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Varun and Suyash wreck RCB's chase again

KKR's new opener Jason Roy set them up for a total of 200 by smashing 56 off 29 balls

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Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

JJ Roy
JJ Roy
56(29) 4x4 - 5x6
Control %62%
  • Productive Shot
  • slog sweep
  • 13 runs
  • 0x4 - 2x6
1 0 1 5 6 5 12 26
V Kohli
V Kohli
54(37) 6x4 - 0x6
Control %89%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 17 runs
  • 3x4 - 0x6
8 2 10 4 4 1 14 11

Best performances - Bowlers

CV Varun
CV Varun
O4
M0
R27
W3
Eco6.75
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
PW Hasaranga
PW Hasaranga
O4
M0
R24
W2
Eco6.00
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
1W

Scorer: @Thilak_Rama | Commentator: Sidharth Monga

END OF OVER:
20 | 13 Runs | RCB: 179/8 (22 runs required, RR: 8.95)

  • Vijaykumar Vyshak13 (8b)
  • David Willey11 (10b)
  • Vaibhav Arora2-0-22-0
  • Andre Russell4-0-29-2

A touching moment in the end as CV Varun so emotionally spoke about missing the birth of his son. AC Prathiban that he spoke about has played just two first-class matches and one List A game. He played in the TNPL for Trichy Warriors. He has worked on Varun's bowling a lot. That interview is what we end this coverage with. Do join us tomorrow. Cheers.

11.35pm CV Varun is the Player of the Match. He says, and this is not verbatim: That's how the game of cricket is. Last match I went for 49, today I get this award. My focus is on my accuracy, not to add variations. I have been working a lot. I would like to thank AC Prathiban and Abhishek Nayar. I would like to dedicate this to my newborn son and my wife. I will see him after the IPL.

11.30pm Nitish Rana says, and this is a translation from Hindi: Last three-four matches, I have been saying if we start performing as a collective, we will get the results. We have enough character in the dressing room for not giving up the belief despite being where we were in the table. Today we wanted to put up a total and hope for spin to come in. We thought it was dry and it would turn. As such it didn't quite turn but our bowlers turned up. Suyash has always been the first to out his hand up and say I will do it for you. We hope to keep repeating what we did today.

11.20pm Andre Russell says, and this is not verbatim: We really needed that victory. We have been under the pump. We know once we get a good total - and anything above 200 was a good total - we can impart pressure. Once I get the ball, I try to do my best. I try to contribute in whatever way. Still confident with the bat. Got a very good yorker tonight from Siraj. Part of the game. We just got to take it day by day. Recovery is very important for me. The older I get the smarter I get with my body.

11.15pm Virat Kohli says, and this is not verbatim: To be honest we handed over the game to them. We deserved to lose. We weren't professional enough. We bowled well but fielding was not up to standard. This was a freebie handed over to them. In the field, we dropped two chances, that cost us 25-30 runs. When batting, we set us ourselves up very well, but then four-five soft dismissals. Not wicket-taking balls but we hit straight to the fielders. Even while chasing, after losing wickets, one partnership brought us back in the game. We were one partnership short. We need to stay switched on, and not give away soft plays.

11.11pm With that, KKR end their losing run of four matches pretty convincingly. They wanted to bat first, they expected the pitch to slow down, and despite a slowdown in the middle overs, they got to 200 through Roy and Rana. RCB got off to flier, but the spinners pulled them back. For a brief while, there seemed to be someone from outside the big three doing the job, but once Mahipal Lormor fell, a slide began.

19.6
2
Arora to Vyshak, 2 runs, down the wicket, mis-hits into the gap between long-on and deep midwicket. They come back for the second
19.5
1lb
Arora to Willey, 1 leg bye, again looks for the reverse ramp, gets an edge onto his foot, takes a single

Around the wicket now

19.4
2
Arora to Willey, 2 runs, wide full toss, hit just wide of deep cover, and they come back for the second
19.3
4
Arora to Willey, FOUR, full ball, slogged into the gap between deep midwicket and long-on for four. These are important runs even though they have lost the match
19.3
2w
Arora to Vyshak, 2 wides, slower bouncer, too high, and to add to it, Jagadeesan fluffs the take
19.2
1
Arora to Willey, 1 run, looks for the reverse ramp but ends up scooping it to square leg for one

RCB 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st31F du PlessisV Kohli
2nd20V KohliShahbaz Ahmed
3rd7V KohliGJ Maxwell
4th55V KohliMK Lomror
5th2KD KarthikV Kohli
6th22KD KarthikSS Prabhudessai
7th15KD KarthikPWH de Silva
8th2KD KarthikDJ Willey
9th25DJ WilleyV Vyshak

Indian Premier League

TeamMWLPTNRR
GT14104200.809
CSK1485170.652
LSG1485170.284
MI148616-0.044
RR1477140.148
RCB1477140.135
KKR146812-0.239
PBKS146812-0.304
DC145910-0.808
SRH144108-0.59