RCB vs RR Ball by Ball Commentary

A single and Royal Challengers Bengaluru have pulled off a heist to break the jinx at home. They win by 11 runs! Good length, on off, Fazalhaq Farooqi swats it to long off and takes a run.

Pace off, a low full toss, on off, Tushar Deshpande swings but the ball goes just behind to the left of the keeper. The batters take one.

Full, on middle, Fazalhaq Farooqi hits it to long on for a single.

OUT! RUN OUT! Superb effort from Jitesh Sharma to execute this runout! Full and on middle, Wanindu Hasaranga knocks it to long off and calls for the second. Is way too slow on the sprint back and Tim David fires the throw, a bit wayward to the keeper. Jitesh Sharma moves across to his left, collects the ball and has to fling himself with an outstretched right hand to knock the bails and Wanindu Hasaranga is still caught short of the crease by a few inches.

A nice yorker, just outside off, Tushar Deshpande fails to jam it out and the ball beats the keeper too. The batters take a bye.

OUT! TAKEN! That should be the final nail in the coffin! Rajasthan Royals have butchered this chase and are on the brink of losing it. A full toss, on middle, Shubham Dubey could have hit it anywhere but he swings across and picks up Phil Salt at deep mid-wicket.

Length, over off, Wanindu Hasaranga swings across and gets a thick outside edge to deep third. They do not take the run, and rightfully so. Just one run and two wickets off this over!

Short of a length, over middle and leg, Wanindu Hasaranga makes room and looks to block but gets beaten. No Hat Trick for Josh Hazlewood, but oh boy, what an over this is turning out to be!

OUT! CAUGHT! A golden duck for Jofra Archer and Josh Hazlewood has pulled this game back and how! Rajasthan Royals are losing the plot, AGAIN! He bangs the surface and bowls it on a hard length, over off, Jofra Archer stays put and throws his bat at it, in an attempt to slice it over the infield on the off side. The ball skids through quicker and takes the upper half of the bat. Lobs straight to Rajat Patidar at cover who takes a dolly. Josh Hazlewood on a Hat Trick!

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! What a use of a review for RCB! This could be just what they needed to make a comeback into this game! Josh Hazlewood sees the batter back away and fires it very full and outside off, Dhruv Jurel cannot reach for it and misses to make any connection and the keeper takes it low to his right. There is not much of an appeal but RCB decide to challenge it and send it upstairs for a check. The UltraEdge loads up, and there is a spike as the ball passes the back of the bat. A huge roar across the stadium and the onfield call of NOT OUT is overturned to OUT!

Hard length, extra bounce and Dhruv Jurel miscues the pull to mid-wicket. A valuable dot from Josh Hazlewood!

Hazlewood serves the full toss, on middle and off, Dubey misces the slice towards cover for just a single.

FOUR! Innovative and effective! 22 runs off the over and surely it's the RR's game now! Fuller than a length, on off, Dhruv Jurel moves across and scoops it behind the keeper towards fine leg fence for another boundary. Rajasthan Royals need 18 runs off 12 balls now.

FOUR! Deft touch and it races away! Good length, around off, Jurel angles the bat face and glides the ball past short third to is left for a boundary.

Very full and on leg, Shubham Dubey digs it out to cover. The non-striker sets off for the run but is sent back. There is a wayward throw from Rajat Patidar and the batters eventually take the run for overthrows.

SIX! Launched! This hit firmly brings back control for RR in the chase! Length, on middle, Shubham Dubey picks it up early and dispatches it over square leg for a six.

Back of a length, outside off, with some pace taken off, Dhruv Jurel miscues his pull to long on for a single.

SIX! That's huge! Bhuvneshwar Kumar is welcomed back with a biggie! A bit too full and on off, Dhruv Jurel covers the line and clobbers it over long on for a six.

FOUR! Wow, that's a shot and a half! It should ease all the nerves amidst all the noise at Chinnaswamy! Hard length again, over off, Shubham Dubey shows the face of the bat and punches it neatly through covers for a boundary to get off the mark.

Hard length, skidding through with some extra bounce. Shubham Dubey swivels to pull but is hurried and gets it off the splice to mid-wicket.

Fuller than a length, around off, Dubey pushes it to cover.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Josh Hazlewood doing Josh Hazlewood things! What a timely wicket for RCB! Steams in and hits the deck hard, on a back of a length, around off and gets the ball to nip back in a bit too. Shimron Hetmyer looks to work it across but gets a faint inside edge that goes through to the keeper. Jitesh Sharma takes a good catch moving to his right and Shimron Hetmyer walks for another paltry score.

Similar line and length and Dhruv Jurel is hurried again. Hits it to backward point off the upper half of the bat and steals a quick run.

Hard length, over off, Dhruv Jurel swats it to cover off the splice.

