RCB vs UPW Ball by Ball Commentary

IT IS OVER! What a match. A low full toss, outside off. Deepti Sharma mistimes her slog towards wide long on. The fielder in the deep cuts it out and keeps it down to just two runs. Bangalore win the match by just 2 runs.

FOUR! It is a juicy full-toss and the second game of this season will go right down to the wire. Deepti Sharma dances down the track and whips it through mid-wicket for a boundary.

Another dot! 9 needed in 2 balls. It is floated and full, outside off. This one just has that extra bounce. Deepti Sharma looks to slog it away but gets beaten.

DROPPED! It is a full ball, around off. Deepti Sharma winds up but only manages to hit it uppishly towards mid off. The fielder, Shreyanka Patil dives in front, but this one just pops up. No run taken though.

Floats it up, on off. Sophie Ecclestone drills it down to long on for one.

A full toss, outside off. Deepti Sharma comes down, and has to stretch out for this. It goes towards short fine off the inside edge. One taken.

Shorter, outside off. Sophie Ecclestone cuts it to point, but not in the gap. Three dot balls in a row to end the over, including a wicket.

It is full, down leg. Sophie Ecclestone goes across and tries to tickle it away. She seems to have got some bat on it but Richa Ghosh just could not grab it. It was very low as well to her benefit. The replays show that the ball actually flicked the pad and was crashing into the stumps. Not much of an appeal from Bangalore and they didn't have any reviews left either.

OUT! TIMBER! Is there another twist in the tale? Can someone tell me in which place this match is heading? For now, momentum is with Bangalore. It is full, almost a yorker-length. Poonam Khemnar clears her front leg and tries to flick it away but misses. The ball sneaks through and disturbs the furniture behind. Some life injected back into home fans as well. 11 runs needed in 8 now.

FOUR! Incredible placement. It is tossed up, full and on off. Poonam Khemnar prods and sweeps it through square leg. Finds the gap and the boundary.

Flights it up, full and on leg. Poonam Khemnar goes for the sweep but misses. It misses the bat, and eventually rolls out off the pads.

Back of a length, on off. Deepti Sharma pulls it to deep square leg but finds the fielder once again and has to settle just for a single here.

It is full now, on leg. Deepti Sharma brings out the sweep once again but this time finds the fielder in the deep. They take one. 14 runs come from this over. UP need 16 in 12 balls.

FOUR! Incredible shot. This partnership growing briskly now. UP do bat deep and we can certainly see that. It is an arm ball, full and on leg. Deepti Sharma gets low and sweeps it behind square on the leg side for four runs.

Swing and a miss! It is tossed up, outside off. The ball grips and turns away. Deepti Sharma looks to slog it away but does not connect.

Fuller and on off. Poonam Khemnar steps down the crease and flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! This is just amazing. The momentum continues to swing wildly. Floats it up, full and on middle. Poonam Khemnar gets down on one knee, brings out the broom once again and the result is the same. Just what the doctor ordered for UP.

FOUR Exceptional shot. It is tossed up, full and outside off. Poonam Khemnar gets low and sweeps it behind square on the leg side for a cracking boundary.

OUT! STUMPING! Asha Shobana, you beauty! A five-wicket haul for her, and she picks up the final wicket in the final delivery of her spell. This is flighted and full, outside off. Kiran Navgire comes down the track and tries to heave it down the park, but misses it completely as the ball stays low after hitting the deck. Richa Ghosh quick to get low, collects the ball and disturbs the stumps in no time. Bangalore are right back in this contest.

Poonam Khemnar gets off the mark instantly. Short ball, outside leg. Poonam Khemnar pulls it down to deep square leg for a single.

OUT! TIMBER! Asha Shobana though does not waste much time in bringing up her fourth wicket. What an over. This one is of the set batter as well. It is a floated delivery, full and on off. This is straight though. Grace Harris goes for the sweep shot but fails to connect. She misses it and the ball through to rattle the stumps. The game is well and truly on here as Grace fails to keep her calm and gives her wicket away.

