Srikar Bharat says that is a fair total and they have a good chance. Adds that his role is pretty clear and he has to do little things right. Says that he stuck to his plan and he was enjoying it. Goes onto say that Virat told him to keep the intent on and he was doing what was required at the moment and his partnership with Kohli came out well. Adds that he enjoyed his sixes. Goes onto say that they need to bowl well and show aggression in their approach.
... The Run Chase ...
So, Mumbai should fancy themselves to chase this down. They have a strong batting lineup and the wicket too looks good. Bangalore bowlers have not been at their best but can they bowl well here? We will find out.
The Mumbai bowling bowled well in bits and pieces. They were poor at the start, however, the spinners did a decent job in the middle overs but the pacers then took a pounding. However, they came back strongly right towards the back end courtesy Boult and Bumrah. The latter was the pick as he ended with a three fer. Krunal Pandya and Chahar were reasonably economical. Milne though had a day to forget but he got the important wicket of Kohli. In the end, they will be pleased with their performanc
The last two overs have completely turned the tide in the favor of Mumbai! 180 or a little more than that looked possible before the 18th but Bangalore have fallen well short of it. Yet again they do not manage to finish on a high note.
Bangalore though were good for majority of their innings! They lost Devdutt Padikkal early but then Kohli and Bharat counter-attacked and got Bangalore to safer shores. Once Bharat fell, Maxwell continued the good work. He played a few audacious shots and along with his skipper added 51 before Kohli fell just after he got to his fifty. AB de Villiers and Glenn Maxwell then lit up the show and when they were batting 180-plus looked possible but once they fell, there were no boundaries hit and onl
Trent Boult to Kyle Jamieson, A very good end to the innings by Mumbai! Yorker on middle, Jamieson drives it to long on for a single. BANGALORE END ON 165 FOR 6.
Trent Boult to Dan Christian, Full ball outside off, Christian lifts it to deep cover for a single.
Trent Boult to Dan Christian, Short ball around middle, Christian looks to paddle but the ball is too short and he misses.
Who will walk out next? Kyle Jamieson it is.
Trent Boult to Kyle Jamieson, Full outside off, Jamieson drives it to long off for a single.
Trent Boult to Shahbaz Ahmed, ! TIMBER! Top-class yorker from Trent Boult and Mumbai are right on top here. Brilliant last two overs from them. Yorker on off and middle, Ahmed looks to flick but misses. It hits the pads and then uproots the off stump.
Trent Boult to Shahbaz Ahmed, Excellent from Boult! Very full outside off, Ahmed leaves it alone, thinking it will be a wide but not given.
Trent Boult comes back into the attack to bowl the final over.
Jasprit Bumrah to Dan Christian, Yorker outside off, Christian fails to dig it out. Excellent yorker from Bumrah. Just 6 runs and two big wickets from it.
Jasprit Bumrah to Shahbaz Ahmed, Full toss outside off, Ahmed slashes it to deep point for a single.
Shahbaz Ahmed walks out now.
Jasprit Bumrah to AB de Villiers, ! CAUGHT BEHIND! That is why Bumrah is one of the best in the world! He gets rid of Maxwell and now gets rid of AB de Villiers as well. Mumbai right back into this one. Shortish ball, pacy outside off, de Villiers looks to slash at it but it goes off the outside edge towards de Kock who makes no mistake. Can Bangalore still reach 180?
Dan Christian walks out at number 6.
Jasprit Bumrah to Glenn Maxwell, ! CAUGHT! Bumrah has got Maxwell again! This is the 7th time he has got him in the Indian T20Â League. End of a very good innings from Maxwell but Bangalore would have loved for him to stay till the end. Low full toss on middle, Maxwell looks to whip it away again. It goes off the bottom half of the bat towards long on where Trent Boult takes the catch.
Jasprit Bumrah to Glenn Maxwell, NOT A WIDE! Very full outside off, Maxwell looks to play the reverse paddle but misses. Maxwell is not too happy as that has not been called a wide.
Jasprit Bumrah to Glenn Maxwell, WIDE! Full outside off, Maxwell looks to drive but misses.
Jasprit Bumrah to Glenn Maxwell, ! WHIPPED! Maxwell is playing some kind of a knock here! Full on middle, Maxwell whips it over mid-wicket for a boundary.
Adam Milne to Glenn Maxwell, Low full toss on off, Maxwell drives it to mid off and takes a run. He missed out there but still 17 runs from the over. Good one for Bangalore.
Adam Milne to Glenn Maxwell, FIFTY FOR MAXWELL! Very good innings from the Big Show! He has had a good season so far and Bangalore needed this innings from him. Good-length ball on middle, Maxwell works it to mid-wicket for a couple.
Adam Milne to Glenn Maxwell, ! Slapped! Short ball outside off, Maxwell slaps it past the mid off fielder for a boundary.
Jasprit Bumrah to AB de Villiers, ! That has gone! AB de Villiers gets going off the second ball. This is what Bangalore would have wanted! Full ball on middle, de Villiers lifts it over long on for a biggie.
Adam Milne to Glenn Maxwell, Full down the leg side, Maxwell looks to heave it to the leg side but it brushes his pads and it goes to the keeper.
Adam Milne to Glenn Maxwell, ! Tremendous batting! Low full toss on middle, Maxwell goes down and then plays the reverse sweep over short third man for a boundary.
Adam Milne to Glenn Maxwell, ! How to bowl to this man? He has hit a reverse sweep to a fast bowler! Good-length ball outside off, Maxwell just reverse paddles it over third man for a biggie.
Jasprit Bumrah to AB de Villiers, Short ball outside off, AB de Villiers looks to pull but misses.
Jasprit Bumrah to AB de Villiers, ! Amazing shot! This is what AB de Villiers can do. Short ball outside off, AB de Villiers readies himself and then swats it over the bowler for a boundary.
Jasprit Bumrah to AB de Villiers, WIDE! Full ball outside off, de Villiers lets it go. Wided.
Jasprit Bumrah to Glenn Maxwell, Full on middle, Maxwell drives it to long on for a single.
Jasprit Bumrah to AB de Villiers, Slower ball outside off, de Villiers mistimes it to long on for a single.
Jasprit Bumrah comes back into the attack. His figures read 2-0-17-1 so far.
Jasprit Bumrah to AB de Villiers, Yorker on middle, AB de Villiers looks to flick but it goes off the inside edge onto the pads.
Adam Milne to Glenn Maxwell, Slower short ball outside off, Maxwell misses his cut shot.
AB de Villiers walks out at number 5.
Adam Milne to Virat Kohli, ! CAUGHT! Kohli falls after scoring a fifty! Big wicket for Mumbai as Kohli would have looked to press on the accelerator! Short ball around middle, Kohli dances down and looks to pull. It takes the top edge and it goes to deep square leg. Anukul Roy, the substitute fielder, takes a good catch running in from deep square leg. Once again, Kohli falls at the wrong time, that happened in the Chennai game and it has happened here too.Â
Adam Milne to Glenn Maxwell, Short ball around off, Maxwell uses his feet and then pulls it to long on for a single.
Adam Milne to Glenn Maxwell, ! Clever batting from Maxwell! This also brings up the 50-run stand between Kohli and Maxwell. Good-length ball outside off, Maxwell, reverse paddles it to third man for a boundary.
Adam Milne to Virat Kohli, Short ball on off, Kohli pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Adam Milne to Glenn Maxwell, Full ball outside off, Maxwell drives it to deep cover for a single.
Trent Boult to Glenn Maxwell, Outstanding from Boult! Just the one from the over. Short and on middle, this is pulled towards deep mid-wicket but only for a single.
Trent Boult to Glenn Maxwell, Yet another dot! This is outstanding stuff! Bringing all his variations in play. A slower short ball outside off. Maxwell leaves it alone thinking it will be a wide. Not called.
Trent Boult to Glenn Maxwell, Pitches just outside leg. A yorker, Maxwell looks to whip it but misses to get hit on the pads. An appeal but turned down.
Trent Boult to Glenn Maxwell, Yet another dot! Good from Boult! He is keeping it away from the shorter boundary! Outside off, Maxwell slashes but misses.
Trent Boult to Virat Kohli, Fifty for Kohli! He has rode his luck but take nothing away from his innings. He has been brilliant! He though knows his job is not done. A slower one on off, Kohli looks to flick, it goes off the inner half through mid-wicket for one.
Trent Boult to Glenn Maxwell, Outside off, Maxwell goes after it but misses.
Review! Rohit Sharma decides to take it upstairs for LBW. The UltraEdge shows no bat is involved. The Ball Tracker shows that the ball is pitching outside leg. Glenn Maxwell survives and Mumbai lose a review here.
Rahul Chahar to Glenn Maxwell, NOT ! That has pitched well outside leg. That was a review in desperation! Chahar bowls it there as he sees Maxwell go for the reverse sweep. Maxwell looks to play it but misses. It hits him on the pads. An appeal but turned down. It is reviewed. Hawk Eye shows it to be pitching well outside leg. Mumbai lose a review.
Rahul Chahar to Glenn Maxwell, Just short! Outside off, Maxwell slaps it to covers.
Rahul Chahar to Glenn Maxwell, ! Oh, boy! That is massive! That is some hit! On middle. Maxwell plays the reverse sweep, he clears the cover fence with ease. What power, just outstanding.
Time-Out! Bangalore lost Bharat who was looking pretty good in the middle. But Maxwell did well to replicate his innings and has managed to support Kohli well in the middle. The run flow had dried up initially, but these two batters have counter-attacked really well. Mumbai, on the other hand, have leaked a few runs in the middle overs and look to be in some trouble. They would look to chip more wickets at regular intervals to make inroads in the game.
Rahul Chahar to Virat Kohli, A little too straight, Kohli clips it through square leg for one.
Rahul Chahar to Virat Kohli, On middle, this is pushed back to the bowler.
Rahul Chahar to Glenn Maxwell, The leg spinner, it lands on leg, Maxwell works it through square leg for one.
Adam Milne to Virat Kohli, A dot to end then! On off, this is pushed back to the bowler. Milne has a shy at the stumps but misses. He misses Kohli too by just. Not happy is Milne with that over. A very expensive one.
Adam Milne to Virat Kohli, Two more! Fuller and on off, this is driven wide of the fielder at long off for a couple.
Adam Milne to Glenn Maxwell, Too high! Length, it lands outside off and then jags back in. Maxwell misses to get hit high on the pads. It goes towards short third man for one. Leg bye.
Adam Milne to Glenn Maxwell, A dot! They need a lot more of these! On middle, this is pushed to cover.
Adam Milne to Glenn Maxwell, ! Just short of the fence! Takes full toll of the Free Hit! On middle, Maxwell heaves it over mid-wicket. Lands just before the ropes for another boundary.
Adam Milne to Glenn Maxwell, NO BALL! That surely slipped out! Milne tries the slower one but it comes out all wrong, it pitches well outside the pitch. No Ball called. Free-Hit time.
Adam Milne to Glenn Maxwell, ! Pulled away! Short and on middle, Maxwell picks the length early and pulls it over the mid-wicket fielder for a boundary.
Adam Milne is back into the attack.
Krunal Pandya to Glenn Maxwell, Now follows the biggie with a single as this is eased down to long on.
Krunal Pandya to Glenn Maxwell, ! Outrageous! Bangalore will hope that breaks the shackles! On middle, the reverse sweep is out, Maxwell hits it with brute force and it clears the point fence for a biggie.
Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, Two! Shorter and on off, this is pushed through covers for a couple.
Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, Another single as this is eased through covers.
Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, Really good from Pandya! He sees Kohli come down the track, slows it up and bowls it shorter. This one stays low. Kohli swings, it goes off the inner half on the leg side. This is a good passage of play for Mumbai.
Krunal Pandya to Glenn Maxwell, On middle, this is worked on the leg side for one more.
Krunal Pandya to Glenn Maxwell, WIDE! This one is well wide outside off. Left alone. Wided.
Rahul Chahar to Glenn Maxwell, He does end the over well, this is short and outside off, Maxwell cuts it through point for one.
Rahul Chahar to Virat Kohli, Just the one! This is a superb over so far! On middle, it is pushed down to long on for one.
Rahul Chahar to Virat Kohli, Another dot! On middle, Kohli plays it back to the bowler.
Rahul Chahar to Virat Kohli, Another dot! Flatter and on off, blocked.
Rahul Chahar to Glenn Maxwell, The googly, Maxwell picks it and drags it towards deep mid-wicket for one.
Rahul Chahar to Glenn Maxwell, Flatter and on middle, blocked.
Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, Flatter and on off. Kohli goes back and defends it out watchfully.
Krunal Pandya to Glenn Maxwell, Loopy ball, around off. Maxwell looks to play the reverse sweep. The ball takes the top edge and goes over the keeper's head. The batters cross.
Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, Floated, full and on off. Kohli pushes it to long off for a run now.
Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, Full and on middle. Kohli flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a couple.
Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, WIDE! Looped up, full and wide outside off. Kohli leaves it alone. Wide called.
Krunal Pandya to Glenn Maxwell, Full and on the pads. Maxwell flicks it to mid-wicket for a run.
Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, Darter on the pads. Kohli tucks it to square leg for a run.
Rahul Chahar to Glenn Maxwell, Full and on off. Maxwell swings his blade and the ball goes towards third man off the outer half. It meets the fielder on a bounce at short third man.
Glenn Maxwell walks out to bat!
Rahul Chahar to Srikar Bharat, ! CAUGHT! What an entertaining over! Rahul Chahar has the last laugh. Bharat's short but fine kncok comes to an end. Floated, full and on off. Bharat stays back and lifts it over extra cover, but he does not get the distance on it this time. Suryakumar Yadav in the deep takes a good low catch in front of him. Finally Mumbai hang onto one, it is of Bharat though.
Rahul Chahar to Srikar Bharat, ! BOOM! Srikar Bharat has found his rhythm! Full and on off. Bharat gets low and slog sweeps it over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie.
Rahul Chahar to Virat Kohli, ! Oh dear! This is the second time Kohli gets a liftline. Short and outside off. Kohli hangs back and cuts it towards backward point. Hardik Pandya dives to his left but spills it. The batters cross.
Rahul Chahar to Virat Kohli, ! Kohli is on a roll. Tossed up, full and on off. Kohli skips down the track and lifts it above the bowler's head. The ball races into the fence at long off. The skipper leading from the front.
Rahul Chahar to Srikar Bharat, Floated full and outside off. Bharat stays back and lifts it over cover. They take one.
Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, Quicker ball on off, Kohli defends it back to the bowler.
Krunal Pandya to Srikar Bharat, Flatter ball on off, Bharat punches it to long off for a single.
Krunal Pandya to Srikar Bharat, Full on the pads, Bharat flicks it to short fine leg.
Krunal Pandya to Srikar Bharat, Shorter ball on the pads, Bharat works it to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
Krunal Pandya to Srikar Bharat, Flatter ball outside off, Bharat looks to cut but it goes off the outside edge to short third man.
Krunal Pandya to Srikar Bharat, WIDE! Quicker ball outside the tramline. Left alone. Wided.
Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, Floated on off, Kohli dances down the track and then pushes it to long off for a single.
Rahul Chahar to Srikar Bharat, Short and on off. Bharat hangs back and pushes it to cover.
Rahul Chahar to Virat Kohli, Flatter and on off. Kohli pushes it to long on for a single.
Rahul Chahar to Srikar Bharat, Short and outside off. Bharat cuts it past point. The batters pick up three runs. Great running!
Rahul Chahar to Srikar Bharat, ! BANG! This is Bharat at his best. Tossed up, around off. Bharat gets low and slog sweeps it over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum.
Rahul Chahar to Srikar Bharat, Floated, full and on off. Bharat prods and looks to scoop it towards fine leg. The ball takes the outside edge and goes towards short third man.
Rahul Chahar to Srikar Bharat, BEATEN! Loopy ball, around off. The ball grips and turns away. Bharat looks to defend it out but misses. The ball zips past the outside edge.
Strategic Time-Out! Bangalore have made a good start after losing Devdutt Padikkal early. Virat Kohli has shown intent and is looking really good at the moment. Srikar Bharat would look to get going now. Mumbai, on the other hand, have bowled well with Bumrah doing a decent job. They would look to take quick wickets and peg Bangalore back. Rahul Chahar is into the attack as well.
Adam Milne to Virat Kohli, ! Sumptuous! Good-length ball outside off, Kohli uses his feet and then drives it through extra cover for a boundary.
Adam Milne to Virat Kohli, Length ball on middle, Kohli defends it to mid on.
Adam Milne to Srikar Bharat, On a length on middle, Bharat flicks it to deep mid-wicket and they cross ends.
Jasprit Bumrah to Srikar Bharat, Fullish ball on off, Bharat defends it to cover-point.
Adam Milne to Virat Kohli, Milne starts with a good-length ball on middle, Kohli flicks it to deep square leg for a single.
Jasprit Bumrah to Srikar Bharat, ! Wow, what a shot! Length ball outside off, Bharat rides the bounce and drives it through cover-point for a boundary.
Jasprit Bumrah to Virat Kohli, Good-length ball on off, Kohli defends it to point for a single.
Krunal Pandya to Srikar Bharat, LEG BYE! Loopy ball, outside off. Bharat prods and looks to sweep it away. He misses and gets rapped on the pads. The ball goes towards cover. The batters collect a leg bye.
Jasprit Bumrah to Virat Kohli, ! This time makes full connection and reaches 10000Â runs in T20 cricket. He is the 5th player to do so. Short ball on middle, Kohli swivels and pulls it over deep square leg for a maximum
Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, Flatter and on off. Kohli goes back and works it to long on for a single.
Jasprit Bumrah to Virat Kohli, ! EDGED AND FOUR! Shortish ball around off, Kohli makes room and looks to pull but it goes to the top edge, over the keeper's head for a boundary.
Jasprit Bumrah to Srikar Bharat, On a length on middle, Bharat looks to flick but it goes off the inside edge, hits the pads and it goes to the leg side. A single taken.
Trent Boult to Srikar Bharat, On a length on off, Bharat defends it back to the bowler.
Trent Boult to Virat Kohli, Fullish ball on middle, whipped to mid-wicket.
Trent Boult to Srikar Bharat, On a length on middle, Bharat looks to defend but it takes the inside edge, hits the pads and goes to square leg for a single.
Trent Boult to Srikar Bharat, ! Edgy but Bharat won't mind! Shortish ball around off, Bharat looks to pull but it takes the top edge and it goes to third man for a boundary.
Trent Boult to Srikar Bharat, Fullish ball outside off, Bharat drives but finds the cover fielder.
Trent Boult to Srikar Bharat, Length ball outside off, Bharat leaves it alone.
Jasprit Bumrah to Virat Kohli, TWO LEG BYES! Good length on middle, Kohli looks to flick but gets hit on the thigh pad. It rolls to the off side. The fielder throws it to the mid on fielder who fails to collect and the batters take two leg byes. There is some confusion out there as Mumbai think the ball was dead but according to the umpire, it was not.Â
Jasprit Bumrah to Srikar Bharat, Length ball on middle, Bharat looks to defend but it takes the inner half to the leg side. A single taken.
Jasprit Bumrah to Devdutt Padikkal, ! CAUGHT BEHIND! Padikkal goes for a duck and this is brilliant bowling from Bumrah! Excellent captaincy from Rohit Sharma as well. He used Adam Milne in the first two games in the second over but brought on Bumrah and it pays dividends. Good-length ball around off, Padikkal looks to defend but it takes the outside edge and it goes to the left of the keeper. De Kock dives and takes a very good catch. Bangalore pegged back early.
Jasprit Bumrah to Devdutt Padikkal, BEATEN! Excellent delivery! Good-length ball outside off, Padikkal looks to defend but it beats the outside edge and it goes to the keeper.
Jasprit Bumrah to Devdutt Padikkal, Full ball on middle, Padikkal plays it back to the bowler who parries it to mid-wicket.
Jasprit Bumrah to Devdutt Padikkal, Length ball around off, Padikkal looks to defend but it goes off the outside edge to first slip where it falls short.
Trent Boult to Virat Kohli, Good-length ball on off, Kohli makes room and then defends it to point.
Trent Boult to Virat Kohli, WIDE! Good-length ball down the leg side, Kohli looks to flick but misses. Wided.
Trent Boult to Virat Kohli, On a length on off, Kohli defends it to cover-point. He wants a single but is sent back by Padikkal.
Trent Boult to Virat Kohli, Good-length ball outside off, Kohli opens the face of the bat and then guides it to backward point.
Trent Boult to Virat Kohli, On a length on off, Kohli pushes it to cover.Â
Trent Boult to Virat Kohli, AND ! Will this prove very costly? Boult bowls an inswinger on middle, Kohli flicks it uppishly to deep square leg. Rahul Chahar comes across, gets two hands to it but ends up tipping it over the fence for a biggie.
Trent Boult to Virat Kohli, Boult starts with a good-length ball on off, Kohli defends it to cover.
Krunal Pandya to Srikar Bharat, Full toss and on off. Bharat skips down the track and swings hard. The ball takes the outer half and goes towards backward point. Rahul Chahar dives to his left to make a good stop. The batters only get a single.
Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, Full and on middle. Kohli flicks it to the right of mid on.
Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, NOT ! Srikar Bharat does well to get inside the crease. Floated, full and on the pads. Kohli flicks it to square leg. Bharat comes halfway down but was sent back by Kohli. The fielder collects the ball and throws it to Krunal Pandya at the non-striker's end. But before Pandya could clip the bails, Bharat dived inside the crease and marked him safe. The umpire takes it upstairs to confirms. The replays roll in to show Bharat was well inside the crease.
An appeal for run out taken upstairs. Srikar Bharat is the man in question. Bharat is in though. Not out is the signal.
Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, Full and on middle. Kohli tucks it towards mid on.
Krunal Pandya is into the attack.
Adam Milne to Virat Kohli, Back of a length ball around off, Kohli guides it to short third man and takes a single. Good over for Bangalore. 13 runs from it.
Adam Milne to Virat Kohli, ! Brilliant from Virat Kohli! Full on middle, Kohli brings the bottom-hand into play and lifts it over long on for a biggie.
Adam Milne comes into the attack now.
Jasprit Bumrah to Virat Kohli, No run.
Srikar Bharat is the next man in.
Who will bowl from the other end? Jasprit Bumrah it is.
We are done with the pre-match formalities and we are all set to begin the game! The Mumbai players stride out to the middle, followed by Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal. In the first game of the day, Chennai have beaten Kolkata off the last ball and they move to the top of the table again as they have a better net run rate than Delhi.Â
Bangalore (Playing XI) - Virat Kohli (C), Devdutt Padikkal, Srikar Bharat (WK), Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers, Shahbaz Ahmed (In place of Navdeep Saini), Dan Christian (In place of Wanindu Hasaranga), Kyle Jamieson (In place of Tim David), Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal.
Virat Kohli, the Bangalore skipper, says that they would have bowled first as it looks like a hard wicket. Adds that they had a team chat today and they have made mistakes in the previous two games. Tells that they need to have belief that they can play expressive cricket and they know what they can do as a side. States that Mumbai are the strongest side in the tournament has seen over the last few years. Says that they are a difficult side to beat and they have had some nice encounters in the l
Mumbai (Playing XI) - Rohit Sharma (C), Quinton de Kock (WK), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya (In place of Saurabh Tiwary), Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Adam Milne, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult.
Rohit Sharma, the Mumbai skipper, says that they will bowl first. Adds that score in front will be ideal for them and they will look to chase the score down. Tells that every game they will play is important and they will not look too far ahead. States that they need to tick the correct boxes. Adds that Hardik is very passionate and he is playing tonight, he is coming back from the injury which is a big boost for the side. Informs that Hardik Pandya replaces Saurabh Tiwary.
... Match Day ...
Hello and welcome to game number 39 of the Indian T20 League. In this game, Mumbai will be locking horns against Bangalore. Both the teams are desperate for the two points. They have been not up to the mark since the restart. Bangalore though still find themselves in the top half of the table, unlike Mumbai who saw themselves slip down to the sixth spot after their defeat against Kolkata. Who will come out on top? Which team will break their winless streak?Â
Mumbai, on the other hand, have had the same issues in the second leg. Their batting has been far too inconsistent and they need to sort out their issues. They have a good record against Bangalore and they would hope that they can play their best game here. Hardik Pandya did not play the first two games and it would be interesting to see if he returns to the XI to bolster their line-up.Â
Toss - Up goes the coin and it lands in favour of Mumbai. They have elected to bowl.Â
Bangalore's batting has to step up! Their middle order has failed to get going this season, with the likes of AB de Villiers and Glenn Maxwell, not being able to replicate the form they showed in the first leg. They did bring in Tim David in the last game but he too failed to get going. Everyone knows that if these three get going, Bangalore can be a dangerous side and they will hope today is the day, they get back to form. We will have to wait and see.Â
The chase is set to begin.
