RCB vs SRH Ball by Ball Commentary

6:17 PM IST Right then! That is all we have from this clash. On 7th October, we have two games coming our way. The first match will be played between Chennai and Punjab at 2 pm Local (10 am GMT) and the second clash will be between Kolkata and Rajasthan at 6 pm Local (2 pm GMT). Do join us for the same. Till then, take care and goodbye!

6:14 PM IST Kane Williamson, the skipper of Hyderabad, is also the PLAYER OF THE MATCH. He says that it has been a tough season for them but it was a great win today. Adds that it was great to see the small adjustments being made by the players on a tough surface. Says that it was a pitch where the batter had to work hard to score runs. Further adds that they were looking to build pressure with the ball as they knew that they would not get results quickly. Says that Maxwell had to be dismissed if they had to win this game and he is happy to run him out. Adds that finishing the game off against a team like Bangalore is a great feeling. About Umran Malik, says that he is a special player and it is not very surprising to see him perform so well in this competition. Finishes by saying they lost quite a few games in the last overs but it is quite satisfying to win one in the last over here.

6:13 PM IST Virat Kohli, the skipper of Bangalore, says that the intent was to try and do it as soon as possible but he feels like Maxwell's run out was the turning point. Adds that when AB de Villiers was there the game was still on but they missed out due to a short margin. Adds that Shahbaz Ahmed played really well and applauds Hyderabad's bowlers by saying that they bowled really well in the death. Talking about Chahal, he says that he had his away from the game but he has come back brilliantly and he has been magnificent for them. While talking about Umran Malik, he says that this tournament gives talent every year and it is important to make the best out of them and it is good for Indian cricket. Ends by saying that they are optimistic and feel it is a little hiccup in the journey and they will come back strongly.

6:00 PM IST Bhuvneshwar Kumar is down for a chat, he says that his hand is fine now. Adds that in the last over, there were obviously nerves in the last over so he was trying to bowl wide yorkers. Says that they felt that they were 10-15 runs short but they bowled well as a unit to defend it.

5:59 PM IST Earlier in the day, after electing to bowl, Bangalore did really well to restrict Hyderabad to 141 especially after the start Hyderabad got off to. That though proved to be enough as their bowlers put up a spirited performance to diminish Bangalore's chances to finish in the top 2.

5:59 PM IST Williamson used 5 bowlers and all 5 of them bowled really well! Kumar, Kaul and Holder began brilliantly in the Powerplay! Rashid did not start off that well but came back strongly later on. Malik was very impressive in his first spell of three but he was taken to the cleaners in his last over. That could have well proven to be fatal but Kumar and Holder kept their nerve. Outstanding performance.

6:06 PM IST We did feel, 141 was under par but Hyderabad turned back the clock, they were a team which were known to defend low totals and have done so again here. Early wickets are what they needed and they got three. Glenn Maxwell and Devdutt Padikkal then put up a good stand which was taking the game away from Hyderabad. Maxwell once again batted beautifully but his run out changed the game again. Padikkal needed to be there till the end but he fell at the wrong time. Shahbaz Ahmed also struck a few crucial boundaries but he to fell at the wrong time. It all came down to AB de Villiers, they needed 2 biggies from the last three balls. It came down to 1 on the last 2 but it was Bhuvneshwar Kumar who kept his cool and took his side over the line.

5:55 PM IST STOP THE PRESS! Hyderabad have finally managed to win a game! And what a victory it is! 141 is what they have defended against a world-class batting lineup of Bangalore! Take a bow, Hyderabad, it has been a tremendous effort from them. Also, Bangalore's hope of finishing in the top 2 is almost over. They will be disappointed with this loss but Hyderabad were the better side.

5:49 PM IST HYDERABAD WIN THE MATCH! This is brilliant bowling by Bhuvneshwar Kumar. He missed that yorker on the fourth ball but he has delivered for his team! Full toss again, outside off. AB de Villiers hits it towards deep cover and they take one. Hyderabad win by 4 runs!

5:46 PM IST DOT BALL! 6 needed from the last ball! A full toss, outside off. AB de Villiers hits it to covers and does not take the single.

5:45 PM IST SIX! SMACKED! That is smacked by AB de Villiers! Bhuvneshwar Kumar serves a length ball, right in the slot. AB de Villiers clears the front leg and smacks it over the bowler for a maximum! 6 from 2 now!

5:45 PM IST DOT BALL AGAIN! A low and wide full toss. AB de Villiers drills it straight to sweeper cover. But they do not take the single!

