PBKS vs RCB Ball by Ball Commentary

OUT! CAUGHT! All over for Punjab. Harshal Patel gets the final wicket and Bangalore win this game by 24 runs. Slower ball. Full and outside off. Jitesh Sharma swings hard across the line and gets a top edge that lobs up toward the point fielder Shahbaz Ahmed who holds onto the catch. Jitesh Sharma played a valiant knock but could not get his team over the line. Bangalore bagged 2 points away from home and the stand-in-skipper Virat Kohli will be pleased with this effort.

A low full toss, on midddle, Jitesh Sharma drills it down the pitch where it hits the stumps and goes nowhere.

On a length but way outside off, Jitesh Sharma fails to reach it. Wided.

OUT! GONE! TIMBER! There is no stopping Mohammed Siraj tonight. What a spell from the speedster. Full and slanting into the middle and leg. Nathan Ellis hangs back as the ball crashes into the stumps and Punjab loses their 9th one.

Shortish and around off, pulled with no timing to long on for one.

Full and at the stumps. Nathan Ellis defends it forward to a short cover and looks to take a single. Wanindu Hasaranga gets a direct hit at the stumps and the ball ricochets off the stumps toward short fine leg as the batters cross for a single.

OUT! WICKET! CLEANED UP! Good length delivery on the middle and off stump line. Harpreet Brar swings across the line but misses and the ball crashes into the stumps. Mohammed Siraj is delighted and takes his third one for the match. Also, Nathan Ellis is the next man in for Punjab.

BYE! Off-pace delivery, on a good length and outside off. Jitesh Sharma cuts and misses. Dinesh Karthik fails to collect it cleanly and the batters cross for a bye.

Back of a length around the off-stump. Brar pulls it to cow corner for a single.

DROPPED! Slower ball. Full toss at the stumps. Jitesh Sharma swings hard and lofts it high toward the wide long on region. Virat Kohli runs around to take the catch but gets distracted by Suyash Prabhudessai who comes in from the deep mid-wicket region. A chance goes begging here.

Full and on off, Harpreet Brar lifts it on a bounce to the man at long off for one.

Pace off delivery, on a length and outside off. Jitesh Sharma slaps it past the bowler down to long off for a single.

Full on the leg peg, clipped away to deep backward square leg for a single.

Full and on off, drilled to long off for a single.

Back of a length angled outside off, Harpreet Brar lofts it on the up toward long off for one.

Yorker at the stumps. Harpreet Brar digs and drives this past the bowler and down the ground for one.

Off-pace delivery outside off. Jitesh Sharma hangs back and slaps it to extra cover. He scampers through for a quick single.

On a good length and bowls this outside off. Jitesh Sharma shuffles across to play the ramp but fails to connect.

SIX! BANG! SMASHED! Full and at the stumps. Jitesh Sharma stays deep in the crease and lifts it over the bowler and down the ground toward long on for a maximum.

FOUR!  Jitesh Sharma keeping it alive for Punjab! Full and in the slot around off. Jitesh Sharma lofts it inside out over covers for a boundary.

Full around off, flicked through mid-wicket for one.

Shortish around off. Jitesh Sharma goes back and pulls it toward the deep mid-wicket region for a couple. The ball lands just in front of the fielder running in and the batters cross for two runs.

Wrong'un drifting on the pads. Jitesh Sharma skids down to work it away but misses and gets a thud on the pad.

Flatter outside off, worked through square leg for one.

Googly at the stumps, Jitesh Sharma goes for the heave again but edges it on the bounce to the man at short third. A single taken here.

SIX! BOOM! Full and just outside off. Jitesh Sharma gets down, picks it up early, and smokes it over the side screen for a huge hit.

Flatter and around off, Harpreet Brar works it through square leg for one.

A dot to end the over. Brilliant yorker tailing into the middle and leg. Jitesh Sharma looks to work it away but bunts it back onto the pad.

Yorker at the stumps, Harpreet Brar digs it out and works it toward mid-wicket for a single.

Short of a length slanting outside off. Harpreet Brar looks to play the uppercut but fails to connect.

Yorker just outside off, Harpreet Brar jams it out and pushes back to Siraj.

On a good length and just outside off, Jitesh Sharma taps it to point for one.

Back of a length outside off, Jitesh Sharma pulls it toward the wide long on region for a couple.

Edged and Four! Leg break around the off-stump line. Harpreet Brar prods forward but the ball takes the inside edge and goes through the keeper and past the short fine leg fielder for a streaky boundary.

OUT! WICKET! STUMPED! Another one bites the dust! Googly around the leg peg. Shahrukh Khan charges down the track to hoick it away but misses this completely. Dinesh Karthik behind the stumps makes an easy stumping and Shahrukh Khan is a goner here. Punjab are 7 down and in spot of bother.

Flatter on the leg peg. Jitesh Sharma stays back and works it through mid-wicket for one.

Full and sliding down the leg, nudges it to short fine leg for one.

Googly at the stumps, Jitesh Sharma goes back and pulls it toward the deep mid-wicket region for one.

