UPW vs RCB Ball by Ball Commentary

OUT! STAMP OF VICTORY! Yorker on leg, Poonam Khemnar was toying with the stance and in the end fails to get any part of her bat behind this as the ball breaks the stumps. Bangalore wins this by 23 runs.

She was looking to hit this in five directions at once it seems. Tossed up outside leg, Poonam Khemnar switched stance and was looking towards deep mid-wicket first and then deep square leg, but decided to attempt a flick towards deep fine but missed them all, and the ball clips the keeper rolling towards short fine leg.

Fuller one in middle, Anjali Sarvani rolls this to long on for one.

Tossed up in middle, Poonam Khemnar slog sweeps this to deep mid-wicket on a bounce for one.

Fuller one on pads, Poonam Khemnar flicks this to deep mid-wicket for a couple. The umpire checks for a short run on the striker's end but Anjali Sarvani dragged her bat just behind the popping crease.

Quicker one around off, Anjali Sarvani flicks this to wide long on for one.

SIX! Poonam sends it sailing away for a maximum. Short of a length in middle, Poonam Khemnar shuffles to her off and slogs this over the fence towards deep square leg region for a maximum. 29 needed off the last 6 now.

FOUR! Innovative from Poonam Khemnar. Tossed up in middle, Poonam Khemnar relocates early outside her off and ramps this over the keeper for a boundary behind the stumps.

Tossed up in middle, Anjali Sarvani sweeps this for one towards deep mid-wicket.

Flipper outside off, Anjali Sarvani looks for the cut but misses.

OUT! BOWLED'EM! Round the leg and into the stumps. Full toss under the bat in the line of stumps, Sophie Ecclestone looks for the sweep but completely misses the ball as it sneaks past her around her pads and turns into the middle of the middle-pole.

Fuller one in middle, Poonam Khemnar drills this to long off for one. 40 needed out of 11 now.

FOUR! Tossed up on off, Sophie Ecclestone lofts this over cover for a boundary and keeps the hopes of U.P. alive.

Floats one on off, Sophie Ecclestone looks for the dab but misses.

OUT TAKEN! This could well be the last nail in the coffin of U.P. as Deepti Sharma departs. Tossed up on off, Deepti Sharma looks for the slog sweep but misses as the ball slices off her bat and balloons near the track on off. Asha Shobana and Ekta Bisht both had eyes on the ball and didn't call for it. Ended up colliding but Asha Shobana wasn't letting this pop out of her hands and she pouches it.

Much slower and climbing just over middle, Deepti Sharma goes for the sweeps shot but misses.

Flipper on off, Deepti Sharma guides this to short third for no run. Poonam Khemnar was half-way down for a single but Deepti Sharma wasn't interested though.

FOUR! Fuller one on off, Deepti Sharma flicks this bisecting the fielder in the deep on leg towards mid-wicket and long on for four.

Clever from Georgia Wareham as she follows the batter to her leg, cramps her by darting this closer to her and Poonam Khemnar could only manage to scuff the attempted drive near her popping crease.

Quicker one in middle, Deepti Sharma jumps to the pitch of it and lofts this to long on for one.

Fuller one on off, Poonam Khemnar drives this to long off this time for one.

Full and wide of off, Poonam Khemnar drives this to cover for no run.

Fuller in middle, Poonam Khemnar exposes her stumps and moves to her leg as she drills this straight back to the bowler.

Tossed up on off, Deepti Sharma slogs this towards long on for one.

FOUR! The game is still on and Poonam Khemnar is on fire. Full toss on pads, Poonam Khemnar doesn't looks to slog this instead she just flick this sensibly enough finding the gap towards long leg for four.

Pitched up on off, Deepti Sharma drills this to mid off and steals a single. The fielder has a sigh at the stumps on the non-striking end but misses. Had she hit the stumps this would have been curtains for Deepti Sharma.

Good length on pads, Poonam Khemnar tucks this away towards deep mid-wicket for one.

Low full toss on off, Poonam Khemnar thumps this to the right of Sophie Devine but she gets some part of her hand behind this and takes the sting out of it.

FOUR! Excellent bit of timing behind this. Pitched up on off, Poonam Khemnar gets deep in her crease and flicks this through the mid-wicket region for four.

Knuckle ball outside off, Poonam Khemnar moves to her of and looks for the slog but misses.

FOUR! Powered away! This is flighted, full and on off, Deepti Sharma skips down the track and thumps it past the bowler for a boundary.

