Cricket Scorecard

Are you not entertained? The reigning champions have put on a champion show with the bat and have crossed the 250-run mark with absolute madness in the last 5 overs. 97 runs in the last 5 overs and as many as 19 sixes hit in total as RCB put the CSK bowlers to the sword.

Anshul Kamboj to Tim David, ! A catching opportunity missed, and to make matters worse for CSK, it has gone for a boundary. Full and angled into the pads. David picks it up aerially towards deep mid-wicket. Sarfaraz Khan commits to the catch but realises that he cannot get there. He slams the brakes but loses the ball in the lights and cannot get his body behind the ball.

Anshul Kamboj to Rajat Patidar, 1 run.

Anshul Kamboj to Tim David, Near the tramline, David drills it to deep cover for one.

Anshul Kamboj to Rajat Patidar, This is driven through the covers for a single.

Anshul Kamboj to Rajat Patidar, No run.

Anshul Kamboj to Rajat Patidar, ! The sixes keep coming.

Final over coming up and there will also be a change of ball as the previous one has just been launched ito the car park by Tim David.

Jamie Overton to Tim David, Six!

Jamie Overton to Tim David, ! Two in two, but this is even bigger! RCB move to 231, their highest total against CSK, according to Ravi Shastri. Yorker gone wrong once again for Overton. Full and on middle. Tim tonks it cleanly well over the sight screen for half a dozen.

Jamie Overton to Tim David, ! Tim David brings up his FIFTY in grand style.

Jamie Overton to Tim David, ! Extra pace can really work against a bowler at such times. Not a bad delivery, but Overton still pays the price. Banged in short and angled across off, David is rushed as he looks to pull and the ball brushes the top edge, before flying high and wide to the right of the keeper, and into the deep third fence.

Jamie Overton to Tim David, Jamie goes full and angles it across off, David goes after it and looks to drag it over deep mid-wicket but gets an inside edge past the stumps and down to fine leg for a couple of runs.

Jamie Overton to Tim David, ! Powered away with ease. A leg stump half-volley from Overton to begin the over. Tim David gets low and smokes it beyond the backward square leg fence for his fifth biggie of the game and moves into the 40s.

Two overs to go. How many will RCB get from here? Jamie Overton will bowl the 19th over.

Anshul Kamboj to Tim David, Low full toss, on off. David carves it to deep cover for a single.

Anshul Kamboj to Tim David, Six!

Anshul Kamboj to Tim David, TIMBER! Outfoxed and Tim David acknowledges that with a fist bump with the bowler. Oh, hang on, the no ball is being checked. Would you believe it?

Anshul Kamboj to Tim David, A big swing and a miss! Kamboj flirts with the tramline. He does not manage to land the yorker but gets away with it. Tim David swings for the hills but only connects with thin air.

Anshul Kamboj to Tim David, 2 runs.

Anshul Kamboj to Tim David, Missed out!

Anshul Kamboj to Tim David, ! Hit hard and wide enough! Anshul Kamboj steams in from around the wicket and bowls the wide line with the field set accordingly. It ends up being a low full toss, David uses his long reach and smacks it along the ground to the right of the man at deep point for a four.

Bowling change.

Noor Ahmad to Tim David, 1 run.

Noor Ahmad to Tim David, ! Make that a hat-trick of sixes. Tim David is rampant. Change of angle from Noor but no change in result. Ahmad switches to around the wicket and keeps the length short and pushes it through, outside the off stump. David presses deep in the crease and plays it on the rise. Lofts it over cover off the back foot for the third six in a row.

A slight halt in the play.

Noor Ahmad to Tim David, MORE! Another half-tracker, and the line this time is around middle. David needs no second invitation. He stays back and mows it with power over mid-wicket for six more. Noor under immense pressure.

Noor Ahmad to Tim David, ! Belted!

Noor Ahmad to Rajat Patidar, Oh, that was not far from hitting the stumps! Flat and short, on off. Rajat Patidar switches his stance for the reverse but misses. The ball sneaks past the off stump and deflects off the keeper's pads to short fine leg.

Noor Ahmad to Tim David, Tossed up, on off, driven to cover for a single.

Change.

Khaleel Ahmed to Rajat Patidar, ! Clean strike!

Khaleel Ahmed to Rajat Patidar, Four!

Khaleel Ahmed to Rajat Patidar, Half a shout for LBW! Turned down by the umpire. Khaleel Ahmed is convinced, and he coaxes Ruturaj Gaikwad to take the review. The ball did go towards the keeper with a deflection but was it pad?

Khaleel Ahmed to Rajat Patidar, ! Quality shot!

Khaleel Ahmed to Rajat Patidar, Khaleel rolls his fingers over the ball and digs it in short. Rajat rises with the bounce and gets his hands high to flay it away but misses. Patidar has a look at the square leg umpire but he does not get the signal he is looking for. Afrer a chat with David at the other end, the RCB skipper challenges the wide call.

Khaleel Ahmed to Tim David, Khaleel bashes the hard length and over off. Tim is deep in the crease and swings across for the pull. He is rushed but manages to get it away in front of square on the leg side for a single.

