Cricket Scorecard

Right then, Punjab need to chase a mammoth score of 242 to keep their hopes alive for the playoffs. Can they do it or will Bengaluru make it four out of four? We shall find out soon. Join us for the second essay in a bit.

The man of the moment, Virat Kohli is up for a chat. He says that it was important to keep his strike rate up through the innings. Adds that it was a tricky phase when Patidar got out and the rain and hail came down. Tells that they needed time to settle in but once Green and him did that, they knew they had to go all out attack. Mentions that he thought 230-plus would be a good total here and they have managed to get more than that so they are happy. Says that their bowling has been good in th

For Punjab, the bowlers had a poor outing and were taken to the cleaners. The debutant for Punjab, Vidhwath Kaverappa, was the best bowler for his side with 2 wickets in the powerplay. Harshal Patel bowled an excellent final over and gave away just three runs in the final over, picking 3 wickets. Bengaluru were on course to go past 250 but the final over did not allow them to do so. The wicket is good and the pitch is a belter. Punjab batters did not turn up in their last game and will be expe

A brilliant batting effort from Bengaluru has taken their score to 241 for 7 in their 20 overs. Having been sent into bat first, Bengaluru lost Faf du Plessis and Will Jacks inside the powerplay, but Virat Kohli and Rajat Patidar joined hands and added 76 runs for the third wicket quickly. Patidar departed for a brisk 55 while Kohli carried on and made a sublime 92 off 47. Cameron Green provided the finishing touches with 46 off just 27 and took his side to a terrific score.

Harshal Patel to Cameron Green, ! TAKEN! What a last over from Harshal Patel! Just three runs and three wickets from it. This one is pitched up and on middle, Cameron Green tries to go big but fails to get underneath the ball, he hits it hard and flat wide of long on where Sam Curran dives to his right and takes a stunning catch. Bengaluru finishes on a mammoth 241/7!

Swapnil Singh is the next man in.

Harshal Patel to Swapnil Singh, A full toss, on middle, Swapnil Singh slogs it wildly towards deep mid-wicket for just another run.

Harshal Patel to Mahipal Lomror, ! BOWLED'EM! No need of a review this time!

Harshal Patel to Mahipal Lomror, A huge shout for LBW, but turned down!

Harshal Patel to Cameron Green, 1 run.

Mahipal Lomror is the next man in.

Harshal Patel to Dinesh Karthik, ! c Sam Curran b Harshal Patel.

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Rahul Chahar to Dinesh Karthik, Short and outside off, Dinesh Karthik slaps it towards sweeper covers who takes a diving catch but that won't count. They cross. 21 runs off the over!

Rahul Chahar to Dinesh Karthik, NO BALL AND ! It's getting bad to worse for Punjab! Darts this one full and on middle, Dinesh Karthik goes down and slogs it hard towards the deep mid-wicket fence, Rilee Rossouw runs to his right and slides to take the catch but misses the ball as it goes for four runs, A Free Hit coming up...

Rahul Chahar to Cameron Green, Quicker, short and around off, Cameron Green tries to cut but chops it down between the legs of Jonny Bairstow, the fielder at short third man chases it down and slides to stop it. Three runs taken.

Rahul Chahar to Dinesh Karthik, Flatter, full and on middle, Dinesh Karthik moves across and swipes it wide of short fine leg for a run.

Rahul Chahar to Dinesh Karthik, Six!

Rahul Chahar to Cameron Green, Flatter, full and on middle, Cameron Green works it off the inner half of the bat through square leg for a single.

Rahul Chahar to Cameron Green, ! SMASHED! Rahul Chahar goes short and around off, Cameron Green makes a bit of room and slaps it away hard and wide of long off, Liam Livingstone tries to his best to reach it but the ball goes for a boundary.

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Arshdeep Singh to Dinesh Karthik, ! DK gets going now! Arshdeep Singh pitches it up and around off, Dinesh Karthik knows that mid off is up, moves deep in his crease and smashes it over the wide long off fence for a biggie.

Arshdeep Singh to Dinesh Karthik, No run.

Arshdeep Singh to Virat Kohli, ! c Rilee Rossouw b Arshdeep Singh.

Who walks out now?

Arshdeep Singh to Virat Kohli, Goes fuller but too outside off, Virat Kohli fails to reach it. Wided.

Arshdeep Singh to Virat Kohli, ! THAT IS JUST A RIDICULOUS SHOT!

Arshdeep Singh to Virat Kohli, ! Top shot! Arshdeep Singh misses his yorker and bowls this full and around off, Virat Kohli stays back and drives it magnificently through extra covers for a boundary.

Arshdeep Singh is back on. He has conceded 24 runs in his two overs. Also, Jitesh Sharma comes in as the Impact Player for Punjab replacing Vidwath Kaverappa.

Arshdeep Singh to Virat Kohli, No run.

Harshal Patel to Virat Kohli, Another good yorker to finish the over, on middle, Virat Kohli digs it out towards covers for another run. 200 up for Bengaluru!

Harshal Patel to Cameron Green, Full again and on off, Cameron Green drills it hard down the pitch, Harshal Patel does really well to get a hand on it on his follow-through. Juat one run!

Harshal Patel to Virat Kohli, Pitched up and outside off, Virat Kohli slices it towards sweeper covers for one.

Harshal Patel to Virat Kohli, Another full toss but well outside off this time, Virat Kohli lets it go. It is called a wide.

Harshal Patel to Cameron Green, A low full toss, on middle, Cameron Green jams it out towards extra covers for a single.

Harshal Patel to Cameron Green, ! HUGE! Nothing sneaky about that one! Harshal Patel goes full again and on middle, Cameron Green stays deep in his crease, uses the long levers and tonks it over the bowler's head for a biggie.

Harshal Patel to Cameron Green, ! A bit sneaky! This is full and outside off, Cameron Green slashes hard at it, gets an outside edge that flies over short third man for a boundary.

Sam Curran to Virat Kohli, ! Up, up and away! 21 runs off the over! Sam Curran goes back to his fuller length and serves this right in the slot, on middle and off, Virat Kohli is never going to miss out on these as the dispatches it way over the wide long on fence for another biggie.

Sam Curran to Cameron Green, Pulls his length back and outside off, Cameron Green stabs it towards the mid off region for one.

