Kaushik pings this from the venue: Quite electric the atmosphere. Fans split down the middle I would say. RCB chants morph midway into CSK. Sounds like RC..K
1.3
Thakur to Kohli, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off, Kohli leans well forward and places the drive past cover for a single
A drizzle has just started at Chinnaswamy
1.2
Thakur to Kohli, FOUR, to deep backward point
1.1
Thakur to du Plessis, 1 run, to sweeper cover
Shardul Thakur, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
0.6
Tushar Deshpande to du Plessis, 1 run, excellent start from Deshpande - short of a good length and just outside off, du Plessis comes down the pitch and stabs iut in front of cover-point for a run
0.5
Tushar Deshpande to du Plessis, no run
0.4
Tushar Deshpande to du Plessis, no run, fuller length delivery on off, du Plessis leans forward and can't beat cover-point with the drive
0.3
Tushar Deshpande to du Plessis, no run, on a good length and just outside off, du Plessis lets the ball come and defends it to backward point
0.2
Tushar Deshpande to du Plessis, no run
0.1
Tushar Deshpande to Kohli, 1 run, back of a length and well wide of off, Kohli rides the bounce and steers it behind square on the off-side for a single
Kohli and du Plessis are at the crease. Kohli is on strike. Tushar Deshpande will open the attack
The umpires are out in the middle, they're followed by the players and we're ready to go. Match 68 and we should know our final playoff team in around 4 hours.
Right, RCB are batting first and the equation is straightforward. Win by a margin of 18 runs or more to ensure that their NRR goes above that of their derby neighbours. Keeping the task in mind, we've made a change to our pre-toss expert XI. Have a look before you lock in your fantasy picks
Faf du Plessis said same team at the toss, but Will Jacks is back in England and he's replaced by Glenn Maxwell. He's slated to take Jacks's number 3 slot as well, not sure if that'll happen. Swapnil Singh has been named as part of the impact sub, it could be either him / Vyshak Vijaykumar. For CSK, Shivam Dube is on the bench and should walk in as the impact sub.
Here are the Impact substitutes for both the teams
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