02/04Result
31st match (N), Indian Premier League at Mohali, Apr 2 2010
RCB won by 6 wkts (5b rem)
Player of the Match
Kevin PietersenRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
02/04Result
31st match (N), Indian Premier League at Mohali, Apr 2 2010
RCB won by 6 wkts (5b rem)
Player of the Match
Kevin PietersenRoyal Challengers Bengaluru

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Presentation
Kevin Pietersen is the Man of the Match He says: "It was a great victory. We let maybe a few too many, but Robin Uthappa's innings is some of the best hitting I have ever seen. I saw it on the TV from Bangladesh, but to watch it live from the other end was something else. I happily played the anchor role. I have played against Brett in Tests, and to hit him like that, all credit to Robin."

Anil Kumble "It was a good wicket to bat on, it got a bit slower, but we knew we could get it. The way KP, Virat and Robin - his innings changed the game - batted was satisfactory. It is a good win for us after two losses in a row, chasing 180."

Kumar Sangakkara "It does hurt. Big total on the board, we bowled well in the first 10, but the fielding let us down. That;s the story of the tournament. We have had opportunities, we haven't delivered."

KP's fist clinching goes on for at least 30 seconds. That's about a second for every two runs scored. After winning a league match in IPL. And he was duly helped by a poor, atrocious fielding show by Punjab. It didn't quite beat the standards that Indian and Sri Lanka set in Mohali in their Twenty20 international last year, which was well and truly appalling, but Punjab were really bad in the field. Of course KP, Kohli and Uthappa planned the chase well, but they were let off easy when it was time to work real hard. Hang around for the presentation

19.1
4
Pathan to Pietersen, FOUR, finishes this error-filled match with a sweet boundary through extra cover. Bangalore back to what they have become used to - winning
19.1
1w
Pathan to Pietersen, 1 wide, KP jumps across the crease, IKP wants to create some distance, and bowls it way wide outside off

END OF OVER:
19 | 9 Runs | RCB: 179/4 (3 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 9.42, RRR: 3.00)

  • Cameron White6 (3b)
  • Kevin Pietersen62 (43b)
  • Brett Lee4-0-48-0
  • Irfan Pathan3-0-31-1
18.6
4
Lee to White, FOUR, that's the blow that should do it! White has got his eye in, and clears the front leg to smack this length delivery between long-on and long-off. You don't bowl three length deliveries in a row to White
18.5
1
Lee to Pietersen, 1 run, another full toss hit down to long-off, another single
18.4
1
Lee to White, 1 run, length ball, tailing in, pushed down to long-on for one
18.3
1
Lee to Pietersen, 1 run, full toss, strongly hit down to long-off
18.2
1
Lee to White, 1 run, pushed down to long-on for a single

White to face now

18.1
1
Lee to Pietersen, 1 run, low full toss, manages to cramp hi, will be just a single to long-on

Bear is here. But he won't be on strike. Lee to continue after his 25-run previous over

END OF OVER:
18 | 11 Runs 1 Wkt | RCB: 170/4 (12 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 9.44, RRR: 6.00)

  • Kevin Pietersen59 (40b)
  • Irfan Pathan3-0-31-1
  • Brett Lee3-0-39-0
17.6
W
Pathan to Uthappa, OUT, and finally somebody has held onto a catch! Uthappa walks down the wicket to send this flying down the ground again, but gets a toe edge through to Bisla. Too late for Punjab?

RV Uthappa c Bisla b Pathan 22 (8b 1x4 2x6) SR: 275

17.5
1
Pathan to Pietersen, 1 run, short ball, pulled away to deep midwicket for one
17.4
4
Pathan to Pietersen, FOUR, insult, meet injury! Now comes the clean hit, over extra cover, four more
17.3
4
Pathan to Pietersen, FOUR, that's the definitive image of Punjab's night: Sangakkara lying on his face having dropped yet another catch off a full toss that got KP's bat high. Sanga ran from cover backwards, got under it, and somehow let it through, and while tumbling over he kicked it to the boundary
17.2
2
Pathan to Pietersen, 2 runs, another drop, although this is a tough chance for Sharma running from sweeper-cover to his right. Brings up KP's first IPL fifty
17.1
0
Pathan to Pietersen, no run, oh wild shot from KP, dances down the track and swings and misses

That over should do it for Bangalore then. But stranger things happen in IPL - 23 off 18 required

END OF OVER:
17 | 25 Runs | RCB: 159/3 (23 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 9.35, RRR: 7.66)

  • Robin Uthappa22 (7b)
  • Kevin Pietersen48 (35b)
  • Brett Lee3-0-39-0
  • Bipul Sharma4-0-26-1
16.6
2
Lee to Uthappa, 2 runs, overpitched, hit powerfully down the ground again, straighter of long-off, comes back for two

BLee is bleeding runs here

16.6
5w
Lee to Uthappa, 5 wides, full toss down the leg side, and it goes through makeshift Bisla
16.5
6
Lee to Uthappa, SIX, Crash! Robbie batting like a dream! And Lee is serving him with length balls! gets under this one and goes over midwicket, clean clean strike, 30 rows behind
16.4
1
Lee to Pietersen, 1 run, another yorker, digs it out to third man for one. No appeal this time

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RCB 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st28JH KallisMK Pandey
2nd26KP PietersenMK Pandey
3rd76KP PietersenV Kohli
4th40KP PietersenRV Uthappa
5th14KP PietersenCL White