Ravindra Jadeja comes into the attack, to bowl the seventh over. Padikkal misses the sweep first ball but makes good connection next ball for a boundary through square leg.
He plays and misses again but playing another sweep shot for a four.
The left-hander uses his feet to loft Jadeja over long-on for a six and keeps strike with one from the last ball as 15 runs come from the seventh over.
Ashwin comes back into the attack, to bowl the eighth over. He checks RCB's charge with the key wicket of Padikkal, who plays an uppish drive but is caught by Gaikwad, who takes a sharp catch diving forward to take it inches from the ground.
Padikkal walks back after a cameo of 27 from 14 balls.
Rajat Patidar gets off the mark with a single from the last ball.
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