Srikar Bharat says that is a fair total and they have a good chance. Adds that his role is pretty clear and he has to do little things right. Says that he stuck to his plan and he was enjoying it. Goes onto say that Virat told him to keep the intent on and he was doing what was required at the moment and his partnership with Kohli came out well. Adds that he enjoyed his sixes. Goes onto say that they need to bowl well and show aggression in their approach.
... The Run Chase ...
So, Mumbai should fancy themselves to chase this down. They have a strong batting lineup and the wicket too looks good. Bangalore bowlers have not been at their best but can they bowl well here? We will find out.
The Mumbai bowling bowled well in bits and pieces. They were poor at the start, however, the spinners did a decent job in the middle overs but the pacers then took a pounding. However, they came back strongly right towards the back end courtesy Boult and Bumrah. The latter was the pick as he ended with a three fer. Krunal Pandya and Chahar were reasonably economical. Milne though had a day to forget but he got the important wicket of Kohli. In the end, they will be pleased with their performanc
The last two overs have completely turned the tide in the favor of Mumbai! 180 or a little more than that looked possible before the 18th but Bangalore have fallen well short of it. Yet again they do not manage to finish on a high note.
Bangalore though were good for majority of their innings! They lost Devdutt Padikkal early but then Kohli and Bharat counter-attacked and got Bangalore to safer shores. Once Bharat fell, Maxwell continued the good work. He played a few audacious shots and along with his skipper added 51 before Kohli fell just after he got to his fifty. AB de Villiers and Glenn Maxwell then lit up the show and when they were batting 180-plus looked possible but once they fell, there were no boundaries hit and onl
Trent Boult to Kyle Jamieson, A very good end to the innings by Mumbai! Yorker on middle, Jamieson drives it to long on for a single. BANGALORE END ON 165 FOR 6.
Trent Boult to Dan Christian, Full ball outside off, Christian lifts it to deep cover for a single.
Trent Boult to Dan Christian, Short ball around middle, Christian looks to paddle but the ball is too short and he misses.
Who will walk out next? Kyle Jamieson it is.
Trent Boult to Kyle Jamieson, Full outside off, Jamieson drives it to long off for a single.
Trent Boult to Shahbaz Ahmed, ! TIMBER! Top-class yorker from Trent Boult and Mumbai are right on top here. Brilliant last two overs from them. Yorker on off and middle, Ahmed looks to flick but misses. It hits the pads and then uproots the off stump.
Trent Boult to Shahbaz Ahmed, Excellent from Boult! Very full outside off, Ahmed leaves it alone, thinking it will be a wide but not given.
Trent Boult comes back into the attack to bowl the final over.
Jasprit Bumrah to Dan Christian, Yorker outside off, Christian fails to dig it out. Excellent yorker from Bumrah. Just 6 runs and two big wickets from it.
Jasprit Bumrah to Shahbaz Ahmed, Full toss outside off, Ahmed slashes it to deep point for a single.
Shahbaz Ahmed walks out now.
Jasprit Bumrah to AB de Villiers, ! CAUGHT BEHIND! That is why Bumrah is one of the best in the world! He gets rid of Maxwell and now gets rid of AB de Villiers as well. Mumbai right back into this one. Shortish ball, pacy outside off, de Villiers looks to slash at it but it goes off the outside edge towards de Kock who makes no mistake. Can Bangalore still reach 180?
Dan Christian walks out at number 6.
Jasprit Bumrah to Glenn Maxwell, ! CAUGHT! Bumrah has got Maxwell again! This is the 7th time he has got him in the Indian T20Â League. End of a very good innings from Maxwell but Bangalore would have loved for him to stay till the end. Low full toss on middle, Maxwell looks to whip it away again. It goes off the bottom half of the bat towards long on where Trent Boult takes the catch.
Jasprit Bumrah to Glenn Maxwell, NOT A WIDE! Very full outside off, Maxwell looks to play the reverse paddle but misses. Maxwell is not too happy as that has not been called a wide.
Jasprit Bumrah to Glenn Maxwell, WIDE! Full outside off, Maxwell looks to drive but misses.
Jasprit Bumrah to Glenn Maxwell, ! WHIPPED! Maxwell is playing some kind of a knock here! Full on middle, Maxwell whips it over mid-wicket for a boundary.
Adam Milne to Glenn Maxwell, Low full toss on off, Maxwell drives it to mid off and takes a run. He missed out there but still 17 runs from the over. Good one for Bangalore.
Adam Milne to Glenn Maxwell, FIFTY FOR MAXWELL! Very good innings from the Big Show! He has had a good season so far and Bangalore needed this innings from him. Good-length ball on middle, Maxwell works it to mid-wicket for a couple.
Adam Milne to Glenn Maxwell, ! Slapped! Short ball outside off, Maxwell slaps it past the mid off fielder for a boundary.
Jasprit Bumrah to AB de Villiers, ! That has gone! AB de Villiers gets going off the second ball. This is what Bangalore would have wanted! Full ball on middle, de Villiers lifts it over long on for a biggie.
Adam Milne to Glenn Maxwell, Full down the leg side, Maxwell looks to heave it to the leg side but it brushes his pads and it goes to the keeper.
Adam Milne to Glenn Maxwell, ! Tremendous batting! Low full toss on middle, Maxwell goes down and then plays the reverse sweep over short third man for a boundary.
Adam Milne to Glenn Maxwell, ! How to bowl to this man? He has hit a reverse sweep to a fast bowler! Good-length ball outside off, Maxwell just reverse paddles it over third man for a biggie.
Jasprit Bumrah to AB de Villiers, Short ball outside off, AB de Villiers looks to pull but misses.
Jasprit Bumrah to AB de Villiers, ! Amazing shot! This is what AB de Villiers can do. Short ball outside off, AB de Villiers readies himself and then swats it over the bowler for a boundary.
Jasprit Bumrah to AB de Villiers, WIDE! Full ball outside off, de Villiers lets it go. Wided.
Jasprit Bumrah to Glenn Maxwell, Full on middle, Maxwell drives it to long on for a single.
Jasprit Bumrah to AB de Villiers, Slower ball outside off, de Villiers mistimes it to long on for a single.
Jasprit Bumrah comes back into the attack. His figures read 2-0-17-1 so far.
Jasprit Bumrah to AB de Villiers, Yorker on middle, AB de Villiers looks to flick but it goes off the inside edge onto the pads.
Adam Milne to Glenn Maxwell, Slower short ball outside off, Maxwell misses his cut shot.
AB de Villiers walks out at number 5.
Adam Milne to Virat Kohli, ! CAUGHT! Kohli falls after scoring a fifty! Big wicket for Mumbai as Kohli would have looked to press on the accelerator! Short ball around middle, Kohli dances down and looks to pull. It takes the top edge and it goes to deep square leg. Anukul Roy, the substitute fielder, takes a good catch running in from deep square leg. Once again, Kohli falls at the wrong time, that happened in the Chennai game and it has happened here too.Â
Adam Milne to Glenn Maxwell, Short ball around off, Maxwell uses his feet and then pulls it to long on for a single.
Adam Milne to Glenn Maxwell, ! Clever batting from Maxwell! This also brings up the 50-run stand between Kohli and Maxwell. Good-length ball outside off, Maxwell, reverse paddles it to third man for a boundary.
Adam Milne to Virat Kohli, Short ball on off, Kohli pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Adam Milne to Glenn Maxwell, Full ball outside off, Maxwell drives it to deep cover for a single.
Trent Boult to Glenn Maxwell, Outstanding from Boult! Just the one from the over. Short and on middle, this is pulled towards deep mid-wicket but only for a single.
Trent Boult to Glenn Maxwell, Yet another dot! This is outstanding stuff! Bringing all his variations in play. A slower short ball outside off. Maxwell leaves it alone thinking it will be a wide. Not called.
Trent Boult to Glenn Maxwell, Pitches just outside leg. A yorker, Maxwell looks to whip it but misses to get hit on the pads. An appeal but turned down.
Trent Boult to Glenn Maxwell, Yet another dot! Good from Boult! He is keeping it away from the shorter boundary! Outside off, Maxwell slashes but misses.
Trent Boult to Virat Kohli, Fifty for Kohli! He has rode his luck but take nothing away from his innings. He has been brilliant! He though knows his job is not done. A slower one on off, Kohli looks to flick, it goes off the inner half through mid-wicket for one.
Trent Boult to Glenn Maxwell, Outside off, Maxwell goes after it but misses.
Review! Rohit Sharma decides to take it upstairs for LBW. The UltraEdge shows no bat is involved. The Ball Tracker shows that the ball is pitching outside leg. Glenn Maxwell survives and Mumbai lose a review here.
Rahul Chahar to Glenn Maxwell, NOT ! That has pitched well outside leg. That was a review in desperation! Chahar bowls it there as he sees Maxwell go for the reverse sweep. Maxwell looks to play it but misses. It hits him on the pads. An appeal but turned down. It is reviewed. Hawk Eye shows it to be pitching well outside leg. Mumbai lose a review.
Rahul Chahar to Glenn Maxwell, Just short! Outside off, Maxwell slaps it to covers.
Rahul Chahar to Glenn Maxwell, ! Oh, boy! That is massive! That is some hit! On middle. Maxwell plays the reverse sweep, he clears the cover fence with ease. What power, just outstanding.
Time-Out! Bangalore lost Bharat who was looking pretty good in the middle. But Maxwell did well to replicate his innings and has managed to support Kohli well in the middle. The run flow had dried up initially, but these two batters have counter-attacked really well. Mumbai, on the other hand, have leaked a few runs in the middle overs and look to be in some trouble. They would look to chip more wickets at regular intervals to make inroads in the game.
Rahul Chahar to Virat Kohli, A little too straight, Kohli clips it through square leg for one.
Rahul Chahar to Virat Kohli, On middle, this is pushed back to the bowler.
Rahul Chahar to Glenn Maxwell, The leg spinner, it lands on leg, Maxwell works it through square leg for one.
Adam Milne to Virat Kohli, A dot to end then! On off, this is pushed back to the bowler. Milne has a shy at the stumps but misses. He misses Kohli too by just. Not happy is Milne with that over. A very expensive one.
Adam Milne to Virat Kohli, Two more! Fuller and on off, this is driven wide of the fielder at long off for a couple.
Adam Milne to Glenn Maxwell, Too high! Length, it lands outside off and then jags back in. Maxwell misses to get hit high on the pads. It goes towards short third man for one. Leg bye.
Adam Milne to Glenn Maxwell, A dot! They need a lot more of these! On middle, this is pushed to cover.
Adam Milne to Glenn Maxwell, ! Just short of the fence! Takes full toll of the Free Hit! On middle, Maxwell heaves it over mid-wicket. Lands just before the ropes for another boundary.
Adam Milne to Glenn Maxwell, NO BALL! That surely slipped out! Milne tries the slower one but it comes out all wrong, it pitches well outside the pitch. No Ball called. Free-Hit time.
Adam Milne to Glenn Maxwell, ! Pulled away! Short and on middle, Maxwell picks the length early and pulls it over the mid-wicket fielder for a boundary.
Adam Milne is back into the attack.
Krunal Pandya to Glenn Maxwell, Now follows the biggie with a single as this is eased down to long on.
Krunal Pandya to Glenn Maxwell, ! Outrageous! Bangalore will hope that breaks the shackles! On middle, the reverse sweep is out, Maxwell hits it with brute force and it clears the point fence for a biggie.
Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, Two! Shorter and on off, this is pushed through covers for a couple.
Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, Another single as this is eased through covers.
Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, Really good from Pandya! He sees Kohli come down the track, slows it up and bowls it shorter. This one stays low. Kohli swings, it goes off the inner half on the leg side. This is a good passage of play for Mumbai.
Krunal Pandya to Glenn Maxwell, On middle, this is worked on the leg side for one more.
Krunal Pandya to Glenn Maxwell, WIDE! This one is well wide outside off. Left alone. Wided.
Rahul Chahar to Glenn Maxwell, He does end the over well, this is short and outside off, Maxwell cuts it through point for one.
Rahul Chahar to Virat Kohli, Just the one! This is a superb over so far! On middle, it is pushed down to long on for one.
Rahul Chahar to Virat Kohli, Another dot! On middle, Kohli plays it back to the bowler.
Rahul Chahar to Virat Kohli, Another dot! Flatter and on off, blocked.
Rahul Chahar to Glenn Maxwell, The googly, Maxwell picks it and drags it towards deep mid-wicket for one.
Rahul Chahar to Glenn Maxwell, Flatter and on middle, blocked.
Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, Flatter and on off. Kohli goes back and defends it out watchfully.
Krunal Pandya to Glenn Maxwell, Loopy ball, around off. Maxwell looks to play the reverse sweep. The ball takes the top edge and goes over the keeper's head. The batters cross.
Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, Floated, full and on off. Kohli pushes it to long off for a run now.
Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, Full and on middle. Kohli flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a couple.
Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, WIDE! Looped up, full and wide outside off. Kohli leaves it alone. Wide called.
Krunal Pandya to Glenn Maxwell, Full and on the pads. Maxwell flicks it to mid-wicket for a run.
Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, Darter on the pads. Kohli tucks it to square leg for a run.
Rahul Chahar to Glenn Maxwell, Full and on off. Maxwell swings his blade and the ball goes towards third man off the outer half. It meets the fielder on a bounce at short third man.
Glenn Maxwell walks out to bat!
Rahul Chahar to Srikar Bharat, ! CAUGHT! What an entertaining over! Rahul Chahar has the last laugh. Bharat's short but fine kncok comes to an end. Floated, full and on off. Bharat stays back and lifts it over extra cover, but he does not get the distance on it this time. Suryakumar Yadav in the deep takes a good low catch in front of him. Finally Mumbai hang onto one, it is of Bharat though.
Rahul Chahar to Srikar Bharat, ! BOOM! Srikar Bharat has found his rhythm! Full and on off. Bharat gets low and slog sweeps it over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie.
Rahul Chahar to Virat Kohli, ! Oh dear! This is the second time Kohli gets a liftline. Short and outside off. Kohli hangs back and cuts it towards backward point. Hardik Pandya dives to his left but spills it. The batters cross.
Rahul Chahar to Virat Kohli, ! Kohli is on a roll. Tossed up, full and on off. Kohli skips down the track and lifts it above the bowler's head. The ball races into the fence at long off. The skipper leading from the front.
Rahul Chahar to Srikar Bharat, Floated full and outside off. Bharat stays back and lifts it over cover. They take one.
Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, Quicker ball on off, Kohli defends it back to the bowler.
Krunal Pandya to Srikar Bharat, Flatter ball on off, Bharat punches it to long off for a single.
Krunal Pandya to Srikar Bharat, Full on the pads, Bharat flicks it to short fine leg.
Krunal Pandya to Srikar Bharat, Shorter ball on the pads, Bharat works it to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
Krunal Pandya to Srikar Bharat, Flatter ball outside off, Bharat looks to cut but it goes off the outside edge to short third man.
Krunal Pandya to Srikar Bharat, WIDE! Quicker ball outside the tramline. Left alone. Wided.
Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, Floated on off, Kohli dances down the track and then pushes it to long off for a single.
Rahul Chahar to Srikar Bharat, Short and on off. Bharat hangs back and pushes it to cover.
Rahul Chahar to Virat Kohli, Flatter and on off. Kohli pushes it to long on for a single.
Rahul Chahar to Srikar Bharat, Short and outside off. Bharat cuts it past point. The batters pick up three runs. Great running!
Rahul Chahar to Srikar Bharat, ! BANG! This is Bharat at his best. Tossed up, around off. Bharat gets low and slog sweeps it over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum.
Rahul Chahar to Srikar Bharat, Floated, full and on off. Bharat prods and looks to scoop it towards fine leg. The ball takes the outside edge and goes towards short third man.
Rahul Chahar to Srikar Bharat, BEATEN! Loopy ball, around off. The ball grips and turns away. Bharat looks to defend it out but misses. The ball zips past the outside edge.
Strategic Time-Out! Bangalore have made a good start after losing Devdutt Padikkal early. Virat Kohli has shown intent and is looking really good at the moment. Srikar Bharat would look to get going now. Mumbai, on the other hand, have bowled well with Bumrah doing a decent job. They would look to take quick wickets and peg Bangalore back. Rahul Chahar is into the attack as well.
Adam Milne to Virat Kohli, ! Sumptuous! Good-length ball outside off, Kohli uses his feet and then drives it through extra cover for a boundary.
Adam Milne to Virat Kohli, Length ball on middle, Kohli defends it to mid on.
Adam Milne to Srikar Bharat, On a length on middle, Bharat flicks it to deep mid-wicket and they cross ends.
Jasprit Bumrah to Srikar Bharat, Fullish ball on off, Bharat defends it to cover-point.
Adam Milne to Virat Kohli, Milne starts with a good-length ball on middle, Kohli flicks it to deep square leg for a single.
Jasprit Bumrah to Srikar Bharat, ! Wow, what a shot! Length ball outside off, Bharat rides the bounce and drives it through cover-point for a boundary.
Jasprit Bumrah to Virat Kohli, Good-length ball on off, Kohli defends it to point for a single.
Krunal Pandya to Srikar Bharat, LEG BYE! Loopy ball, outside off. Bharat prods and looks to sweep it away. He misses and gets rapped on the pads. The ball goes towards cover. The batters collect a leg bye.
Jasprit Bumrah to Virat Kohli, ! This time makes full connection and reaches 10000Â runs in T20 cricket. He is the 5th player to do so. Short ball on middle, Kohli swivels and pulls it over deep square leg for a maximum
Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, Flatter and on off. Kohli goes back and works it to long on for a single.
Jasprit Bumrah to Virat Kohli, ! EDGED AND FOUR! Shortish ball around off, Kohli makes room and looks to pull but it goes to the top edge, over the keeper's head for a boundary.
Jasprit Bumrah to Srikar Bharat, On a length on middle, Bharat looks to flick but it goes off the inside edge, hits the pads and it goes to the leg side. A single taken.
Trent Boult to Srikar Bharat, On a length on off, Bharat defends it back to the bowler.
Trent Boult to Virat Kohli, Fullish ball on middle, whipped to mid-wicket.
Trent Boult to Srikar Bharat, On a length on middle, Bharat looks to defend but it takes the inside edge, hits the pads and goes to square leg for a single.
Trent Boult to Srikar Bharat, ! Edgy but Bharat won't mind! Shortish ball around off, Bharat looks to pull but it takes the top edge and it goes to third man for a boundary.
Trent Boult to Srikar Bharat, Fullish ball outside off, Bharat drives but finds the cover fielder.
Trent Boult to Srikar Bharat, Length ball outside off, Bharat leaves it alone.
Jasprit Bumrah to Virat Kohli, TWO LEG BYES! Good length on middle, Kohli looks to flick but gets hit on the thigh pad. It rolls to the off side. The fielder throws it to the mid on fielder who fails to collect and the batters take two leg byes. There is some confusion out there as Mumbai think the ball was dead but according to the umpire, it was not.Â
Jasprit Bumrah to Srikar Bharat, Length ball on middle, Bharat looks to defend but it takes the inner half to the leg side. A single taken.
Jasprit Bumrah to Devdutt Padikkal, ! CAUGHT BEHIND! Padikkal goes for a duck and this is brilliant bowling from Bumrah! Excellent captaincy from Rohit Sharma as well. He used Adam Milne in the first two games in the second over but brought on Bumrah and it pays dividends. Good-length ball around off, Padikkal looks to defend but it takes the outside edge and it goes to the left of the keeper. De Kock dives and takes a very good catch. Bangalore pegged back early.
Jasprit Bumrah to Devdutt Padikkal, BEATEN! Excellent delivery! Good-length ball outside off, Padikkal looks to defend but it beats the outside edge and it goes to the keeper.
Jasprit Bumrah to Devdutt Padikkal, Full ball on middle, Padikkal plays it back to the bowler who parries it to mid-wicket.
Jasprit Bumrah to Devdutt Padikkal, Length ball around off, Padikkal looks to defend but it goes off the outside edge to first slip where it falls short.
Trent Boult to Virat Kohli, Good-length ball on off, Kohli makes room and then defends it to point.
Trent Boult to Virat Kohli, WIDE! Good-length ball down the leg side, Kohli looks to flick but misses. Wided.
Trent Boult to Virat Kohli, On a length on off, Kohli defends it to cover-point. He wants a single but is sent back by Padikkal.
Trent Boult to Virat Kohli, Good-length ball outside off, Kohli opens the face of the bat and then guides it to backward point.
Trent Boult to Virat Kohli, On a length on off, Kohli pushes it to cover.Â
Trent Boult to Virat Kohli, AND ! Will this prove very costly? Boult bowls an inswinger on middle, Kohli flicks it uppishly to deep square leg. Rahul Chahar comes across, gets two hands to it but ends up tipping it over the fence for a biggie.
Trent Boult to Virat Kohli, Boult starts with a good-length ball on off, Kohli defends it to cover.
Krunal Pandya to Srikar Bharat, Full toss and on off. Bharat skips down the track and swings hard. The ball takes the outer half and goes towards backward point. Rahul Chahar dives to his left to make a good stop. The batters only get a single.
Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, Full and on middle. Kohli flicks it to the right of mid on.
Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, NOT ! Srikar Bharat does well to get inside the crease. Floated, full and on the pads. Kohli flicks it to square leg. Bharat comes halfway down but was sent back by Kohli. The fielder collects the ball and throws it to Krunal Pandya at the non-striker's end. But before Pandya could clip the bails, Bharat dived inside the crease and marked him safe. The umpire takes it upstairs to confirms. The replays roll in to show Bharat was well inside the crease.
An appeal for run out taken upstairs. Srikar Bharat is the man in question. Bharat is in though. Not out is the signal.
Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, Full and on middle. Kohli tucks it towards mid on.
Krunal Pandya is into the attack.
Adam Milne to Virat Kohli, Back of a length ball around off, Kohli guides it to short third man and takes a single. Good over for Bangalore. 13 runs from it.
Adam Milne to Virat Kohli, ! Brilliant from Virat Kohli! Full on middle, Kohli brings the bottom-hand into play and lifts it over long on for a biggie.
Adam Milne comes into the attack now.
Jasprit Bumrah to Virat Kohli, No run.
Srikar Bharat is the next man in.
Who will bowl from the other end? Jasprit Bumrah it is.
We are done with the pre-match formalities and we are all set to begin the game! The Mumbai players stride out to the middle, followed by Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal. In the first game of the day, Chennai have beaten Kolkata off the last ball and they move to the top of the table again as they have a better net run rate than Delhi.Â
Bangalore (Playing XI) - Virat Kohli (C), Devdutt Padikkal, Srikar Bharat (WK), Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers, Shahbaz Ahmed (In place of Navdeep Saini), Dan Christian (In place of Wanindu Hasaranga), Kyle Jamieson (In place of Tim David), Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal.
Virat Kohli, the Bangalore skipper, says that they would have bowled first as it looks like a hard wicket. Adds that they had a team chat today and they have made mistakes in the previous two games. Tells that they need to have belief that they can play expressive cricket and they know what they can do as a side. States that Mumbai are the strongest side in the tournament has seen over the last few years. Says that they are a difficult side to beat and they have had some nice encounters in the l
Mumbai (Playing XI) - Rohit Sharma (C), Quinton de Kock (WK), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya (In place of Saurabh Tiwary), Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Adam Milne, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult.
Rohit Sharma, the Mumbai skipper, says that they will bowl first. Adds that score in front will be ideal for them and they will look to chase the score down. Tells that every game they will play is important and they will not look too far ahead. States that they need to tick the correct boxes. Adds that Hardik is very passionate and he is playing tonight, he is coming back from the injury which is a big boost for the side. Informs that Hardik Pandya replaces Saurabh Tiwary.
... Match Day ...
Hello and welcome to game number 39 of the Indian T20 League. In this game, Mumbai will be locking horns against Bangalore. Both the teams are desperate for the two points. They have been not up to the mark since the restart. Bangalore though still find themselves in the top half of the table, unlike Mumbai who saw themselves slip down to the sixth spot after their defeat against Kolkata. Who will come out on top? Which team will break their winless streak?Â
Mumbai, on the other hand, have had the same issues in the second leg. Their batting has been far too inconsistent and they need to sort out their issues. They have a good record against Bangalore and they would hope that they can play their best game here. Hardik Pandya did not play the first two games and it would be interesting to see if he returns to the XI to bolster their line-up.Â
Toss - Up goes the coin and it lands in favour of Mumbai. They have elected to bowl.Â
Bangalore's batting has to step up! Their middle order has failed to get going this season, with the likes of AB de Villiers and Glenn Maxwell, not being able to replicate the form they showed in the first leg. They did bring in Tim David in the last game but he too failed to get going. Everyone knows that if these three get going, Bangalore can be a dangerous side and they will hope today is the day, they get back to form. We will have to wait and see.Â
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The chase is set to begin.
