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At the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Friday, Patidar’s Bengaluru will meet Cummins’ Hyderabad in IPL 2025. Everyone playing in the game starts with their ambitions in mind. With an eye on the future, Sunrisers hope to spot youngsters who can help the team next season. Looking forward to Bengaluru, the team will want to secure the rest of their matches and ensure they end up in the top two place, so they can compete twice.
The team has done well in every department so far, which hasn’t happened for them in recent years. They played well with the bat and also stayed in charge with the ball. In Hyderabad, however, they demonstrated their strengths sometimes, but it wasn’t often enough for them to qualify.
The only change from the team’s last visit to Lucknow is that an additional point has confirmed a playoff place for RCB – their fifth in the last six seasons. Still, their goal is to climb higher than their last finish, way back in 2016. Thus, it could be that RCB must win both their last matches and hope that some other outcomes help them also. They will understand what steps they should follow. Interestingly, this too, the calculators continue to give them challenges.
Cummins to Bhuvneshwar, out Bowled!! Cummins makes a mess of the stumps! Angled in around off, straightens from a good length as Bhuvneshwar looks to loft it over the off-side ring, goes past the edge and crashes into the furniture.
Cummins to Bhuvneshwar, out Bowled!! Cummins makes a mess of the stumps! Angled in around off, straightens from a good length as Bhuvneshwar looks to loft it over the off-side ring, goes past the edge and crashes into the furniture.
Eshan Malinga to Tim David, out Caught by Klaasen!! After all those fireworks, RCB are finishing with a whimper. Low full toss at the stumps, David - struggling with his hamstring - tries lofting it down the ground but fails to get under it. Hits it straight down the throat of Klaasen at long-on.
Unadkat to Krunal Pandya, FOUR, slower ball floated up wide of off, Pandya reaches out and hammers it over extra cover
Unadkat to Jitesh Sharma, out Caught by Abhinav Manohar!! Another wicket and SRH are right on top here! What a 10-minute phase it has been for them starting with that over from Reddy.
Eshan Malinga to Rajat Patidar, leg byes, FOUR, good yorker but it's down the leg-side and runs away fine after hitting the pad! It tailed in late, went past the inside edge but still proved to be a profitable outcome for RCB
Unadkat to Jitesh Sharma, FOUR, catch seems to have gone down. He barely got a hand on it.
Cummins to Phil Salt, out Caught by Harshal Patel!! Salt goes "oh no" as soon as he hits this! Full delivery speared in around off, he shuffles across looking to whip it through the on-side but only manages a thick leading edge. It goes high in the air and Harshal takes it safely running across from mid-off. So it'll now be two new batters at the crease for SRH to aim at. End up a brilliant knock.
Nitish Reddy to Mayank Agarawal, out Caught by Kishan!! Reddy hasn't done much bowling this season but he gets the ball today and he strikes fourth ball. Good length delivery in the channel, Agarawal clears the front leg to go over extra cover but gets a healthy edge to the keeper.
Eshan Malinga to Phil Salt, FOUR, Salt marks his return with a fifty! His last match was nearly a month ago and aren't RCB glad to have him back. Slower ball floated up outside off, Salt picks it and slaps it wide of long-on
Harsh Dubey to Phil Salt, SIX, to deep mid-wicket
Eshan Malinga to Kohli, SIX, hit with authority! A length ball angling in on middle, Kohli makes some room and clubs it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum. Was a slower ball and Kohli read it quite early and dispatched it
Unadkat to Kohli, FOUR, smartly played! Kohli uses his feet and moves leg-side in the process. It's a slower bouncer. Kohli does well to get on top of the bounce and steers it in between backward point and cover-point to get the desired result
Harshal Patel to Phil Salt, no ball, looked touch and go on the height. The umpires get together to have a discussion and refer it upstairs. Was a high full-toss, Phil Salt pulled it towards deep mid-wicket where the fielder moved back a bit to take a well-judged catch in front of the ropes. The replay rolls in. Phil Salt's waist height is 0.95m and the height of the ball is 0.98m so it's a no ball. A Free Hit is coming up...
Cummins to Kohli, FOUR, full ball shaping in on middle and leg, Kohli flicks it nicely over backward square leg. Nitish Reddy
Unadkat to Kohli, FOUR, shot! A short of length ball outside off, Kohli gets into a good position and slaps it through wide mid-off for a rocketing boundary. Hit that one with authority
Yash Dayal to Ishan Kishan, FOUR, to sweeper cover
Bhuvneshwar to Ishan Kishan, SIX, a low full-toss on middle and off, Ishan Kishan hits it downtown and has got enough on it to clear the fence. His bottom hand came while playing it but he generated good enough power on the shot. Rishabh Pant like stroke
Bhuvneshwar to Abhinav Manohar, SIX, square of the wicket
Shepherd to Nitish Reddy, out Caught by Krunal Pandya!! The slower ball does the trick! Nitish Reddy was itching to get going and has perished in the process. He digs this one into the pitch and gets it to rise on Nitish Reddy. He is an awkward position but still tries to pull it across but only ends up getting a top-edge towards short fine. Krunal stationed there pouches it safely.
Krunal Pandya to Ishan Kishan, fifty for Ishan Kishan! He was going through a barren patch but looked decent in the last game against LSG. Today, he has made it count.
Krunal Pandya to Aniket Verma, out Caught by Bhuvneshwar!! Floated at the stumps, Aniket Verma looks to whip this across the line and gets a leading edge. The ball balloons towards backward point where Bhuvi takes it comfortably.
Suyash Sharma to Aniket Verma, SIX, to long-off
Suyash Sharma to Klaasen, out Caught by Shepherd!! Suyash Sharma has the last laugh!
Krunal Pandya to Klaasen, no run, quicker through the air at the stumps, Klaasen bunts it back to the bowler
Ngidi to Ishan Kishan, FOUR, to long-on
Bhuvneshwar to Head, out Caught by Shepherd!! Another one bites the dust. Back of a length delivery around off, Head slaps it uppishly, but he doesn't get enough elevation. Mistimed towards mid-off where Shepherd takes a really simple catch.
Ngidi to Abhishek Sharma, out Caught by Phil Salt!! Ngidi opens the opening partnership. Goes full on middle and leg, Abhishek Sharma times his flick towards deep backward square leg, and Salt completes a well judged running catch near the boundary. Abhishek Sharma walks back to the pavilion after playing a cameo. Three sixes and three fours in his handy little knock.
Ngidi to Head, FOUR, Head joins the act! Short of a length delivery and Head has pulled this through mid-wicket with a powerful pull shot
Yash Dayal to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR, full and wide outside off, Abhishek Sharma smashes it over covers for a rollicking boundary
Yash Dayal to Abhishek Sharma, 1 run, almost chops it on!
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