RCB vs CSK Ball by Ball Commentary

Another dot! Yash Dayal has done it! He bangs this one short of a length and outside off again, no pace at all, Ravindra Jadeja goes for the pull but misses again. BENGALURU WIN BY 27 RUNS AND MAKES IT TO THE PLAYOFFS!

Redemption for Yash Dayal! He sticks with his off-pace delivery, full and outside off, Ravindra Jadeja goes through his heave early and misses. Barring a No Ball, the home side will got through to the playoffs now. Yash Dayal and every Bengaluru player start celebrating and Chinnaswamy has gone wild now!

Pitched up and around off, slower once again, Shardul Thakur swings wildly across the line, gets an outside edge towards short third man for a single. Ravindra Jadeja needs to 10 off the last two balls to get his side home.

A crucial dot now! Yash Dayal takes pace off again, short of a length and on off, Shardul Thakur tries to pull but misses. Ravindra Jadeja gets stranded at the other end. Chennai need 11 off 3 now to qualify.

OUT! TAKEN! Oh..another twist in the tale! MS Dhoni has to walk back and Yash Dayal gets a huge wicket now. He brings out the slower one again, full and on leg. MS Dhoni tries to go for the big slog but gets a bit of a top edge towards deep square leg, Swapnil Singh settles under it and takes the catch under immense pressure. MS Dhoni will be disappointed as that was there to be put away but he has played a good cameo here.

SIX! OUT OF THE GROUND! New Ball Please! Yash Dayal goes full and around leg, slower too, MS Dhoni picks it up and absolute whips it away over the fine leg fence for a massive maximum. This is out of the stadium. 110 METERS!

SIX! Into the crowd! Lockie Ferguson goes into the pitch once again, on pace, Ravindra Jadeja is already on his back foot waiting for this length, he whacks it away over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie. 17 runs needed in the last over for Chennai to qualify and MS Dhoni will be on strike.

Back fo a length and on middle, angling in, MS Dhoni gets hurried and miscues his pull through square leg for just one. A huge ball coming up.

FOUR! Fine shot! Lockie Ferguson goes a bit fuller this time, outside off, MS Dhoni swings hard and smacks it over extra covers for another boundary. 24 needed off 8 now for Chennai to qualify.

Hard length, on leg, cramps up the batter, Ravindra Jadeja nudges it towards deep mid-wicket for a run.

FOUR! Just what Chennai needed! Lockie Ferguson lands this on a good length but down the leg side, Ravindra Jadeja nicely flicks it over short fine leg for a boundary.

Gets away with it! Full and on middle, MS Dhoni looks to slog it away but mistimes it towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

Oh...wow! That is a huge No Ball! Lockie Ferguson loses his grip and bowls a full toss that goes way over the head of the batter, MS Dhoni cannot do anything with that. Free Hit coming up now. The umpires having a chat with Ferguson as this is the second beamer from him.

On a length and around off, MS Dhoni steers it towards point for just one. 15 runs off the over and Chennai now need 35 off the last two overs to qualify.

Goes for the bouncer again but this it way over the head of the batter, MS Dhoni leaves it alone. Wided.

Another short delivery, on middle, Ravindra Jadeja pulls it towards long on for one.

FOUR! Put away! Mohammed Siraj goes short and well outside off with no real protection in the deep, Ravindra Jadeja reaches for it and cuts it over backward point for a boundary now.

Back of a length and outside off, Ravindra Jadeja tries to cut but gets an inisd edge behind the stumps. A precious dot!

Buzzers! Sloppy from Virat Kohli! Short of a length and on off, Ravindra Jadeja mistimes his pull towards mid-wicket for a single, Virat Kohli runs in from the deep, picks up the ball and throws unnecessarily at the non-striker's end with no back up which allows the batter to take the second.

SIX! Just over!  Mohammed Siraj goes fuller and on middle, begging to be hit, Ravindra Jadeja presents the full face of the bat and lofts it towards the long off fence where it just goes over the fielder for a maximum. Good start for Chennai!

Another off-pace delivery, back of a length and outside off, Ravindra Jadeja punches it towards sweeper covers for one. 13 runs off the over. Chennai needs 50 runs off the last three overs to qualify.