Sam Curran to Cameron Green, ! Powered away! Pitched up and around middle, in the slot as well, Cameron Green stays in his crease and smacks it over the bowler's head for a boundary.

Sam Curran to Virat Kohli, Slower again, on a length and on off, Virat Kohli knocks it towards long off for a run.

Sam Curran to Virat Kohli, Full and way outside off again, Virat Kohli leaves it alone. Wided once more!

Sam Curran to Virat Kohli, Goes for the wide yorker but serves this well outside off, Virat Kohli fails to reach it. Wided.

Sam Curran to Virat Kohli, SiX! BANG! KING KOHLI IN THE MOOD NOW! Sam Curran bowls the slower one, full and on off, Virat Kohli picks it up way early, goes down, waits for it and absolutely smokes it over the long on fence for a maximum.

Sam Curran to Cameron Green, Back of a length and outside off, Cameron Green punches it wide of extra covers for a single.

Strategic-Break!

Liam Livingstone to Virat Kohli, Quicker, short and on off, Virat Kohli moves back and punches it wide of long off, Arshdeep Singh runs to his left and dives to make a fine stop. Two runs taken.

Liam Livingstone to Virat Kohli, ! BOOM! That was coming! Liam Livingstone gives this a little bit more air, full and around middle, Virat Kohli goes down on one knee and nails his slog-sweep over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

Liam Livingstone to Cameron Green, Flighted, full and on off, Cameron Green drives it towards long off for another run.

Liam Livingstone to Virat Kohli, Quicker, short and on middle, Virat Kohli backs away and tries to play the late cut but fails to beat short third man. They cross.

Liam Livingstone to Cameron Green, Floated, full and on the pads, Cameron Green clips it through mid-wicket for a single.

Liam Livingstone to Cameron Green, Shortish and on middle, Cameron Green stays back and pushes it back to the bowler.

Harshal Patel to Cameron Green, Touch fuller and around off, Cameron Green blasts it past the bowler towards wide long off for another run.

Harshal Patel to Virat Kohli, Short of a length and outside off, Virat Kohli uses his feet and cuts it on the bounce to deep point for one more.

Harshal Patel to Cameron Green, Overpitched and on middle, angling in, Cameron Green drills it towards long on or one.

Harshal Patel to Cameron Green, ! Gets it through! Back of a length and around off, Cameron Green bunts it hard onto the ground, the bounce takes it over the leaping backward point fielder for a boundary.

Harshal Patel to Virat Kohli, A low full toss, on middle, Virat Kohli tucks it through mid-wicket for a single.

Harshal Patel to Cameron Green, In the blockhole, on middle, Cameron Green digs it out towards long on for a single.

Liam Livingstone to Virat Kohli, MORE! This one is pushed through quicker, full and on middle, Virat Kohli clears his front leg away and swipes it over mid-wicket for another boundary.

Liam Livingstone to Virat Kohli, Four!

Liam Livingstone to Cameron Green, Flighted, full and on middle, Cameron Green eases it towards long on for another run.

Liam Livingstone to Virat Kohli, Flatter. short and on off, Virat Kohli steers it towards short third man for a run.

Liam Livingstone to Cameron Green, Just wide! Floated, full and on middle, turns away again, Cameron Green drives it uppishly to the left of the bowler, Liam Livingstone dives to that side but just fails to reach it. They cross.

Liam Livingstone to Cameron Green, No run.

Rahul Chahar to Virat Kohli, Quicker, full and on off, Virat Kohli drives it straight to short covers.

Rahul Chahar to Virat Kohli, Floated, full and on off, Virat Kohli drives it strongly through wide of extra covers where Ashutosh Sharma gets a hand on it to slow it down, the fielder in the deep covers it as the batters take two.

Rahul Chahar to Cameron Green, A low full toss, on middle, Cameron Green forces it towards long on for one.

Rahul Chahar to Virat Kohli, Tossed up, full and around off, Virat Kohli drills it towards sweeper covers for a single.

Rahul Chahar to Cameron Green, No run.

Rahul Chahar to Cameron Green, ! Good shot!

Liam Livingstone to Cameron Green, Sloppy fielding once again! Loopy delivery, full and on off, Cameron Green eases it towards long off for one, the fielder throws at the keeper's end where Jonny Bairstow fails to collect it cleanly and allows another one.

Liam Livingstone to Virat Kohli, 1 run.

Liam Livingstone to Virat Kohli, Oh..bit of turn! Floated, full and on off, grips and spins away a shy bit, Virat Kohli prods forward to block but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Liam Livingstone to Virat Kohli, Flatter, short and outside off, Virat Kohli stabs it down to cover-point.

Liam Livingstone to Virat Kohli, Fires this one full but down the leg side, Virat Kohli goes down to paddle it away but misses. Wided.

Liam Livingstone to Cameron Green, Tossed up, full and around off, Cameron Green drives it aerially towards sweeper covers for a run.

Liam Livingstone to Virat Kohli, Liam Livingstone starts with a low full toss, on middle, Virat Kohli drills it down to long on for a single.

We are back! The players are making their way out to the middle now. Virat Kohli and Cameron Green will resume the batting for Bengaluru. Liam Livingstone will start proceedings after the rain delay. Let's go...

UPDATE - 8.49 pm IST (3.19 pm GMT) - Great news folks! The rain has stopped and the ground staff are working hard to prepare the ground. We also have a resumption time as the match will restart at 8.55 pm IST (3.25 pm GMT).

UPDATE - 8.34 pm IST (3.04 pm GMT) - Some more bad news is coming from Dharamshala as along with the rain, there is a bit of a hailstorm going on as well. This does not help any of the teams as both of them need the two points to stay alive in the tournament. We can only hope that the weather gets clear and we can see more action on the field. Stick with us for more news.

Oh..no! Cameron Green will have to wait to face his first ball as the drizzle has got a bit heavier now. The umpires ask for the covers to be on and give marching orders to the players. Hopefully, this is just a passing shower and we can get back sooner rather than later. Stay tuned for further updates.

Sam Curran to Rajat Patidar, ! EDGE AND GONE! Sam Curran gets his wicket. Full and wide outside off, angling further away from the batter. Rajat Patidar looks to guide this towards third man region but gets a bottom edge on this and back towards Jonny Bairstow behind the wickets for a simple catch. 

