RCB vs MI Ball by Ball Commentary

Salam survives and RCB get home! Full and around off. Salam pushes it back to the bowler, but Bawa gets a hand on it and the ball deflects away towards long on. Both batters are quick to spot the opportunity and scamper for two. Corbin Bosch charges in and fires it back to the keeper, who collects and breaks the stumps. Salam flings himself into a dive and drags his bat inside the crease. The third umpire is called in to check for the run out. Salam had flung himself into a dive, and while the bat popped out of his hand on landing, it was in contact with the willow when he made his ground. The third umpire confirms it. What a dramatic end to an absolute nail-biter in Raipur. A low-scoring thriller, living worth the billing. RCB WIN BY 2 WICKETS. And with that, the Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants are officially knocked out of the playoff race.

Slower one, across the right-hander, on a good length. Bhuvneshwar Kumar miscues it down to long off for a single. RCB need 2 runs from the last delivery!

SIX! JUST OVER! My word, he has cleared the ropes. A magnificent strike from Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Fuller and wide outside off. Bhuvi gets forward and opens the face, slicing it over sweeper cover with an inside out lofted shot. The fielder leaps but the ball sails over him for six runs.

WIDE! Dear me! Slower bumper, but way, way too high over the batter's head. Bhuvneshwar Kumar lets it fly back to the keeper. Wide called. RCB need 9 runs from 3 balls.

OUT! TAKEN EASILY​​! Raj Bawa has picked up the most important wicket for his side. Fuller this time and wide outside off. Shepherd is well outside his crease and looks to slice it through the off side, but gets nowhere near the middle of it. The ball flies off the toe end and is sliced straight to Varma at backward point, who leaps and takes it comfortably. RCB lose their 8th wicket.

Well bowled! Stays around the stump and bowls a wide yorker, outside off. Romario Shepherd swings hard, but is beaten by a whisker on the outside edge. Romario Shepherd and Rasikh Salam converge for a chat to review for a wide, but they decide not to. A crucial, crucial dot ball from Bawa.

Two Wides! The pressure is showing on Raj Bawa. Tries to keep it away from the hitting arc of the batter, but bowls it too wide, outside the tramline. Rasikh Salam swings and misses and the ball rolls back to the keeper. Ryan Rickelton releases an underarm throw to the batting end, but misses his shy and the batters complete the bye. 10 needed off 5 balls now.

Oh, goodness! This just doesn't rise from a short length, outside off. Romario Shepherd swings with all his might to pull into the stands, but the ball stays underground and squirts off the toe end to deep mid-wicket for a single. 12 needed off 5 balls.

Good execution this time! A wide yorker, outside off, Romario Shepherd fails to get under the ball and drills it back to the bowler off the toe end. Oh, dear! The buzzer of doom goes off in Raipur for MI. Raj has overstepped and it is a No Ball. A Free Hit coming up...

WIDE! Bowls from around the stump, Raj pushes it wide across the batter, on a fuller length. Romario Shepherd stays put and throws everything left in the tank, but misses to connect. The ball breaches the tramline and it is called a wide.

Pinpoint yorker around leg. Shepherd cannot get his bat to it again, and the ball clips the toe of his left boot and trickles down towards cover-point. A leg bye is taken, and Romario retains the strike.

This is world-class death bowling by Bumrah. Nails in another searing yorker around leg. Shepherd tries to jam it out but misses completely, and the ball clips his front pad and squirts away to the left of the keeper. Both batters fancy a bye and set off, but the keeper does well to collect it on the move and fires at the stumps, but misses.

MI lose both their reviews! Bumrah spears it into the batter, on a fuller length, angling from middle to leg. Romario Shepherd gets a touch across in the crease and tries to work it across the line, but plays all over it and is hit on the front pad. A massive, confident appeal for LBW, but the umpire shakes his head. Bumrah is pumped up and wants it to be reviewed. SKY walks up to him to have a chat. Rickelton is a bit reluctant, but Suryakumar trusts his bowler and takes the review. UltraEdge shows no bat involved, and Ball Tracking shows that the ball is projected to miss the leg stump. So, the on-field decision is upheld.

