RCB vs SRH Ball by Ball Commentary

FOUR! That's it, Virat Kohli finishes the job! A six followed by a hat-trick of fours. RCB romp home on the opening night. This is banged in short by Harshal, outside off. Kohli waits for the ball to arrive. He hops and gets his hands high to get under the ball before playing the upper cut over the man at short third for a boundary.

FOUR! Hit with real authority! Patel goes fuller this time and sticks to the pace off option. Kohli jumps out of the crease and extends his hands before thumping it over extra cover for four more. RCB require 3 runs more.

FOUR! Gets it away! Harshal goes short now and directs it around the helmet of the batter. Kohli swivels to hook it away but gets it finer than he intended. Gets it away from the keeper to his left for a four.

SIX! That sounded so sweet! Cross-seam ball at 128 kph, right in the slot for Kohli. Virat plants his front foot towards the pitch of the ball and swings through the line to pump it over long on for a biggie.

Going across the right-hander, on a short of a good length. Virat walks across his stumps and cuts it to deep point for a single. RCB need 17 more runs.

Another slower bumper, on off. David clears the front leg and drags it to deep square leg for one.

SIX! Oh..Nitish Kumar Reddy could have done better there! Pitched up and outside off, Tim David reaches out for it and carves it wide of deep point again. Reddy runs to his right, tries to grab it over the ropes and throws it back inside but fails to do so and concedes the six.

WIDE! Slower bouncer, but way, way too high, Tim David leaves it alone. Called a wide.

FOUR! Extraordinary shot! Short again and outside off, slower too. Tim David somehow gets on top of it and slaps it away wide of deep point. Nitish Kumar Reddy runs to his right but loses his focus and goes over the fence before he can get his hands on the ball. A boundary.

FIFTY FOR VIRAT KOHLI! A huge roar from the crowd, and this has been a fine knock from him. Half-century number 64 for him in the IPL, and he just keeps getting better and better with each game. Back of a length and on off, Kohli pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Short of a length and outside off, rolls his fingers to take pace off. Tim David stabs it out towards mid off for just a single.

Slower again, hard length and on off, Tim David drags it to deep mid-wicket for one more.

WIDE! Goes for the slower bouncer, on middle, Tim David ducks under it. The on-field umpire gives it a wide, but Ishan Kishan takes the review. The replay clearly shows it is going over David's head.

Bangs it into the pitch again, on off, takes pace off, Virat Kohli punches it through covers for one.

Short of a length and around off, Virat Kohli arches back and steers it towards point.

Good length and on off, Tim David gets hurried and bunts it down the pitch. The bounce takes it over the head of the bowler. The batters cross.

Pitched up and on middle, Virat Kohli knocks it down to long on for a run.

Back of a length and on middle, gives no pace, Tim David pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Slower one, good length and on middle, Tim David clips it through mid-wicket for one. Just 2 runs and 2 wickets from the over.

On a hard length, on off. David gets on his toes and punches it to extra cover.

No hat-trick for Payne! Hard length and on middle and off, Tim David stabs it out to short cover.

OUT! TAKEN! Two in two for David Payne and he is on a hat-trick now. He bangs this one into the pitch, on middle and leg. Jitesh Sharma looks to take it on and goes for the pull shot, but gets a bit cramped up and cannot fully go through it. He ends up mistiming it straight into the hands of Jaydev Unadkat at deep square leg, who makes no mistake.

OUT! CAUGHT! David Payne strikes, but it's probably too little too late for SRH. He serves this fuller and outside off, keeping it out of the arc of the batter, also takes pace off. Rajat Patidar swings hard at it but loses his bottom hand and ends up slicing it high in the air. Harsh Dubey backpedals at mid off, keeps his eyes on the ball and takes a fine catch. Patidar departs for a fiery 31 off 12, with RCB needing 39 runs in 46 balls.

Short of a length and on off, Virat Kohli swats it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Into the deck, off-cutter. Kohli looks to force it away. He mistimes it to extra cover and retains the strike with a single.

WIDE! Shorter and slower, but again, outside the tramline, Virat Kohli fails to reach it. Fourth wide of the over.

On a length and on off, Rajat Patidar tucks it through mid-wicket for one. The 50-run stand comes up between this pair.

