LSG vs RCB Ball by Ball Commentary

OUT! TAKEN! Harshal Patel gets the last wicket. A slower one around off, Amit Mishra looks to go downtown. He is through the shot, way, way too early. Ends up hitting it high up in the air behind the wicket. That shows how early he was into the shot. Dinesh Karthik makes no mistake. Bangalore win by 18 runs!

Shorter and outside off, Amit Mishra slaps it over cover but no run taken. Two legal deliveries and Bangalore win it.

FOUR! Boundaries won't be enough. They need to clear the fence! A full toss on middle, Amit Mishra moves across and plays the ramp shot over the short fine leg fielder and into the fence behind.

A slower one, this is slapped down to long off. KL Rahul thinks of taking one but then decides not to.

No run taken again! 23 needed in 5. Shorter and outside off, Amit Mishra swings but it goes off the inner half towards short fine leg.

Outside off, this is slapped but to cover. A single not taken. 23 needed in the last over.

Well wide outside off, left alone. Wide signaled at first but then wided.

Shorter and on middle, this is pulled but to deep mid-wicket.

OUT! TAKEN! A boundary and out for Naveen-ul-Haq! Shorter and outside off, Naveen-ul-Haq slashes at it but it goes off the outside edge and it is taken by the keeper.

FOUR! Not where he intended but he does not care! Naveen-ul-Haq looks to play the reverse scoop, this goes off the inner half and past short fine leg for a boundary.

Two more! On off, this is hit cover covers for two.

On off, this is lofted over cover for one more.

Shorter and on off, this is slapped through covers for one.

A single as this is jammed out towards cover for one.

FOUR! Up and over! They need a lot more! Shorter and outside off, this is lofted over mid off and it races away to the fence.

A single as this is worked through mid-wicket.

On the pads, Naveen-ul-Haq looks to flick but misses. It hits the pad and rolls on the leg side for one.

A single now as this is pushed through covers.

A dot! Nothing from the freebie! A yorker on the pads, Naveen swings but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

No ball given for second bouncer but reviewed. NO BALL REMAINS! It is well over the batter's head. Bangalore lose a review. A short one on the body, Naveen evades it. Free Hit coming up.

On off, this is pushed to cover.

WIDE! Way too short. Wided.

Another run out appeal but the batter is in! On middle,this is worked to mid-wicket. They go for one, the fielder throws it to the bowler who whips the bails off. It is taken upstairs. The batter is well in.

On the pads, Amit Mishra looks to flick but misses.

MISFIELD AND FOUR! Lucknow need a lot of these! Shorter and outside off, Amit Mishra slashes, it goes off the outside edge towards a fine third man. He misfields and it goes to the fence.

Shorter and outside off, Naveen-ul-Haq swings but misses. The ball bounces in front of Karthik who does not stop it cleanly. A bye taken.

Half an appeal but turned down! This lands outside off and spins back in. Amit Mishra looks to sweep but misses. It hits him on the body.

On off, this is guided towards short third man.

Around off, this is pushed to cover.

Shorter and on off, Mishra steps out and defends.

On off, defended.

The sweep comes out, it is hit through square leg for one.

On off, this is pushed through covers for one.

On off, this is pushed to cover.

OUT! RUN OUT! Even the dive does not Ravi Bishnoi! This is on middle, the reverse sweep comes out, it is nailed towards point. Josh Hazlewood leaps and gets a hand to it. It does not stick. Harshal Patel from short third man runs after it. The batters go for two. The throw is to the keeper who whips the bails off. Ravi Bishnoi is well short.

On off, this is pushed back to the bowler.

Misfield and a run! Shorter and outside off, this is slapped towards cover. Kohli lets it through. A single taken.

Fuller and on middle, this is hit down to long on for one.

Shorter and on middle, this is pulled through square leg for one.

A slower one on middle, Amit Mishra looks to go big over mid on. It goes off the inner half towards deep mid-wicket.

Outside off, the upper cut is played down to third man for one.

Goes short and on middle, this is pulled through square leg for one. Singles won't do it.

Length and on off, Amit Mishra guides it to point.

On off, this is guided to point.

On middle, Amit Mishra looks to sweep, this goes off the inner half through square leg for one.

Yet another dot! On off, this is pushed to cover. Can this be a maiden?

On off, Mishra pushes it to covers.

Another dot! Looks to play the paddle scoop but there is extra bounce on this one. It hits the batter on the chest.

On the stumps, this is worked to mid-wicket.

On middle, kept out.

Lands short! On middle, this is flicked to mid-wicket for another dot.

A slower one on middle, this is worked to mid-wicket.