Quicker, full and on middle, Poonam Khemnar goes down and swipes it towards deep square leg for one.

Floated, full and on off, turns away, Poonam Khemnar tries to work it away but gets a leading edge along the ground towards point.

Looped up, short and on middle turns in, Deepti Sharma only manages to guide it past the keeepr for one.

Tossed up, full and on middle, Poonam Khemnar works it through mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Much-needed boundary for UP! This is fligthed, full and around middle, Poonam Khemnar changes her stance early, waits for it and and smacks her reverse sweep past point for a boundary. The replay shows that she hit that uppishly and there was a chance of a catch, but it was hit really hard.

Overpitched and on off, Deepti Sharma drills it straight to mid off.

A slower one now, in the blockhole, on off, Poonam Khemnar jams it out towards covers for one.

Fullish and on off, Deepti Sharma mistimes her drive towards extra covers for a single.

Hits the length hard, on middle and leg, Deepti Sharma tries to work it away but misses and gets hit high on the pads. Smriti Mandhana has a chat with her bowler and keeper and takes the review once again. UltraEdge confirms no bat involved and Ball Tracking shows the the ball has pitched outside leg. Bangalore lose a review!

SIX! BOOM! Renuka Singh pitches it up, full and on middle, Deepti Sharma clears her front leg away and tonks it just over the long on fence for a biggie.

On a length and on off, Deepti Sharma dabs it down to point.

Slower through the air, full and on off, turns away, Poonam Khemnar goes down for the sweep but misses.

Quicker, full and on middle, Poonam Khemnar drills it down the track where Sophie Molineux dives to her right and stops it well.

Flaoted, full and on off, Poonam Khemnar pushes it towards cover-point.

FIVE WIDES! This is fired down the leg side, Poonam Khemnar misses her flick and Richa Ghosh this time fails to stop it as the ball runs to the fine leg fence for a boundary.

OUT! STUMPED! Amazing glove work from Richa Ghosh and Bangalore gets the big fish here. Sophie Molineux provides the breakthrough and the hosts are in control now. This is flighted, full and on leg, Alyssa Healy backs away a long way to the leg side and tries to slog it across the line, but she misses and gets a bit off balance as well which makes her drag her back foot out of the crease, Richa Ghosh quickly moves to her left to grab it well and breaks the stumps with her left hand in a flash. The replay shows that Healy's foot is out of the crease and the crowd here erupts. UP lose their skipper after a fifty and half their side are back in the hut now.

FOUR! Nicely played! This is tossed up, full and around off, Alyssa Healy gets into a good position early and nails her reverse sweep over point for a boundary.

Floated, full and on middle, Alyssa Healy stays in her crease and blocks it back to the bowler.

FOUR! A poor delivery and rightly punished! This is quicker, full and down the leg side, Deepti Sharma goes down and swipes it easily over the short fine leg fielder for another boundary.

Shortish and around off, Alyssa Healy punches it through coevrs for a single.

MISFIELD AND FOUR! FIFTY FOR HEALY! A captain's knock but she knows that the job is only half-done here. This is flighted, full and on middle, Alyssa Healy goes down and slogs it towards the deep mid-wicket fence, Simran Bahadur fails to judge the spin and overruns it, she fails to change her direction and the ball goes fo r a boundary.

Three dots in a row! This is flighted, full and on middle, turns away, Alyssa Healy taps it towards cover-point.

Slows it up, short and on middle, Alyssa Healy moves back and blocks it down the pitch.

Tossed up, full and around off, Alyssa Healy tries to loft it away but misses it completely.

Another short delivery, on middle, Alyssa Healy stays back and clips it towards deep square leg for one. 100 up for UP!

Flighted, full and on off, Deepti Sharma lofts it towards long on for a single.

Tossed up, full and on middle, Deepti Sharma knocks it tot eh left of the bowler.

Slower through the air, short once more, outside off, Deepti Sharma slices it uppishly but wide of point, Asha Shobana chases after it and dives forward to flick it back inside. Two more runs taken.

Floated, short again and on off, Deepti Sharma waits for it and steers it wide of short third man for a brace.

FOUR! Deepti Sharma welcomes Ekta Bisht with a boundary! This is short of a length and outside off, Deepti Sharma rocks back and cuts it away nicely through point for four runs.

Shot and wide outside off, Alyssa Healy under edges this to the off side for no run. One run and a wicket from this over of Asha Shobana.

Length dragged back in middle, Deepti Sharma sweeps this to deep mid-wicket for one.

