Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, 70th Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Shepherd to Pooran, out Caught by Yash Dayal!! The damage has been done, but RCB have a wicket. The slower short ball and Pooran doesn't have the pace on it to play the pull, hit high on the bat, long boundaries in the pocket and it's nicely held by Dayal. They're checking if it was indeed a clean catch, the ball nearly burst through his hands, but I think it's sitting on his palm, fingers underneath and he's then scooped it up. OUT is the call. Pooran c Yash Dayal b Shepherd 13(10) [4s-1]The

Shepherd to Pant, SIX, that's so easy for Pant - low full-toss down leg, he crouches low, used the pace on the ball and then wristily flicks it over backward square leg, sails into the stands for a maximum

Shepherd to Pooran, FOUR, lovely, an attempted wide yorker, turns out to be a low full-toss, Pooran plays with an open face and slices it over backward point, one bounce and over the ropes

Yash Dayal to Pant, SIX, clubbed, slower short ball outside off, Pant shuffles across and manufactures enough power on the pull to send it sailing over deep mid-wicket - he's sending the RCB bowlers on a leather hunt tonight

Yash Dayal to Pant, FOUR, Pant is making merry now - full-toss outside off, he reaches out and slices the drive, behind square on the off-side and the ball rolls away to the ropes

Bhuvneshwar to Pant, FOUR, another ugly swipe, and Pant raises an IPL hundred, has had a horror season with the bat, but the pressure is off today and he celebrates his milestone with a somersault - lots of cheers from the LSG dressing room, the Lucknow crowd is up on its feet as well, fuller length delivery and well wide of off, Pant reaches out and then gets enough on the shot to clear cover, one bounce and over the ropes

Bhuvneshwar to Pant, FOUR, top-edge and four, banged in short and angled across the left-hander - a half-wristy pull and the ball catches the top-edge, over Jitesh Sharma's head and bounces away to the ropes

Bhuvneshwar to Pant, no run, the wide yorker, full and just inside the tramlines, not called as a wide. But LSG have reviewed and they lose it

Bhuvneshwar to Pant, FOUR, Pant races into the 90s, yorker length delivery and he throws his hands on the drive, the bottom-hand came off on the open faced shot, but he gets enough to clear short third

Bhuvneshwar to Mitchell Marsh, out Caught by Jitesh Sharma!! The partnership has been finally ended, but there's hardly any celebrations in the RCB camp, end of a superb knock from the Western Australian - Bhuvneshwar keeps it full and wide of of, makes Marsh reach out on the drive, he throws his hands and manages a thin edge through to Jitesh Sharma. Mitchell Marsh c Jitesh Sharma b Bhuvneshwar 67(37) [4s-4 6s-5]

Bhuvneshwar to Mitchell Marsh, SIX, back-to-back sixes for Marsh, this is a majestic blow - a long half-volley and Marsh leans into the lofted drive, bends down low and smears it inside out over cover for a maximum

Bhuvneshwar to Mitchell Marsh, SIX, crunched, they're dealing in sixes at the moment - on a length and well outside off, Marsh leans across and then drags it back over the bowler's head, sends it sailing into the stands

Shepherd to Pant, SIX, thumped, length ball outside off - Pant gets forward and then thumps the drive over mid-off, long-off gets across, but he can only watch it sail over the ropes

Shepherd to Pant, SIX, clobbered, Pant is on a mission tonight, on a good length and angling across the left-hander - Pant reaches out and then carts it high over cover, sails over the ropes for a maximum

Shepherd to Pant, wide, the slower ball, slips it very close to the tramlines, umpire Michael Gough takes his time and calls it as a wide, RCB don't review

Suyash Sharma to Pant, SIX, a one-handed slog sweep and Pant sends it soaring into the stands at wide long-on, reached out on the slog-sweep, the bottom-hand came off, but he's connected it sweetly and sent it miles over the ropes

Suyash Sharma to Pant, FOUR, lovely, tossed up and sliding across the left-hander, Pant swings through the line and clatters it over cover, couple of bounces and over the ropes

Suyash Sharma to Mitchell Marsh, SIX, clubbed, dragged short by Suyash, it's the wrong 'un, but the length is way too short, hammered over deep mid-wicket for a maximum, brings up another IPL fifty, his 7th this season

Shepherd to Mitchell Marsh, SIX, a mistimed swipe, but such is the power of Marsh that the ball sails over long-on for a maximum - back of a length and just outside off, looked like the slower ball, but Marsh still manages to club it for a 77m hit