WIDE! Sees the batter back away and bowls it down leg, on a length. Josh Hazlewood will have to reload this one.

Good running between the wickets this! Krunal Pandya bowls it at the pads again, and Shimron Hetmyer nudges it to the square leg region and calls Jurel through for the second. The throw is fired at the keeper and Shimron Hetmyer has to put in a dive to make it in. 12 runs off this over and Rajasthan Royals need 45 more runs off 24 balls.

Attacks the pads, on a shorter length, Shimron Hetmyer clips it behind square on the leg side and takes a couple of runs.

Goes fuller and at the stumps, Dhruv Jurel is happy to tuck it to long on for one.

SIX! BANG! Two-in-two for Dhruv Jurel, and he has now decided to switch gears! Krunal Pandya drops it short again, over middle, Dhruv Jurel waits back and pulls it high over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Short and on off, Shimron Hetmyer punches it to deep cover for one.

Short and on leg, Shimron Hetmyer sits down to slog it behind but misses. The ball goes off his pads to short fine leg and Dhruv Jurel looks to sneak a run but is sent back.

SIX! Finally, Dhruv Jurel manages to get a hold of one! Fractionally short again, this time a lot straighter, Jurel hops back and pulls it flat and in front of deep square leg for a much-needed biggie.

Beaten! Slightly short and outside off, turning away quickly as well, Jurel rocks back to cut but misses. He's struggling here and Shimron Hetmyer goes and has a word with him.

Short of a length and well outside off again, Jurel waits back well but cuts it straight to the fielder a backward point. RR need to find the boundaries here.

Around the wicket to the left-hander, bowling the googly. Short and wide, sitting up, Hetmyer just eases it through covers for a single.

Nagging length again on off, firing it in, Jurel stays back and taps it down the ground for a single.

Pushed through quick and a bit full around off, sliding on, Jurel presses back and punches it to covers.

FOUR! Wrong line from Krunal, a bit full and down leg. Shimron Hetmyer gets a faint tickle on it as the ball rolls away to the left of short fine leg and into the fence.

Fuller one, drifted into the batter, Dhruv Jurel sits down and brooms this one away through square leg for another single.

Back of a length on off and angling away, Shimron Hetmyer stays back and dabs it wide of short third for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! Good reactions from Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Krunal Pandya gets his second wicket. Not the best of deliveries from Pandya, short and darted in at the pads. Nitish Rana looks to just help it on its way but ends up hitting it flat and over short fine leg. Kumar leaps up and fumbles on the first attempt but manages to hang onto the second attempt when he lands. Rana departs for 28 (22) and RR find themselves in a very familiar position.

TWO WIDES! Firing it in now and spilling it down leg. The keeper fails to collect and the ball rolls to short fine leg for a single as well.

Sees the batter backing away and slows it right up, bowling it around leg, Jurel has to adjust and blocks it off.

On the fuller side and bowled on middle, Dhruv Jurel drives it straight to the cover fielder.

Oh, edged away straight into the keeper's pads! Quicker delivery, a bit short and wide, skidding through. Jurel looks to cut hard but gets an outside edge that goes into the pads of Jitesh Sharma and rolls away to short third and they get a single. Just 4 off that over!

Slightly short over middle, Rana looks to rock back and pull but mistimes the shot down to long on for just one.

Flatter one, darted in on a length. This one angles in from outside off in to middle and leg, Rana punches it away to the off side.

Length ball outside off, bouncing extra and JUrel is able to cut it just in front of point and into the deep for another single.

Quicker delivery, on a nagging length and around off, Jurel defends it off the back foot.

Fractionally short and angled in from outside off, Nitish Rana rocks back and cuts it firmly to deep point for one.

Good length on leg, punched away from the crease and in front of mid-wicket for just another single. That required rate just starting to climb up towards 10 runs an over.

Dragged length around middle, just nudged away to the leg side off the back foot for one.

FOUR! Well struck! Trying to fire it in at the off stump, Dhruv Jurel is quick to go for the reverse and goes up and over backward point for a boundary.

Tossed up, a bit fuller and drifted into middle and leg, Jurel leans on to block.

On a length and floated up on middle and leg, Nitish Rana works it away through mid-wicket for another single.

Quicker delivery, angling it in at the batter, Jurel backs away and pushes it down to long on for a run.

Short and wide outside off, Jurel leans back and cuts it with an open bat face to deep point for one more.

Around the wicket to the left-hander, a bit short and darted in at the batter. Rana nudges it away into the vacant space at mid-wicket for a single.

Tossed up now, full and around off, driven down to long off for a single.

Another two! The wrong'un now, short and turning back in from outside off. Jurel hops back ad slaps the ball behind point again for another brace.

Short again, fired in and a bit outside off, Dhruv Jurel latches onto it and cuts it behind point for a couple of runs.

