19.6Dar to A Omarzai199/8
Catch OUT. OUT! Caught. Rasikh Salam to Azmatullah Omarzai. Slower length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long off, caught by David. Royal Challengers Bengaluru seal a crucial win and become the first team to qualify for the playoffs. Despite valiant efforts from Shashank Singh and Marcus Stoinis, the home side never truly recovered from an early top-order collapse during the chase. Much of the credit goes to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, whose disciplined spell in the powerplay removed both openers and put the batting side under immediate pressure. Rasikh Salam also stood out with an impressive three-wicket haul that helped complete a dominant performance. Venkatesh Iyer is the Player of the Match.
19.2Dar to S Singh194/7
Catch OUT. OUT! Caught. Rasikh Salam to Shashank Singh. Reverse Swing-In half volley, to leg on the front foot flick, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on, caught by Kohli. Punjab loses its last hope.
16.1Hazlewood to M Stoinis160/6
LBW OUT. OUT! L.B.W. Josh Hazlewood to Marcus Stoinis. Reverse Swing-In full toss, to leg on the front foot Slog, hit pad. Could this be a game-changing moment?
10.5Sharma to S Shedge93/5
Catch OUT. OUT! Caught. Suyash Sharma to Suryansh Shedge. Leg spinner back of a length, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long off, caught by Kohli. Straight into the hands.
7.3Shepherd to C Connolly62/4
Catch OUT. OUT! Caught. Romario Shepherd to Cooper Connolly. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot flick, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep square leg, caught by Bethell. The important breakthrough for RCB.
3.2Dar to S Iyer19/3
Catch OUT. OUT! Caught. Rasikh Salam to Shreyas Iyer. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, outside edge, caught by Sharma. What a peach of the delivery!
2.5Singh to P Singh18/2
Catch OUT. OUT! Caught. Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Prabhsimran Singh. Out-swinging back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, top edge in the air uncontrolled to first slip, caught by Padikkal. Edge and gone.
0.3Singh to P Arya1/1
Catch OUT. OUT! Caught. Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Priyansh Arya. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid on, caught by Shepherd. Bhuvneshwar Kumar strikes again. Dangerous Arya is gone.