RCB vs SRH Ball by Ball Commentary

OUT! TAKEN! Harshal Patel wraps things up for SRH! He bowls a slower bouncer, on middle. Yash Dayal tries to pull it away, but is in no position to play that shot. It goes off the top edge towards deep square leg where Aniket Verma comes forward and takes the catch. Sunrisers Hyderabad win by 42 runs!

Change of pace, back of a length and on middle, Yash Dayal misses his pull and gets hit on the body.

Uppish but safe! Fuller and on middle, Yash Dayal chips it on the air over the bowler's head. Harsh Dubey from mid off runs backward but just fails to reach it. Two runs taken.

Slower, short of a length and on middle, Yash Dayal helps it towards short fine.

Fuller and on off, Yash Dayal drives it down the pitch where Harshal Patel stops his with his left hand on the follow-through.

Ends with another fine yorker, on middle, Lungi Ngidi just blocks it out.

Pitched up and outside off, Lungi Ngidi squeezes it out to point.

OUT! HIT WICKET! Krunal Pandya will want to forget that dismissal, but Pat Cummins won't mind as he gets his third. He serves a searing wide yorker, outside off. Pandya stays very deep inside the crease and tries to reach it. However, as he swings his bat down, he disturbs the stumps with it and has to walk back. RCB have lost 6 wickets in the last 19 balls, a glaring stat and they cannot afford to do this in the playoffs.

Another yorker, on off, Krunal Pandya looks to drive it but gets an inside edge onto his pads.

A yorker, on middle, Yash Dayal jams it out to towards short fine for a single.

OUT! BOWLED'EM! Pat Cummins with a beauty! He lands this on a good length and on middle, straightens a bit after hitting the deck. Bhuvneshwar Kumar backs away to drive it, but he exposes all his stumps in this process and plays down the wrong line as the ball zips past the outside edge to shatter the stumps. Bhuvi departs for 3 and RCB are 186/8.

EDGED AND FOUR! Pitched up and around off, Krunal Pandya looks to go over covers but gets an outside edge that flies to the third man fence for a boundary. 46 needed in the last 2 overs now!

Overthrows! Fuller and on middle, Bhuvneshwar Kumar flicks it towards deep mid-wicket for a single. Jaydev Unadkat throws it at the keeper's end, where it deflects off the stumps, allowing the batters to get a couple of more runs. Three in total.

OUT! TAKEN! Eshan Malinga gets his second now! A low full toss, on middle. Tim David cannot move his feet at all and looks to loft it down the ground. He fails to get any power on that one as the ball goes straight towards long on. Heinrich Klaasen takes a fine catch. Tim David departs for 1 (5) and RCB slip further down the drain! And this is now SRH's game to lose.

Pitched up and on middle, Tim David drills it to deep square leg.

In the blockhole, outside off, Tim David digs it out to the leg side.

Fuller one and on middle, Tim David drills it away wide of deep mid-wicket. Abhishek Sharma dives to his right to make a good stop. David does not take any run as he is suffering from a hamstring injury.

FOUR! Much-needed for RCB! Slower again, full and outside off. Krunal Pandya extends his arms and smashes it over extra covers for a boundary. 53 needed in 18 now!

Short of a length and on off, Krunal Pandya punches it straight to covers.

Change of pace again, back of a length and outside off, Krunal Pandya looks to cut it away but misses.

Slower bouncer, on middle, Tim David pulls it through square leg for a single. David is seen hobbling a bit as he completes the single.

OUT! TAKEN! Jaydev Unadkat strikes now! 3 wickets in the last 5 balls, and RCB slips further in this chase. A slower one this time, full and on middle. Jitesh Sharma steps across and looks to slog it over mid-wicket but fails to get the elevation on this one. The ball flies high in the air towards deep mid-wicket, where Abhinav Manohar settles under it and pouches it safely. Skipper departs for 24 off 15, and RCB are 174/6 now.

Fuller one and on off, Jitesh Sharma drives it straight to covers.

