RCB vs KKR Ball by Ball Commentary

6:57 PM IST So, a one-sided entertainer it was, with Bangalore trumping over Kolkata comfortably. 28 matches done, 28 more to go before the league stage of the tournament wraps up and the knockout stage takes over. On Tuesday, 13th October 2020, David Warner's Hyderabad take on MS Dhoni's Chennai, the first repeat fixture in this edition. Round 1 went to Hyderabad. Which way will Round 2 go? The match starts at 1800 Local (1400 GMT) but join us well before for the build-up. Until then, take care and good night.

6:56 PM IST AB de Villiers is the MAN OF THE MATCH. Says that he is happy with his performance. Admits that he felt terrible after a duck in the last game but is happy that he contributed here. To be honest, AB says that he knew 145-150 was not going to be enough, so he was aiming for something higher. In the end, they got close to 200, he admits. Adds that keeping the energy going is really difficult. De Villiers states that he is really enjoying keeping and is really excited to don the gloves again. Feels that there is a different perspective that one has as a keeper. Says that he worked really, really hard and has always had that attitude of trying to be the best.

6:47 PM IST Virat Kohli, the VICTORIOUS BANGALORE SKIPPER, says that it was a great victory against a good side in the League. Says that the bowling attack looks a lot more potent with Morris coming back in and Chahal playing the way he does. States that it is not the usual Sharjah pitch. The talk was to get around 160 but they got 194 in the end. Says that the preparation was really good. Kohli says the 3-3.5 week camp helped. The coaches did well. Adds that the mindset and the intensity this time around is really positive. Says that if the bowling unit is strong, one can do really well. On de Villiers, Kohli says that he hit the ball so beautifully. On a pitch like that, to bat like that, only AB can do like that, he reckons. Bangalore got to 195 after just thinking 160-165 purely because of AB's genes, says Kohli. The skipper further feels that this momentum needs to be taken forward and needs to be sustained. Says that it is easy to lose focus and steam and that it is important to maintain it.

6:46 PM IST Washington Sundar is up for a chat as well. Sundar says that it is a nice win and that he and Chahal bowled well. Says that in the middle phase of the tournament there will be assistance for the bowlers and that he and Chahal capitalized on that. Adds that he has been working on a consistent length and does not want to work on too much. Jokingly says that he does not have to bowl to AB de Villiers but was a little nervy that he had to bowl to Andre Russell in this game. On being asked about playing under Virat Kohli, Sundar says that he has learned a lot from Kohli and it has been a good 3 years under him. Finishes by saying that there is a lot to learn in the tournament still.

6:43 PM IST Dinesh Karthik, Kolkata's captain, on being asked about how to stop AB de Villiers, says that the only ball is the perfect inswinging yorker. If the batsman misses it, it hits the stumps. Says that the team needs to sit down and discuss the few things that need to be done better. He observes that there are a few days before their next game and so they can ponder. States that the Indian T20 League is a very difficult tournament and the teams that persist manage to pull it off. Karthik adds that there are days where things go off well, then there are days where they do not go off well.

6:42 PM IST Earlier, after winning the toss, Kohli made it clear that he wanted to bat first. Their openers got them to a decent start but the pedestal for the innings was set by the de Villiers-Kohli partnership. In fact, more so by the former's blitzkrieg. It got Bangalore to 194/2 at the end of their 20 overs. And their bowlers complemented it outstandingly well. A big 82-run win in the end. Stay tuned for the presentation.

6:22 PM IST Bangalore's bowlers were top-notch with the ball. They complemented the batsmen really well. Excellent fielding from Kohli's men as well, save the lone drop from Padikkal of Russell at long off. Everyone finds a mention in the wickets column. Chahal, Morris and Sundar were absolutely phenomenal. Udana, who came in late, managed a wicket, but was on the expensive side. But it does not matter when the victory margin was this huge.

6:41 PM IST Andre Russell capitalized on the dropped catch from Padikkal and landed a couple of blows. But just a couple of fours and a lone six is what he could manage. 16 from 10 balls and he was back in the hut. Too much for the big man himself though. Tripathi, languishing again, lower down the order could not do much. The asking rate was too much, too improbable. In the end, Kolkata did manage to prevent themselves from getting bowled out. But that hardly matters in such a tournament, as MS Dhoni himself said, in his last chat after Chennai's loss. Better to get out playing the glory shots rather than seeing yourselves safe in a chase by playing till the end, for nothing.

