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Right then, Rajasthan will feel that they have their noses in front at the halfway mark, more so with the way they finished with the ball, and they will look to take this momentum into their batting effort. However, Bengaluru have runs on the board that are handy in a knockout game, but with dew around, bowling with the wet ball will not be easy. It should be an interesting chase. Back in a bit to see how the chase unfolds.

We are back.

... THE RUN CHASE ...

Ravichandran Ashwin, one of the stars with the ball for Rajasthan is down for a chat. He says that it has been a tournament of two halves for him and he started slow but in the last few games, he has been bowling well and feels at the top of his game. Adds that the dew has come on nicely right now and in general, there hasn't been much dew throughout the country but he is happy that it is there now. Mentions that the low scores they got were in Chennai and Guwahati where the par scores aren't th

It was one of those innings where Bengaluru promised a lot but just could not hit the top gear and have fallen way short of where they would have wanted to be. After being inserted into the bat, Bengaluru's opening pair got off to a brisk start. Faf du Plessis, however, could not kick on and Virat Kohli, who looked the better of the two openers, fell soon after. Cameron Green and Rajat Patidar then got together and ticked along nicely in the middle phase. The same pattern followed as neither Gr

Bengaluru do get 13 runs off the final over but the total of 172 does not seem to be enough at the halfway mark. Rajasthan never allowed Bengaluru to get away as they kept chipping away at the wickets throughout. For Rajasthan, Trent Boult was at his usual best in the Powerplay, keeping batters honest against the new ball. However, neither Sandeep Sharma nor Avesh Khan were able to back Boult from the other end. Boult was rewarded for his discipline before Yuzvendra Chahal got into the act to g

Sandeep Sharma to Karn Sharma, ! CAUGHT! Make that four catches in the match for Rovman Powell and Rajasthan finish things off with a wicket but 13 runs come off the final over. Sandeep Sharma comes from around the stumps and looks for the wide yorker but again, he serves a full toss and Karn Sharma gets under it, trying to lift it all the way over deep cover but the timing isn't quite there. Powell settles himself in the deep and takes a good catch. Bengaluru finish with 172/8!

Sandeep Sharma to Swapnil Singh, Full and wide outside off, following the batter who went a long way past the off stump and Swapnil Singh ends up getting an inside edge off the pads and onto the off side for a single.

Sandeep Sharma to Swapnil Singh, ! BANG! Bengaluru might just get to a defendable total here and the small things here and there in the field are costing Rajasthan. Sandeep Sharma misses the mark with the yorker and serves a full toss outside off, Swapnil Singh pre-empts it and moves across to the off side before slogging it over deep square leg for a maximum.

Sandeep Sharma to Karn Sharma, Banged in well short and outside off, this is lifted over the cover region for a single by Karn Sharma.

Sandeep Sharma to Karn Sharma, ! Oh, that's gone through! A slower bumper now bowled outside off stump, Karn Sharma tries to upper cut it but cue-ends it down to backward point where Yashasvi Jaiswal sloppily lets the ball past him and it goes to the fence.

Sandeep Sharma to Swapnil Singh, Slower delivery, bowled into the deck and pushed well wide of the off stump, Swapnil Singh moves across and toe-ends the swat down to long on for just a single.

Avesh Khan to Karn Sharma, Beaten! Just five runs and a couple of wickets off that over. Takes pace off and bowls it full and around the off stump, Karn Sharma looks to steer it away but is beaten past the outside edge.

Avesh Khan to Mahipal Lomror, ! CAUGHT! This has been a fine comeback from Avesh Khan after a woeful first couple of overs and Rovman Powell holds on to his third catch of the game.

Who comes out next?

Avesh Khan to Mahipal Lomror, ! Up and over! Full and wide outside off with pace on, Mahipal Lomror knowingly opens the face of the blade and goes hard at it. The ball gets sliced over short third man for a boundary.

Avesh Khan to Swapnil Singh, Another short ball around off and gets it in at a difficult height, Swapnil Singh pulls it down through mid-wicket for a single.

Swapnil Singh comes in as the Impact Player for Bengaluru. He replaces Rajat Patidar.

Avesh Khan to Dinesh Karthik, ! CAUGHT! Avesh Khan does get his man eventually and that will be a big relief for Rajasthan.

Avesh Khan to Dinesh Karthik, No wide! Full and wide, following the batter well outside off stump. Dinesh Karthik moves a long way past the off stump and tries the reverse flick but misses.

Trent Boult to Dinesh Karthik, Comes from around the wicket for the final delivery and spears it in on middle and leg stump, Dinesh Karthik can only manage to hit it away along the turf to long on for a single.

Trent Boult to Mahipal Lomror, Full and wide of the off stump this time, Mahipal Lomror reaches out and slashes it away to deep point for a single.

Trent Boult to Mahipal Lomror, Quite full again and angled in at the toes, Mahipal Lomror manages to flick it away in front of deep mid-wicket for another brace.

Trent Boult to Mahipal Lomror, Full and straight, gets it right in the blockhole, Mahipal Lomror digs it out straight back and Trent Boult gets a big left hand on it on the followthrough.

Trent Boult to Mahipal Lomror, ! Up and away! Banged in well short and wide of the off stump, Mahipal Lomror makes a bit of room and slaps it over the cover region for a boundary.

Trent Boult to Mahipal Lomror, Just misses the yorker by a few inches and serves a full toss that tails into middle and leg, Mahipal Lomror flicks it away through mid-wicket and picks up a couple of runs.

Sandeep Sharma to Mahipal Lomror, Bowls it into the deck and angles it well across the off stump, Mahipal Lomror jams it down through mid off for a single. 10 off the over.

