Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rising Pune Supergiant, 17th Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Three losses in a row for RCB now. Losing at home for two out of those three games must especially sting but they'll have to recover quick. Just a day off before their next game against Gujarat. Pune have a much longer break and they will be in action only on next Saturday. As for us, we'll be back tomorrow for the fourth consecutive double-header. Join us then. This is Sagar Chawla taking your leave along with Vineet Anantharaman, Akshay Maanay, Abhinand, Krishna, and Srivathsa. Good night!

Ben Stokes is Man of the Match

Before we leave you, here's a stat wind up, courtesy our man Deepu Narayanan

* Shane Watson in IPL 2017 :
Strike Rate: 96.62 - Second worst (Min 50 balls)
Eco Rate: 10.30 - Third worst (Min 10 overs)

* Nine wickets taken by RPS is the most ever by them in a match. They have taken eight each on five instances.

* 162 - Lowest total defended by a visiting team in Bengaluru.

* First time RPS has successfully defended a total in 10 attempts.

* For the first time in eight matches, an IPL team based in Pune has beaten RCB.

* Lowest totals defended in Bangalore:
156 RCB v DC, 2008
156 RCB v MI, 2013
157 RCB v DD, 2012
157 RCB v DD, 2017
161 RPS v RCB *

Stokes: We went into our bowling innings with an understanding of what to do. Everyone executed their plans well. We stayed away from full deliveries, tried to take the pace off and tried to keep it on a good length. I thought we were struggling a bit (while batting). The thought was that if we bowl well and executed our plans, we might have a chance. Hopefully this is the starting point for us to get a winning streak going. We've got some quality bowlers. Wherever we go, with Dhoni in our team, it feels like a home game. It's a special place to come and play, the atmosphere is always really loud.

Ben Stokes is Man of the Match

Smith: We were probably in a pretty good position at one point, but lost our way in the middle, losing probably 6 for 2 or something like that. You don't win a lot of games after doing that. Manoj Tiwary finished beautifully. It's nice when those things work (bowling changes), sometimes they don't. It was nice to get a win on the board. We had a lot better energy and presence on the field today. We lacked that in the previous game so nice to turn it around tonight. We've got some great characters and some really good players, so hopefully this is the start of a run for us.

Virat Kohli: Not an easy thing to find momentum. We don't deserve to win if we play like this. Honestly, last match we fought really hard, today we let the game drift away right in front of our eyes. If we lose without intent, it's not a nice feeling. We have a few things to address. You can't just come out here thinking we're gonna play at home and sweep sides away. We need to play good consistent cricket. Pune was the better team and they won. One of the best (catches) I have ever taken. Reflects on all the training drills. That was one of the very few positives that we can take out of this game. He (Milne) bowled really well, assessed the conditions really nicely and stepped up. He took the opportunity with both hands. Guys coming in have to learn from that. We can't play with fear of failure. We can't bowl thinking what if we leak runs, what if is a massive mistake in sport, especially cricket. We have to be more expressive. Last year, we had to win four out of four and we qualified. It's not going to happen every year, so we need to pull our socks up. If you play with intent and get out or get hit for runs, it's fine. You can't be switched off and let the game drift away. As professional cricketers, playing for a franchise and you're playing in front of so many people, and people expect you to do well. So, you got to be at the top of your game and we certainly weren't today. We didn't deserve to win. They (fans) have always backed us throughout. Last year we needed their support and they were out here in huge numbers to do that. Once we get things turning around for us, hopefully we can come back and dominate at home. We as players need to take more responsibility so that we can give the fans something to cheer about.

23:39 Local Time, 18:09 GMT, 23:39 IST: Absolutely brilliant performance from the RPS bowlers. They read the conditions beautifully and found a method to strangle the opposition. The ploy was to bowl slower back of length deliveries right into the pitch and the RCB batsmen just couldn't find a counter to it. The home side had initially got off to a decent start against the new ball which was coming on much better. That's where a lot of credit must go to Tahir for changing the course of the game and building pressure with a brilliant spell which included the wicket of AB de Villiers. Stokes chipped in with timely wickets of Kohli and Watson. And Unadkat and Thakur, who might have been the major worries going into this, stepped up magnificently at the death on a pitch which was slowing rapidly.

Stokes to Chahal, no run, back of a length on middle and leg, Chahal plays it back down the pitch. The RPS have pulled off a superb win. This is the lowest total defended at the Chinnaswamy by a visiting team in IPL

Stokes to Aravind, 1 run, slants a full toss into the pads from round the wicket, Aravind glances it past short fine leg who gives chase and hauls it in with a slide. They've just settled for the single

Stokes to Chahal, 1 run, full outside off, driven to extra-cover

Yuzvendra Chahal, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Stokes to Milne, out Bowled!! Bang on top of off-stump. These bowlers are helping themselves to some good wickets here. Three for Stokes now. Cuts his fingers across the ball while bowling it into the pitch, it doesn't bounce as much as Milne wants. Right under his swipe. Milne b Stokes 2(3)

Stokes to Milne, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

Stokes to Aravind, byes, 1 run, short ball which loops over Aravind's pull this time and falls on the half-volley to Dhoni. Dhoni fumbles for a bye

Stokes to Aravind, no run, back of a length, dipping on Aravind as he pulls and misses

Ben Stokes [3.0-0-16-2] is back into the attack

Unadkat to Aravind, 1 run, that's flown off the bat. Normal pace back of a length delivery outside off, Aravind slashes it hard straight to sweeper cover

Unadkat to Aravind, 2 runs, another miscue as Aravind slogs off the toe-end into the mid-wicket region

Unadkat to Aravind, 2 runs, on a good length, no pace on the delivery again, Aravind swings it away to the right of long leg