Sam Curran to Virat Kohli, Back of a length in middle, Virat Kohli pulls this off the cue end towards the cow corner for one. 

Sam Curran to Rajat Patidar, On a length wide of off, Rajat Patidar drives this towards wide long off for one. 

Sam Curran to Rajat Patidar, ! FIFTY FOR PATIDAR! Short-pitched in middle, Rajat Patidar swings hard and gets a top edge flying over short fine leg fielder for a maximum. 

Sam Curran to Virat Kohli, Yorker in middle, Virat Kohli bumps this through mid-wicket for one. 

Sam Curran to Virat Kohli, ! FIFTY FOR KOHLI! Full and wide outside off, Virat Kohli opens the bat face and guides this in-between short third and backward point for four. 

Arshdeep Singh to Rajat Patidar, Great work from Ashutosh Sharma to keep it down to a couple. Full and wide outside the off-pole, Rajat Patidar punches this towards the right of Ashutosh Sharma at sweeper cover and takes two. The ball had a boundary written all over it but Ashutosh Sharma dives at full stretch to his right and keeps it down to two. 

Arshdeep Singh to Virat Kohli, Short and wide outside off, Virat Kohli lofts this towards the right of Ashutosh Sharma at sweeper cover and takes one. 

Arshdeep Singh to Rajat Patidar, On a length around off, Rajat Patidar punches this towards sweeper cover for a single. 

Arshdeep Singh to Rajat Patidar, WIDE! Wide yorker just wide of the guide line and Rajat leaves it. 

Arshdeep Singh to Rajat Patidar, ! RAJAT IS ON FIRE! Back of a length in middle, Rajat Patidar stays in his crease and pulls this way behind the deep mid-wicket fence for a maximum. 

Arshdeep Singh to Virat Kohli, Short-pitched on off, Virat Kohli leans back and dabs this towards short third for a quick one. The fielder did aim at the striker's end but missed the stumps. 

Arshdeep Singh to Virat Kohli, ! Back of a length in middle, Virat Kohli gets on top of it and slaps this all along the carpet through square leg for a boundary. This was hit with some venom. 

Arshdeep Singh comes back into the attack. 

Rahul Chahar to Rajat Patidar, Floats one on the pads, Rajat Patidar misses this flick and brushes this off the pads onto the keeper and towards short fine for no run. 

Rahul Chahar to Rajat Patidar, ! Third maximum of the over. Too full wide of off, Rajat Patidar takes a good stride out in front and lofts this over long off for a maximum. 

Rahul Chahar to Rajat Patidar, No run.

Rahul Chahar to Rajat Patidar, Sharp chances and dropped again. Quicker and flatter wide of off, Rajat Patidar looks for the cut but gets a thick edges back to the keeper and he drops it. 

Rahul Chahar to Rajat Patidar, ! SIXES IS THE CURRENCY BENGALURU IS DEALING IN! Short of a length again, this time around the leg. Rajat Patidar swivels and pulls this over deep square for another maximum. 

Rahul Chahar to Rajat Patidar, ! DUMPED OF THE PARK! Short of a length around off, Rajat Patidar sits back and launches this out of the park over long on for a maximum. 

Vidwath Kaverappa to Rajat Patidar, Vidwath Kaverappa is done for the day with the ball as he ends his spell with a single. PItched up on the pads, Rajat Patidar tucks this towards wide long on for one. 

Vidwath Kaverappa to Virat Kohli, On a length around the pads, Virat Kohli nudges this through mid-wicket for a single. 

Vidwath Kaverappa to Rajat Patidar, Back of a length in middle, Rajat Patidar tucks this towards mid-wicket and takes one. 

Vidwath Kaverappa to Rajat Patidar, ! IT IS RAINING SIXES! Back of a length in middle, Rajat Patidar picks it up and lofts this over the fence towards long on for a maximum. 

Vidwath Kaverappa to Virat Kohli, Good length on off, Virat Kohli punches this towards mid off for a quick one. 

Vidwath Kaverappa to Virat Kohli, Six!

Strategic-Break! Punjab have only themselves to blame as they could had at least four wickets in the Powerplay including the big one of Virat Kohli. However, their catching has been well below standards and this could cost them dearly. Despite losing a couple of wickets, Bengaluru utilised the field restrictions nicely, and with both Virat Kohli and Rajat Patidar looking good, they will look to post a big total on the board. Also, Vidwath Kaverappa to bowl out here.

Harshal Patel to Rajat Patidar, BEATEN! Good length wide of off, Rajat Patidar goes for the expensive drive but gets beaten on his outside edge. 

Harshal Patel to Rajat Patidar, ! Rajat Patidar has walked in with a positive intent. Over-pitched on off, Rajat Patidar presents the full face of his bat and nails the on-drive to perfection for a boundary down the ground towards long off. 

Harshal Patel to Rajat Patidar, In the air and falls short of Liam Livingstone at mid on. Back of a length in middle, Rajat Patidar looks to pull this but gets late to it and miscues the pull dropping it in front of Liam at mid on. 

Harshal Patel to Rajat Patidar, ! Beautiful bit of batting. On a length around off, Rajat Patidar plays this late as he dabs this finely wide to the left of the fielder at short third for a boundary. 

Harshal Patel to Rajat Patidar, ! Put away nicely into the gap for four. Pitched up on the pads, Rajat Patidar flicks this and keeps this all along the carpet, piercing the gap through mid-wicket for four. 

Harshal Patel to Rajat Patidar, On a length in middle, Rajat Patidar drills this back to the bowler for no run. 

Harshal Patel comes into the attack. 

Vidwath Kaverappa to Rajat Patidar, ! Soapy hands at display again from the fielders of Punjab. Good length on the pads, Rajat Patidar flicks this uppishly and towards Harshal Patel at deep square leg but he drops this. The batters take one. 

Vidwath Kaverappa to Rajat Patidar, Back of a length on leg, Rajat Patidar tucks this straight to mid-wicket for no run. 

Rajat Patidar walks out at 4. 

Vidwath Kaverappa to Will Jacks, ! c Harshal Patel b Vidwath Kaverappa.

Vidwath Kaverappa to Will Jacks, Back of a length into the body, Will Jacks looks to create some room but fails to do so as the bowler follows him to his leg. Will gets beaten off his inside edge. 