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Romario Shepherd goes back for a golden duck! Eshan Malinga has turned things around in this over. He bowls a deceptive slower one, full and on off. Shepherd looks to push it away but goes through it very early. He ends up lobbing it to the left of the bowler, where Malinga takes a great catch on the follow-through. RCB lose half their side now! No fireworks and not the night to be for Shepherd as he departs for a golden duck. RCB are now 174/5.

A low full toss, on middle, Jitesh Sharma looks to go for the slog but gets an inside edge towards short fine for one.

OUT! RUN OUT! Excellent work from Eshan Malinga! He serves it right in the blockhole, outside off. Rajat Patidar backs away and just about jams it out to the off side. Jitesh Sharma sets off for the run, but Patidar hesitates a bit. There is a collision between the batters as Malinga picks up the ball and hits a bullseye at the bowler's end. Patidar is well short of the crease. He departs for 18 (16) and RCB are four down, still needing 58 runs in 27 balls.

Pitched up and on middle, Jitesh Sharma flicks it away to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Nails the yorker this time, on middle, Rajat Patidar drills it to long off for a single.

FOUR LEG BYES! Eshan Malinga bowls a yorker but angling down the leg side. Rajat Patidar looks to dig it out but misses as the ball goes off his boot and races to the fine leg fence for a boundary.

He will! The first boundary-less over of the inning! NKR concedes just 4 off it. A low in-dipping full toss, on middle, this is whipped on the bounce to deep mid-wicket for a single only. Royal Challengers Bengaluru need 65 runs in 30 balls now.

Executes the bumper on the money, outside off, Rajat Patidar looks to ramp it over but misses. Looks towards the leg umpire for a wide, but is not entertained.  This has been a fantastic over so far from Nitish Kumar Reddy. He hasn't conceded any boundary so far. Can he wrap it up cleanly?

Fired fuller and around off, smashed down straight to mid off for a quick single.

Hard length, kissing the surface and coming quickly, Jitesh Sharma gets across to scoop, but the ball lifts off and goes over the batter.

A low full toss on the pads, Rajat Patidar pushes it down to the long on region for a single.

Follows the batter with a yorker, on the leg stump. Jitesh Sharma moves outside leg and can only clip it to the deep mid-wicket region for a single.

A toe-crushing yorker, on the stumps, Jitesh Sharma looks to clip across to the leg side but gets a leading edge and the ball rolls to the off side for a single.

A fuller ball, on the stumps, flicked towards the leg side for a quick single.

Pitched fuller and around off, Rajat Patidar drives it on the rise to widish long off for two more. 71 needed off the last 38 balls remaining.

An attempted yorker, on middle, Jitesh Sharma guides it to the short third region for a quick single.

SIX! WHAT A SHOT! A half volley outside off, Jitesh Sharma picks the length in a trice and spanks it behind deep cover for a massive six.

FOUR! Just short and races away! Fuller in length, at the stumps, Jitesh Sharma flicks it uppishly over mid-wicket. Abhishek Sharma dives to his right in the deep, but the ball lands wide of him and bounces into the fence for a boundary.

Hard length, on off, Jitesh Sharma plays it on the up and guides it to the point region for a single.

Shortish in length and on off, Rajat Patidar clips this to deep mid-wicket and takes a single.

IN THE AIR...Lands between the three converging fielders in the deep! Bowled fuller and outside off, Rajat Patidar is a bit too early into the shot and also, the bottom hand comes off the handle. The ball gets ballooned up in the air and over the cover region. It lands safely between the fielders at deep cover for a couple of runs.

Over the top of middle, on a length, Rajat Patidar gets across the line and tucks it past mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Nagging length, outside off, cutting back into the batter, Rajat Patidar tries to punch into the off side but gets beaten past the outside edge.

FOUR! Pierced through the gap! Hard length around off, climbing onto the batter, Rajat Patidar stands tall and opens the bat face, guiding it between backward point and short third for a boundary.

Cannoned in fuller at 141.1 kph, at the leg stump, flicked straight to mid-wicket.

