Mumbai Vs Bengaluru Live Cricket Score - Live Cricket Score, Match 20 - Commentary

30 runs for Tim David 19.6Trent Boult to Tim David. SIX, Six!

19.5Trent Boult to Romario Shepherd. 1 run, 1 run.

19.4Trent Boult to Tim David. 1 run, Good change-up from Boult.

19.3Trent Boult to Romario Shepherd. 1 run, Just another single. Another yorker, on off stump, Romario Shepherd digs it out through mid off and turs the strike over.

Four balls remaining. Time for Romario Shepherd to come in? Yes, absolutely. There he comes, in at number 6.

19.2Trent Boult to Jitesh Sharma. out, OUT! LBW! Two top-class deliveries from Trent Boult and that's plumb. Boult brings out the cross-seamer, bowling it very full full and on middle and off. Jitesh Sharma shuffles to the off side and tries to lean across and lap it or sweep it away but fails to get any bat on it. Sharma is struck on the front leg and up goes the umpire's finger.

19.1Trent Boult to Tim David. 1 run, Just a single to start the over. In the blockhole, on leg stump, jammed out towards deep mid-wicket for just a single.

Trent Boult to bowl the final over of the innings. He has gone for 40 runs in 3 overs. Mumbai have been penalised for a slow-over rate. They will have to keep an extra fielder inside the 30-yard circle till the end.

18.6Jasprit Bumrah to Tim David. 1 run, Full and straight, David clears the front leg but can't get under it, hits it down to long on for just a single. 13 from the penultimate over of the innings. Another wicketless night for Bumrah. But he finishes with figures of 4-0-35-0.

18.5Jasprit Bumrah to Tim David. no run, No wide given, was there any bat on it? Tim David doesn't agree with the call, but RCB are out of reviews. Very full, down the leg side as Bumrah tries to follow the batter. This one misses the batter and David fails to flick it away.

18.4Jasprit Bumrah to Tim David. SIX, SIX! Into the arc and out of the park. Full and sliding down the leg side, David clips it off the legs and sends the ball sailing flat over deep square leg for a biggie.

18.3Jasprit Bumrah to Tim David. FOUR, FOUR! That's hit with brute force. Full and straight, it is the slower ball but not quite yorker-length. David clears the front leg and whacks it back over the bowler's head for a boundary.

18.2Jasprit Bumrah to Jitesh Sharma. 1 run, Bumrah errs on the fuller side and serves a full toss on off, Sharma loses his shape and awkwardly hits it down to mid off for just a single.

18.1Jasprit Bumrah to Tim David. leg byes, 1 run, Attempted yorker, tails back into the pads, Tim David fails to get it away. The ball brushes the back pad and rolls down to short fine leg. Just a leg bye.

Jasprit Bumrah (3-0-23-0) will bowl the penultimate over. Will he finally get a wicket to his name this season? Let's see...

17.6Hardik Pandya to Jitesh Sharma. 2 runs, A good yorker from Hardik, on middle and leg, Sharma jams it down to long on and races back for two runs. 16 off the over.

17.5Hardik Pandya to Jitesh Sharma. no run, Full and wide outside off, flirting with the tramline outside off, but lands inside it. Left alone by Sharma.

17.4Hardik Pandya to Jitesh Sharma. 2 runs, Good work in the deep. Back of a length, on middle, not short enough to pull but Jitesh goes through with the shot. The ball hurries between deep square leg and deep mid-wicket, where Naman Dhir from the latter position sprints across and dives to his right to keep it down to two runs.

17.3Hardik Pandya to Tim David. 1 run, A surprise bumper, around off and near helmet height. David looks to pull but gets hurried and gets an inside edge onto the body as the ball rolls behind square on the leg side for a single.

Another halt. The ball seems to have gone out of shape here and it is being replaced. The fourth umpire is out with a briefcase of replacement balls. Meanwhile, there's a detailed chat between Hardik and Rohit regarding the field changes. The on-field umpires now pick another ball. Tim David shows his displeasure with the ball that is selected. But we are good to go finally.

17.2Hardik Pandya to Tim David. SIX, SIX! David makes the most of the freebie. Poor delivery from Pandya as he misses the yorker and serves a full toss on middle, David sets himself deep in the crease, gets under the flight of the ball and heaves it high over deep mid-wicket for a six.

