02/05Result
33rd match (D/N), Pepsi Indian Premier League at Bengaluru, May 2 2015
RCB won by 7 wkts (2b rem)
Player of the Match
Mandeep Singh
Mandeep SinghRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
02/05Result
33rd match (D/N), Pepsi Indian Premier League at Bengaluru, May 2 2015
RCB won by 7 wkts (2b rem)
Player of the Match
Mandeep Singh
Mandeep SinghRoyal Challengers Bengaluru

8.45 There was a lot of rain earlier but the crowd stayed to watch, and they have been rewarded with a compressed high-octane ten over game. RCB have leapt up the table, past KKR, to third spot. These two teams are level on points but RCB have the better run rate. Mandeep Singh, 45 off 18 balls to win the game, when everyone expected Kohli, Gayle and AB to be the stars of the chase. Brilliant.

Sunrisers have got off to a blistering start against Super Kings in Hyderabad, so hop on over to follow that game. Thank you for all your emails tonight. I hope you enjoyed the game, cheers.

9.4
6
Russell to Mandeep Singh, SIX, Mandeep has done it, Russell has been KKR's best player on the night but he wasn't able to defend 12 in the final over. Mandeep seals the game with two balls to spare with a withering pull, smashing the shorter ball over the backward square leg boundary. The Chinnaswamy erupts in a burst of noise.
9.3
6
Russell to Mandeep Singh, SIX, a sensational strike from Mandeep! He makes room outside leg to get under a full ball and flays at it, slicing the ball while down on one leg, carving it over the backward point boudnary
9.2
2
Russell to Mandeep Singh, 2 runs, short of a length and straight, the batsman charges and swings, hitting it through midwicket, they race back for the second

12 off 5 balls, Mandeep on strike.

9.1
1
Russell to Wiese, 1 run, in the blockhole again, good ball, played to long on for a single

Russell has done plenty for KKR so far in this game and now he has to do it all, he has 13 to defend. RCB need 12 to take the game to a super over.

END OF OVER:
9 | 13 Runs | RCB: 100/3 (13 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 11.11, RRR: 13.00)

  • Mandeep Singh31 (15b)
  • David Wiese8 (6b)
  • Umesh Yadav2-0-31-0
  • Andre Russell1-0-7-1
8.6
4
UT Yadav to Mandeep Singh, FOUR, edged and another boundary, to third man! Mandeep simply made room to hit on the off side and swung hard, the ball flew off the outside edge and raced away
8.5
4
UT Yadav to Mandeep Singh, FOUR, fine leg is in the circle and Mandeep sends the ball high over that fielder with a scoop, the ball bounces off the practices pitches and goes over the boundary as Cummins comes racing in from long leg and dives desperately
8.4
1
UT Yadav to Wiese, 1 run, good length around off stump, the batsman tries to pull but mis-times it past the bowler
8.3
1
UT Yadav to Mandeep Singh, 1 run, another blockhole delivery on middle stump, superb stuff from Yadav, the batsman tries to make room and then has to hurry to dig it out on the off side
8.2
1
UT Yadav to Wiese, 1 run, in the blockhole, Mandeep can only dig it out to long on for a single
8.1
2
UT Yadav to Wiese, 2 runs, a full ball outside off and Weise drills the ball hard towards wide long off with a fluent drive, Suryakumar sprints to his left and dives to save the boundary. He gets on his feet quickly and releases the ball swiftly too, top fielding

How many runs can Yadav leave for Russell to defend in the final over? RCB need 25 off 12 balls.

END OF OVER:
8 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | RCB: 87/3 (26 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 10.87, RRR: 13.00)

  • David Wiese4 (3b)
  • Mandeep Singh22 (12b)
  • Andre Russell1-0-7-1
  • Piyush Chawla2-0-21-1
7.6
1
Russell to Wiese, 1 run, another one in the blockhole, dug out down the ground for one, Russell has done a superb job in his first over
7.5
2
Russell to Wiese, 2 runs, in the blockhole, pinpoint accuracy from Russell, but the batsman manages to dig it out and because there is no infielder at midwicket they manage to run two as the fielder has to run in from the deep

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1

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3

Number of times AB de Villiers has been dismissed by Piyush Chawla in the IPL, the joint-most by any bowler.

A Blistering Start

49

Runs scored by RCB in the first 4 overs. They have scored 50 inside 4 overs on 3 occasions.

Kohli's favourite

118

Runs hit by Virat Kohli off 62 balls from Umesh Yadav in the IPL - the most he has hit off any bowler.

Awesome Andre

61.66

Andre Russell's average this IPL - the highest for any batsman with at least 100 runs. He has made 185 runs at a SR of 186.86.

Home Advantage?

4

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