As good a humdinger as they come. And you could argue that BLR got out of jail in the end. This loss might well bury PUN's hopes of qualification as they now have 7 losses against their name. But full credit to them for making a good fist of it. There is an evident wave of resurgence since Vijay has taken over. Anyway, that's all we have to offer from this one. This is Sagar Chawla bidding goodbye on behalf of Abhishek Chaudhary, Raju Peethala, Pratyush Sinha, and our scorer Venki. Ciao!

"It's definitely nice to get a bit of momentum for the BLR. We have had our ups and downs throughout the tournament. It was as close as it gets, but nice to put smiles on a lot of faces. At the top of the mark, I want to be clear about what I want to bowl. Have no doubts. Then think about how to execute when I'm running in. It's about trying to preempt what the batsman will do. With the quality of batsmen in this era, it's quite challenging," says Watson who is Man of the Match

"Poker face. Absolute poker face [him not showing emotions in the final overs]. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't tense. We can't complain. Beggars are not choosers. Just happy with the two points. I would credit Vijay the way he batted. The wicket wasn't easy in the middle period. But he picked his areas. KL was going well so I thought of hanging there. Losing two wickets in an over is always criminal. I thrive on building the innings, it was criminal of me to get out in the same over. No one better than AB in the death overs, the way he executed those yorkers over square leg for sixes. No one would have been able to do that. Credit to Jordan, everyone has off days. But he was able to hold his composure off the final two balls," says a relieved (as much as anything) Kohli.

"It went to the last over so it's a good game of cricket. A lot of positives for us like the batting aspect. Even the bowlers did a good job to keep them to 170-ish. Just asked my bowlers to stick to their lines and it took an AB to do what he did. All I told Stoinis was to take the game deep and not attempt fancy shots. Just back your strengths. That's what Stoinis did but unfortunately he couldn't take us over the line. Everyone is maintaining a good environment which is important for us to finish well," says an apparently disappointed Vijay.

Heartbreak comes in different shapes and sizes. For Punjab it came in the form of Shane Watson. The Aussie, choked Punjab by devouring Vijay, who looked all set to see his side home with a brilliant batting effort up front. Despite losing Vijay, Punjab were in it when the Aussie came to bowl the 19th over with the hosts needing 24. But Watson allowed only 7 runs in the penultimate over to make the equation too tough to tackle in the end. One must feel for Stoinis too, who did everything right but missed out on two full tosses in the end. Earlier, Punjab started patiently and Vijay continued to build partnerships to keep his side in the game. But in the end, it was just not Punjab's day, who are all but out of the reckoning for a place in the playoffs.

19.6 - Jordan to Stoinis, 2 runs, and full-toss Jordan has done the trick. Not one has he drilled in the blockhole, but it doesn't matter now. Oh Stoinis, he did so many right things but missed out on two full bungers back to back. Loses his shape trying to butcher it into the Himalayas but mistimes it to deep mid-wicket. Kohli is roaring his guts out. Easy man, easy. Phew, I'm exhausted!

A boundary needed off the final ball.

19.5 - Jordan to Stoinis, 2 runs, oh he's missed out on a full toss. Oh sheesh! His bottom hand came off and he could only slice it to deep cover. Then runs as hell to get back

19.4 - Jordan to Stoinis, no run, anyone saw the Game of Thrones episode today? I didn't. But hell I'm ready now. What drama! The plot keeps thickening. Stoinis moves across to get in the position to scoop. Seeing him move, Jordan bowls it wide outside off. Stoinis tries to adjust and dab it away but misses. It's well over the tramline but the umpire's arms stay tucked as Stoinis had moved

Only a hit away. 6 needed off 3.

19.3 - Jordan to Stoinis, SIX, Marcus Stoinis, you freaking beast! Takes a couple of steps down the track and launches a length ball over long-off. Just about clears the ropes. Preity Zinta looks like she's having a stroke

19.2 - Jordan to Stoinis, FOUR, Stoinis keeps BLR hearts pounding. What a shot! Ventured to the leg-side as everyone in the off-side, save long off, was up in the ring. Then drills a half-volley from middle stump through the covers

19.1 - Jordan to Behardien, 1 run, oh Jordan gets away with a full toss. Behardien finds the man at deep backward square with a mistimed slog

17 required off the final over! Do the home side have a hero? And what am I seeing here? Holy Jon Snow! The ball has been tossed over to Chris Jordan who has looked terribly off colour since coming to India.