Oh, extra bounce! Quick and short on off, this one turns away as well. Jurel rocks back to pull but misses.

Tossed up, on middle, Dhruv Jurel nudges it to long on for a single.

Full, on off, Dhruv Jurel blocks.

Given OUT onfield but successfully overturned by Dhruv Jurel! Krunal Pandya almost gets a double strike. Bowls it full and angles it into the batter. Dhruv Jurel is cramped in for room and tries to squeeze it out, but misses. The ball goes onto hit the back pad and the players go up in unison. The umpire deems it out. Dhruv Jurel immediately sends it upstairs and the UltraEdge shows why! There is an inside edge and the onfield call is asked to be overturned to NOT OUT.

Full, on middle, Nitish Rana flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Short and on middle, Dhruv Jurel punches it to deep cover for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! Krunal Pandya makes a big impact on his very first ball and delivers a big blow to RR! Floats it up, nice and full, on middle and Riyan Parag is pre-determined to take on the bowler. Sits on a knee to slog sweep, but the ball turn away a bit and he only manages to get a top edge that goes straight up. Jitesh Sharma calls for the catch, keeps his eyes locked in and takes a good catch to the right of the pitch.

Length, on off, Nitish Rana pushes it to cover.

FOUR! It's raining boundaries at the moment! Yash Dayal overcompensates and goes a bit too full, on off, Nitish Rana this time just strokes his drive with superb timing to get it through covers for four more.

FOUR! Absolutely crunched! Short of a good length, outside off, Nitish Rana slaps it over covers for a boundary.

Top effort from the substitute fielder, Jacob Bethell, to save a certain boundary. Short and outside off, Nitish Rana slaps it through covers. Jacob moves across from deep point to his left and puts in a full-stretched dive to push the ball back in, keeping it down to two.

Full and on off, Nitish Rana firms the drive but straight to mid off.

Angling across, on a back of a length, outside off, Riyan Parag dabs it to deep cover for one.

Short and outside off, Riyan Parag cuts it hard to deep point for a single.

Tossed up, on middle, Riyan Parag taps it down the strip.

EDGE AND FOUR AGAIN! Suyash Sharma drops it short and bowls it quick, outside off, Riyan Parag rises back with the bounce and looks to punch but gets a thick outside edge through short third for a boundary.

Flatter in trajectory full and on off, Riyan Parag gets an inside edge onto his pads.

SIX! Launched! Suyash Sharma floats it nice and full, on middle and leg, Riyan Parag gets his front leg out and smokes it over deep square leg for a six.

Comes into the attack and starts with a full ball, on middle, Nitish Rana pushes it to deep point and rotates the strike over.

TOP EDGE AND SIX! This time, the other way and over the ropes! Short one, over middle, Riyan Parag is fractionally early on the pull, and the ball goes over the keeper to his left for a biggie off the tope edge.

EDGED AND FOUR! Neither Riyan Parag nor, Rajasthan Royals will complain how it comes. Length, just outside off, Riyan Parag looks to heave it across the line and gets a thick outside edge past the keeper to his right for a boundary. Skipper gets off the mark!

Attacking the stumps, on a fuller length, Rana drives it to deep point for a single.

Full and on the pads, Nitish Rana tries to nudge it behind but only tucks it to the right of the keeper.

FOUR! Nicely placed! Back of a length, outside off, Nitish Rana stays rooted in the crease and ramps it squarer of deep third for a boundary.

Starts from over the wicket and forces the ball into the surface, on a good length, over middle, Rana tucks it down the deck.

Good length, on off, Riyan Parag blocks it out. Rajasthan Royals end the powerplay at 72/2!

OUT! CAUGHT! Josh Hazlewood wins the battle, and Yashasvi Jaiswal departs for a well-made 49 (19). Hazlewood switches the angle and comes from round the wicket this time. Goes into he surface on a back of a length and angles it into the batter. Yashasvi Jaiswal is hurried a bit and cramped for room too. He looks to pull, and the ball just gets big on him. Lobs it off the splice of the bat, in front of mid-wicket. Romario Shepherd moves in a few steps and takes a good low catch to see the back of in-form Yashasvi Jaiswal!

SIX! Smartly done! Josh Hazlewood drops it shorter and over middle, with pace on, Yashasvi Jaiswal hangs back and ramps it over the keeper's head for a six. 14 off the first four balls.

FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries again for Yashasvi Jaiswal against Hazlewood! A bit fuller than the previous one, outside off, Jaiswal slices it over point region for four more.

FOUR! Gorgeous shot! Josh Hazlewood bowls it on a length, around off and Yashasvi Jaiswal waits back for the ball to arrive. Cuts it past backward point for a boundary.

Goes into the surface and angles it across the left-hander on a length and well outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal swings and misses.

