19.6: Prasidh Krishna to Jitesh Sharma, A couple of runs to end the innings! Prasidh Krishna bangs this into the pitch, on middle, takes pace off. Jitesh Sharma miscues his pull towards long on, but the batters have enough time to get the second run. Royal Challengers Bengaluru finish on 254/5!
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19.5: Prasidh Krishna to Rajat Patidar, Low full toss, on middle, Rajat Patidar lobs it towards long on for one. There will be no hundred for him, but this has been one of the best playoffs knocks of all time.
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19.4: Prasidh Krishna to Rajat Patidar, SIX! Down the ground and into the 90s goes Rajat Patidar! Much fuller and on middle, Rajat Patidar stays deep inside his crease, gets under the ball and tonks it over the bowler's head for a biggie. 250 UP FOR RCB.
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19.3: Prasidh Krishna to Jitesh Sharma, Uppish but safe! Pitched up and around off, takes pace off, Jitesh Sharma swings wildly at it and it skews off the outside edge wide of backward point. Two fielders chase after it, with one of them pushing the ball back with a dive. The batters take two and then decide on the third as well. The throw comes in at the keeper's end, where Jos Buttler fails to collect the ball, with Patidar putting in a desperate dive.
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19.2: Prasidh Krishna to Rajat Patidar, Fuller and on middle and leg, angles in, Rajat Patidar backs away and lofts it towards long on for a single.
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19.1: Prasidh Krishna to Rajat Patidar, SIX! There is no stopping the RCB skipper! This is a gift, though, a full toss, angling into the pads. Easy pickings for Rajat Patidar as he whips it over the deep backward square leg fence for a biggie.
End of over 19
RCB235/5
RCB Batting J Sharma 10(3) R Patidar 79(29)
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18.6: Mohammed Siraj to Jitesh Sharma, SIX! 21 runs off the over! Mohammed Siraj misses the yorker and serves this right in the slot, on middle. Jitesh Sharma gets his front foot out of the way and launches it over the long on fence for half a dozen more. 250 is still on for RCB.
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18.5: Mohammed Siraj to Jitesh Sharma, FOUR! Connects this time! Back of a length and just outside off, Jitesh Sharma throws his bat at it and scythes it through backward point for another boundary.
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18.4: Mohammed Siraj to Jitesh Sharma, Hard-length delivery, on off, jags back in, Jitesh Sharma tries to punch it away but fails to connect.
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18.3: Mohammed Siraj to Rajat Patidar, Nails the yorker, on middle, angles in, Rajat Patidar forces it down to long on for a single.
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18.2: Mohammed Siraj to Rajat Patidar, FOUR! 10 off the first 2 balls! Fuller delivery, on middle, angling in, Rajat Patidar stays deep and shovels it off the inner half of the bat. He splits the gap perfectly between deep mid-wicket and long on for a boundary.
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18.1: Mohammed Siraj to Rajat Patidar, SIX! Perfect start to the over! A full toss, outside off, Rajat Patidar reaches out for it and slashes hard. His bottom hand comes off but he ends up slicing it over the deep point fence for a biggie.
End of over 18
RCB214/5
RCB Batting T David 4(5) R Patidar 68(26)
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17.6: Prasidh Krishna to Tim David, OUT! CASTLED! The extra ball brings in a wicket for Prasidh Krishna. He goes fuller and on middle, good pace on it and just shapes in a touch. Tim David clears his front leg to slog it across the line but misses it completely and the ball rattles the stumps behind. RCB are 214/5, and Jitesh Sharma is the new batter in for them. Mohammed Siraj will bowl the penultimate over.
1WD
17.6: Prasidh Krishna to Tim David, WIDE! Tries the bouncer, on middle, but too high for the batter, Tim David lets it go. Called a wide.
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17.5: Prasidh Krishna to Rajat Patidar, Fine yorker again, on off, Rajat Patidar can only dig it down to long off for one.
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17.4: Prasidh Krishna to Rajat Patidar, FOUR! Another misfield! Prasidh Krishna gets the yorker right again, on middle, angles in, Rajat Patidar tries to dig it out but gets an inside edge towards short fine. It is not far from the fielder, but Kulwant Khejroliya dives over the ball to his left and lets it through for a boundary. Gill is not happy with that effort and lets his frustration be known to the fielder, and rightly so.
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17.3: Prasidh Krishna to Tim David, Short of a length and on middle, Tim David heaves it to deep mid-wicket for another run.
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17.2: Prasidh Krishna to Rajat Patidar, In the blockhole, on middle and leg, tailing in as well, Rajat Patidar tucks it through square leg for a run.
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17.1: Prasidh Krishna to Tim David, Touch fuller and on off, Tim David knocks it towards mid off for a single.
1WD
17.1: Prasidh Krishna to Tim David, WIDE! Good length but angling down the leg side, Tim David fails to flick it away. Wided.