5:44 PM IST AB de Villiers is back on strike with that single! Full ball, wide outside off. George Garton carves it to deep point for one. 12 needed from 4 now.

5:43 PM IST DOT BALL! Play and a miss! Length ball, outside off. Garton gets low and looks to smack but misses. It is not called a wide! 13 from 5 now.

5:42 PM IST Bhuvneshwar Kumar will bowl the final over.

5:42 PM IST DOT BALL! So, George Garton will be on strike for the last over! AB de Villiers shuffles across to the off stump and Holder fires a wide yorker. AB de Villiers looks to slog sweep but misses and gets hit on the pads. They look to take on but it is just not there. 13 from the last over now!

5:40 PM IST Just a single! Short ball, on leg. Garton miscues the pull past short mid-wicket for one. 13 from 7 now.

5:40 PM IST George Garton is the new man in.

5:39 PM IST OUT! TAKEN! Jason Holder gets a very important wicket and things are getting very close here! Short ball, on off. Ahmed goes for the pull but miscues. Kane Williamson takes an easy catch at short mid-wicket.

5:38 PM IST Not called a wide! Ahmed shuffles across so Holder pushes it wide outside off. Ahmed leaves thinking that it will be called a wide but it is not.

5:37 PM IST Length ball, on off. Heaved wide of deep mid-wicket for a couple.

5:37 PM IST DROPPED! Bhuvneshwar Kumar drops a sitter! Slower ball, outside off. Ahmed hits it straight to Bhuvneshwar Kumar at deep cover. He puts down an easy catch but then stops the ball from going to the fence. Two taken.

5:36 PM IST Jason Holder is back on.

5:35 PM IST Just a single then. Slower ball, on a length, outside off. Shahbaz Ahmed hits it to deep point for one. 11 from that over and 18 needed from the last two.

5:34 PM IST FOUR! Past the fielder! Full toss, outside off. Shahbaz Ahmed carves it away. The man at point throws himself to his left but does not get to the ball. The ball runs to the fence.

5:33 PM IST Well bowled. Length ball, cramping AB de Villiers for room. He taps it towards mid-wicket for a quick single.

5:33 PM IST Quick single! Short ball, on off. Shahbaz Ahmed goes for the pull but gets the inside edge back on the pads. The ball rolls away and the batters take off. Malik tries to kick the ball on the stumps at the striker's end but misses.

5:32 PM IST On a length, on off. Punched to covers.

5:31 PM IST FOUR! Tonked by Ahmed! He gets a shorter ball, outside off. He rocks back and pulls it nicely to the mid-wicket fence. That would put Malik under pressure.

5:36 PM IST Umran Malik (3-0-10-1) is back on.

5:30 PM IST FOUR! That is played to perfection by AB de Villiers! Tossed up, on off. He reverse-sweeps it over point for a boundary. 29 needed in the last 3 overs now.

5:30 PM IST Shahbaz Ahmed walks out.

5:29 PM IST OUT! TAKEN! Rashid Khan strikes and Devdutt Padikkal has to walk back to the hut! This is a crucial moment in the game here. Shorter ball, on leg. Pulled away nicely by Devdutt Padikkal. But the ball does not have the distance on it. It goes to deep mid-wicket. Abdul Samad runs to his left and takes the catch. 33 needed in 19 balls now.

5:28 PM IST Darted on middle. AB de Villiers sweeps it to deep square leg for one.

5:27 PM IST Shorter ball, on off. Smacked down to long on for one.

5:27 PM IST Just two! Flatter ball, outside off. Devdutt Padikkal cuts it hard but the man at deep cover gets to his left and dives to keep it to two.

5:26 PM IST Had AB de Villiers missed that, he would have been a candidate for LBW. Full ball, on leg. He sweeps it to deep square leg for one.

5:25 PM IST A single to end as this is pushed through covers. A decent over by Kaul.

5:24 PM IST Lands safe! Outside off, AB de Villiers looks to go over covers, ends up carving it a lot squarer then he would have liked. Falls in no man's land. Two.

5:23 PM IST Just the one again! Outside off, this is guided down to third man for one.

5:22 PM IST Shorter and on off, this is guided through point for one.

5:22 PM IST Chance! A direct hit would have had AB de Villiers! On the pads, Devdutt Padikkal looks to flick but closes the face of the bat early. It goes off the leading edge to point. They go for one. The fielder has a shy at the keeper's end but misses.