Vidwath Kaverappa to Virat Kohli, Good length angling into the batter, Virat Kohli dances down and glances this to deep fine leg for one. 

Vidwath Kaverappa to Virat Kohli, ! ENOUGH OF SIGHTERS FOR KOHLI! On a length around off, Virat Kohli jumps to the pitch of it and dispatches this from the word go with a maximum over long off.

Sam Curran to Will Jacks, Too full in middle, Will Jacks hammers this powerfully back towards the bowler for no run. Sam Curran gets some part of his body behind this and saves a certain boundary. 

Sam Curran to Will Jacks, ! HUMUNGOUS! Over-pitched on off, Will Jacks clears his front leg and launches this high and handsomely down the park over the sight screen for a maximum. 

Sam Curran to Will Jacks, ! Will Jacks get into the act. On a length in middle, Will Jacks swings hard and flicks this wide of the mid-wicket fielder for a boundary. 

Sam Curran to Virat Kohli, ! SIGNATURE KOHLI! Pitched up shaping in on the pads, Virat Kohli flicks this uppishly for a boundary towards the deep mid-wicket region. 

Sam Curran to Virat Kohli, Low full toss on off, Virat Kohli moves to his leg and punches this towards deep cover for one. 

Sam Curran to Will Jacks, Good length in middle, Will Jacks chops this off the inside edge towards short fine for one. 

Vidwath Kaverappa to Virat Kohli, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A SCREAMER! On a length around off, Virat Kohli charges down the track and drives this uppishly to the left of Rilee Rossouw at short cover. Rilee Rossouw dives to his left and gets a good chunk of hand behind this but drops it in the end. A brilliant effort from the fielder. 

Vidwath Kaverappa to Virat Kohli, Kohli is finding it hard to get it away off the bowling of Vidwath Kaverappa, Short-pitched around off, sticks on a bit into the surface. Kohli ends up blocking this toward the off side. 

Vidwath Kaverappa to Virat Kohli, Back of a length wide of off, Virat Kohli punches this towards cover for no run. 

Vidwath Kaverappa to Will Jacks, Good length outside off, Will Jacks looks to punch this through cover but gets an inside edge towards the leg side for a single. 

Will Jacks walks out next to bat. 

Vidwath Kaverappa to Faf du Plessis, ! MAIDEN IPL WICKET FOR Vidwath Kaverappa!

Vidwath Kaverappa to Faf du Plessis, On a length outside off, shaping away form Faf. The batter looks to loft this down the ground but gets beaten. 

Arshdeep Singh to Virat Kohli, Teasingly away from Sam Curran. Pitched up wide of off, Virat Kohli takes a good stride in front and lofts this just behind Sam at mid off and runs a couple. 

Arshdeep Singh to Virat Kohli, ! SHOT OF AN EMPEROR! Good length wide of off, Virat Kohli gets closer to the pitch of it and punches this on the up and through cover for four. 

Arshdeep Singh to Virat Kohli, FLIRTING WITH DANGER! Back of a length angling away from the batter, Virat Kohli chases this and gets beaten. 

Arshdeep Singh to Faf du Plessis, On a length in middle and leg, shaping into the batter. Faf du Plessis flicks this towards deep square for one. 

Arshdeep Singh to Faf du Plessis, Good length wide of off, Faf du Plessis punches this solidly towards mid off for no run. 

Arshdeep Singh to Virat Kohli, Back of a length on off, Virat Kohli gently dabs this towards point and takes one. 

Vidwath Kaverappa to Faf du Plessis, ! TWO IN TWO! Pitched up wide of off, Faf du Plessis strides to the pitch of it and drives this through the cover region for another boundary. This was much closer to Rilee Rossouw but he was a fraction late in getting down on this one. 

Arshdeep Singh will bowl from the other end. 

Vidwath Kaverappa to Faf du Plessis, ! Everything is right about this stroke. A touch fuller on off, Faf du Plessis gets right behind the line of it and drives this to the right of the fielder at short cover for a boundary. 

Vidwath Kaverappa to Virat Kohli, ! Not the kind of start in the field Punjab would have hoped for. On a length wide of off, Virat Kohli looks to take the bowler on with a lofted stroke over cover again but he mishits this and skies this to the right of Ashutosh Sharma at point. Ashutosh Sharma backpaddles and drops this. The batters take three. 

Vidwath Kaverappa to Faf du Plessis, On a length wide of off, Faf du Plessis leaves it all alone. 

Vidwath Kaverappa to Virat Kohli, On a length wide of off, shaping a fraction away from the batter after pitching. Virat Kohli charges down the ground and looks for the lofted drive but gets beaten. 

Vidwath Kaverappa to Virat Kohli, Starts off with a pitched-up delivery on off, Virat Kohli plays the on drive straight to mid on for no run. 

We are all set for play to begin in this crunch game. The umpires have made their way to the middle followed by the players of Punjab. It is the usual duo of Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli right at the top for Bengaluru. For Punjab, Vidwath Kaverappa will open the attack with the ball. 

Faf du Plessis, the captain of Bengaluru says that they would have bowled first as well. Adds that it has been a good turnaround for them and they just need to focus on how they want to play and execute plans on the field. Informs that they have made one change as Glenn Maxwell goes out for Lockie Ferguson.

Sam Curran, the Punjab skipper, wins the toss and says they will bowl first. Adds that there will be a bit for the bowlers early on and they will try to put Bengaluru under pressure. Mentions that the side they are going in with tonight will look to take wickets early on. Says that they need to win all the games from here on and they are relishing this pressure situation. Adds that losing is not ideal but they are playing well and they will be looking to win the key moments today. Informs that K

Impact Players for Bengaluru - Karn Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Lockie Ferguson, Yash Dayal, Anuj Rawat, Suyash Prabhudessai, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Mayank Dagar.

Bengaluru (Playing XI) - Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (C), Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Mahipal Lomror, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik (WK), Swapnil Singh.

Impact Players for Punjab - Vidwath Kaverappa, Harpreet Brar, Rishi Dhawan, Tanay Thyagarajan, Jitesh Sharma, Nathan Ellis.  

Punjab (Playing XI) - Sam Curran (C), Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh (WK), Rilee Rossouw, Liam Livingstone, Shashank Singh, Ashutosh Sharma, Rahul Chahar, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh.

TOSS - The coin lands in favour of Sam Curran and Punjab have elected to BOWL first.