17.2Hardik Pandya to Tim David. no ball, no run, NO BALL! Uh, oh! That's slipped out of Pandya's hand and Tim David is shaking his head, feeling that he should have put that away. A very high full toss, just around off, David is taken by surprise and fails to connect, but it is deemed too high by the umpires. Actually, MI have reviewed this No Ball call, might be just a tactical review from Pandya. The third umpire has a look and finds that the ball is well above David's waist height. Free Hit loading...

Hardik is down on his knees and looks uncomfortable out there. He has instantly called on for the physio. Looks like a cramp or maybe he is feeling a bit of dizziness. Gulps a few sips of water and is ready to go.

17.1Hardik Pandya to Tim David. FOUR, FOUR! Powered away by David. Banged in well short and outside off, Tim David has to really reach for it but he uses those muscles and forces the slap-shot to the left of the cover fielder for a boundary.

A phenomenal over from Bumrah. Just 18 runs in the last 3 overs for the Bengaluru. Hardik Pandya (3-0-23-1) to bowl the 18th.

16.6Jasprit Bumrah to Tim David. 1 run, A quick off-cutter from Bumrah, attacking middle stump. David leans on and shows the full face of the blade, pushing it past covers for a single.

200 runs for RCB 16.5Jasprit Bumrah to Jitesh Sharma. 1 run, Fuller in length again, on middle and leg, tucked away down to deep square leg for a single. 200 up for RCB in 16.5 overs.

16.4Jasprit Bumrah to Jitesh Sharma. no run, Another golden dot ball. Bumrah nails the straight yorker, and all Sharma can do is get his front leg out of the way and jam the bat down in time. 5 runs so far off 4 balls.

16.3Jasprit Bumrah to Jitesh Sharma. no run, A slower bumper now, bowled into the pitch and outside off. Jitesh tries to reach it and hook it away but misses.

16.2Jasprit Bumrah to Jitesh Sharma. FOUR, FOUR! Beautifully struck. Overpitched by Bumrah, on middle, Jitesh Sharma backs away early and crunches the ball through covers for a boundary.

16.1Jasprit Bumrah to Tim David. 1 run, Slower one on the stumps, punched through mid on for a single.

This has been a good little phase for MI as two set batters are gone in a quick span. With Kohli first and now Patidar gone, Jitesh Sharma walks in at number 5. Also, Jasprit Bumrah (2-0-16-0) is back on.

3 wickets down for RCB. Out batsman is Rajat Patidar 15.6Mitchell Santner to Rajat Patidar. out, OUT! CAUGHT! Wonderfully bowled by Mitchell Santner and even the MI skipper is absolutely delighted. Tossed up, full and drifted into the leg stump, Rajat Patidar looks to go deep in the crease and swing it over deep mid-wicket but gets cramped for room and ends up lifting it down the throat of the man at long on. Tilak Varma makes no mistake and MI get another timely wicket. 185/1 becomes 194/3 for RCB.

15.5Mitchell Santner to Rajat Patidar. no run, Darted in, on off and middle, Patidar only manages to jam it back to the bowler.

15.5Mitchell Santner to Rajat Patidar. wide, 1 run, WIDE! This time it will be a wide. Floated up, wide outside off and this one goes beyond the tramline.

15.4Mitchell Santner to Rajat Patidar. no run, Fired in full and down the leg side, Patidar just hops out of the way as a wide is called. Mitchell Santner isn't happy with the call and feels that the ball is passing within the new guideline and a review is taken. The third umpire checks the replays and finds that it is indeed a fair delivery.

50 runs for Rajat Patidar 15.3Mitchell Santner to Rajat Patidar. FOUR, FOUR! Edged away but Rajat Patidar won't mind as he brings up his fastest FIFTY in the IPL according to Ravi Shastri on air, off just 17 balls. Slow and short outside off, turns away, Patidar goes hard at it but gets a big outside edge that goes wide of the keeper and rolls away into the third man fence.

15.2Mitchell Santner to Tim David. 1 run, In the blockhole again, around middle, Tim David drives it down to long off and picks up a single.

15.1Mitchell Santner to Rajat Patidar. 1 run, A full and wide one, Santner lands it right on the popping crease. Patidar hangs back and digs it out through covers for one.

STRATEGIC BREAK! 5 overs left, 187 already on the board. Surely, RCB will be targeting a score of around 240-250 here, but MI have their trump card as well. Jasprit Bumrah has a couple of overs up his sleeve, and those two overs could be the difference. Rajat Patidar is already on a roll and Tim David has form with him. Let's see how this engrossing innings eventually pans out. Mitchell Santner to bowl after the break. 3-0-36-0 are his bowling figures so far.

14.6Hardik Pandya to Rajat Patidar. 1 run, Good length, outside off, dabbed behind point for a single.

