RCB vs LSG Ball by Ball Commentary

Bye and Lucknow get over the line! Harshal Patel bowls it slower and it's a low dipping full toss, just outside off, Avesh Khan has a wild swing at the ball but connects with thin air. The batters scamper across for a bye as Dinesh Karthik behind the wicket fails to gather it cleanly. This fumble allows the batters to complete the run and they set off on their celebratory run. Unreal scenes at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium! Lucknow win by 1 wicket!

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Bends his back and bangs it in short on middle, Jaydev Unadkat tries to pull but the ball climbs on him. Skies this one in the air towards long on where Faf du Plessis runs forwards and completes the catch. Are we heading to a Super Over here?

Scores level now! Short and at the batter by Harshal Patel, Ravi Bishnoi swivels in his crease and pulls it to deep backward square leg for a single.

Smart batting! Harshal Patel goes full and just outside off, Ravi Bishnoi gets bat to ball and places it gently towards point. Bishnoi sprints hard and makes his ground at the striker's end.

OUT! TIMBER! Harshal Patel rolls his fingers over the ball and bowls a yorker on middle, Mark Wood looks to go down the ground but gets deceived completely by the dip of the ball. He misses and ends up seeing his woodwork disturbed. The Bangalore fans are up on their feet as they sense an opening here.

Solid yorker on off, Jaydev Unadkat squeezes this one in front of mid off and scampers across for a run.

Full and honing in at the stumps, Jaydev Unadkat goes for a heave but gets it from the inner part of the bat. Takes a single as the ball rolls to deep mid-wicket.

Nails the yorker on off, Mark Wood jams this one to deep cover and takes a single.

OUT! HIT WICKET! Anti-climax in the game! Wayne Parnell goes full and at the stumps, Ayush Badoni moves to the off side and looks to scoop it over short fine leg. Executes it to perfection and the ball goes all the way for a maximum. However, his one hand comes off the bat and the bat goes back onto the stumps in the swing. Badoni is dejected but has to depart now.

FOUR! That should do it for Lucknow! Slower and into the wicket, outside off, Ayush Badoni moves across and pulls it hard and wide of long on for a boundary.

Length delivery on off, Jaydev Unadkat dabs it to deep point and gets to the other end.

Full around off, Ayush Badoni drives it along the ground to deep point for a single.

WIDE! Another cutter but this time way outside off, Ayush Badoni lets it go and the umpire extends his arms again.

WIDE! Starts with a cutter on a length and outside the tramline on off, Ayush Badoni shuffles and lets the ball pass. Faf du Plessis goes for a review but the replays show that it was a wide.

Bowls a low full toss around off, Ayush Badoni clips it to deep mid-wicket and keeps the strike with a single. Lucknow need 15 runs from the last two overs.

Full again and on off, Jaydev Unadkat hoicks it to deep backward square leg and gets to the other end.

Another low full toss and outside off, Ayush Badoni moves across and paddles it to deep square leg for one.

Fullish delivery around off by Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat drills it to deep cover and takes a single.

FOUR! Jaydev Unadkat is up and running! Harshal nails the yorker on middle, Unadkat is up to the task and gets his bat down in time. The ball catches the outside edge of his bat and races past short third man for a boundary.

Low full toss, just outside off, Ayush Badoni works it to deep mid-wicket and takes a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! Mohammed Siraj strikes and removes the well-set Nicholas Pooran! Siraj tries to go full but ends up bowling a high full toss on middle and leg, Nicholas Pooran stays in the crease and tries to flick it towards the backward square leg fence. Does not manage to clear the man in the deep and holes out to Shahbaz Ahmed there. The umpires want to ensure that the ball is below the waist and opt for a review. The Ball Tracking shows the ball to be dipping below the batter's waist and Pooran has to make his way back. Do we have a late twist here? 24 needed off 18 balls.

Length delivery on off, Ayush Badoni shuffles and knocks it down to long on for a single.

WIDE! A muted appeal for caught behind but not given! Siraj bends his back and bowls it on off, Ayush Badoni goes for the pull but does not connect. The ball sails over the batter's head but Siraj thinks there is an edge. He convinces Faf du Plessis to send it for a review. The UltraEdge shows no bat and the on-field call of wide will stand.