Right then, Punjab need to chase a mammoth score of 242 to keep their hopes alive for the playoffs. Can they do it or will Bengaluru make it four out of four? We shall find out soon. Join us for the second essay in a bit.

The man of the moment, Virat Kohli is up for a chat. He says that it was important to keep his strike rate up through the innings. Adds that it was a tricky phase when Patidar got out and the rain and hail came down. Tells that they needed time to settle in but once Green and him did that, they knew they had to go all out attack. Mentions that he thought 230-plus would be a good total here and they have managed to get more than that so they are happy. Says that their bowling has been good in th

For Punjab, the bowlers had a poor outing and were taken to the cleaners. The debutant for Punjab, Vidhwath Kaverappa, was the best bowler for his side with 2 wickets in the powerplay. Harshal Patel bowled an excellent final over and gave away just three runs in the final over, picking 3 wickets. Bengaluru were on course to go past 250 but the final over did not allow them to do so. The wicket is good and the pitch is a belter. Punjab batters did not turn up in their last game and will be expe

A brilliant batting effort from Bengaluru has taken their score to 241 for 7 in their 20 overs. Having been sent into bat first, Bengaluru lost Faf du Plessis and Will Jacks inside the powerplay, but Virat Kohli and Rajat Patidar joined hands and added 76 runs for the third wicket quickly. Patidar departed for a brisk 55 while Kohli carried on and made a sublime 92 off 47. Cameron Green provided the finishing touches with 46 off just 27 and took his side to a terrific score.

Harshal Patel to Cameron Green, ! TAKEN! What a last over from Harshal Patel! Just three runs and three wickets from it. This one is pitched up and on middle, Cameron Green tries to go big but fails to get underneath the ball, he hits it hard and flat wide of long on where Sam Curran dives to his right and takes a stunning catch. Bengaluru finishes on a mammoth 241/7!

Swapnil Singh is the next man in.

Harshal Patel to Swapnil Singh, A full toss, on middle, Swapnil Singh slogs it wildly towards deep mid-wicket for just another run.

Harshal Patel to Mahipal Lomror, ! BOWLED'EM! No need of a review this time!

Harshal Patel to Mahipal Lomror, A huge shout for LBW, but turned down!

Harshal Patel to Cameron Green, 1 run.

Mahipal Lomror is the next man in.

Harshal Patel to Dinesh Karthik, ! c Sam Curran b Harshal Patel.

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Rahul Chahar to Dinesh Karthik, Short and outside off, Dinesh Karthik slaps it towards sweeper covers who takes a diving catch but that won't count. They cross. 21 runs off the over!

Rahul Chahar to Dinesh Karthik, NO BALL AND ! It's getting bad to worse for Punjab! Darts this one full and on middle, Dinesh Karthik goes down and slogs it hard towards the deep mid-wicket fence, Rilee Rossouw runs to his right and slides to take the catch but misses the ball as it goes for four runs, A Free Hit coming up...

Rahul Chahar to Cameron Green, Quicker, short and around off, Cameron Green tries to cut but chops it down between the legs of Jonny Bairstow, the fielder at short third man chases it down and slides to stop it. Three runs taken.

Rahul Chahar to Dinesh Karthik, Flatter, full and on middle, Dinesh Karthik moves across and swipes it wide of short fine leg for a run.

Rahul Chahar to Dinesh Karthik, Six!

Rahul Chahar to Cameron Green, Flatter, full and on middle, Cameron Green works it off the inner half of the bat through square leg for a single.

Rahul Chahar to Cameron Green, ! SMASHED! Rahul Chahar goes short and around off, Cameron Green makes a bit of room and slaps it away hard and wide of long off, Liam Livingstone tries to his best to reach it but the ball goes for a boundary.

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Arshdeep Singh to Dinesh Karthik, ! DK gets going now! Arshdeep Singh pitches it up and around off, Dinesh Karthik knows that mid off is up, moves deep in his crease and smashes it over the wide long off fence for a biggie.

Arshdeep Singh to Dinesh Karthik, No run.

Arshdeep Singh to Virat Kohli, ! c Rilee Rossouw b Arshdeep Singh.

Who walks out now?

Arshdeep Singh to Virat Kohli, Goes fuller but too outside off, Virat Kohli fails to reach it. Wided.

Arshdeep Singh to Virat Kohli, ! THAT IS JUST A RIDICULOUS SHOT!

Arshdeep Singh to Virat Kohli, ! Top shot! Arshdeep Singh misses his yorker and bowls this full and around off, Virat Kohli stays back and drives it magnificently through extra covers for a boundary.

Arshdeep Singh is back on. He has conceded 24 runs in his two overs. Also, Jitesh Sharma comes in as the Impact Player for Punjab replacing Vidwath Kaverappa.

Arshdeep Singh to Virat Kohli, No run.

Harshal Patel to Virat Kohli, Another good yorker to finish the over, on middle, Virat Kohli digs it out towards covers for another run. 200 up for Bengaluru!

Harshal Patel to Cameron Green, Full again and on off, Cameron Green drills it hard down the pitch, Harshal Patel does really well to get a hand on it on his follow-through. Juat one run!

Harshal Patel to Virat Kohli, Pitched up and outside off, Virat Kohli slices it towards sweeper covers for one.

Harshal Patel to Virat Kohli, Another full toss but well outside off this time, Virat Kohli lets it go. It is called a wide.

Harshal Patel to Cameron Green, A low full toss, on middle, Cameron Green jams it out towards extra covers for a single.

Harshal Patel to Cameron Green, ! HUGE! Nothing sneaky about that one! Harshal Patel goes full again and on middle, Cameron Green stays deep in his crease, uses the long levers and tonks it over the bowler's head for a biggie.

Harshal Patel to Cameron Green, ! A bit sneaky! This is full and outside off, Cameron Green slashes hard at it, gets an outside edge that flies over short third man for a boundary.

Sam Curran to Virat Kohli, ! Up, up and away! 21 runs off the over! Sam Curran goes back to his fuller length and serves this right in the slot, on middle and off, Virat Kohli is never going to miss out on these as the dispatches it way over the wide long on fence for another biggie.

Sam Curran to Cameron Green, Pulls his length back and outside off, Cameron Green stabs it towards the mid off region for one.