6:21 PM IST Kolkata suffered an early blow in the demanding chase. Banton, coming in his first game this edition, fell to Saini for just 8 runs. Just as a partnership was building between Gill and Rana, the latter fell. Kolkata were 51/2 at the end of 8 overs then. Gill, Karthik and Morgan, all followed in quick succession and it looked almost done and dusted for Kolkata. Except...Russell was still there!

5:52 PM IST An excellent finish for Bangalore. A huge win, 82 runs. The batsmen were exceptional early on and the bowlers have done their job to perfection, restricting Kolkata to 112/9. A big, big win for Kohli's men. Will give them good momentum which the skipper was seeking, given the slew of games that they play in the coming week.

4:04 PM IST Overpitched, wide outside off, squeezed through for a single. The misery ends. The game is closed. BANGALORE WIN BY 82 RUNS. 9 more than what AB de Villiers scored.

5:41 PM IST Outside off, pushed to point again but this is fielded.

5:40 PM IST Outside off, played through point where a misfield reduces Kolkata's deficit by a run.

5:40 PM IST Yorker, around off, squeezed through the covers for a single.

5:39 PM IST Slower ball, around off, Varun heaves it to the leg side for a single.

5:38 PM IST A full ball, tailing in, Chakravarthy looks to flick but misses and is hit on the pads. Udana starts to appeal but that was going down leg by a mile.

5:39 PM IST Prasidh Krishna is the only batsman left. Isuru Udana will bowl the only over left.

5:37 PM IST OUT! BOWLED! Morris cranks up his pace, gets it up to 140 kph, lands it full outside off, Nagarkoti looks to swing but misses. The ball takes the inside edge and shatters the stumps. Number 9 down.

5:36 PM IST Slower ball, outside off, on a length, pushed towards point for a single.

5:35 PM IST Another yorker, dug out. It goes between his legs to the leg side and a run is stolen.

5:35 PM IST Yorker, outside off, squeezed through cover for a single.

5:34 PM IST A low full toss, Kamlesh backs away and is early into his swing, mistiming it through mid on for a single.

5:34 PM IST Yorker, around off, Nagarkoti digs it out.

5:34 PM IST NOT OUT. After numerous angles, the third umpire is finally convinced that the ball hit the ground. A low full toss, Chakravarthy flicked it through mid-wicket where Virat Kohli acrobatically flung himself to his left at short mid-wicket. He took the catch but then smiled and said that he was not sure whether it was a catch. Saini was pretty much convinced that it was not and was happy trudging off. But the umpires referred it upstairs and one replay did show the ball going in but then dropping down.

5:33 PM IST Is that a catch by Super V? Virat Kohli is not sure. The umpires refer it upstairs and the soft signal is out. Pretty difficult to say. Because the ball seems to be dangling onto his palms but also looks to be touching the ground. There isn't any conclusive angle and the third umpire is not sure. Ahhh... we have one angle. We can see some part of the ball touching the ground. NOT OUT is the decision.

5:30 PM IST A short ball, outside off, Varun backs away and punches it behind point for a couple.

5:29 PM IST WIDE. Way down the leg side but that is because Saini is following the batsman who keeps backing away. However, this is a mile down and de Villiers does really well to dive to his left to stop the ball.

5:29 PM IST Follows the batsman down the leg side, Chakravarthy cannot get it away.

5:28 PM IST Yorker, on middle and leg, helped to the leg side for a run.

5:28 PM IST Outside off, punched through point for a single.

5:27 PM IST Around middle, watchfully defended.

5:27 PM IST Varun Chakravarthy walks out at number 10, to try and help Kolkata reduce their defeat margin.

5:25 PM IST OUT! CAUGHT. A fantastic running catch by Chris Morris. He can bowl, he can bat and boy, he surely is a gun fielder. A length ball, slower in pace, around off, Tripathi looks to heave but it comes off the toe end of the bat. It barely reaches long on but Morris comes running in, judges the catch and then dives, putting his 6-feet-4-inch body on the line.

5:25 PM IST A short ball, outside off, Tripathi looks to play the upper cut but misses.

