Bengaluru Blasters vs Shivamogga Strikers, 13th Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Pradeep T to Bhatkal, SIX, make it 21 off the over. Pradeep overcompensates, too short now and a rocked back tennis like forehand gives it the wings. Further over mid-wicket

Pradeep T to Bhatkal, SIX, another juicy full toss. Bhatkal takes it off the front foot, a violent swish of the bat and that's over mid-wicket. Just the perfect morale booster this

Pradeep T to Bhat, out Caught by Somanna!! Another one into the dust. After a monster of a strike, Bhat looks to throw everything behind this full toss now. A high full toss. And miscues, with the handle turning in his palms. Only as far as long-on. They check for the height on the full toss, yeah, dipping down. Bhat c Somanna b Pradeep T 7(4) [6s-1]

Pradeep T to Bhat, SIX, ah those bats. And those arms. Gets a sitter in length with width for help and frees his arms to hammer the pull over cow corner. Some sort of a top-edge. Does it really matter?

Somanna to Pavan Deshpande, out Caught by Liyan Khan!! Decides to back away this time, Somanna smartly follows him in. On the pads and swished away in the air, very much off the inside half of the bat. In the air and plucks out a squarish mid-wicket. Reverse-cupped. And Bengaluru's hope of getting the flurry in the flourish doesn't quite look likely here. Pavan Deshpande c Liyan Khan b Somanna 47(36) [4s-3 6s-2]

Somanna to Pavan Deshpande, FOUR, rubs in some innov. Quickly picks out the fullish length at full pace and premeditates the walk across, sit down and a scoop. Perfectly done

Kazi to Bhatkal, SIX, the long handle put to good use. A mighty swing, and a monstrous strike. A small dance too. Off the meat as he puts it up into the long-on stands

Sarfaraz Ashraf to Pavan Deshpande, FOUR, lays into the width. Coupled with a friendly fullish length as well. Quickly on a knee to drill it through extra cover

Sarfaraz Ashraf to Pavan Deshpande, SIX, now the slog. That's outside the ground. Right in the slot, and a ferocious tonk follows over cow corner. 92 meters

Somanna to Manjesh Reddy, out Lbw!! There's the break. Plays around a straight one, missing all ends up and it couldn't get easier for the umpire. A fullish delivery, and Reddy makes the cardinal sin of walking across, and freezing in front of middle. Manjesh Reddy lbw b Somanna 37(43) [4s-2 6s-1]

S Manager to Pavan Deshpande, SIX, now a smoke! And this is well into the crowds. A full bat swing, under the length and puts it away full-blooded over long-on

S Manager to Manjesh Reddy, FOUR, cross seamed, short, wide and slapped. Opens up the gap to the left of point and drills it through

Akhil to Pavan Deshpande, FOUR, the edges come to his rescue. Looks for a tall, high-elbowed punch, ends up getting a massive outside edge. Where no one is

S Manager to Manjesh Reddy, 1 run, through the fingers. Oh my. It cannot get easier. Reddy looks for an ungainly slog, top-edges and Jonathan, who doesn't have to move an inch makes a mess

Sarfaraz Ashraf to Manjesh Reddy, SIX, the first of the day. And Bengaluru need many more. Right down with the charge, gets away too freeing his arms as he blow it, full-blooded. Cow corner it is

Akhil to Manjesh Reddy, FOUR, sneaks through. Much needed. Nicely sitting up as Reddy lines himself, gets on top of the bounce and steer-cuts it to bisect point and gully, who helps it away with the deflection too

Kazi to Shishir Bhavane, out Bowled!! Cleaned up. This time he's done in by the pitch. Starts half way down the track, and almost rolls along. Bhavane looks to get up tall for a punch, gets completely done in by the lack of bounce, fails to adjust and the off-pole takes the beating. Bengaluru in further misery. Shishir Bhavane b Kazi 10(14) [4s-1]

Kazi to Shishir Bhavane, FOUR, another slow-short one. Bhavane, quickly gliding onto the back foot looke to power the slam away. Bites, turns and bounces to take a thick outside edge and run past the keeper

Somanna to M Vishwanathan, out Caught by Nihal Ullal!! The edge. A feather rather. Gets it back in that perfect channel, fourth stump stuff, chased on with an ambitious bat swing. Nips away just enough off the track, takes the tickle on the outside edge and the keeper does the rest. M Vishwanathan c Nihal Ullal b Somanna 5(3) [4s-1]

Somanna to M Vishwanathan, FOUR, the first loss in line. Too straight and Vishwanathan quickly swivels in swishig it away behind square. A poor slide in the deep does no good either

Pradeep T to Samarth R, out Caught by Akhil!! The horror continues. And Bengaluru's hope of the man on the comeback to take them to safer waters ain't happening for now. After a generous bumber of leaves, Samarth looks to go after this one, with a lofted drive. Just that the ball sticks on, makes Samarth lose his timing and slices a mistime in return that skies up to mid-off. Samarth R c Akhil b Pradeep T 1(5)