Sam Curran to Cameron Green, ! Powered away! Pitched up and around middle, in the slot as well, Cameron Green stays in his crease and smacks it over the bowler's head for a boundary.

Sam Curran to Virat Kohli, Slower again, on a length and on off, Virat Kohli knocks it towards long off for a run.

Sam Curran to Virat Kohli, Full and way outside off again, Virat Kohli leaves it alone. Wided once more!

Sam Curran to Virat Kohli, Goes for the wide yorker but serves this well outside off, Virat Kohli fails to reach it. Wided.

Sam Curran to Virat Kohli, SiX! BANG! KING KOHLI IN THE MOOD NOW! Sam Curran bowls the slower one, full and on off, Virat Kohli picks it up way early, goes down, waits for it and absolutely smokes it over the long on fence for a maximum.

Sam Curran to Cameron Green, Back of a length and outside off, Cameron Green punches it wide of extra covers for a single.

Strategic-Break!

Liam Livingstone to Virat Kohli, Quicker, short and on off, Virat Kohli moves back and punches it wide of long off, Arshdeep Singh runs to his left and dives to make a fine stop. Two runs taken.

Liam Livingstone to Virat Kohli, ! BOOM! That was coming! Liam Livingstone gives this a little bit more air, full and around middle, Virat Kohli goes down on one knee and nails his slog-sweep over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

Liam Livingstone to Cameron Green, Flighted, full and on off, Cameron Green drives it towards long off for another run.

Liam Livingstone to Virat Kohli, Quicker, short and on middle, Virat Kohli backs away and tries to play the late cut but fails to beat short third man. They cross.

Liam Livingstone to Cameron Green, Floated, full and on the pads, Cameron Green clips it through mid-wicket for a single.

Liam Livingstone to Cameron Green, Shortish and on middle, Cameron Green stays back and pushes it back to the bowler.

Harshal Patel to Cameron Green, Touch fuller and around off, Cameron Green blasts it past the bowler towards wide long off for another run.

Harshal Patel to Virat Kohli, Short of a length and outside off, Virat Kohli uses his feet and cuts it on the bounce to deep point for one more.

Harshal Patel to Cameron Green, Overpitched and on middle, angling in, Cameron Green drills it towards long on or one.

Harshal Patel to Cameron Green, ! Gets it through! Back of a length and around off, Cameron Green bunts it hard onto the ground, the bounce takes it over the leaping backward point fielder for a boundary.

Harshal Patel to Virat Kohli, A low full toss, on middle, Virat Kohli tucks it through mid-wicket for a single.

Harshal Patel to Cameron Green, In the blockhole, on middle, Cameron Green digs it out towards long on for a single.

Liam Livingstone to Virat Kohli, MORE! This one is pushed through quicker, full and on middle, Virat Kohli clears his front leg away and swipes it over mid-wicket for another boundary.

Liam Livingstone to Virat Kohli, Four!

Liam Livingstone to Cameron Green, Flighted, full and on middle, Cameron Green eases it towards long on for another run.

Liam Livingstone to Virat Kohli, Flatter. short and on off, Virat Kohli steers it towards short third man for a run.

Liam Livingstone to Cameron Green, Just wide! Floated, full and on middle, turns away again, Cameron Green drives it uppishly to the left of the bowler, Liam Livingstone dives to that side but just fails to reach it. They cross.

Liam Livingstone to Cameron Green, No run.

Rahul Chahar to Virat Kohli, Quicker, full and on off, Virat Kohli drives it straight to short covers.

Rahul Chahar to Virat Kohli, Floated, full and on off, Virat Kohli drives it strongly through wide of extra covers where Ashutosh Sharma gets a hand on it to slow it down, the fielder in the deep covers it as the batters take two.

Rahul Chahar to Cameron Green, A low full toss, on middle, Cameron Green forces it towards long on for one.

Rahul Chahar to Virat Kohli, Tossed up, full and around off, Virat Kohli drills it towards sweeper covers for a single.

Rahul Chahar to Cameron Green, No run.

Rahul Chahar to Cameron Green, ! Good shot!

Liam Livingstone to Cameron Green, Sloppy fielding once again! Loopy delivery, full and on off, Cameron Green eases it towards long off for one, the fielder throws at the keeper's end where Jonny Bairstow fails to collect it cleanly and allows another one.

Liam Livingstone to Virat Kohli, 1 run.

Liam Livingstone to Virat Kohli, Oh..bit of turn! Floated, full and on off, grips and spins away a shy bit, Virat Kohli prods forward to block but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Liam Livingstone to Virat Kohli, Flatter, short and outside off, Virat Kohli stabs it down to cover-point.

Liam Livingstone to Virat Kohli, Fires this one full but down the leg side, Virat Kohli goes down to paddle it away but misses. Wided.

Liam Livingstone to Cameron Green, Tossed up, full and around off, Cameron Green drives it aerially towards sweeper covers for a run.

Liam Livingstone to Virat Kohli, Liam Livingstone starts with a low full toss, on middle, Virat Kohli drills it down to long on for a single.

We are back! The players are making their way out to the middle now. Virat Kohli and Cameron Green will resume the batting for Bengaluru. Liam Livingstone will start proceedings after the rain delay. Let's go...

UPDATE - 8.49 pm IST (3.19 pm GMT) - Great news folks! The rain has stopped and the ground staff are working hard to prepare the ground. We also have a resumption time as the match will restart at 8.55 pm IST (3.25 pm GMT).

UPDATE - 8.34 pm IST (3.04 pm GMT) - Some more bad news is coming from Dharamshala as along with the rain, there is a bit of a hailstorm going on as well. This does not help any of the teams as both of them need the two points to stay alive in the tournament. We can only hope that the weather gets clear and we can see more action on the field. Stick with us for more news.

Oh..no! Cameron Green will have to wait to face his first ball as the drizzle has got a bit heavier now. The umpires ask for the covers to be on and give marching orders to the players. Hopefully, this is just a passing shower and we can get back sooner rather than later. Stay tuned for further updates.

Sam Curran to Rajat Patidar, ! EDGE AND GONE! Sam Curran gets his wicket. Full and wide outside off, angling further away from the batter. Rajat Patidar looks to guide this towards third man region but gets a bottom edge on this and back towards Jonny Bairstow behind the wickets for a simple catch. 