Slower one again, on a length and on off, MS Dhoni steers it towards short third man for a run.

FOUR! Easy pickings! Yash Dayal misses his yorker again and bowls a full toss, on the pads, MS Dhoni just needs to get some bat on that and glances it away wide of short fine leg for a boundary.

A low full toss, on middle, Ravindra Jadeja drills it towards long on for a single.

Good comeback from Yash Dayal! He nails the yorker this time, outside off, Ravindra Jadeja fails to dig it out.

SIX! BANG! Ravindra Jadeja goes big straight after the break! Yash Dayal tries the back-of-the-hand slower one, but serves this in the slot, on off, Ravindra Jadeja waits for it and dispatches it over te long off fence for a biggie.

FOUR! Mahi gets going now! Cameron Green lands this short again, on middle, a gift really for the batter, MS Dhoni just helps it over short fine leg for a boundary.

Bangs this into the pitch, on middle, Ravindra Jadeja mistimes his pull through square leg for one.

Touch fuller and on middle, MS Dhoni nudges it towards deep square leg for a run.

Back of a length and on middle, MS Dhoni flicks it away nicely wide of short fine leg for a couple of runs.

On a length and on off, MS Dhoni pushes it back to the bowler. It is getting tougher and tougher for Chennai now.

Fuller and on middle, Ravindra Jadeja drills it towards long on for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! A bolt out of the blue! Faf du Plessis with probably the catch of the season and the crowd has gone berserk inside the Chinnaswamy. Mohammed Siraj runs in and serves a low full toss outside the off stump, Mitchell Santner doesn't quite get under it and ends up hitting it just over mid off. The ball seems to be going over but Faf leaps up and sticks out a right hand before touching it out of thin air. The hangtime was unreal and no one can quite believe it.

Banged in short again over middle, Ravindra Jadeja comes down the track and slaps the ball aerially down to deep point for a single.

Oh, hello! A snorter of a delivery from Mohammed Siraj and that almost woke up Ravindra Jadeja. The quick bumper now, bowled over middle and leg and angled across. The ball takes off after pitching and Jadeja does well to sway his head out of the way.

Bowled quite full on the off stump, Mitchell Santner jams the ball back into the deck and it bounces over the bowler and down to long on. Just another single.

Back of a length and slightly slower too, this one grips and Ravindra Jadeja does well to lean back and play it uppishly through mid-wicket for one more.

Starts the new spell from over the stumps and bowls it on a fuller length around off, Mitchell Santner punches it to point where Cameron Green misfields and they get a single.

FOUR! Nicely timed! A bit too full and outside off, Ravindra Jadeja leans on a bit and just strokes it away wide of mid off for a boundary.

Hard length over off stump, Mitchell Santner punches it from the crease to covers for one.

WIDE! On a good length but spilled down the leg side for a wide.

OUT! CAUGHT! The plan to bowl quick and short to Shivam Dube has worked and Bengaluru pick up a couple of quick wickets to get into the driver's seat. Cameron Green comes from around the stumps and bangs it in short and at the batter. Dube looks to hang back and pull but gets hurried on and ends up hitting it straight down the throat of Lockie Ferguson at long on.

Leg bye! Hard length over off and middle, Ravindra Jadeja misses the tuck and the ball goes off his body onto the off side for a leg bye.

Just short! Cameron Green lands this on a hard length and on off, Ravindra Jadeja tries to run it down to third man but gets an outside edge wide of the keeper, Dinesh Karthik tries to get down to his left but fails to grab it as it goes through. Two runs taken.

Short of a length and on off, Shivam Dube stabs it through covers for a single.

OUT! RUN OUT! Catastrophe! That is the last thing Chennai wanted after Shivam Dube got a life and now they lose the set-batter instead. Glenn Maxwell bowls it a bit fuller and angles it into the legs, Rachin Ravindra flicks it away just behind square leg and the batters look for two. Mahipal Lomror in the deep gets to it and fires in a throw at the keeper's end and Dinesh Karthik whips off the bails as Ravindra is nowhere to be seen. Ravindra seemed to have called no on the second run but Dube had his head straight and just didn't stop.

