Sneh Rana to Shweta Sehrawat, Drifts one on the pads, Shweta slogs this to deep mid-wicket for one.
Sneh Rana to Shweta Sehrawat, FOUR! Connects well and finds the fence this time. Quicker on the pads, Shweta Sehrawat sweeps this up and over short fine leg and this has raced away to the fence for four.
Sneh Rana to Uma Chetry, Quicker and fuller around leg, Uma Chetry tucks this away on leg for no run.
Sneh Rana to Shweta Sehrawat, Fuller on the pads, Shweta Sehrawat sweeps this towards short fine for one.
Sneh Rana to Uma Chetry, Short of a length angling away from Uma Chetry. She rocks back and rolls this towards long on for one.
Sneh Rana (2-0-19-2) is back on. She replaces Georgia Wareham.
Ekta Bisht to Shweta Sehrawat, Fuller on the pads, Shweta Sehrawat dabs this towards deep backward square for two more. A productive over for UP as they get 12 off it.
Ekta Bisht to Uma Chetry, Floated around off, Uma Chetry tucks this off her back foot towards square leg for one.
Ekta Bisht to Uma Chetry, FOUR! Gives it a lot more air, around middle and off. Uma Chetry sweeps this and finds the gap towards deep mid-wicket and deep square for four.
Ekta Bisht to Uma Chetry, Slower through the air, on off. Uma Chetry punches this towards cover for no run.
Ekta Bisht to Shweta Sehrawat, Darted around off, Shweta Sehrawat punches this down to long off for one.
Ekta Bisht to Shweta Sehrawat, FOUR! Floated down the leg, Shweta Sehrawat gets low on her knee and sweeps this up and over short fine leg for four. These are very handy runs for UP.
It is still evenly poised, folks! Just a reminder, Chinelle Henry is yet to come out to bat. She has been scoring runs for fun off late, and also at a mammoth strike rate as well. Would be interesting to see how much this sixth wicket stand chews out of the total. Also, a change in bowling. Ekta Bisht is back on, replacing Kim Garth.
Georgia Wareham to Shweta Sehrawat, Fuller around off, Shweta Sehrawat drives this towards sweeper cover for one.
Georgia Wareham to Shweta Sehrawat, WIDE! Full and down the leg, Georgia Wareham looks for the paddle but misses. Wided.
Georgia Wareham to Uma Chetry, Tossed up around off, Uma Chetry drills this to long on for one.
Georgia Wareham to Uma Chetry, FOUR! Short of a length around off, Uma Chetry rocks back and smashes this past cover for a boundary. The 100 is up for UP now and they need 81 more runs to win.
Georgia Wareham to Shweta Sehrawat, Darted full and on off, Shweta Sehrawat plays this late and guides this to point for no run.
Georgia Wareham to Uma Chetry, Tossed up around middle and leg, Uma Chetry flicks this away on leg for one.
Georgia Wareham to Uma Chetry, Floated on the pads, Uma Chetry tucks this around leg for no run.
Kim Garth to Uma Chetry, On a length around middle and leg, Uma Chetry tucks this towards mid-wicket for one.
Uma Chetry is in at number 5, with half of the UP side back in the dugout.
Kim Garth to Grace Harris, OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! UP are just digging a hole for themselves at the moment as they lose another wicket! After such a fantastic start, they have lost their way badly. Slower one around off, Grace Harris fails to read the pace off, and clears her front leg and goes for a slog across. Chalks it off the cue end, mistimes it big time, and the ball finds Sneh Rana down at long on. Sneh Rana grabs this on the second attempt and completes the catch. A huge wicket for Bengaluru as the dangerous Grace Harris departs on a single-digit score of 8 (10).
Kim Garth to Grace Harris, Good length wide of off, Grace Harris dabs this towards off for no run.
Kim Garth to Shweta Sehrawat, On a length around the pads, Shweta Sehrawat tucks this to fine leg for one.
Kim Garth to Shweta Sehrawat, Good length around off, Shweta Sehrawat ends up blocking this out on off.
Kim Garth to Shweta Sehrawat, WIDE! On a length wide down the leg, Shweta Sehrawat misses out on the flick. Wided.
Kim Garth to Grace Harris, On a length around the pads, Grace Harris flicks this towards deep mid-wicket for one.
Georgia Wareham to Grace Harris, Slower through the air, fuller and on middle and leg, Grace Harris lunges forward and pushes it to the right of the bowler. Georgia Wareham moves to her right to stop the ball, but a slight fumble parries the ball behind her, allowing the batters to cross over. Halfway through the chase then. UP are 90/4.
Georgia Wareham to Grace Harris, Tossed up, drifting on the pads on a fuller length. Grace Harris gets forward to flick it away but misses. The ball rolls off the pads to the square leg region as Harries tries to sneak in a run. But Richa Ghosh is quick enough towards the ball from behind the wickets to prevent any run. Harris is compelled to retreat back.
