That's it from us today. Cracking game. We shall be back tomorrow with another great game between the Gujarat Lions and the Delhi Daredevils. Thanks for tuning in. See you tomorrow.
Russell, "Very important game for us, had to come back strong after losing. We always back our strengths, it's a pleasure batting with Yusuf as he takes the pressure away. Bowling against Chris, Kohli, Rahul, I was glad with my performance".
Gautam Gambhir said, "Unbelievable knocks from Yusuf and Russell. We conceded too many in the last 3 overs, I love watching Pathan bat and it's always memorable. At this venue, 12 - 13 runs an over can be chased and we knew that they don't have too much depth in the bowling department in the death. Morne and Russell did a good job with the ball, Umesh didn't have a great day, but he's a good bowler. We just need to fix the last few overs".
KKR go second in the points table while RCB's fifth defeat leaves them stuck among the bottom three. Who would have thought this would transpire with the RCB!
Belief in the KKR dressing room will be sky high as they pull off a miraculous win over arch rivals RCB. They were teetering with 4 wickets down and 93 required in the last 7 overs. They only require 37 of those balls as Russell, first and then Pathan, launch into the RCB attack and finish the job comprehensively. For the RCB bowlers, it was all very positive in the beginning as everything seemed to be clicking but then everything went wrong once Rahul missed the chance to stump Russell.
Kohli said, "Nothing much to say. We needed to take our chances there. 104 in 15 overs and we let the game drift our way. We didn't grab the chances we had, especially in Bangalore. I felt we got a good score, 10 over par. You just need to keep your boys motivated and anything is possible in this league."
19.1 Sreenath Arvind to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR, angled into the pads, Surya flicks it with ease over square leg, GAME SET and MATCH! In the end KKR win in a canter! Yusuf jumps and exults in delight, Kohli can only offer a meek smile, he then gives Yusuf a warm hug. Gambhir has gone wild in the dugout. Contrasting emotions.
18.1 Shamsi to Yusuf Pathan, SIX, full outside off, Yusuf plants his front foot and smacks it over long off! 50 for Pathan with 5 fours and 3 sixes. A special innings, a throwback almost.
17.6 Chahal to Yusuf Pathan, 1 run, on a length, Pathan backs away and cuts it to sweeper cover. Chahal completes his spell, incredible from the young leggie.
17.3 Chahal to Andre Russell, OUT, wide outside off, and for once Russell mistimes a ball to a fielder inside the playing area, Binny pouches the ball at sweeper cover. Even if RCB end up losing this, Chahal deserved this wicket. Has been very brave and rewarded. Russell has probably done his job though. Came in, took a while to settle but then launched into the RCB attack.
It's all come crashing down embarrassingly for the RCB. Their flaws, exposed brightly under the lights in the Chinnaswamy. 24 runs conceded, 24. A mere 23 runs required from 18 now. KKR can do it at a snail's pace. 58 runs conceded in the last 4 overs.
16.6 Shane Watson to Yusuf Pathan, FOUR, back of a length, Yusuf plants his front foot and swipes, top edge flies over the keeper and short third man. Streaky, but he deserves that luck!
16.3 Shane Watson to Yusuf Pathan, FOUR, short this time, Yusuf shuffles across and then pulls it over short square leg. Even better, it was easy just to hook that without direction but he played that purposely.
16.1 Shane Watson to Yusuf Pathan, FOUR, angled in and in the slot, Yusuf plays it with ease, all power and all too easy. Were KKR in trouble at one point? They are in command here.
15.6 Varun Aaron to Andre Russell, no run, perfect yorker on the base of middle stump, Russell somehow keeps it out, and loses his balance, but the stumps are intact.
15.5 Varun Aaron to Andre Russell, SIX, full ball outside half, Russell wants to smack that over long off, skews off the outside half and the ball flies over cover. That was no where close to the middle of the bat, but if it is Russell who cares?
15.3 Varun Aaron to Yusuf Pathan, FOUR, full ball on middle stump, Pathan shuffles across and clips to deep mid-wicket! Nice shot, rocket to the boundary.
15.1 Varun Aaron to Andre Russell, 1 run, full toss on the pads, Russell wants to dab that to fine leg, the outside half of the bat taken and the ball flies to third man.
Just the over KKR needed. 18 taken as Russell clicked into another gear. How costly have the missed chances in the previous over proven to be already? 63 required from 30 at over 12 runs an over.
14.4 Tabraiz Shamsi to Andre Russell, SIX, full and in the slot, Russell sinks to one knee and then smashes it high and mighty over deep mid-wicket! This is better, I still wouldn't say that came out from the middle of the bat but that just flew over.
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