18.6 - Watson to Behardien, 1 run, good grief, what a time to nail the yorker. Right up there in the blockhole just outside off, and Behardien can only jam it to long-off

18.5 - Watson to Stoinis, 1 run, look at the emotions out there. Stoinis groans in anguish as he knows he's missed out. Full ball, right in the slot just outside off. Stoinis tries to slog it with all his might but the bat twists in his hands and he swats it tamely down to long-on

18.4 - Watson to Stoinis, no run, oh this is unnerving! This time he tries to back away and ramp a short ball over the keeper but he misses out

18.3 - Watson to Stoinis, FOUR, full toss, full toss, and it's been put in the grave! Stoinis backs away and carves it past backward point. Skimmed off the turf

18.2 - Watson to Behardien, 1 run, Behardien is hurried by a short ball, it catches his splice on the pull and spoons up. No one behind square in the ring though and he gets away

18.1 - Watson to Behardien, no run, spears in a full ball just outside off which whistles past Behardien's outside edge as he attempts an inside out loft. Dot!

24 needed from 12! Who can keep their nerve? That's all what this is about.

17.6 - Jordan to Stoinis, FOUR, oh yes, brilliant! Much needed boundary this as it keeps the equation in their favour. Stoinis is quickly into position for the scoop, bends across off and laps the full ball over short fine

17.5 - Jordan to Stoinis, 2 runs, Stoinis shuffles across to a full ball and flicks it nicely through the mid-wicket region. There's a definite couple on offer here with the ground the fielder has to make. And they complete it without fuss

17.4 - Jordan to Behardien, 1 run, that's the third full toss in a row. Can't quite call it a low one either. Behardien slaps it past a diving extra-cover but how good is AB! Hoverboards across from long-off and keeps them to a single

17.3 - Jordan to Stoinis, 1 run, another low full toss, bends back in on middle and leg, Stoinis drills it to long-on

17.2 - Jordan to Behardien, 1 run, full toss angled in on middle, driven to long-on

17.1 - Jordan to Behardien, FOUR, don't look at Kohli. Just don't. He'd kill you with just a glare. Short and wide outside off, Behardien cuts it smoothly through the point region, Head gets there from deep cover and lets it through his hands. Oh dear!

Farhaan Behardien, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Chris Jordan [2.0-0-24-0] is back into the attack

16.6 - Watson to Vijay, out Caught by Chahal!! Here's the opportunity, here's the opportunity .. and Chahal makes no mistake at deep square leg. Banged in short by Watson, might have rolled his fingers across as it seemed to have held up on Vijay's heave. It causes him to mistime it in the air. Chahal sees it all the way and awkwardly cups it in front of his chest before tumbling down. Vijay c Chahal b Watson 89(57) [4s-12 6s-1]

Watson to Vijay, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

16.5 - Watson to Vijay, no run, Watson executes the wide yorker well, but isn't that wide of the tramlines? Umm, a close shave

16.4 - Watson to Vijay, no run, backs away a long way and is bestowed with a short and wide one as a gift for his footwork. But fails to connect with the upper-cut

16.3 - Watson to Vijay, 2 runs, oh that looked so good in real time. But it didn't go very far. That's because he got it off the bottom of the bat. Cleared his front leg to make room and lofted an overpitched delivery inside out over extra-cover. A brace

16.2 - Watson to Stoinis, 1 run, short ball which is rolled down to deep mid-wicket with a controlled pull

16.1 - Watson to Stoinis, no run, short ball outside off, there's a lot of width on offer and Stoinis tries to make good of it with a dab down to third man. But the bounce is too much for him. Fizzes over his top-edge

Shane Watson [2.0-0-12-1] is back into the attack

Vijay is playing a real gem here and if he stays the course, PUN will be home in no time. BLR have a strategic time-out here to think things over. 40 needed off 4 overs.