WIDE! A slower over-the-head bumper, on off, Jitesh Sharma lets it pass alone. Wide called.

On the back of a length, over the top of the leg stump, nudged to the deep square leg region for a single.

Fuller and on the leg stump, clipped away wide of long on for a single.

SIX! Back of a length, skidding off the deck outside off, Jitesh Sharma leans back and ramps it over deep third for a six.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! CAUGHT! Pat Cummins brings joy to the SRH camp as he removes the ever-dangerous Phil Salt at a very crucial juncture! Bowled fuller and on the off stump line, skidding off the track quickly. Phil Salt looks to whip it across the line but closes his bat face a bit too early. Hence a leading edge is found and the ball spoons up in the night sky behind the bowler. Harshal Patel sprints to his right from mid off and takes a fabulous running catch. Phil Salt departs for a blazing 62 (32) and RCB are 129/3.

WIDE! Speared outside the tramline on the off side, Phil Salt lets it through. Wide called.

Hard length, skidding through outside off, Rajat Patidar gets on the back foot and guides it down to deep third for a single.

SIX! Sheer power! Nitish bowls it short and keeps it wide of off. Phil Salt flat bats it over long off for a six.

Back of a length, around off, slapped through backward point for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! An important wicket for SRH and the bowling change has worked wonders for them! Nitish Kumar Reddy fires it outside off, keeping the length fuller. Mayank Agarwal throws his bat at it and tries to play it away from the body with not much foot movement. Ends up getting a faint outside edge and Ishan Kishan takes a regulation catch behind the stumps. Mayank Agarwal depats for 11 (10) and RCB are 120/2 now, needing another 112 runs off 56 balls remaining.

Trying to be a bit cheeky there! Seeing Mayank shaping up to play the scoop shot over short fine leg, Nitish Kumar Reddy cleverly bowls it outside off, on a fuller length. Mayank Agarwal adjusts to it and taps it off the toe end to the off side.

Spears it onto the pads, on a fuller length, Phil Salt clips it toward deep mid-wicket for a single.

Short of a length, at 127.8 kph, on top of middle, Mayank Agarwal pulls it away to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Fullish one and on leg, Phil Salt whips it away wide of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

So close! Clever change of pace, dipping yorker, on off. Phil Salt is way early through his big heave and misses as the ball just goes past the off pole.

FOUR! FIFTY FOR SALT! A fantastic knock from him but he knows the job is not done yet here. A slower one, full and outside off. Phil Salt extends his arms and thrashes it away wide of long off for a boundary. He raises his bat to acknowledge it.

Pitched up and on middle, Mayank Agarwal drives it wide of long on for a run.

Fuller and on middle, Phil Salt drills it to long on for a run. Nelson on the board.

An excellent yorker, on middle, shaping in. Phil Salt does well to squeeze it out wide of deep square leg for a brace.

Slows it up, full and on off, Phil Salt lofts it to long off for one more. 28 runs in the last two overs!

Quicker, full and on leg, Mayank Agarwal works it through mid-wicket for one.

Flighted, full and on middle, Mayank Agarwal lofts it over the bowler's head. Nitish Kumar Reddy runs to his left, but a bit too much. However, this time he manages to get his hand on it and just manages to stop the ball. Two runs taken.

Short again and on middle, Phil Salt pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

SIX! Up, up and away! Flighted, shortish and on middle. Phil Salt picks up the length early, backs away and hammers it way over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie. He is looking in the mood here. The 100 is up for RCB as well!

Short and on leg, Mayank Agarwal nudges it through mid-wicket for a single.

SIX! Easy pickings! Harshal Patel bowls a juicy full toss around off. Phil Salt is not going to miss out on that and he pumps it over the long off fence for a biggie. 16 runs off the over!

Short again and on middle, Mayank Agarwal pulls it well but straight towards deep square leg for just one.

FOUR! Good shot! Short of a length and outside off, Mayank Agarwal accepts the width on offer and cuts it over point for a boundary.

