De Villiers' attack keeps Royals in the hunt
October 17, 2020  19:11

RCB 143-3 (18 ovs) vs Royals 177-6

The experienced Unadkat is called back into the attack, with RCB's asking rate of over 13.

Gurkeerat has a swing but misses the first ball and does the same with the next ball as Unadkat does well to keep it full and wide.

The third ball is a wide yorker as Gurkeerat digs it back to the bowler for three dots in a row before he finally gets a run off the fourth, into the covers.

Unadkat gives de Villiers some width as the right-hander slices it square on the off-side for a six over point.

Unadkat nearly gets revenge as de Villiers miscues the slower on the off-side but it falls in no man's land and the batsmen sprint across for two runs.

Despite the six, Unadkat gives away nine runs from the over with RCB now needing 45 from 3 overs for victory.

Tyagi from the other end as he starts his final over with a yorker as Gurkeerat drives it down to long-on for a single.

De Villiers then gets a thick outside edge which flies over short thirdman for a four, as he tries to whip it over midwicket.

A full delivery as de Villiers can drive it down to long-on for one before Gurkeerat is beaten next ball, who then slices a wide delivery over point for three runs and de Villiers gets just one from the last ball.

10 runs from the over as Tyagi finishes with 1-32 in four overs, with RCB on 143-3 in 18 overs, needing 35 from two overs for victory.

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