Sandeep Sharma to Mahipal Lomror, Full and around off, Mahipal Lomror gets across the off stump and uses his wrists to whip the ball towards cow corner for a couple of runs.

Sandeep Sharma to Dinesh Karthik, Excellent delivery! Takes a bit of pace off and gets it right in the blockhole on middle and leg, Dinesh Karthik squeezes it out just behind the stumps on the leg side and gets across for a run.

Sandeep Sharma to Mahipal Lomror, Short of a length and angled across the off stump, Mahipal Lomror cuts it off the back foot towards deep point and picks up a single.

Sandeep Sharma to Dinesh Karthik, The slower bumper now, well executed and bowled right at the batter, Dinesh Karthik fends it on the on side and they scamper across for a run.

Sandeep Sharma to Dinesh Karthik, ! Just too straight and Dinesh Karthik goes after it. This is full and angled down the leg side, DK gets inside the line of the ball and sweeps it on the full over backward square leg for a boundary.

Strategic break!

Yuzvendra Chahal to Mahipal Lomror, ! Much needed for Bengaluru and Mahipal Lomror gets a maximum on the final ball of the over. Tossed up full and around off, Lomror does well to get under the ball and whacks it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Dinesh Karthik, A bit quicker nd full on off and middle, swatted away across the line to deep mid-wicket for another single by DK.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Mahipal Lomror, Floats it up wide of the off stump, Mahipal Lomror reaches out and drives it firmly through covers for one more.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Dinesh Karthik, Bowls it flatter and drags it into the pads, Dinesh Karthik nudges it down 'round the corner and picks up a single.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Dinesh Karthik, No run.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Dinesh Karthik, Nicely tossed up, gives it a bit more air and loops it up on off stump. Dinesh Karthik eases it back to the bowler.

Avesh Khan to Dinesh Karthik, 1 run.

Avesh Khan to Mahipal Lomror, 1 run.

Avesh Khan to Dinesh Karthik, 1 run.

Avesh Khan to Dinesh Karthik, Given LBW but successfully overturned by Dinesh Karthik!

Dinesh Karthik walks out to bat with Bengaluru in a spot of some bother.

Avesh Khan to Rajat Patidar, ! c Riyan Parag b Avesh Khan.

Avesh Khan to Rajat Patidar, ! Asking to be hit and Rajat Patidar obliges! Avesh attempts a bumper but gets it completely wrong, down leg and Rajat Patidar gets it a good height. He does not miss out as he helps the pull away over fine leg for a maximum.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Rajat Patidar, Serves it on a fullish length, around the leg-stump line, Rajat Patidar clears his front leg and whips it through mid-wicket for a single to end the over. A good one for Bengaluru, 19 runs off it.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Rajat Patidar, ! Hammered away! Quicker one, pushed through full and wide of the off stump, Rajat Patidar throws his hands at it and hits it hard over covers for a boundary.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Mahipal Lomror, 1 run.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Mahipal Lomror, Six!

Yuzvendra Chahal to Rajat Patidar, Pushed through quicker again but a bit more straighter, Rajat Patidar heaves it away to deep mid-wicket and picks up a single.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Rajat Patidar, ! Rajat Patidar finally gets hold of one ball and he needs to make full use of the life he received earlier on. Pushed through quicker and fuller onto middle and leg, Patidar slog-sweeps it away and swings the bat freely to hit it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Mahipal Lomror, No run.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Mahipal Lomror, Mahipal Lomror sees off the hat-trick ball.

Mahipal Lomror walks out to face the hat-trick ball.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Glenn Maxwell, ! TAKEN! Ravichandran Ashwin with the double whammy!

Glenn Maxwell walks in at number 5.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, ! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Rovman Powell makes no mistake! Another well-judged catch from Powell and finally, Ravichandran Ashwin has a wicket to his name.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Rajat Patidar, Angling in from over the wicket, on a length, Rajat Patidar backs away to heave it across the line. Inside edges it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Sees the batter advance and pulls the length back, on middle, Cameron Green adjusts well and pushes it to wide long off for a single.

Avesh Khan to Cameron Green, A well-executed yorker, outside off, Cameron Green digs it out towards extra cover where Yashasvi Jaiswal is standing on the ring. Rajat Patidar gets sent back and Jaiswal has a shy at the bowling end. He misses and the ball rolls away to deep mid-wicket, allowing the batters to run an overthrow.

Avesh Khan to Cameron Green, ! Hit straight back and hit with brute force!

Avesh Khan to Rajat Patidar, Nails the yorker again, outside off, Rajat Patidar jams it out towards deep backward point but the fielder is placed in the deep now and he cuts it off. A single taken.

Avesh Khan to Rajat Patidar, ! Plays it finer this time and gets the reward! Dishes it out on a fullish length, outside off, Rajat Patidar opens the face of his bat and glides it past backward point. Gets the placement right and beats the sliding Trent Boult in the deep for a boundary.

Avesh Khan to Rajat Patidar, Goes for the yorker again, around off, Rajat Patidar squeezes it out with an open bat face to the left of deep point for a couple of runs.

Avesh Khan to Cameron Green, Starts off with a low full toss, on middle, Cameron Green drills it down to long on and gets to the other end.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Keeps it flat and short, on off, knocked down the ground to long on for one.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Rajat Patidar, 1 run.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Rajat Patidar, ! Dhruv Jurel does all the hard work but shells it in the end!

