10.2 overs: OUT! Shahbaz Nadeem gets her first window of the night. Aaron Finch goes backwards to additional decks but at the same time. Abdul Samad enters from the fence to complete an easy catch. Finch falls in love with the 32 as RCB continues to glide. RCB 56/3
50 for Royal Challengers Bangalore!
SIX! Finally the first high of the night. Aaron Finch hits Rashid Khan over the long fence to raise RCB’s fifty after 56 deliveries. Finch seems to be in control at the moment.
Aaron Finch 31 *
Villiers AB 13 *
RCB 52/2 after 9.2 overs
End of the ninth new: Another decent from Shahbaz Nadeem. Aaron Finch and AB de Villiers only manage to rotate strike right now. 6 races since the second lap of the Nadeem. RCB 45/2
End of eighth: A great start for Rashid Khan. Only 2 races since his first change. Sunrises seeking to suffocate Bangalore in these intermissions. Nadeem to continue from the other end. RCB 39/2
End of the seventh time: A decent start from Shahbaz Nadeem. 5 singles from their first over. Rashid Khan now enters the Sunrisers attack. RCB 37/2
End of Powerplay!
FOUR! Aaron Finch has hit one cap each in the last two overs, trying to get the RCB innings back on track. Once again, a limit on the final ball of the over. Outside of T Natarajan. The third man was inside the circle. Finch simply guides the ball between the point and the third short man and the ball runs towards the fence. RCB 32/2 after 6 overs
End of the fifth envelope: FOUR! Aaron Finch’s limit to finish Sandeep Sharma’s third over. Behind a long delivery of Sandeep and Finch knocks her through the decks to collect four runs. T Natarajan now comes in to throw his first over. RCB 23/2
3.3 overs: OUT! Second window for Jason Holder. And what an evening is he having. Holder has removed both RCB openers for nothing. This time he digs shortly and Devdutt Padikkal goes for the hitch. Mistimes and directly hits Priyam Garg in the middle of the short wicket. Padikkal goes out for 1. RCB in trouble early in this knockout clash. RCB 15/2
End of 3rd ending: A magnificent second from Sandeep Sharma. Just one of them. Holder to continue. RCB 10/1
End of the second round: An excellent first time for Jason Holder. Only two races and the great wicket of virat Kohli in that. Sandeep Sharma to continue from the other end. RCB 1/9
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1.2 overs: OUT! Jason Holder attacks in his first over. And it is the great gate of RCB’s patron, Virat Kohli. Kohli’s loose shot from the side of the leg. He dons the ball with gloves and Shreevats Goswami completes an easy catch and lunges to his left. Kohli returns for 6. RCB July 1
End of 1st.: A decent start from Sandeep Sharma. 5 races since his first change. Jason Holder to share the new ball with Sandeep from the other end. RCB 5/0
Good news right away! Virat Kohli is opening batting for Royal Challengers Bangalore alongside Devdutt Padikkal. Sandeep Sharma has the new ball in hand for the Sunrisers. No slippage, but a little extra cover attached for it. Kohli on strike. Here we go!
Playing XI for both teams!
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Royal Challengers Bangalore: Aaron Finch, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers (w), Moeen Ali, Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube, Navdeep Saini, Adam Zampa, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal
Hyderabad sunrises: David Warner (c), Shreevats Goswami (w), Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson, Priyam Garg, Jason Holder, Abdul Samad, Rashid Khan, Shahbaz Nadeem, Sandeep Sharma, T Natarajan
Captains in the draw!
virat Kohli – It could go both ways, we would have played first. But racing on the board could prove crucial. The last game was fully opened, when you have not qualified, the nerves will come. It is an exciting time, it has been a pleasure to play here, the older ones will have to take responsibility, let the youngsters play freely. Chris Morris misses with a quadriceps injury, Joshua Phillipe is also out. Aaron Finch is back, and Adam Zampa is back. Saini replaces Shahbaz Ahmed.
David warner – First we will launch. Dew could have an effect, the latest games say. But the wicket won’t change much. We are not under pressure, it already started a couple of games ago. Unfortunately, Saha is lost through injury, Goswami replaces him. The trophy means a lot to us, the owners and the fans at home.
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Team news: A forced trade for Sunrisers as injured Wriddhiman Saha is replaced by Shreevats Goswami. Four changes for the Royal Challengers as well. Chris Morris misses due to a quadriceps injury. Josh Phillipe is also out. Navdeep Saini replaces Shahbaz Ahmed. Moeen Ali replaces Isuru Udana. Aaron Finch and Adam Zampa are also back.
Toss news: Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner wins the draw and opts to face the Royal Challengers Bangalore in Abu Dhabi.
Launch report: “Size limits fairly even on both sides, the largest limit being 76m. There is some wind blowing towards the ground, there is a lot of grass cover on the surface and it should be great for bowling, they should also enjoy the rebound on offer. Overall, it will be a challenging pitch for hitters, “says Ian Bishop.
Players from both teams are in the middle, warming up before the knockout match. We are only 30 minutes from launch.
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