Classy Kallis keeps Bangalore alive
Royal Challengers Bangalore boosted their chances of winning a place in the semi-finals, winning a crucial game against Delhi Daredevils fairly comfortably at the Wanderers
19/05Result
52nd match (D/N), Indian Premier League at Johannesburg, May 19 2009
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![Delhi Capitals]( "Delhi Capitals")
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![Royal Challengers Bangalore]( "Royal Challengers Bangalore")
135/3 (19/20 ov)
Player of the Match
19/05Result
52nd match (D/N), Indian Premier League at Johannesburg, May 19 2009
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![Delhi Capitals]( "Delhi Capitals")
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![Royal Challengers Bangalore]( "Royal Challengers Bangalore")
135/3 (19/20 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Statistics
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Match Details
Toss
Delhi Daredevils , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
16.30 start, First Session 16.30-17.50, Interval 17.50-18.10, Second Session 18.10-19.30
Match days
19 May 2009 - day/night match (20-over match)
Twenty20 debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Royal Challengers Bangalore 2, Delhi Daredevils 0
Scorecard Summary
DELHI CAPITALS 134/7 (20 OVERS)
- Dinesh Karthik31 (29)
- AB de Villiers28 (29)
- Anil Kumble2/24 (4)
- Praveen Kumar3/30 (4)
ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE 135/3 (19 OVERS)
- Rahul Dravid38 (34)
- Jacques Kallis*58 (56)
- Ashish Nehra1/21 (4)
- Yogesh Nagar2/20 (2)
END OF OVER:19 | 9 Runs | RCB: 135/3 | RR: 7.10
- Jacques Kallis58 (56b)
- Mark Boucher10 (9b)
- Ashish Nehra4-0-21-1
- Daniel Vettori4-0-32-0
Delhi are through so they won't be too disappointed. But this is massive for Bangalore. A win set up in the field when they kept Delhi to 134. Kallis starred then and now he's stayed unbeaten during the chase with an excellent innings. Surely he's Man of the Match. A comfortable win for Bangalore, one that suddenly puts pressure on Deccan Chargers, Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab, on 14, 14 and 13 points respectively. Now Bangalore's last match against Deccan turns into a knock-out affair. Amazing turnaround.
Kallis is indeed the Man of the Match. Thats it from us tonight but do come back and see us tomorrow. Two matches, remember - Kolkata v Rajasthan and Chennai v Punjab. All very crucial matches as the league round comes to an end. Until then, be well. Buhbye!
18.6
1
Nehra to Kallis, 1 run, and thats the end of that! Kallis waits on the back foot and gently dabs the shorter ball to backward point and jogs through to seal victory with an over in hand
Scores are tied ...
18.5
1
Nehra to Boucher, 1 run, pitches short of a length outside leg stump, Boucher eases it off the back foot to midwicket and harries off, Sehwag eyes up the stumps and releases but misses
18.4
0
Nehra to Boucher, no run, short ball angles across, Boucher swivels on the pull, ball brushes his shoulder en route to Karthik, Nehra shouts out an appeal but Ian Howell says sorry mate
18.3
1lb
Nehra to Kallis, 1 leg bye, slower ball, short outside leg stump, goes for a pull but cannot get bat on ball, it clips his pads and they steal a leg bye
18.3
2nb
Nehra to Boucher, (no ball) 1 run, yorker just outside off stump, squeezed away for one square one the off side, Nehra has overstepped so we have a free hit coming up
18.2
4
Nehra to Boucher, FOUR, no need to run for those, full on the stumps and he gives himself some room and clips that over midwicket for four, all the fielder has to do it retrieve the ball
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Classy Kallis keeps Bangalore alive
Royal Challengers Bangalore boosted their chances of winning a place in the semi-finals, winning a crucial game against Delhi Daredevils fairly comfortably at the Wanderers