15.6 - Chahal to Vijay, 2 runs, clipped through the mid-wicket region and it's placed in the pocket for a couple

15.5 - Chahal to Vijay, FOUR, what was that! This is like a candidate failing a driving test in India. Never happens. Vijay, for once, pulls out the reverse sweep. And the shortish length helps his cause. Biffs it past short third man

15.4 - Chahal to Stoinis, 1 run, hops out of the crease and works a single down to long-on

15.3 - Chahal to Vijay, 1 run, quicker googly fired in to follow Vijay's movements, clipped through mid-wicket

15.2 - Chahal to Vijay, FOUR, oh stop doing this already! Too many poor balls. A rank bad long-hop on leg-stump, Vijay bends his knees and whacks it past a diving short fine leg

15.1 - Chahal to Stoinis, 1 run, flatter leg-break skidding on from middle, nudged to long-on

Yuzvendra Chahal [3.0-0-17-2] is back into the attack

14.6 - Aaron to Vijay, no run, slower back of a length delivery outside off which bounces more and beats his dab

14.5 - Aaron to Vijay, FOUR, he is able to find the boundary off most overs. This one shouldn't have crossed the ropes though. Not after Jordan did all the hard work by getting there with a dive, but it sneaks through. Low full toss outside off which is drilled hard by Vijay and gets to the fence

14.4 - Aaron to Vijay, 2 runs, now he backs away and lofts a length ball in the air. Gets it more towards the cue end and is lucky that it drops short and wide of Kohli at long-off

14.3 - Aaron to Vijay, no run, Vijay has walked well across off to whip a full ball but hits it straight to square leg. Stoinis is already halfway down and would have been gone with a direct-hit

14.2 - Aaron to Vijay, 2 runs, stays flat-footed to a length ball outside off, and pats it through the point region. Huge square boundaries here, and that enables a second

14.1 - Aaron to Stoinis, 1 run, good pace on this one but it's misdirected down leg, Stoinis rises on his toes and glances it down to fine leg

Varun Aaron [2.0-0-16-0] is back into the attack

13.6 - I Abdulla to Vijay, no run, what was he doing there? Shortish and slowish drifting down leg, Vijay is puzzled by the lack of pace and just can't decide when to bring the bat down on the flick. Raps him on the pad in the end, but going well down leg

13.5 - I Abdulla to Vijay, FOUR, back to back boundaries! Slightly more air on this one but it's too full. Vijay drills a punch straight of long-on and it simply rockets off his bat. One bounce and over the ropes

13.4 - I Abdulla to Vijay, FOUR, not at all what Vijay intended, but who cares. Abdulla fires this one wider, and Vijay tries to fetch it with a massive slog. He's nowhere near it but the resultant outside edge zooms away past short third man

13.3 - I Abdulla to Stoinis, 1 run, darts it short outside off, cut away to sweeper cover

13.2 - I Abdulla to Stoinis, no run, whips one to the right of Abdulla off the back foot, but is denied a single by an adorable dive

13.1 - I Abdulla to Vijay, leg byes, 1 run, fires one in with the arm and hits the pads of Vijay as he misses a flick. Still gets a leg-bye

Iqbal Abdulla [2.0-0-17-0] is back into the attack

72 needed from 42. At this ground, it can be done (easily, if I might add). BLR need a slew of wickets.

12.6 - Jordan to Vijay, 1 run, languidly drives a full ball to deep cover

12.5 - Jordan to Vijay, FOUR, the second boundary off the Jordan over. His induction into the T20 League is certainly not going as per plan. A rough couple of games now. It might be speaking too soon though as he still has a couple of overs. Anyway, he bowls this one full on the pads and is flicked past square leg with those rubber wrists

12.4 - Jordan to Stoinis, 1 run, stands upright to a short of length delivery which doesn't get up much, somehow forces a pull behind square. It's Kohli there in the deep and they dare not take him on

12.3 - Jordan to Stoinis, no run, pitched up just outside off, driven to mid-off

12.2 - Jordan to Vijay, 1 run, follows a backing-away Vijay with a yorker and induces a thick inside edge through square leg

12.1 - Jordan to Vijay, FOUR, he's picked his spot there, over mid-off. Looked like he decided beforehand that the ball needs to go there no matter what the length. Clears his front leg to a good length delivery and lifts it through the line. Such a true surface

Chris Jordan [1.0-0-13-0] is back into the attack

11.6 - Watson to Vijay, 1 run, weee, look at from where he has picked that up. Length ball well wide of off, Vijay moves across and wrists it down to long-on. No idea how he managed that, but nevertheless, gets to his fifty. Now to carry on!

