U Yadav to de Kock, FOUR! Poor bowling this from Umesh. With no fielder in the fine leg region. Umesh bowls it short on the body, de Kock guides it on his way towards fine leg for a boundary.
U Yadav to de Kock, FOUR! De Kock is off the mark and in some style. Full on middle, de Kock lofts it over the mid on fielder for a boundary.
U Yadav to de Kock, Good length ball on off and middle, de Kock blocks it.
U Yadav to de Kock, Inswinging ball full on middle and leg, de Kock looks to flick but gets hit on the pads.
U Yadav to de Kock, Great ball. Good length ball on middle and off. Umesh gets bounce and a lot of inswing on this one. The ball goes between de Kock's bat and pad to the keeper. Parthiv asks the question but Umesh does not join.
U Yadav to de Kock, Wide! Not the start Umesh wanted. Bowls the first one down the leg side, Quinton looks to flick it but misses.
We are back for the chase. Rohit Sharma and Quinton de Kock are the openers for Mumbai. Umesh Yadav to start the proceedings with the new ball for Bangalore.
Who is your money on? We reckon that Bangalore have got a below-par score. Moeen feels that they have got enough. Only time will tell whose feeling is closer to reality.
Moeen Ali is caught down for a chat. He says that it was tough to start off the innings but once they set in, it was easy to play. Reckons this is a decent total. Feels AB's run out restricted them but he feels that it is a good total. Tells the team wanted to be a bit braver and other players like him had to step up.
Mumbai bowled brilliantly, making excellent use of the conditions on offer. Behrendorff probably bowled the ball of the innings, getting Kohli caught behind cheaply but then got hammered later on. Malinga and Bumrah then strut their stuff, conceding just 35 runs in the last 4 overs, picking up 5 wickets. Malinga picked up 4 of his own in the game, reminding everyone that he is not done yet. The best part was that they were economical in the middle overs even when they were not picking up wickets.
Not a great batting effort yet again from the visiting side. AB de Villiers was in his elements, scoring a magnificent 75 while Moeen Ali sounded a warning to the English selectors for the World Cup with a timely 50. Parthiv did his usual stuff, getting starts and then throwing it away. Nothing from the others.
172 is the target... ummm... enough? Given that 192 is the average first innings total at this venue, this may not prove to be enough. Also, dew is set to make an appearance, so these factors do not point to a great feeling for Bangalore.
L Malinga to U Yadav, A couple of byes to end the innings. A low full toss outside off, slower in pace, Umesh swings too hard but misses. De Kock collects and under-arms at the striker's end but misses. Malinga then collects and has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. Concedes an overthrow as the ball goes to Kieron Pollard at long off. BANGALORE FINISH ON 171/7!
Mohammed Siraj is the new man in.
L Malinga to P Negi, OUT! Third wicket in the over! A length ball outside off, Negi swings hard but only gets a top edge. An easier catch for de Kock this time, running to his left again, now point.
L Malinga to P Negi, Outside off, Negi looks to steer it to third man but misses.
Umesh Yadav walks in at number 8, replacing Nath.
L Malinga to A Nath, OUT! Two in two for Mumbai and that is a stunning catch from Quinton de Kock! Virat Kohli just walks back into the dressing room after seeing that - shot or effort, cannot say. Nath comes down the track a month too early and Malinga is experienced enough to bowl a slower one. Akshdeep has a wild swing and only gets a top edge. It was actually a simple catch for short fine leg but Quinton de Kock called for it, ran all the way to square leg, kept his eyes on the ball and then dived to take a stunner!
Pawan Negi is the new man in at number 7, replacing AB.
L Malinga to de Villiers, OUT! Brilliant from Pollard in the field. This can be the difference in the match. Bangalore needed to AB to play most balls of the last over but he goes out in the very second ball. Full outside off, de Villiers plays it wide of long on and looks for two. De Villiers was off for the second but Akshdeep Nath sends him back. Pollard from the deep has a shy at the bowler's end. He hits bull's eye. AB looks unhappy and replays show why. He is out of his crease and has to go back. Should Akshdeep Nath have sacrificed his wicket?