Rajasthan Royals vs Rajasthan Royals, मैच 39, Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune, 26 April 2022 - कमेंट्री

Short of a length and outside off. Patel looks to pull but misses.

Touch short and on middle. Patel stands tall and steers it to backward point.

OUT! TAKEN! That's it! On a length and on middle. Patel hits it straight in the hands of Riyan Parag at long on who takes his fourth catch of the innings. Rajasthan win by 29 runs.

Tossed up, angling around middle and leg. Patel looks to sweep but misses. An appeal for LBW but might be going down. 

SIX! Touch short and outside off. Patel clears his front leg and slams it over cow corner for a biggie. 

Wide! Tossed up, outside off, spinning away more. Patel swings and misses.

Too full and on middle. Patel keeps it out. 

Flatter, outside off, staying low. Patel flat bats it to long on but does not take any run. 

Flighted ball, on off. Patel looks to heave but gets an inside edge onto the pads. 

Flight again, on middle. Patel hits it to deep mid-wicket for a single. 

On a length and on middle. Siraj hops and tucks it on the pitch.

FOUR! Much needed! This is full and outside off. Siraj opens the face of the bat and drives it to point for a boundary. 

Short in length and angling on middle. Siraj looks to pull but misses.

OUT! TAKEN! Prasidh Krishna picks up his second wicket. Short of a length and around off. Siraj looks to pull but gets a leading edge to third man. Kuldeep Sen is standing very fine and takes it easily. 

A low full toss, outside off, pushed to covers.

Short ball now, on middle. Josh Hazlewood tries to ramp it away but misses. Prasidh Krishna is appealing but the umpire is quick to give his cap back and end the over.

FOUR! Easy pickings! A length ball, down the leg side. Hasaranga helps it on its way to fine leg for a boundary. 

Brilliant fielding by Trent Boult! A length ball, outside off. Hasaranga smashes it hard to deep cover. Boult runs from deep point and puts in a big dive to stop it. Saves a couple. 

Length and outside off. Hasaranga hits it aerially and towards deep point for a brace.

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Short of a length, on middle. Hasaranga looks to pull but gets a top edge, the ball balloons up and Kuldeep Sen takes an easy catch. Not much ground to cover for Sen.

Full and on the pads, it is flicked to deep square leg for a single.

Short ball, outside off. Patel looks to hook it away but misses. 42 needed in 18 balls.

NOT OUT! Wide! This is full and down the leg side. Hasaranga leans and looks to flick but misses. Samson collects the ball and clips the bails off in a flash. He appeals but the replay shows the batter had his foot down all the time.  

Length ball, outside off. Hasaranga knocks it to covers.

Around off, pushed to covers.

Flatter and angling on off. Hasaranga punches it to deep cover for one.

OUT! TAKEN! Riyan Parag is having a really good day! Three catches so far! This is short and outside off, slower as well. Shahbaz Ahmed tries to break the shackles as he looks to go big but mistimes it completely. Hits it in the air and to mid off, Riyan Parag runs in from the deep and takes another superb catch. 

On the pads, it is flicked to deep square leg for a single.

Floated and on middle. Hasaranga looks to work on the leg side but gets a leading edge to backward point for a single. 

FOUR! Perfectly placed! A fuller ball, tosses it up, outside off. Wanindu Hasaranga presses forward and drives it between the fielder at long off and deep extra cover for a boundary. 

A loopy ball, full again, outside off. Wanindu Hasaranga pushes it towards cover for a single. 

Slower through the air, a low full toss, around middle. Shahbaz Ahmed flicks it towards the fielder at mid-wicket. 

Another low full toss, around middle, quicker this time. Shahbaz Ahmed pushes it back to the bowler. 

Leg bye! Tosses this one up, full, around middle and off. Shahbaz Ahmed steps down the pitch and tries to work it away on the leg side but he misses. The ball hits the pads and goes towards cover. Leg bye taken! 