Well bowled! Slower bumper from Bumrah, angled into the batter. Romario Shepherd ducks under it. The ball bounces in front of Ryan Rickelton, who does well to gather it. 16 needed off 9.

Length ball, around off, Rasikh runs it behind to deep third for a single only.

Full, tailing in on leg, Romario Shepherd flicks it to deep square leg for a single. 150 UP FOR RCB!

OUT! TAKEN! Sensational athleticism by Tilak Varma and this game is far from being over. Full and around off. Krunal goes deep in his crease and looks to clear the boundary downtown, but does not get the timing right and hits it flat to the left of long on. Tilak Varma tracks it to his left and takes a stunning catch, but his momentum is taking him over the rope. He keeps his composure, flicks the ball back into the playing area before crossing the boundary. He comes back in and completes the catch. The third umpire has a look, and the replays confirm that it is a clean catch. Krunal Pandya walks back and is received with a huge round of applause by his teammates. But he would be gutted to have not got the job done for his side. RCB are 149/7, needing 18 off 12 balls.

SIX! Oh, my days! Krunal is down, flat on the ground, but he has dumped it into the stands. Shades of Maxwell vs Afghanistan in the 2023 World Cup. Full and around off on a lower trajectory. Krunal gets down early and picks it up beautifully, and slog-sweeps it cleanly over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

Short, on middle and leg, Krunal pulls off the back foot to deep square leg. He can't run due to cramps and the batters do not cross.

SIX! Sprinkles salt on the wounds! A lot fuller, around off. Pandya clears the front leg and smokes it over wide long on for a massive six.

A big miss! Short and outside off. Krunal walks across and tries to belt it down the ground but gets nowhere near the middle of it. The ball loops up to deep mid-wicket, where Naman and Tilak converge from either side. Dhir gets to it first and takes the catch to his right, but his momentum is carrying him towards the rope. He tries to flick the ball back into the playing area, but Varma does not attempt to take the catch, believing that Dhir had touched the ropes. Instead of releasing the throw, Tilak got into a bit of an argument with Dhir, but thankfully for MI, the batters did not run.

Oh, prodigious turn. Spins in from outside off, on a length. Krunal does not read the carrom ball, but manages to keep it out to the off side.

Closes out a superb over! Off-pace delivery, short and over off. Krunal pulls it to deep mid-wicket for only a run. Just 6 runs from Chahar's last. He is done with his spell, with figures reading 4-0-33-2.

Takes pace off, at 119.5 kph, this is dug in short, around off. Romario Shepherd slices the ball on the pull shot, and it goes on a couple of bounces to deep mid-wicket for a single.

In-between length, angling outside off. Krunal waits back and punches it along the ground to long off for just a single.

Slightly shorter, outside off. Shepherd knocks it off the back foot, through the cover-point gap for an easy single.

Half-tracker, around off, Pandya waits for the off-cutter to arrive and swats it on the bounce to the left of long on for a single.

Ouch! That must have hurt. A deceptive slower ball, on a hard length, stays slightly low, on the leg stump line. Krunal Pandya is early into the pull shot and is well beaten before being hit on the stomach. Krunal is looking uncomfortable and is down on the ground.

WIDE! Not an ideal start. Slower bumper, at just 116.4 kph, over the head. Krunal walks forward, but decides to leave. Wide given for height.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Corbin Bosch goes bang, bang. A golden duck for Tim David. Cross-seam ball, bowled on a hard length, over middle. David swivels as he tries to pull it off the front foot, but the ball comes on slower than he expected. It grazes the toe end of the blade and goes behind, where the keeper, Ryan Rickelton snaffles it with ease. Bosch is done for the night, finishing with figures of 4-1-26-4. RCB need 36 runs from 24 balls.

OUT! CAUGHT! Jitesh Sharma holes out. Bosch goes into the surface again but this is wider on off. Jitesh Sharma advances down the track again and is made to reach out as he looks to flay it over point. Ends up slicing it towards deep point, where Naman Dhir settles under it and makes no mistake. A good little hand from Jitesh comes to an end.