Georgia Wareham to Shweta Sehrawat, Nice and fuller around off, Shweta Sehrawat leans on the ball and drives it inside-out to deep extra cover for one.
Georgia Wareham to Shweta Sehrawat, Short of a good length, around off, cut away again, but straight to backward point.
Georgia Wareham to Shweta Sehrawat, FOUR! Through the gap and to the fence! Wareham gives too much width, on a length, outside off, Shweta Sehrawat rocks back and pierces the backward point gap for a boundary.
Georgia Wareham to Shweta Sehrawat, FOUR! Just helped away! Stays on the pads, does Georgia Wareham, on a length, Shweta Sehrawat just hangs back and taps the ball on its head to get it to deep fine for a boundary.
Ellyse Perry to Grace Harris, On a good length and outside off, Grace Harris chops it off the back foot, and straight to the short third fielder.
Ellyse Perry to Grace Harris, Excellent effort there by Danni Wyatt-Hodge in the deep, saves a certain boundary! Short of a good length, on top of middle, Grace Harris stands deep inside the crease and pulls it along the ground to deep backward square leg. Danni Wyatt-Hodge comes swooping to her right from deep square leg and intercepts the ball, keeping the batters to just a double.
Ellyse Perry to Grace Harris, FOUR! Cut away with precision! Back of a length from Ellyse Perry, outside off, Grace Harris gets the desired width. She leans on the back foot and gets on the top of the bounce. Cuts it past the left of the diving backward point fielder for a boundary.
Ellyse Perry to Grace Harris, Back of a length, nipping away on off, Grace Harris stays right behind the line and punches it on the surface.
Ellyse Perry to Grace Harris, WIDE! Just past the tramline, on the off side. Left alone. Wide given.
Ellyse Perry to Grace Harris, Sprays it down leg, full in length. Grace misses to tickle it fine and the keeper collects it behind the sticks. It is signalled as a Wide and Bengaluru has challenged the on-field decision. The third umpire is summoned. She deems that the batter is in a normal stance before Perry delivers the ball. UltraEdge shows that the ball is just grazing the pad. A good call from Richa Ghosh. The on-field decision is reverse.
Ellyse Perry to Shweta Sehrawat, A short delivery angling on the pads. This is worked away fine to deep fine for a single.
We've reached the first strategic break in this electrifying chase! UP have made a promising start, but the loss of four wickets has dented their momentum. With 72 runs on the board after 8 overs, they'll be looking to rebuild but they can not afford a rebuild at a slow rate. As Bengaluru aims to seize control, they'll need to be wary of the dangerous Grace Harris, who's just walked out to bat. The stage is set for a thrilling second half of the chase!
Sneh Rana to Deepti Sharma, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Sneh Rana provides another crucial breakthrough for Bengaluru as UP lose their skipper now! Rana bowls it flat and pushes it through around off on a length. Deepti Sharma tries to be cheeky as she looks to guide it behind to the third man region, but is a bit too late on the shot, and the ball passes scaringly close to the bat. Richa Ghosh is alert and takes a sharp grab behind the stumps. An appeal for caught behind, but not given. Richa Ghosh and Sneh Rana are very certain and they convince their skipper to go upstairs to challenge the on-field decision. UltraEdge comes up and shows a spike and the skipper of UP, Deepti Sharma departs after playing a quick knock of 25 (13). UP are 72/4 now, needing 109 more runs to win from 72 deliveries.
Sneh Rana to Deepti Sharma, SIX! The captain has taken charge now! Sneh loops it up, and drops it fuller on the stumps. Deepti Sharma nails the sweep shot and sails it behind deep square leg for a biggie. It is also the first six of this season for Deepti Sharma.
Sneh Rana to Shweta Sehrawat, Too full, on middle. drilled down the ground to the right of long off for one more.
Sneh Rana to Deepti Sharma, Slower and fuller on off, Deepti Sharma leans forward and drives it along the ground to deep cover for one.
Sneh Rana to Deepti Sharma, Sliding down leg, on a fuller length, Deepti sweeps it fine to short fine.
Sneh Rana to Deepti Sharma, FOUR! Swept away! Tossed up, fuller and on the stumps, on leg, Deepti Sharma sweeps it to deep square leg for a boundary.
Ekta Bisht to Shweta Sehrawat, An appeal for LBW, but not given! Ekta drifts it in, on the leg stump line from middle, on a fuller length, with a lot of flight. Shweta Sehrawat leans on it to push it out but misses as she plays over the line. The ball clips her front pad and runs behind to short fine. Smriti Mandhana thinks that it might be sliding down the leg side and they do not opt for a review. Even Ekta Bisht thinks the same eventually.
Ekta Bisht to Shweta Sehrawat, Drags the length just a tad bit, does Ekta, on the stumps, Shweta Sehrawat sits down on her knee and paddles it to deep backward square leg for a couple.