Khaleel Ahmed to Rajat Patidar, Into the strip, on middle. Patidar moves away from the stumps and with a hhigh elbow, he punches it to deep cover for a single.

Jamie Overton to Rajat Patidar, Oh, doesn't rise much this one. Back of a length, around off and angling in. Rajat Patidar looks to swivel and pull but the ball skids on and beats the inside edge, hitting the thigh pad. The ball rolls towards sort third for a leg bye.

Jamie Overton to Tim David, 1 run.

Jamie Overton to Tim David, Fuller in length, at the stumps, David plays it back to the bowler.

Jamie Overton to Tim David, That's good pace from Overton, around 148 clicks. Back of a length and in the channel outside off, Tim David has a poke at it but the ball zipas past the blade.

Jamie Overton to Tim David, No run.

Jamie Overton to Devdutt Padikkal, ! TIMBER! Too cute from DDP and he pays the highest price for it.

How often have we seen this?

STRATEGIC BREAK!

Matt Henry to Devdutt Padikkal, Back-to-back FIFTIES to start the season for Devdutt Padikkal.

Matt Henry to Devdutt Padikkal, ! Too much width on offer. Short and wide outside off, Padikkal reaches for it and swats it up and over the cover region for yet another boundary.

Matt Henry to Devdutt Padikkal, Banged in quick and short over middle, but a bit too high for the umpire's liking. Actually, it is reviewed by CSK.

Matt Henry to Devdutt Padikkal, 2 runs.

Matt Henry to Rajat Patidar, Short ball, right at the batter, pulled away to the right of deep mid-wicket for a single.

Matt Henry to Rajat Patidar, ! Wow, that's some shot and the 50-run stand comes up between these two, off just 16 balls. Pitched up on a fuller length around off, Rajat Patidar simply lifts it with minimal power and times it perfectly back over the bowler's head for a biggie.

Wow!

Shivam Dube to Devdutt Padikkal, ! Drilled back past the bowler and 23 runs come off that over.

Shivam Dube to Devdutt Padikkal, ! Excellent placement from DDP! Slower ball, fractionally short and wide outside off. Padikkal waits well before crunching the cut shot wide of point and the ball runs away to the fence.

Shivam Dube to Devdutt Padikkal, ! It's raining sixes now at the Chinnaswamy. Padikkal is early to shimmy down the pitch and Dube sees him coming as well. Dube tries to outfox the batter by going full and wide but Padikkal does brilliantly to reach out and use those long levers to power it over extra cover for a biggie.

Shivam Dube to Rajat Patidar, Back of a length, on middle, tucked away through mid-wicket for one.

Shivam Dube to Rajat Patidar, ! Oh, just over the ropes. A surprise short ball from Dube, well-directed and Rajat Patidar gets rushed. However, he manages to hook it away towards deep backward square leg, where Noor Ahmad puts in a valiant effort, leaping high to his right and even gets a finger on it but the ball and Noor, both go over the ropes.

Shivam Dube to Devdutt Padikkal, Good length agai, in the channel, punched off the middle of the bat towards deep cover but for just a single.

Shivam Dube to Devdutt Padikkal, WIDE! Pace off, on a length and darting well across the left-hander. Padikkal leaves it alone and a wide is called.

Noor Ahmad to Devdutt Padikkal, On the shorter side and wide outside off, this is cut away through backward point for one more. 16 off the over.

Noor Ahmad to Rajat Patidar, Short of a length, on off, punched through mid off for a single.

Noor Ahmad to Devdutt Padikkal, Better length again from Ahmad. Bowled flatter and darted into the pads. Padikkal plays all over it and gets it off the pads to short third for a leg bye.

Noor Ahmad to Devdutt Padikkal, ! Wow, that's gone many a mile. Tossed up on middle, not all that full but Padikkal dances down the track, gets it on the full and launches it over long on for a colossal six.

Noor Ahmad to Rajat Patidar, 1 run.

Noor Ahmad to Rajat Patidar, ! Magnificent strokeplay from Rajat Patidar. Tossed up, wide outside off, Patidar gets down on one knee, opens up the off side and drives it over the sweeper cover fielder for a six. 100 up for RCB now.

Shivam Dube to Devdutt Padikkal, ! That's a freebie from Dube. Too short and too wide, Devdutt Padikkal presses up on his toes and uppercuts it down to the vacant deep third fence for a boundary.

Shivam Dube to Rajat Patidar, 1 run.

The change in bowling has worked for CSK. Phil Salt absolutely berates himself on his way back. RCB's skipper, Rajat Patidar makes his way out to the centre.

Shivam Dube to Phil Salt, ! CAUGHT! Shivam Dube strikes gold in his first over and Phil Salt is devastated with his dismissal.

Shivam Dube to Devdutt Padikkal, Back of a length, angling across off, cut away without much timing and into the turf towards cover-point for one more.

Shivam Dube to Phil Salt, Oh, that should have been put away. Gentle-pace delivery, full and down leg, Salt gets inside the line and only gets a bottom edge down to short fine leg for a single.