Ravichandran Ashwin to Rajat Patidar, Nearly sneaked through! Flicks it from the front of the hand, shorter and quicker, on off, Rajat Patidar fails to pick the variation. Miscues the drive back to the bowler.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Rajat Patidar, WIDE! Errs in line and length too, too full and down leg, Rajat Patidar lets it go for a wide.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Rajat Patidar, This one goes straight, short and flat, on the off-stump line, Rajat Patidar punches it back to the bowler.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Serves the carrom ball, short and on off, Cameron Green hangs back and hits it along the ground to long off for one.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Cameron Green, Nicely bowled! Flighted one on off and middle, turning away, Cameron Green looks to fetch and slog across the line but gets it off the toe end of the bat down to long on for just a single.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Rajat Patidar, No timing so far for Rajat Patidar. Dragged down around the waist, Patidar looks to stand tall and pull it away but mistimes it aerially down to deep mid-wicket for one.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Rajat Patidar, No run.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Cameron Green, 1 run.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Cameron Green, ! Overcompensation from Yuzvendra Chahal and Cameron Green was just waiting for it. Too short and too wide, Green reaches out and smacks the ball through the cover region for a boundary.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Cameron Green, ! Colossal hit from Cameron Green! Chahal drifts this one full and onto middle and leg stump, Green just clears the front leg and smokes the ball over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Rajat Patidar, Flatter delivery aimed at the stumps, Rajat Patidar stays compact and just pushes it wide of long on for a couple of quick runs. Good running!

Ravichandran Ashwin to Rajat Patidar, Flighted ball, angling into the pads, Rajat Patidar goes for the slog-sweep again but misses and the ball goes off the pads to backward point.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Fractionally short over middle, Cameron Green forces it off the back foot through wide mid on and picks up another single.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Rajat Patidar, 1 run.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Rajat Patidar, Drifted into the pads, Rajat Patidar just deflects the ball off the pads and straight to a squarish short fine leg.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, On the fuller side and bowled onto the off stump, this is driven down to long off for a single by Green.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Cameron Green, Top start from Yuzvendra Chahal as he picks up a wicket and goes for just 2 runs in his first over. Flatter and around off, Cameron Green gets on the front foot and pushes it down to long off for one.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Cameron Green, No run.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Rajat Patidar, Even fuller this time and drifted into middle and leg, Rajat Patidar goes for the slog-sweep but gets it off the inner half of the bat past square leg for one.

Rajat Patidar walks out to the middle.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Rajat Patidar, Nice and full at the stumps, Rajat Patidar watchfully blocks it out.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Virat Kohli, ! CAUGHT! Straight to the man and Yuzvendra Chahal has got the big fish right away.

Strategic break! It was one of those Powerplays where neither side could surge ahead and it has been a cagey affair so far. For Rajasthan, the runs leaked from the other end but Trent Boult kept it quiet at his end and got rewarded for it as well. With the ease in the fielding restrictions, Sanju Samson will be aiming to stem the flow of runs through spin. As for Bengaluru, Virat Kohli is looking in great nick and will look to keep the runs flowing in the middle phase, something which he has

Yuzvendra Chahal to Virat Kohli, Gives it some air first up and tosses it on middle stump, Virat Kohli looks for the big slog-sweep but miscues it back to the bowler.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Virat Kohli, Tidy start from Ravichandran Ashwin, just 6 runs off it.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Sees the batter advancing and fires it in the blockhole, Cameron Green digs the ball down to long off for one more.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, WIDE! Trying to sneak one past the batter but Cameron Green stays put and the ball is spilled down leg for a wide.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, No run.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Virat Kohli, 1 run.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Nicely tossed up on middle and leg, Cameron Green keeps the front leg out of the way and drives it down to long on for one more.

First look at spin as Ravichandran Ashwin comes on to bowl.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Virat Kohli, Floats it up on a good length and over middle stump, Virat Kohli works it away in front of square on the leg side for a single.

Sandeep Sharma to Virat Kohli, Slower and into the pitch around off, Virat Kohli waits on it well and plays a controlled pull shot past square leg for a run. The 50 comes up for Bengaluru on the stroke of the end of the Powerplay.

Sandeep Sharma to Virat Kohli, ! In the air but in the gap! Pitched up at the batter, Virat Kohli uses his feet to come down the pitch and uses the bottom hand to whip it wide of mid on for a boundary. That also brings up 8000 runs in the Indian T20 League for King Kohli and he becomes the first man to do so.

Sandeep Sharma to Cameron Green, Momentarily in the air! Good length over middle, Cameron Green punches it from the crease and the ball goes on the bounce to the left of mid off for a run.

Sandeep Sharma to Virat Kohli, A bit fuller and at the stumps, Virat Kohli makes a bit of room and taps the ball wide of mid off for a quick single.

Sandeep Sharma to Virat Kohli, Good length around middle and angling in, Virat Kohli just tucks it behind square leg and picks up a couple of runs in the deep.

Sandeep Sharma to Virat Kohli, ! Up and over! Pitched up around off stump, and floated up to the batter, Virat Kohli just hits through the line of the ball and smashes it over wide mid off for a boundary.

Bowling change.

Trent Boult to Cameron Green, No run.

Trent Boult to Cameron Green, No run.

Cameron Green has been sent in at number 3.

Trent Boult to Faf du Plessis, ! c Rovman Powell b Trent Boult.

Trent Boult to Virat Kohli, Leg bye.

Trent Boult to Virat Kohli, Missed out! Boult errs in length and serves a juicy full toss, Virat Kohli backs away but does not have much room to work with. Slices the drive straight to cover-point.

Trent Boult to Virat Kohli, 2 runs.

Avesh Khan to Faf du Plessis, ! Make that 17 off Avesh's first over. Angling into the right-hander from over the wicket, on middle, on a length, Faf du Plessis clears his front leg and swats it in front of square on the leg side. This one comes off the lower part of the bat but the ball races past mid-wicket for a boundary.

Avesh Khan to Virat Kohli, 1 run.

Avesh Khan to Faf du Plessis, 1 run.

