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Royal Challengers v Super Kings, IPL 2012, Bangalore
Can Bangalore extend winning run?
The Preview by Abhishek Purohit
April 24, 2012
Match facts
Wednesday, April 25, BangaloreStart time 2000 (1430 GMT)
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Big Picture
Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore have a South African player each to thank for getting their campaigns on track after both sides had middling starts to the season. Defending champions Super Kings lost two of their first three games while Royal Challengers had a run of three straight losses. Faf du Plessis and AB de Villiers have had a role to play in every win their sides have registered. Du Plessis has been solid at the top of the order with three brisk half-centuries while de Villiers, even when he's not made a fifty, has been instrumental in getting his team home under pressure, as he did against Pune Warriors.Royal Challengers' batting has been more destructive with the added advantage of having Chris Gayle. Super Kings have had the edge in bowling, though, with Royal Challengers conceding 45 in the last two overs to lose a game they had almost won after posting 205 against the former in Chennai. Payback will be on Royal Challengers' minds for their home game after three consecutive wins, but will their bowling hold up?
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Royal Challengers Bangalore WWWLLChennai Super Kings WWLWL
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While the focus has been on Gayle, AB de Villiers has scored nearly as many runs as the former at a better strike-rate, 164.02 against 152.43. He has been incredibly proficient at scoring runs behind square on both sides of the wicket. Scoops and reverse-hits have fetched him plenty of boundaries. Royal Challengers have lost all three games in which he has failed.
Stats and trivia
- Gayle has hit the most number of sixes so far this season - 19.
- Royal Challengers have lost their last three games against Super Kings.
Quotes
"Virat played very well in Chennai, and we are very new into the season. Virat's one of the best players in the world, so he is going to come good and win us a couple of games before this tournament is over."
Daniel Vettori, the Royal Challengers captain, is not worried about Virat Kohli's lean run so far
Abhishek Purohit is an editorial assistant at ESPNcricinfo
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today RCB will win the match..........
Posted by BinduKumar on (April 25, 2012, 15:04 GMT)5th bowler has been a problem for RCB. Though Appanna bowled well in the last game it was on a different track. So it boils down to the performance of the 5th bowler - whoever is going to picked for the day... Having said that, if Gayle starts hitting the 5th bowler problem may not cause any hindrance :)
Posted by LN56 on (April 25, 2012, 14:46 GMT)Damn it! Rain again!!!!!!!
Posted by Vungchang on (April 25, 2012, 14:35 GMT)Now Start a Battle Between Chris Gayle and Dwayne Bravo...
Posted by PhaniBhaskar24 on (April 25, 2012, 14:24 GMT)Though i don't like Chennai for X reasons, i should agree with most of you that Chennai is one team who plays as a team. But i would bet, let Dhoni go off from CSK, no more fair play awards, no confidence in players, no champions.....Lets do this & see. I say only Dhoni
Posted by raghu1122000 on (April 25, 2012, 14:15 GMT)I wonder if its a 10 over match or a shortened game, will bangalore still send in ABD say 2 or 3 down. That would be a blunder. Gayle and ABD best batsmen.. send them in to make as much use of the opportunities as possible. sending ABD in a 10 over game wont do any good as it is.
Posted byMSD is winning Team for CSK :)
Posted by karthi732 on (April 25, 2012, 11:17 GMT)Rain stopped in bangalore now... come on CSK rock once again on RCB... we are always wining kings
Posted by india666666 on (April 25, 2012, 11:10 GMT)CSK has signed a 3 year contract wid IPL cup.........so no doubt the y ill be de champions
Posted byIt's raining heavily in bangalore, but seems to halt before the play so expecting a 10 over match ,,,, it would be a cracker....