Shivam Dube to Phil Salt, No run.

Noor Ahmad to Devdutt Padikkal, Yes, he does finish decently. Noor floats it up, slightly too straight, on the pads. Devdutt plays the sweep fine of the man at short fine leg. Anshul Kamboj gives it a chase and hauls it in. A couple of runs for Padikkal.

Noor Ahmad to Phil Salt, Noor keeps it on the shorter side and bowls it with a flatter trajectory, on middle and leg. Phil wrists it off the back foot in front of square on the leg side for a run. Just 2 runs off the over so far. Can Ahmad finish well?

Noor Ahmad to Devdutt Padikkal, Sliding in at the hips, Padikkal clips it through square leg and gets to the other end.

Noor Ahmad to Devdutt Padikkal, A flash and a miss!

Noor Ahmad to Devdutt Padikkal, On a good length, a hint of turn, around off. A gentle push towards cover by DDP. The ball holds in the surface and the batter checks his shot.

Noor Ahmad to Devdutt Padikkal, A bit of a mix-up but no harm done! Tossed up, full and on middle. Devdutt Padikkal makes room to go through the off side.

Jamie Overton to Devdutt Padikkal, Full and outside off. Devdutt carves it away off the outer half behind point for a run.

Jamie Overton to Devdutt Padikkal, ! Smart batting! At the sticks by Overton, on a good length, an off-cutter. Padikkal hangs deep in the crease and walks inside the line of the ball. He knows that fine leg is inside the circle and he picks it up over that man for a boundary.

Jamie Overton to Devdutt Padikkal, 2 runs.

Jamie Overton to Phil Salt, Width offered, on a short of a length. Phil reaches out and slaps it to deep cover. They cross.

Jamie Overton to Phil Salt, Overton pitches it up, outside off. Phil walks across to get closer to the line and drives it along the ground between cover and mid off. Ayush Mhatre dives to his left at mid off but cannot make a clean stop. The ball goes behind off his hands and Salt comes back for the second run.

Jamie Overton to Devdutt Padikkal, Overton bashes the hard length, on middle. Padikkal hops back and lifts the front leg to pull it behind square leg for a single.

Strategic Break!

Noor Ahmad to Devdutt Padikkal, Googly from Noor, on a good length, turning into the pads. Padikkal works it with the spin off the back foot to deep square leg for a run. Ahmad goes for 10 runs in his first over.

Noor Ahmad to Phil Salt, Noor drags his length back and keeps it outside off. This is cut away to deep point for one more.

Noor Ahmad to Phil Salt, ! All the way! Even quicker from Noor and he goes full this time. Salt gets down on a knee and fetches it from outside the off stump before playing the slog sweep over mid-wicket. Phil does not get it from the middle of the blade but enough to clear the ropes.

Noor Ahmad to Devdutt Padikkal, Bowled at 98.7 kph, on a nagging length, on off and middle. DDP hangs back and pushes it to long on for a single.

Noor Ahmad to Phil Salt, Flatter and shorter, sliding across off. Salt chops it down in front of point and crosses over.

Noor Ahmad to Phil Salt, Salt swings himself off his feet! Noor loops it up first up, on leg. Salt has a heave across the line but misses. He slips and falls over.

Anshul Kamboj to Phil Salt, Short ball outside off, guided away through backward point for a single by Phil Salt.

Anshul Kamboj to Phil Salt, ! That's travelled at a rate of knots.

Anshul Kamboj to Phil Salt, Oh, a misfield and the batters get the extra run.

Anshul Kamboj to Phil Salt, ! Up and over, it goes.

Anshul Kamboj to Phil Salt, A good-looking shot for no run. Shorter in length and outside off, Phil Salt stays upright and slaps it away but straight to the cover fielder.

Anshul Kamboj to Phil Salt, WIDE! Too high. Banged in well short and around off, Salt sways his head away from the line of the ball and lets it through.

That's the Powerplay done. Anshul Kamboj to continue.

Anshul Kamboj to Devdutt Padikkal, Back of a length, outside off, cut away down to deep backward point for one. A bit os hesitation between the batters as they look for two but decide against it. 50 UP FOR RCB.

Khaleel Ahmed to Phil Salt, ! Phil Salt ends the Powerplay with a positive shot. Fractionally short and angled across off, Salt hangs back and gets into a side-on stance before hoicking it through mid-wicket for a boundary.

Khaleel Ahmed to Devdutt Padikkal, 1 run.

Khaleel Ahmed to Devdutt Padikkal, Play and a miss! Good length, just outside off, looking to induce the drive. Padikkal does go for it but ends up getting beaten past the outside edge. 

Khaleel Ahmed to Phil Salt, Pitched on the fuller side and around off, Salt goes back and across, trying to swing it over mid-wicket but ends up just jamming it in front of mid-wicket for a single.

Khaleel Ahmed to Phil Salt, No room on offer. On a hard length on off, angling away, Phil Salt stands tall and forces the punch towards the fielder at cover.