Three dots on the trot! Lands it on a good length and outside off, Ayush Badoni shapes to cut but does not get any bat on it.

Pace on this time and on a hard length on off, at 146 kph, Ayush Badoni backs away to go down the ground but miscues it to mid off for a dot.

Bowls another cutter, at the stumps, Ayush Badoni pushes it back to the bowler for a dot.

Good running! Starts with a cutter on off, Ayush Badoni waits for it and places it gently in front of deep square leg. Nicholas Pooran has to get to the danger end but makes his ground with ease.

SIX! Nicholas Pooran is in no mood to stop here! Willey bowls a cutter on a length and on leg, Nicholas Pooran picks the change of pace and gets down on one knee. Slogs it over the backward square leg fence for a maximum. Another great over for Lucknow.

Goes length this time and at the stumps, Ayush Badoni tucks it to deep square leg for a single.

WIDE! Another bumper on off but this time the ball sails over the batter's head. Ayush Badoni lets it pass and the umpire signals a wide.

In the air but safe! Banged in short and at the batter, Nicholas Pooran gets surprised but still goes through with the pull shot. The ball climbs on him and lobs it in the air towards square leg. David Willey and Dinesh Karthik sprint from their respective positions but neither of them manages to get on the end of it.

Fullish delivery outside off, Ayush Badoni digs this one out to deep cover for a single.

FOUR! Everything going in Lucknow's way here! Full and angling across outside off, Ayush Badoni reaches out and tries to go down the ground. Gets an outside edge that flies over short third man for a boundary.

Comes back into the start and nails the yorker on off, Ayush Badoni jams this one out to mid off for a dot.

FOUR! There's no stopping Nicholas Pooran! Short and wide outside off, cut away hard and past backward point for a boundary. 55 in the last three overs and now 'only' 42 needed off 30 balls.

SIX! Wow, what a strike and Nicholas Pooran misses the joint-equal fastest FIFTY in the history of the tournament by one ball but he won't care much about that. Pitched up on middle and leg, Pooran gets the front leg out of the way and smokes it a long way back over the long on fence for a huge hit. This has been an inning of immense calibre and Pooran seems to be guiding Lucknow surprisingly to a comfortable win here.

Slower one, bowled into the pitch and outside off, this is slapped away to deep cover for one more.

Back of a length outside off, this is pulled away through wide mid on for a single.

FOUR! Everything that Nicholas Pooran hits seems to be going to the fence. Fuller one around off, Pooran heaves it off the inner half of the bat and beats deep mid-wicket to his left for another boundary.

On a good length, angling across off, Ayush Badoni stays back and dabs it down to third man for one.

SIX! That has been crunched and 18 runs come off that over! Banged in short and over middle and leg, Nicholas Pooran shows quick hands and pings the pull shot flat and hard over the backward square leg fence for a maximum.

FOUR! Streaky but Nicholas Pooran won't mind it one bit. Fraction shorter and outside off, Pooran looks to cut hard but gets an under edge wide of the keeper and into the third man fence.

Length ball around off, eased away toward cover-point for one.

Slower again, full and outside off, driven off the front foot to cover.

Slower one, fuller and around off, guided away toward short third man for a single. Excellent stop from the fielder there, saves a certain boundary.

SIX! Nicholas Pooran is dealing in maximums at the moment! Banged in short and around leg stump, but doesn't get high either. Nicholas Pooran gets inside the line to pick it up and dispatch it over the backward square leg fence for a maximum.

Flatter around the pads, worked away 'round the corner for one. 77 needed now off 42 balls.

SIX! Karn Sharma is being hammered here. Shorter in length and turns away from around off. Nicholas Pooran gets on the back foot and thumps it over extra cover for yet another maximum.

SIX! Tossed up on leg stump, Nicholas Pooran sits down and plays the slog-sweep to perfection. The ball flies over the square leg fence for a biggie.

Risky single! Flatter one on the stumps, this is tucked away to mid-wicket for one.

FOUR! Excellent timing! Quicker through the air and shorter on leg stump, Ayush Badoni is quick to get on the back foot and whips it away in front of square on the leg side for a boundary.