Tossed up on pads, Deepti Sharma sweeps this but finds the fielder at short fine leg.

OUT! TAKEN! Delight for Asha Shobana. Leggie, tossed up in middle, Shweta Sehrawat dances down the track and looks to swing across the spin but gets a leading edge off the cue end towards Ekta Bisht at cover-point for a soft dismissal.

Slower one outside off, Shweta Sehrawat cuts this one bounce to short third for no run.

Short of a length around off, Shweta Sehrawat hops back and punches this straight to extra-cover for no run.

Looped up fuller one on pads, Alyssa Healy jams this back to the bowler to end the over.

Fuller one wide outside off, Shweta Sehrawat cuts this towards sweeper cover for one.

Short of a length on pads, Alyssa Healy tucks this away towards mid-wicket for one.

FOUR! Bread and butter stuff for Alyssa Healy. Tossed up outside off, Alyssa Healy strides to the pitch of this and lofts this inside out over cover for a boundary.

FOUR! Tossed up on off, Alyssa Healy cuts this late and wide of a diving Ellyse Perry at backward point for four.

FOUR! You just got a feeling that this might be the night for Alyssa Healy. Tossed up outside off, Alyssa Healy moves wide to her off and lofts this over extra-cover for four.

On a length wide of off, Shweta Sehrawat pokes at it but gets beaten.

WIDE! Good length down leg, Shweta Sehrawat lets it go.

OUT! TAKEN! UNBELIEVABLE! The slower one does the trick for Sophie Devine. Pitched up around leg, fingers rolled over this. Grace Harris moves to her off and looks for that delicate scoop past the keeper but gets it a bit closer to the outstretched hand of Richa Ghosh as she anticipates this well and grabs it on the move diving to her left.

FOUR! BUSINESS AS USUAL! Short-pitched in middle, Grace Harris hooks this away for a boundary towards long leg.

On a length shaping away from the batter, Grace Harris looks for the cross-batted pull but misses.

Good length in middle, Alyssa Healy flat bats this to deep mid-wicket for one.

FOUR! On a length wide of off, Alyssa Healy guides this with a sliced bat over Sophie Molineux at backward point for four.

Floats one outside off, Grace Harris cuts this on a bounce to the fielder at short third.

Short of a length outside off, Alyssa Healy goes deep and cuts this to deep point for one.

Fuller on off, Grace Harris drills this to long off for one.

OUT! LBW! A fantastic review from Bangalore! Tossed up on pads, Chamari Athapaththu looks for the conventional sweep but misses as the ball clips the front pad of Chamari Athapaththu. The bowler and the keeper appeal for an LBW but the umpire is unmoved. Smriti Mandhana after a discussion with her keeper, opts for a review. The Ball Tracker suggests all reds and it is curtains for Chamari Athapaththu. She cannot quite believe it and neither can Alyssa Healy as in real time it looked like a leg-break going down the leg. However, the on-field umpire is asked to reverse her decision to OUT. Excellent decision-making from the think tank of Bangalore on the field.

Tossed up around off, Alyssa Healy drivers this to sweeper cover for one.

SIX! SUPER SHOT! Tossed up outside off, Alyssa Healy moves to her off and slog sweeps this over the fielder at deep mid-wicket for a maximum.

FOUR! Arm delivery drifting away from her, Chamari Athapaththu sways back and cuts this through the gully region disecting the fielder at short third and backward point for four.

FOUR! She was going for the slog sweep but ends up smashing this fuller one straight down the ground towards long on for four.

Quicker and flatter outside off, Chamari Athapaththu cuts this to backward point for no run.

Fuller in middle and leg, Alyssa Healy sweeps this towards deep mid-wicket for one.

Much fuller in middle, Alyssa Healy defends this solidly off her front foot.

Tossed up much slower, outside off, Alyssa Healy cuts this to backward point for no run.

Another dot to tend the over! This is on a good length, on middle, angling in, Chamari Athapaththu knocks it back to the bowler. Just one run and a wicket from the over then!

Fuller one now, on off, slower too, Chamari Athapaththu steers it towards point.

Another good bouncer from Sophie Devine, on middle and off, Chamari Athapaththu lets it go to the keeper.

Short of a length and around off, shaping in, Chamari Athapaththu leaves it alone.