Khaleel Ahmed to Phil Salt, Slower ball, a bit full and around leg stump, Salt gets inside the line and helps it down to fine leg for a couple of runs.

A change of ends for Khaleel Ahmed.

Anshul Kamboj to Phil Salt, Back of a length, slightly straighter in line, Salt taps it down in front of covers and picks up a single.

Anshul Kamboj to Phil Salt, ! Oh, that's unlucky for the bowler. Good-length delivery, around the top of off and middle. Phil Salt backs away to open up the off side but gets an outside edge that goes well wide to the right of Sanju Samson behind the stumps and goes away into the third man fence.

In walks Devdutt Padikkal at number 3. A 26-ball 61 for the left-hander on the opening night.

Anshul Kamboj to Devdutt Padikkal, 1 run.

Anshul Kamboj to Virat Kohli, ! CAUGHT! Redemption time for Shivam Dube and Virat Kohli has to walk back here.

Anshul Kamboj to Virat Kohli, ! That's become a signature shot for VK in recent times. Good-length delivery over middle, angling in, Kohli uses those lovely wrists of his to whip it across the line and over mid-wicket for a boundary.

Anshul Kamboj to Virat Kohli, Kamboj hits a back of a length and bowls it around off. Kohli advances and shanks the lofted shot on the bounce to the man at mid off.

Anshul Kamboj comes into the attack as the first change.

Matt Henry to Virat Kohli, Good length, honing in on middle, nudged into the leg side for a single by Kohli. 16 off the over.

Matt Henry to Virat Kohli, ! That's got class written all over it. Full-pitched delivery, attacking the stumps, Virat Kohli gets his hands out in front and punches the straight drive with stellar timing, back past the bowler and the ball rolls away into the fence.

Matt Henry to Virat Kohli, 2 runs.

Matt Henry to Virat Kohli, Another lofted shot attempted, again, it is not clean enough.

Matt Henry to Virat Kohli, ! Finally, Kohli gets one right out of the screws and the crowd comes alive. Length ball on middle, Virat Kohli keeps a still head and nonchalantly whips it across the line, over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Matt Henry to Phil Salt, High and over the infield but just a single.

Khaleel Ahmed to Virat Kohli, That in-between length, attacking the stumps and Kohli fails to get it away. Another fine over from Khaleel.

Khaleel Ahmed to Phil Salt, Oh, a risky single now.

Khaleel Ahmed to Virat Kohli, Full and on the pads, Kohli misses the flick and the ball thuds his pads, rolling towards fine leg. They get a leg bye.

Khaleel Ahmed to Virat Kohli, ! A big moment in the game already. First of all, a bit unlike Kohli to bash every delivery but Shivam Dube has to catch that. Length ball from Khaleel Ahmed, just around off, Virat Kohli looks to whack it over deep mid-wicket but mistimes it badly. The ball goes high and over mid off, where Dube backtracks and never settles under it. His feet keep moving even as he tries to pouch it and he ends up spillig it. Two taken.

Khaleel Ahmed to Phil Salt, Back of a length and outside off, Phil Salt looks to take it on but ends up slicing it down to the right of deep third for one more.

Khaleel Ahmed to Virat Kohli, Swung hard again by Kohli, no timing on it, though. Hard length, angling across off, Kohli leans back and swats it in front of square leg for just a single.

A tidy start with the ball for Matt Henry as well.

Matt Henry to Phil Salt, Hit hard but can't get it through!

Matt Henry to Virat Kohli, Shaping away, on a back of a length. Kohli dances down the track and flashes at it. Miscues it off the inner half to mid on for one.

Matt Henry to Virat Kohli, 1 run, played towards third man.

Matt Henry to Virat Kohli, 2 runs.

Matt Henry to Phil Salt, On a length, on off. Phil Salt swings at it. Skews it off the outer half to deep backward point for a run.

Excellent start with the ball from Khaleel Ahmed for Chennai Super Kings. Matt Henry will be operating from the other end. 

Matt Henry to Phil Salt, Played towards third man for a single.

Khaleel Ahmed to Virat Kohli, A play and a miss!

Khaleel Ahmed to Virat Kohli, Just out of reach! Full and on middle. Kohli brings his bat out in front and looks to whip it through using his bottom hand. The bat turns in his hand and Virat ends up slicing it over mid on. Shivam Dube turns around and goes after it but the ball drops out of his reach.

Khaleel Ahmed to Virat Kohli, A big mix-up but Kohli gets away with it!

Khaleel Ahmed to Phil Salt, Oh, just a single? That seemed destined for four. Fuller in length, outside off. Salt extends his hands and carves it over point. The ball plugs in the outfield and dribbles towards the ropes. Matt Henry sprints and slides to his right from deep third to prevent the boundary.

Khaleel Ahmed to Phil Salt, Goes past the bat! Khaleel drags the length back and makes use of the over-the-wicket angle. Slides it across the right-hander. Phil pushes away from his body and is beaten on the outside edge.

Khaleel Ahmed to Phil Salt, Khaleel begins with a full ball and keeps the line around the off stump. Salt pushes out in front of his body for the drive. Gets it more off the inner half towards mid on.