SIX! Nicely done! Bosch bangs it in short, over off and middle. Sharma walks inside the line of the ball and uses the pace to hook it over the long leg fence for a six.

Falls well short! This is on middle. Pandya attempts the pull but the ball is not all that short. He mistimes it aerially and the ball lands well in front of Raj Bawa at deep square leg. Just a single.

Served on a back of a length at 142.8 kph, on off. Krunal Pandya shimmies down the track and flat bats it to mid off.

SIX! Krunal made it look so easy. Bosch hits the back of a length, on middle. Pandya picks up the length quickly and swings across with the angle. Pummels it over mid-wicket and it goes all the way.

Off-cutter, on a back of a length, on off. Krunal runs it down to deep third to pick up a single.

FIFTY FOR KRUNAL! From 32 balls. An outstanding knock from the all-rounder on a challenging surface. Time and again, he has shown his value to this RCB outfit, whether it be with the bat or the ball. Full and angled in on the off stump. Pandya has a heave across the line. It comes off the inner half and goes wide of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Attacking the front pad with a good-length ball. Krunal tugs it to mid-wicket.

From around the wicket for the left-hander. Bumrah spots Krunal backing away and he follows him with a length delivery. Pandya does not pick the slower one and is slightly early into the stroke. Chips it away from Bumrah to his right. Sharma was keen for a single but was sent back.

Fuller now, around off. Jitesh knocks it back past the bowler with a straight bat. It goes to the right of mid off and the batters cross over for one.

FOUR! Top shot! Fractionally short and equally wide on off. Jitesh presses back and gets on top of the bounce. He punches it with a high elbow and the ball races past cover for a four.

At 132 kph, on middle and leg, on a good length. Krunal Pandya brings his bat out in front and whips it past mid-wicket. Tilak Varma sprints to his left at long on and gets low to make the stop. He lays half a hand on it and the ball threatens to trickle behind into the fence, but Tilak recovers to prevent the boundary and keeps it down to two runs. Just the over RCB needed after the wicket maiden from Corbin Bosch. 16 runs off it.

Wide! From around the wicket, an off-cutter, dug in short but it goes beyond the tramline on off. Krunal offers no shot.

Wide! A proper bumper this time by Bawa but this is too high. Pandya lets it go.

FOUR! Cracked away! Pace off and into the surface, over middle. Krunal stands tall and plays the pull off the front foot. Hits it all along the ground to the right of deep square leg for a boundary. 12 runs off the over with a ball to go.

Drags the length back and keeps it around the off pole. Jitesh dabs it behind point and turns the strike over.

SIX! Jitesh Sharma has had enough of ball watching. Fuller and at the sticks. Jitesh backs away to give himself room and swings through the line with mid off inside the circle. He tonks it way over the fence for a biggie. The 100 is up for RCB.

Six balls without a run for Jitesh. He will be starting to feel the pressure. Angled in on a back of a length, on middle. Sharma stabs it down on the strip.

Down leg, on a short of a length. Pandya stays inside the line and shovels it wide of deep fine leg. Jasprit Bumrah moves to his right to cut it off. There is a slight fumble, but that does not cost MI an extra run. Just a single.

Wow! Superb stuff from Corbin Bosch. A wicket maiden. Bosch puts in a bit of effort behind this one. On a nagging length, on middle. Jitesh is taken aback as the ball kicks up but manages to fend it off. RCB need 73 runs off 42 balls.

So far, so good from Bosch. Delivers it on a hard length, on off. Jitesh angles it in front of backward point and sets off for the run before being sent back by his partner.

Hits the deck hard, on middle. The ball skids through a bit and stays a bit low but Jitesh blocks it out from the crease.

Bosch goes slightly wide on the crease and pushes the length up, on middle. Sharma covers the line and defends it out.

Bashes the hard length, over off. Jitesh stays back to keep it out.

OUT! CAUGHT! Jacob Bethell could not have picked out the fielder in the deep any better. Corbin Bosch strikes on his return to the attack. This is a length ball, angled into the pads. Bethell plays a wristy flick and has no intention of keeping it on the ground. He fails to pick the gap and hits it straight down the throat of Tilak Varma at deep square leg. Tilak seems to have lost the ball in the lights for a moment, but managed to hold on close to his chest eventually. The 55-run stand has been broken. RCB are 94/4, needing 73 runs from 47 balls.