Shorter ball, spinnning away, outside off. Wanindu Hasaranga pushes it towards deep cover for a single. 

Wide! Fuller ball, down the leg side. Wanindu Hasaranga misses his flick. Wide called! 

Wide! A shorter ball now, around middle. Wanindu Hasaranga ducks under it. Wide called for height! 

Fuller now, on the pads. Wanindu Hasaranga flicks it towards deep square leg for a single. 

SIX! BOOM! That's a lovely shot! A fuller ball, in the slot that one, around off. Shahbaz Ahmed tonks it over long off for a biggie. 

Swing and a miss! A length ball, angling away, outside off. Shahbaz Ahmed swings his bat at it but he misses this time. 

A length delivery, around middle. Shahbaz Ahmed taps it towards point for a single. 

Prasidh Krishna pitches it up this time, around middle. Wanindu Hasaranga knocks down to long on for a single. 

Prasidh Krishna serves a length ball, outside off. Shahbaz Ahmed taps it towards the fielder at point. 62 needed off 36 balls now!

A mix-up but no harm done! A shorter ball, spinning away, around off. Dinesh Karthik taps it towards cover. Shahbaz Ahmed leaves his crease and he is sent back mid-way. Devdutt Padikkal collects the ball and has a shy at the non-striker's end but he misses. 

FOUR! Top shot! Slower through the air, full, around off. Dinesh Karthik gets down on his knee and sweeps it towards deep square leg for a boundary. 

Fuller ball, around middle. Dinesh Karthik strokes it down to long on for a single. 

OUT! RUN OUT! A big wicket! Dinesh Karthik walks back to the hut now! Bangalore are in all sorts of trouble here! Loopy ball, full, around middle. Shahbaz Ahmed steps down the wicket and pushes it towards mid-wicket. Dinesh Karthik leaves his crease for a single. He is sent back when he is half-way down the pitch. Prasidh Krishna collects the ball and throws it back to the bowler. Yuzvendra Chahal fails to grab the ball and drops it to the ground. But he does well to grab the ball once again and hit the stumps. Dinesh Karthik was short of his crease. 

Outside off, a wrong'un, fuller ball. Shahbaz Ahmed looks to cut this away but he misses. 

Flatter ball, fuller, outside off. Shahbaz Ahmed chops it towards the outside off, but the ball goes off the under ended towards short fine leg. 

Fuller, outside off, a carrom ball. Suyash Prabhudessai taps it towards point. 

Shorter ball, outside off. Suyash Prabhudessai cuts it towards backward point and takes a single. 

Flatter, outside off, fuller ball. Shahbaz Ahmed guides it towards point for a single. 

OUT! TAKEN! Rajasthan continue to take wickets! Suyash Prabhudessai departs now and Ravichandran Ashwin gets his second wicket. A fuller ball, slower through the air, spinning in. Suyash Prabhudessai steps down the pitch and heaves it towards long on. The ball goes off the bottom of the bat towards the fielder. Riyan Parag at long on takes an easy catch. Bangalore have lost half their side now!

Fuller ball, outside off. Dinesh Karthik knocks it towards long off for a single. Off the mark straightaway!

Flatter ball, around middle and leg. Shahbaz Ahmed misses his flick and gets hit on his pads. 

Leg bye! A shorter ball, on the pads. Shahbaz Ahmed looks to flick but he misses and gets hit on his pads. The ball rolls towards the leg side and the batters sneak in a leg bye!

Fuller ball, tosses it up, on middle. Suyash Prabhudessai presses forward and defends it out. 

A googly now, full, around off. Suyash Prabhudessai pushes it straight down the ground. The ball goes onto hit the stumps at the non-striker's end. 

Shortish ball, a leg breaker now, around middle. Suyash Prabhudessai pushes it towards mid-wicket and takes a single. 