Are you not entertained? The reigning champions have put on a champion show with the bat and have crossed the 250-run mark with absolute madness in the last 5 overs. 97 runs in the last 5 overs and as many as 19 sixes hit in total as RCB put the CSK bowlers to the sword.

Anshul Kamboj to Tim David, ! A catching opportunity missed, and to make matters worse for CSK, it has gone for a boundary. Full and angled into the pads. David picks it up aerially towards deep mid-wicket. Sarfaraz Khan commits to the catch but realises that he cannot get there. He slams the brakes but loses the ball in the lights and cannot get his body behind the ball.

Anshul Kamboj to Rajat Patidar, 1 run.

Anshul Kamboj to Tim David, Near the tramline, David drills it to deep cover for one.

Anshul Kamboj to Rajat Patidar, This is driven through the covers for a single.

Anshul Kamboj to Rajat Patidar, No run.

Anshul Kamboj to Rajat Patidar, ! The sixes keep coming.

Final over coming up and there will also be a change of ball as the previous one has just been launched ito the car park by Tim David.

Jamie Overton to Tim David, Six!

Jamie Overton to Tim David, ! Two in two, but this is even bigger! RCB move to 231, their highest total against CSK, according to Ravi Shastri. Yorker gone wrong once again for Overton. Full and on middle. Tim tonks it cleanly well over the sight screen for half a dozen.

Jamie Overton to Tim David, ! Tim David brings up his FIFTY in grand style.

Jamie Overton to Tim David, ! Extra pace can really work against a bowler at such times. Not a bad delivery, but Overton still pays the price. Banged in short and angled across off, David is rushed as he looks to pull and the ball brushes the top edge, before flying high and wide to the right of the keeper, and into the deep third fence.

Jamie Overton to Tim David, Jamie goes full and angles it across off, David goes after it and looks to drag it over deep mid-wicket but gets an inside edge past the stumps and down to fine leg for a couple of runs.

Jamie Overton to Tim David, ! Powered away with ease. A leg stump half-volley from Overton to begin the over. Tim David gets low and smokes it beyond the backward square leg fence for his fifth biggie of the game and moves into the 40s.

Two overs to go. How many will RCB get from here? Jamie Overton will bowl the 19th over.

Anshul Kamboj to Tim David, Low full toss, on off. David carves it to deep cover for a single.

Anshul Kamboj to Tim David, Six!

Anshul Kamboj to Tim David, TIMBER! Outfoxed and Tim David acknowledges that with a fist bump with the bowler. Oh, hang on, the no ball is being checked. Would you believe it?

Anshul Kamboj to Tim David, A big swing and a miss! Kamboj flirts with the tramline. He does not manage to land the yorker but gets away with it. Tim David swings for the hills but only connects with thin air.

Anshul Kamboj to Tim David, 2 runs.

Anshul Kamboj to Tim David, Missed out!

Anshul Kamboj to Tim David, ! Hit hard and wide enough! Anshul Kamboj steams in from around the wicket and bowls the wide line with the field set accordingly. It ends up being a low full toss, David uses his long reach and smacks it along the ground to the right of the man at deep point for a four.

Bowling change.

Noor Ahmad to Tim David, 1 run.

Noor Ahmad to Tim David, ! Make that a hat-trick of sixes. Tim David is rampant. Change of angle from Noor but no change in result. Ahmad switches to around the wicket and keeps the length short and pushes it through, outside the off stump. David presses deep in the crease and plays it on the rise. Lofts it over cover off the back foot for the third six in a row.

A slight halt in the play.

Noor Ahmad to Tim David, MORE! Another half-tracker, and the line this time is around middle. David needs no second invitation. He stays back and mows it with power over mid-wicket for six more. Noor under immense pressure.

Noor Ahmad to Tim David, ! Belted!

Noor Ahmad to Rajat Patidar, Oh, that was not far from hitting the stumps! Flat and short, on off. Rajat Patidar switches his stance for the reverse but misses. The ball sneaks past the off stump and deflects off the keeper's pads to short fine leg.

Noor Ahmad to Tim David, Tossed up, on off, driven to cover for a single.

Change.

Khaleel Ahmed to Rajat Patidar, ! Clean strike!

Khaleel Ahmed to Rajat Patidar, Four!

Khaleel Ahmed to Rajat Patidar, Half a shout for LBW! Turned down by the umpire. Khaleel Ahmed is convinced, and he coaxes Ruturaj Gaikwad to take the review. The ball did go towards the keeper with a deflection but was it pad?

Khaleel Ahmed to Rajat Patidar, ! Quality shot!

Khaleel Ahmed to Rajat Patidar, Khaleel rolls his fingers over the ball and digs it in short. Rajat rises with the bounce and gets his hands high to flay it away but misses. Patidar has a look at the square leg umpire but he does not get the signal he is looking for. Afrer a chat with David at the other end, the RCB skipper challenges the wide call.

Khaleel Ahmed to Tim David, Khaleel bashes the hard length and over off. Tim is deep in the crease and swings across for the pull. He is rushed but manages to get it away in front of square on the leg side for a single.