Sam Curran to Virat Kohli, Back of a length in middle, Virat Kohli pulls this off the cue end towards the cow corner for one. 

Sam Curran to Rajat Patidar, On a length wide of off, Rajat Patidar drives this towards wide long off for one. 

Sam Curran to Rajat Patidar, ! FIFTY FOR PATIDAR! Short-pitched in middle, Rajat Patidar swings hard and gets a top edge flying over short fine leg fielder for a maximum. 

Sam Curran to Virat Kohli, Yorker in middle, Virat Kohli bumps this through mid-wicket for one. 

Sam Curran to Virat Kohli, ! FIFTY FOR KOHLI! Full and wide outside off, Virat Kohli opens the bat face and guides this in-between short third and backward point for four. 

Arshdeep Singh to Rajat Patidar, Great work from Ashutosh Sharma to keep it down to a couple. Full and wide outside the off-pole, Rajat Patidar punches this towards the right of Ashutosh Sharma at sweeper cover and takes two. The ball had a boundary written all over it but Ashutosh Sharma dives at full stretch to his right and keeps it down to two. 

Arshdeep Singh to Virat Kohli, Short and wide outside off, Virat Kohli lofts this towards the right of Ashutosh Sharma at sweeper cover and takes one. 

Arshdeep Singh to Rajat Patidar, On a length around off, Rajat Patidar punches this towards sweeper cover for a single. 

Arshdeep Singh to Rajat Patidar, WIDE! Wide yorker just wide of the guide line and Rajat leaves it. 

Arshdeep Singh to Rajat Patidar, ! RAJAT IS ON FIRE! Back of a length in middle, Rajat Patidar stays in his crease and pulls this way behind the deep mid-wicket fence for a maximum. 

Arshdeep Singh to Virat Kohli, Short-pitched on off, Virat Kohli leans back and dabs this towards short third for a quick one. The fielder did aim at the striker's end but missed the stumps. 

Arshdeep Singh to Virat Kohli, ! Back of a length in middle, Virat Kohli gets on top of it and slaps this all along the carpet through square leg for a boundary. This was hit with some venom. 

Arshdeep Singh comes back into the attack. 

Rahul Chahar to Rajat Patidar, Floats one on the pads, Rajat Patidar misses this flick and brushes this off the pads onto the keeper and towards short fine for no run. 

Rahul Chahar to Rajat Patidar, ! Third maximum of the over. Too full wide of off, Rajat Patidar takes a good stride out in front and lofts this over long off for a maximum. 

Rahul Chahar to Rajat Patidar, No run.

Rahul Chahar to Rajat Patidar, Sharp chances and dropped again. Quicker and flatter wide of off, Rajat Patidar looks for the cut but gets a thick edges back to the keeper and he drops it. 

Rahul Chahar to Rajat Patidar, ! SIXES IS THE CURRENCY BENGALURU IS DEALING IN! Short of a length again, this time around the leg. Rajat Patidar swivels and pulls this over deep square for another maximum. 

Rahul Chahar to Rajat Patidar, ! DUMPED OF THE PARK! Short of a length around off, Rajat Patidar sits back and launches this out of the park over long on for a maximum. 

Vidwath Kaverappa to Rajat Patidar, Vidwath Kaverappa is done for the day with the ball as he ends his spell with a single. PItched up on the pads, Rajat Patidar tucks this towards wide long on for one. 

Vidwath Kaverappa to Virat Kohli, On a length around the pads, Virat Kohli nudges this through mid-wicket for a single. 

Vidwath Kaverappa to Rajat Patidar, Back of a length in middle, Rajat Patidar tucks this towards mid-wicket and takes one. 

Vidwath Kaverappa to Rajat Patidar, ! IT IS RAINING SIXES! Back of a length in middle, Rajat Patidar picks it up and lofts this over the fence towards long on for a maximum. 

Vidwath Kaverappa to Virat Kohli, Good length on off, Virat Kohli punches this towards mid off for a quick one. 

Vidwath Kaverappa to Virat Kohli, Six!

Strategic-Break! Punjab have only themselves to blame as they could had at least four wickets in the Powerplay including the big one of Virat Kohli. However, their catching has been well below standards and this could cost them dearly. Despite losing a couple of wickets, Bengaluru utilised the field restrictions nicely, and with both Virat Kohli and Rajat Patidar looking good, they will look to post a big total on the board. Also, Vidwath Kaverappa to bowl out here.

Harshal Patel to Rajat Patidar, BEATEN! Good length wide of off, Rajat Patidar goes for the expensive drive but gets beaten on his outside edge. 

Harshal Patel to Rajat Patidar, ! Rajat Patidar has walked in with a positive intent. Over-pitched on off, Rajat Patidar presents the full face of his bat and nails the on-drive to perfection for a boundary down the ground towards long off. 

Harshal Patel to Rajat Patidar, In the air and falls short of Liam Livingstone at mid on. Back of a length in middle, Rajat Patidar looks to pull this but gets late to it and miscues the pull dropping it in front of Liam at mid on. 

Harshal Patel to Rajat Patidar, ! Beautiful bit of batting. On a length around off, Rajat Patidar plays this late as he dabs this finely wide to the left of the fielder at short third for a boundary. 

Harshal Patel to Rajat Patidar, ! Put away nicely into the gap for four. Pitched up on the pads, Rajat Patidar flicks this and keeps this all along the carpet, piercing the gap through mid-wicket for four. 

Harshal Patel to Rajat Patidar, On a length in middle, Rajat Patidar drills this back to the bowler for no run. 

Harshal Patel comes into the attack. 

Vidwath Kaverappa to Rajat Patidar, ! Soapy hands at display again from the fielders of Punjab. Good length on the pads, Rajat Patidar flicks this uppishly and towards Harshal Patel at deep square leg but he drops this. The batters take one. 

Vidwath Kaverappa to Rajat Patidar, Back of a length on leg, Rajat Patidar tucks this straight to mid-wicket for no run. 

Rajat Patidar walks out at 4. 

Vidwath Kaverappa to Will Jacks, ! c Harshal Patel b Vidwath Kaverappa.

Vidwath Kaverappa to Will Jacks, Back of a length into the body, Will Jacks looks to create some room but fails to do so as the bowler follows him to his leg. Will gets beaten off his inside edge. 

