END OF OVER:20 | 14 Runs 1 Wkt | RCB: 215/8 | RR: 10.75
- Arun Karthik6 (2b)
- Sreenath Aravind6 (3b)
- Dan Christian4-0-44-1
- Shaun Tait4-0-32-5
That brings us to the end of an incredible T20 game, one where 215 was successfully chased through a last-ball six, hit by a man who took his career tally to 232 with that hit. Thanks for joining us. Don't miss when Warner, Watson, Gayle and Dilshan test this pitch further in the first semi-final
Virat Kohli has won the MoM award. He says: "Top of the table. Never been in such an exciting T20 match all my life. I had my eyes closed on the last ball. We were sitting upstairs, and thought if Chris and Dilshan could bat five or six overs, we had a fair chance. I was calm and relaxes, but of course you can't stay assured chasing 215."
Dan Vettori: "Pretty amazing game of cricket. One thing about this ground is you can chase anything here. Always things you can do well, the last five overs were really poor. Harris and Callum and Dan Christian batted extremely well. The dew does change this wicket. The new ball turns a bit, but once it becomes soft, it's really difficult. However, the class of the batsmanship coupled with the wicket was amazing."
Callum Ferguson, standing in for Klinger who injured himself while catching Gayle: "Obviously disappointing to not defend 214. Dan Harris and Dan Christian batted well, Tait came back with the ball and went bang bang bang, but Virat and Dilshan batted beautifully. We were backing our bowlers to execute despite the dew, disappointed not to do that. Tait takes a lot wickets at a good strike-rate, the value he brings to our side is amazing."
As RCB go ecstatic, spare a thought for South Australia. They have a centurion, one of them took five wickets, and yet they lost last ball. How much did the lbw against Dilshan cost them? How much did that drop off Kohli cost them? Dilshan went onto hit at least one six after that reprieve. All this shouldn't take away from this uninhibited chase from Bangalore, who never let the asking rate get out of hand
This is the fifth-highest successful chase in all Twenty20 cricket, and the highest in all Champions league matches
Oh hello. RCB have drawn NSW for the semi-final at Bangalore. That's Watson, Warner, Gayle, Dilshan, Kohli on this ground
Arun Karthik, still struggling for breath, says, "I just kept it simple, I waited for it to arrive. I knew it was going to be a slower ball, I waited and then gave it my all." Too many slower balls as I said. Too predictable
A sea of red descends on the stadium, and that's red with gold sleeves and not black. Kohli is relived. Plucks a stump out. Karthik is yet to come down off his high. He gets a hug from the coach and the owner. RCB, RCB reverberates around the stadium. Bangalore have been a wonderful audience. They applauded Harris's century too, which can't be said of many Indian crowds. And when their team were on a roll, they went absolutely berserk
Six required off the last ball. Damn we can't get a tie here
This is your chance Aravind. Get nine runs, all will be forgotten
Aravind is the new batsman. He has some runs to make up for
J Syed Mohammad run out 2 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 100.00
"Tait such a strange one. Either winning you the match or losing it. No in between." Garreth, somehow I feel modern culture doesn't appreciate such characters
Christian to bowl the last over. Normally a reliable man
END OF OVER:19 | 4 Runs 3 Wkts | RCB: 201/7 (14 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 10.57, RRR: 14.00)
- Jamaluddin Syed Mohammad1 (1b)
- Arun Karthik0 (0b)
- Shaun Tait4-0-32-5
- Aaron O'Brien4-0-44-1
RR Bhatkal b Tait 1 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50.00
DL Vettori c sub (GD Putland) b Tait 8 (5b 0x4 1x6) SR: 160.00
Raju Bhatkal is the new batsman
TM Dilshan b Tait 74 (47b 9x4 2x6) SR: 157.44
Tait will want to bowl the nasty bouncer now
Eighteen require doff the last two overs. SA will want two wickets from Tait
END OF OVER:18 | 14 Runs 1 Wkt | RCB: 197/4 (18 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 10.94, RRR: 9.00)
- Daniel Vettori7 (3b)
- Tillakaratne Dilshan74 (45b)
- Aaron O'Brien4-0-44-1
- Shaun Tait3-0-28-2
In comes Danny V, and will be on strike because Agarwal didn't even try to cross and bring Dilshan to strike
MA Agarwal c Harris b O'Brien 6 (2b 0x4 1x6) SR: 300.00
Mayank Agarwal is the new batsman. O'Brien, though, will bowl the first ball to Dilshan
END OF OVER:17 | 14 Runs 1 Wkt | RCB: 183/3 (32 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 10.76, RRR: 10.66)
- Tillakaratne Dilshan73 (44b)
- Shaun Tait3-0-28-2
- Nathan Lyon3-0-25-0
SS Tiwary c Borgas b Tait 9 (7b 0x4 1x6) SR: 128.57
Tait to continue. He will want to keep Tiwary on strike. One slip in place