Full and around off stump, hit away down to long off for a run.

On the pads, flicked away down to fine leg for a single.

DROPPED! That went a mile high in the night sky but Mohammed Siraj has dropped the catch and this could be a big moment in the chase. Bowled short and into the batter, Shivam Dube looks to pull off the back foot but ends up launching it very high and the ball just comes down around wide mid on where Siraj runs in from the deep and dives in but fails to hang on. Just a single then.

In the air but lands safely! Nagging length, fired in at the stumps, Rachin Ravindra looks to go inside-out but ends up slicing it over mid off for a single.

Bowled short and angled down the leg side, Rachin Ravindra gets into a bit of a tangle as he looks to pull and gets it on the body.

Pitches it up a bit now and bowls it on the stumps, Shivam Dube clears the front leg and pushes it straight to Virat Kohli again.

Back to over the wicket and bowled on a hard length over off stump, Shivam Dube punches it straight to Virat Kohli at short cover.

Lockie comes from around the stumps now and bowls it on a hard length and into the batter, Rachin Ravindra cuts it late behind point for one.

SIX! Wow, that is a smart shot and the momentum has completely shifted in this one over. Quick and short, angled across the off stump, Rachin Ravindra just ramps it without a fuss and the pace on the ball takes it over the third man fence for a maximum.

SIX! Rachin Ravindra takes full toll of the Free HIt and adds salt into the wounds also bringing up his maiden Indian T20 League FIFTY. Full toss on the stumps, Ravindra backs away and swings the ball away over deep mid-wicket for a biggie and what a timely knock this could be from the young southpaw.

No ball and FOUR! Oh, that is a howler of a delivery from Lockie Ferguson and Rachin Ravindra could have been cleaned up here. The ball slips out of Ferguson's hand and ends up being a beamer right at the face, Rachin does well to get inside the line and help it down to fine leg for a boundary. Free Hit to come up and again Faf du Plessis asks the umpire to change the ball due to it getting wet but the umpire is having none of it.

Banged in a bit and angled into the rib cage, Shivam Dube gets cramped up but manages to flick it off the hips down to fine leg for one.

Quicker and flatter fired into the pads, Shivam Dube rocks back and flicks it in front of square leg for one.

Oh, that is a ripper of a delivery! A tad fuller in length and around off stump, this one grip and rips past Dube's defence and beats the outside edge once again.

Fuller in length and around off, Rachin Ravindra makes room and chips it down to long off for one more.

Flatter one angled into the legs, tucked away through mid-wicket for a single.

Lovely delivery! Nagging length on off stump, this one grips and bounces a bit extra as well. Shivam Dube is caught on the crease and gets squared up as the ball beats the outside edge and hits him on the pads.

Bowled well short from around the stumps and angled into the batter, Rachin Ravindra goes back and across before pulling it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Pitched up, on middle, Rachin Ravindra tucks it through mid-wicket for a run. Brilliant over from Lockie Ferguson as he concedes just two run sand get a big wicket as well.

Slower one again, back of a length, on off, Shivam Dube punches it through cover-point for a single.

Fiery stuff! Lockie Ferguson steams in and bangs in a sharp bouncer, on off, Shivam Dube gets a bit hurried and tries to ramp it away but misses as Dinesh Karthik grabs it. There is slight appeal, but turned down.

Short of a length and on off, Shivam Dube pats it down to the off side.

Just wide! On a length and on off, Shivam Dube mistimes his drive aerially, but luckily for him it just goes wide of Virat Kohli at short covers.

OUT! TAKEN! Lockie Ferguson strikes straightaway! A massive wicket for Bengaluru as this partnership was starting to hurt them. The Kiwi starts with a slower one, full and on off, Ajinkya Rahane looks to go over mid off but mistimes his shot due to the lack of pace, the ball goes high in the air, Faf du Plessis at covers settles under it, and pouches it safely. Rahane goes back after a decent knock but Chennai lose their third now!

Another good over from Swapnil Singh! A low full toss, on middle, Ajinkya Rahane tucks it to deep mid-wicket for one more. Just seven runs off it!

