Bangalore XI vs Punjab XI 26th Match at Ahmedabad, 30 Apr, 2021

Toss: Bangalore, who chose to bowl
Punjab XI 179/5 (20)
Bangalore XI 145/8 (20)
Punjab won by 34 runs
Man of the Match: Harpreet Brar

    Over 0.2: No runs. Riley Meredith to Devdutt Padikkal,

    Over 0.3: Single. Riley Meredith to Devdutt Padikkal,

    Over 0.4: No runs. Riley Meredith to Virat Kohli,

    Over 0.5: Boundary!. Riley Meredith to Virat Kohli,

    Over 0.6: Single. Riley Meredith to Virat Kohli,

    Over 2.1 Riley Meredith bowls a good length delivery to Virat Kohli,1 run, gets forward and  clipped away towards deep mid-wicket

    Over 2.2 Riley Meredith bowls a good length delivery to Devdutt Padikkal, Six! Gets forward and went really hard on the shot and ended up getting a thick edge over backward point.

    Over 2.3 Riley Meredith bowls a good length delivery to Devdutt Padikkal, out Bowled!! Padikkal does come down the track and makes room for the big shot but this is just too quick for him. Flattens the off pole. 

    Over 2.4 Riley Meredith bowls a pitched up delivery to Rajat Patidar,1 run, gets forward and  flicks it away behind square leg to get off the mark

    Over 2.5 Riley Meredith bangs it short onto the pitch to Virat Kohli, no run, stays deep inside the crease and ducks under it to sways away from the bouncer.

    Over 2.6 Riley Meredith bowls a good length delivery to Virat Kohli, no run, gets forward and blocked out towards mid-wicket

    Over 4.1 Riley Meredith bowls a good length delivery to Rajat Patidar, no run, went down the track for a single that was never really on. Gets back just in time

    Over 4.2 Riley Meredith bowls it short of length to Rajat Patidar, no run, shuffles across on the back foot and tucks it to square leg.

    Over 4.3 Riley Meredith bowls a good length delivery to Rajat Patidar,1 run, gets forward and , pushed gently towards mid-on and Patidar runs with the shot, getting good response from Kohli as well

    Over 4.4 Riley Meredith bowls a pitched up delivery to Virat Kohli,1 run, shuffles early and flicks uppishly over square leg.

    Over 4.5 Riley Meredith bowls a pitched up delivery to Rajat Patidar, Boundary! Shuffled across to wrist this wide of mid-on. Sublime timing and once it beat the infield.

    Over 4.6 Riley Meredith bowls it short of length to Rajat Patidar,1 run, walks across and tucks it away down to fine leg

    Over 19.1 Riley Meredith bowls a good length delivery to Kyle Jamieson, Six!  Backing-away heave over deep square leg for a maximum.

    Over 19.2 Riley Meredith bowls a pitched up delivery to Kyle Jamieson,1 run, gets forward and smashes it straight past the bowler and picks up a single.

    Punjab Kings won by 34 runs

    Virat Kohli (RCB): They got off to a good start but we pulled things back somewhat after five down. Should have been chasing 160, when they were 116/5, but we gave away 25-odd runs in the end. Focused too much on what the batters were doing. We got away from our plans. We gave too many bad balls for boundaries. As batsmen, we could have tried different things early on. It was tough to hit through the line. It was all about trying to get a partnership and have a strike rate of more than 110. We were not able to do that as a batting unit. Just a few little tweaks we need to address going forward. There are areas we need to improve. The composition of our team is such that we give him (Patidar) the freedom to play at number 3. It's (batting order) situational, this is a good balance for our batting lineup. Rajat is a quality player, just that tonight wasn't his night. In the end, we gave away 25 runs too many. One wicket there and we could have squeezed them. We couldn't execute our plans. Pulled few runs nicely as Harshal and Jamieson hit few runs towards the end. The margin could have been a bigger one otherwise.