Avesh Khan to Faf du Plessis, ! Avesh bowls it with an upright seam, on a good length, outside off, Faf du Plessis walks right across his stumps to scoop it past short fine leg. The ball comes off the thigh pad and races past short fine leg for a boundary. Signalled as runs by the umpire so Faf du Plessis seems to have gotten an inside edge on it.

Avesh Khan to Virat Kohli, 1 run.

Avesh Khan to Virat Kohli, ! Virat Kohli welcomes Avesh Khan with a maximum! Avesh begins with a bumper aimed at the helmet of the batter, Virat Kohli swivels in the crease and fetches the pull from over his head. Controls it well and hits it flat over deep backward square leg for a maximum.

Avesh Khan now comes into the attack.

Trent Boult to Virat Kohli, Bangs it on a hard length, over middle, Virat Kohli pulls it through mid-wicket for just a single. Back-to-back tidy overs from Boult, just 3 runs off this one.

Trent Boult to Faf du Plessis, Hurls it around the leg-stump line, on a length, Faf du Plessis moves leg side and tries to hack it across the line. Gets it off the inner half of the right of mid on for one.

Trent Boult to Faf du Plessis, Good bumper! Boult bends his back and digs it in short, at the helmet of the batter, Faf du Plessis thinks about taking it on but changes his mind, drops his wrists and lets the ball go through.

Trent Boult to Faf du Plessis, Tucks the batter up for room with a hard-length delivery, Faf du Plessis wants to access the leg side but fails to get the shot away and gets hit on the thigh pad.

Trent Boult to Virat Kohli, This is on a short of a length, over middle, Virat Kohli skips down the track and tries to go big on the leg side. Gets a bottom edge that rolls down to fine leg for one.

Trent Boult to Virat Kohli, Lands it on a good length, on off, Virat Kohli gets on the front foot and dabs it in front of cover.

Sandeep Sharma to Faf du Plessis, A direct hit but Faf du Plessis looks safe!

Sandeep Sharma to Faf du Plessis, ! BANG! Straight as an arrow! Too full and it is right in the slot, on off, Faf du Plessis stays leg side of the ball and swings through the line. Launches it back over the bowler's head for a flat six.

Sandeep Sharma to Virat Kohli, 1 run.

Sandeep Sharma to Virat Kohli, ! Wristy by Kohli to get the first boundary of the Eliminator!

Sandeep Sharma to Faf du Plessis, Almost dragged it back onto the stumps! In the channel on off, on a good length, the ball comes on slower than Faf anticipated, Faf du Plessis frees his arms to flat bat this one. Goes through his shot early and gets an inside edge that rolls past the stumps. They cross.

Sandeep Sharma to Faf du Plessis, No run.

Sandeep Sharma to operate from the other end.

Trent Boult to Virat Kohli, Play and a miss!

Trent Boult to Virat Kohli, No run.

Trent Boult to Faf du Plessis, Leg bye.

Trent Boult to Faf du Plessis, This one hoops back in a long way, on a back of a length, around middle, Faf du Plessis gets beaten all ends up as the ball nips back in and hits him high on the thigh pad.

Trent Boult to Faf du Plessis, Gets some shape this time does Boult! At 136.4 kph, shaping into the right-hander, on a good length, on middle and leg, Faf du Plessis accounts for the inward movement and stabs it down the deck.

Trent Boult to Virat Kohli, Virat Kohli and Bengaluru are away! Boult hits the hard length from over the wicket, at the body of the batter, Virat Kohli hops back in the crease and helps it down to fine leg for a single to get off the mark.

We are all set for the Eliminator to get underway! The two umpires make their way out to the middle and they are followed by the players of Rajasthan who stride through the fireworks. Then comes a roaring applause from the crowd as Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis come out through the fireworks to open the innings for Bengaluru. The man with an immaculate record of 28 wickets to his name in the first over of the Indian T20 League, Trent Boult will take the new ball. There's one slip in place an

Glenn Maxwell is up for a chat. He says that it has been a pretty phenomenal comeback from the team. Tells that they got into every game thinking the worst-case scenario and played an entertaining brand of cricket. Shares that they had their meetings halfway through the tournament on how they can turn things around. Adds that the group responded well by rectifying their mistakes. Reckons that staying positive in T20s is important and once you get a couple of the middle of the bat, it all starts

The skipper of Bengaluru, Faf du Plessis says that they would have bowled first as well with the dew being the reason to do so. Tells that there was assistance for the seamers early on but this surface looks on the drier side with some fake grass on top. Hopes to provide a great start with the bat. Feels that it is important to stay true to the way they want to play regardless of the stage in the competition. Ends by informing that they are going with the same team as the last game.

Sanju Samson, the captain of Rajasthan says that they would like to bowl first given the conditions and the last game here. Adds that it is all about the mindset and how clear you are on the day and he is looking forward to the game. Mentions that looking what cricket has taught them is that when you have bad days, you need to be mentally ready to bounce back. Informs that injuries are a part of the tournament but they do have Shimron hetmyer back but the rest of the team remains the same.

Impact players nominated by Bengaluru - Swapnil Singh, Anuj Rawat, Suyash Prabhudessai, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Himanshu Sharma.

Bengaluru (Playing XI) - Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis(C), Glenn Maxwell, Rajat Patidar, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik(WK), Mahipal Lomror, Yash Dayal, Karn Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Lockie Ferguson.

Impact players nominated by Rajasthan - Nandre Burger, Shubham Dubey, Donovan Ferreira, Tanush Kotian, Shimron Hetmyer.

Rajasthan (Playing XI) - Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Sanju Samson(C)(WK), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Rovman Powell, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal.

TOSS - The coin toss lands in the favour of Rajasthan and they have opted to BOWL first.

