00:00We are ready to begin match number 16 here at the ACA Stadium in Gohati
00:06Between the Rajasthan Royals and Tabletoppers against the defending champions, Royal Challengers Bengaluru
00:13Hello and welcome. You join us for this five-over match between the Bangalore Crowns and the Rajasthan Royals
00:19I'm Adam Gilchrist and next to me in the commentary position is Ali Mitchell
00:23Thanks for the fabulous introduction. We're just about ready to get underway
00:27A little bit earlier the coin fell in favour of Rian Farag
00:33And he elected to bowl first so we had already got a delayed toss and then the reins came in
00:40Thanks Ali. Let's now head out to the middle to join the captains for the toss
00:45The visitors win the toss and will bowl first
00:48Salt, the right-hander, opening today, Kohli, will be at the non-striker's end first up
00:56Massive edge misses everyone and that's racing away
01:05Well this match is certainly getting exciting and the crowd have joined the party. It's pretty noisy at the ground
01:12Good shot, the beauty
01:15Hetmeier did very nicely out there in the boundary
01:20Got the boundary last ball punches it into the gap to get a single excellent batting
01:41They'll get at least one here
01:47That shot sees them get their innings started
01:55Doesn't beat the infield
02:05Power and precision in that shot
02:12End of the first over
02:14The Royal Challenges are now on 7th
02:17Deshpanda, the pace bowler coming into the attack
02:29Collects that one simple as you like inside the ring
02:39Oh, that's a great shot early on
02:41Wide of cover
02:42And that'll give him a bit of confidence early on
02:44Maple up short of the boundary though
02:46Nearly got through them
02:48Just got onto it in time
02:50And with enough bat speed to pick up four
02:53Well played
02:54Could be a quick single
03:09Nice catch, great reactions
03:29The left hander out in the middle
03:31Would to set themselves early on
03:38Charge, should be round here
03:44That shot allows them to get off the mark
03:54Great shot, rode the ball up with him
03:57And cuts through point
03:58It just looks so easy
04:00Gets onto the front
04:01Burton eases through the ball
04:03They can just stand and admire that shot
04:08Going with spin now
04:16Got down and rolled the wrist beautifully
04:28Great shot
04:29At least one on offer
04:33Good return back from the deep
04:41Front foot punch down the ground
04:43And mid on in pursuit
04:44Lovely footwork there
04:58Oh, great shot
05:00But not going to beat the fielder
05:01Great work
05:03Held their nerve while the ball was in the air
05:05And they're taking a good catch
05:30Right hander
05:31New man to the crease
05:33He's got their tail up
05:38Finds the fielder with that shot
05:46Drilled that one away
05:53Partida gets off the mark
05:57Berger coming on
05:59Obviously hoping the pace will cause some trouble
06:20Perfectly timed
06:21Good start
06:23Probably managed to prevent four runs
06:33And that
06:35Straightforward catch ball
06:36That we can keep on
06:56Sharma looks calm in the middle
06:57Ready to face his first ball
06:59Once in can certainly play some lovely shots around the ground
07:05Etched it
07:05No one there
07:06Could be four
07:10Never an extra run on that arm
07:12Great throw back in from the deep
07:20Great shot
07:21Into the gap
07:22And there'll be runs on offer here
07:27Good throw from the deep
07:28Bang on target
07:29That ball was well clear of the fielders
07:32They could have taken a couple possibly
07:42Couldn't get it through the field
07:44End of the fourth over
07:45The Royal Challenges
07:46Sharma to finish this innings
07:49The new ball are into the attack
08:06Nice he played
08:07Runs one
08:21Can't get that outside the ring field
08:31Oh nicely done
08:33That's gone fine
08:34May well be four
08:37Good return there
08:38Back from the deep
08:47Nice shot
08:48Run is possible
09:05Two straight and punched through the leg side
09:07And what a great piece of fielding
09:09Four runs saved for sure
09:13And that's the end of the innings
09:14The Royals have been set a target of 28 runs
09:21I think the openers are going to be pretty confident coming out to bat
09:24It's a small total to chase down
09:26And this should be comfortable
09:28The bowlers are going to have to need a bit of luck
09:30Jai Swal
09:31The lefty is at the crease
09:32Just about ready to start
09:36First ball for the batter
09:38Coming in
09:43Well now that could be out
09:44Out of the ground
09:46That's a tremendous shot
09:47Just sailed away
09:48That was seen so early
09:51The tonning was brilliant
09:52And that has stayed hit
09:53Fantastic
09:58How will the bowler respond?
10:04I'm not shot
10:22On to that early
10:23That could be four
10:25Well that was a poor delivery
10:27You can't bowl there
10:29And it got what it deserved
10:35A good contest here at the moment
10:37Four off the last ball
10:38It'll be interesting to see how the bowler can respond
10:45Head over the ball
10:46Great shot
10:47That's racing away
10:48You just can't do it any better than that
10:51Beautiful shot
10:52No chance at all for the fielders
11:02Just need to keep it simple
11:04Line and length
11:04Roundabout off stump
11:06That'll force a mistake
11:11Great shot
11:12Just square a backward point
11:14That might just make it
11:15The short ball's picked up early here
11:18Not the best delivery
11:19But certainly was a good shot to dispatch it
11:22Can he come back with a dot ball?
11:28That's a big one
11:29A maximum
11:30Away she goes
11:31If you lose the pitches
11:33It's because it's hitting the broadcast track
11:39Well enough leverage there
11:40To get a good swing of the arms
11:42Under it
11:42To get it over the rope
11:43Going with pace now
11:52Off the middle of the bat
11:55That was a really well-timed shot off the bat
11:58But saw it early
11:59And it was dispatched with ease
12:01That's all from us
12:02In the commentary box
12:03It's been an amazing match
12:04Hope to see you again soon
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