17/04Result
21st match (N), Indian Premier League at Bengaluru, Apr 17 2012
RCB won by 6 wkts (0b rem)
Player of the Match
Chris Gayle
Chris GayleRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
17/04Result
21st match (N), Indian Premier League at Bengaluru, Apr 17 2012
RCB won by 6 wkts (0b rem)
Player of the Match
Chris Gayle
Chris GayleRoyal Challengers Bengaluru

END OF OVER:
20 | 24 Runs | RCB: 186/4 | RR: 9.30

  • Saurabh Tiwary36 (23b)
  • AB de Villiers33 (14b)
  • Ashish Nehra4-0-54-1
  • Ashok Dinda4-0-28-1

Dinda bowled an absolutely superb penulatimate over but his effort was in vain. AB and Tiwary went for it with 21 needed, you would have still thought that it was Pune's game with that many required but Nehra was off target. AB's improvisation and some powerplay by Tiwary in the end won it for the hosts, though Gayle's five sixes in a row is also a major highlight of the chase. Bangalore had lost three of their previous four matches and this will come as a much-needed boost. Pune were on track for a win after Gayle fell, but faltered at the death. We'll get you the presentation details in a bit.

Vettori: "We needed this one and it's a great momentum shift to do it under these circumstances. We've tried to maintain our fielding and it held us in good stead tonight. It's great for the team and good for the balance of the side is AB. He is arguably the best batsman in the world"

Ganguly: "I thought 183 was a good total, but the last over was a bit expensive. The scoop over short fine from AB was a brilliant shot. We're playing well, these things happen. Hope we'll bounce back."

Gayle is the Man of the Match for his 81.

Gayle: "Nehra and Dinda got the ball in the right areas initially and we lost Dilshan. I tried to hang in there a bit. I looked to accelerate and that big over came and it put us back in the game. There was a lot of pressure. I'm actually sad that one of the sixes hit someone in the stands and broke their nose. This win, hopefully, will give us the push in this tournament."

Yes, hopefully the person struck by the six is recovering now, and we all wish the recovery is a quick one. The game's done with, Bangalore have got a much needed-win and the tournament continues to open up. The one team without a win right now is Deccan and how badly will they be ruing their lapses in the field today. Join us again tomorrow. See you then.

19.6
6
Nehra to Tiwary, SIX, Six, Bangalore have won it! And it's begun to pour at the Chinnaswamy Stadium! They're celebrating in the rain, length ball again from Nehra as he was aiming for the yorker, was in the slot for Tiwary and hammered it flat over the long-on boundary for a maximum

Three needed off one ball, Tiwary is in the hot seat

19.5
1
Nehra to de Villiers, 1 run, low full toss, comes down the track and hits it to midwicket, couldn't get it past, just the single, 3 needed off the final ball

4 needed off 2, it's raining but they'll finish it

19.4
6
Nehra to de Villiers, SIX, Six more, Nehra's shell-shocked, AB you beauty! Pitched on a length, he moved across and scooped it over the fine leg boundary, the yorker gone bad and he pays with a six
19.3
6
Nehra to de Villiers, SIX, this game is very much alive, low full toss and AB connects superbly, the bottom hand came off when he made contact, but that was a meaty strike, cleared long-off, 10 needed off 3
19.2
4
Nehra to de Villiers, FOUR, a boundary, AB manages it somehow, moved well across to scoop it past short fine, was short of a good length, tried to pull it while on a bent knee, went off the arm past Uthappa for a boundary
19.1
1
Nehra to Tiwary, 1 run, just a single, good stuff from Pune, pitched up outside off and it's driven to extra cover for just a single

Dinda's off the field but he's done his job, Nehra to bowl the final over, it's started drizzling in Bangalore. 21 needed off 6

END OF OVER:
19 | 7 Runs | RCB: 162/4 (21 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 8.52, RRR: 21.00)