Flatter, full and outside off, Rachin Ravindra drills it towards deep point for one.

Shortish and on off, turns away, Ajinkya Rahane nudges it through mid-wicket for a run.

Quicker, full and on the pads, Rachin Ravindra clips it through mid-wicket for a single.

Short again and outside off, Rachin Ravindra stays back and cuts it wide of deep point for a couple of runs.

Fires this one full but well outside off, Rachin Ravindra leaves it alone. Wided.

Floated, full and on off, turns in, Rachin Ravindra looks to drive it but gets a bottom edge as the ball goes nowhere.

FOUR! Fine shot! Gives this some more air, full and on off, turns away as well, Ajinkya Rahane lofts it with beautifully over extra covers for a boundary. 14 runs off the over!

Shorter in length and around off, Rachin Ravindra moves back and tries to slap it over extra covers but miscues it down to wide of long off for one.

Flighted, full and on middle, Ajinkya Rahane drives it off the inside half of the bat towards long on for another run.

Short and on leg, Rachin Ravindra flicks it through mid-wicket for a run, Rahane wants the second but is sent back.

SIX! UP, UP AND AWAY! Tossed up, full and on middle, Rachin Ravindra goes down one one knee and absolutely nails his slog-sweep way over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

Karn Sharma begins with a short delivery, on middle, Ajinkya Rahane moves back and pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

Another single to end the over as this shortish delivery is flicked to deep square leg by Rahane. Six singles in the over then!

Quicker, full and on off, Rachin Ravindra eases it towards long off for one.

Short again and on off, Ajinkya Rahane works it towards long on for one.

Shorter in length and on off, turns in, Rachin Ravindra cuts it through point for another run.

Tossed up, full and on off, Ajinkya Rahane taps it wide of point for a quick run.

Uppish but safe! Swapnil Singh starts with floated delivery, full and on middle, Rachin Ravindra looks to work it away but gets a leading edge that just goes over the bowler for a single.

Slower again, short and on off, Rachin Ravindra guides it towards deep point for one. Chennai are 58/2 at the end of the Powerplay!

Touch fuller, on leg, Ajinkya Rahane flicks it towards deep square leg for a run.

FOUR! Gets it through again! Yash Dayal goes slower this time, but lands this shrot and outside off, Ajinkya Rahane waits for it, and cuts it away nicely through point for another boundary.

FOUR! Good shot! Yash Dayal bangs this into the pitch again, on middle, Ajinkya Rahane stays back and heaves it away wide of mid on, Faf du Plessis dives to his right but fails to reach it as the ball runs away to the boundary. 50 up for Chennai!

Back of a length and on off, Rachin Ravindra dabs it through point for a single.

FOUR! Streaky but Chennai won't mind that! Yash Dayal lands this on a good length and on middle, nips away a bit, Rachin Ravindra looks to play at it but gets a thin outside edge towards the third man fence for a boundary.

That one nearly skidded through! Quick and flat, speared into the off stump, Rachin Ravindra looks to rock back and cut but gets an inside edge onto the pad and the ball rolls to the off side. They get a single.

Good length, angled into the pads, Ajinkya Rahane flicks it off the pads and through square leg for one more.

On the shorter side over middle and leg, tucked away off the back foot through mid-wicket for one.

Oh, that could have been trouble for Rachin Ravindra. Nagging length, angled in on middle and leg stump, Ravindra looks to play it off the back foot but gets an inside edge onto the body and thankfully for him, the ball rolls away in front and not back onto the stumps.

Short of a length again and over middle, pulled away off the back foot but without much timing and in front of mid-wicket for one.

Sharp turn! This is bowled a bit quicker and shorter on off stump, the ball grips and comes back in, Ajinkya Rahane gets pegged back and just about manages to fend it to the off side.

Not great bowling this as Mohammed Siraj now serves a full toss on the pads, Ajinkya Rahane flicks it away well in front of square on the leg side and Yash Dayal gets across and gets a boot to it. Three runs are taken and 13 runs come off that over.