14.5Hardik Pandya to Tim David. 1 run, On a back of a length, on off. David chop-cuts it to the off side for a single to get going.

Time for Tim David to come in? Yes, David does walk out to bat next, after waiting eagerly around the boundary ropes.

14.4Hardik Pandya to Virat Kohli. out, OUT! FIFTY AND OUT FOR KOHLI! Bengaluru are 185/2 as this 65-run stand is broken. Full toss outside off at 135 kph. Kohli goes for the big one down the ground but loses the shape at the moment of contact. The bat twists in his grip, and it flies to the right of Suryakumar Yadav near the rope. It dips on him, but he moves well, bends low to his right and takes a clean catch just inches above the ground. Kohli has to go and is upset with himself.

14.3Hardik Pandya to Rajat Patidar. 1 run, Jags in from a good length, on middle and leg. Rajat Patidar is a bit rushed on the pull shot and inside edges onto the pads. The ball deflects to the off side in front of square for a single.

50 runs for Virat Kohli 14.2Hardik Pandya to Virat Kohli. 1 run, FIFTY FOR VIRAT KOHLI! Off 37 balls. Back of a length, slanted into the batter, Kohli stands tall and heaves it to deep square leg for a single to get to his milestone.

14.1Hardik Pandya to Virat Kohli. no run, A muted appeal for caught behind, but not given. Kohli, on the other hand, takes the review for wide not given. This is bashed on a length, angled at the leg pole. Virat Kohli gets inside the line a bit to pull but the ball is high enough and he misses. Ball Tracking comes up with the graphic and it shows that it is above the shoulder but below the head height. So, it is deemed a fair ball.

Time to give Jasprit Bumrah an over? No, not yet. Hardik Pandya brings himself back into the attack.

13.6Trent Boult to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Yes, he can, still 16 off it. A low full toss by the looks of it, on leg. Kohli runs it through the vacant mid on for a single.

Can Trent Boult finish the over without conceding any more boundaries?

13.6Trent Boult to Virat Kohli. wide, 1 run, WIDE! Too straight, down leg, full in length. Kohli misses the flick. There have been a flurry of extras from MI tonight.

13.5Trent Boult to Rajat Patidar. 1 run, Cannons in a full ball, in front of middle. Rajat Patidar tries to smash the leather out of his presence, but gets an inside edge past the leg stump. The ball rolls into the square leg region for a single.

13.4Trent Boult to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Dishes out a low full toss, on off, Kohli holds his shape and forces it down to long off for one.

13.3Trent Boult to Rajat Patidar. 1 run, Very full and outside off, Patidar squeezes it behind backward point for a single.

13.2Trent Boult to Rajat Patidar. SIX, SIX! Goodness me, it's mayhem at Wankhede tonight! This is the 12th six of the inning already. Misses the yorker by a slight margin, on the stumps. Rajat Patidar is camped deep in the crease, and with lightning quick hands, he deposits it into the stands behind long off for a cracking six.

13.2Trent Boult to Rajat Patidar. wide, 1 run, WIDE! Tries the slower bumper, does Boult, over middle and off and perhaps above the head height as well. Patidar tries the ramp shot, but misses. Wided.

13.1Trent Boult to Rajat Patidar. FOUR, FOUR! Easy peasy, says Patidar. 50-run partnership comes up in no time at all. Low full toss on middle. Patidar lifts it over mid off and gets another boundary. Moves to 38 from 10.

Mumbai are under the pump right now, and Trent Boult is brought back into the attack.

12.6Shardul Thakur to Virat Kohli. 2 runs, Kohli walks out of the crease and slices this full ball to the left of deep cover for a couple of runs. Mitchell Santner is quick to get across and dive to cut it off. End of a looooong over. 23 runs from it. 

12.5Shardul Thakur to Virat Kohli. FOUR, FOUR! PUNISHED! Thakur slips in a full toss, outside off. Virat Kohli takes it on the full and spanks it over the bowler's head for a boundary down the ground. He moves to 45 from 32 balls.

12.4Shardul Thakur to Virat Kohli. 2 runs, Much fuller and outside off, Virat Kohli carves it past point and hares back for the second.

12.3Shardul Thakur to Rajat Patidar. 1 run, Wide full toss, Patidar slaps it through cover for a single.

12.3Shardul Thakur to Rajat Patidar. wide, 1 run, WIDE! Slower bouncer, angling away outside off. Patidar gets onto his toes and looks to slash it away, but the ball is well above his head. 