Right then, Rajasthan will feel that they have their noses in front at the halfway mark, more so with the way they finished with the ball, and they will look to take this momentum into their batting effort. However, Bengaluru have runs on the board that are handy in a knockout game, but with dew around, bowling with the wet ball will not be easy. It should be an interesting chase. Back in a bit to see how the chase unfolds.

We are back.

... THE RUN CHASE ...

Ravichandran Ashwin, one of the stars with the ball for Rajasthan is down for a chat. He says that it has been a tournament of two halves for him and he started slow but in the last few games, he has been bowling well and feels at the top of his game. Adds that the dew has come on nicely right now and in general, there hasn't been much dew throughout the country but he is happy that it is there now. Mentions that the low scores they got were in Chennai and Guwahati where the par scores aren't th

It was one of those innings where Bengaluru promised a lot but just could not hit the top gear and have fallen way short of where they would have wanted to be. After being inserted into the bat, Bengaluru's opening pair got off to a brisk start. Faf du Plessis, however, could not kick on and Virat Kohli, who looked the better of the two openers, fell soon after. Cameron Green and Rajat Patidar then got together and ticked along nicely in the middle phase. The same pattern followed as neither Gr

Bengaluru do get 13 runs off the final over but the total of 172 does not seem to be enough at the halfway mark. Rajasthan never allowed Bengaluru to get away as they kept chipping away at the wickets throughout. For Rajasthan, Trent Boult was at his usual best in the Powerplay, keeping batters honest against the new ball. However, neither Sandeep Sharma nor Avesh Khan were able to back Boult from the other end. Boult was rewarded for his discipline before Yuzvendra Chahal got into the act to g

Sandeep Sharma to Karn Sharma, ! CAUGHT! Make that four catches in the match for Rovman Powell and Rajasthan finish things off with a wicket but 13 runs come off the final over. Sandeep Sharma comes from around the stumps and looks for the wide yorker but again, he serves a full toss and Karn Sharma gets under it, trying to lift it all the way over deep cover but the timing isn't quite there. Powell settles himself in the deep and takes a good catch. Bengaluru finish with 172/8!

Sandeep Sharma to Swapnil Singh, Full and wide outside off, following the batter who went a long way past the off stump and Swapnil Singh ends up getting an inside edge off the pads and onto the off side for a single.

Sandeep Sharma to Swapnil Singh, ! BANG! Bengaluru might just get to a defendable total here and the small things here and there in the field are costing Rajasthan. Sandeep Sharma misses the mark with the yorker and serves a full toss outside off, Swapnil Singh pre-empts it and moves across to the off side before slogging it over deep square leg for a maximum.

Sandeep Sharma to Karn Sharma, Banged in well short and outside off, this is lifted over the cover region for a single by Karn Sharma.

Sandeep Sharma to Karn Sharma, ! Oh, that's gone through! A slower bumper now bowled outside off stump, Karn Sharma tries to upper cut it but cue-ends it down to backward point where Yashasvi Jaiswal sloppily lets the ball past him and it goes to the fence.

Sandeep Sharma to Swapnil Singh, Slower delivery, bowled into the deck and pushed well wide of the off stump, Swapnil Singh moves across and toe-ends the swat down to long on for just a single.

Avesh Khan to Karn Sharma, Beaten! Just five runs and a couple of wickets off that over. Takes pace off and bowls it full and around the off stump, Karn Sharma looks to steer it away but is beaten past the outside edge.

Avesh Khan to Mahipal Lomror, ! CAUGHT! This has been a fine comeback from Avesh Khan after a woeful first couple of overs and Rovman Powell holds on to his third catch of the game.

Who comes out next?

Avesh Khan to Mahipal Lomror, ! Up and over! Full and wide outside off with pace on, Mahipal Lomror knowingly opens the face of the blade and goes hard at it. The ball gets sliced over short third man for a boundary.

Avesh Khan to Swapnil Singh, Another short ball around off and gets it in at a difficult height, Swapnil Singh pulls it down through mid-wicket for a single.

Swapnil Singh comes in as the Impact Player for Bengaluru. He replaces Rajat Patidar.

Avesh Khan to Dinesh Karthik, ! CAUGHT! Avesh Khan does get his man eventually and that will be a big relief for Rajasthan.

Avesh Khan to Dinesh Karthik, No wide! Full and wide, following the batter well outside off stump. Dinesh Karthik moves a long way past the off stump and tries the reverse flick but misses.

Trent Boult to Dinesh Karthik, Comes from around the wicket for the final delivery and spears it in on middle and leg stump, Dinesh Karthik can only manage to hit it away along the turf to long on for a single.

Trent Boult to Mahipal Lomror, Full and wide of the off stump this time, Mahipal Lomror reaches out and slashes it away to deep point for a single.

Trent Boult to Mahipal Lomror, Quite full again and angled in at the toes, Mahipal Lomror manages to flick it away in front of deep mid-wicket for another brace.

Trent Boult to Mahipal Lomror, Full and straight, gets it right in the blockhole, Mahipal Lomror digs it out straight back and Trent Boult gets a big left hand on it on the followthrough.

Trent Boult to Mahipal Lomror, ! Up and away! Banged in well short and wide of the off stump, Mahipal Lomror makes a bit of room and slaps it over the cover region for a boundary.

Trent Boult to Mahipal Lomror, Just misses the yorker by a few inches and serves a full toss that tails into middle and leg, Mahipal Lomror flicks it away through mid-wicket and picks up a couple of runs.

Sandeep Sharma to Mahipal Lomror, Bowls it into the deck and angles it well across the off stump, Mahipal Lomror jams it down through mid off for a single. 10 off the over.