FOUR BYES! Given as runs but it is changed to byes later on! Banged in well short and quick over the stumps, Ajinkya Rahane looks to ramp it away but the ball just flies off the deck and even a leaping Dinesh Karthik can't get his gloves on that one.

Mohammed Siraj is lucky to get away with that one. Short and wide outside off, Rachin Ravindra lays into the shot and slaps the cut on the bounce to cover-point where Cameron Green does well to get his body behind the line and keeps it down to one.

Pitched up on off stump, Rachin Ravindra with a high-elbow punch off the front foot but straight to mid off.

FOUR! Shot! Back of a length around off and angling away, quick hands from Rachin Ravindra as he cuts it late and the ball races away off the face of the blade and wide of third man for a boundary.

Full and straight, looking for the magical outswinger, Ajinkya Rahane flicks it off the pads and in front of deep square leg for a single.

Drop and run! Hard length on off stump, Ajinkya Rahane bunts the ball back onto the deck and scampers across for a run.

SIX! BANG! Ajinkya Rahane is off the mark in style. This is banged in halfway down the track and over leg stump, Rahane swivels and pulls it over fine leg for a maximum.

Back of a length again and outside off, Ajinkya Rahane hops back and dabs it down with soft hands towards short third.

Back of a length in the channel and angling away, Ajinkya Rahane tentatively plays it off the outside edge and down towards short third.

OUT! CAUGHT! Instant impact from Yash Dayal and what a revelation he has been for Bengaluru in these later stages. Dayal drags the length back and bangs it in a bit around leg stump. Daryl Mitchell tries to hang back and back away to go over mid-wicket but gets into an awkward position and ends up scooping it wide of mid off. Virat Kohli gets across and takes it easily and boy, he is really pumped at the moment.

Oh, that is sharp work from Virat Kohli. Starts with a fuller delivery around the off stump, Daryl Mitchell plays it off the front foot to mid off and Rachin Ravindra sets off for aq single before quickly realizing that he has to get back and manages to dive back in.

On a good length this time, slinging it across from middle and leg, Rachin Ravindra stays on the front foot and punches it on the up to the left of mid off.

This is bowled full and in the channel around off stump, Rachin Ravindra gets on the front foot and punches it sweetly but straight to mid off.

FOUR! Rachin Ravindra gets that one away. Fuller delivery just outside off, Ravindra drives it away not quite off the middle off the bat but in the gap between cover and point for a boundary.

Full again and around off stump, Daryl Mitchell backs away a bit and hits it on the up to the left of Virat Kohli at mid off an sets off for the quick single.

Good fielding! Nice and full on middle, swinging back in, Rachin Ravindra with a wristy flick wide of mid on but Virat Kohli scampers across and keeps it down to a single.

Pitches it up right away on off stump, looking for the away swinger, Daryl Mitchell lets the ball come on and plays it with an angled bat down to third man for a single.

FOUR! Top shot to end an entertaining first over, 12 runs and a wicket off it. Fractionally short but well wide of the off stump, Rachin Ravindra rocks back and cuts it nicely behind point for a boundary.

Quick and flat around off, Daryl Mitchell goes deep in his crease and nudges it with soft hands into the leg side for one more.

This is bowled quite short on middle and leg, the ball grips again, Rachin Ravindra goes deep in the crease and works it through mid-wicket for a run.

Oh, that's nicely bowled again! Nagging length from around the stumps and tight on off stump, Rachin Ravindra goes back to defend but gets an outside edge that goes down towards short third.

Bowled flatter and around off stump, Daryl Mitchell stays put and pats it away towards cover for a single to get off the mark.

FIVE WIDES! Glenn Maxwell is getting a lot of turn early on here. Fuller on the legs and turning well down leg, Dinesh Karthik misses it as well and the ball runs away to the fine leg fence.

OUT! CAUGHT! Would you believe it? The Chennai skipper, their backbone, departs first ball in a crunch game and Ruturaj Gaikwad is very disappointed with himself. Glenn Maxwell with the golden arm though. Maxwell starts from over the stumps and drops it short over middle, turning it in, Gaikwad just looks to rock back and help it on its way but tamely lobs it in front of short fine where Yash Dayal leans forward to take the catch. What a start to the chase!