OUT! TAKEN! Sophie Devine draws first blood! She continues to pick up early wickets for Bangalore and this is a big one as Kiran Navgire goes back now. This one is pitched up and around off again, shaping away, Kiran Navgire stays in her crease and tries to slog it across the line, but fails to get the timing right, the ball goes very high in the air behind mid on, Georgia Wareham keeps her eyes on it, backtracks and takes a fine catch. UP loses their first wicket!

On a length and on off, Kiran Navgire pushes it towards covers.

Fuller one and around off, shaping away a bit too much, Kiran Navgire thorws her bat at it but misses. Wided.

FOUR! Top shot! Sophie Molineux darts this one full and angling into leg, Alyssa Healy backs away a bit, whips it away with the flick of the wrists as the ball races through mid-wicket for a boundary.

Flighted, full and on leg, follows the batter, Kiran Navgire gets cramped for room and swipes it towards square leg for a run.

Tossed up, full and on off, Alyssa Healy slog-sweeps it uppishly but well wide of Ellyse Perry at deep mid-wicket. A single is taken.

Fires this one, full and on middle, angling in, Alyssa Healy taps it towards covers.

Flatter, short and around off, Alyssa Healy tries to cut but gets an outside edge towards short thrid man.

Sophie Molineux starts with a short delivery, slower through the air, on off, Alyssa Healy stabs it towards extra covers.

A dot ball to finish but this has been the most expensive over this season. This back of a length and on off, Kiran Navgire tries to pull but gets a bottom edge to the leg side. 24 runs off the over!

Pitched up, on middle, Alyssa Healy clips it through square leg for one.

Pulls her length back but down the leg side again, Kiran Navgire fails to work it away and Richa Ghosh only manages to parry it to short fine leg. A wide called and a bye is taken.

FIVE WIDES! Renuka Singh is really struggling in this over! She loses her line completely and bowls this full and way, way down the leg side, Kiran Navgire misses her flick and it zips past Richa Ghosh to the fine leg fence for a boundary.

On a length but angling down the leg side, Kiran Navgire misses her flick as the ball goes off her pads wide of short fine leg, Georgia Wareham chases it down and stops it. Two leg byes taken!

FOUR! FLUENT, ELEGANT AND EFFECTIVE! Short and wide outside off, Kiran Navgire moves to her leg and punches this through cover-point for four.

FOUR! A boundary now! Renuka Singh serves this full again and around middle, Kiran Navgire uses the flick of the wrists well and flicks it with excellent timing between long on and deep mid-wicket for four runs.

SIX! BANG! Kiran Navgire gets into the act now! This is full and around off, Kiran Navgire takes a couple of steps forward to get to the pitch of it, and dispatches it over the long off fence for another biggie.

SIX! Second one of the innings! Sophie Devine pitches it up again, on off, Alyssa Healy extends her arms beautiful and launches it over the long off fence for a biggie. 16 runs off the over!

On a length and around off, Alyssa Healy guides it towards point.

Fullish but down the leg side now, Alyssa Healy misses her flick. Wided.

SIX! Just over the fence! This is pitched up and outside off, Alyssa Healy throws her bat at it and slices it hard and towards the deep point fence, Sophie Molineux takes a step forward and thinks she is in the game, she leaps up but the ball sails over head for a biggie.

Brilliant effort in the deep! This is on a good length and on middle, Kiran Navgire flicks it nicely towards the deep square leg region, Ellyse Perry covers a lot of ground to her left, dives and makes an amazing stop. Three runs taken.

Sophie Devine bangs in a sharp bouncer now, on middle and leg, Kiran Navgire tries to pull but misses. 8 balls bowled already but UP are yet to get underway here.

Swing and a miss! Sophie Devine begins with a full delivery around off, shaping away a long way, Kiran Navgire has a swing at it but fails to connect.

Perfect start for Bangalore as Renuka Singh bowls a maiden first up. This is full again and on off, Alyssa Healy blocks it out.

Pitches this one up, full and on off, Alyssa Healy knocks it to the left of the bowler.

Back of a length and on off, Alyssa Healy keeps it out to the off side. Four dots in a row now!

Pulls her length back now, on off, shaping away again, Alyssa Healy stays back and tries to push it away but misses with Richa Ghosh standing up to the stumps.

Fuller one and on off, Alyssa Healy taps it towards covers.

A beauty to start with! Renuka Singh lands this on a good length and on off, shaping away, Alyssa Healy comes forward and has a poke at it, but gets beaten on the outside edge, Richa Ghosh collects it behind the stumps and underarm throws it to break the stumps at the batter's end. The replay shows that Healy got her bat inside in time.