SIX! Rajat Patidar looks in a hurry here! Pitched up and on middle and leg. Patidar steps across a bit and whacks it with full power over the deep square leg fence for half a dozen more.

WIDE! An off-cutter, full and well outside off, trying to keep it away from the batter. Rajat Patidar gets low and throws his bat at it but misses. It is called a wide but SRH have taken a review here. The replay shows that Patidar was in his normal stance, and the ball is well outside the guideline. The on-field call of wide remains.

SIX! Going, going, gone! Eshan Malinga goes pace on, but once again bowls this right in the slot, on middle. Rajat Patidar waits for it deep inside his crease, clears his front leg and powers it over the long on fence for a biggie. 50 needed in 51 balls now.

WIDE! Tries the slower bounce again, too high again, outside off this time. Rajat Patidar tries to upper cut it but fails to connect. Another wide given.

Hard length and around off, Rajat Patidar stabs it out to short cover.

WIDE! Slower bouncer, on middle, but too high, Rajat Patidar lets it go. Wided.

FOUR! Stand and deliver! Eshan Malinga misses the yorker and serves this full and on middle. Rajat Patidar stays in his crease and presents the full face of the bat. He plays a check drive and the ball races down the ground, between long on and long off for a boundary.

Slows it up, full and on off, turns away a bit, Virat Kohli looks to push it away but misses. Ishan Kishan collects and breaks the stumps but Kohli never left the crease.

SIX! This is just incredible batting! Flighted, full and on middle. Virat Kohli uses his feet but stays leg side of the ball to extend his arms. Gets under the ball and smacks it over the bowler's head for a biggie.

Drops it short and around off, Virat Kohli punches it to short cover.

Flatter, full and on middle and leg, Rajat Patidar heaves it off the inner half of the bat to deep mid-wicket for a run.

SIX! The ball just keeps flying here in Bengaluru! Tossed up, full and around middle. Rajat Patidar gets down on one knee quickly and plays the slog sweep over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

Floated, short and on middle, Virat Kohli uses his feet and punches it to long off for a single.

Takes pace off and keeps it full, near the wide guideline. Kohli advances and takes it on the full as he drives it to deep cover for one. 15 runs off the over. Halfway through the chase, RCB are 126/2, needing 76 runs in 60 balls.

Wide! Harshal goes into the surface and it is near the tramline. It sails over Kohli's head as he lets it go.

Dipping slower ball, on middle. Rajat pushes it to long on and gets to the other end.

FOUR! Dispatched with disdain! Harshal rolls his fingers over the ball and bowls it on a back of a length. Errs in line and Rajat cashes in on the width. Slaps it hard and wide of backward point for a four.

Harshal digs it in short, over off and middle. Kohli drags the pull towards wide long on. The fielder in the deep does well to keep it down to a single.

SIX! Incredible shot! Slanting into the right-hander, on a length, on middle. Kohli plants his front foot forward and brings his bottom hand into play. Fast hands from Kohli as he whips through the ball and picks the bones out of it. Hits it over the deep square leg fence for a six.

Full and attacking the stumps, skidding through. Patidar plays a punchy drive down to long on for a run.

Flat and short, coming in with the arm, on middle. Virat can only tap it back to Dubey.

Sliding in at the toes, very full. Patidar knocks it to long on for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! Devdutt Padikkal tries to go big again, but holes out this time. Harsh Dubey breaks the massive 101-run stand and provides the much-needed breakthrough for his team. He tosses it up, full and on off, Devdutt Padikkal backs away and tries to launch it down the ground but gets it from the bottom half of the bat. The ball flies high in the air towards long off, where Heinrich Klaasen runs forward and makes no mistake this time. The Impact Sub for RCB has put them well ahead in the chase, as DDP walks back to a massive applause from the crowd, scoring 61 off just 26 balls.

SIX! Nothing lucky about this one! Flighted, full and on middle and leg. Devdutt Padikkal goes down on one knee and executes the slog sweep to perfection over the deep square leg fence for a biggie. That also brings up the 100-RUN STAND between these two batters.

EDGED AND FOUR! Harsh Dubey bowls this flatter and shorter, around off. Devdutt Padikkal moves back to cut it away but gets an outside edge that races past short third for a boundary.