Leg byes! This is dragged down on the pads, Ayush Badoni tries to rock back and pull it fine but misses. The ball clips the pads and runs away fine. Harshal Patel from short fine leg chases it down and keeps it down to a couple of runs.

FOUR! Slapped away! A bit short and wide, Nicholas Pooran sees the width and throws his hands at it. The ball flies off the bat and goes flat over backward point for a boundary.

Top delivery! Nails the wide yorker and beats the bat as well. Nicholas Pooran tries to jam it out but the ball sneaks under the willow.

WIDE! An attempted bumper now but gets a bit of a tennis ball bounce and sails over Pooran's head. Wide signalled!

On a hard length and over middle and leg, Nicholas Pooran stays back and nudges it down on the off side.

Full and angling into middle, this is clipped away in front of mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Just over! Back of a length around off stump, Ayush Badoni throws his hands at it and gets enough on it to take it over mid off for a boundary.

WIDE! Short of a length and angled down leg, wide called.

OUT! CAUGHT! Mohammed Siraj comes back in and gets rid of the Lucknow skipper. On a good length, a cross-seamer and around the pads. KL Rahul looks to up the ante and flicks it aerially. Rahul doesn't get the timing right and hits it straight down the throat of Virat Kohli at deep square leg. Kohli makes no mistake and Rahul departs after a sluggish inning. Lucknow have now lost half their side.

SIX! High and handsome! This is tossed up full and around middle, Nicholas Pooran gets down on one knee and slogs it up in the air. The ball sails over the wide long on fence for a maximum.

Flatter one on off stump, Nicholas Pooran blocks it out.

OUT! TAKEN! The Impact Player does get a wicket and it is a big one as well. Karn Sharma floats this one up nicely and throws it outside the off stump. Marcus Stoinis reaches out and looks to whack it downtown but ends up slicing it high and over backward point. Shahbaz Ahmed at wide third man settles under it and takes a good catch. Stoinis departs after a blistering knock and Bangalore have an opening now.

Quicker and flatter at the stumps, Marcus Stoinis rocks back and keeps it out.

SIX! Thumped! Tossed up full and around off, Marcus Stoinis just hits through the line of the ball and smokes it well over the long off fence for a biggie.

WIDE! Throws it well wide of the off stump and turns it further away. Marcus Stoinis fails to reach it and a wide is called.

Shortish length on leg stump, forced off the back foot down to long on for a single.

SIX! Dispatched by Marcus Stoinis! Shahbaz Ahmed pays the price for bowling it in the slot on leg, Marcus Stoinis powers this one over the mid-wicket fence for yet another maximum.

Darted in short and on middle and leg, KL Rahul backs away to cut but gets an inside edge. Luckily for him, the ball does not go back ono the stumps. The ball sneaks past Dinesh Karthik behind the wicket and batters run a single.

Shortens his length and bowls it at the stumps, Marcus Stoinis pushes it off the back foot to long on for a single.

SIX! Marcus Stoinis brings up his fifty in style! Tossed up, full and on off, Marcus Stoinis reads it well and clears his front leg. Swings his bat and clears the long off fence with ease. This has been a counterattacking knock by Stoinis but needs to keep going to keep his side in the game.

Sees Stoinis make room and fires it at the pads, Marcus Stoinis misses the flick and wears the ball on the thigh pad.

Starts with a full delivery around off, KL Rahul works it to deep cover and takes a single.

FOUR! Nicely played! Karn Sharma bowls it short and around off, Marcus Stoinis gets into a good position and cuts it hard towards deep point. Shahbaz Ahmed there sprints to his left and slides to keep the ball in play. However, the replays show that his feet were in contact with the ropes and it will be a boundary to Lucknow. An expensive first over by Karn Sharma, 16 runs came off it.

Shorter and on off, Marcus Stoinis cuts but cuts straight to backward point.

Close! Darted in on leg on a short length, KL Rahul places it to the right of the bowler and sets off for a single. Karn Sharma gets to the ball quickly and has a shy at the non-striker's end. A direct there would have been curtains for KL Rahul.