Slower and shorter, on off. Kiran Navgire pulls it into mid-wicket for a single.

Asha Shobana is turning the game on its head here. Two wickets in two deliveries. What a breakthrough but hang on, Kiran Navgire though has a chat with her partner and takes the review. It is a tossed-up delivery, on the leg stump line. Kiran Navgire brings out the reverse hit but misses. The ball sneaks under the blade and pings on her legs. The UltraEdge confirms no bat is involved. The Ball Tracking shows that the ball is missing the wickets and the crowd has gotten silent out of nowhere.

OUT! CAUGHT! What a catch from the skipper. Smriti Mandhana with a stunner and Asha Shobana picks up her thrid. Just what happened in the first innings, the batting team loses a wicket right after the strategic break. It is tossed up, outside off. Shweta Sehrawat drives it uppishly towards extra covers. Smriti Mandhana there dives forward, and collects the catch. She thinks that she has pouched safely but the umpires do not and they take it upstairs to confirm. The third umpire has a closer look and concludes that Smriti Mandhana had her fingers wrapped under the ball and the wicket does stand after all.

Slower one, outside off. Shweta Sehrawat waits for it and guides it down to deep third for a single. 10 runs come from this over.

Shorter, on off. Harris clubs into deep mid-wicket for a run.

Around off, Harris gets it into the off side off the leading edge.

Tossed up, on middle. Shweta Sehrawat tucks it into mid-wicket for a single.

Floated and full, on leg. Grace Harris stays back and flicks it into mid-wicket for one more.

Tossed up, on middle. Shweta Sehrawat gets low and sweeps it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

FIVE WIDES! Pressure on Shreyanka Patil and Bangalore. It is full, but way down the leg side. Richa Ghosh dives to her left but the ball evades her effort and races down to the fine leg fence.

SIX! Swung away for a maximum and UP are now in the driver's seat. Floated up on middle and leg, Grace Harris clears the front leg and slog-sweeps it away over deep mid-wicket for another flat maximum. 42 needed now off 30 balls.

Tossed up on a length and Shweta Sehrawat uses her feet to knock it down to long on for a run.

Brilliant fielding from Ellyse Perry in the deep! Slow and short, turning away from off, Shweta Sehrawat rocks back and pulls it firmly to the right of deep square leg where Perry races across and puts in the dive to save two runs.

Around off stump, pushed away down to long off for a single.

Uff, what timing! Bowled flat and on off stump, Shweta Sehrawat stays back and just punches it square through the point region and races back for the third run.

Short ball on middle stump, Grace Harris hangs back and tucks it in front of mid-wicket for a single.

SIX! A loud crack of the bat and even Grace Harris enjoyed that one at the other end. Short of a length and over the stumps, Shweta Sehrawat keeps her shape well and flat-bats the pull over wide long on for a maximum. 16 off the over and the 100 is up for UP.

WIDE! On a good length but spilled down the leg side for a wide.

Sees the batter giving the charge and bowls it short at the body, Shweta Sehrawat makes a bit of room and dabs it toward backward point.

FOUR! That was a fine shot from Shweta Sehrawat who is now looking to be more and more aggressive. A length ball, angling into the stumps, Sehrawat backs away to open up the off side and lofts it well over covers. The ball just bounces inside the ropes and it will be a boundary.

Banged in halfway down the track and over middle, Grace Harris pulls this one off the front foot and nails it toward deep mid-wicket for a single.

Full and on off stump, Grace Harris drives it firmly to mid off where the fielder fumbles and they think about the single but decide against it.

FOUR! Just the start to the over UP would have wanted. Fraction shorter from Perry but the line is too straight, Grace Harris has a slight shuffle and half-pulls it away behind square leg for a boundary.

This is dug in short and from a bit wider on the crease, Shweta Sehrawat looks to stay back and muscle it away but is beaten by the pace and bounce.

Full and in the blockhole outside off, this is dug out toward sweeper cover for a single.

WIDE! Good length spilled down the leg side and left alone for a wide.