5:24 PM IST A short ball, outside off, RT pulls it to deep mid-wicket but does not run.

5:24 PM IST FOUR! Clean hitting. A length ball, outside off, Tripathi leans and lofts it over cover for a boundary. Nearly went all the way.

5:23 PM IST Outside off, Rahul looks to pull but gets a bottom edge on the bounce, back to the bowler.

5:23 PM IST A short ball, around middle, Tripathi looks to pull but misses and is hit on the body.

5:23 PM IST Mohammed Siraj returns. 2-0-20-0 so far.

5:22 PM IST CAUGHT AND BOWLED? Nope. No one is going anywhere. Chahal gets down and throws the ball up in the air and we innocent people feel that he has taken a return catch. Now, comes the replay from the striker's point of view. Outside off, Kamlesh goes back and looks to punch. It is uppish, but lands in front of Chahal. 4-0-12-1 for the spin wizard. Terrific.

5:21 PM IST Tossed up, wide outside off, driven towards sweeper cover for a run

5:20 PM IST Short and outside off, Nagarkoti goes back and like a proper top-order batsman, punches it towards long off for a single.

5:19 PM IST Again, slower through the air, the batsman has played his shot and the ball has come after that. Rahul looks to sweep but misses and the ball goes off his body towards point. A leg bye taken.

5:19 PM IST Thrown up, outside off, carved to sweeper cover for a couple.

5:18 PM IST Full and down the leg side, Tripathi looks to sweep but misses and is hit on the pads.

5:19 PM IST Time for chess. Here comes the spin wizard to bowl out. 3-0-8-1 for Yuzvendra Chahal so far.

5:17 PM IST A low full toss, dipping one at that, lapped towards deep square leg for a single.

5:17 PM IST Who is next? Kamlesh Nagarkoti? Yes.

5:16 PM IST OUT! CAUGHT. No pat on the back for Pat. Full and outside off, off-pace delivery, Cummins reaches out and looks to go downtown but hits it from the toe end of the bat. Simple catch for Devdutt Padikkal, who is still unhappy over that dropped catches of Russell.

5:15 PM IST Another full toss, driven towards long off for a single again.

5:14 PM IST A low full toss, outside off, bunted down to long on for a run.

5:14 PM IST Full and outside off, driven straight to cover.

5:14 PM IST A good length delivery outside off, swung towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

5:12 PM IST A short ball, pulled down to fine leg for a single.

9:24 AM IST Into the bowlers now. Pat Cummins is the first of them.

5:11 PM IST OUT! CAUGHT! Well, Bangalore are pumped up. Every fielder is running towards the fielder and bowler for this combination to get Russell. That is his fear. A low full toss, angling across, Dre Russ reaches out and looks to go over cover. But all he manages is a toe end of the bat, lobbing the ball towards cover. Mohammed Siraj runs back and takes it calmly. End of the show.

5:10 PM IST Wide yorker outside off, Dre Russ looks to reach out and swipe at that but misses.

5:09 PM IST FOUR! Full toss, outside off, Russell pulls it wide of long on and beats the fielder to his right!

5:09 PM IST SIX! Tough, tough chance for Devdutt Padikkal. A length ball, outside off, Russell swings it towards long on. Initially, it seems like it will clear the ropes but Padikkal gets across to his right, leaps and looks to parry it back onto the field. However, the problem for him is, the ball sticks in his hand, so he has to release it. But by the time he can, gravity pulls him down and he lands on the ropes! He signals a six to his captain but the umpire wants to check. Sure enough. Replay confirms.

5:09 PM IST Is that a save? Or is it a six? Poor Padikkal. Excellent effort, but in vain!

5:10 PM IST FOUR! SLAUGHTERED! Full and outside off, Russell gets down and swings it wide of long on for a boundary!

5:08 PM IST Oh okay. Did we say only one over of spin? Here comes a bowler who calls himself left-arm pace, but bowls actually left-arm orthodox with a medium pacer's run up. Isuru Udana for the first time tonight.

5:07 PM IST DRINKS. Well, a dropped catch is probably the only mistake made by Bangalore thus far, on the field. While it is fine that you don't drop Russell, but 124 in 42 balls is a bit too much even for a power-hitter of his standards. Kolkata are amidst a sea of sharks, desperately trying to swim across to safer shores but they are in the middle of the sea and there is no boat available. The only talking point for them would be that there is only one over of spin left.