5:21 PM IST A dot to begin! A slower one on the pads, Padikkal looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pads.

5:21 PM IST Siddarth Kaul is back on.

5:20 PM IST A single to end! Outside off, stays low. Padikkal looks to cut but it goes off the bottom edge towards short third man for one.

5:18 PM IST NOT OUT! That is hit into the ground! Full and outside off, Padikkal looks to hit it through covers. It goes off the inner half back to the bowler who takes it and appeals. He is the only one doing so. Just to be sure, it is taken upstairs. Replays show that it is a bump ball.

5:18 PM IST FOUR! Brilliant shot! Out comes the reverse sweep, it is full and on middle, Padikkal nails it through point for a boundary.

5:17 PM IST BEATEN! The googly, it lands outside off and spins away. Padikkal is beaten as he pushes at it.

5:17 PM IST Straightaway plays the sweep through square leg for one.

5:17 PM IST AB de Villiers walks out now.

5:16 PM IST OUT! Direct hit and Maxwell is a goner! Kane Williamson, you beauty! Delivers when his team needed him to! Brilliant run out! There was never a run in there. Not sure where they were going. This is flatter and outside off, this is cut towards cover by Devdutt Padikkal. It is actually mistimed. They go for a run, Maxwell is late to take off but goes for it. Williamson picks the ball up and hits the stumps at the keeper's end. Maxwell is well short. Game on now. That is the only way it looked like he would get out. Another top innings from him. 50 needed in 35.

5:14 PM IST Rashid Khan is back on.

5:13 PM IST A single to end! Shorter and on middle, this is pulled through mid-wicket for one.

5:12 PM IST DROPPED! If you want to call that one! Fuller and on middle, this is hit hard back towards the bowler. Bhuvneshwar Kumar sticks one hand up, it hits the fingers and goes down to long on for one. That needed to stick.

5:12 PM IST Two! Brilliant! Angled into the pads, this is worked with soft hands, the weight is perfect on the shot towards mid-wicket. Easy two.

5:11 PM IST Gets away with one there! A full toss, it is worked through square leg. They take one. 50-run stand up. Brilliant partnership. These two came together when Bangalore were in trouble. They need to go on though. Job still not done.

5:10 PM IST Fuller and on middle, this is hit down to long on for one.

5:10 PM IST Fuller and on middle, this is hit back towards the bowler who gets a hand to it. It goes towards mid on. No run.

5:09 PM IST Strategic Time-Out! Bangalore are in a very comfortable position thanks to a brilliant knock by Maxwell. But a couple of quick wickets will make it interesting yet again. Will that happen? Or will Bangalore get to the target with ease? Also, Bhuvneshwar Kumar is back into the attack.

5:05 PM IST Again makes room but finds the mid off fielder. 56 needed in 42 balls.

5:06 PM IST Length and on off, tucked to deep mid-wicket for a single.

5:04 PM IST In the air and Safe! On a length and on leg. Devdutt Padikkal makes room and looks to pull but gets a top edge over the bowler's head. A single taken.

5:03 PM IST On middle, pulled away to deep square leg for one.

5:03 PM IST FOUR! EDGY RUNS! This is full and outside off, looks like another slower ball. Glenn Maxwell swings across the line and manages an inside edge past short fine leg for a boundary.

5:03 PM IST Change. Jason Holder (2-0-13-0) is back on.

5:02 PM IST WIDE! Length ball, angling down the leg side. Maxwell misses his heave.

5:01 PM IST Length ball, slower and on the pads, this is flicked to square leg for a single.

5:00 PM IST Short and on off. Glenn Maxwell looks to pull but does not connect to it.

4:59 PM IST A length ball, outside off, Padikkal guides it to third man for a single.

4:59 PM IST Full and on off, pushed to sweeper cover for a single.

4:57 PM IST On a length, on off. Blocked out.

4:57 PM IST FOUR! Pulled away! A length ball, on off, pulled away to mid-wicket for a boundary by Maxwell.

4:56 PM IST On a length, on middle, defended back to the bowler.

4:54 PM IST EDGY RUN! This is short and on middle. Glenn Maxwell gets low and looks to ride the bounce. He does not middle it but and the ball drops safe at square leg. One. 71 needed in 54 balls.

4:53 PM IST Length ball, outside off. Devdutt Padikkal taps it late and towards third man for a single.

4:52 PM IST This is slightly fuller and outside off. Devdutt Padikkal looks for a big drive but fails to get any bat on it. Brilliant bowling.

