02/05Result
46th match (N), Indian Premier League at Pune, May 2 2013
RCB won by 17 runs
Player of the Match
AB de Villiers
AB de VilliersRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
02/05Result
46th match (N), Indian Premier League at Pune, May 2 2013
RCB won by 17 runs
Player of the Match
AB de Villiers
AB de VilliersRoyal Challengers Bengaluru

END OF OVER:
20 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | PWI: 170/9 (18 runs required, RR: 8.50)

  • Ashok Dinda6 (5b)
  • Rahul Sharma0 (1b)
  • Chris Gayle1-0-5-1
  • RP Singh4-0-27-1

So that's that from me for tonight, it's been a long day but an exciting one. I will be back tomorrow for the only match of the evening, with the Kolkata Knight Riders hosting the Rajasthan Royals in what should be an interesting match-up too. Buhbye from me and a have very good day/night ahead! Suneer Chowdhary signing off.

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...but Bangalore has won their first game away from home and their seventh win in the tournament to make it to 14 points. Well-built batting, excellent finishing, fine bowling and but for a period of a few overs when Uthappa went hammer and tongs, Bangalore looked clearly the better side.

Lot of blame being attached to Ashok Dinda for his poor last over. He started off well tonight but wasn't able to finish it off, much like a lot of batsmen who lose form, he seems to be a tad off-colour this season, conceding far too many. More than anyone else, a break for a couple of games could help him clear his mind up.

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Devaraj: "Gayle-dashing opener and death bowler!!! how is that???!!!"

Pritpal Pabla: "Now pune are almost out in this year's IPL, I think they need to try their other players like Shrikant Wagh instead of Dinda, Harpreet Singh in place of Suman and Parvez Rasool in place of Nayar...."

Shuvam helps me out by putting this succinctly: "There were 3 turning points in this match: Mathews' 10 wides, Dinda's 26 run over and Robin Uthappa's dismissal."

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Presentation quotes.

Finch: Knew we had to take advantage in the first six but we fought well towards the end, well played from Robin and Angelo. Happy to have fought but disappointed to lose again. Inconsistencies have been the story of the tournament for us, the good stuff hasn't come together for us.

Kohli: As I said earlier, looking at another game and not as an away game, got tight in the end but good to get the points on board. Team effort today, Tiwary told me at Jaipur he wanted to open and he did well.

AB de Villiers is the man of the match: It was a very enjoyable game for me tonight, gave me a lot of pleasure. I do try and read the bowler's mind, premeditate a tad, but need to keep the basics after that. Does not work always but it did tonight.

19.6
4
Gayle to Dinda, FOUR, wow, he has actually almost helicoptered it over the bowler's head for a four...
19.5
0
Gayle to Dinda, no run, fuller on the middle stump and driven back to the bowler
19.4
0
Gayle to Dinda, no run, goes to slam it over and that's gone to the bowler, who fields it off his bowling
19.3
1lb
Gayle to Sharma, 1 leg bye, fuller on his pads, hits it and rolls over to the leg side for a single
19.2
W
Gayle to Mendis, OUT, and gone, Gayle's got his first wicket, lbw and that's the end of the ninth, lbw trying to hoick it over the leg side

BAW Mendis lbw b Gayle 2 (7m 4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50.00

19.1
1
Gayle to Dinda, 1 run, on his pads, keeps it up to the bat and flicked over the in-field to get him a single

24 off 6. Ironically it's Dinda on strike.

END OF OVER:
19 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | PWI: 164/8 (24 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 8.63, RRR: 24.00)

  • Ashok Dinda1 (1b)
  • Ajantha Mendis2 (3b)
  • RP Singh4-0-27-1
  • Murali Kartik4-0-29-2
18.6
1
Singh to Dinda, 1 run, full-toss and he manages to tap it to the off side for a single
18.5
1
Singh to Mendis, 1 run, he was looking to slog it away again and can only get it on the bounce to mid-off, single for him
18.4
W
Singh to Kumar, OUT, and this is as easy as you like, Kohli gets a catch, RP gets a wicket and Bangalore have almost got a win...short of length and he was looking to play it over long-off, not too much timing and it's gone straight to the fielder