150 runs for RCB 30 runs for Rajat Patidar 12.2Shardul Thakur to Rajat Patidar. SIX, SIX! The ball is just going the distance! Full and wide again, outside off. Patidar frees his arms and slices it over backward point for a big six.

150 runs for RCB 30 runs for Rajat Patidar 12.2Shardul Thakur to Rajat Patidar. wide, 1 run, WIDE! Rajat has managed to put the bowlers off their lengths in just a handful of balls. Short and slow, sitting up wide outside off. Patidar fancies his chances, goes hard at it, and misses completely. The umpire takes a moment, then spreads his arms wide. 

An interesting question was posed by Simon Doull on air in the previous over. Simon said that Tim David is standing next to the fence around the RCB dugout, which might also be a message to Virat Kohli to either get going again, or they might be tempted to retire him out. We did see it happen to Ayush Mhatre last night, even when he had scored a brisk half-century. It is a ruthless game, but it would need big courage to do that with Virat for the RCB think tank.

150 runs for RCB 30 runs for Rajat Patidar 12.2Shardul Thakur to Rajat Patidar. wide, 1 run, WIDE! Again, it is served far outside the tramline, on the off side. Rajat ignores. 

12.1Shardul Thakur to Rajat Patidar. FOUR, FOUR! Not from the middle of the bat, but enough! A juicy full toss on the stumps. Rajat heaves it across, but does not time it well. Still, he finds the gap at deep mid-wicket and deep square leg for a boundary.

12.1Shardul Thakur to Rajat Patidar. wide, 1 run, WIDE! Shardul keeps flirting with the guideline and serves it beyond it, on a fuller length. Rajat Patidar goes for a slog sweep by shuffling a long way across but misses. Wide called.

11.6Mayank Markande to Rajat Patidar. 1 run, Low full toss again, around off, Rajat drills it down to long off for a single.

11.5Mayank Markande to Rajat Patidar. no run, Dot ball, rare! Low full toss, outside off. Patidar smashes it away, but straight to cover.

11.4Mayank Markande to Rajat Patidar. SIX, SIX! Hat Trick of sixes for the RCB captain! Mayank floats one full and outside off. Rajat Patidar reverse sweeps it, and with no intention to keep it down, clears the deep third fence for a six.

11.3Mayank Markande to Rajat Patidar. SIX, SIX MORE! And again! Patidar goes big. Pitched full again, on off. Rajat Patidar sits down and sweeps it aerially. Loses his balance and falls over on the pitch, but manages to power the ball into the crowd behind deep square leg. Patidar rushes to 16 from just 3 balls.

11.2Mayank Markande to Rajat Patidar. SIX, SIX! Shouts of 'catch it', but it has gone a long, long way into the stands! Full and on middle, Rajat Patidar lets the ball dip, gets low and slogs it cleanly over deep mid-wicket for a big six.

11.1Mayank Markande to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Pushed full and on leg, Virat advances and flicks it to widish long on for a single.

Bowling change? Yes! Mayank Markande (1-0-20-0) is back on.

10.6Shardul Thakur to Rajat Patidar. FOUR, FOUR! No sighters needed. That is a glorious hit. Full and outside off, Rajat walks outside the crease, gets under the ball and thumps it over the mid off fielder for a boundary to open his account in style. Nonetheless, a successful over for Shardul and MI.

Rajat Patidar walks in at number 3 for RCB.

10.5Shardul Thakur to Phil Salt. out, OUT! HIT FLAT AND GONE! Shardul again, with his golden arm, strikes in his first over. Looks at the heavens in relief. He hurls in an overpitched delivery and keeps the line of attack outside the off stump. Phil Salt does not get properly under it, in an attempt to smash it over cover, and ends up hitting it flatly off the bottom end toward Hardik Pandya. The MI skipper takes a step back and takes a sharp catch over his left shoulder at the edge of the ring. Breaks the 120-run opening stand of RCB.

10.4Shardul Thakur to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Full toss outside off, Kohli heaves across the line, but gets off the inner part of the bat, between long on and deep mid-wicket for a single.

10.3Shardul Thakur to Virat Kohli. 2 runs, Low full toss, outside off. Virat Kohli smashes it straight down the ground and it crashes on the stumps at the non-striker's end. It deflects away to long off and they get a couple of runs.

10.2Shardul Thakur to Virat Kohli. no run, Kohli shuffles a bit to the off side as Shardul nails the wide yorker. Virat fails to shovel it out.