4:51 PM IST Very full and on off. Maxwell jams it out to covers for a quick single.

4:52 PM IST Length and outside off. Devdutt Padikkal slaps it over covers for a sinle.

4:52 PM IST A length ball, outside off. Devdutt Padikkal looks to push but gets beaten on the outside edge.

4:48 PM IST Darted on the pads. Tucked past mid-wicket for another couple

4:48 PM IST Great batting. Darted on the pads. Clipped towards mid-wicket with soft hands. The fielder has to run from the fence and the batters get a couple.

4:47 PM IST FOUR! Glenn Maxwell seems to be in the mood to go after Rashid Khan! Flatter ball, on off. Maxwell gets low and sweeps it to the square leg fence.

4:47 PM IST Flatter ball, on off. Blocked out.

4:47 PM IST SIX! Just over the fielder! Tossed up, on off. This is a googly and Maxwell slogs it. The ball goes towards long on. The fielder leaps up but the ball goes just over him.

4:46 PM IST Flatter ball, on the pads. Flicked past square leg for one.

4:47 PM IST Strategic Time-Out! Hyderabad are on top in this game right now as they have sent the top three back into the hut. Devdutt Padikkal though has got his eye in and Glenn Maxwell has looked good since the time he has come out. A lot will depend on this stand and they need to play for a while. An interesting passage coming up.

4:45 PM IST That must have hurt Maxwell! Short of a length, outside off. He looks to pull but misses and gets hit on the stomach.

4:42 PM IST Almost at 152 kmph with that one! Length ball, on off. Maxwell hacks it to deep mid-wicket for one.

6:25 PM IST A full toss, outside off. Devdutt Padikkal looks to drive but gets the outside edge to third man for one.

4:41 PM IST Full ball, on off. Nicely driven but straight to the man at cover.

4:40 PM IST Great effort in the deep! Full ball, on the pads. Devdutt Padikkal flicks it away. The man at fine leg runs to his left and dives to stop the ball. Two taken.

4:39 PM IST Length ball, on off. Pushed to covers. The pressure is rising on Devdutt Padikkal now.

4:38 PM IST Just a single as this is pushed to long off. 9 from Rashid Khan's first over.

4:37 PM IST Loopy ball, on off. Maxwell heaves it across the line past mid-wicket for one.

4:37 PM IST Shorter ball, on off. Blocked out.

4:36 PM IST SIX! Over the fielder! Tossed up, on off. Maxwell sweeps it across the line. The ball goes high in the air. The man from deep mid-wicket runs to his left but the ball goes over him for a maximum.

4:35 PM IST Flatter ball, on leg. Flicked past square leg for one.

4:35 PM IST Starts with a googly, on off. Devdutt Padikkal taps it to short third man. He is not able to rotate the strike very easily now.

4:35 PM IST Rashid Khan is into the attack.

4:34 PM IST Length ball, around off. Punched to covers by Maxwell.

4:33 PM IST Glenn Maxwell is the new man in.

4:33 PM IST OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Umran Malik gets the wicket and he has deserved it. He has bowled with real fire in the last two games and strikes early here. A short ball, around leg. Bharat goes for the pull but all he gets is some glove on it. Wriddhiman Saha does the rest behind the stumps. Big wicket as Bharat was in good touch, he also started well.

4:31 PM IST Length ball, around off. Punched to covers.

4:31 PM IST Length ball, on off. Bharat drives it but the man at short cover dives and stops the ball.

4:30 PM IST Length ball, outside off. Punched past covers for one.

4:30 PM IST Short of a length, outside off. Devdutt Padikkal misses the cut.

4:29 PM IST Umran Malik is into the attack.

4:28 PM IST FOUR! Short ball and put away! On middle, sits up to be hit. It is pulled over mid-wicket for a boundary. 10 from the last two balls and that spoils the over completely. Bangalore are 37 for 2. 105 needed in 84.

4:27 PM IST SIX! Over the fence! Really well connected! A pressure releaser! A slower one, fuller and on off, Bharat lofts it up and over the long off fence for a maximum.

4:26 PM IST Seam up ball this time, Padikkal guides it to point and gets to the other end.

4:26 PM IST That is brilliant bowling! Slower one, just behind the driving length. Padikkal is early in the swing and misses. This is the kind of delivery that works on such surfaces.

4:25 PM IST On middle, Bharat pushes it to mid on. Takes a quick run.

4:24 PM IST A slower one on off, Bharat guides it to point.