Goes flatter at the stumps, Marcus Stoinis stays back and punches it to deep cover for one.

FOUR! Floated, full on middle, Marcus Stoinis clears his front leg and thumps it back over the bowler's head for a boundary. Marcus Stoinis is turning it on for Lucknow here.

SIX! Karn Sharma gets greeted with a biggie as well! Bowls a half-tracker on leg, Marcus Stoinis isn't one to miss out as he rocks back and pulls it over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum.

Fuller in length and on off, Marcus Stoinis places it in front of extra cover and scampers across for a run. A good finish to the over by Harshal Patel.

Length delivery around off by Harshal Patel, Marcus Stoinis stays back and pushes it wide of deep cover for a couple of runs more.

Good delivery! On a good length just outside off, Marcus Stoinis pokes at this delivery and misses.

FOUR MORE! Goes with the back of the hand slower delivery and bowls a low full toss on off, Marcus Stoinis does not miss out as he drills it back past the bowler. Beats the long off fielder to his right for yet another boundary. Stoinis has decided to target Harshal Patel here.

FOUR! Streaky but Marcus Stoinis and Lucknow will take it! Touch fuller and outside off, Marcus Stoinis goes for the drive away from the body but gets an outside edge. The ball flies over backward point for four more runs.

SIX! Marcus Stoinis welcomes Harshal Patel with a maximum! Starts his spell with a length delivery on middle, at 138 kph, Marcus Stoinis swipes across the line and clears the square leg fence for a maximum.

Slower and short on leg, Marcus Stoinis waits for the ball to arrive and pulls it to deep square leg. Six singles off the over.

Pace on this time and back of a length on off and middle, KL Rahul whips it off the back foot to deep mid-wicket. Banglaore won't' mind these singles one bit.

Length delivery on middle and leg by David Willey, Marcus Stoinis turns this one to deep backward square leg for a run.

Slower again and drifting in on leg, KL Rahul gets cramped and pushes it through mid-wicket for a single.

Angling across, outside off on a short length, Marcus Stoinis reaches out and cuts it to deep point for another single.

Slower and into the wicket on middle, KL Rahul works it off the back foot to deep square leg for one.

FOUR! Easy pickings! Banged in short on leg, Marcus Stoinis swivels in his crease and helps it through short fine leg. Gets it past the diving Mohammed Siraj at short fine leg for a boundary. At the end of the Powerplay, Lucknow have scored 37 runs for the loss of three wickets.

Back of a length, just outside off, Marcus Stoinis hangs back and knocks it straight to mid off.

Keeps it at the batter on a hard length, Marcus Stoinis tucks it straight to mid-wicket for a dot.

Sprays it outside off on a short length, KL Rahul cuts it along the ground to deep point and gets to the other end.

Back of a length this time and outside off, Marcus Stoinis stays back and punches it to deep cover for one.

On a good length around off from over the wicket, KL Rahul taps it to deep point and takes a single.

FOUR! Glorious timing! Bowled around the top of off stump, Marcus Stoinis gets on the front foot and punches it off the middle of the bat through wide mid off for a boundary.

Valiant effort from Mohammed Siraj running back but the ball falls out of his reach. Just short of a length around off, Marcus Stoinis looks to go after it but mistimes the heave up in the air and over wide mid on. Siraj from mid on tries to sprint back and puts in the dive but can't ge there and they get a couple of runs as well.

Keeps on persisting with the top of the stump length and all Stoinis can do is block it out from inside his crease.

On a good length and over middle this time, Marcus Stoinis nudges it onto the leg side now.

Nicely bowled! Good length on off stump with the natural angle taking it away from the right-hander. Marcus Stoinis looks to go on the back foot and block but the ball zips past the outside edge.

Full on middle, shaping back in a touch, KL Rahul pushes it to mid on for a quick single.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! What a return this is proving to be for Wayne Parnell as he picks up his second wicket. Similar to the last delivery, full and outside off, swinging away beautifully. Krunal Pandya was beaten looking to drive on the last ball but goes for the expansive drive yet again. Pandya though ends up getting a thick outside edge that is pouched comfortably by Dinesh Karthik behind the sticks moving to his left. Lucknow in a spot of bother now!