FOUR! Too much width! Short and outside off, Grace Harris reaches out and slaps the ball through the point region to find the fence.

Well, that one didn't come off as intended. A bit slower and outside off, Grace Harris shuffles right across the stumps and scoops it back onto her own body.

Hard length on middle, angling back in, Shweta Sehrawat advances and gets cramped for room but manages to force it through mid on for a run.

High, high and lands safe! Pitched up on middle and angling in, Shweta Sehrawat whips it using the wrists and lifts it high down to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

WIDE! Sophie Devine starts off with a loosener and this is bowled a bit fuller and angled well down the leg side.

1Pitched up on the stumps, Shweta Sehrawat shimmies down the track and backs away before going hard at the ball. The timing isn't quite there and the ball gets lofted down towards deep cover for a single.

The dot balls are now piling up for UP. Excellent bowling from Ellyse Perry as she digs this one in short and over off stump, the ball comes in at a difficult height and Shweta Sehrawat is well beaten on the pull.

Nagging length and in the channel outside off, this one nips away ever so slightly off the deck and Shweta Sehrawat is well beaten as she looks to cut it off the back foot.

Full and straight, Shweta Sehrawat dances down the track and drills the ball but straight to mid off and it will be a dot ball.

Banged in short and over middle, this one does hurry Grace Harris who manages to pull it away well to deep backward square leg for a run.

Ellyse Perry comes into the attack now and starts off with a shortish ball that is angled into the pads. This one doesn't rise much and Grace Harris is beaten on the pull and gets hit on the back thigh pad. A half-hearted appeal for LBW but Perry reckons this might be out. Smriti Mandhana does eventually review it. UltraEdge comes up first and there's clearly no bat involved. Ball Tracking rolls in and whos that the ball is just going over the stumps and the onfield decision of Not Out stands.

Oh, that nearly went straight to the fielder! Floated up on a fullish length around off and this one sticks into the deck. Shweta Sehrawat presents the full face of the bat to defend but ends up chipping it in front of extra cover.

Around off stump, Shweta Sehrawat pushes it out on the off side.

FOUR! Asha Shobana has lost a bit of control in this over. Flatter and down leg, Shweta Sehrawat goes on the back foot and tickles it past short fine leg for a boundary.

On the pads, flicked away toward short fine leg for a single.

Floated up on the stumps, Grace Harris blocks it out on the off side.

SIX! That is massive! Surely a contender for thee biggest maximum of the tournament as well. Tossed up full on leg stump, Grace Harris clears the front leg and smokes the ball over deep mid-wicket and into the stands for a 86-meter behemoth.

Flights it up, outside off. Shweta Sehrawat goes for the uppish drive, but hits it just away from the fielder at extra covers. They take two runs.

Floated and full, around middle. Shweta Sehrawat defends it into the off side off the outer half.

On the pads, clipped into the leg side for an easy single.

WIDE! Georgia Wareham overcompensates this time and goes full, down the leg side. The umpire signals a wide.

FOUR! Grace Harris with the counter-punch here. It is a bit short, outside off. Grace Harris sits back nicely and punches it through the gap at point for a fine boundary.

FOUR! Incredible shot. It is tossed up, around middle. Harris waits for it and paddles it down to fine leg for a much-needed boundary.

Slower through the air, wide of off. Shweta Sehrawat slaps it through point for a single.

Floated and full, around leg. It grips and turns away. Grace Harris looks to flick it away but misses. It pings on her pads. Appeal made but no real interest shown from the umpire.

Quicker and full, on off. Shweta Sehrawat works it down the park for an easy single. 50 on the board for UP.

Flatter and on off, blocked out.

OUT! TIMBER! The crowd is on its feet once again. Asha Shobana is planning to put this game to bed early it seems. Two wickets in just three deliveries and both the set batters are back in the hut for UP. This time it is Tahlia McGrath who is trudging back. It is tossed up, around middle and leg. Tahlia McGrath shuffles across, opens her front leg and tries to attack the fine leg region but misses to get any bat on it. The ball sneaks through the gap between her legs and crashes into the stumps.