Floated, full and on off, Virat Kohli uses his feet and drives it to long off for a single. 100 UP FOR RCB!

On a short of a length, on off. DDP punches it to cover.

FOUR BYES! Oh, dear! Ishan Kishan is having a tough night with the gloves. Patel bashes the surface and bowls the off-cutter, outside off. Devdutt Padikkal flashes but does not connect. The ball goes towards Ishan on the bounce but he does not get low enough and the ball goes through his legs for a boundary.

FOUR! Devdutt Padikkal brings up his FIFTY in style! It has been a knock of high class from the talented left-hander. An injury cut short his season last year, but he has started this season in an ideal fashion. Full ball from Patel from around the wicket. Devdutt knows that mid off is inside the circle, and he just lofts it effortlessly over that man for a boundary.

DROPPED! Heinrich Klaasen puts it down. A hand of apology straight away from Klaasen. Low full toss, on middle. Kohli does not go through the shot completely and checks his shot as he whips it towards long on. Heinrich stays back on the fence for far too long and does not realise that he needs to come in off the ropes. He eventually realises and puts in a dive, but does not manage to cling on. The batters cross over for a single.

Half a shout for caught behind! Turned down by the umpire and Ishan Kishan opts against the review. There was a noise but it seemed to come from the bat hitting the turf. Wide yorker, Kohli looks to jam it out but is beaten on the outside edge.

Going across, on a back of a length. DDP pulls it in front of square on the leg side for a run.

After being hit for a six on the previous ball, Eshan digs it in short and takes pace off. Kohli gets his bat high and ends up bunting it down the strip. It looked too high and might have been called a wide had Kohli left it.

SIX! Hold the pose, Virat! Cross-seam delivery, off-cutter, on a length, on middle. The ball does not grip the surface and just slides onto the bat. Kohli presents the full face of the blade and with a high elbow, he launches it towards the sight screen for a six.

Full and at pace, attacking the stumps. Kohli wrists it to the left of deep square leg. There is a fumble in the deep and Virat pounces on the opportunity to take the second run.

Malinga delivers the slower bumper, outside off. Kohli rises with the bounce and gets his hands high to play the upper cut but misses.

Malinga sprays it near the tramline, on the shorter side. Padikkal reaches out and bunts it to point and sneaks in a quick single.

FOUR! Carted away! Malinga hits the deck hard, across off. Devdutt Padikkal arches back and stays leg side to flay it behind point for a boundary. Virat Kohli likes it at the other end and has a smile on his face.

Good comeback from Dubey after conceding a four on the first ball. Keeps it nice and full, on middle. DDP uses his feet and pushes it to mid off for a quick single. At the end of 6 overs, RCB are 76/1.

Tossed up, on middle, Kohli advances down the track and checks his shot as he chips it towards deep mid-wicket for one.

Low full toss, on middle, this is whipped to deep mid-wicket for another single.

Angled into the right-hander and the length stays full, Kohli charges down the track and has a hack across the line. Gets it off the inner half through mid-wicket for a run.

Looped up, outside off. Devdutt Padikkal steps out and ends up yorking himself. Squeezes out an outside edge to short third for one.

FOUR! Dubey is greeted with a boundary! Floated up by Harsh, full and across off. With fine leg and square leg up inside the circle, Padikkal gets across his stumps and gets low to sweep it behind square leg for a boundary.

Good length and on middle, skids through, Devdutt Padikkal gets hurried onto his pull and misses. The ball hits his body and rolls behind and the batters sneak in a leg bye.

FOUR BYES! Very unlucky for Jaydev Unadkat! He delivers a deceptive slower bumper, outside off. Devdutt Padikkal tries to cut it away but fails to connect. The ball not only deceives him, but also Ishan Kishan, the keeper as well, who is beaten by the spin to his right.

Bangs this into the pitch, on middle, takes pace off, Virat Kohli uses his feet, gets his bat above his head and swats it to long on for a single.

FOUR! You can put any number of fielders, Virat Kohli will still find the gap. Back of a length and just around off, Kohli backs away early to access the off side and thumps it between cover and extra cover for a boundary.

SIX! Virat Kohli joins the six-hitting party! Fuller delivery, on middle, no real movement. Kohli crouches down on one knee and nails the slog sweep, flat and over deep mid-wicket for half a dozen more.

