END OF OVER:
19 | 10 Runs | RCB: 203/6 (10 runs required, RR: 10.68)

  • Romario Shepherd23 (15b)
  • Krunal Pandya28 (16b)
  • Digvesh Rathi4-0-50-0
  • Prince Yadav4-0-33-3

RCB miss their chance to go top of the table.

RCB captain Rajat Patidar: I think we were sure of how we wanted to go about the target, we did well, just one or two shots behind. Really good pitch, batting track, was coming nicely on to the bat, just 2-3 shots away. Difficult to analyse just after the game, I need time to analyse it. We have four games more, we're taking it one step at a time.

Alex: "Rather unusual to choose a leg spinner for the final over. It worked but Pant would have been toasted and roasted if it didn't." Indeed, both Rathi and Shahbaz wanted it, I think and well done to him.

Prince Yadav says he got over his misfield pretty quickly and was focussed on the next ball. He says he had a chat with Virat after their previous game and Kohli had told him to stick to his lengths, and he did just that today. Says LSG can't do much about the matches that have gone past, but will try and finish the season well.

Harshit Goyal: "Wow, their first win since April 9 for LSG! "

Kaleem : "At 9/2 many teams would lose heavily. The margin was single digit, that shows the depth of this RCB team"

I'll have the presentation for you shortly.

Srini: "Finally, a match that could have truly gone either way till the last 3 balls." I know! It's been a while.

Hari B: "Marsh played excellent knock! But Pant's cameo really changed the momentum at the halfway stage!!"

LSG captain Rishabh Pant: It was a good game for us, for sure. We have been trying a lot of things, it means a lot for us. We have been trying to put together a perfect game where batting and bowling comes together, we have had some bad luck, but really happy to get a win here. (Decision between Rathi and Shahbaz) It was a tough one, but you have to trust your bowler, Rathi was the right match-up for Shepherd and he got the job done. Our strength this season has been bowling, Prince, Shami bhai, Rathi, Sid ... there have been good things for out bowling unit.

Mitch Marsh is the POTM: It has been a tough season, nice to get on the right side, really good for morale, disappointing season until today ... A few of the Indian boys said before the game the pitch looked better so I tried to maximise the powerplay. I just tried to get as many as I could in the powerplay, get a good start and have an impact on the game, it's an area we haven't got right so far. I think we batted well last two games, 10-15 short in Mumbai ... we were courageous in the way we bowled tonight. Bangalore bat deep, really proud of the young guys in our attack.

Phew. Match. No 50 done and dusted and it was a good one. That's all we've got for you tonight, and thank you for all your emails, do join us for DC vs KKR tomorrow. Cheers!

18.6
1
Rathi to Shepherd, 1 run, just the single to long off, LSG have a win at long last, a win after eight losses at home, a win after six losses this season, they are still at No. 10 in the points table but there will be some relief in their camp tonight
18.5
2
Rathi to Shepherd, 2 runs, swung hard but he does not time it well, just the two to deep backward square leg
18.4
4
Rathi to Shepherd, FOUR, Shepherd finally makes contact but only gets a four to backward square leg, that's not good enough for RCB at this point
18.4
1w
Rathi to Shepherd, 1 wide, he mixes it up by firing this one fast and wide outside off stump, a bit too wide though, Pant reaches to his right to collect and whips off the bails but Shepherd is safe
18.3
0
Rathi to Shepherd, no run, another slow googly, another swing across the line from Shepherd and another miss, Rathi is walking the talk in this final over
18.2
1
Rathi to Pandya, 1 run, bowled flatter and wider outside off, Krunal slaps the ball to deep cover, just the single ... LSG are so close now
18.1
1lb
Rathi to Shepherd, 1 leg bye, angles the ball slow and into Shepherd, who has a mighty heave on the leg side but misses and gets hit on the pad, the ball goes on the off side, that was the googly

RCB need 20 off the final over ... but LSG have to bowl a spinner. There's a conversation happening between Pant, Rathi and Shahbaz. Shahbaz seems to want it. He's quite animated in this chat. But eventually, it's Rathi who gets the ball.

