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 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 3.4 Andrew Tye bowls a pitched up delivery to Quinton de Kock, 1 run, gets forward and drives it hard pass mid off and picks up an easy single.

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 13.1 Andrew Tye bowls a pitched up delivery to Mandeep Singh, 1 run, comes on to the front foot and punches it along the ground to long on.

Over 13.1 Andrew Tye bowls a pitched up delivery to Mandeep Singh, 1 run, comes on to the front foot and punches it along the ground to long on.

Over 13.2 Andrew Tye bowls a pitched up delivery to AB de Villiers, 1 run, comes on to the front foot and eases it down to long off and picks up  another single.

Over 13.3 Andrew Tye bowls a pitched up delivery to Mandeep Singh, 1 run, gets forward and pushes it through cover and picks up a quick single.

Over 13.4 Andrew Tye good length delivery to AB de Villiers, no runs, goes on to the back foot and punches it straight back to the bowler.

Over 13.5 Andrew Tye bowls a pitched up delivery to AB de Villiers, 1 run, came down the track and lofts it down to long on and picks up another single.

Over 13.6 Andrew Tye bowls a pitched up delivery to Mandeep Singh, 2 runs, gets across the line on the back foot and works it through mid wicket and picks up couple of runs.

Over 15.1 Andrew Tye good length delivery to AB de Villiers, 1 run, gets forward and slaps it hard through point and picks up just a single.

Over 15.2 Andrew Tye bowls a back of length delivery to Mandeep Singh, 1 run, goes on to the back foot and works it round corner and picks up a quick single.

Over 15.3 Andrew Tye bowls a slower one to AB de Villiers, no runs, gets forward and mistime drive back to the bowler.

Over 15.4 Andrew Tye bowls a pitched up delivery to AB de Villiers, 1 run, sits low to scoop it over leg-side but he's doing that to a fuller delivery. Misses it.

Over 15.5 Andrew Tye bowls a pitched up delivery to Mandeep Singh, 1 run, comes on to the front foot and driven along the ground to long on for a single.

Over 15.6 Andrew Tye bowls a pitched up delivery to AB de Villiers, 2 runs, came down the track and smashes it down to wide long off and picks up couple of runs

Over 18.1 Andrew Tye bowls it short of length to AB de Villiers, out Caught by Nair!! . Short and wide, de Villiers cut away intending a six, and he's not gotten enough on that. Finds deep point.

Over 18.2 Andrew Tye good length delivery to Chris Woakes, 1 run, goes on to the back foot and works it away through square leg and picks up a single.

Over 18.3 Andrew Tye bowls a pitched up delivery to Mandeep Singh, 2 runs, shuffles across on the back foot and heaves it down to deep mid wicket and picks up couple of runs.

Over 18.4 Andrew Tye good length delivery to Mandeep Singh, out Mandeep Run Out!! 1 run completed.Mandeep  stays on the front foot and works it down the leg side and Dagar again at deep mid-wicket and he's not going to miss out this time, throw at strikers end and keeper does the rest.

Over 18.5 Andrew Tye good length delivery to Washington Sundar, 1 run, gets forward and pushes it away through cover and picks up a single.

Over 18.6 Andrew Tye good length delivery to Chris Woakes, no runs, stays deep inside the crease and tries to guides it away down to third man but misses.

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