT! DRAGGED ON! The DC skipper leading from the front with a double whammy! Axar, this time bowls it flat and quick through the air, it is that arm ball, on a length, just outside off, Devdutt Padikkal is hurried into the cut shot and goes through to power it away to the off side. But ends up inside edging it back on the stumps. Devdutt Padikkal departs on a two-ball duck, and RCB are rocked early - 20/2.

Slightly on a length, on the stumps, Devdutt Padikkal hangs back and punches it straight back.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! CAUGHT! Axar Patel provides an early wicket for DC! He bowls it on the leg stump line and just a yard behind the fuller length. It lands and holds up a bit on the deck. Jacob Bethell rocks back and shapes up to pull it over deep square leg, but he plays the shot a bit too early, and the ball stays a bit low as well. Mistimes it in the air, and the ball dips ahead of the deep square leg fielder. Karun Nair runs forward, dives and scoops the ball before the grass. Jacob Bethell departs for 12 (6).

Flighted up, full and on off, Virat Kohli plants the front foot out and drives it to long off. Runs an easy single.

FOUR! Excellent placement from Bethell! Starc bashes the hard length, angling on the middle and leg, Jacob Bethell again brings his wrists in play and heaves across, a bit uppishly, but to the left of mid-wicket for a boundary.

SIX! Timed to perfection! On a nagging length, holds its shape on middle, Jacob Bethell uses his wrists and just whips it over square leg. It lands right on the boundary cushions for a six.

Some reverse on it, on a length, around off, Virat Kohli leans ahead and hits it off the inside half of the bat to deep backward square leg. A single taken and an exchange of smiles between Kohli and Starc.

FOUR! HAMMERED AWAY! Back of a length, just angling across off, Virat Kohli stands tall and slashes it just over the leaping point fielder for a boundary.

Hits the deck hard, does Starc, on the leg stump, Virat Kohli gets right behind it and solidly blocks it out.

Begins from over the stumps, and lands full, no swing on offer, on off, Virat Kohli strides across and drives it straight to cover.

Nicely tossed up, drifting on the off stump, full in length, Virat Kohli gets forward and drives it through mid off for a single. A tight start from Axar. RCB are 4/0.

Quicker and flatter around off, Jacob hangs back and tucks across to deep square leg for a single.

On a shorter length, just outside off, punched back to the bowler.

Floated on a length, around off, Virat Kohli drills it down to long off for a single. Kohli is off the mark.

BEATEN! An arm ball, just around off, on a fractional fuller length, Kohli gets half forward to drive to the off side, but the ball beats the inside edge, passing scaringly close to the off pole.

Starts from around the stumps, on a shorter length, on the leg stump, turning further in, Jacob Bethell tucks it away to deep square leg and gets off the mark with a single.