Hard length and on middle, Virat Kohli miscues his pull off the inner half of the bat towards mid-wicket.

SIX! Pleasing to the eye! David Payne pitches up the off-cutter, on middle and off. Devdutt Padikkal comes down the track, brings his wrists into play to whip it. He times it so well that it goes all the way over the long on fence for another biggie. 18 runs from Payne's first over. The 50 is up for RCB.

On a length and on off, Virat Kohli pats it towards extra cover for a run.

Change of pace now, back of a length and on leg, Devdutt Padikkal heaves it to deep square leg for a single.

FOUR! Put away! Short of a length this time, just around off. Devdutt Padikkal moves across early to target the vacant leg side region. He pulls it away to the deep mid-wicket fence to collect a boundary.

SIX! Just over! David Payne goes fuller and just outside off, Devdutt Padikkal gives the charge, goes down and throws his hands at it. Gets it from the outer half of the bat as the ball flies towards deep point. The fielder thinks he is in the game but the ball just goes over his head for a biggie.

Good-length delivery, on middle, holds its line, Devdutt Padikkal blocks it down the pitch.

Hits the length hard and around off, Devdutt Padikkal dabs it down wide of short third. Harshal Patel moves to his left and dives to save a certain boundary. Just one.

FOUR! Up and over! Slightly overpitched from Reddy, just outside off. Devdutt Padikkal extends his arms and plays it on the up to loft it over mid off for another boundary.

Goes back to his fuller length, on middle, angling in, Virat Kohli steps across to clip it away but misses. The ball deflects off his pads towards square leg. The batters cross for a leg bye.

On a length and around off, Devdutt Padikkal takes a good stride out and pushes it through cover-point for a run.

FOUR! Easy pickings! Nitish Kumar Reddy bowls this full again, on middle, shaping it into the pads. Devdutt Padikkal tickles it away down to the fine leg fence for an easy boundary.

Tries the yorker, but serves it too full, on the pads. Virat Kohli wristily flicks it to deep square leg for a single.

Good length and on off, Virat Kohli taps it in front of short cover and gets across for a quick one.

FOUR! Spanked! On a length, outside off. Just wide enough for Kohli to cash in. He extends his hands and plays the lofted drive to the left of mid off for a boundary.

From around the wicket for the right-hander, this is on a hard length, over off. Kohli gets his hands high and stabs it down on the leg side.

Fullish and on middle, Devdutt Padikkal knocks it towards mid on for a single.

SIX! Gets off the mark in style! Jaydev Unadkat serves this full but angling down the leg side, begging to be put away. Devdutt Padikkal picks it off his pads and whips it over the deep backward square leg fence for a biggie.

OUT! TAKEN! Almost a bad collision, but Sunrisers Hyderabad get rid of the dangerous Phil Salt. Jaydev Unadkat strikes on his very first ball, and the crowd goes a bit silent here. He bowls this on a good length and around off, angling it away. Phil Salt tries to go over cover, but his bat turns in his hands and the ball just lobs up in the air. Heinrich Klaasen from mid off runs to his left, while Aniket Verma from cover moves to his right. Verma does not hear Klaasen's call and bumps into him, but Heinrich manages to hold on to the catch. Royal Challengers Bengaluru are 9/1, chasing 202 runs.

Fullish but angling down the leg side, Phil Salt fails to glance it away as the ball goes off his pads towards fine leg. A leg bye taken. 9 runs off the first over!

FOUR! Excellent shot! Nitish Kumar Reddy hits the length hard but outside off again. Phil Salt loves the width on offer, keeps a steady base and punches it sweetly through covers for another boundary.

Pitched up and on middle, holds its line, Phil Salt bunts it out towards mid on.

FOUR! RCB are underway in the chase! Just short of a length and outside off. Phil Salt gets the chance to free his arms and crunches it through point for a boundary.

A bit of a mix-up but no harm done! Touch fuller and on off, Phil Salt drives it wide of short cover, who dives to his right to make a half stop. Salt sets off for the run but is sent back. The extra cover fielder picks the ball up and scores a direct hit at the batter's end but Salt is well in.

Right on the money! Nitish Kumar Reddy starts with a back-of-a-length delivery, on off. Phil Salt gets behind the line of it and blocks it out.