10.2Shardul Thakur to Virat Kohli. wide, 1 run, WIDE! Similar line and length, goes outside the guideline. Kohli, this time, stays put and throws his bat at it, but misses to get the connection.

10.1Shardul Thakur to Virat Kohli. no run, Far outside off again, full in length. Virat Kohli walks outside the line of the stumps and tries to slog it across into the leg side, but gets a thick inside edge onto the pitch.

10.1Shardul Thakur to Virat Kohli. wide, 1 run, WIDE! Tries to keep it away from the arc, but throws it beyond the tramline on the off side. Kohli looks to squeeze it out, but misses.

Halfway crossed. Bengaluru are running like a bullet train, at 115/0. And here comes Shardul Thakur to the attack, replacing Mitchell Santner. Can he deliver for MI?

9.6Hardik Pandya to Phil Salt. no run, A dot to finish, still 10 runs off it. Full and outside off, Salt drills the cover drive straight to the man at cover.

Looks like Salt has hurt himself while diving. He is holding his stomach and needs a bit of a breather. Hydrates himself and the physio is out there as well. Good to continue now.

9.5Hardik Pandya to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Oh, nearly a run out. Dug in short over middle, Virat Kohli reaches for it and pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a run. Salt thinks the second run is on and sets off but Kohli sends him back. Tilak Varma fires in a throw towards the keeper but Salt dives and makes it in before Ryan Rickelton dislodges the bails. However, Salt seems to have hurt himself in the process.

9.4Hardik Pandya to Phil Salt. 1 run, Did that carry? Superb effort from Trent Boult, but he's actually collected the ball on the half-volley and doesn't even appeal for the catch. Pandya bowls it on a length around off, Phil Salt looks to lift it all the way over deep cover but miscues it badly. The ball goes over the infield as Boult comes charging in and puts in a slide to pouch the ball with both hands. Just a single.

9.3Hardik Pandya to Phil Salt. SIX, SIX! This time Salt does connect. Full toss on the pads, Phil Salt is taken by surprise but manages to whip it off the pads and the ball flies over deep square leg for a six.

9.2Hardik Pandya to Phil Salt. no run, Swing and a miss! Back of a length, over off stump, Salt looks to hang back and have a swipe across the line but the ball stays a shade low and beats the bat.

9.1Hardik Pandya to Phil Salt. 2 runs, Good fielding in the deep. A wide yorker, Salt squeezes it out firmly to the left of deep point, where Mayank Markande runs across the turf quickly and cuts it off, keeping it down to a brace.

Change in bowling. When in trouble, the team looks upon the skipper and here's Hardik Pandya back into the attack. He replaces Mayank Markande. And as per Pommie Mbangwa on air, this is RCB's highest opening partnership against MI at the Wankhede Stadium.

8.6Mitchell Santner to Virat Kohli. FOUR, FOUR! Oh, a valiant effort in the deep, will go down as a DROPPED CHANCE. This is tossed up by Santner, on the stumps as well. Virat Kohli sits down to play the big slow sweep and ends up hitting it flat and wide of deep mid-wicket, where Naman Dhir runs around and springs across to his left but only gets a hand on it. The ball goes for a boundary.

8.5Mitchell Santner to Virat Kohli. no run, On a length, wide outside off, just inside the tramline. Kohli watches it all the way and opts to leave it. It is called a fair delivery but Kohli has reviewed it for a wide. The third umpire has a look and finds that some part of the ball is inside the guideline, FAIR DELIVERY.

30 runs for Virat Kohli 100 runs for RCB 8.4Mitchell Santner to Virat Kohli. FOUR, FOUR! Full and straight, Virat Kohli uses the bottom hand well and whips the on-drive back past the bowler and with immense power to pick up a boundary. 100 comes up for RCB, in just 8.4 overs!

8.3Mitchell Santner to Phil Salt. 1 run, Slower through the air, shorter as well, Salt cuts it to deep point and turns the strike over.

8.2Mitchell Santner to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Flighted ball on off, Kohli goes for the slog-sweep but ends up dragging it towards long on. The ball falls in front of Suryakumar Yadav in the deep and Kohli picks up a single.

8.1Mitchell Santner to Virat Kohli. no run, A bit more round-arm, ends up being a low full toss outside off. Kohli pats it down to mid off.