Shepherd to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, that's too easy for Marsh, full and down leg, he flicks and gets a thick inside edge, past the keeper and races away to the long leg boundary

Yash Dayal to Pant, FOUR, slugged, the slower short ball from Dayal, but it simply sits up to be smacked and it's hammered back past the non-striker, rolls away to the ropes in a hurry

Yash Dayal to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, the boundaries keep coming, a gentle wide half-volley from Dayal - Marsh reaches out and then throws his hands on the drive, slices it over backward point and the ball races away

Suyash Sharma to Pant, FOUR, runs are flowing and Pant raises a half-century, his 20th in IPL - was dragged short and he's quick on the swivel pull, hammers it past square leg and beats the diving fielder in the deep

Suyash Sharma to Pant, FOUR, a fumble and Salt has conceded a boundary, was pushed through outside off and was chopped backward of square on the off-side, must've got a bit of bounce and he lets it slip through his hands for a boundary

Suyash Sharma to Pant, SIX, hammered, flighted delivery outside off - Pant gets a good stride forward, plays with the spin and then clouts it high over long-off, was the wrong 'un and he did pick it, not sure if it's come off the middle of the bat though

Shepherd to Mitchell Marsh, SIX, sheer power from Mitchell Marsh, back of a length and at the stumps, stands up to be smashed - a swivel and he then hammers it flat and hard, over square leg for a maximum

Shepherd to Pant, 1 run, slower short ball outside off, sliced away square on the off-side for a run, brings up the 50-run stand

Bhuvneshwar to Pant, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries for Pant, low full toss and he's used his wrists to whip it past square leg - Livingstone gets across in the deep, dives and pulls it back into play, but the ball then goes back to touch the ropes, it's given as a boundary

Bhuvneshwar to Pant, SIX, hammered, a friendly short ball from Bhuvneshwar, sits up to be smacked and Pant has picked the length early, swivels across and then thumps it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum

N Thushara to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, top-edge and four, slower short ball outside off - Marsh backed away and then threw his hands on the cut, gets a thick edge and a leaping Jitesh Sharma can't get a glove on it

N Thushara to Mitchell Marsh, no ball, a high full-toss and it's called as a no-ball for height. Jitesh Sharma asks someone and decides against a review, so it'll be a free-hit next ball, Marsh swung across and inside edged it to short fine

Yash Dayal to Pant, FOUR, 18 off the over, back of a length and just outside off - Pant swivels across and then flat-bats the pull past the non-striker, beats mid-on to his right and races away to the ropes

Yash Dayal to Pant, FOUR, this is so poor from Dayal - third man is inside the ring and he offers width on the short ball, slashed high over short third, one bounce and over the ropes

Yash Dayal to Pant, SIX, massive, fuller length delivery outside off - it's right in the slot for Pant's special slog-sweep - he waits on it, gets down low and then shovels it high over mid-wicket for a maximum

N Thushara to Breetzke, out Bowled!! Cleaned up! You'd think this was coming, another awayswinger at pace, was looking for the yorker, but it turns out to be a low full-toss - Breetzke had backed away on the drive and missed it completely, the off-stump goes for a walk and Thushara has struck early for the visitors. Breetzke b N Thushara 14(12) [4s-1 6s-1]

N Thushara to Breetzke, leg byes, FOUR, Thushara conks Breetzke on the helmet and the ball has lobbed over Suyash at slip - Breetzke was undone for pace as he shaped for the pull, hit the top of the helmet and rolled away to the third man boundary

Krunal Pandya to Breetzke, SIX, lovely, tossed up and drifting onto the pads, Breetzke clears his front leg and then swings it through the line, sends it soaring high over long-on for a maximum

N Thushara to Breetzke, FOUR, beautifully played, Thushara gets greedy and sprays one on the pads, whipped away in front of square on the on-side, beats mid-wicket and races away to the ropes

N Thushara to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, a loud shout for LBW, but looked like this was going down leg, could've been an inside edge as well, a clear inside edge and they've burnt an early review, was a swinging full-toss and there was a clear inside edge onto the pad, the ball rolled in front of mid-on and they were off for a quick single

N Thushara to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, a streaky boundary, but Marsh is away - an away swinging full-toss and Marsh was opened up by the angle, skewed thick outside edge and the ball flew behind square on the off-side, beats the fielder in the deep