Fuller and on middle, this is worked down to long on for one.

On middle, Ravi Bishnoi looks to flick, this goes off the leading edge on the off side for one.

Outside off, this is guided through point for one.

OUT! RUN OUT! Krishnappa Gowtham is out here now! He is just short. Not sure why did he not put in the dive or stretch better. He would have been in. Lucknow now are 7 down. This is fuller and outside off, it is guided through point. They take one and go for the second, probably becuase Krishnappa Gowtham wanted to strike. Sonu Yadav, the sub, picks the ball up and fires it to the keeper. Karthik whips the bails off. That was a really good throw, flat and not very far away from the stump. He is a pace bowler and hence, he has a good arm.

On off, this is pushed back to the bowler.

On middle, defended.

OUT! TAKEN! Marcus Stoinis falls now. The big fish, the man who Lucknow were reliant on to take them over the line falls. Karan Sharma gets him again. This is tossed up outside off, Marcus Stoinis looks to go over long off, this goes more off the outer half towards long off. Suyash Prabhudessai takes a good catch. Is that the game for Bangalore. NO Rahul yet as Ravi Bishnoi walks out to bat.

Dropped! Not the easiest of chances but it is put down! How costly will this be? This is outside off, shorter, Krishnappa Gowtham looks to cut, this goes off the toe-end towards the right of Karthik. It hits his glove and pops out. A single taken as it goes towards short third man.

On the pads, this is worked towards short fine leg for one.

On middle, this is worked to mid-wicket.

A dot to end! On off, kept out.

SIX! Over the fence! Krishnappa Gowtham is playing a gem here!

On off, this is pushed down to long on for one.

On off, this is pushed through covers for one.

On off, this is hit hard down to long off for one.

Shorter and outside off, this is guided through point for one.

A single to end a very good over for Lucknow. On off, this is guided to point for one.

Turn and bounce! Top nut! This lands around off and then spins away. Krishnappa Gowtham is beaten as he tries to defend.

On off, this is guided through point for one.

Shorter and on off, this is pushed through covers for one.

FOUR! Now a boundary! Nice and fine! Another poor ball, a slower one on the pads, this is swept fine on the leg side and this one races away to the fence.

SIX! Over the fence! That is a strong shot! Shorter and on middle, this is pulled well over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

On off, this is pushed to cover.

On middle, Marcus Stoinis works it to mid-wicket.

Shorter and on middle, Krishnappa Gowtham pulls towards deep square leg for one.

Tossed up on off, this is pushed back to the bowler.

A single as this is pushed wide of long off.

On off, defended.

OUT! TAKEN! Half the side back in the hut and the score is not even 50. The match-winner in the last game, Nicholas Pooran walks back. Bangalore all over Lucknow. They know how big a wicket this is! This is tossed up on the pads, Nicholas Pooran looks to go over the square leg fence, he ius early in the swing, it goes off the toe-end towards deep square leg. It is taken by Mahipal Lomror!

On middle, turns back in, Nicholas Pooran looks to work it on the leg side but misses to get hit on the pads.

Shorter and on middle, this is pulled through mid-wicket for one.

On middle, this is worked through square leg for one.

A single now as this is pushed down to long off.

On the shorter side to begin with, this is pulled down to long on for one.

On middle, kept out. Two dots to end. The Powerplay belongs to the visitors. The hosts are 34 for 4. They need another 93 in 84.

Stoinis does not pick this one! He manages to play it out as it was slightly short. On off, this one spins back in. Stoinis, at the end, works it to mid-wicket.

Slightly short again, Nicholas Pooran pulls again, on the bounce to deep mid-wicket for one.

Pooran is not holding back! Shorter and on middle, this is pulled but more off the inner half towards short fine leg.

SIX! BANG! Nicholas Pooran has no time to waste! What a start by him! The slog sweep comes oujt, this is nailed over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

OUT! STUMPED! Deepak Hooda has nothing behind the line and Wanindu Hasaranga strikes on the very first ball he bowls in this game. Four down inside the Powerplay and not many teams win after that even if one is chasing a low total. The googly does the trick. This lands outside off and turns back in. Deepak Hooda does not read it and looks to work it on the leg side but misses. Karthik whips the bails off and appeals. It is taken upstairs, they check for the caught behind but no spike on Ultra Edge and Hooda has not made it back in.

A dot to end! A wicket and a biggie from the over. Length and on off, this is pushed to cover.

SIX! That is a serious shot! Wow! Stoinis power! Length and on middle, a slower one. Marcus Stoinis lofts it over mid on and it goes all the way.