Sandeep Sharma to Mahipal Lomror, Full and around off, Mahipal Lomror gets across the off stump and uses his wrists to whip the ball towards cow corner for a couple of runs.

Sandeep Sharma to Dinesh Karthik, Excellent delivery! Takes a bit of pace off and gets it right in the blockhole on middle and leg, Dinesh Karthik squeezes it out just behind the stumps on the leg side and gets across for a run.

Sandeep Sharma to Mahipal Lomror, Short of a length and angled across the off stump, Mahipal Lomror cuts it off the back foot towards deep point and picks up a single.

Sandeep Sharma to Dinesh Karthik, The slower bumper now, well executed and bowled right at the batter, Dinesh Karthik fends it on the on side and they scamper across for a run.

Sandeep Sharma to Dinesh Karthik, ! Just too straight and Dinesh Karthik goes after it. This is full and angled down the leg side, DK gets inside the line of the ball and sweeps it on the full over backward square leg for a boundary.

Strategic break!

Yuzvendra Chahal to Mahipal Lomror, ! Much needed for Bengaluru and Mahipal Lomror gets a maximum on the final ball of the over. Tossed up full and around off, Lomror does well to get under the ball and whacks it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Dinesh Karthik, A bit quicker nd full on off and middle, swatted away across the line to deep mid-wicket for another single by DK.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Mahipal Lomror, Floats it up wide of the off stump, Mahipal Lomror reaches out and drives it firmly through covers for one more.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Dinesh Karthik, Bowls it flatter and drags it into the pads, Dinesh Karthik nudges it down 'round the corner and picks up a single.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Dinesh Karthik, No run.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Dinesh Karthik, Nicely tossed up, gives it a bit more air and loops it up on off stump. Dinesh Karthik eases it back to the bowler.

Avesh Khan to Dinesh Karthik, 1 run.

Avesh Khan to Mahipal Lomror, 1 run.

Avesh Khan to Dinesh Karthik, 1 run.

Avesh Khan to Dinesh Karthik, Given LBW but successfully overturned by Dinesh Karthik!

Dinesh Karthik walks out to bat with Bengaluru in a spot of some bother.

Avesh Khan to Rajat Patidar, ! c Riyan Parag b Avesh Khan.

Avesh Khan to Rajat Patidar, ! Asking to be hit and Rajat Patidar obliges! Avesh attempts a bumper but gets it completely wrong, down leg and Rajat Patidar gets it a good height. He does not miss out as he helps the pull away over fine leg for a maximum.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Rajat Patidar, Serves it on a fullish length, around the leg-stump line, Rajat Patidar clears his front leg and whips it through mid-wicket for a single to end the over. A good one for Bengaluru, 19 runs off it.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Rajat Patidar, ! Hammered away! Quicker one, pushed through full and wide of the off stump, Rajat Patidar throws his hands at it and hits it hard over covers for a boundary.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Mahipal Lomror, 1 run.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Mahipal Lomror, Six!

Yuzvendra Chahal to Rajat Patidar, Pushed through quicker again but a bit more straighter, Rajat Patidar heaves it away to deep mid-wicket and picks up a single.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Rajat Patidar, ! Rajat Patidar finally gets hold of one ball and he needs to make full use of the life he received earlier on. Pushed through quicker and fuller onto middle and leg, Patidar slog-sweeps it away and swings the bat freely to hit it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Mahipal Lomror, No run.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Mahipal Lomror, Mahipal Lomror sees off the hat-trick ball.

Mahipal Lomror walks out to face the hat-trick ball.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Glenn Maxwell, ! TAKEN! Ravichandran Ashwin with the double whammy!

Glenn Maxwell walks in at number 5.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, ! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Rovman Powell makes no mistake! Another well-judged catch from Powell and finally, Ravichandran Ashwin has a wicket to his name.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Rajat Patidar, Angling in from over the wicket, on a length, Rajat Patidar backs away to heave it across the line. Inside edges it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Sees the batter advance and pulls the length back, on middle, Cameron Green adjusts well and pushes it to wide long off for a single.

Avesh Khan to Cameron Green, A well-executed yorker, outside off, Cameron Green digs it out towards extra cover where Yashasvi Jaiswal is standing on the ring. Rajat Patidar gets sent back and Jaiswal has a shy at the bowling end. He misses and the ball rolls away to deep mid-wicket, allowing the batters to run an overthrow.

Avesh Khan to Cameron Green, ! Hit straight back and hit with brute force!

Avesh Khan to Rajat Patidar, Nails the yorker again, outside off, Rajat Patidar jams it out towards deep backward point but the fielder is placed in the deep now and he cuts it off. A single taken.

Avesh Khan to Rajat Patidar, ! Plays it finer this time and gets the reward! Dishes it out on a fullish length, outside off, Rajat Patidar opens the face of his bat and glides it past backward point. Gets the placement right and beats the sliding Trent Boult in the deep for a boundary.

Avesh Khan to Rajat Patidar, Goes for the yorker again, around off, Rajat Patidar squeezes it out with an open bat face to the left of deep point for a couple of runs.

Avesh Khan to Cameron Green, Starts off with a low full toss, on middle, Cameron Green drills it down to long on and gets to the other end.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Keeps it flat and short, on off, knocked down the ground to long on for one.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Rajat Patidar, 1 run.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Rajat Patidar, ! Dhruv Jurel does all the hard work but shells it in the end!