5:04 PM IST On a length, outside off, played straight to point.

5:03 PM IST Short and outside off, Tripathi looks to play the upper cut but misses.

5:03 PM IST Good bowling. Hard to forget what happened on the previous ball but Morris keeps his calm and bowls a yorker. Dug out towards long on for a run.

5:03 PM IST DROPPED! In and out. How did he put that down? Full and outside off, Russell leans and lofts it down towards long off. Devdutt Padikkal gets across to his right, takes the catch with a slide but the ball hits his fingertips, deflects onto his left knee, he tries to regroup it, the ball hits his fingertips again but this time, falls onto the ground! The batsmen do not run. 14th DROPPED CATCH BY BANGALORE THIS SEASON!

5:02 PM IST This is worked through mid on for a single.

5:01 PM IST A length ball, outside off, punched straight to cover.

5:01 PM IST Chris Morris is back on. 1-0-7-0 so far.

4:59 PM IST Short and around off, pulled to deep mid-wicket for a single. Splendid slow bowling on display in Sharjah here. Chahal and Sundar's combined figures read 7-0-28-3!

4:59 PM IST Around middle, defended towards the leg side.

4:58 PM IST Full and outside off, Rahul looks to defend but the ball takes the outside edge and goes through the vacant slip region towards third man. Yuzvendra Chahal chases it down from short third man and cuts it down to two.

4:58 PM IST Short and outside off, swung off the inner half through square leg for a run.

4:57 PM IST Landed outside off, pushed in front of point for a single.

9:24 AM IST Rahul Tripathi walks in at number 7, replacing Morgan.

4:56 PM IST OUT! CAUGHT! Morgan goes too. Wickets are falling like ninepins. Three out of the 5 wickets have gone to spinners. Short and outside off, Morgan backs away, looks to cut but there is bounce on this one and it skids through. The shot is through but is late. The ball takes the outside edge and lands straight into the hands of Isuru Udana at short third man. Kolkata are a sorry figure at 64/5.

4:54 PM IST Full and around off, watchfully defended. That is a cracking over. 3 runs and a wicket. Chahal's figures read 3-0-8-1!

4:53 PM IST Short and spinning down the leg side, pulled past short fine leg, to the right of deep backward square leg. The fielder has some running to do and Morgan looks for the second but Russell is happy with one.

4:53 PM IST Down the leg side, Russell looks to help it down to fine leg but misses. The ball goes off his pads and a leg bye is taken.

4:53 PM IST Who comes in now? Dre Russ or Tripathi? It is Russell. Now or never.

4:51 PM IST OUT! BOWLED! Karthik has dragged it on. Full and outside off, turning away, Karthik looks to lean and drive. But the ball bounces a shade low, takes the under edge and hits the stumps. DK's team against the wall, VK's team on a roll. 133 needed in 57 balls.

4:50 PM IST A touch short, the wrong 'un, punched down to long on for a single.

4:50 PM IST Outside off, Morgan looks to cut but misses.

4:48 PM IST Down the leg side, worked through fine leg for a single.

4:48 PM IST FOUR! Uppish, but in the gap. Full and outside off, Morgan leans and drives it uppishly, wide of Virat Kohli at short extra cover, beating Aaron Finch to his right at wide long off.

4:47 PM IST Around middle, Karthik works it through mid-wicket for a single.

4:47 PM IST Skipper Dinesh Karthik walks in now, at number 5, replacing Gill.

4:46 PM IST OUT! RUN OUT. Gill is gone. Short and outside off, Morgan cuts it towards point. Isuru Udana does a sharp bit of work there. Morgan hesitates but Gill calls him through for the single. Udana returns a sharp throw to AB de Villiers who gets down, collects and whips the bails. It looks out to the naked eye but is still referred upstairs. The umpires wanted to check whether AB disturbed the bails with his foot. Not as per the replay. Gill is guilty of a wrong call there.

4:46 PM IST Is that a run out? Kohli says, 'YES!' looking at the dugout. Gill is walking back. Yes, run out by a mile. Replays confirm.

4:45 PM IST Quicker through the air, back of a length, skids through from outside off, Morgan defends.

4:44 PM IST Short and outside off, slapped down to long off for a single.