Khaleel Ahmed to Rajat Patidar, Into the strip, on middle. Patidar moves away from the stumps and with a hhigh elbow, he punches it to deep cover for a single.

Jamie Overton to Rajat Patidar, Oh, doesn't rise much this one. Back of a length, around off and angling in. Rajat Patidar looks to swivel and pull but the ball skids on and beats the inside edge, hitting the thigh pad. The ball rolls towards sort third for a leg bye.

Jamie Overton to Tim David, 1 run.

Jamie Overton to Tim David, Fuller in length, at the stumps, David plays it back to the bowler.

Jamie Overton to Tim David, That's good pace from Overton, around 148 clicks. Back of a length and in the channel outside off, Tim David has a poke at it but the ball zipas past the blade.

Jamie Overton to Tim David, No run.

Jamie Overton to Devdutt Padikkal, ! TIMBER! Too cute from DDP and he pays the highest price for it.

How often have we seen this?

STRATEGIC BREAK!

Matt Henry to Devdutt Padikkal, Back-to-back FIFTIES to start the season for Devdutt Padikkal.

Matt Henry to Devdutt Padikkal, ! Too much width on offer. Short and wide outside off, Padikkal reaches for it and swats it up and over the cover region for yet another boundary.

Matt Henry to Devdutt Padikkal, Banged in quick and short over middle, but a bit too high for the umpire's liking. Actually, it is reviewed by CSK.

Matt Henry to Devdutt Padikkal, 2 runs.

Matt Henry to Rajat Patidar, Short ball, right at the batter, pulled away to the right of deep mid-wicket for a single.

Matt Henry to Rajat Patidar, ! Wow, that's some shot and the 50-run stand comes up between these two, off just 16 balls. Pitched up on a fuller length around off, Rajat Patidar simply lifts it with minimal power and times it perfectly back over the bowler's head for a biggie.

Wow!

Shivam Dube to Devdutt Padikkal, ! Drilled back past the bowler and 23 runs come off that over.

Shivam Dube to Devdutt Padikkal, ! Excellent placement from DDP! Slower ball, fractionally short and wide outside off. Padikkal waits well before crunching the cut shot wide of point and the ball runs away to the fence.

Shivam Dube to Devdutt Padikkal, ! It's raining sixes now at the Chinnaswamy. Padikkal is early to shimmy down the pitch and Dube sees him coming as well. Dube tries to outfox the batter by going full and wide but Padikkal does brilliantly to reach out and use those long levers to power it over extra cover for a biggie.

Shivam Dube to Rajat Patidar, Back of a length, on middle, tucked away through mid-wicket for one.

Shivam Dube to Rajat Patidar, ! Oh, just over the ropes. A surprise short ball from Dube, well-directed and Rajat Patidar gets rushed. However, he manages to hook it away towards deep backward square leg, where Noor Ahmad puts in a valiant effort, leaping high to his right and even gets a finger on it but the ball and Noor, both go over the ropes.

Shivam Dube to Devdutt Padikkal, Good length agai, in the channel, punched off the middle of the bat towards deep cover but for just a single.

Shivam Dube to Devdutt Padikkal, WIDE! Pace off, on a length and darting well across the left-hander. Padikkal leaves it alone and a wide is called.

Noor Ahmad to Devdutt Padikkal, On the shorter side and wide outside off, this is cut away through backward point for one more. 16 off the over.

Noor Ahmad to Rajat Patidar, Short of a length, on off, punched through mid off for a single.

Noor Ahmad to Devdutt Padikkal, Better length again from Ahmad. Bowled flatter and darted into the pads. Padikkal plays all over it and gets it off the pads to short third for a leg bye.

Noor Ahmad to Devdutt Padikkal, ! Wow, that's gone many a mile. Tossed up on middle, not all that full but Padikkal dances down the track, gets it on the full and launches it over long on for a colossal six.

Noor Ahmad to Rajat Patidar, 1 run.

Noor Ahmad to Rajat Patidar, ! Magnificent strokeplay from Rajat Patidar. Tossed up, wide outside off, Patidar gets down on one knee, opens up the off side and drives it over the sweeper cover fielder for a six. 100 up for RCB now.

Shivam Dube to Devdutt Padikkal, ! That's a freebie from Dube. Too short and too wide, Devdutt Padikkal presses up on his toes and uppercuts it down to the vacant deep third fence for a boundary.

Shivam Dube to Rajat Patidar, 1 run.

The change in bowling has worked for CSK. Phil Salt absolutely berates himself on his way back. RCB's skipper, Rajat Patidar makes his way out to the centre.

Shivam Dube to Phil Salt, ! CAUGHT! Shivam Dube strikes gold in his first over and Phil Salt is devastated with his dismissal.

Shivam Dube to Devdutt Padikkal, Back of a length, angling across off, cut away without much timing and into the turf towards cover-point for one more.

Shivam Dube to Phil Salt, Oh, that should have been put away. Gentle-pace delivery, full and down leg, Salt gets inside the line and only gets a bottom edge down to short fine leg for a single.