Grace Harris is off the mark instantly. It is full, on the pads. Grace Harris clips it into the leg side for one.

OUT! STUMPING! Asha Shobana picks up her first wicket and gets rid of Vrinda Dinesh who was looking impressive at the start, but then was bogged down. It is tossed up, full and outside off. Vrinda Dinesh dances down the track and throws the kitchen sink at it. Although, she gets undone by the away turn here. Richa Ghosh gathers it well and takes the bails off quicky to break this stand.

Full and on leg. Vrinda Dinesh gets low and sweeps it to deep square leg for one.

Floated and full, outside off. It turns away a bit. Vrinda Dinesh looks to slash it away but misses.

A single now as Tahlia McGrath flicks this full ball into mid-wicket.

Floats it up, on middle. Tahlia McGrath uses her feet and nudges this into mid-wicket.

Short, wide of off. Vrinda Dinesh cuts it off her back foot into point for one.

WIDE! Once again Georgia Wareham goes down the leg side. Vrinda Dinesh brings out the sweep but once again does not make any real connection.

WIDE! Way too full, down the leg side. Vrinda Dinesh looks to chase it but misses her sweep.

Georgia Wareham tosses it up, around off. It turns away a bit. Vrinda Dinesh hangs back and flicks it into square leg but for none.

Flighted and full, outside off. Tahlia McGrath smashes it into cover-point, but fortunately for her this one lands short of the fielder there.

SIX! This is pitched up and Tahlia McGrath makes sure to punish it. Gets to the pitch of the ball and sends it sailing over the long on fence for a biggie.

Tossed up, full and on middle. Vrinda Dinesh slogs it, and enough to beat the fielders. They take a single.

Full and on off. Dinesh blocks it to backward point this time.

Flighted full and outside off. It grips and turns away. Vrinda Dinesh steers it towards short third but straight to the fielder.

Slower through the air, outside off. Vrinda Dinesh comes across and tries to sweep it away towards fine leg but fails to get any bat on it.

FOUR! A boundary to end the Powerplay. It is full, down the leg side. Tahlia McGrath stays back and sweeps it behind square on the leg side for four runs.

Floated and full, on off. Tahlia McGrath eases it out into the off side.

Tahlia McGrath now brings out the sweep to this full ball but for none.

DROPPED! Shreyanka Patil goes short this time, outside off. Tahlia McGrath cuts it hard and straight to the fielder at covers. Bahadur the culprit this time.

FOUR! Down the park this goes. Tossed up, full and outside off. Tahlia McGrath swings hard at it. The ball goes over the in-field and into the boundary at long off.

Floated and full, outside off. Tahlia McGrath punches it into extra covers, but some great stop made there by the fielder.

On a hard length and outside off, tapped away towards cover-point for a dot.

FOUR! There it is, a bit of finesse from Vrinda Dinesh and that will make her feel much more confident. Pitched up on middle and leg, Vrinda gets across a bit and scoops the ball down to fine leg for a boundary.

Beaten! Renuka Singh seems to have Vrinda Dinesh's number at the moment but just can't get her out. Goes full and bowls it outside off stump, the ball skids on and Dinesh fails to get any bat on it.

On a good length and angling back in from outside off, Vrinda Dinesh hangs back and plays it with an angled bat towards backward point.

Nagging length around off, nipping back in sharply and late as well, Tahlia McGrath gets stuck on the crease and gets an inside edge past the leg stump for a single.

Pitched-up delivery around off, curving back in a fair bit, Tahlia McGrath steps on the front foot and drives it away to mid off.

On the pads and a bit shorter, angling down leg, Vrinda Dinesh nudges it around the corner for no run.

This is drifted into the pads, Tahlia McGrath flicks it away in front of mid-wicket and picks up a single.

Flatter delivery around off stump, Tahlia McGrath hits it straight to Smriti Mandhana at cover.

Nice and full, attacking the stumps, Vrinda Dinesh gets across for the slog but gets it off the inside edge past square leg for one.