4:43 PM IST A dot and just 3 runs from the over. Full ball on middle and leg, Morgan looks to sweep but misses and gets hit on the pads.

4:43 PM IST Full on middle, tapped to the leg side for a dot.

4:42 PM IST On the shorter side on the stumps, Shubman Gill works it past the bowler for one.

4:42 PM IST Flatter on leg, clipped to the leg side for a single.

4:42 PM IST NOT OUT! No catch, no LBW, Morgan survives. Floated ball on middle and leg, Morgan gets down and looks to sweep. Not sure whether it is bat or pad at the immediate moment, it gets something and lobs behind where de Villiers takes it. He appeals and so does Chahal but the umpire was not interested. Kohli takes it upstairs. First the UltraEdge comes in, no bat, so no nick. Then, the Ball Tracker is in, for the LBW. It says missing the stumps, nothing in the end for Bangalore.

4:42 PM IST Kohli takes the review for a caught-behind of Morgan. No bat as there is nothing on the UltraEdge. LBW? Ball Tracker says it was missing the stumps.

4:40 PM IST DROPPED! So many catches dropped in the tournament so far. Full and around off and middle, Shubman comes down and lofts it towards long on. Finch runs in to his left and gets his hands but spills it. A single added to rub salt on the wounds.

4:40 PM IST Who will walk out to bat now? Eoin Morgan it is.

4:38 PM IST OUT! BOWLED! Nitish Rana departs for just 9. The pressure was building and to top off, a wicket, just what Bangalore wanted. Full ball around off, Rana leans and looks to sweep it through the carpet. He misses and the ball crashes into the woodwork behind. 144 needed in 72 balls for Kolkata.

4:37 PM IST Fullish on middle, worked to the leg side for a single.

4:37 PM IST Flatter ball on the stumps, worked through the off side for one.

4:36 PM IST On the shorter side again, Gill goes back and clips it to square leg for a single.

4:36 PM IST Flatter ball on off and middle, worked to the on side for one.

4:35 PM IST On off, tapped to the leg side for a single.

9:24 AM IST Lowest Powerplay scores in Sharjah - 41/1 by Rajasthan, 43/1 by Kolkata HERE, 47/0 by Bangalore earlier in the game, 48/2 by Mumbai and 51/3 by Delhi. So we have had two of the top three lowest Powerplay totals in Sharjah in this very game!

4:34 PM IST Dot to finish. The pressure is building. Full ball around off, knocked back to the bowler. 149 needed in 78 balls.

4:34 PM IST Good fielding from Siraj there. On the shorter side outside off, Rana cuts. Siraj at point does well to stop the travelling ball. A dot. Excellent overall from Bangalore.

4:33 PM IST Outside off, flatter, Rana hesitantly hangs his bat out, misses though.

4:32 PM IST Flights this around off and middle, Gill watchfully drives it to long off and the batters exchange ends.

4:32 PM IST Very full on off, bunted down towards long on for one.

4:31 PM IST Full on middle, tapped to long on for a single.

4:32 PM IST DRINKS! Bangalore will be happy with this start by their bowlers. The pitch is slow, the ball is not coming onto the bat and the boundaries are barely being found. Just 5 boundaries in the Powerplay, defending 194 is a very, very good performance. Now, it will be interesting to see how the spinners fare in the middle overs. Yuzvendra Chahal comes on to bowl now.

4:27 PM IST Inside edge to finish. Full on middle, Rana goes for the sweep but gets an inside edge onto his pads. 43/1 at the end of the Powerplay are Kolkata. Need 152 runs in 84 balls.

4:27 PM IST Flatter ball on the stumps, Rana goes back and tucks this to the leg side for a dot.

4:26 PM IST Full on middle, worked to the on side for a single.

4:26 PM IST Down the leg side, Rana misses his sweep. It goes to fine leg off his pads and they take a leg bye. The throw comes to Sundar who fumbles a little but it does not cost much.

4:25 PM IST Fullish around off, Gill pushes it to cover and takes a quick single.

4:25 PM IST Full around off, driven through mid off for a single.

4:24 PM IST Washington Sundar into the attack now.

4:23 PM IST SIX! This is a much better shot, it has gone all the way. Length ball around off, Gill backs away to the leg side and uses the timing, opens the face of the bat and guides it just over the third man fence for a maximum.