Ravichandran Ashwin to Rajat Patidar, Nearly sneaked through! Flicks it from the front of the hand, shorter and quicker, on off, Rajat Patidar fails to pick the variation. Miscues the drive back to the bowler.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Rajat Patidar, WIDE! Errs in line and length too, too full and down leg, Rajat Patidar lets it go for a wide.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Rajat Patidar, This one goes straight, short and flat, on the off-stump line, Rajat Patidar punches it back to the bowler.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Serves the carrom ball, short and on off, Cameron Green hangs back and hits it along the ground to long off for one.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Cameron Green, Nicely bowled! Flighted one on off and middle, turning away, Cameron Green looks to fetch and slog across the line but gets it off the toe end of the bat down to long on for just a single.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Rajat Patidar, No timing so far for Rajat Patidar. Dragged down around the waist, Patidar looks to stand tall and pull it away but mistimes it aerially down to deep mid-wicket for one.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Rajat Patidar, No run.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Cameron Green, 1 run.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Cameron Green, ! Overcompensation from Yuzvendra Chahal and Cameron Green was just waiting for it. Too short and too wide, Green reaches out and smacks the ball through the cover region for a boundary.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Cameron Green, ! Colossal hit from Cameron Green! Chahal drifts this one full and onto middle and leg stump, Green just clears the front leg and smokes the ball over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Rajat Patidar, Flatter delivery aimed at the stumps, Rajat Patidar stays compact and just pushes it wide of long on for a couple of quick runs. Good running!

Ravichandran Ashwin to Rajat Patidar, Flighted ball, angling into the pads, Rajat Patidar goes for the slog-sweep again but misses and the ball goes off the pads to backward point.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Fractionally short over middle, Cameron Green forces it off the back foot through wide mid on and picks up another single.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Rajat Patidar, 1 run.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Rajat Patidar, Drifted into the pads, Rajat Patidar just deflects the ball off the pads and straight to a squarish short fine leg.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, On the fuller side and bowled onto the off stump, this is driven down to long off for a single by Green.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Cameron Green, Top start from Yuzvendra Chahal as he picks up a wicket and goes for just 2 runs in his first over. Flatter and around off, Cameron Green gets on the front foot and pushes it down to long off for one.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Cameron Green, No run.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Rajat Patidar, Even fuller this time and drifted into middle and leg, Rajat Patidar goes for the slog-sweep but gets it off the inner half of the bat past square leg for one.

Rajat Patidar walks out to the middle.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Rajat Patidar, Nice and full at the stumps, Rajat Patidar watchfully blocks it out.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Virat Kohli, ! CAUGHT! Straight to the man and Yuzvendra Chahal has got the big fish right away.

Strategic break! It was one of those Powerplays where neither side could surge ahead and it has been a cagey affair so far. For Rajasthan, the runs leaked from the other end but Trent Boult kept it quiet at his end and got rewarded for it as well. With the ease in the fielding restrictions, Sanju Samson will be aiming to stem the flow of runs through spin. As for Bengaluru, Virat Kohli is looking in great nick and will look to keep the runs flowing in the middle phase, something which he has

Yuzvendra Chahal to Virat Kohli, Gives it some air first up and tosses it on middle stump, Virat Kohli looks for the big slog-sweep but miscues it back to the bowler.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Virat Kohli, Tidy start from Ravichandran Ashwin, just 6 runs off it.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Sees the batter advancing and fires it in the blockhole, Cameron Green digs the ball down to long off for one more.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, WIDE! Trying to sneak one past the batter but Cameron Green stays put and the ball is spilled down leg for a wide.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, No run.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Virat Kohli, 1 run.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Nicely tossed up on middle and leg, Cameron Green keeps the front leg out of the way and drives it down to long on for one more.

First look at spin as Ravichandran Ashwin comes on to bowl.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Virat Kohli, Floats it up on a good length and over middle stump, Virat Kohli works it away in front of square on the leg side for a single.

Sandeep Sharma to Virat Kohli, Slower and into the pitch around off, Virat Kohli waits on it well and plays a controlled pull shot past square leg for a run. The 50 comes up for Bengaluru on the stroke of the end of the Powerplay.

Sandeep Sharma to Virat Kohli, ! In the air but in the gap! Pitched up at the batter, Virat Kohli uses his feet to come down the pitch and uses the bottom hand to whip it wide of mid on for a boundary. That also brings up 8000 runs in the Indian T20 League for King Kohli and he becomes the first man to do so.

Sandeep Sharma to Cameron Green, Momentarily in the air! Good length over middle, Cameron Green punches it from the crease and the ball goes on the bounce to the left of mid off for a run.

Sandeep Sharma to Virat Kohli, A bit fuller and at the stumps, Virat Kohli makes a bit of room and taps the ball wide of mid off for a quick single.

Sandeep Sharma to Virat Kohli, Good length around middle and angling in, Virat Kohli just tucks it behind square leg and picks up a couple of runs in the deep.

Sandeep Sharma to Virat Kohli, ! Up and over! Pitched up around off stump, and floated up to the batter, Virat Kohli just hits through the line of the ball and smashes it over wide mid off for a boundary.

Bowling change.

Trent Boult to Cameron Green, No run.

Trent Boult to Cameron Green, No run.

Cameron Green has been sent in at number 3.

Trent Boult to Faf du Plessis, ! c Rovman Powell b Trent Boult.

Trent Boult to Virat Kohli, Leg bye.

Trent Boult to Virat Kohli, Missed out! Boult errs in length and serves a juicy full toss, Virat Kohli backs away but does not have much room to work with. Slices the drive straight to cover-point.

Trent Boult to Virat Kohli, 2 runs.

Avesh Khan to Faf du Plessis, ! Make that 17 off Avesh's first over. Angling into the right-hander from over the wicket, on middle, on a length, Faf du Plessis clears his front leg and swats it in front of square on the leg side. This one comes off the lower part of the bat but the ball races past mid-wicket for a boundary.

Avesh Khan to Virat Kohli, 1 run.

Avesh Khan to Faf du Plessis, 1 run.

