Bangalore XI vs Punjab XI 8th Match at Bengaluru, 13 Apr, 2018

Toss: Bangalore XI, who chose to bowl
Punjab XI 155/10 (19.2)
Bangalore XI 159/6 (19.3)
Bangalore XI won by 4 wickets
Man of the Match: Umesh Yadav
  • Washington Sundar 9 * (4)
  • Chris Woakes 1 * (2)

Over 0.3 Axar Patel bowls a tossed up delivery to Virat Kohli, Boundary! Comes on to the front foot and drives it hard square of the wicket on the off side and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 0.4 Axar Patel bowls a tossed up delivery to Virat Kohli, no runs, goes on to the back foot and punches it straight to the man at cover.

Over 0.5 Axar Patel bowls it flat in the air to Virat Kohli, 1 run, sits back and flicks it to deep mid-wicket. Wanted the second run but de Kock isn't interested

Over 1.1 Ravichandran Ashwin bowls a tossed up delivery to Virat Kohli, Boundary! Rocks back deep in the crease and dabs it ever so late. Very fine and beats Rahul en route to the fence for a boundary.

Over 1.2 Ravichandran Ashwin bowls a tossed up delivery to Virat Kohli, no runs, goes on to the back foot and works it to down the leg side.

Over 1.3 Ravichandran Ashwin bowls a tossed up delivery to Virat Kohli, 1 run, rocks back and powers it down the ground to long-on.

Over 2.1 Mujeeb Ur Rahman bowls a tossed up delivery to Virat Kohli, 1 run, comes on to the front foot and punches it down to long off for one.

Over 2.5 Mujeeb Ur Rahman bowls a tossed up delivery to Virat Kohli, 1 run, gets inside the line and worked away off the back foot to deep mid-wicket

Over 3.1 Andrew Tye good length delivery to Virat Kohli, Boundary! Shuffles across on the back foot and helps it down to fine leg fence for four.

Over 3.2 Andrew Tye good length delivery to Virat Kohli, no runs, stays back in the crease and blocks it back to the bowler.

Over 3.3 Andrew Tye bowls it short of length to Virat Kohli, 1 run, gets  rises on his toes and flicks it in front of square.

Over 3.5 Andrew Tye bowls a pitched up delivery to Virat Kohli, Boundary! Gets Leans forward and drives it along the ground to deep extra cover fence for four.

Over 3.6 Andrew Tye bowls a pitched up delivery to Virat Kohli, no runs, gets forward and eases it towards mid on.

Over 4.3 Mujeeb Ur Rahman bowls it flat in the air to Virat Kohli, no runs, stabbed off the back foot towards the man at point.

Over 4.4 Mujeeb Ur Rahman bowls a slower one to Virat Kohli, no runs, goes on to the back foot and works it towards mid on.

Over 4.5 Mujeeb Ur Rahman bowls a tossed up delivery to Virat Kohli, out Bowled!!  Kohli did wrong here, got a stride forward for the drive and maybe, the ball beats the outside edge of the bat and hit the stumps.

Ravichandran Ashwin:  I am really proud of the way the boys fought. Always thought we had our backs against the wall because we were about 20-30 short. Still we fought hard and I am proud of the guys. (If the toss is crucial this season) Cannot always depend on the tosses, tournaments are won on good performances. (Whether the RCB top order is intimidating) Not that intimidating to be honest, pressure is on them actually due to their reputations. I thought our boys did well by putting in a good effort. (If KXIP are spin-heavy) I think the best bowlers are still going to be the best ones. This wicket wasn't exactly great for spin bowling with the dew around but we showed them what we are capable of. At the end of the day, good bowlers are still good bowlers.

Virat Kohli: Very happy. First home game is crucial. Last year, we couldn't get off to a start. Crowd has a lot of expectations, and tonight was a game we wanted badly, especially in the initial stages of the tournament. We knew new ball will come on nicely, and thie batsmen hit some good shots. Umesh bowled well; getting three wickets in an over is great. Our mindset is - we want our best bowlers to step up and get confident early on. When only five are playing, you have to hit your areas well. They have done well. I think 170 would have been par. (The pitch is) slightly better than the last year but against the older ball, middle overs can be difficult. We have lost two wickets in two balls in the last two games, so we have to work on them. Maybe stitch a little partnership. Back to back wickets pushes you back in the eight ball.

Man of the Match: Umesh Yadav