28/04Result
15th match (N), Indian Premier League at Bengaluru, Apr 28 2008
CSK won by 13 runs
Player of the Match
MS DhoniChennai Super Kings
28/04Result
15th match (N), Indian Premier League at Bengaluru, Apr 28 2008
CSK won by 13 runs
Player of the Match
MS DhoniChennai Super Kings

Quite a mysterious collapse in the end for Bangalore. Things were going along so smoothly while Jaffer and Taylor were going along but the match really turned in the 15th over. Wickets fell steadily and it was a double breakthrough by Amarnath - sending back Taylor and Jaffer - which turned the game in Chennai's favour. Bangalore choked under pressure, the experienced pair of Boucher and Kallis failed to stick around and Bangalore choked. Chennai maintained their cool and Dhoni should take credit for this.

We've got a lot of mails from you all slamming Misbah's absence. I have to agree too. Misbah's a success at this level and Bangalore could have taken the chance with him, instead of Kallis maybe.

The firm of Hayden, Hussey and Oram will leave this country undefeated.

Here's Dravid: "I thought we were in control till the 18th over. We failed to get the big over and lost too many wickets. These are the games we should win. We just made too many wickets."

Dhoni is the Man of the Match: "Most of the guys won't agree with this but we started shining the ball only after the 15th over and that's when we started getting wickets. It was swinging a bit and was getting difficult to slog. Hussey started it all and we both got together and added those crucial runs towards the end. Gony was impressive, he bowled a lot of slower balls. I am thankful that the guys are responding very well."

Dhoni was the first million dollar pick in the player auctions and he has justified that in his dual role as player and captain. SuperKings are the team to beat and it will be interesting to see how they perform now after the Trans-Tasman trio depart.

Do join us for Mumbai Indians v Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens tomorrow. Thanks for your company and the mails of course. On behalf of our scorers Raju and Sajan, this is Kanishkaa signing off. Cheers!

19.4
W
Joginder Sharma to Steyn, OUT, that's four in four for the Superkings! Steyn scoops a low full toss high down to Hussey at long-on who dives forward and takes it low. All in the dugout rush onto the field and they gather for a huddle

DW Steyn c Hussey b Joginder Sharma 1 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50

19.3
1lb
Joginder Sharma to Akhil, 1 leg bye, he gets on his knee and tries to paddle scoop that over fine-leg, the ball catches him flush on the pads

zaheer comes out, he;s the runner for Akhil, he's carrying a niggle

19.2
1
Joginder Sharma to Steyn, 1 run, he swings but can't put away a yorker, deep square leg does the fielding
19.1
1
Joginder Sharma to Akhil, 1 run, he fails to put away a full toss and ends up placing it to midwicket

END OF OVER:
19 | 8 Runs 2 Wkts | RCB: 162/9 (17 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 8.52, RRR: 17.00)

  • Balachandra Akhil1 (1b)
  • Jacob Oram4-0-27-0
  • Albie Morkel4-0-38-1
18.6
W
Oram to Akhil, 1 run, OUT, It gets worse for Bangalore here! Akhil clubs a low full toss down to long-on, he settles for a single but Praveen thinks otherwise as he charges down for the second, Akhil and him are both in the same end, quite a farcial dismissal

P Kumar run out 6 (5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 120

18.5
W
Oram to Khan, 1 run, OUT, makes room and pushes that wide of mid-off, Raina gathers the ball and throws it flat and hard to Dhoni, Zaheer is struggling to make his ground

Z Khan run out 8 (6b 1x4 0x6) SR: 133.33

Oram and Dhoni have a chat

18.4
0
Oram to Khan, no run, Oram fires that on the blockhole outside off and he makes room to slice it through the offside but misses

19 off 9

18.3
4
Oram to Khan, FOUR, that's a low full toss and he makes room and carves it over gully and wide of third man
18.2
1
Oram to Kumar, 1 run, fires that on the blockhole and he gets a thick edge onto his boot
18.1
1
Oram to Khan, 1 run, Zaheer makes room and carves a full delivery and the ball goes on the first bounce to sweeper cover

END OF OVER:
18 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | RCB: 154/7 (25 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 8.55, RRR: 12.50)

  • Praveen Kumar5 (4b)
  • Zaheer Khan2 (2b)
  • Albie Morkel4-0-38-1
  • Manpreet Gony4-0-34-3
17.6
2
Morkel to Kumar, 2 runs, full again, he makes room and crashes this straight to the sweeper on the offside
17.5
1
Morkel to Khan, 1 run, full outside off, he pushes this one down to deep point
17.4
1
Morkel to Kumar, 1 run, Praveen stays back and punches it hard to long-off
17.3
1
Morkel to Khan, 1 run, pitches on middle and leg, he tucks it to the on side

Chennai are really back in this

17.2
W
Morkel to Kohli, OUT, cartwheel! Morkel fires in an inswinging yorker, Kohli tries to swing across the line but is beaten for pace and the legstump goes for a toss and falls back by a few yards

V Kohli b Morkel 12 (7b 2x4 0x6) SR: 171.42

17.1
1
Morkel to Kumar, 1 run, makes room but mistimes it to the offside, Praveen is frustrated with that shot

31 off 18. Morkel runs in

END OF OVER:
17 | 8 Runs 2 Wkts | RCB: 148/6 (31 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 8.70, RRR: 10.33)

  • Virat Kohli12 (6b)
  • Praveen Kumar1 (1b)
  • Manpreet Gony4-0-34-3
  • Palani Amarnath4-0-38-2
16.6
4
Gony to Kohli, FOUR, he overpitches outside off and Kohli makes room and carves that down to the deep point boundary, that should ease the pressure
16.5
1
Gony to Kumar, 1 run, punches this one hard down to deep extra cover

Praveen walks in, tension here in the Bangalore dugout

16.4
W
Gony to Dravid, OUT, Gony gets one to angle inwards from off stump, Dravid shapes to flick but the ball strikes him in line of middle and leg, Tiffen thinks about it for ages before raising the finger

R Dravid lbw b Gony 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0

16.3
1
Gony to Kohli, 1 run, he makes room and creams a full delivery to long-off
16.2
W
Gony to Boucher, OUT, he gets him this time! Boucher gets another thick top edge off a good length delivery and lobs it high to Hussey at third man who takes it inches off the rope

MV Boucher c Hussey b Gony 4 (6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 66.66

16.1
2
Gony to Boucher, 2 runs, Dropped: Boucher gets a thick leading edge as he tries to work that to the on side, Raina runs backwards from cover but spills the skier in the region of mid-off

END OF OVER:
16 | 8 Runs 1 Wkt | RCB: 140/4 (39 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 8.75, RRR: 9.75)

  • Virat Kohli7 (4b)
  • Mark Boucher2 (4b)
  • Palani Amarnath4-0-38-2
  • Joginder Sharma3-0-25-1
15.6
4
Amarnath to Kohli, FOUR, Amarnath errs by pitching that on leg stump and he easily flicks that well wide of Oram at short fine-leg
15.5
0
Amarnath to Kohli, no run, fires that in with more pace and digs it in shorter, Kohli is beaten for pace as he swings and misses

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RCB 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st13W JafferB Chipli
2nd89W JafferLRPL Taylor
3rd25JH KallisLRPL Taylor
4th5MV BoucherLRPL Taylor
5th10MV BoucherV Kohli
6th1R DravidV Kohli
7th6P KumarV Kohli
8th12Z KhanP Kumar
9th1B AkhilP Kumar
10th3B AkhilDW Steyn