STRATEGIC BREAK! We all need a breather, don't we? But more than us, it's the Mumbai who need to recalibrate their plans. This looks like a belter of a wicket and Salt has literally dined on it. The margin of error is so little when a batter plays in such a good nick. Kohli, on the other hand, is playing his natural game, just pouring the strike back to Salt in what's been a blazing opening stand for RCB. With 95/0 on the board in just 8 overs, things look ominous for MI already, but it takes one breakthrough to turn things upside down. And they would be looking for that moment. But who will deliver it for the hosts? Mitchell Santner to bowl three on the trot. 2-0-26-0 so far.

7.6Mayank Markande to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Full on middle and leg, Kohli gets on one knee and sweeps it down to deep mid-wicket for a single.

7.5Mayank Markande to Phil Salt. 1 run, A bit slower, floated up on the pads, nudged away 'round the corner on the leg side for a run.

7.4Mayank Markande to Phil Salt. SIX, SIX! Oh, this is carnage from Phil Salt. Markande shifts his line straighter but bowls it short and right in the hitting arc. Salt hops onto the back foot and pulls it handsomely in front of square leg for a biggie.

7.3Mayank Markande to Phil Salt. FOUR, FOUR! Make it a hat-trick of boundaries. Good length on off, just slides onto the bat. Salt gets leg side of the ball and powerfully punches it past the diving cover fielder's left for four more runs.

7.2Mayank Markande to Phil Salt. FOUR, FOUR! Excellent placement. Quicker through the air, on a length and just outside off. Salt presses back, plays the cut late and hammers it through backward point for another boundary.

50 runs for Phil Salt 7.1Mayank Markande to Phil Salt. FOUR, FOUR! No margin for error and up comes the FIFTY for Phil Salt. This is his 11th IPL half century and he gets there in just 25 balls. Just marginally short on middle, Salt picks the length early, rocks back and hoicks it wide of long on for a boundary.

Spin from both ends. Here's Mayank Markande replacing Jasprit Bumrah.

6.6Mitchell Santner to Phil Salt. 1 run, Excellent comeback over from Santner, just 4 off it. Floated up, shorter and outside off, cut away in front of point for a single by Salt.

6.5Mitchell Santner to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Oh, lucky for the batter. Flighted again, very full and on the fifth stump line. Kohli looks for a cover drive but gets it off the cue end of the bat and the ball goes past the off pole and the keeper for a single towards fine leg.

6.4Mitchell Santner to Virat Kohli. no run, That's nicely bowled. Tossed up, on a dragged length and outside off, turns away a bit as well. Kohli goes chasing after it but gets beaten.

6.3Mitchell Santner to Phil Salt. 1 run, Should have been put away. A full toss, just outside off, Salt hangs deep in the crease and just flat-bats it down to long off for one more.

6.2Mitchell Santner to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Fractionally short again, outside off, smacked away square through the off side for a single.

6.1Mitchell Santner to Virat Kohli. no run, Slower through the air, a touch short and outside off. The ball turns away and Kohli taps it straight to cover.

That's the end of the Powerplay and RCB have bossed it through and through. MI need a wicket here desperately to put on the brakes, but this looks like a really good batting surface and there are signs of dew forming already. Mitchell Santner to continue. Went for 22 runs in his first.

5.6Jasprit Bumrah to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Oh, that's flown to the fielder in the deep. Too full, angling down leg, Kohli flicks it down to fine leg and the fielder does well to make a sharp stop, keeping it down to a single. At the end of the Powerplay, RCB are 71/0.

5.5Jasprit Bumrah to Phil Salt. 1 run, Another slower one, into the pitch and over middle, Salt tries backing away but ends up nudging it down in front of mid-wicket for a single.

5.5Jasprit Bumrah to Phil Salt. wide, 1 run, WIDE! Attempted slower bumper, around off, just a tad too high and Salt lets it go.

5.4Jasprit Bumrah to Phil Salt. 2 runs, Full and on the pads once again, Salt clips it away firmly and to the right of deep square leg for a couple of runs.

5.3Jasprit Bumrah to Phil Salt. no run, Back of a length over middle, Salt backs away a bit and nudges it down just to the right of short third.

5.2Jasprit Bumrah to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Full again, on the pads, flicked away wristily down to long leg for a single.

5.1Jasprit Bumrah to Virat Kohli. no run, Bullseye from Mitchell Santner, keeping the non-striker on his toes. A straight yorker from Bumrah, Kohli jams it into the turf and towards mid on. Phil Salt wanders out of his crease but is sent back by Kohli and he gets back in time.

4.6Mitchell Santner to Phil Salt. no run, Very full and outside off, Phil Salt carves it crisply but cannot get it through the cover gap. A massive over for RCB.