B Kumar c Kohli b Singh 2 (5m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 66.66

18.3
1
Singh to Mendis, 1 run, short of length and he wants to pull it across the line, not too much timing and it spoons up to long-on for a single
18.2
0
Singh to Mendis, no run, tries to scoop it over the short fine-leg but it sneaks under his bat and through to the keeper
18.1
1
Singh to Kumar, 1 run, opens the face of the bat and pushes it to the off side for a single

END OF OVER:
18 | 8 Runs 2 Wkts | PWI: 160/7 (28 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 8.88, RRR: 14.00)

  • Bhuvneshwar Kumar1 (1b)
  • Ajantha Mendis0 (0b)
  • Murali Kartik4-0-29-2
  • Vinay Kumar4-0-31-3
17.6
1
Kartik to Kumar, 1 run, slow turn away again, flicked away to the leg side for a single
17.5
W
Kartik to Uthappa, OUT, and this time he's gone, an excellent innings comes to an end there. it was shorter in length and somehow it seemed stuck into the pitch, but of turn away from the bat and he was looking to play across the line, gets the outside edge and lobs up gently for RP to get the catch

RV Uthappa c Singh b Kartik 75 (81m 45b 5x4 5x6) SR: 166.66

17.4
4
Kartik to Uthappa, FOUR, and straight again, he was going down the pitch, seemed like he could get cramped by it but it's hit over the bowler's head for a four, well played
17.3
2
Kartik to Uthappa, 2 runs, fuller outside the off stump and driven down the ground for a couple of runs, well-run that by the pair
17.2
W
Kartik to Nayar, OUT, full-toss and that's hit straight to long-on, tough catch made it look very easy! it was smacked hard, does not get it off the middle of the bat and de Villiers runs in and takes it low down, six down now

AM Nayar c de Villiers b Kartik 1 (5m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 33.33

Can Nayar show his mettle?

17.1
1
Kartik to Uthappa, 1 run, looks to play it through short third-man but gets it to the fielder there, only a single there

Kartik's on.

END OF OVER:
17 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | PWI: 152/5 (36 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 8.94, RRR: 12.00)

  • Robin Uthappa68 (41b)
  • Abhishek Nayar1 (2b)
  • Vinay Kumar4-0-31-3
  • Muthiah Muralidaran3-0-32-0
16.6
1
Vinay Kumar to Uthappa, 1 run, slower one from the bowler, he's punched it straight to long-off for a single
16.5
6
Vinay Kumar to Uthappa, SIX, clean as a whistle, it was on the middle, it was full and he's not swung it across as he has been doing all this innings, he goes straight and smack, six!

Krish: "@Max, Put yuvraj in as Captain, whole team would perform good, including Yuvi."

Prabhu: "@Max: I would say make Dinda captain, everyone would do well... Anyways Dinda is not performing so well"

16.4
1
Vinay Kumar to Nayar, 1 run, fuller on the middle stump and pushed to mid-wicket for a single, brings Robin back on strike
16.3
0
Vinay Kumar to Nayar, no run, short of length and he was trying to pull it over, it's too high for him, no run there
16.2
W
Vinay Kumar to Mathews, OUT, full-toss and Gayle's taken it at point! he got it on the full and Mathews wanted to crack it through the point, gets the toe end of the bat and it lobs up to the left of Gayle at point who dives and grabs it well

AD Mathews c Gayle b Vinay Kumar 32 (24m 19b 0x4 3x6) SR: 168.42

16.1
0
Vinay Kumar to Mathews, no run, on the up, wanted to play it over the off side, misses the outside edge of the bat, there was a bit of bounce on that one too

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Warriors 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st20RV UthappaAJ Finch
2nd26RV UthappaTL Suman
3rd31Yuvraj SinghRV Uthappa
4th4RV UthappaSPD Smith
5th63RV UthappaAD Mathews
6th9RV UthappaAM Nayar
7th6RV UthappaB Kumar
8th3BAW MendisB Kumar
9th3AB DindaBAW Mendis
10th5AB DindaR Sharma