On a length and on middle, Mayank Agarwal clips it to mid-wicket.

Back of a length and around off, Phil Salt punches it through covers for a single.

FOUR! SMASHED! Fuller one and on middle, Phil Salt stays back and smacks it really hard and uppishly back past the bowler. Harshal Patel got fingertips on the follow-through but it still raced away to the fence for a boundary.

OUT! TAKEN! Harsh Dubey gets a massive wicket! He removes the chase master, Virat Kohli, and Sunrisers Hyderabad are thrilled to bits with that one. This is pushed through a bit quicker, short and on middle. Kohli uses the depth of the crease, backs away to punch it away, but gets a bit cramped up and ends up slicing it flat and straight to point, where Pat Cummins makes no mistake. The 80-run opening stand has been broken, as VK walks back for 43 off 25.

Flatter, short and on off, Phil Salt bunts it in front of covers for a quick one.

SIX! Clears the ropes easily! Flighted, full and around middle. Phil Salt keeps his head down, crouches low and whacks it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

Tossed up, full and on leg, Phil Salt pushes it to covers.

Short again and on leg, Harsh Dubey punches it to longon for a single.

Floated, short and on middle, Virat Kohli pats it back to the bowler.

Goes fuller and on middle, shaping in, Phil Salt tries to flick it away but gets an inside edge onto his pads as the ball rolls behind the stumps. 17 runs off the over!

SIX! That is a shot and a half! Eshan Malinga lands this short of a length but well outside off. Phil Salt frees his arms and crunches it over the deep backward point fence for half a dozen more.

A full toss now, pace on, shaping in, Phil Salt bunts it back to the bowler.

FOUR! Up and over! A slower one, full and around off. Phil Salt picks it up early, waits for it and smacks it over mid off for a boundary.

A full toss, on middle, Virat Kohli looks to loft it down the ground but gets an inside edge towards short fine for a run.

SIX! Virat Kohli greets the Sri Lankan with a bang! Fuller one and angling into the leg side, Kohli backs away a bit and heaves it away from the meat of the bat as the ball sails over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

Another yorker from Unadkat, at the stumps, drilled down to long on for a single by Kohli.

A yorker on the money now, Salt digs it out to the right of mid on for a single.

FOUR! The 50 is up for RCB now! Short and on the pads, a loosener there to be put away. Salt swivels and pulls it to the vacant deep fine leg fence for a boundary.

WIDE! An over-the-head-bumper from Harshal now, over the top of the stumps. Phil Salt lets it pass. Wide called.

Back of a length, angling onto the pads. Virat Kohli nudges it in front of mid-wicket and charges through for a single.

FOUR! Maestro, absolute maestro this man is! Harshal again bowls a slower bouncer outside off, Virat Kohli charges down with a couple of steps and adjusts well with a tap on the ball. He threads the cover-point gap to perfection for a boundary.

Slower bouncer, on the back of a length, Salt waits for it to arrive and pulls it over square leg for a single.

Slows it up, on a good length and outside off, Virat swings hard at it but misses to connect, as he gets deceived by the lack of pace.

Harshal Patel bangs in a quick bouncer now, on middle, shoots up sharply off the duck. Virat Kohli looks to pull but misses.

Back of a length and on off, Virat Kohli steers it straight to short third.

WIDE! A slower bumper, going down the leg side, Virat Kohli goes for the pull shot, but misses and a Wide is called.

FOUR! That is Kohli at his absolute best! Overpitched by Harshal this time around, full and around off, Virat Kohli gets leaned forward and sends it up and over mid off for a boundary. Doesn't try to overhit it, just pure class and timing on that one from the chase master.

FOUR! Glorious written all over it! Full and wide of off from Harshal, Virat Kohli gets on top of the ball and opens the blade at the last minute, slicing it over backward point and beating the slide of the fielder to his left for a boundary.

In the air...taken! But won't matter as it is a Free Hit! A low full toss, on off, Phil Salt mistimes it and slices it high up in the air. Nitish Kumar Reddy from cover gets under it and takes it but it doesn't count. A single taken.