4:24 PM IST A huge appeal but turned down! Angled into the pads, Bharat looks to flick but misses. It hits the pad and rolls on the leg side. A leg bye taken.

4:23 PM IST Just the one! Outside off, this is guided through point for one.

4:22 PM IST FOUR! That will release the pressure somewhat! Not the right line! On the pads, this is worked behind square on the leg side for a boundary by Devdutt Padikkal.

4:21 PM IST Around off, Devdutt Padikkal waits and then opens the face, can't beat point. Pressure building.

4:21 PM IST Angled into the pads, Bharat works it through square leg. Takes one. He gets off the mark. A run after 10 balls.

4:20 PM IST Fuller and on middle, Bharat plays it back to the bowler.

4:21 PM IST Will Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowl his third over? Nope, Jason Holder comes in the attack. He went for 7 in his first over.

4:19 PM IST A dot to end then! That is a maiden wicket from Kaul! Outside off, Padikkal guides it to short third man.

4:18 PM IST Outside off, Padikkal guides it but to point.

4:18 PM IST Length and on off, Devdutt Padikkal pushes it, slightly uppishly but lands well short of mid off.

4:18 PM IST Shortish and outside off, stays low. Padikkal looks to cut but gets an underedge.

4:17 PM IST Who will bat now? Srikar Bharat it is.

4:16 PM IST OUT! TAKEN! Dan Christian once again fails up the order! Bangalore 2 down now and Hyderabad well and truly back into this one. Siddarth Kaul strikes on his second ball. It is yet another slower one, fuller and on middle, Christian looks to flick but is early in the shot. It goes off the leading edge to mid off, Kane Williamson takes an easy catch.

4:15 PM IST A slower one to begin with! On middle, Dan Christian pushes it to covers. He thinks of a run but is sent back.

4:13 PM IST Full and on off, driven to mid off.

4:13 PM IST Length and on off, this one stays low. Devdutt Padikkal gets low and taps it on the off side.

4:13 PM IST Slower length ball, outside off. Devdutt Padikkal looks to work it on the off side but misses.

4:12 PM IST FOUR! Pure timing! This is on a length, on middle. Devdutt Padikkal makes room and pushes it with ease wide of mid off for a boundary.

4:11 PM IST On a length, outside off. Christian lifts it over point for one more.

4:10 PM IST Length and outside off. Dan Christian steps across and down the track and pushes it to covers.

4:09 PM IST Length and outside off, tapped to point.

4:09 PM IST On a length, on off. Devdutt Padikkal defends it under his eyes.

4:08 PM IST NOT OUT! A length ball, down the leg side. Padikkal looks to flick but seems to miss it. Hyderabad appeal for caught behind but not given. They go for the review. UltraEdge shows no bat and Hyderabad lose their review. Wide given as well

4:08 PM IST Review time. Kane Williamson has reviewed this for caught behind. There is no bat on that one though.

4:06 PM IST In the air...safe! A full ball, on middle. Devdutt Padikkal flicks it uppishly and towards long on where the ball drops safely. Two taken.

4:05 PM IST A short ball, on middle. Devdutt Padikkal looks to ramp it but fails to get any bat on it.

4:04 PM IST FOUR! First boundary for Padikkal! A short ball, way outside off. Padikkal slaps it over covers and the ball races away to the fence.

4:03 PM IST Full and straight on the pads. Devdutt Padikkal misses his flick and gets hit on the pads. An appeal for LBW but not given. Might be drifting down leg.

4:04 PM IST Who will bat now? A promotion for Dan Christian as he walks out to bat. Jason Holder to steam in from the other end.

4:03 PM IST OUT! LBW! Kumar gets his man and this is a huge wicket for Hyderabad. Kumar steams in and hurls a length ball, around off, it lands and jags back in sharply. Kohli hangs back and looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads. An appeal and up goes the finger. Kohli asks Padikkal about the height but then continues his walk back. Early wicket, just the start Hyderabad wanted.

4:01 PM IST On the pads, nudged to deep square leg for a single. Devdutt Padikkal is off the mark.

4:00 PM IST Length ball, on the pads. Padikkal flicks it to square leg.

3:59 PM IST Full and on middle, tucked to the right of mid-wicket for one.

3:59 PM IST Now angles it on the pads. Kohli misses his flick and the ball brushes his pads and rolls back to the keeper.

3:58 PM IST FOUR! Bangalore and Kohli are up and running! A length ball, outside off. Kohli drives it through covers for a boundary.