4.5Mitchell Santner to Phil Salt. no run, That was traveling as well, had there been no protection. Down leg on a fuller length. Salt slogs it to short fine leg and finds the fielder.

4.4Mitchell Santner to Phil Salt. FOUR, FOUR! Runs are hemorrhaging at Wankhede! Keeps it really full and slow, wide outside off. Phil Salt gets down on his knee and slogs it to the right of the mid on fielder for a four. 22 runs already from 4 balls.

4.3Mitchell Santner to Phil Salt. SIX, SIX! Salt is bossing Santner at the moment! Drops it short on middle. Phil Salt uses the drift and the depth of the crease to his benefit and executes the pull shot into the stands, behind deep square leg. Hat trick of sixes. 

30 runs for Phil Salt 50 runs for RCB 4.2Mitchell Santner to Phil Salt. SIX, SIX! That is MASSIVE! Floated fuller and on middle. Phil Salt clears the front leg, lets the ball to dip and then smokes it over wide long on for a mammoth six. Two in two for Salt.

4.1Mitchell Santner to Phil Salt. SIX, SIX! Greeted with a biggie! Short from Santner, on the stumps, with a bit of in-drift. Phil Salt stays dead-still and pulls it over deep square leg, dumping it into the Vijay Merchant Stand for a six.

Time for spin now. Mitchell Santner comes into the attack in place of fellow Kiwi Trent Boult.

3.6Jasprit Bumrah to Virat Kohli. 2 runs, Misfield! Too full and wide, Kohli carves it to backward point where the fielder fumbles to stop and allows the batters to cross for two. 

3.5Jasprit Bumrah to Phil Salt. 1 run, The yorker is cannoned on the toes, Phil Salt digs it out in front of mid on for a single.

3.4Jasprit Bumrah to Phil Salt. 2 runs, Short into the pitch, on off, Salt pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

3.3Jasprit Bumrah to Virat Kohli. 1 run, A slight appeal for LBW, but not given. Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya both feel confident that it is sliding down leg. Instead, the UltraEdge later shows a big, fat inside edge. Angling in full and swinging from outside the leg stump. Kohli goes for the flick, gets nowhere near it, and gets an inside edge onto the pads before it rolls to the third man region for a single.

3.2Jasprit Bumrah to Virat Kohli. FOUR, FOUR! Up and over! Pace taken off, short and outside off. Kohli gets on the toes and upper-cuts it over Trent Boult at short third for a boundary.

3.1Jasprit Bumrah to Virat Kohli. no run, Fires in a knee-high full toss on the pads. Virat Kohli gives the bowler the charge, trying to whip through square leg, but misses and is rapped on the front pad.

Bowling change? Yes, Jasprit Bumrah comes into the attack now, replacing Hardik Pandya.

2.6Trent Boult to Phil Salt. no run, Too short angling across the batter. Phil Salt goes for a pull shot once again, but the ball keeps taking off and beats his angled bat.

2.5Trent Boult to Phil Salt. no run, A low full toss, on middle, Salt heaves off the inner half and wide of mid-wicket for a single.

2.4Trent Boult to Phil Salt. SIX, SIX! That's called transferring your pain and making the bowler hurt. Short of a length, on top of middle. Phil Salt stays put and nails the pull shot into the crowd behind deep mid-wicket. This is Phil Salt's 350th T20 six as shown on the on-air graphic.

Phil Salt takes a blow to the groin region and initially, he brushes it off. However, moments later, he is down on his haunches and in a bit of pain. The physio is out, not sure how much he can help, just a few deep breaths and wait for the pain to subside, and soon enough, Salt is good to go again.

2.3Trent Boult to Phil Salt. no run, Swing and a miss! Nips in at 137.6 kph, on middle and on a good length. Phil Salt tries to pull over square leg, but the ball skids below the inside edge and hits Salt where it hurts the most. Salt looks a bit uncomfortable.

2.2Trent Boult to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Back of a length, on off. Kohli creates room by moving leg side and dabs it late to point for a single.

2.1Trent Boult to Virat Kohli. FOUR, FOUR! Handsomely played! Boult bowls it on a length, around off. Virat Kohli dances down the track and smacks it over mid off. It yorks the boundary cushions for a four. The replay confirms the same that it's a boundary.

1.6Hardik Pandya to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Hardik spots Kohli advancing, and bashes the length hard, keeping the line of attack on the body. Virat Kohli adjusts well to it and taps it in the cover region for a run.

1.5Hardik Pandya to Virat Kohli. no run, Outgoing delivery, outside off, on a fractionally fuller length. Kohli mistimes the cover drive. Plays it off the higher part of the bat to cover.