Another single to end the over, 12 off it. Bowled from around the wicket and angled down leg. Jacob Bethell sits down and sweeps it down to deep backward square leg for a run.

Floated full and on leg, eased down to long on for one more by KP.

Nicely flighted, very full and on leg. Bethell looks to work it away but is beaten in flight, getting an inside edge onto the pads. The ball trickles away into the off side and they get a single.

Dragged length around off, stays low as well and Pandya pulls it away to deep mid-wicket for a run.

SIX! Swung away over the ropes. Tossed up, much fuller on middle and leg, Krunal Pandya takes a step forward, and slog sweeps it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. This brings up the 50-run stand between Krunal and Bethell.

Slightly quicker through the air, on a length and on leg. Pandya lunges ahead and clips it wide of deep mid-wicket for a single. The batters go for the second run as well and make it as the throw at the bowler's end is just wide. Had that hit, Behell might have been in trouble.

Short of a length, angled across the batter. Pandya lets the ball come on and angles it towards backward point for a quick single. 85 needed now off 54 balls.

Nice changeup from Bawa. A slower bumper, dug in well short and around leg. Pandya tries to come forward and pull it away but is well beaten.

Slightly short and down leg, worked off the hips and down to deep backward square leg for a single.

Back of a length and outside off, dabbed away wide of point for a single.

FOUR! Stylishly done. Pitched up, around off, Krunal Pandya gets across a touch and gracefully lifts the ball back over the bowler's head for a boundary.

Dug in short and angled into the batter, pulled away down to fine leg for a single.

Fullish length outside off, hit away to the right of the deep point fielder for a single. 93 needed from 60 balls.

AM Ghazanfar pulls the length back smartly and angles it in from outside off. Krunal Pandya gets a stride in and looks to play a late dab but the ball slides on and brushes the pads before rolling down to short third. KP looks for the run but is sent back as an appeal for LBW is turned down. There is also a shy at the keeper's end as Pandya scampers back but it is wide and ends up resulting in an overthrow. There is a review taken for LBW, but the impact is outside the line of the off stump. Not Out!

FOUR! Too full again, and this time, Krunal Pandya puts it away. Tossed up on off, Pandya gives it a real thump as he swats it dead straight down the ground for a boundary.

Stays around the wicket and flights it fuller on middle, drifting it in. Bethell looks to flick but gets an inside edge onto the pads and the ball rolls into the off side for a single.

Comes around the wicket to Krunal and floats it fuller on middle. Pandya strokes it through mid on and turns the strike over.

A tad shorter, lands it outside leg stump. Bethell rocks back and hoicks it off the inside half of the blade and behind square leg for one.

Just another single for Bethell, who isn't able to convert his aggressive strokes into anything meaningful at the moment. Tossed up, full on leg, Bethell shimmies down the pitch again and drives it along the ground to long off for a run.

Another one that's floated up on the pads, Pandya works it 'round the corner on the leg side and picks up a single.

WIDE! Flighted one, full and down the leg side. Pandya fails to tickle it away.

FOUR! Swept hard and into the gap as well. Floated up on middle and leg, Krunal Pandya gets down on one knee and sweeps it firmly through square leg for a welcome boundary.

A bit quicker through the air, around off, and sliding on. Bethell rocks back and cuts it through backward point for one.

Tossed up, very full and angled into the batter. Jacob Bethell comes down the pitch, backs away and ends up squeezing it out to covers.

Jacks shortens the length and drifts into the pads. Pandya tucks it away to deep mid-wicket for one.

In-angler bashed on a hard length. Jacob hops on the toes and eases it to square leg.

Extra bounce from a good length, on off. Krunal Pandya tries to block, but is hit flush on the stomach as the ball grazes his gloves. It rolls into the off side, and they hustle for a single. Bosch is constantly hitting those heavy lengths, which is making the batters a bit uncomfortable due to the variable bounce.