Avesh Khan to Faf du Plessis, ! Avesh bowls it with an upright seam, on a good length, outside off, Faf du Plessis walks right across his stumps to scoop it past short fine leg. The ball comes off the thigh pad and races past short fine leg for a boundary. Signalled as runs by the umpire so Faf du Plessis seems to have gotten an inside edge on it.

Avesh Khan to Virat Kohli, 1 run.

Avesh Khan to Virat Kohli, ! Virat Kohli welcomes Avesh Khan with a maximum! Avesh begins with a bumper aimed at the helmet of the batter, Virat Kohli swivels in the crease and fetches the pull from over his head. Controls it well and hits it flat over deep backward square leg for a maximum.

Avesh Khan now comes into the attack.

Trent Boult to Virat Kohli, Bangs it on a hard length, over middle, Virat Kohli pulls it through mid-wicket for just a single. Back-to-back tidy overs from Boult, just 3 runs off this one.

Trent Boult to Faf du Plessis, Hurls it around the leg-stump line, on a length, Faf du Plessis moves leg side and tries to hack it across the line. Gets it off the inner half of the right of mid on for one.

Trent Boult to Faf du Plessis, Good bumper! Boult bends his back and digs it in short, at the helmet of the batter, Faf du Plessis thinks about taking it on but changes his mind, drops his wrists and lets the ball go through.

Trent Boult to Faf du Plessis, Tucks the batter up for room with a hard-length delivery, Faf du Plessis wants to access the leg side but fails to get the shot away and gets hit on the thigh pad.

Trent Boult to Virat Kohli, This is on a short of a length, over middle, Virat Kohli skips down the track and tries to go big on the leg side. Gets a bottom edge that rolls down to fine leg for one.

Trent Boult to Virat Kohli, Lands it on a good length, on off, Virat Kohli gets on the front foot and dabs it in front of cover.

Sandeep Sharma to Faf du Plessis, A direct hit but Faf du Plessis looks safe!

Sandeep Sharma to Faf du Plessis, ! BANG! Straight as an arrow! Too full and it is right in the slot, on off, Faf du Plessis stays leg side of the ball and swings through the line. Launches it back over the bowler's head for a flat six.

Sandeep Sharma to Virat Kohli, 1 run.

Sandeep Sharma to Virat Kohli, ! Wristy by Kohli to get the first boundary of the Eliminator!

Sandeep Sharma to Faf du Plessis, Almost dragged it back onto the stumps! In the channel on off, on a good length, the ball comes on slower than Faf anticipated, Faf du Plessis frees his arms to flat bat this one. Goes through his shot early and gets an inside edge that rolls past the stumps. They cross.

Sandeep Sharma to Faf du Plessis, No run.

Sandeep Sharma to operate from the other end.

Trent Boult to Virat Kohli, Play and a miss!

Trent Boult to Virat Kohli, No run.

Trent Boult to Faf du Plessis, Leg bye.

Trent Boult to Faf du Plessis, This one hoops back in a long way, on a back of a length, around middle, Faf du Plessis gets beaten all ends up as the ball nips back in and hits him high on the thigh pad.

Trent Boult to Faf du Plessis, Gets some shape this time does Boult! At 136.4 kph, shaping into the right-hander, on a good length, on middle and leg, Faf du Plessis accounts for the inward movement and stabs it down the deck.

Trent Boult to Virat Kohli, Virat Kohli and Bengaluru are away! Boult hits the hard length from over the wicket, at the body of the batter, Virat Kohli hops back in the crease and helps it down to fine leg for a single to get off the mark.

We are all set for the Eliminator to get underway! The two umpires make their way out to the middle and they are followed by the players of Rajasthan who stride through the fireworks. Then comes a roaring applause from the crowd as Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis come out through the fireworks to open the innings for Bengaluru. The man with an immaculate record of 28 wickets to his name in the first over of the Indian T20 League, Trent Boult will take the new ball. There's one slip in place an

Glenn Maxwell is up for a chat. He says that it has been a pretty phenomenal comeback from the team. Tells that they got into every game thinking the worst-case scenario and played an entertaining brand of cricket. Shares that they had their meetings halfway through the tournament on how they can turn things around. Adds that the group responded well by rectifying their mistakes. Reckons that staying positive in T20s is important and once you get a couple of the middle of the bat, it all starts

The skipper of Bengaluru, Faf du Plessis says that they would have bowled first as well with the dew being the reason to do so. Tells that there was assistance for the seamers early on but this surface looks on the drier side with some fake grass on top. Hopes to provide a great start with the bat. Feels that it is important to stay true to the way they want to play regardless of the stage in the competition. Ends by informing that they are going with the same team as the last game.

Sanju Samson, the captain of Rajasthan says that they would like to bowl first given the conditions and the last game here. Adds that it is all about the mindset and how clear you are on the day and he is looking forward to the game. Mentions that looking what cricket has taught them is that when you have bad days, you need to be mentally ready to bounce back. Informs that injuries are a part of the tournament but they do have Shimron hetmyer back but the rest of the team remains the same.

Impact players nominated by Bengaluru - Swapnil Singh, Anuj Rawat, Suyash Prabhudessai, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Himanshu Sharma.

Bengaluru (Playing XI) - Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis(C), Glenn Maxwell, Rajat Patidar, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik(WK), Mahipal Lomror, Yash Dayal, Karn Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Lockie Ferguson.

Impact players nominated by Rajasthan - Nandre Burger, Shubham Dubey, Donovan Ferreira, Tanush Kotian, Shimron Hetmyer.

Rajasthan (Playing XI) - Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Sanju Samson(C)(WK), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Rovman Powell, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal.

TOSS - The coin toss lands in the favour of Rajasthan and they have opted to BOWL first.