11.5 - Watson to Stoinis, 1 run, punches this half-volley down to long-on

11.4 - Watson to Vijay, 1 run, tailing yorker on off which is jammed back to Watson who makes an unforced error and fumbles to allow a single

11.3 - Watson to Vijay, no run, Vijay can't afford to throw his wicket here. His team can't afford for him to do that. Tries to whip a ramp over the keeper's head with a lot of wristwork. Fails to connect altogether. There was sufficient height on the ball to be attemptng it, but just the simple matter of laying bat on it which wasn't executed

11.2 - Watson to Stoinis, 1 run, length ball on middle, 128ks, clipped through square leg

11.1 - Watson to Vijay, 1 run, short of length off-cutter which is tucked off the chest through mid-wicket.

Shane Watson [1.0-0-7-1] is back into the attack

Marcus Stoinis, right handed bat, comes to the crease

10.6 - Chahal to D Miller, out Stumped!! Chahal is on fire here. Another stumping. He cleverly drifts this one well wide of off, and draws Miller forward and across. Miller has to lunge out for it in the end and his back foot is dragged out of the crease. The ball simply skids on, beats the outside edge and presents an easy stumping to Rahul, who makes no mistake this time. Two in two! This changes things. D Miller st Rahul b Chahal 0(1)

Chahal to D Miller, THAT'S OUT!! Stumped!!

David Miller, left handed bat, comes to the crease

10.5 - Chahal to W Saha, out Run Out!! Saha has missed one after coming down the track, and Rahul fails to collect cleanly (missed out on a stumping chance). But has he made up for it in time? Oh yes he has. But wait a minute. From the side-on replays it's clear that the ball popped out of his gloves and knocked into the grille of the helmet. But as the third umpire points out correctly, the appeal is not for a catch so the run out is STILahore ON. Yes. Saha has to go. In looking for a big hit, he yorked himself. So nearly got away with it, but not to be. Rahul redeems himself. W Saha run out (Rahul) 16(13) [4s-1]

Chahal to W Saha, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!

10.4 - Chahal to W Saha, 2 runs, the fielders in the ring on the off-side are all square or behind square to enable sweeper cover to be straight. Saha powers the cut and runs back for two

10.3 - Chahal to Vijay, 1 run, softly cuts one to cover-point and hustles to the other end. Easily home even if there was a direct hit

10.2 - Chahal to W Saha, 1 run, shortish from Chahal and he's been pulled away down to long-on

10.1 - Chahal to Vijay, 1 run, could have landed in trouble in choosing to sweep a very full ball, lucky to get an underedge down to short fine

Yuzvendra Chahal [2.0-0-12-0] is back into the attack

9.6 - I Abdulla to W Saha, 2 runs, clips to mid-wicket. The throw back to the non-striker's end is an off-balanced one and it's an easy couple

9.5 - I Abdulla to W Saha, no run, slower delivery wide of off, Saha leans across with an open stance and drives straight to the fielder

9.4 - I Abdulla to Vijay, 1 run, fired on leg-stump, Vijay stayed put and stabbed it to long-on

9.3 - I Abdulla to W Saha, 1 run, good Saha. Give the strike back to him. Skips out and wrists it to long-on

9.2 - I Abdulla to Vijay, 1 run, gets low enough to render this quicker delivery impotent, cocks his wrists and clips it through mid-wicket

9.1 - I Abdulla to Vijay, FOUR, that's from the refrigerator of awesomeness. Sees the loop on this one, skips down whilst making room and chips this over extra cover

8.6 - Aaron to Vijay, 1 run, punches this to mid-on and runs

8.5 - Aaron to Vijay, SIX, wow. That's as good as it gets. Short ball splayed on top of leg-stump, Vijay rises up, rotates and picks it up with a pull over deep backward square leg. Nothing fancy wrist-roll etc. Pure class

8.4 - Aaron to Vijay, no run, wanted to flat-bat over Aaron's head. But something else happened. The ball darts away off the pitch, takes the toe-end and drops short of mid-off

