Lucknow Super Giants openers Mitchell Marsh and Arshin Kulkarni are out in the middle. Their fifth opening pair in IPL 2026.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who is playing his 200th IPL game, with the new ball for Royal Challengers Bengaluru. A slip in place for Marsh.
Bhuvi starts off with an outswinger and Marsh leaves it alone before pushing the next delivery to mid-on to open his account with a single.
Bhuvi swings another one away and Kulkarni lets it go and edges the next ball to deep square leg and gets off the mark with a couple.
A dot later, Kulkarani flicks the final delivery of the over to deep square leg and picks up a brace.
Five runs came off the first over.
Josh Hazlewood to bowl from the other end and Marsh plays out a dot before lofting an overpitched delivery over the long-off fence for a maximum.
Marsh blocks away the next two deliveries.
It has started to rain and the players are going off the field. Covers are on.
Looks like a passing shower and the cover has been taken off. The match is expected to resume shortly.
The players are back on the field and Hazlewood is marking his run-up.
Marsh is ready to face the fourth ball of the over and he charges down but is beaten by the bounce.
Six! Full delivery on off and Marsh smashes it over the bowler's head for the second maximum of the over.
A dot to end the 13-run over.
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