Srikar Bharat says that is a fair total and they have a good chance. Adds that his role is pretty clear and he has to do little things right. Says that he stuck to his plan and he was enjoying it. Goes onto say that Virat told him to keep the intent on and he was doing what was required at the moment and his partnership with Kohli came out well. Adds that he enjoyed his sixes. Goes onto say that they need to bowl well and show aggression in their approach.
... The Run Chase ...
So, Mumbai should fancy themselves to chase this down. They have a strong batting lineup and the wicket too looks good. Bangalore bowlers have not been at their best but can they bowl well here? We will find out.
The Mumbai bowling bowled well in bits and pieces. They were poor at the start, however, the spinners did a decent job in the middle overs but the pacers then took a pounding. However, they came back strongly right towards the back end courtesy Boult and Bumrah. The latter was the pick as he ended with a three fer. Krunal Pandya and Chahar were reasonably economical. Milne though had a day to forget but he got the important wicket of Kohli. In the end, they will be pleased with their performanc
The last two overs have completely turned the tide in the favor of Mumbai! 180 or a little more than that looked possible before the 18th but Bangalore have fallen well short of it. Yet again they do not manage to finish on a high note.
Bangalore though were good for majority of their innings! They lost Devdutt Padikkal early but then Kohli and Bharat counter-attacked and got Bangalore to safer shores. Once Bharat fell, Maxwell continued the good work. He played a few audacious shots and along with his skipper added 51 before Kohli fell just after he got to his fifty. AB de Villiers and Glenn Maxwell then lit up the show and when they were batting 180-plus looked possible but once they fell, there were no boundaries hit and onl
Trent Boult to Kyle Jamieson, A very good end to the innings by Mumbai! Yorker on middle, Jamieson drives it to long on for a single. BANGALORE END ON 165 FOR 6.
Trent Boult to Dan Christian, Full ball outside off, Christian lifts it to deep cover for a single.
Trent Boult to Dan Christian, Short ball around middle, Christian looks to paddle but the ball is too short and he misses.
Who will walk out next? Kyle Jamieson it is.
Trent Boult to Kyle Jamieson, Full outside off, Jamieson drives it to long off for a single.
Trent Boult to Shahbaz Ahmed, ! TIMBER! Top-class yorker from Trent Boult and Mumbai are right on top here. Brilliant last two overs from them. Yorker on off and middle, Ahmed looks to flick but misses. It hits the pads and then uproots the off stump.
Trent Boult to Shahbaz Ahmed, Excellent from Boult! Very full outside off, Ahmed leaves it alone, thinking it will be a wide but not given.
Trent Boult comes back into the attack to bowl the final over.
Jasprit Bumrah to Dan Christian, Yorker outside off, Christian fails to dig it out. Excellent yorker from Bumrah. Just 6 runs and two big wickets from it.
Jasprit Bumrah to Shahbaz Ahmed, Full toss outside off, Ahmed slashes it to deep point for a single.
Shahbaz Ahmed walks out now.
Jasprit Bumrah to AB de Villiers, ! CAUGHT BEHIND! That is why Bumrah is one of the best in the world! He gets rid of Maxwell and now gets rid of AB de Villiers as well. Mumbai right back into this one. Shortish ball, pacy outside off, de Villiers looks to slash at it but it goes off the outside edge towards de Kock who makes no mistake. Can Bangalore still reach 180?
Dan Christian walks out at number 6.
Jasprit Bumrah to Glenn Maxwell, ! CAUGHT! Bumrah has got Maxwell again! This is the 7th time he has got him in the Indian T20Â League. End of a very good innings from Maxwell but Bangalore would have loved for him to stay till the end. Low full toss on middle, Maxwell looks to whip it away again. It goes off the bottom half of the bat towards long on where Trent Boult takes the catch.
Jasprit Bumrah to Glenn Maxwell, NOT A WIDE! Very full outside off, Maxwell looks to play the reverse paddle but misses. Maxwell is not too happy as that has not been called a wide.
Jasprit Bumrah to Glenn Maxwell, WIDE! Full outside off, Maxwell looks to drive but misses.
Jasprit Bumrah to Glenn Maxwell, ! WHIPPED! Maxwell is playing some kind of a knock here! Full on middle, Maxwell whips it over mid-wicket for a boundary.
Adam Milne to Glenn Maxwell, Low full toss on off, Maxwell drives it to mid off and takes a run. He missed out there but still 17 runs from the over. Good one for Bangalore.
Adam Milne to Glenn Maxwell, FIFTY FOR MAXWELL! Very good innings from the Big Show! He has had a good season so far and Bangalore needed this innings from him. Good-length ball on middle, Maxwell works it to mid-wicket for a couple.
Adam Milne to Glenn Maxwell, ! Slapped! Short ball outside off, Maxwell slaps it past the mid off fielder for a boundary.
Jasprit Bumrah to AB de Villiers, ! That has gone! AB de Villiers gets going off the second ball. This is what Bangalore would have wanted! Full ball on middle, de Villiers lifts it over long on for a biggie.
Adam Milne to Glenn Maxwell, Full down the leg side, Maxwell looks to heave it to the leg side but it brushes his pads and it goes to the keeper.
Adam Milne to Glenn Maxwell, ! Tremendous batting! Low full toss on middle, Maxwell goes down and then plays the reverse sweep over short third man for a boundary.
Adam Milne to Glenn Maxwell, ! How to bowl to this man? He has hit a reverse sweep to a fast bowler! Good-length ball outside off, Maxwell just reverse paddles it over third man for a biggie.
Jasprit Bumrah to AB de Villiers, Short ball outside off, AB de Villiers looks to pull but misses.
Jasprit Bumrah to AB de Villiers, ! Amazing shot! This is what AB de Villiers can do. Short ball outside off, AB de Villiers readies himself and then swats it over the bowler for a boundary.
Jasprit Bumrah to AB de Villiers, WIDE! Full ball outside off, de Villiers lets it go. Wided.
Jasprit Bumrah to Glenn Maxwell, Full on middle, Maxwell drives it to long on for a single.
Jasprit Bumrah to AB de Villiers, Slower ball outside off, de Villiers mistimes it to long on for a single.
Jasprit Bumrah comes back into the attack. His figures read 2-0-17-1 so far.
Jasprit Bumrah to AB de Villiers, Yorker on middle, AB de Villiers looks to flick but it goes off the inside edge onto the pads.
Adam Milne to Glenn Maxwell, Slower short ball outside off, Maxwell misses his cut shot.
AB de Villiers walks out at number 5.
Adam Milne to Virat Kohli, ! CAUGHT! Kohli falls after scoring a fifty! Big wicket for Mumbai as Kohli would have looked to press on the accelerator! Short ball around middle, Kohli dances down and looks to pull. It takes the top edge and it goes to deep square leg. Anukul Roy, the substitute fielder, takes a good catch running in from deep square leg. Once again, Kohli falls at the wrong time, that happened in the Chennai game and it has happened here too.Â
Adam Milne to Glenn Maxwell, Short ball around off, Maxwell uses his feet and then pulls it to long on for a single.
Adam Milne to Glenn Maxwell, ! Clever batting from Maxwell! This also brings up the 50-run stand between Kohli and Maxwell. Good-length ball outside off, Maxwell, reverse paddles it to third man for a boundary.
Adam Milne to Virat Kohli, Short ball on off, Kohli pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Adam Milne to Glenn Maxwell, Full ball outside off, Maxwell drives it to deep cover for a single.
Trent Boult to Glenn Maxwell, Outstanding from Boult! Just the one from the over. Short and on middle, this is pulled towards deep mid-wicket but only for a single.
Trent Boult to Glenn Maxwell, Yet another dot! This is outstanding stuff! Bringing all his variations in play. A slower short ball outside off. Maxwell leaves it alone thinking it will be a wide. Not called.
Trent Boult to Glenn Maxwell, Pitches just outside leg. A yorker, Maxwell looks to whip it but misses to get hit on the pads. An appeal but turned down.
Trent Boult to Glenn Maxwell, Yet another dot! Good from Boult! He is keeping it away from the shorter boundary! Outside off, Maxwell slashes but misses.
Trent Boult to Virat Kohli, Fifty for Kohli! He has rode his luck but take nothing away from his innings. He has been brilliant! He though knows his job is not done. A slower one on off, Kohli looks to flick, it goes off the inner half through mid-wicket for one.
Trent Boult to Glenn Maxwell, Outside off, Maxwell goes after it but misses.
Review! Rohit Sharma decides to take it upstairs for LBW. The UltraEdge shows no bat is involved. The Ball Tracker shows that the ball is pitching outside leg. Glenn Maxwell survives and Mumbai lose a review here.
Rahul Chahar to Glenn Maxwell, NOT ! That has pitched well outside leg. That was a review in desperation! Chahar bowls it there as he sees Maxwell go for the reverse sweep. Maxwell looks to play it but misses. It hits him on the pads. An appeal but turned down. It is reviewed. Hawk Eye shows it to be pitching well outside leg. Mumbai lose a review.
Rahul Chahar to Glenn Maxwell, Just short! Outside off, Maxwell slaps it to covers.
Rahul Chahar to Glenn Maxwell, ! Oh, boy! That is massive! That is some hit! On middle. Maxwell plays the reverse sweep, he clears the cover fence with ease. What power, just outstanding.
Time-Out! Bangalore lost Bharat who was looking pretty good in the middle. But Maxwell did well to replicate his innings and has managed to support Kohli well in the middle. The run flow had dried up initially, but these two batters have counter-attacked really well. Mumbai, on the other hand, have leaked a few runs in the middle overs and look to be in some trouble. They would look to chip more wickets at regular intervals to make inroads in the game.
Rahul Chahar to Virat Kohli, A little too straight, Kohli clips it through square leg for one.
Rahul Chahar to Virat Kohli, On middle, this is pushed back to the bowler.
Rahul Chahar to Glenn Maxwell, The leg spinner, it lands on leg, Maxwell works it through square leg for one.
Adam Milne to Virat Kohli, A dot to end then! On off, this is pushed back to the bowler. Milne has a shy at the stumps but misses. He misses Kohli too by just. Not happy is Milne with that over. A very expensive one.
Adam Milne to Virat Kohli, Two more! Fuller and on off, this is driven wide of the fielder at long off for a couple.
Adam Milne to Glenn Maxwell, Too high! Length, it lands outside off and then jags back in. Maxwell misses to get hit high on the pads. It goes towards short third man for one. Leg bye.
Adam Milne to Glenn Maxwell, A dot! They need a lot more of these! On middle, this is pushed to cover.
Adam Milne to Glenn Maxwell, ! Just short of the fence! Takes full toll of the Free Hit! On middle, Maxwell heaves it over mid-wicket. Lands just before the ropes for another boundary.
Adam Milne to Glenn Maxwell, NO BALL! That surely slipped out! Milne tries the slower one but it comes out all wrong, it pitches well outside the pitch. No Ball called. Free-Hit time.
Adam Milne to Glenn Maxwell, ! Pulled away! Short and on middle, Maxwell picks the length early and pulls it over the mid-wicket fielder for a boundary.
Adam Milne is back into the attack.
Krunal Pandya to Glenn Maxwell, Now follows the biggie with a single as this is eased down to long on.
Krunal Pandya to Glenn Maxwell, ! Outrageous! Bangalore will hope that breaks the shackles! On middle, the reverse sweep is out, Maxwell hits it with brute force and it clears the point fence for a biggie.
Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, Two! Shorter and on off, this is pushed through covers for a couple.
Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, Another single as this is eased through covers.
Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, Really good from Pandya! He sees Kohli come down the track, slows it up and bowls it shorter. This one stays low. Kohli swings, it goes off the inner half on the leg side. This is a good passage of play for Mumbai.
Krunal Pandya to Glenn Maxwell, On middle, this is worked on the leg side for one more.
Krunal Pandya to Glenn Maxwell, WIDE! This one is well wide outside off. Left alone. Wided.
Rahul Chahar to Glenn Maxwell, He does end the over well, this is short and outside off, Maxwell cuts it through point for one.
Rahul Chahar to Virat Kohli, Just the one! This is a superb over so far! On middle, it is pushed down to long on for one.
Rahul Chahar to Virat Kohli, Another dot! On middle, Kohli plays it back to the bowler.
Rahul Chahar to Virat Kohli, Another dot! Flatter and on off, blocked.
Rahul Chahar to Glenn Maxwell, The googly, Maxwell picks it and drags it towards deep mid-wicket for one.
Rahul Chahar to Glenn Maxwell, Flatter and on middle, blocked.
Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, Flatter and on off. Kohli goes back and defends it out watchfully.
Krunal Pandya to Glenn Maxwell, Loopy ball, around off. Maxwell looks to play the reverse sweep. The ball takes the top edge and goes over the keeper's head. The batters cross.
Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, Floated, full and on off. Kohli pushes it to long off for a run now.
Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, Full and on middle. Kohli flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a couple.
Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, WIDE! Looped up, full and wide outside off. Kohli leaves it alone. Wide called.
Krunal Pandya to Glenn Maxwell, Full and on the pads. Maxwell flicks it to mid-wicket for a run.
Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, Darter on the pads. Kohli tucks it to square leg for a run.
Rahul Chahar to Glenn Maxwell, Full and on off. Maxwell swings his blade and the ball goes towards third man off the outer half. It meets the fielder on a bounce at short third man.
Glenn Maxwell walks out to bat!
Rahul Chahar to Srikar Bharat, ! CAUGHT! What an entertaining over! Rahul Chahar has the last laugh. Bharat's short but fine kncok comes to an end. Floated, full and on off. Bharat stays back and lifts it over extra cover, but he does not get the distance on it this time. Suryakumar Yadav in the deep takes a good low catch in front of him. Finally Mumbai hang onto one, it is of Bharat though.
Rahul Chahar to Srikar Bharat, ! BOOM! Srikar Bharat has found his rhythm! Full and on off. Bharat gets low and slog sweeps it over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie.
Rahul Chahar to Virat Kohli, ! Oh dear! This is the second time Kohli gets a liftline. Short and outside off. Kohli hangs back and cuts it towards backward point. Hardik Pandya dives to his left but spills it. The batters cross.
Rahul Chahar to Virat Kohli, ! Kohli is on a roll. Tossed up, full and on off. Kohli skips down the track and lifts it above the bowler's head. The ball races into the fence at long off. The skipper leading from the front.
Rahul Chahar to Srikar Bharat, Floated full and outside off. Bharat stays back and lifts it over cover. They take one.
Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, Quicker ball on off, Kohli defends it back to the bowler.
Krunal Pandya to Srikar Bharat, Flatter ball on off, Bharat punches it to long off for a single.
Krunal Pandya to Srikar Bharat, Full on the pads, Bharat flicks it to short fine leg.
Krunal Pandya to Srikar Bharat, Shorter ball on the pads, Bharat works it to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
Krunal Pandya to Srikar Bharat, Flatter ball outside off, Bharat looks to cut but it goes off the outside edge to short third man.
Krunal Pandya to Srikar Bharat, WIDE! Quicker ball outside the tramline. Left alone. Wided.
Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, Floated on off, Kohli dances down the track and then pushes it to long off for a single.
Rahul Chahar to Srikar Bharat, Short and on off. Bharat hangs back and pushes it to cover.
Rahul Chahar to Virat Kohli, Flatter and on off. Kohli pushes it to long on for a single.
Rahul Chahar to Srikar Bharat, Short and outside off. Bharat cuts it past point. The batters pick up three runs. Great running!
Rahul Chahar to Srikar Bharat, ! BANG! This is Bharat at his best. Tossed up, around off. Bharat gets low and slog sweeps it over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum.
Rahul Chahar to Srikar Bharat, Floated, full and on off. Bharat prods and looks to scoop it towards fine leg. The ball takes the outside edge and goes towards short third man.
Rahul Chahar to Srikar Bharat, BEATEN! Loopy ball, around off. The ball grips and turns away. Bharat looks to defend it out but misses. The ball zips past the outside edge.
Strategic Time-Out! Bangalore have made a good start after losing Devdutt Padikkal early. Virat Kohli has shown intent and is looking really good at the moment. Srikar Bharat would look to get going now. Mumbai, on the other hand, have bowled well with Bumrah doing a decent job. They would look to take quick wickets and peg Bangalore back. Rahul Chahar is into the attack as well.
Adam Milne to Virat Kohli, ! Sumptuous! Good-length ball outside off, Kohli uses his feet and then drives it through extra cover for a boundary.
Adam Milne to Virat Kohli, Length ball on middle, Kohli defends it to mid on.
Adam Milne to Srikar Bharat, On a length on middle, Bharat flicks it to deep mid-wicket and they cross ends.
Jasprit Bumrah to Srikar Bharat, Fullish ball on off, Bharat defends it to cover-point.
Adam Milne to Virat Kohli, Milne starts with a good-length ball on middle, Kohli flicks it to deep square leg for a single.
Jasprit Bumrah to Srikar Bharat, ! Wow, what a shot! Length ball outside off, Bharat rides the bounce and drives it through cover-point for a boundary.
Jasprit Bumrah to Virat Kohli, Good-length ball on off, Kohli defends it to point for a single.
Krunal Pandya to Srikar Bharat, LEG BYE! Loopy ball, outside off. Bharat prods and looks to sweep it away. He misses and gets rapped on the pads. The ball goes towards cover. The batters collect a leg bye.
Jasprit Bumrah to Virat Kohli, ! This time makes full connection and reaches 10000Â runs in T20 cricket. He is the 5th player to do so. Short ball on middle, Kohli swivels and pulls it over deep square leg for a maximum
Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, Flatter and on off. Kohli goes back and works it to long on for a single.
Jasprit Bumrah to Virat Kohli, ! EDGED AND FOUR! Shortish ball around off, Kohli makes room and looks to pull but it goes to the top edge, over the keeper's head for a boundary.
Jasprit Bumrah to Srikar Bharat, On a length on middle, Bharat looks to flick but it goes off the inside edge, hits the pads and it goes to the leg side. A single taken.
Trent Boult to Srikar Bharat, On a length on off, Bharat defends it back to the bowler.
Trent Boult to Virat Kohli, Fullish ball on middle, whipped to mid-wicket.
Trent Boult to Srikar Bharat, On a length on middle, Bharat looks to defend but it takes the inside edge, hits the pads and goes to square leg for a single.
Trent Boult to Srikar Bharat, ! Edgy but Bharat won't mind! Shortish ball around off, Bharat looks to pull but it takes the top edge and it goes to third man for a boundary.
Trent Boult to Srikar Bharat, Fullish ball outside off, Bharat drives but finds the cover fielder.
Trent Boult to Srikar Bharat, Length ball outside off, Bharat leaves it alone.
Jasprit Bumrah to Virat Kohli, TWO LEG BYES! Good length on middle, Kohli looks to flick but gets hit on the thigh pad. It rolls to the off side. The fielder throws it to the mid on fielder who fails to collect and the batters take two leg byes. There is some confusion out there as Mumbai think the ball was dead but according to the umpire, it was not.Â
Jasprit Bumrah to Srikar Bharat, Length ball on middle, Bharat looks to defend but it takes the inner half to the leg side. A single taken.
Jasprit Bumrah to Devdutt Padikkal, ! CAUGHT BEHIND! Padikkal goes for a duck and this is brilliant bowling from Bumrah! Excellent captaincy from Rohit Sharma as well. He used Adam Milne in the first two games in the second over but brought on Bumrah and it pays dividends. Good-length ball around off, Padikkal looks to defend but it takes the outside edge and it goes to the left of the keeper. De Kock dives and takes a very good catch. Bangalore pegged back early.
Jasprit Bumrah to Devdutt Padikkal, BEATEN! Excellent delivery! Good-length ball outside off, Padikkal looks to defend but it beats the outside edge and it goes to the keeper.
Jasprit Bumrah to Devdutt Padikkal, Full ball on middle, Padikkal plays it back to the bowler who parries it to mid-wicket.
Jasprit Bumrah to Devdutt Padikkal, Length ball around off, Padikkal looks to defend but it goes off the outside edge to first slip where it falls short.
Trent Boult to Virat Kohli, Good-length ball on off, Kohli makes room and then defends it to point.
Trent Boult to Virat Kohli, WIDE! Good-length ball down the leg side, Kohli looks to flick but misses. Wided.
Trent Boult to Virat Kohli, On a length on off, Kohli defends it to cover-point. He wants a single but is sent back by Padikkal.
Trent Boult to Virat Kohli, Good-length ball outside off, Kohli opens the face of the bat and then guides it to backward point.
Trent Boult to Virat Kohli, On a length on off, Kohli pushes it to cover.Â
Trent Boult to Virat Kohli, AND ! Will this prove very costly? Boult bowls an inswinger on middle, Kohli flicks it uppishly to deep square leg. Rahul Chahar comes across, gets two hands to it but ends up tipping it over the fence for a biggie.
Trent Boult to Virat Kohli, Boult starts with a good-length ball on off, Kohli defends it to cover.
Krunal Pandya to Srikar Bharat, Full toss and on off. Bharat skips down the track and swings hard. The ball takes the outer half and goes towards backward point. Rahul Chahar dives to his left to make a good stop. The batters only get a single.
Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, Full and on middle. Kohli flicks it to the right of mid on.
Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, NOT ! Srikar Bharat does well to get inside the crease. Floated, full and on the pads. Kohli flicks it to square leg. Bharat comes halfway down but was sent back by Kohli. The fielder collects the ball and throws it to Krunal Pandya at the non-striker's end. But before Pandya could clip the bails, Bharat dived inside the crease and marked him safe. The umpire takes it upstairs to confirms. The replays roll in to show Bharat was well inside the crease.
An appeal for run out taken upstairs. Srikar Bharat is the man in question. Bharat is in though. Not out is the signal.
Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, Full and on middle. Kohli tucks it towards mid on.
Krunal Pandya is into the attack.
Adam Milne to Virat Kohli, Back of a length ball around off, Kohli guides it to short third man and takes a single. Good over for Bangalore. 13 runs from it.
Adam Milne to Virat Kohli, ! Brilliant from Virat Kohli! Full on middle, Kohli brings the bottom-hand into play and lifts it over long on for a biggie.
Adam Milne comes into the attack now.
Jasprit Bumrah to Virat Kohli, No run.
Srikar Bharat is the next man in.
Who will bowl from the other end? Jasprit Bumrah it is.
We are done with the pre-match formalities and we are all set to begin the game! The Mumbai players stride out to the middle, followed by Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal. In the first game of the day, Chennai have beaten Kolkata off the last ball and they move to the top of the table again as they have a better net run rate than Delhi.Â
Bangalore (Playing XI) - Virat Kohli (C), Devdutt Padikkal, Srikar Bharat (WK), Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers, Shahbaz Ahmed (In place of Navdeep Saini), Dan Christian (In place of Wanindu Hasaranga), Kyle Jamieson (In place of Tim David), Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal.
Virat Kohli, the Bangalore skipper, says that they would have bowled first as it looks like a hard wicket. Adds that they had a team chat today and they have made mistakes in the previous two games. Tells that they need to have belief that they can play expressive cricket and they know what they can do as a side. States that Mumbai are the strongest side in the tournament has seen over the last few years. Says that they are a difficult side to beat and they have had some nice encounters in the l
Mumbai (Playing XI) - Rohit Sharma (C), Quinton de Kock (WK), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya (In place of Saurabh Tiwary), Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Adam Milne, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult.
Rohit Sharma, the Mumbai skipper, says that they will bowl first. Adds that score in front will be ideal for them and they will look to chase the score down. Tells that every game they will play is important and they will not look too far ahead. States that they need to tick the correct boxes. Adds that Hardik is very passionate and he is playing tonight, he is coming back from the injury which is a big boost for the side. Informs that Hardik Pandya replaces Saurabh Tiwary.
... Match Day ...
Hello and welcome to game number 39 of the Indian T20 League. In this game, Mumbai will be locking horns against Bangalore. Both the teams are desperate for the two points. They have been not up to the mark since the restart. Bangalore though still find themselves in the top half of the table, unlike Mumbai who saw themselves slip down to the sixth spot after their defeat against Kolkata. Who will come out on top? Which team will break their winless streak?Â
Mumbai, on the other hand, have had the same issues in the second leg. Their batting has been far too inconsistent and they need to sort out their issues. They have a good record against Bangalore and they would hope that they can play their best game here. Hardik Pandya did not play the first two games and it would be interesting to see if he returns to the XI to bolster their line-up.Â
Toss - Up goes the coin and it lands in favour of Mumbai. They have elected to bowl.Â
Bangalore's batting has to step up! Their middle order has failed to get going this season, with the likes of AB de Villiers and Glenn Maxwell, not being able to replicate the form they showed in the first leg. They did bring in Tim David in the last game but he too failed to get going. Everyone knows that if these three get going, Bangalore can be a dangerous side and they will hope today is the day, they get back to form. We will have to wait and see.Â
The chase is set to begin.
