BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Brendon McCullum (c)	not out	84	64	-	10	2	131.25
Sourav Ganguly	c †Boucher b Vinay Kumar	4	6	-	1	0	66.66

Arindam Ghosh	c †Boucher b Vinay Kumar	7	7	-	1	0	100.00

David Hussey	b Akhil	43	27	-	3	2	159.25

Angelo Mathews	c Kohli b Kumble	16	13	-	2	0	123.07

Wriddhiman Saha †	not out	10	5	-	0	1	200.00
Extras	(b 5, nb 2, w 2)	9
TOTAL	20 Ov (RR: 8.65)	173/4
Did not bat: Yashpal Singh, Ajit Agarkar, Murali Kartik, Ishant Sharma, Ajantha Mendis
Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Sourav Ganguly, 2.3 ov), 2-21 (Arindam Ghosh, 4.2 ov), 3-91 (David Hussey, 13.2 ov), 4-134 (Angelo Mathews, 17.3 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Vinay Kumar	4	0	33	2	8.25	11	6	0	0	0
2.3 to SC Ganguly, edged and taken, lovely bowling too, after pushing him off to the back foot, he slips in one fuller that pitches on a length, pitches leg, and moves away, taking the edge, Praveen Kumar - Vinay's team-mate - will approve. 13/1 4.2 to AN Ghosh, oh my Ghosh! he walks across again, Vinay slips in a short one that gets big on him, and he looks to cut it over point, but all he manages is a nice little nick, okay bye. 21/2
Jacques Kallis	4	0	40	0	10.00	12	5	2	0	2
Jesse Ryder	4	0	25	0	6.25	5	2	0	0	0
Anil Kumble	4	0	28	1	7.00	10	2	1	0	0
17.3 to AD Mathews, Mathews's unconvincing stay ends, he steps out again, lofts again, doesn't get the timing right again, but for a change finds the long-on. 134/4
KP Appanna	1	0	10	0	10.00	1	1	0	0	0
Balachandra Akhil	3	0	32	1	10.66	3	1	2	2	0
13.2 to DJ Hussey, and Hussey imrpovises once too often, clears front leg again, looks to go over midwicket, Akhil bowls straight, length, and Hussey misses, the middle stump doesn't. 91/3

Royal Challengers Bangalore (T: 174 runs from 20 ovs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Jesse Ryder	c Ganguly b Agarkar	22	20	-	3	0	110.00

Jacques Kallis	c McCullum b Kartik	32	34	-	4	1	94.11

Robin Uthappa	c Mathews b Kartik	7	9	-	0	0	77.77

Ross Taylor	not out	81	33	-	7	5	245.45
Rahul Dravid	c & b Mendis	12	12	-	1	0	100.00

Mark Boucher †	not out	13	10	-	0	1	130.00
Extras	(lb 1, nb 2, w 6)	9
TOTAL	19.2 Ov (RR: 9.10)	176/4
Did not bat: Virat Kohli, Balachandra Akhil, KP Appanna, Vinay Kumar, Anil Kumble (c)
Fall of wickets: 1-58 (Jacques Kallis, 8.2 ov), 2-63 (Jesse Ryder, 9.2 ov), 3-74 (Robin Uthappa, 10.6 ov), 4-122 (Rahul Dravid, 15.4 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Ishant Sharma	4	0	40	0	10.00	11	5	1	3	1
Ajantha Mendis	4	0	21	1	5.25	9	1	0	0	1
15.4 to R Dravid, caught and bowled, carrom ball, turns away, not much, but Dravid has already moved away from the line, and the bottom part of the bat hits the ball straight back to Mendis who takes an easy catch. 122/4
Ajit Agarkar	4	0	45	1	11.25	9	3	3	0	0
9.2 to JD Ryder, Kolkata are closing in here, big wicket, Ryder looks to go over covers, makes room, manages to only slice it, and the ball flies straight to third man, where Ganguly takes the sitter. 63/2
Angelo Mathews	2.2	0	31	0	13.28	3	4	1	1	0
David Hussey	1	0	10	0	10.00	2	2	0	0	0
Murali Kartik	4	0	28	2	7.00	9	0	2	2	0
8.2 to JH Kallis, what a catch, take a bow Baz, this one was a short ball, punched away wide of cover - hold on not wide enough for McCullum - he absolutely flew, and caught it when the ball had gone past it. The captain is enjoying it today. 58/1 10.6 to RV Uthappa, flat slog-sweep, good shot actually, but straight down the throat of deep backward square leg, the ball was perhaps a bit too close to Uthappa so he got the power but couldn't get the elevation. 74/3

MATCH FLOW

Kolkata Knight Riders innings
Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 38 runs, 2 wickets)
Kolkata Knight Riders: 50 runs in 8.1 overs (49 balls), Extras 0
Drinks: Kolkata Knight Riders - 69/2 in 10.0 overs (BB McCullum 25, DJ Hussey 33)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 36 balls (BB McCullum 16, DJ Hussey 34, Ex 0)
Kolkata Knight Riders: 100 runs in 14.4 overs (88 balls), Extras 6
BB McCullum: 50 off 48 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
Kolkata Knight Riders: 150 runs in 18.6 overs (114 balls), Extras 6
Innings Break: Kolkata Knight Riders - 173/4 in 20.0 overs (BB McCullum 84, WP Saha 10)

Royal Challengers Bangalore innings
Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 46 runs, 0 wicket)
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 50 runs in 6.5 overs (42 balls), Extras 5
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 42 balls (JD Ryder 21, JH Kallis 24, Ex 5)
Drinks: Royal Challengers Bangalore - 70/2 in 10.0 overs (RV Uthappa 5, LRPL Taylor 5)
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 100 runs in 13.2 overs (81 balls), Extras 6
LRPL Taylor: 50 off 24 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 150 runs in 17.5 overs (109 balls), Extras 8
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 23 balls (LRPL Taylor 39, MV Boucher 13, Ex 2)

MATCH DETAILS

SuperSport Park, Centurion
Toss	Royal Challengers Bangalore, elected to field first
Series	Indian Premier League
Season	2009
Player Of The Match	Ross Taylor
Hours of play (local time)	12.30 start, First Session 12.30-13.45, Interval 13.45-14.00, Second Session 14.00-15.15
Match days	12 May 2009 - day (20-over match)
Umpires	Marais Erasmus Sanjay Hazare
TV Umpire	Rudi Koertzen
Reserve Umpire	Johan Cloete
Match Referee	Yashpal Sharma
Points	Royal Challengers Bangalore 2, Kolkata Knight Riders 0

Win Probability

RCB 100%

KKRRCB

100%50%100%

Over 20 • RCB 176/4

RCB won by 6 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)

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RCB Innings

PLAYER NAME	O	R	W	Econ
I Sharma	4	40	0	10 (1 nb)
BAW Mendis	4	21	1	5.25 (1 nb)
AB Agarkar	4	45	1	11.25
AD Mathews	2.2	31	0	13.28
DJ Hussey	1	10	0	10
M Kartik	4	28	2	7

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