What could have been a wicket, it has become a Free Hit in the twinkle of an eye. Harshal Patel slips in a wild full toss, around waist height. Phil Salt stands tall and deep in the crease and plays the pull shot aerially. He, however, doesn't sail it over the ropes and the ball goes straight into the hands of the deep mid-wicket fielder, where Abhishek Sharma takes it over the head. The umpires want to check whether the ball is above the waist height of the batter. The Ball Tracking comes up and the technology saves the batter as the ball is marginally above the batter's waist. It is a No Ball.

Fired in fuller by Cummins, angling on the leg stump. Virat Kohli with a charge forward, tries to smash down the ground, but gets a thick inside edge. The ball runs towards short fine leg where the fielder dives over the ball and lets it through for a couple of runs.

Sharp bowling! A well-directed bouncer, on middle, angling in. Virat Kohli gets hurried onto his pull and misses. The ball hits him on the helmet and lands in the square leg region. A mandatory concussion check will happen now.

FOUR! Fuller in length and angling on the pads, Virat Kohli chips it through square leg. Nitish Kumar Reddy runs across to his right, but overruns as the ball spins across him and runs into the fence for a boundary at deep square leg.

Speared in fuller, on off, smashed toward mid off for a quick single.

Pat Cummins follows the batter and serves this full, angling into leg. Virat Kohli makes room to flick it but misses and gets hit on the pads as the ball rolls away. A leg bye is taken.

FOUR! PULLED AWAY! Short and on the bodyline, skidding through quickly. Virat Kohli gets on the back foot and pulls it aerially towards deep square leg. Nitish Kumar Reddy there, stands yards inside the ropes in the deep, and the ball sails just over his leap. One bounce and into the fence for a boundary. Had NKR been on the ropes, that would have been a catch.

Short of a length, on top of middle and leg, Phil Salt pulls it through square leg and scampers for the second run. Good work there in the deep from Abhishek Sharma as he intercepts it to his right, keeping it to just a couple.

Fuller in length, around off, Phil Salt smashes it to mid off.

Hard length, around the leg stump. Virat Kohli tries to whip across to the leg side, but misses. The ball lobs off the thigh pad and dips to the left of Heinrich Klaasen, who makes a half-stop as he dives full stretch to his left. They cross for a leg bye.

Back of a length, angling into the pads, Virat Kohli clips it behind square on the leg side. The ball rolls towards the fence at widish deep fine leg fence, but is intercepted by Harsh Dubey as he sprints and slides to his right from deep square leg. Two taken.

FOUR! Gee, that is some classy shot! Short of a good length, across off, Virat Kohli hangs on the back foot and punches it gloriously between cover and mid off for a cracking boundary.

Unadkat begins with a slip, and lands it on a length, outside leg. Virat Kohli tries to steer it across to the leg side, but misses and the ball thuds his thigh pad.

A dot to end the first! On the money again, lands Cummins. It is fuller and on middle. Phil Salt responds with a solid front foot block. 10 off the opening over then!

FOUR LEG BYES! Cummins bowls a lethal bouncer, angling and skidding into the body of the Englishman, Phil Salt takes off his eyes off the ball and swings to pull. He is late on the shot, and misses. The ball rams into the back of his helmet and lobs away, travelling to the boundary line at deep third.

That in-between length, at 135.9 kph, on middle, Virat Kohli fends it away through the point region for a single.

Aims the stumps now, does Cummins, full and on middle and leg, Virat Kohli leans onto the ball and clips it to mid-wicket.

FOUR! Starts off well, does Kohli! Cummins offers width outside off, on a shortish length. Virat Kohli climbs on the bounce and slashes it off the outer half of the bat, over backward point for a boundary.

Pat Cummins fires it at 140.5 kph, and bowls on the money. On a length, angling at the pads. Phil Salt is hurried into the pull shot and misses. The ball lobs off his thigh pad and lands near the square leg region. They get a leg bye.