Shivam Dube to Phil Salt, No run.

Noor Ahmad to Devdutt Padikkal, Yes, he does finish decently. Noor floats it up, slightly too straight, on the pads. Devdutt plays the sweep fine of the man at short fine leg. Anshul Kamboj gives it a chase and hauls it in. A couple of runs for Padikkal.

Noor Ahmad to Phil Salt, Noor keeps it on the shorter side and bowls it with a flatter trajectory, on middle and leg. Phil wrists it off the back foot in front of square on the leg side for a run. Just 2 runs off the over so far. Can Ahmad finish well?

Noor Ahmad to Devdutt Padikkal, Sliding in at the hips, Padikkal clips it through square leg and gets to the other end.

Noor Ahmad to Devdutt Padikkal, A flash and a miss!

Noor Ahmad to Devdutt Padikkal, On a good length, a hint of turn, around off. A gentle push towards cover by DDP. The ball holds in the surface and the batter checks his shot.

Noor Ahmad to Devdutt Padikkal, A bit of a mix-up but no harm done! Tossed up, full and on middle. Devdutt Padikkal makes room to go through the off side.

Jamie Overton to Devdutt Padikkal, Full and outside off. Devdutt carves it away off the outer half behind point for a run.

Jamie Overton to Devdutt Padikkal, ! Smart batting! At the sticks by Overton, on a good length, an off-cutter. Padikkal hangs deep in the crease and walks inside the line of the ball. He knows that fine leg is inside the circle and he picks it up over that man for a boundary.

Jamie Overton to Devdutt Padikkal, 2 runs.

Jamie Overton to Phil Salt, Width offered, on a short of a length. Phil reaches out and slaps it to deep cover. They cross.

Jamie Overton to Phil Salt, Overton pitches it up, outside off. Phil walks across to get closer to the line and drives it along the ground between cover and mid off. Ayush Mhatre dives to his left at mid off but cannot make a clean stop. The ball goes behind off his hands and Salt comes back for the second run.

Jamie Overton to Devdutt Padikkal, Overton bashes the hard length, on middle. Padikkal hops back and lifts the front leg to pull it behind square leg for a single.

Strategic Break!

Noor Ahmad to Devdutt Padikkal, Googly from Noor, on a good length, turning into the pads. Padikkal works it with the spin off the back foot to deep square leg for a run. Ahmad goes for 10 runs in his first over.

Noor Ahmad to Phil Salt, Noor drags his length back and keeps it outside off. This is cut away to deep point for one more.

Noor Ahmad to Phil Salt, ! All the way! Even quicker from Noor and he goes full this time. Salt gets down on a knee and fetches it from outside the off stump before playing the slog sweep over mid-wicket. Phil does not get it from the middle of the blade but enough to clear the ropes.

Noor Ahmad to Devdutt Padikkal, Bowled at 98.7 kph, on a nagging length, on off and middle. DDP hangs back and pushes it to long on for a single.

Noor Ahmad to Phil Salt, Flatter and shorter, sliding across off. Salt chops it down in front of point and crosses over.

Noor Ahmad to Phil Salt, Salt swings himself off his feet! Noor loops it up first up, on leg. Salt has a heave across the line but misses. He slips and falls over.

Anshul Kamboj to Phil Salt, Short ball outside off, guided away through backward point for a single by Phil Salt.

Anshul Kamboj to Phil Salt, ! That's travelled at a rate of knots.

Anshul Kamboj to Phil Salt, Oh, a misfield and the batters get the extra run.

Anshul Kamboj to Phil Salt, ! Up and over, it goes.

Anshul Kamboj to Phil Salt, A good-looking shot for no run. Shorter in length and outside off, Phil Salt stays upright and slaps it away but straight to the cover fielder.

Anshul Kamboj to Phil Salt, WIDE! Too high. Banged in well short and around off, Salt sways his head away from the line of the ball and lets it through.

That's the Powerplay done. Anshul Kamboj to continue.

Anshul Kamboj to Devdutt Padikkal, Back of a length, outside off, cut away down to deep backward point for one. A bit os hesitation between the batters as they look for two but decide against it. 50 UP FOR RCB.

Khaleel Ahmed to Phil Salt, ! Phil Salt ends the Powerplay with a positive shot. Fractionally short and angled across off, Salt hangs back and gets into a side-on stance before hoicking it through mid-wicket for a boundary.

Khaleel Ahmed to Devdutt Padikkal, 1 run.

Khaleel Ahmed to Devdutt Padikkal, Play and a miss! Good length, just outside off, looking to induce the drive. Padikkal does go for it but ends up getting beaten past the outside edge. 

Khaleel Ahmed to Phil Salt, Pitched on the fuller side and around off, Salt goes back and across, trying to swing it over mid-wicket but ends up just jamming it in front of mid-wicket for a single.

Khaleel Ahmed to Phil Salt, No room on offer. On a hard length on off, angling away, Phil Salt stands tall and forces the punch towards the fielder at cover.

Khaleel Ahmed to Phil Salt, Slower ball, a bit full and around leg stump, Salt gets inside the line and helps it down to fine leg for a couple of runs.