Hard length, in the channel, at 136.7 kph. Jacob Bethell guides it towards deep third for a single.

Oh, another mix-up, but the damage is averted. On a short of a good length, on middle. Krunal takes a baby step forward and tucks it in front of the short mid-wicket fielder. He charges ahead slightly for a single, but suddenly stops and seeing Bethell charge through, he hurries to get to the other end.

On a good length, just outside off, this is punched between cover and backward point for a single.

Needed a direct hit! Raj had one stump to aim at. Hard length, nipping in and around off. Krunal Pandya gets on the toes and dabs it to backward point and rushes through for a single. Raj Bawa picks up and throws in a motion but misses his shy at the batting end, allowing Bethell to scoot through.

Dropped short, on middle and leg, Pandya gets back and across before knocking it down to long on for a run. Only 4 runs from Jacks' first.

Well bowled! Floats it up, on a fuller length, sliding onto the pads. Krunal Pandya gets on the front foot to block, but plays over the line and is hit on the front pad.

Pulls the length back a bit, on middle. Bethell rocks back and pulls it to deep mid-wicket. Robin Minz, the sub fielder moves the other way, but is quick to make amends and stops it. A single taken. 50 UP FOR RCB!

Full and around off, Krunal shimmies down the track and drives it to long off for a single.

Sharp turn, from middle to off, at 86.8 kph. Krunal leans on and dabs it with soft hands to short third.

From around the stump, this is pushed through, full, on off. Jacob drives it away to deep cover for a single.

Big swing and a miss! On a back of a length, wide outside off. Krunal Pandya does not move his feet at all, and has a waft at it, but the ball whistles past his blade. Not called a wide. RCB end their Powerplay with 47/3 on the board.

Huge nip-backer from off, on a hard length. Krunal Pandya is tucked up for space. Tries to block it down the pitch, but the ball takes the inside edge, deflects off the thigh pad and drops well in front of the first slip fielder.

SIX! Helped on its way! Bosch bangs it short and angles it at the body line of the batter. Krunal Pandya waits for it, swivels on the toes, uses the pace and pulls it over the long leg fence for a 77-meter six.

Angled across off, on a hard length. Krunal stays back and square cuts it away, but finds the backward point fielder midway. Sharp fielding by Raj Bawa there.

Off the mark right away! Back of a length, around off, Krunal steers it behind point for a couple of runs.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Perfect start for Bosch and problems are rising now for RCB. Corbin hits the hard length and targets the top of the stumps. Rajat Patidar gets across and tries to adjust to the bounce while attempting the pull shot, but only manages a thick top edge. The ball balloons up in the night sky over the keeper. Ryan Rickelton calls for the catch, calmly settles under it and takes a straightforward catch. The hosts lose their skipper and RCB are 39/3, needing 128 runs from 89 balls.

Straighter and fuller, just outside off, Rajat knocks it in front of the cover fielder and pinches a single.

Oh, nearly a catch! From around the stump, Chahar bowls a full ball, around the off pole. It holds on a touch and Jacob Bethell chips it to the left of the bowler. Deepak sticks out his right hand but the ball clips his fingers and rolls to mid off for a single.

Jags back in a touch, at 133.3 kph, on top of off. Rajat Patidar arches back and knocks it to deep point for a run.

FOUR! In the air but in the gap as well! Hard length, wide outside off. Patidar has enough room to free his arms and cuts it over cover-point for a boundary. That was a loose ball from Chahar.

This one nips in a touch, on a fuller length, on middle. Patidar lets the ball come in and then blocks it off the front foot.

On a back of a length, around off, Rajat camps back and punches it to SKY at cover.

That has flown through! Bumrah digs it on a hard length, outside off. Bethell has the width to cash in but the ball sails over the flailing blade. There seemed to be a bit of noise as the ball went past the bat. Ryan Rickelton could not gather it cleanly but there was no edge.

Wide! Down leg, on the fuller side. Jacob misses out on the glance.

Two leg byes! Bumrah strays on the pads, on the shorter side. Bethell fails to lay any bat on the tickle. The ball catches the thigh pad and goes down to deep fine leg for a couple of leg byes.

