Siddarth is 'Kaul-ed' back.
R Khan to R Tripathi, The batsman gives this a full swing of the bat, down on one knee. One run added to the total.
R Khan to R Tripathi, FOUR! Back-to-back! Quicker leg break, turning away, Rahul waits till the last moment and then opens the face of the bat. Still gets it off the edge wide of Williamson at first slip for a boundary.
R Khan to R Tripathi, FOUR! Beautifully done! Leans forward to a tossed up delivery and lofts it inside out over extra cover for a boundary.
R Khan to S Samson, Goes back to tuck it away but this one turns away, goes off the leading edge towards cover and a single is picked up.
R Khan to R Tripathi, Loopy delivery outside off, Rahul works it off the back foot down the ground for a single.
R Khan to S Samson, Punched off the back foot down to long on for a single.
Rashid Khan is back on.
B Stanlake to S Samson, Short of a good length outside off, Sanju dabs it towards Pandey at backward point and sets off. The fielder scores a direct hit at the striker's end but Rahul was well in. Stanlake is done for the night. 4-0-29-1, read his figures!
B Stanlake to R Tripathi, Back of a length outside off, tapped in front of point for a single.
B Stanlake to R Tripathi, Beaten again! Billy Stanlake drops it on a back of a length outside off, Tripathi looks to flay it away but there is pace and bounce which gets the better of him.
B Stanlake to R Tripathi, Chases the wide short ball outside off but only connects with thin air.
B Stanlake to S Samson, Hangs back and pushes it down to long on for a single.
B Stanlake to R Tripathi, Good length delivery on off, drilled on the up and over the cover fielder for a single.
Al Hasan to S Samson, Misfield from Dhawan! Samson whips this fuller ball through mid-wicket. Dhawan comes charging in but he takes his eyes off the ball at the last moment and concedes another one.
Al Hasan to S Samson, Shakib drops it short on the stumps, Samson goes back and pulls it towards mid-wicket for a brace.
Al Hasan to R Tripathi, Flat and short on off, slapped past the man at backward point for a single.
Al Hasan to S Samson, Darted in on the stumps, almost a yorker, Samson digs it out towards cover for a single.
Al Hasan to R Tripathi, A bit quicker through the air outside off, tapped in front of cover for a single.
Al Hasan to S Samson, Tossed up outside off, driven along the ground towards long off for a single.
Rahul Tripathi is in next. He had a good last season for the Pune franchise. Can he continue his good run? Meanwhile, Shakib Al Hasan is back on as well.
First strategic break of the night.
B Stanlake to Ben Stokes, OUT! Kane Williamson at it again. Ho! Ho! Ho! The Big Ben is out of here. What a huge wicket this is. Stanlake delivers a fuller ball on the stumps, Stokes looks to go for the big heave across the line but drags it off the toe end of the bat. It travels quickly towards long on where Williamson comes a couple of steps in and fluffs it out. But due to his quick reflexes, he manages to take it on the second attempt. He then lofts his arms as the entire team barges towards him. First a run out and then this catch, captain leading from the front already.
B Stanlake to S Samson, Very full on the stumps, dragged off the inner half wide of long on for a single.
B Stanlake to Ben Stokes, The batsman plays a pull shot to this short delivery. The batsmen have run through for a single.
B Stanlake to Ben Stokes, Touch fuller on middle and leg, Stokes flicks it away through square leg for a brace.
B Stanlake to S Samson, Back of a length delivery on middle, punched down to long on for a single.
B Stanlake to Ben Stokes, Shortish delivery, pulled down to fine leg for a single.
Billy Stanlake is back.
R Khan to S Samson, Ohhhhhh! Rashid Khan, what an over this is! Quicker wrong one, Samson has to play as it comes in. Gets a thick inside edge. Hands on head for Rashid as he walks back. Just one from the over.
R Khan to S Samson, Tossed up on off, pushed off the front foot towards cover.
R Khan to Ben Stokes, The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. They pick up a single.
R Khan to Ben Stokes, Bowls a leg break this time, it turns in with some pace, Stokes looks to put bat on ball but luckily for him he gets an inside edge.
R Khan to Ben Stokes, A shout for a caught behind! A googly, skidding away with the angle, Stokes tries to be cheeky as he goes for the reverse sweep. Doesn't connect but Rashid Khan keeps appealing for a catch as he feels there was an edge. They discuss if they can send it upstairs. No, says Williamson.
R Khan to Ben Stokes, Bowls a leg break, turning down leg, Stokes can't put it away and gets hit on the pads.
Here he comes, Rashid Khan. What you say? Will he strike in the first over?
S Kaul to S Samson, FOUR! Edged and through! On a back of a length outside off, Samson looks to guide it away but gets an edge past the vacant slip cordon for a streaky boundary.
Ben Stokes walks out next to bat.
S Kaul to A Rahane, OUT! What a catch from Rashid Khan. He's yet to come and bowl but before that he shows how good a fielder he is. Really terrific from the Afghan. The fielding has been superb from the hosts so far. Fuller delivery, angling in on middle, Rahane shimmies down the track and goes for a whippy flick. Doesn't connect well and it goes aerially towards deep mid-wicket. Khan moves across to his left and pulls off a great catch with a slide. Kaul with an Afridi-like celebration as he gets his first one of the night.
S Kaul to S Samson, Back of a length outside off, cuts it behind point for a single.
S Kaul to A Rahane, In the air... falls short! Rahane decides to take Kaul on. He steps out to play a big shot but skews it off the outer half. Shouts of catch it but it lands well short of Stanlake charging in from third man. A single taken.
S Kaul to A Rahane, Kaul with a short ball, it keeps climbing and goes well over Rahane's head. Rightly called as a wide.
S Kaul to S Samson, Touch fuller outside off, patted through cover for a single.
S Kaul to S Samson, Good length delivery, skidding a bit off the pitch, Samson looks to tuck it away but gets an inside edge which falls down safely on the turf.
Siddarth Kaul is brought into the attack now.
Al Hasan to S Samson, Drops it short on middle, Samson camps back and pulls it towards deep mid-wicket where Bhuvi does well to stop some runs for his side. Just one to end the Powerplay and Rajasthan have 48 on the board for the loss of one wicket!
Al Hasan to A Rahane, Huge shout for LBW! Quicker delivery, angling in, Rahane gets across to play the sweep but misses as the ball goes off the pads towards backward point. They cross for a leg bye while the bowler is busy appealing. Impact was well outside the line.