A change of ends for Khaleel Ahmed.

Anshul Kamboj to Phil Salt, Back of a length, slightly straighter in line, Salt taps it down in front of covers and picks up a single.

Anshul Kamboj to Phil Salt, ! Oh, that's unlucky for the bowler. Good-length delivery, around the top of off and middle. Phil Salt backs away to open up the off side but gets an outside edge that goes well wide to the right of Sanju Samson behind the stumps and goes away into the third man fence.

In walks Devdutt Padikkal at number 3. A 26-ball 61 for the left-hander on the opening night.

Anshul Kamboj to Devdutt Padikkal, 1 run.

Anshul Kamboj to Virat Kohli, ! CAUGHT! Redemption time for Shivam Dube and Virat Kohli has to walk back here.

Anshul Kamboj to Virat Kohli, ! That's become a signature shot for VK in recent times. Good-length delivery over middle, angling in, Kohli uses those lovely wrists of his to whip it across the line and over mid-wicket for a boundary.

Anshul Kamboj to Virat Kohli, Kamboj hits a back of a length and bowls it around off. Kohli advances and shanks the lofted shot on the bounce to the man at mid off.

Anshul Kamboj comes into the attack as the first change.

Matt Henry to Virat Kohli, Good length, honing in on middle, nudged into the leg side for a single by Kohli. 16 off the over.

Matt Henry to Virat Kohli, ! That's got class written all over it. Full-pitched delivery, attacking the stumps, Virat Kohli gets his hands out in front and punches the straight drive with stellar timing, back past the bowler and the ball rolls away into the fence.

Matt Henry to Virat Kohli, 2 runs.

Matt Henry to Virat Kohli, Another lofted shot attempted, again, it is not clean enough.

Matt Henry to Virat Kohli, ! Finally, Kohli gets one right out of the screws and the crowd comes alive. Length ball on middle, Virat Kohli keeps a still head and nonchalantly whips it across the line, over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Matt Henry to Phil Salt, High and over the infield but just a single.

Khaleel Ahmed to Virat Kohli, That in-between length, attacking the stumps and Kohli fails to get it away. Another fine over from Khaleel.

Khaleel Ahmed to Phil Salt, Oh, a risky single now.

Khaleel Ahmed to Virat Kohli, Full and on the pads, Kohli misses the flick and the ball thuds his pads, rolling towards fine leg. They get a leg bye.

Khaleel Ahmed to Virat Kohli, ! A big moment in the game already. First of all, a bit unlike Kohli to bash every delivery but Shivam Dube has to catch that. Length ball from Khaleel Ahmed, just around off, Virat Kohli looks to whack it over deep mid-wicket but mistimes it badly. The ball goes high and over mid off, where Dube backtracks and never settles under it. His feet keep moving even as he tries to pouch it and he ends up spillig it. Two taken.

Khaleel Ahmed to Phil Salt, Back of a length and outside off, Phil Salt looks to take it on but ends up slicing it down to the right of deep third for one more.

Khaleel Ahmed to Virat Kohli, Swung hard again by Kohli, no timing on it, though. Hard length, angling across off, Kohli leans back and swats it in front of square leg for just a single.

A tidy start with the ball for Matt Henry as well.

Matt Henry to Phil Salt, Hit hard but can't get it through!

Matt Henry to Virat Kohli, Shaping away, on a back of a length. Kohli dances down the track and flashes at it. Miscues it off the inner half to mid on for one.

Matt Henry to Virat Kohli, 1 run, played towards third man.

Matt Henry to Virat Kohli, 2 runs.

Matt Henry to Phil Salt, On a length, on off. Phil Salt swings at it. Skews it off the outer half to deep backward point for a run.

Excellent start with the ball from Khaleel Ahmed for Chennai Super Kings. Matt Henry will be operating from the other end. 

Matt Henry to Phil Salt, Played towards third man for a single.

Khaleel Ahmed to Virat Kohli, A play and a miss!

Khaleel Ahmed to Virat Kohli, Just out of reach! Full and on middle. Kohli brings his bat out in front and looks to whip it through using his bottom hand. The bat turns in his hand and Virat ends up slicing it over mid on. Shivam Dube turns around and goes after it but the ball drops out of his reach.

Khaleel Ahmed to Virat Kohli, A big mix-up but Kohli gets away with it!

Khaleel Ahmed to Phil Salt, Oh, just a single? That seemed destined for four. Fuller in length, outside off. Salt extends his hands and carves it over point. The ball plugs in the outfield and dribbles towards the ropes. Matt Henry sprints and slides to his right from deep third to prevent the boundary.

Khaleel Ahmed to Phil Salt, Goes past the bat! Khaleel drags the length back and makes use of the over-the-wicket angle. Slides it across the right-hander. Phil pushes away from his body and is beaten on the outside edge.

Khaleel Ahmed to Phil Salt, Khaleel begins with a full ball and keeps the line around the off stump. Salt pushes out in front of his body for the drive. Gets it more off the inner half towards mid on.