Wrong'un at the middle and leg. Jitesh Sharma hangs back and pats back to the bowler.

SIX! BOOM! Shahrukh Khan gets off the mark with a biggie! On a good length and on off. Shahrukh Khan hangs back and smashes this straight over the bowler and down the ground for a maximum.

DROPPED! Full again around off, Shahrukh Khan hits this hard and straight around the chest region to Parnell. The bowler gets his hand out to take it but is unable to grasp it.

Full at the stumps, driven back to Parnell.

OUT! TIMBER! Excellent comeback from Wayne Parnell and gets his man. He serves this full and straight with hint of reverse swing, Prabhsimran Singh skips down the track to drill it away, but gets beaten by the movement and the ball goes through to shatter the stumps. Prabhsimran Singh goes back after a fine knock, and Bangalore are well and truly ahead in this game now.

SIX! BANG! Short and down the leg. Prabhsimran Singh pulls and helps it over the fine leg boundary for half a dozen. This is impressive stuff by the right hander.

Full at the stumps, chipped to long on for one.

A brilliant yorker, on middle, Jitesh Sharma is late to put his bat down in time as the ball goes off his pads past short fine leg. A leg bye is taken.

NO BALL AND SIX! Harshal Patel loses his grip and bowls a very high full toss above the waist, Jitesh Sharma manaegs well to get out of the way and smashes it over the deep square leg fence for a biggie. Free Hit coming up...

A good review from Punjab! Harshal Patel bowls a full toss, around leg angling in, Jitesh Sharma looks to whip it away, but misses and gets hit on the pads. There is a huge appeal for LBW, and up goes the finger. However, Sharma goes for the review and UltraEdge shows no bat involved and Ball Tracking indicates wickets are missing. The on-field call is changed and Sharma survives.

FOUR! Good shot! Harshal Patel bangs this short and outside off, Jitesh Sharma stays there and slaps it towards the sweeper cover fence for a boundary.

This is on a good length and on middle, Jitesh Sharma looks to work it away, but gets hurried and misses to get hit high on the pads.

A good yorker now, on middle, Prabhsimran Singh jams it out towards long on for a single.

A slower delivery, on a length and outside off, Prabhsimran Singh uses his feet and swings hard, but misses.

Overpitched and on middle, Prabhsimran Singh tucks it through mid-wicket for a run.

OUT! RUN OUT! Bangalore gets another wicket due to their fielding as Sam Curran walks back to the hut now. Vyshak Vijay Kumar pitches it up, on off, Sam Curran squeezes it towards short third man and sets off for the run, but is a bit slow as he is looking at the ball rather than running, Wanindu Hasaranga picks up the ball and hits bullseye at the bowler's end with Curran short of his crease. The replays confirms the same and Punjab lose half their side now.

FOUR! Nice shot! Sam Curran serves this full and around off, Sam Curran stays there and carasses it through extra covers for a boundary.

Back of a length and on off, Prabhsimran Singh uses his feet and punches it wide of mid off for a run.

Fuller one and on off, Sam Curran forces it through mid-wicket for a single.

Short of a length and on middle, slower too, Sam Curran looks to pull, but is through his shot early and misses as the ball goes off his thigh pads towards backward point.

SIX! Into the stands! This is flighted and around middle and leg, Prabhsimran Singh dances down the track again and heaves it over the deep mid-wicket fence for another biggie.

Another short delivery, on off, Sam Curran punches it towards long on for one more.

Short again and on middle, Prabhsimran Singh clips it off the back foot through square leg for one.

Short and outside off, Prabhsimran Singh cuts it towards covers.

DROPPED! Prabhsimran Singh gets a life here! This is floated, full and on middle, Prabhsimran Singh looks to reverse-sweep it, but gets a top edge as the ball flies in the air in front of short third man where Harshal Patel is a bit late to react and dives forward in the end, but spills it out.

SIX! Up, up and away! This is tossed up around middle, Prabhsimran Singh skips down the track and and smokes it over the long on fence for a biggie.

Harshal Patel bangs in a slower bouncer, on middle, Sam Curran ducks under it.

Fullish and on off, Sam Curran drives it off the bottom half towards mid off.

On a length and on off, slower too, Sam Curran mistime his push back to the bowler.

A low full toss, on middle, Prabhsimran Singh drills it towards long on for a run.

A slower dipping yorker now, on middle, Prabhsimran Singh digs to the right of the bowler.

Harshal Patel starts with a full delivery and on middle, Sam Curran tucks it through mid-wicket for a single.

A single to end the over as this short delivery is punched towards long off by Curran.

Short once more, on off, Prabhsimran Singh forces it towards long off for one more.

Another short delivery, on middle, Sam Curran moves back and clips it towards deep mid-wicket for one.

Short again and on middle, Prabhsimran Singh works it towards mid-wicket for a run.

Short and outside off, Prabhsimran Singh cuts it towards short covers.

Glenn Maxwell begins with a short delivery, on middle, Sam Curran pushes it back where Maxwell misfields and allows a single.

SIX! BOOM! Vyshak Vijay Kumar bangs this short and on middle, Prabhsimran Singh looks to pull it away, but gets a top edge as the ball flies over the fine leg fence for a biggie.