Vidwath Kaverappa to Virat Kohli, Good length angling into the batter, Virat Kohli dances down and glances this to deep fine leg for one. 

Vidwath Kaverappa to Virat Kohli, ! ENOUGH OF SIGHTERS FOR KOHLI! On a length around off, Virat Kohli jumps to the pitch of it and dispatches this from the word go with a maximum over long off.

Sam Curran to Will Jacks, Too full in middle, Will Jacks hammers this powerfully back towards the bowler for no run. Sam Curran gets some part of his body behind this and saves a certain boundary. 

Sam Curran to Will Jacks, ! HUMUNGOUS! Over-pitched on off, Will Jacks clears his front leg and launches this high and handsomely down the park over the sight screen for a maximum. 

Sam Curran to Will Jacks, ! Will Jacks get into the act. On a length in middle, Will Jacks swings hard and flicks this wide of the mid-wicket fielder for a boundary. 

Sam Curran to Virat Kohli, ! SIGNATURE KOHLI! Pitched up shaping in on the pads, Virat Kohli flicks this uppishly for a boundary towards the deep mid-wicket region. 

Sam Curran to Virat Kohli, Low full toss on off, Virat Kohli moves to his leg and punches this towards deep cover for one. 

Sam Curran to Will Jacks, Good length in middle, Will Jacks chops this off the inside edge towards short fine for one. 

Vidwath Kaverappa to Virat Kohli, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A SCREAMER! On a length around off, Virat Kohli charges down the track and drives this uppishly to the left of Rilee Rossouw at short cover. Rilee Rossouw dives to his left and gets a good chunk of hand behind this but drops it in the end. A brilliant effort from the fielder. 

Vidwath Kaverappa to Virat Kohli, Kohli is finding it hard to get it away off the bowling of Vidwath Kaverappa, Short-pitched around off, sticks on a bit into the surface. Kohli ends up blocking this toward the off side. 

Vidwath Kaverappa to Virat Kohli, Back of a length wide of off, Virat Kohli punches this towards cover for no run. 

Vidwath Kaverappa to Will Jacks, Good length outside off, Will Jacks looks to punch this through cover but gets an inside edge towards the leg side for a single. 

Will Jacks walks out next to bat. 

Vidwath Kaverappa to Faf du Plessis, ! MAIDEN IPL WICKET FOR Vidwath Kaverappa!

Vidwath Kaverappa to Faf du Plessis, On a length outside off, shaping away form Faf. The batter looks to loft this down the ground but gets beaten. 

Arshdeep Singh to Virat Kohli, Teasingly away from Sam Curran. Pitched up wide of off, Virat Kohli takes a good stride in front and lofts this just behind Sam at mid off and runs a couple. 

Arshdeep Singh to Virat Kohli, ! SHOT OF AN EMPEROR! Good length wide of off, Virat Kohli gets closer to the pitch of it and punches this on the up and through cover for four. 

Arshdeep Singh to Virat Kohli, FLIRTING WITH DANGER! Back of a length angling away from the batter, Virat Kohli chases this and gets beaten. 

Arshdeep Singh to Faf du Plessis, On a length in middle and leg, shaping into the batter. Faf du Plessis flicks this towards deep square for one. 

Arshdeep Singh to Faf du Plessis, Good length wide of off, Faf du Plessis punches this solidly towards mid off for no run. 

Arshdeep Singh to Virat Kohli, Back of a length on off, Virat Kohli gently dabs this towards point and takes one. 

Vidwath Kaverappa to Faf du Plessis, ! TWO IN TWO! Pitched up wide of off, Faf du Plessis strides to the pitch of it and drives this through the cover region for another boundary. This was much closer to Rilee Rossouw but he was a fraction late in getting down on this one. 

Arshdeep Singh will bowl from the other end. 

Vidwath Kaverappa to Faf du Plessis, ! Everything is right about this stroke. A touch fuller on off, Faf du Plessis gets right behind the line of it and drives this to the right of the fielder at short cover for a boundary. 

Vidwath Kaverappa to Virat Kohli, ! Not the kind of start in the field Punjab would have hoped for. On a length wide of off, Virat Kohli looks to take the bowler on with a lofted stroke over cover again but he mishits this and skies this to the right of Ashutosh Sharma at point. Ashutosh Sharma backpaddles and drops this. The batters take three. 

Vidwath Kaverappa to Faf du Plessis, On a length wide of off, Faf du Plessis leaves it all alone. 

Vidwath Kaverappa to Virat Kohli, On a length wide of off, shaping a fraction away from the batter after pitching. Virat Kohli charges down the ground and looks for the lofted drive but gets beaten. 

Vidwath Kaverappa to Virat Kohli, Starts off with a pitched-up delivery on off, Virat Kohli plays the on drive straight to mid on for no run. 

We are all set for play to begin in this crunch game. The umpires have made their way to the middle followed by the players of Punjab. It is the usual duo of Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli right at the top for Bengaluru. For Punjab, Vidwath Kaverappa will open the attack with the ball. 

Faf du Plessis, the captain of Bengaluru says that they would have bowled first as well. Adds that it has been a good turnaround for them and they just need to focus on how they want to play and execute plans on the field. Informs that they have made one change as Glenn Maxwell goes out for Lockie Ferguson.

Sam Curran, the Punjab skipper, wins the toss and says they will bowl first. Adds that there will be a bit for the bowlers early on and they will try to put Bengaluru under pressure. Mentions that the side they are going in with tonight will look to take wickets early on. Says that they need to win all the games from here on and they are relishing this pressure situation. Adds that losing is not ideal but they are playing well and they will be looking to win the key moments today. Informs that K

Impact Players for Bengaluru - Karn Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Lockie Ferguson, Yash Dayal, Anuj Rawat, Suyash Prabhudessai, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Mayank Dagar.

Bengaluru (Playing XI) - Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (C), Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Mahipal Lomror, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik (WK), Swapnil Singh.

Impact Players for Punjab - Vidwath Kaverappa, Harpreet Brar, Rishi Dhawan, Tanay Thyagarajan, Jitesh Sharma, Nathan Ellis.  

Punjab (Playing XI) - Sam Curran (C), Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh (WK), Rilee Rossouw, Liam Livingstone, Shashank Singh, Ashutosh Sharma, Rahul Chahar, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh.

TOSS - The coin lands in favour of Sam Curran and Punjab have elected to BOWL first.