4:22 PM IST FOUR! Taking full advantage of the Powerplay, Gill. Short ball, he ferociously pulls this to the mid-wicket fence.

4:22 PM IST Full again, on off, bunted to mid on for a single.

4:21 PM IST Full on middle, clipped to short mid-wicket.

4:20 PM IST FOUR! Pure timing this. Fullish ball on middle, Rana glances it handsomely to the deep square leg fence.

4:20 PM IST Full ball outside off, driven to mid off for a quick run.

4:19 PM IST Who will walk out to bat now? Nitish Rana it is.

4:18 PM IST OUT! BOWLED! Got him. That's a good delivery. Full ball outside off, it pitches and nips back in. Tom Banton looked to defend, coming down the track. Gets an inside edge and it crashes into the stumps behind. Excellent bowling from Saini. Banton does not impress in his first outing this edition. 172 runs needed in 96 balls for Kolkata.

4:17 PM IST Good length ball outside off, nudged to mid off and Shubman takes another quick single. That is how they are going at the moment.

4:16 PM IST Good length ball outside off, Shubman cuts but finds Sundar at backward point.

4:15 PM IST Fullish outside off, tapped towards cover for a quick single.

4:14 PM IST Full on middle and leg, flicked to Udana at fine leg. That ball absolutely motored to the fielder there. Short boundaries as well. The batsmen take a run.

4:14 PM IST FOUR! Good intent from Shubman Gill. Good length ball on middle, Shubman backs away to the leg side and hits it hard through covers for a boundary.

4:12 PM IST Single to finish. Good from Bangalore so far. Length ball outside off, chopped to backward point for one. 179 needed for Kolkata, in 102 balls.

4:12 PM IST Quick single. Full ball on off and middle, he taps this to short mid-wicket and takes one. The throw is at the non-striker's end but it misses the stumps.

4:11 PM IST Bumper, Banton goes for the pull but is beaten on the bounce there.

4:11 PM IST A wild swing and a miss! Full ball around off, Banton looks to go big over the bowler's head but does not connect.

4:10 PM IST Good length ball on middle and leg, Banton defends this to the off side.

4:09 PM IST Full and outside off, stroked past a diving cover-point fielder for a couple. A beautiful shot that.

4:10 PM IST Mohammed Siraj to bowl now.

4:08 PM IST Single to finish. Back of a length outside off, Banton rocks back and punches it off his back foot towards wide mid off and takes a single. 12 runs from the first 2 overs.

4:08 PM IST WIDE! Goes down the leg side, Saini. Spoils a good over as Banton lets it be. Wided.

4:07 PM IST Full on middle, tapped to short mid-wicket.

4:07 PM IST DROPPED! Tough chance for Saini as that was stroked hard. Full ball on off, firmly hit back to Saini. He sticks his hand but it pops through to mid on. One run taken.

4:05 PM IST Good length ball around off, Gill taps it to the point region. Wants one but Banton sends him back.

4:05 PM IST Full and around off, Gill looked to drive on the off side but the bat turns in his hand. Ends up hitting it back to the bowler.

4:04 PM IST Full ball outside off, driven to cover. The man there fumbles a touch and a single is sneaked in.

4:04 PM IST WIDE! Bowls a length ball well outside off, Banton goes after it but misses. Wide called.

4:04 PM IST Who will bowl from the other end? Navdeep Saini it is.

4:02 PM IST Slow full ball on middle, clipped to square leg for a single. 7 off the first over.

4:01 PM IST Full on middle, flicked to Saini at short fine leg. A quick single. Banton dives at the striker's end and manages to get it. A quick, risky single.

4:01 PM IST Back of a length ball around off, punched off the back foot to point.

4:00 PM IST FOUR! Wrong place to bowl, Morris. Strays on the pads with a fuller one, flicked to the deep square leg region for a boundary.

4:00 PM IST Good length ball on off, knocked to the leg side.

3:59 PM IST Full ball on middle, Banton looks to defend but gets an outside edge to deep point. A single as he and Kolkata are away.

3:59 PM IST We are back for the chase. The Bangalore players are out in the middle. Tom Banton and Shubman Gill will open the batting for Kolkata. Chris Morris will start the proceedings for Bangalore.