8.3 - Aaron to W Saha, 1 run, slow ball this time, Saha read it right off the turf and rolls wrists on this clip behind square

8.2 - Aaron to Vijay, 1 run, winds up seeing the angle down leg and tucks it to fine leg

8.1 - Aaron to Vijay, no run, that's an overdoing of self-service. Backs away to make room, ends up making too much and Aaron makes it worse with a full-wide ball

7.6 - I Abdulla to Vijay, 1 run, uses his wrists and clips a single to long-on. 8 runs off it but a good over

7.5 - I Abdulla to W Saha, 1 run, walks into the delivery and presents a straight bat. Push-ironed to long-off, you can say

7.4 - I Abdulla to Vijay, 1 run, skids on quick allowing a tuck through mid-wicket

7.3 - I Abdulla to Vijay, 2 runs, takes a step back looking at the bounce and punches it all closed-bat to long-on

7.2 - I Abdulla to Vijay, 2 runs, flatter this time, on the pads and Vijay times his clip just in time. Round the corner for a double

7.1 - I Abdulla to W Saha, 1 run, loops it slow, Saha is cramped for drive and skews it off the outside half through cover

Iqbal Abdulla, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack

6.6 - Aaron to W Saha, 1 run, extra bounce again. An opened-up Saha takes his bottom hand off to chop it into the pitch and runs a single to third man

6.5 - Aaron to Vijay, 1 run, tucks a delivery from the pads to deep mid-wicket

6.4 - Aaron to Vijay, no run, hits the deck with a short ball and Vijay prefers to sway out of the line. Is he the best non-player of the bouncer now?

6.3 - Aaron to Vijay, no run, the pitch is slow or I am just too fond of his batting. Had enough time to crouch, let the fullish delivery arrive and open-bat it to cover-point

6.2 - Aaron to W Saha, 1 run, hops with the extra bounce on this length ball and slots it to third man with an open blade

6.1 - Aaron to W Saha, FOUR, mediocres this with width again, Saha slices the cut and pipes it well wide of third man

Varun Aaron, right-arm fast, comes into the attack

Time-out! A good powerplay this!

5.6 - Watson to Vijay, FOUR, lovely shot. Stepped aside to make room for this length ball, opened the bat face - serenely again. What else do you use for a Monk? - and punches it behind backward point

5.5 - Watson to Vijay, no run, and now Vijay has been foxed by a cutter. Is drawn into it with a shuffle, given the width, and sees the ball dart past his outside edge

5.4 - Watson to W Saha, 1 run, rose on his toes, allows the ball some room to come right in and then dabs it to third man

Wriddhiman Saha, right handed bat, comes to the crease

5.3 - Watson to Amla, out Caught by Binny!! Save the date. Amla is out to a Watson bouncer. He looked ready for it surprisingly. Was on the back foot, slapped a pull straightaway but didn't roll his wrists. Binny timed his hop at mid-wicket and caught it. Amla c Binny b Watson 21(20) [4s-2]

Watson to Amla, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

5.2 - Watson to Amla, no run, gets the width on this shortish ball, slices the punch serenely but finds backward point

5.1 - Watson to Amla, 2 runs, length ball whacked across the line to deep mid-wicket

Shane Watson, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

4.6 - Chahal to Amla, 1 run, misses the tuck on this delivery drfiting in, the ball rolls to short cover as Amla decides to take the extra. Chahal runs across, picks it up and fires a direct hit at the bowler's end. Amla just managed to drag his bat in, as the Third Umpire ruled too

Run out check...Amla looks safe.. Not out!

4.5 - Chahal to Amla, FOUR, slightly short, slightly turning away and Amla opened his punch to loft it between backward point and cover-point

4.4 - Chahal to Vijay, leg byes, 1 run, kneels down to take toll on this delivery sliding across. Misses and the ball rolls away to allow a leg bye

4.3 - Chahal to Amla, 1 run, he's mixing it well here. Slows down the pace and Amla mistimes the whip to mid-on

4.2 - Chahal to Amla, no run, tries to cut a flipper but is beaten by the extra bounce

4.1 - Chahal to Amla, no run, drifts across full and Amla shuffles across with it, clips and it falls short of mid-on