Pant has made the decision, Rathi with 19 to defend.

END OF OVER:
18 | 13 Runs | RCB: 193/6 (20 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 10.72, RRR: 20.00)

  • Romario Shepherd16 (10b)
  • Krunal Pandya27 (15b)
  • Prince Yadav4-0-33-3
  • Mohammed Shami4-0-33-1
17.6
1
Prince Yadav to Shepherd, 1 run, Prince bowls a crucial dlivery, hits the wide yorker, Shepherd digs it out towards long on
17.5
6
Prince Yadav to Shepherd, SIX, Shepherd finally connects and in some style, launching a full toss high and far over the deep midwicket boundary, Prince was looking for the yorker and missed his length
17.4
0
Prince Yadav to Shepherd, no run, short of a length and this one skids through on Shepherd, who misses again, kept a touch low and beat Shepherd's pull on the bottom edge
17.3
1
Prince Yadav to Pandya, 1 run, backs away and drives the ball through cover for just the single
17.2
4
Prince Yadav to Pandya, FOUR, Krunal does not miss! Clears his front foot and hooks again, hitting the short ball with power into the gap on the deep square leg boundary
17.1
1lb
Prince Yadav to Shepherd, 1 leg bye, full toss on the pads and Shepherd has missed out on this big time! He fails to connect with his swing and gets hit on the pads, that should have been in the stands!

33 off 12 ... who are you backing here? Prince Yadav to bowl the penultimate over.

END OF OVER:
17 | 14 Runs | RCB: 180/6 (33 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 10.58, RRR: 16.50)

  • Krunal Pandya22 (13b)
  • Romario Shepherd9 (6b)
  • Mohammed Shami4-0-33-1
  • Shahbaz Ahmed3-0-33-2
16.6
6
Mohammed Shami to Pandya, SIX, Krunal Pandya! Shami bangs in the short one and Krunal hangs back and hooks, sending the ball soaring over deep square leg
16.5
6
Mohammed Shami to Pandya, SIX, full toss and it's been powered over the long-on boundary, Krunal lined it up and swung hard, Shami missed his yorker
16.4
1
Mohammed Shami to Shepherd, 1 run, full and straight, looking for the blockhole, Shepherd hits it to long on
16.3
0
Mohammed Shami to Shepherd, no run, the slower short one this time outside off, Shepherd tries to upper cut to deep third but is beaten by the change of pace
16.2
0
Mohammed Shami to Shepherd, no run, banged in short outside off, the batter lets it go through to the keeper!
16.1
1
Mohammed Shami to Pandya, 1 run, short of a length angling across the left-hander, cut off the back foot through point

Abhilash: "Take 6 wickets and in comes Romario Shepherd at no.8.. quite scary for the bowlers."

END OF OVER:
16 | 16 Runs 1 Wkt | RCB: 166/6 (47 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 10.37, RRR: 15.66)

  • Romario Shepherd8 (3b)
  • Krunal Pandya9 (10b)
  • Shahbaz Ahmed3-0-33-2
  • Mayank Yadav4-0-50-0
15.6
0
Shahbaz Ahmed to Shepherd, no run, lets a wide one go outside off and Shepherd is not happy that the umpire has not called it wide, he can review it if he wants but decides not to
15.5
4
Shahbaz Ahmed to Shepherd, FOUR, two in a row, this time Shepherd goes back and cuts through backward point and finds the gap on the boundary
15.4
4
Shahbaz Ahmed to Shepherd, FOUR, Shepherd gets going by dabbing a short of a length ball late to the deep third boundary, beating short fine to his left

RCB 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st9V KohliJG Bethell
2nd0V KohliD Padikkal
3rd95RM PatidarD Padikkal
4th2JM SharmaRM Patidar
5th6RM PatidarTH David
6th46KH PandyaTH David
7th45KH PandyaR Shepherd