  • Saurabh Tiwary29 (21b)
  • AB de Villiers16 (10b)
  • Ashok Dinda4-0-28-1
  • Angelo Mathews4-0-35-1
18.6
1
Dinda to Tiwary, 1 run, in the blockhole outside off, digs it out to long-off, excellent over by Dinda given the context of this game
18.5
1
Dinda to de Villiers, 1 run, pitched up but there's Steven Smith at long-off and he keeps them to just a single
18.4
1
Dinda to Tiwary, 1 run, low full toss, slices it over cover into the deep, Rahul runs across and keeps them to a single
18.3
2
Dinda to Tiwary, 2 runs, a couple of runs this time, low full toss, steered wide of deep point for a couple of runs, not a great throw from the deep either

He's fine now, 26 needed off 10

18.2
1
Dinda to de Villiers, 1 run, mistimes a drive, full and wide and he can only play it to extra cover, Dinda's holding his hip, is in a bit of pain
18.1
1
Dinda to Tiwary, 1 run, pitched up outside off, makes room and slices it to deep cover, just the single

Two close games today, Deccan were done in by poor fielding at the death in the previous game. Pune are still ahead, but they can't let their guard down. Dinda comes on

END OF OVER:
18 | 16 Runs | RCB: 155/4 (28 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 8.61, RRR: 14.00)

  • Saurabh Tiwary24 (17b)
  • AB de Villiers14 (8b)
  • Angelo Mathews4-0-35-1
  • Bhuvneshwar Kumar4-0-27-0
17.6
1
Mathews to Tiwary, 1 run, low full toss, comes down the track and hits it to Ganguly at extra cover, just the single
17.5
2
Mathews to Tiwary, 2 runs, pitched up again, slices it towards deep point, Uthappa failed to collect it cleanly, wasn't a great throw and they sensed a chance, picked up the second as well
17.4
6
Mathews to Tiwary, SIX, connects well, Bangalore are fighting back, lands on a length on middle and he dispatches it over deep midwicket, good clean strike, 150 up
17.3
1
Mathews to de Villiers, 1 run, pitched up, makes room and strikes that wide of long-off, just the single, wanted the second but Smith handled it well in the deep
17.2
6
Mathews to de Villiers, SIX, reverse-swept for six, the keeper came up to the stumps, third man was inside the circle, on a length outside off and he picks it clean over the third-man boundary, he's done it before
17.1
0
Mathews to de Villiers, no run, the stumps at the non-striker's end have been dismantled, drilled down the pitch, no run in the end, the pressure grows

Mathews runs in

END OF OVER:
17 | 11 Runs | RCB: 139/4 (44 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 8.17, RRR: 14.66)

  • AB de Villiers7 (5b)
  • Saurabh Tiwary15 (14b)
  • Bhuvneshwar Kumar4-0-27-0
  • Ashish Nehra3-0-30-1
16.6
1
Kumar to de Villiers, 1 run, comes down the track and pulls it on the bounce to deep square leg for a single
16.5
4
Kumar to de Villiers, FOUR, misfield at extra cover and a boundary has been conceded, short outside off and de Villiers swatted it hard, Ganguly was the culprit
16.4
1
Kumar to Tiwary, 1 run, short and wide and it's been cut away towards deep point for a single
16.3
0
Kumar to Tiwary, no run, a good slower delivery, Tiwary didn't pick it, was the legcutter and he played it too early
16.2
4
Kumar to Tiwary, FOUR, poor ball, a full toss down the leg side and Tiwary helps it down to the fine-leg boundary
16.1
1
Kumar to de Villiers, 1 run, shortish on the off, goes for the pull, gets a thick inside edge, just the single

Bhuvneshwar to bowl

RCB 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st7TM DilshanCH Gayle
2nd35CH GayleMA Agarwal
3rd30CH GayleV Kohli
4th55CH GayleSS Tiwary
5th59SS TiwaryAB de Villiers