Lovely shape! Fullish length on the fifth stump line and swinging away sharply from the left-hander. Krunal Pandya looks to drive at it but is well beaten.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Wayne Parnell picks up a wicket in his first over and Lucknow are two down early in the chase. Parnell bowls this one on a perfect length and in the channel around off, getting the ball to seam away. Deepak Hooda stays put but has a little poke at it. The ball takes the outside edge and Dinesh Karthik takes a solid low catch diving in front of him. There's not much excitement for the catch and the umpire straightaway goes upstairs. UltraEdge confirms that there's a nick and the replays show that Karthik has his gloves well underneath the ball.

WIDE! This is bowled down leg and the ball swings further down the leg side as well. A wide is called and Dinesh Karthik does well to make the stop.

FOUR! Nicely done! Short of a length and around leg stump, Deepak Hooda flicks it aerially and well in front of square on the leg side for a boundary.

Length again and on the pads, this is flicked away through mid-wicket for a run.

Starts off on a good length around leg stump and gets it to shape back in a touch. Deepak Hooda hops back and nudges it in front of cover-point for a single.

Three dots on the trot to finish the over. Bowled at a good pace and on a hard length around off, KL Rahul looks to hang back and just guide it toward third man but is beaten for pace.

Right on the money again from Mohammed Siraj and this one nips back in a bit from the off stump. KL Rahul stays watchful and blocks it out.

Good length again and over the top of off stump, KL Rahul pushes it down to mid off.

A touch shorter and over leg stump, Deepak Hooda works it off his hips toward square leg and turns the strike over.

Good length outside off stump, this is edged down to third man for a single.

FOUR! Top effort in the deep by Harshal Patel but it goes in vain. Good length on the pads, KL Rahul pushes it in front of square leg and the ball seems to be running away to the fence. Patel sprints to his left from deep backward square leg and puts in a big dive to save a run. The replays though show that his foot touched the ropes and it will be a boundary.

Good length around the top of off, dabbed down toward point.

Short of a length outside off, Deepak Hooda dances down the pitch and lifts it well over mid off. Faf du Plessis is very quick to run back over his shoulder and almost reaches the ball as well. The ball bounces in front of him and the batters get a couple of runs.

Back of a length over off stump, KL Rahul covers the line well and punches it back past the bowler. The ball goes to the right of mid off where Faf du Plessis makes a good stop and keeps it down to a single.

Fuller in length and outside off, driven wide of the man at mid off for another quick single. Deepak Hooda is off the mark as well.

Good length around middle and leg, KL Rahul nudges it to mid-wicket and sets off for the quick single. The fielder there, Glenn Maxwell picks up the ball and just misses the shy at the bowler's end. Had that hit, Rahul was a goner but he is off the mark.

Starts off with a length ball around off and gets the ball to shape in a bit. KL Rahul stays on the front foot and taps it out to cover.

FOUR LEG BYES! Good length on leg stump, Deepak Hooda tries to get inside the line and flick it away but misses. The ball thuds into the pads and rolls away into the fine leg fence for a four runs.

Fullish length outside off, Deepak Hooda moves in his crease and shuffles past the off stump before easing it toward cover-point.

Right on the money as this is served on a length and on off stump, Deepak Hooda blocks it off the front foot.

OUT! CHOPPED ON! Mohammed Siraj draws first blood here for Bangalore with the ball and Kyle Mayers is out for a duck. Just bowls it back of a length and closer to the off pole. The pace is good and the ball angles across the left-hander. Mayers looks to cut it off the back foot but is late on the shot and gets an inside edge back onto the stumps. Bangalore get a big breakthrough early on and Siraj is delighted with it.

Fuller in length around leg stump and shaping back into the left-hander. Kyle Mayers falls over as he looks to flick and misses, getting rapped on the pads. Half an appeal for LBW but is turned down.

WIDE! Full and outside off, looking to swing it away but is spilled well beyond the tramline. Wide called and Lucknow are underway.

Starts off with a good-length delivery on middle and this one jags back in. Kyle Mayers gets cut in half and gets a blow to the thigh pads.