Tosses it up, fuller ball, outside off. Shahbaz Ahmed drives it towards sweeper cover. Devdutt Padikkal fumbles there and the batters take three runs. Shahbaz Ahmed dives to make his ground. 

NOT OUT! Leg bye. Shout for LBW, and the umpire says no! Rajasthan opts for a review! A fuller ball, spinning away, around off. Suyash Prabhudessai hangs back and tries to block this but he misses and gets hit on his back pad. No bat involved there, confirms UltraEdge! Ball Tracking shows that was missing the stumps! The on-field decision stands! The ball deflects off his pads and goes towards third man the batters also sneak in a leg bye! 

Shorter, slower the air and outside off. Ahmed looks to cut but he was cramped for room there.

This one drifts back in, around off. Ahmed defends it out.

Too full and angling on middle. Ahmed sweeps it to deep square leg for a single.

Fullish delivery, on middle. Patidar drives it back to the bowler.

Quicker one and angling on off. Patidar shuffles across and nudges it to deep square leg for a brace.

OUT! TIMBER! Rajat Patidar goes now! Ashwin goes wide of the crease and angles a short ball, around off. Patidar gets on the back foot to punch but misses and the ball rattles the off pole. Rajasthan in the pole position. 

Touch fuller and on off. Patidar tucks it behind square on the leg side for a single.

On a length ball, on middle. Ahmed defends it out.

Full and on off. Ahmed drills it to long on for a single.

This one slightly nips back in, fuller and around off. Patidar looks to push but gets an inside edge to square leg. A single.

Outside off. Ahmed strokes it to deep cover for a single. 

SIX! Good end to the over and a much needed six for Bangalore. On a length and angling down the leg side. Patidar just helps it on its way, all the way over deep square leg for a biggie. 

Length and outside off, cut straight to point.

Full ball, on off. Patidar flicks it to deep mid-wicket and completes a couple of runs with a big dive. 

Wide! Length ball, down the leg side. Rajat lets it through. 

On middle, eased down to long on for a run.

A length ball, outside off. Ahmed works it to backward point. 

On the pads, it is hit to deep square leg for one.

A friendly full toss, on middle, it is pushed to long on for a single.

Full ball, outside off, du Plessis leaves it alone.

OUT! TAKEN! The skipper goes now! Kuldeep Sen strikes in his first over. Short of a length and outside off. Faf du Plessis tries to take the aerial route as he slaps this but fails to get the required elevation. Jos Buttler at covers, inside the ring, hops a little, and holds onto it. Rajasthan controlling things at the moment. 

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Another one bites the dust and this time it is the big fish, Glenn Maxwell who goes for a golden duck. Sen hits the deck hard, on a length and outside off, the ball nips away a bit. Maxwell tries to punch this through covers but gets a thick outside edge to Devdutt Padikkal at first slip, takes at a good height. Kuldeep Sen is on a Hat-trick. 

A length ball, angling across outside off. Ahmed looks to push but misses. Nearly another wicket.

Bangs a bouncer, on middle. Ahmed sits under it. 

Quick single! A length ball, outside off. Ahmed mistimes his push on the off side. The ball rolls around the corner and the batters take a sharp single. Two wickets and a run from this over. Excellent stuff from Kuldeep Sen.

A full ball, outside off, pushed to covers. Daryl Mitchell slips there but does well to stop it.

Flatter and outside off, du Plessis punches it but finds the cover fielder.

On the pads, it is hit to square leg.

SIX! BANG! Tossed up, around off,  du Plessis shuffles across and lofts it straight over long off for a biggie. 

On middle, tucked through mid-wicket for a single.

DROPPED! Hard chance though! Tossed up again, around off. Patidar hammers it to the left of Ashwin who gets his hand out but fails to stick in his hand. Was hit really hard. 

Leg bye! An appeal for LBW, but not given! A length ball, nipping in a tad, on the pads. Rajat Patidar looks to flick this but he misses and gets hit on his thigh pad. The ball rolls towards point and the batters sneak in a leg bye! That was probably pitching outside leg, height might have been the issue as well! 

