that's it, game, set, match to RCB, Morne drives one to long off but that is only of academic interest to either of the teams!!
RCB vs Daredevils, 5th match at Bengaluru, IPL, Apr 07 2012 - Match Result
Vinay Kumar and de Villiers's 54-run partnership is RCB's highest for the 7th wicket in IPL, breaking the record of 44 between van der Merwe and Virat Kohli
Presentation Ceremony :
Vettori: "Good all-round performance from the team. Delhi bowled well and AB De Villiers and Vinay kumar's partnership was crucial. 157 was tough to defend but our bowling set us up in the end"
Sehwag: "We lacked partnerships in the middle overs. There are still 14 games to go and 2 of our best players who would return would boost the team up"
Man of the Match is AB De Villiers
AB De Villiers: "New Zealand tour helped me as i am riding the wave. Gelling well with the youngsters and have told them to keep it simple with regards to running between the wickets"
He also makes a special mention of the Bangalore crowd and says it's the best cricketing crowd in the world.
Hop over to the other match which is between Deccan chargers and the SuperKings! I'll be donning the commentary gloves for that match as well.
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Royal Challengers Bangalore win by 20 runs which is a good victory margin in T20's. How crucial that innings by AB De Villiers turned out to be in the end. He maintained a zen like focus amidst the collapse at the other end.
But, all said, nothing has to be taken away from the the deadly spin duo of Murali and Vettori who strangled the Delhi batsmen.
fuller length again, skips down the track and looks to spear it but misses it
pitched outside off, drags it to long on for one
outside off, manages to dig it out to long off
full and straight, drills it to deep mid wicket
full toss, smacks it high over the cover region, Pujara does well to get to the line of the ball but misses it, tough one indeed
GONE!! Run Out!! Pathan is Gone, flicks it off his legs to deep square leg, take a chance with the arm of Patel, AB De villiers does a good job as he removes the bails in a flash
angling into the batsman, Pathan skips down the track and tries to deposit that into the crowd but misses
yorker length, moves across and hits it past the bowler, only a single as they ponder over for a two since Kohli at deep mid off misfielded that
fuller again, opens the face of the blade and guides it to deep point
full toss again, mid off up in the circle, slaps it past the diving fielder at mid off
full toss, shuffles across, and swings it to deep mid wicket for a single
fuller length, slaps it one bounce to long off, just one run
right in the blockhole on the leg stump, looks to tuck it to the on side, gets only a single
full toss, gets behind and drives it to long on
slightly fuller, stands tall and thrashes it high over midwicket, one bounce over the fence
outside off, Bracewell looks to hit it out of Bangalore and misses it by a huge margin, does not connect at all
full on the legs, tries to dab it to midwicket, takes a leading edge and falls just short of the man at cover
GONE!! caught at backward point!! outside off, Nagar slashes it hard and tries to go over the backward point but to no avail
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | |
Toss | Delhi Daredevils, elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2012 |
Player Of The Match | |
Hours of play (local time) | 16.00 start, First Session 16.00-17.25, Interval 17.25-17.45, Second Session 17.45-19.10 |
Match days | 7 April 2012 - daynight (20-over match) |
Umpires | |
TV Umpire | |
Reserve Umpire | |
Match Referee | |
Points | Royal Challengers Bangalore 2, Delhi Daredevils 0 |
Over 20 • DC 137/7
RCB won by 20 runs