1.4Hardik Pandya to Phil Salt. 1 run, On off, on a good length, Salt knocks it to Rohit at extra cover and takes a quick single as Rohit fumbles to pick it up.

1.4Hardik Pandya to Phil Salt. wide, 1 run, WIDE! A bit too down leg, full in length. Salt moves inside the line to flick, but misses. Wide called.

1.3Hardik Pandya to Phil Salt. FOUR, FOUR! Into the gap! Hits the hard length, shaping away, outside off. Phil Salt stands tall, lets the ball to curve and then slaps it to the right of the diving Rohit Sharma at cover for a cracking four.

1.2Hardik Pandya to Phil Salt. 2 runs, Full and swinging away, outside off. Salt gets a bit across and uses his bottom hand and chips it over and between mid on and mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

1.1Hardik Pandya to Phil Salt. no run, Starts with an outswinging length ball that holds a touch, outside off. Salt attempts to pull, but is early and toe ends to cover.

Positive start from RCB with the bat. Hardik Pandya will share the new ball with Boult, not Jasprit Bumrah.

0.6Trent Boult to Phil Salt. 1 run, On a length, around off, Phil punches this to covers and takes a single to close the first over, 13 off it.

0.5Trent Boult to Phil Salt. FOUR, FOUR! Now this will give Salt a lot of confidence. Hard length, around the top of off, Salt backs away a shade, gives himself some room to work with and throws fast hands at it. Smashes this from the middle of his bat and through the gap at covers for four runs. 

0.4Trent Boult to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Back of a length, around leg, Virat Kohli comes down the track and looks to flick this over mid-wicket but gets hit off the inner half of his bat and the ball rolls to deep square leg for a single. 

0.3Trent Boult to Virat Kohli. SIX, SIX! A biggie from the bat of Virat. Fuller in length, swinging back into the pads. VK brings the wrists into play and whips it over deep square leg for the first six of the game.

0.2Trent Boult to Virat Kohli. no run, On a length, around middle and leg, swinging back into the batter. Kohli looks to work this around the onside but gets beaten and is hit on the thigh pad.

0.1Trent Boult to Phil Salt. 1 run, We are underway in Mumbai with a quick single from the bat of Phil Salt. Trent Boult hits the hard length first up, around middle and leg, Salt stays leg side and pushes this in front of the fielder at mid on and takes a quick single to get off the mark. The throw did come towards the non-striker's end and rattled the stumps with a direct hit but the batter was safely in.

All in readiness now. The umpires are out in the middle, and so are the players of Mumbai. It will be the pairing of Phil Salt and Virat Kohli to open the innings for Bengaluru. Trent Boult has the new ball in hand and is raring to go. A slip in place to begin with. Let's play...

We are almost ready for the action to begin. However, the players will first observe a minute's silence and pay their respects to legendary Indian singer Asha Bhosle, who passed away earlier today. The players will also be wearing black armbands.

The RCB skipper - Rajat Patidar says that they would have bowled first as well, but feels that the pitch will remain consistent throughout the game. Adds that the way they recovered with the bat in the last game was a big positive. Mentions that whenever they come here to play, they enjoy playing in front of this crowd. Informs that they have one change in the team as Jacob Duffy comes back in for Josh Hazlewood.

The captain of MI - Hardik Pandya says that it’s always good to bat second in Wankhede, and for that reason, they will be bowling first. Adds that it’s a big game for them and they will try to play their best cricket. After being asked about the pitch, with a laugh, Pandya says that they asked the curators to make good wickets and they are getting it anyway. Shastri then asks Hardik whether MI have opted to chase after their last game's result. On that, Hardik says that indeed that is the reason, but at Wankhede, the dew also comes in after the first inning and they want to make it their advantage. Ends up saying that Mitchell Santner comes in place of AM Ghazanfar, and Mayank Markande joins the playing XI for Deepak Chahar.

Impact Sub options for MI - Sherfane Rutherford, Corbin Bosch, Ashwani Kumar, Raghu Sharma, and Raj Bawa.

Mumbai (Playing XI) - Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton (WK), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (C), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner(In for AM Ghazanfar), Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult, and Mayank Markande (In for Deepak Chahar). 

Impact Sub options for RCB - Rasikh Salam, Venkatesh Iyer, Jacob Bethell, Swapnil Singh, and Mangesh Yadav.

Bengaluru (Playing XI) - Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (C), Tim David, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jacob Duffy (In for Josh Hazlewood), and Suyash Sharma.