9 dots in the 10 balls bowled so far by Josh Hazlewood! Length again and on off, Marcus Stoinis looks to power it over mid off but this goes off the inner half to mid off.

Yet again, timing the ball does not seem easy! Length and on off, this is driven but to Kohli at covers again, all three balls so far in the over have gone to him and the crowd is loving it.

Length and on off, Marcus pushes it to covers.

OUT! TAKEN! That is a sharp, sharp catch from Virat Kohli! His second but this one is a lot better than the last one. The change of ends for Josh Hazlewood works and this is his first wicket this season. The big man, did not take long to make an impact. This is fuller and around off, it is driven uppishly but towards cover. Virat Kohli times his jump and takes it. It was travelling. Lucknow in big trouble now.

A single to end a brilliant over from Maxwell! On middle, this is worked through square leg for one.

Well fielded! Bangalore are up for this challenge! Fuller and outside off, this is driven but the fielder at cover dives and stops it.

On middle, Hooda works it through square leg for one. He is off the mark.

OUT! TAKEN! Glenn Maxwell is absolutely pumped up! He did not do a lot with the bat but gets the opposition, stand-in skipper. That is a nothing shot from Krunal. He steps out, the length is shortened. Krunal Pandya ends up chipping it towards long off where Virat Kohli takes it. He may have been in two minds whether to go hard at it or just push it, in the end, a nothing shot costs him his wicket. Deepak Hooda walks out to bat.

Krunal Pandya walks across, this is on middle, he looks to sweep but this goes off the inner half on the leg side.

On middle, a little bit of turn into the batter, it is worked through square leg for one.

Good length and on off, Krunal Pandya pushes it to covers. He wants a run but is sent back. The fielder has a shy at the keeper's end but misses. Krunal Pandya would have been in.

WIDE! Way too short and outside off, Krunal Pandya looks to play the upper cut but is beaten. Wided. Mohammed Siraj wants a review but not taken. Rightly so. That was well over the batter's head.

FOUR! Up and over! Three in a row! Fuller and on middle, a slower one. Krunal Pandya lifts it over mid on and this one races away to the fence.

FOUR! Up and over! Two boundaries in a row! This could well be the pressure releasing over. 11 from the first 4 balls. Length and on middle, Pandya makes room and lifts it over mid off and this one races away to the fence.

FOUR! Pulled away! A short one, a little too short, comes slow off the surface. Krunal Pandya has enough time to rock back and pull it over mid-wicket for a boundary.

Quite casual from Anuj Rawat! Length and on off, this is pushed to his right at mid off. He runs there but does not stop it cleanly. An extra run taken.

Takes a step down the track and then pushes this towards mid on for one.

Well, a sensible front foot push towards mid on on this length ball for one. Still though just a single from the first over by Josh Hazlewood!

Josh Hazlewood gets away with one there! The extra bounce he gets saves him! This is short and outside off, Ayush Badoni slashes but misses. Something has to give we believe on this last ball.

Pressure getting to Ayush Badoni here! He knows they have to make most of the Powerplay and he swings across the line here, it is a length ball on off, it goes off the inner half to mid on.

Confusion but no harm done! Three dots to begin with by Josh Hazlewood> Will give him a lot of confidence. On middle, this is nudged to mid-wicket. Krunal wants a run but is sent back.

Beats the outside edge yet again! Slightly shorter and outside off, yet again not a lot of width on offer but Ayush Badoni throws his bat at it, he is beaten.

Straightaway beats the bat! Shorter and just outside off, Ayush Badoni looks to cut but is beaten. Not enough room to play that shot. Have to be careful against Josh Hazlewood!

A top over from Siraj! A run and a wicket from it. Length and on off, this is pushed to mid on.

What just happened there? A short one, it pitches around middle and angles away. Krunal Pandya looks to pull but misses. It keeps swinging away. The first slip fielder sticks a hand out and makes a half stop. No run taken. Good from Maxwell or that could have gone to the fence.

Good length and on off, Pandya pushes it to covers.

WIDE! A little too straight, Krunal Pandya looks to flick but misses. Lucknow are underway.

Another one dished out wide outside off. Krunal Pandya goes after it but it goes off the inner half back to the bowler.

OUT! TAKEN! The dangerous Kyle Mayers is out of here! An early strike for Bangalore and it is surely they wicket they would have wanted. Siraj gets Mayers again. This time he goes short and it hurries Mayers. He looks to pull but this goes off the splice towards mid on. Anuj Rawat takes it.

A dot to begin with! A full ball outside off, looking to bring it back in but no swing on this one. Kyle Mayers looks to drive but it goes off the inner half back to the bowler.