KPL 2018, Match 16, Hubli Tigers vs Bengaluru Blasters: Live Score, Commentary, and Updates

Live updates from the match between the Tigers and Blasters.

Updated: 31 August 2018 22:41 IST - Published: 31 August 2018 17:25 IST

What a way to finish off the match! With 5 runs required in 3 balls, Pavan Deshpande comes down the track and whacks a six over long on. The Blasters win the match by 6 wickets

10 runs came off that over and we are going to see another last over, possibly last-ball finish!

Blasters 109-4 after 17 overs

9 runs required in 6 balls

This is getting extremely tight. 8 runs came off that over. 19 runs required in 12 balls.

Blasters 99-4 after 16 overs

Blasters 91-4 after 15 overs

27 runs required in 18 balls

WICKET! Shreyas Gopal tries the reverse scoop and ends up giving an easy catch to short third-man.

Shreyas Gopal c Suraj Seshadri b Mahesh Patel 5(7)

With 8 runs coming off that over, the Blasters require 31 runs in 24 balls.

Blasters 87-3 after 14 overs

A good over for the bowling side, conceding just 5 runs and picking up the vital wicket of Uthappa.

Blasters 79-3 after 13 overs.

WICKET! And it's Uthappa who has to walk back! Big wicket!

Uthappa c Darshan MB b Mahesh Patel 31(26) [4s-3 6s-1]

A decent over for the Blasters, with 8 runs coming off it.

Blasters 74-2 after 12 overs

WICKET! Mahesh gets the wicket of Pawan. Holes it to long off

KB Pawan c Kranthi Kumar b Mahesh Patel 29(27) [4s-3]

Blasters 66-2 after 11 overs

8 runs came off that over, mainly off that bat of Uthappa.

Blasters 61-1 after 10 overs

6 runs came off that over.

Blasters 53-1 after 9 overs

A decent over for the batting side, with Uthappa hitting a huge six over midwicket.

Blasters 47-1 after 8 overs

Just three from that over. A fine spell overall. 4 - 0 -16 - 0.

Blasters 38/1 after 7 overs.

Vinay to bowl his last over.

KB Pawan hits another four. 9 from the over, but a wicket as well.

Blasters 35/1 after 6 overs.

WICKET: M Vishwanathan c and b Darshan MB 9(17) [4s - 1]

First wicket for Hubli.

Darshan into the attack now.

Just one run off it! Brilliant over.

Blasters 26/0 after 5 overs.

Vinay Kumar is in for his third over.

Nine runs from the over. KB Pawan finds the ropes. Good over for Blasters.

Blasters 25/0 after 4 overs.

Kranthi Kumar at the other end again

Seven runs off it. Boundary for Pawan

Blasters 16/0 after 3 overs.

Vinay Kumar is back

Just 4 runs. Good over for Hubli.

Blasters 9/0 after 2 overs.

Kranthi Kumar will begin bowling from the other side.

Viswanath opens the account for himself and the side with a four. Just another run added to the score. A decent start for Blasters, they have to do more than this though.

Blasters 5/0 after 1 over.

Openers KB Pawan and Vishwanath are at the crease for the Blasters.
Vinay Kumar will open the bowling attack for the Tigers.

Welcome back! It's chasing time for the Blasters. 118 needed from 108 balls. Highly likely? Let's see.

Join back with us soon, as the chase begins shortly.

Hubli will now have to bowl well to try and win the game. Else, it will be thjeir first loss in KPL 2018.

117 is definitely below-par, but at least the Hubli Tigers got till there just because of the 62-run stand between Vinay Kumar and Pravin Dubey. They were 19 for 4 when the duo got together. They took their time, but succeeded in rebuilding the innings.

Tigers 117-9 after 18 overs. That's the end of the innings.

Two run-outs in that over

Tigers 113-7 after 17 overs

WICKET! Shreyas gets his first wicket of this year's KPL.

Vinay Kumar run out (Shreyas Gopal/M Vishwanathan) 20(22) [4s-1]

8 runs came off that over. 2 overs to go.

Tigers 99-6 after 16 overs

Tigers 91-6 after 15 overs. 3 overs to go

WICKET! Run-out! Vinay Kumar has to walkc back.

Vinay Kumar run out (Shreyas Gopal/M Vishwanathan) 20(22) [4s-1]

WICKET! After a big partnership, Dubey is dismissed.

Praveen Dubey b Anand Doddamani 48(46) [4s-5]

Tigers 81-5 after 13.5 overs

TIgers 73-4 after 13 overs

After 2 big overs, 6 runs came off the last one.

Tigers 66-4 after 12 overs

A huge over that, with 14 runs coming off it.

Tigers 60-4 after 11 overs

Finally, a good over for the batting side, with 10 runs coming off it.

Tigers 46-4 after 10 overs

A good over by Shreyas Gopal, his first in this year's KPL.

Tigers 36-4 after 9 overs

Another good over for the bowling side. 3 runs.

Tigers 33-4 after 8 overs

Runs are still hard to come by. 5 runs off that over.

Tigers 30-4 after 7 overs

The batsmen are still finding it hard to score runs. Good bowling by the Blasters.

Tigers 25-4 after 6 overs

WICKET! Bowled! Great delivery by Abhishek!

Abhishek Reddy b Abhishek Bhat 7(9) [4s-1]

Tigers 19-4 after 4.4 overs

Another great over by Koushik, conceding just 1 run.

Tigers 14-3 after 4 overs

6 runs off that over. These two batsmen need to stick around.

Tigers 13-3 after 3 overs