Back of a length and around off, Rana stays back to defend.

SIX! Rana has a look-in for a couple of balls and then just opens his arms. Good-length delivery, pitching around middle and angling away, Rana with a nonchalant flick off a length and this is deposited over the square leg fence for a biggie.

Just short of a good length, on off and middle, Rana presses back and plays it back onto the deck.

Back of a length, on off and angling away, Nitish Rana gets upright and just dabs it down to short third.

OUT! TIMBER! Bhuvneshwar Kumar with the last laugh here and the veteran manages to outfox the youngster. Bhuvi brings out the knuckle ball now and bowls it on a good length, aiming it at the stumps. No extra bounce here, and Vaibhav Suryavanshi backs away to smash it over the off side, missing it completely. The ball crashes into the stumps and RR are now 52/1 in 4.2 overs.

SIX! That's gone a mile up in the night sky and travels all the way as well! Short ball at the body, Vaibhav Suryavanshi gets inside the line to pull and gets a top edge that clers the fine leg fence and goes for a six. 50 up for the Royals!

FOUR! A hat-trick of boundaries to end the over and RR are flying! On the shorter side and over middle and leg, Yashasvi Jaiswal leans back and pulls it cleanly over mid-wicket this time for a boundary.

FOUR! Jaiswal standing still now and managing to control these shots much better. Good length around the top of off, Jaiswal stays leg side of the ball and lofts it over wide mid off for another boundary.

FOUR! Oh, just over! Back of a length over middle, Jaiswal gets hurried but stays put and smacks the pull flat over mid-wicket. The substitute fielder there, Manoj Bhandage leaps up but can't lay a hand on it.

Back of a length and over middle and leg, Yashasvi Jaiswal makes room again to go big but misses it completely.

Oh, wow! This pitch is certainly spicy! Hazlewood just hits a hard length around leg and bowls it at nearly 139 clicks but the ball takes off and zips through, leaving Jaiswal down on the deck.

Back of a length and around leg, hitting the deck hard and extracting extra bounce. Jaiswal comes forward and backs away to open up the off side but is well beaten.

Another proper bumper from Bhuvi, banging it in halfway down the track and over middle. Suryavanshi fails to pull it away and no wide is called either. Suryavanshi feels it was too high but no review taken.

Gets it over the infield! Short again, banged in towards the batter. Suryavanshi forces the pull up and over mid-wicket and picks up a couple of runs.

Full and straight at the stumps, Suryavanshi clears the front leg and drills it straight to mid off.

Oh, that's a good comeback from Bhuvi! Extra pace this time, banged in short and over middle, the ball zips through the deck as Suryavanshi sway away from the line of the ball.

SIX! Picked up and dispatched! Short of a length and swinging back into the body, Vaibhav Suryavanshi stays leg side of the ball and swings it away over deep square leg for a biggie. The kid sure packs a punch!

Full and outside off, angling across, this is in the blockhole and Suryavanshi can only manage to dig it out to covers.

SIX! OUTTA HERE! Short of a good length and angling in from off, right into the swinging arc. Yashasvi Jaiswal stays put and bangs it away deep into the stands over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. That went 99 meters!

Just over, again! Hard length around off, Jaiswal hangs back to swing across the line but ends up splicing it over the cover-point fielder for a couple of runs.

FOUR! Now, that is a shot! Pitched up again and around off, Jaiswal stays put and clobbers it straight back and to the left of mid off for a boundary.

FOUR! Edged away! Pitched up at the stumps, Yashasvi Jaiswal swings across the line but gets a thick outside edge that flies over short third for a boundary. RR throwing caution to the wind early on.

Just over! Hard length on midle, angled in, Suryavanshi backs away to hammer it over mid on but gets it high on the bat and over Tim David for a single.

Wide! On a good length and angled well down the leg side, wide called.

Ooh, swing! Yash Dayal runs in from over the wicket and bowls it full around off, the ball curves back onto the stumps as Suryavanshi jams it out.

Back of a length and around off, Jaiswal stands tall and pushes it down to extra cover. 8 off the first over of the chase.

Hard-length delivery around off, Suryavanshi looks to loft it with a straight bat but miscues it down to deep backward point for a single.

Suryavanshi goes hard right away but fails to get the connection. Not all that full and bowled on middle and leg, Vaibhav Suryavanshi clears the front leg and swings across but gets it off the pads and on the bounce to first slip.

Back of a length and angling across middle and leg, Jaiswal looks to swing it away but miscues it towards cover-point for a single.

Good length, around the top of off, Jaiswal pushes it down in front of mid off.

SIX! Oh, hello! Yashasvi Jaiswal plants one into the stands right away. Just short of a good length and over leg, Jaiswal picks up the length early and pummels it high over deep square leg for a biggie.