On a length and on middle, Prabhsimran Singh tucks it towards mid-wicket and sets off for the run, but is sent back.

Overpitched and on middle, Prabhsimran Singh drills it towards mid on.

OUT! RUN OUT! A moment of brilliance in the field! Bangalore gets another breakthrough and Punjab are in a spot of bother now. Vyshak Vijay Kumar serves this a touch fuller, on middle, Prabhsimran Singh usss his feet and lifts it towards mid off on the bounce as Harpreet Singh sets off for the run, but there is confusion in the middle and is sent back. However, Mohammed Siraj picks it up and throws at the bowler's end in one motion and hits bullseye with Harpreet not even in the frame. Punjab four down now!

This is on a hard length and down the leg side, Prabhsimran Singh misss his pull. Wided.

Short of a length and outside off, Harpreet Singh cuts it towards deep point for a run.

Vyshak Vijay Kumar starts with a back-of-a-length delivery, around off, Prabhsimran Singh punches it towards short covers where the fielder parries it behind and allows a single.

SIX! Harpreet Singh connects this time! Wayne Parnell bangs this short and on middle, Harpreet Singh gets on top of the bounce and pulls it over the deep square leg fence for a biggie.

A brilliant slower bouncer, around off, Harpreet Singh has no idea and tries to pat it away, but faisl to connect.

Wayne Parnell lands this on a hard length and around leg, angling in, Prabhsimran Singh uses his feet and drops it to the off side for a run.

Short of a length and outside off, Harpreet Singh cuts it towards cover-point for a quick single.

This is on a good length and around off, Harpreet Singh looks to play at it, but misses.

Back of a length and around leg, Harpreet Singh tries to hook it, but toe ends it onto the pitch.

Length again and on off, Prabhsimran Singh blocks it out.

On a length and on middle, Harpreet Singh taps it to the leg side and scampers across for a run.

FOUT! Easy pickings! This is full but down the leg side, Harpreet Singh stays there and glances it towards the fine leg fence for a boundary to get off the mark.

Fuller and on off, Harpreet Singh pushes it towards short covers.

OUT! LBW! Mohammed Siraj strikes again and gets the big fish, Liam Livingstone. This is another appeal for LBW, but turned down! Virat Kohli opts for the review at the last moment. Coming to the delivery, Mohammed Siraj lands this on a good length and on middle, Liam Livingstone comes down the track and tries to heave it away, but misses and gets hit on the pads. UltraEdge shows no bat involved and Ball Tracking shows three reds again. Another brilliant review for Bangalore and Punjab are in huge trouble now.

On a length and on middle, Liam Livingstone keeps it out to the leg side.

FOUR! Good shot! This is flighted, full and around leg, Prabhsimran Singh goes down and paddles it well towards the fine leg fence for a boundary.

Tossed up, full and on middle, Prabhsimran Singh leans on and blocks it out.

Another short delovery, on middle, Liam Livingstone tucks it wide of mid-wicket for one.

Short again and on middle, Prabhsimran Singh flicks it towards square leg for a run.

Short and on middle, Liam Livingstone moves back and pushes it towards long on for a single and gets off the mark.

OUT! TIMBER! Wanindu Hasaranga strikes straightaway! Matthew Short tries to take him on, but loses his wicket in the process. Hasaranga starts with a googly, on middel, turning in sharply, Matthew Short skips down the track to slog it away, but loses his shape and plays all around it as the ball goes through to rattle the stumps. Punjab two down now!

FOUR! BANG! Short again and down the leg. Prabhsimran Singh pulls it toward the long leg region for a boundary to end the over.

Full and outside off, Matthew Short drives it off the inside part of the bat and a slight misfield at mid on allows the batters to cross for one.

SIX! SMOKED! Back of a length ball, down the leg. Matthew Short picks it early and pulls it over the fine leg fence for a huge hit.

Full, and a hint of swing back in around off. Matthew Short prods and drives it back to Parnell.

Short of a length around the stumps. Matthew Short is into the shot early and wears on the thigh pad.

Wayne Parnell starts off with a short ball angling outside off, Matthew Short goes for the pull and misses.

Hard length around off, Prabhsimran Singh gets on top of the bounce and punches it to covers.

FOUR! Prabhsimran Singh gets off the mark with a boundary. Back of a length delivery slanting down the leg. Prabhsimran Singh tickles it nicely toward the fine leg region for a boundary.

Hard length angled in around off. Prabhsimran Singh gets behind the line and defends.

Back of a length outside off, Matthew Short opens the bat face and guides it toward the third man for one.

OUT! LBW! Appeal for LBW and the umpire is unmoved. Good length delivery around the middle and leg stump line. Taide prods and get hit on the front pad. Bangalore goes upstairs for the review. The ball tracking shows THREE REDS and Taide is a goner. Mohammed Siraj gets the breakthrough early and Bangalore will be delighted with the wicket.

FOUR! Atharva Taide is up and running with a boundary. Back of a length on the pads. Taide clips it nicely through the square leg for a fine boundary.