Srikar Bharat says that is a fair total and they have a good chance. Adds that his role is pretty clear and he has to do little things right. Says that he stuck to his plan and he was enjoying it. Goes onto say that Virat told him to keep the intent on and he was doing what was required at the moment and his partnership with Kohli came out well. Adds that he enjoyed his sixes. Goes onto say that they need to bowl well and show aggression in their approach.
... The Run Chase ...
So, Mumbai should fancy themselves to chase this down. They have a strong batting lineup and the wicket too looks good. Bangalore bowlers have not been at their best but can they bowl well here? We will find out.
The Mumbai bowling bowled well in bits and pieces. They were poor at the start, however, the spinners did a decent job in the middle overs but the pacers then took a pounding. However, they came back strongly right towards the back end courtesy Boult and Bumrah. The latter was the pick as he ended with a three fer. Krunal Pandya and Chahar were reasonably economical. Milne though had a day to forget but he got the important wicket of Kohli. In the end, they will be pleased with their performanc
The last two overs have completely turned the tide in the favor of Mumbai! 180 or a little more than that looked possible before the 18th but Bangalore have fallen well short of it. Yet again they do not manage to finish on a high note.
Bangalore though were good for majority of their innings! They lost Devdutt Padikkal early but then Kohli and Bharat counter-attacked and got Bangalore to safer shores. Once Bharat fell, Maxwell continued the good work. He played a few audacious shots and along with his skipper added 51 before Kohli fell just after he got to his fifty. AB de Villiers and Glenn Maxwell then lit up the show and when they were batting 180-plus looked possible but once they fell, there were no boundaries hit and onl
Trent Boult to Kyle Jamieson, A very good end to the innings by Mumbai! Yorker on middle, Jamieson drives it to long on for a single. BANGALORE END ON 165 FOR 6.
Trent Boult to Dan Christian, Full ball outside off, Christian lifts it to deep cover for a single.
Trent Boult to Dan Christian, Short ball around middle, Christian looks to paddle but the ball is too short and he misses.
Who will walk out next? Kyle Jamieson it is.
Trent Boult to Kyle Jamieson, Full outside off, Jamieson drives it to long off for a single.
Trent Boult to Shahbaz Ahmed, ! TIMBER! Top-class yorker from Trent Boult and Mumbai are right on top here. Brilliant last two overs from them. Yorker on off and middle, Ahmed looks to flick but misses. It hits the pads and then uproots the off stump.
Trent Boult to Shahbaz Ahmed, Excellent from Boult! Very full outside off, Ahmed leaves it alone, thinking it will be a wide but not given.
Trent Boult comes back into the attack to bowl the final over.
Jasprit Bumrah to Dan Christian, Yorker outside off, Christian fails to dig it out. Excellent yorker from Bumrah. Just 6 runs and two big wickets from it.
Jasprit Bumrah to Shahbaz Ahmed, Full toss outside off, Ahmed slashes it to deep point for a single.
Shahbaz Ahmed walks out now.
Jasprit Bumrah to AB de Villiers, ! CAUGHT BEHIND! That is why Bumrah is one of the best in the world! He gets rid of Maxwell and now gets rid of AB de Villiers as well. Mumbai right back into this one. Shortish ball, pacy outside off, de Villiers looks to slash at it but it goes off the outside edge towards de Kock who makes no mistake. Can Bangalore still reach 180?
Dan Christian walks out at number 6.
Jasprit Bumrah to Glenn Maxwell, ! CAUGHT! Bumrah has got Maxwell again! This is the 7th time he has got him in the Indian T20Â League. End of a very good innings from Maxwell but Bangalore would have loved for him to stay till the end. Low full toss on middle, Maxwell looks to whip it away again. It goes off the bottom half of the bat towards long on where Trent Boult takes the catch.
Jasprit Bumrah to Glenn Maxwell, NOT A WIDE! Very full outside off, Maxwell looks to play the reverse paddle but misses. Maxwell is not too happy as that has not been called a wide.
Jasprit Bumrah to Glenn Maxwell, WIDE! Full outside off, Maxwell looks to drive but misses.
Jasprit Bumrah to Glenn Maxwell, ! WHIPPED! Maxwell is playing some kind of a knock here! Full on middle, Maxwell whips it over mid-wicket for a boundary.
Adam Milne to Glenn Maxwell, Low full toss on off, Maxwell drives it to mid off and takes a run. He missed out there but still 17 runs from the over. Good one for Bangalore.
Adam Milne to Glenn Maxwell, FIFTY FOR MAXWELL! Very good innings from the Big Show! He has had a good season so far and Bangalore needed this innings from him. Good-length ball on middle, Maxwell works it to mid-wicket for a couple.
Adam Milne to Glenn Maxwell, ! Slapped! Short ball outside off, Maxwell slaps it past the mid off fielder for a boundary.
Jasprit Bumrah to AB de Villiers, ! That has gone! AB de Villiers gets going off the second ball. This is what Bangalore would have wanted! Full ball on middle, de Villiers lifts it over long on for a biggie.
Adam Milne to Glenn Maxwell, Full down the leg side, Maxwell looks to heave it to the leg side but it brushes his pads and it goes to the keeper.
Adam Milne to Glenn Maxwell, ! Tremendous batting! Low full toss on middle, Maxwell goes down and then plays the reverse sweep over short third man for a boundary.
Adam Milne to Glenn Maxwell, ! How to bowl to this man? He has hit a reverse sweep to a fast bowler! Good-length ball outside off, Maxwell just reverse paddles it over third man for a biggie.
Jasprit Bumrah to AB de Villiers, Short ball outside off, AB de Villiers looks to pull but misses.
Jasprit Bumrah to AB de Villiers, ! Amazing shot! This is what AB de Villiers can do. Short ball outside off, AB de Villiers readies himself and then swats it over the bowler for a boundary.
Jasprit Bumrah to AB de Villiers, WIDE! Full ball outside off, de Villiers lets it go. Wided.
Jasprit Bumrah to Glenn Maxwell, Full on middle, Maxwell drives it to long on for a single.
Jasprit Bumrah to AB de Villiers, Slower ball outside off, de Villiers mistimes it to long on for a single.
Jasprit Bumrah comes back into the attack. His figures read 2-0-17-1 so far.
Jasprit Bumrah to AB de Villiers, Yorker on middle, AB de Villiers looks to flick but it goes off the inside edge onto the pads.
Adam Milne to Glenn Maxwell, Slower short ball outside off, Maxwell misses his cut shot.
AB de Villiers walks out at number 5.
Adam Milne to Virat Kohli, ! CAUGHT! Kohli falls after scoring a fifty! Big wicket for Mumbai as Kohli would have looked to press on the accelerator! Short ball around middle, Kohli dances down and looks to pull. It takes the top edge and it goes to deep square leg. Anukul Roy, the substitute fielder, takes a good catch running in from deep square leg. Once again, Kohli falls at the wrong time, that happened in the Chennai game and it has happened here too.Â
Adam Milne to Glenn Maxwell, Short ball around off, Maxwell uses his feet and then pulls it to long on for a single.
Adam Milne to Glenn Maxwell, ! Clever batting from Maxwell! This also brings up the 50-run stand between Kohli and Maxwell. Good-length ball outside off, Maxwell, reverse paddles it to third man for a boundary.
Adam Milne to Virat Kohli, Short ball on off, Kohli pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Adam Milne to Glenn Maxwell, Full ball outside off, Maxwell drives it to deep cover for a single.
Trent Boult to Glenn Maxwell, Outstanding from Boult! Just the one from the over. Short and on middle, this is pulled towards deep mid-wicket but only for a single.
Trent Boult to Glenn Maxwell, Yet another dot! This is outstanding stuff! Bringing all his variations in play. A slower short ball outside off. Maxwell leaves it alone thinking it will be a wide. Not called.
Trent Boult to Glenn Maxwell, Pitches just outside leg. A yorker, Maxwell looks to whip it but misses to get hit on the pads. An appeal but turned down.
Trent Boult to Glenn Maxwell, Yet another dot! Good from Boult! He is keeping it away from the shorter boundary! Outside off, Maxwell slashes but misses.
Trent Boult to Virat Kohli, Fifty for Kohli! He has rode his luck but take nothing away from his innings. He has been brilliant! He though knows his job is not done. A slower one on off, Kohli looks to flick, it goes off the inner half through mid-wicket for one.
Trent Boult to Glenn Maxwell, Outside off, Maxwell goes after it but misses.
Review! Rohit Sharma decides to take it upstairs for LBW. The UltraEdge shows no bat is involved. The Ball Tracker shows that the ball is pitching outside leg. Glenn Maxwell survives and Mumbai lose a review here.
Rahul Chahar to Glenn Maxwell, NOT ! That has pitched well outside leg. That was a review in desperation! Chahar bowls it there as he sees Maxwell go for the reverse sweep. Maxwell looks to play it but misses. It hits him on the pads. An appeal but turned down. It is reviewed. Hawk Eye shows it to be pitching well outside leg. Mumbai lose a review.
Rahul Chahar to Glenn Maxwell, Just short! Outside off, Maxwell slaps it to covers.
Rahul Chahar to Glenn Maxwell, ! Oh, boy! That is massive! That is some hit! On middle. Maxwell plays the reverse sweep, he clears the cover fence with ease. What power, just outstanding.
Time-Out! Bangalore lost Bharat who was looking pretty good in the middle. But Maxwell did well to replicate his innings and has managed to support Kohli well in the middle. The run flow had dried up initially, but these two batters have counter-attacked really well. Mumbai, on the other hand, have leaked a few runs in the middle overs and look to be in some trouble. They would look to chip more wickets at regular intervals to make inroads in the game.
Rahul Chahar to Virat Kohli, A little too straight, Kohli clips it through square leg for one.
Rahul Chahar to Virat Kohli, On middle, this is pushed back to the bowler.
Rahul Chahar to Glenn Maxwell, The leg spinner, it lands on leg, Maxwell works it through square leg for one.
Adam Milne to Virat Kohli, A dot to end then! On off, this is pushed back to the bowler. Milne has a shy at the stumps but misses. He misses Kohli too by just. Not happy is Milne with that over. A very expensive one.
Adam Milne to Virat Kohli, Two more! Fuller and on off, this is driven wide of the fielder at long off for a couple.
Adam Milne to Glenn Maxwell, Too high! Length, it lands outside off and then jags back in. Maxwell misses to get hit high on the pads. It goes towards short third man for one. Leg bye.
Adam Milne to Glenn Maxwell, A dot! They need a lot more of these! On middle, this is pushed to cover.
Adam Milne to Glenn Maxwell, ! Just short of the fence! Takes full toll of the Free Hit! On middle, Maxwell heaves it over mid-wicket. Lands just before the ropes for another boundary.
Adam Milne to Glenn Maxwell, NO BALL! That surely slipped out! Milne tries the slower one but it comes out all wrong, it pitches well outside the pitch. No Ball called. Free-Hit time.
Adam Milne to Glenn Maxwell, ! Pulled away! Short and on middle, Maxwell picks the length early and pulls it over the mid-wicket fielder for a boundary.
Adam Milne is back into the attack.
Krunal Pandya to Glenn Maxwell, Now follows the biggie with a single as this is eased down to long on.
Krunal Pandya to Glenn Maxwell, ! Outrageous! Bangalore will hope that breaks the shackles! On middle, the reverse sweep is out, Maxwell hits it with brute force and it clears the point fence for a biggie.
Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, Two! Shorter and on off, this is pushed through covers for a couple.
Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, Another single as this is eased through covers.
Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, Really good from Pandya! He sees Kohli come down the track, slows it up and bowls it shorter. This one stays low. Kohli swings, it goes off the inner half on the leg side. This is a good passage of play for Mumbai.
Krunal Pandya to Glenn Maxwell, On middle, this is worked on the leg side for one more.
Krunal Pandya to Glenn Maxwell, WIDE! This one is well wide outside off. Left alone. Wided.
Rahul Chahar to Glenn Maxwell, He does end the over well, this is short and outside off, Maxwell cuts it through point for one.
Rahul Chahar to Virat Kohli, Just the one! This is a superb over so far! On middle, it is pushed down to long on for one.
Rahul Chahar to Virat Kohli, Another dot! On middle, Kohli plays it back to the bowler.
Rahul Chahar to Virat Kohli, Another dot! Flatter and on off, blocked.
Rahul Chahar to Glenn Maxwell, The googly, Maxwell picks it and drags it towards deep mid-wicket for one.
Rahul Chahar to Glenn Maxwell, Flatter and on middle, blocked.
Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, Flatter and on off. Kohli goes back and defends it out watchfully.
Krunal Pandya to Glenn Maxwell, Loopy ball, around off. Maxwell looks to play the reverse sweep. The ball takes the top edge and goes over the keeper's head. The batters cross.
Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, Floated, full and on off. Kohli pushes it to long off for a run now.
Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, Full and on middle. Kohli flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a couple.
Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, WIDE! Looped up, full and wide outside off. Kohli leaves it alone. Wide called.
Krunal Pandya to Glenn Maxwell, Full and on the pads. Maxwell flicks it to mid-wicket for a run.
Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, Darter on the pads. Kohli tucks it to square leg for a run.
Rahul Chahar to Glenn Maxwell, Full and on off. Maxwell swings his blade and the ball goes towards third man off the outer half. It meets the fielder on a bounce at short third man.
Glenn Maxwell walks out to bat!
Rahul Chahar to Srikar Bharat, ! CAUGHT! What an entertaining over! Rahul Chahar has the last laugh. Bharat's short but fine kncok comes to an end. Floated, full and on off. Bharat stays back and lifts it over extra cover, but he does not get the distance on it this time. Suryakumar Yadav in the deep takes a good low catch in front of him. Finally Mumbai hang onto one, it is of Bharat though.
Rahul Chahar to Srikar Bharat, ! BOOM! Srikar Bharat has found his rhythm! Full and on off. Bharat gets low and slog sweeps it over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie.
Rahul Chahar to Virat Kohli, ! Oh dear! This is the second time Kohli gets a liftline. Short and outside off. Kohli hangs back and cuts it towards backward point. Hardik Pandya dives to his left but spills it. The batters cross.
Rahul Chahar to Virat Kohli, ! Kohli is on a roll. Tossed up, full and on off. Kohli skips down the track and lifts it above the bowler's head. The ball races into the fence at long off. The skipper leading from the front.
Rahul Chahar to Srikar Bharat, Floated full and outside off. Bharat stays back and lifts it over cover. They take one.
Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, Quicker ball on off, Kohli defends it back to the bowler.
Krunal Pandya to Srikar Bharat, Flatter ball on off, Bharat punches it to long off for a single.
Krunal Pandya to Srikar Bharat, Full on the pads, Bharat flicks it to short fine leg.
Krunal Pandya to Srikar Bharat, Shorter ball on the pads, Bharat works it to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
Krunal Pandya to Srikar Bharat, Flatter ball outside off, Bharat looks to cut but it goes off the outside edge to short third man.
Krunal Pandya to Srikar Bharat, WIDE! Quicker ball outside the tramline. Left alone. Wided.
Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, Floated on off, Kohli dances down the track and then pushes it to long off for a single.
Rahul Chahar to Srikar Bharat, Short and on off. Bharat hangs back and pushes it to cover.
Rahul Chahar to Virat Kohli, Flatter and on off. Kohli pushes it to long on for a single.
Rahul Chahar to Srikar Bharat, Short and outside off. Bharat cuts it past point. The batters pick up three runs. Great running!
Rahul Chahar to Srikar Bharat, ! BANG! This is Bharat at his best. Tossed up, around off. Bharat gets low and slog sweeps it over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum.
Rahul Chahar to Srikar Bharat, Floated, full and on off. Bharat prods and looks to scoop it towards fine leg. The ball takes the outside edge and goes towards short third man.
Rahul Chahar to Srikar Bharat, BEATEN! Loopy ball, around off. The ball grips and turns away. Bharat looks to defend it out but misses. The ball zips past the outside edge.
Strategic Time-Out! Bangalore have made a good start after losing Devdutt Padikkal early. Virat Kohli has shown intent and is looking really good at the moment. Srikar Bharat would look to get going now. Mumbai, on the other hand, have bowled well with Bumrah doing a decent job. They would look to take quick wickets and peg Bangalore back. Rahul Chahar is into the attack as well.
Adam Milne to Virat Kohli, ! Sumptuous! Good-length ball outside off, Kohli uses his feet and then drives it through extra cover for a boundary.
Adam Milne to Virat Kohli, Length ball on middle, Kohli defends it to mid on.
Adam Milne to Srikar Bharat, On a length on middle, Bharat flicks it to deep mid-wicket and they cross ends.
Jasprit Bumrah to Srikar Bharat, Fullish ball on off, Bharat defends it to cover-point.
Adam Milne to Virat Kohli, Milne starts with a good-length ball on middle, Kohli flicks it to deep square leg for a single.
Jasprit Bumrah to Srikar Bharat, ! Wow, what a shot! Length ball outside off, Bharat rides the bounce and drives it through cover-point for a boundary.
Jasprit Bumrah to Virat Kohli, Good-length ball on off, Kohli defends it to point for a single.
Krunal Pandya to Srikar Bharat, LEG BYE! Loopy ball, outside off. Bharat prods and looks to sweep it away. He misses and gets rapped on the pads. The ball goes towards cover. The batters collect a leg bye.
Jasprit Bumrah to Virat Kohli, ! This time makes full connection and reaches 10000Â runs in T20 cricket. He is the 5th player to do so. Short ball on middle, Kohli swivels and pulls it over deep square leg for a maximum
Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, Flatter and on off. Kohli goes back and works it to long on for a single.
Jasprit Bumrah to Virat Kohli, ! EDGED AND FOUR! Shortish ball around off, Kohli makes room and looks to pull but it goes to the top edge, over the keeper's head for a boundary.
Jasprit Bumrah to Srikar Bharat, On a length on middle, Bharat looks to flick but it goes off the inside edge, hits the pads and it goes to the leg side. A single taken.
Trent Boult to Srikar Bharat, On a length on off, Bharat defends it back to the bowler.
Trent Boult to Virat Kohli, Fullish ball on middle, whipped to mid-wicket.
Trent Boult to Srikar Bharat, On a length on middle, Bharat looks to defend but it takes the inside edge, hits the pads and goes to square leg for a single.
Trent Boult to Srikar Bharat, ! Edgy but Bharat won't mind! Shortish ball around off, Bharat looks to pull but it takes the top edge and it goes to third man for a boundary.
Trent Boult to Srikar Bharat, Fullish ball outside off, Bharat drives but finds the cover fielder.
Trent Boult to Srikar Bharat, Length ball outside off, Bharat leaves it alone.
Jasprit Bumrah to Virat Kohli, TWO LEG BYES! Good length on middle, Kohli looks to flick but gets hit on the thigh pad. It rolls to the off side. The fielder throws it to the mid on fielder who fails to collect and the batters take two leg byes. There is some confusion out there as Mumbai think the ball was dead but according to the umpire, it was not.Â
Jasprit Bumrah to Srikar Bharat, Length ball on middle, Bharat looks to defend but it takes the inner half to the leg side. A single taken.
Jasprit Bumrah to Devdutt Padikkal, ! CAUGHT BEHIND! Padikkal goes for a duck and this is brilliant bowling from Bumrah! Excellent captaincy from Rohit Sharma as well. He used Adam Milne in the first two games in the second over but brought on Bumrah and it pays dividends. Good-length ball around off, Padikkal looks to defend but it takes the outside edge and it goes to the left of the keeper. De Kock dives and takes a very good catch. Bangalore pegged back early.
Jasprit Bumrah to Devdutt Padikkal, BEATEN! Excellent delivery! Good-length ball outside off, Padikkal looks to defend but it beats the outside edge and it goes to the keeper.
Jasprit Bumrah to Devdutt Padikkal, Full ball on middle, Padikkal plays it back to the bowler who parries it to mid-wicket.
Jasprit Bumrah to Devdutt Padikkal, Length ball around off, Padikkal looks to defend but it goes off the outside edge to first slip where it falls short.
Trent Boult to Virat Kohli, Good-length ball on off, Kohli makes room and then defends it to point.
Trent Boult to Virat Kohli, WIDE! Good-length ball down the leg side, Kohli looks to flick but misses. Wided.
Trent Boult to Virat Kohli, On a length on off, Kohli defends it to cover-point. He wants a single but is sent back by Padikkal.
Trent Boult to Virat Kohli, Good-length ball outside off, Kohli opens the face of the bat and then guides it to backward point.
Trent Boult to Virat Kohli, On a length on off, Kohli pushes it to cover.Â
Trent Boult to Virat Kohli, AND ! Will this prove very costly? Boult bowls an inswinger on middle, Kohli flicks it uppishly to deep square leg. Rahul Chahar comes across, gets two hands to it but ends up tipping it over the fence for a biggie.
Trent Boult to Virat Kohli, Boult starts with a good-length ball on off, Kohli defends it to cover.
Krunal Pandya to Srikar Bharat, Full toss and on off. Bharat skips down the track and swings hard. The ball takes the outer half and goes towards backward point. Rahul Chahar dives to his left to make a good stop. The batters only get a single.
Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, Full and on middle. Kohli flicks it to the right of mid on.
Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, NOT ! Srikar Bharat does well to get inside the crease. Floated, full and on the pads. Kohli flicks it to square leg. Bharat comes halfway down but was sent back by Kohli. The fielder collects the ball and throws it to Krunal Pandya at the non-striker's end. But before Pandya could clip the bails, Bharat dived inside the crease and marked him safe. The umpire takes it upstairs to confirms. The replays roll in to show Bharat was well inside the crease.
An appeal for run out taken upstairs. Srikar Bharat is the man in question. Bharat is in though. Not out is the signal.
Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, Full and on middle. Kohli tucks it towards mid on.
Krunal Pandya is into the attack.
Adam Milne to Virat Kohli, Back of a length ball around off, Kohli guides it to short third man and takes a single. Good over for Bangalore. 13 runs from it.
Adam Milne to Virat Kohli, ! Brilliant from Virat Kohli! Full on middle, Kohli brings the bottom-hand into play and lifts it over long on for a biggie.
Adam Milne comes into the attack now.
Jasprit Bumrah to Virat Kohli, No run.
Srikar Bharat is the next man in.
Who will bowl from the other end? Jasprit Bumrah it is.
We are done with the pre-match formalities and we are all set to begin the game! The Mumbai players stride out to the middle, followed by Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal. In the first game of the day, Chennai have beaten Kolkata off the last ball and they move to the top of the table again as they have a better net run rate than Delhi.Â
Bangalore (Playing XI) - Virat Kohli (C), Devdutt Padikkal, Srikar Bharat (WK), Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers, Shahbaz Ahmed (In place of Navdeep Saini), Dan Christian (In place of Wanindu Hasaranga), Kyle Jamieson (In place of Tim David), Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal.
Virat Kohli, the Bangalore skipper, says that they would have bowled first as it looks like a hard wicket. Adds that they had a team chat today and they have made mistakes in the previous two games. Tells that they need to have belief that they can play expressive cricket and they know what they can do as a side. States that Mumbai are the strongest side in the tournament has seen over the last few years. Says that they are a difficult side to beat and they have had some nice encounters in the l
Mumbai (Playing XI) - Rohit Sharma (C), Quinton de Kock (WK), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya (In place of Saurabh Tiwary), Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Adam Milne, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult.
Rohit Sharma, the Mumbai skipper, says that they will bowl first. Adds that score in front will be ideal for them and they will look to chase the score down. Tells that every game they will play is important and they will not look too far ahead. States that they need to tick the correct boxes. Adds that Hardik is very passionate and he is playing tonight, he is coming back from the injury which is a big boost for the side. Informs that Hardik Pandya replaces Saurabh Tiwary.
... Match Day ...
Hello and welcome to game number 39 of the Indian T20 League. In this game, Mumbai will be locking horns against Bangalore. Both the teams are desperate for the two points. They have been not up to the mark since the restart. Bangalore though still find themselves in the top half of the table, unlike Mumbai who saw themselves slip down to the sixth spot after their defeat against Kolkata. Who will come out on top? Which team will break their winless streak?Â
Mumbai, on the other hand, have had the same issues in the second leg. Their batting has been far too inconsistent and they need to sort out their issues. They have a good record against Bangalore and they would hope that they can play their best game here. Hardik Pandya did not play the first two games and it would be interesting to see if he returns to the XI to bolster their line-up.Â
Toss - Up goes the coin and it lands in favour of Mumbai. They have elected to bowl.Â
Bangalore's batting has to step up! Their middle order has failed to get going this season, with the likes of AB de Villiers and Glenn Maxwell, not being able to replicate the form they showed in the first leg. They did bring in Tim David in the last game but he too failed to get going. Everyone knows that if these three get going, Bangalore can be a dangerous side and they will hope today is the day, they get back to form. We will have to wait and see.Â