Vrinda Dinesh is getting bogged down a bit here. Full and drifted into middle stump, Vrinda pushes the ball out to covers.

Floated up on a fuller length on off stump, Tahlia McGrath lunges forward and punches the ball down to long off for a single.

Top bowling from Renuka Singh but without any reward. Nagging length pushed through on the fifth stump line, Vrinda Dinesh looks to have a poke at it but the ball zips past the outside edge. End of an eventful over.

The keeper comes up to the stumps and Renuka Singh bowls it full and on the stumps, Vrinda Dinesh looks to flick it away but misses and gets hit on the pads again. And again there's an appeal and the umpire turns it down. The review is taken yet again by Smriti Mandhana and this one looks close. UltraEdge shows a flat line as the ball passes the bat. Ball Tracking shows that the impact is fine but the ball is angling a fair bit down leg. Review lost for Bangalore this time.

A huge appeal for LBW but the umpire doesn't seem interested. That one swung back in a long way and Smriti Mandhana does opt for the review, interesting. Renuka Singh goes a bit wider on the crease and angles the ball in on a fuller length from outside off. Vrinda Dinesh gets across the stumps to whip it leg side but plays all around it and gets a thud on the pads. Nothing on UltraEdge. Ball Tracking shows that the impact is umpire's call and the wickets are hitting and Vrinda survives as the impact is umpire's call.

Back of a length and outside off, steered away off the back foot past backward point for a couple of runs.

Confusion in the middle but Vrinda Dinesh survives. Short of a length and over off stump, Vrinda gets across and dabs it down to mid-wicket before taking off for the single. However, Tahlia McGrath is able to send her back in time.

Good length in the channel around off, Tahlia McGrath stands tall and taps it away wide of cover for a quick single.

Bowled quicker and flatter on middle stump, Vrinda Dinesh blocks it off.

FOUR! Up and over! Tossed-up delivery around middle, Vrinda Dinesh crouches a bit and gets under the ball before smashing it back over the bowler's head for a boundary. 11 off the over already with a wicket to go with it as well.

Full and straight, pushed back to the bowler.

Good effort in the deep and good running as well. Drifting on the pads, Tahlia McGrath gets some bat on it and gets it fine of short fine leg. Sabbhineni Meghana chases it down and saves a run for her side.

OUT! BOWLED'EM! Sophie Molineux with a ripper of a delivery and Alyssa Healy is left bamboozled. Molineux just flights it up a bit and bowls it on a length on off and middle. The ball grips and turns away sharply, Healy looks to wait back and play it late but the ball beats the outside edge and hits the top of off stump. Molineux is pumped up and why not as she gets the prized wicket of Healy.

FOUR! Alyssa Healy greets her fellow Aussie with a boundary. A loosened to begin with from Sophie Molineux as she bowls it seam up from around the stumps and fires it on the pads. Healy crouches a bit and slogs it away over square leg for a boundary.

Slight hesitation in the middle but no harm is done. A tidy first over from Renuka Singh, 6 runs off it. Good length around off, Vrinda Dinesh defends it to covers and Alyssa Healy looks for a single at the other end but is sent back quickly.

Pulls the length back a bit and pushes it outside off, Vrinda Dinesh just watches the ball go through to the keeper.

Keeps bowling it full and gets the ball to swing back in sharply into the stumps, Vrinda Dinesh gets on the front foot and blocks it off solidly.

FOUR! Streaky but Vrinda Dinesh is off the mark and that will calm the nerves a bit. Nice and full in the channel, this one nips back in sharply, Dinesh looks to defend off the front foot but gets an inside edge past leg stump and runs away to fine leg for a boundary.

Alyssa Healy is off the mark! Back of a length and outside off, Healy stays on the back foot and pushes it away to the left of covers for a single.

WIDE! Keeps it full and looks to swing it into the pads but spills it well down the leg side for a wide.

Top start from Renuka Singh! Pitches the ball up on the fifth stump line and gets it to shape away a bit, Alyssa Healy is drawn into the drive but is beaten past the outside edge.