There has been a noticeable slowdown in the middle overs

Karn bowled the initial over without any boundaries, in the eleventh inning. Cameron Green was effectively neutralising Rinku Singh, with their previous six deliveries resulting in just three dots and two single scores. The Australian had previously demonstrated his height advantage, leaping to catch a ball 2.4 metres above ground level and travelling at a fast pace, dismissing Angkrish Raghuvanshi.

He was now utilising off-pace deliveries to great effect, sending them soaring past Rinku's bat swing. Even with Shreyas Iyer scoring his first IPL fifty since May 2022, RCB demonstrated their superiority in the middle overs (economy rate 8, from 12.5 in the powerplay). Ferguson, who conceded a boundary with every ball of his first over, proceeded to give up only one more after that in the next three. He also took a wicket, demonstrating a skillful use of the knuckle ball which got big on Rinku and took away his power.