Yuzvendra Chahal [1.0-0-6-0] is back into the attack

3.6 - Binny to Vijay, FOUR, someone get hold of those wrists. Fullish delivery outside off, lured Vijay with a shuffle and then it was awesomeness. Brought his bat down and clubbed it through wide mid-on

3.5 - Binny to Amla, 1 run, nothing much for Binny tonight. Amla takes his front leg out and forces it to mid-off. Straight to him and just a single on sale on this occasion

3.4 - Binny to Vijay, 1 run, was uneasy in the crease when the ball arrived, held himself and then checked his slap through point

3.4 - Binny to Vijay, wide, loops over his head. Binny went too short and it's been given as a wide for height

3.3 - Binny to Amla, 1 run, soft hands, early eyes, late execution and a single to third man

3.2 - Binny to Vijay, 1 run, not pretty. Uses his feet, gets too close to the pitch and toe-ends the loft over cover-point. Sweeper cover runs in too to catch but it dropped bang in between the two fielders

3.1 - Binny to Vijay, 2 runs, softener on leg-stump, Vijay half-turns and trims it to deep square leg with a clip

Stuart Binny [1.0-0-5-0] is back into the attack

2.6 - Jordan to Vijay, 1 run, goes full, keeps it around off and Vijay times his pat back to Jordan

2.5 - Jordan to Vijay, FOUR, shot! Vijay, you gentle bully boy! Just a tame short of length delivery, pings off the surface quick and Vijay picks it up across the line. Just a swat and it just bounced inside the cow corner fence to rob him off a six. Mohali's big ground, you butcher!

2.4 - Jordan to Amla, 1 run, shuffled across early, got himself cramped on the cut and used his wrists to place it to third man

2.3 - Jordan to Vijay, 1 run, touch player, they say. Allows the length ball to come in and belatedly tucks it to deep square leg. All wrists

2.3 - Jordan to Vijay, wide, splays it down leg, called a wide

2.2 - Jordan to Vijay, FOUR, that's a bad ball. Short and wide, Vijay doesn't even move. Should have. Manages to loft it off the toe-end and it has enough legs to swoop to the deep cover fences

2.1 - Jordan to Amla, 1 run, Jordan into the attack and he has Manchester with him. Pings it short, gets it to rise and Amla sways back and gyrates with a pull round the corner

Chris Jordan, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

1.6 - Chahal to Amla, 1 run, turns away like a poor man's legbreak. Slow, low and Amla whips it to mid-on to keep strike

1.5 - Chahal to Amla, no run, good bounce on the stumps, Amla waits for it and then stabs it to cover

1.4 - Chahal to Vijay, leg byes, 1 run, no turn at all. Slides through with the angle, Vijay misses his tuck and the ball frisks the pad for a leg bye

1.3 - Chahal to Vijay, no run, drifts it across on leg, the fuller length befuddles Vijay who messes up with the clip. Mistimed towards where FSL would have been? No, off the pad

1.2 - Chahal to Amla, 1 run, goes shorter, gets it to hold and bounce up and Amla uses his wrists to tuck it to mid-on for a single

1.1 - Chahal to Amla, FOUR, drifts this across, the ball slides on to make it worse and Amla manages to tickle this to the fine leg fence

Yuzvendra Chahal, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack

Okay, spin early. Here's Chahal without a slip

0.6 - Binny to Amla, 1 run, good shoulders on this back of a length delivery, Amla hops across to get inside the line and tucks it round the corner

0.5 - Binny to Vijay, 1 run, stays full outside off, Vijay fetches this and whips it to mid-on

0.4 - Binny to Amla, 1 run, intends to be fuller, gets the swing as a reward immediately. The curl takes it wide and Amla gets the room to lean across and caress this to deep point

0.3 - Binny to Amla, no run, pounds it short this time, gets it to ricochet high despite the scarcity of pace on that and Amla rises in time to splice the defence back

0.2 - Binny to Vijay, 1 run, hits a length this time, slightly wide of off and Vijay opens the bat on a defensive drive to point

No slip for him, remember

0.1 - Binny to Amla, 1 run, can you believe? He starts with a back of a length delivery on off-stump. That's not why he has been given the new ball. Amla rises tall and wrists it into the leg-side

Amla and Vijay are at the crease. Amla is on strike. Binny will open the attack