In the corridor, on a short of a length. Rajat guides it to deep third and crosses over.

Wide! Dug in short, on middle and leg. Patidar ducks under it. Too high for the umpire's liking.

Opened him up! Bumrah continues to be a bit too short, on off. Bethell hangs back to deal with it, but the ball straightens to square him up. It goes off an outside edge to deep third for one.

Too straight again, a bit fuller this time. Patidar flicks it off the pads through square leg for a run.

Slanting into the hips, on the shorter side. Bethell attempts the tickle. The ball takes a bit of bat and goes down to deep fine leg off the thigh pad. Single taken.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! An absolute beauty by Deepak Chahar. Just too good for even the best of batters. From around the wicket, he lands it on a good length, in line with the off stump. Padikkal is caught in his crease and is forced to play at it due to the angle. The ball lands and nips away off the seam enough to graze the outside edge. The keeper, Ryan Rickelton, does the rest behind the stumps. RCB are 24/2, chasing 167.

SIX! Flayed away! Deepak Chahar moves away from the length that has been working for him. He bangs it in short and offers width. Padikkal flashes and flashes hard at it. It goes more off the outer half and flies over the deep third fence for a six.

A confident shout for caught behind but turned down! Deepak Chahar was the only one to go up.  From around the wicket, full and around off. Padikkal shimmies down the track to negate the swing. Ends up yorking himself and looks to squeeze it out but misses. The noise was of the bat hitting the turf and there was no bat involved.

Oh, that stayed low. Into the surface, outside off. Padikkal swivels to shovel it away but is beaten all ends up as the ball goes under his bat.

Going across, on a short of a length. Padikkal looks to glide it down to deep third, but there is a man at third slip, who cuts it off.

Lovely shape for Chahar. Full and swinging away from the left-hander. Padikkal shoulders arms.

Bumrah hits the top of off, Padikkal hangs on the back foot and runs it down to deep third with an open bat face for a single.

In the channel, on a good length, nipping away off the seam. DDP makes a watchful leave.

Fuller now at 140.8 kph, at the sticks. Bethell brings his bat out in front to unleash the straight drive. He mistimes it to the right of mid on for one more.

A bit too straight and too straight as well, around leg. Padikkal nudges it square on the leg side and gets to the other end.

At 136 kph, on a short of a good length, on middle and leg. Bethell rises with the bounce to fend it off but the ball gets big on him to ping him on the bottom hand. It drops beside the strip on the leg side. They cross.

Off the edge? The men behind the bat go up belatedly, and seeing that, Jasprit Bumrah also goes up. The appeal dies down and the replays show that there was daylight between the ball and the bat. On a hard length, over off. Jacob stands tall to keep it out with an angled bat but the ball nips away to go past the bat.

FOUR! Padikkal is away. Swinging back in at the hips, on a back of a length. Devdutt walks inside the line and glances it neatly to deep fine leg for a boundary.

Beaten! Seam-up ball, on a good length, in and around the off stump. Padikkal looks to cover the line with a straight bat. The ball threatens to swing back in but just goes across the left-hander and has beaten DDP on the outside edge.

OUT! CAUGHT! A golden duck for Virat Kohli. Back-to-back ducks for the chase master. Moving away in the air, on a length, outside off. Kohli springs onto the front foot and rather than timing it, he goes hard on the lofted drive. He tries to play it on the rise but the bat turns in his hands upon contact. It goes flat towards mid off, where Raj Bawa moves to his right and takes a good catch.

Wide! Whoa, that went away a long way. Chahar pushes the length up but the line starts a bit too wide and it swings beyond the tramline on off. Kohli lets it go.

Drags the length back and the line is tighter, on the off stump. Bethell dabs it behind point from the crease and crosses over.

FOUR MORE! On the off side this time. Pitched up by Chahar, curving away from the left-hander. Bethell leans into the drive nicely and extends his hands to caress it through covers to pick up a boundary.

FOUR! Bethell and RCB are up and running! A gentle inswinger at 131.4 kph, on a good length, on middle. Bethell lets the ball come to him and brings his wrists into play. Clips it off the pads between mid-wicket and mid on to get going.