Bye! A shorter ball, outside off, some extra bounce there as well! Sanju Samson hops, gets his gloves to the ball, but fails to stop it. A single taken!

On a length, outside off. Rajat Patidar stays in his crease and guides it towards third man for a single. 

FOUR! Not from the middle of the bat but the ball races away to the fence! A fullish ball, outside off. Faf du Plessis drives it wide of mid off. Jos Buttler dives to stop the ball but he fails to do so. Boundary! 

Length ball, outside off. Faf du Plessis cuts it towards point. The fielder there dives to his right and makes a good stop! Single taken.

On a length, around middle and leg. Rajat Patidar misses his flick and gets hit on the pads. The ball goes just away from the stumps. He wanted a single there, but he sees Boult chasing towards the ball, and he decides against it at the end. 

Outside off, full in length. Faf du Plessis drives it towards cover. No single there! 

Good-length delivery, around middle. Faf du Plessis works it away through square leg. Yuzvendra Chahal chases it and the batters take three runs. But, hang on, Rajat Patidar has taken a short run. Only two runs are given! 

Back of a length, outside off. Rajat Patidar steers it down to third man and rotates the strike. 

Length ball, outside off. Faf du Plessis leans and pushes it towards cover. 

FOUR! CRUNCHED! A shorter ball, around off. Faf du Plessis picks up the length, and pulls it over mid-wicket for a cracking boundary. 

Prasidh Krishna drops it short again, around middle and leg. This time Faf du Plessis ducks underneath it. 

Outside off, fuller ball, shaping away. Faf du Plessis leaves it alone. 

On a length, around off. Faf du Plessis blocks it out. 

FOUR! Faf du Plessis opens his account with a boundary! Length ball, outside off. Faf du Plessis punches it through cover for a cracking boundary. 

On a length, around the fifth stump line. Faf du Plessis leaves it alone.

Good-length delivery, outside off. Faf du Plessis taps it towards point. 

Touch fuller, outside off. Faf du Plessis pushes it towards cover and takes a single. 

Fuller ball, around off. Virat Kohli leans to drive but he gets an inside edge back onto his pads. 

Shorter ball, outside off. Virat Kohli leaves it alone. 

Prasidh Krishna pitches it up again, outside off. Virat Kohli drives it and finds the fielder at mid off. 

Wide! Too short on this occasion, outside off. Virat Kohli looks to pull this but he bails out in the end. Wide called! 

OUT! TAKEN! Prasidh Krishna draws first blood! Virat Kohli's poor form continues! Another well-directed short ball, around middle. Virat Kohli tries to pull this but he gets a faint edge onto his helmet. The ball lobs up towards point. Riyan Parag runs forward and pouches it safely. An early breakthrough for Rajasthan!  Virat Kohli walks back with a smile on his face. 

Fuller ball, around middle. Rajat Patidar blocks it out. 

Length delivery, around middle. Rajat Patidar defends it out. A successful first over from Prasidh Krishna! 

Trent Boult begins with a length ball, tailing back in, around middle. Virat Kohli blocks it out. 

Back of a length, around middle. Virat Kohli taps it towards mid-wicket off the back foot. 

CLOSE! A fuller ball, on the pads. Virat Kohli flicks it aerially and the ball lands just short of Daryl Mitchell at square leg. 

FOUR! Virat Kohli gets off the mark in style! Another fuller ball, around middle and leg. Virat Kohli flicks it past mid-wicket for a boundary. Virat Kohli and Bangalore are up and running!

EDGED AND FOUR! On a length, outside off. Virat Kohli looks to cut this away, but he gets an inside edge away from the stumps, towards fine leg for a boundary. Luck is with Virat for now! 

Another edge! Fuller, outside off. Virat Kohli looks to push at it but he gets an inside edge, past the keeper. Single taken! 9 runs off the first over!