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RCB vs CSK, 46th match at Chennai, IPL, May 21 2008 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
46th match (N), Chennai, May 21, 2008, Indian Premier League

RCB won by 14 runs

Player Of The Match
3/14 & 2 catches
anil-kumble
Cricinfo's MVP
94.31 ptsImpact List
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CSK
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end of over 201 run
CSK: 112/8CRR: 5.60 
Makhaya Ntini0 (6b)
Suresh Raina21 (21b 2x4)
Praveen Kumar 4-0-26-1
Dale Steyn 4-0-28-2

11.40 pm local time: The joy on the faces of the Bangalore players is a sight to behold. They've ended a five-match losing streak. Who would have thought they'd win after Chennai cruised to 85 for 2 chasing 127. There was just a hint of carelessness about Chennai's approach.

Kumble's was Bangalore's best bowler, taking 3 for 14 off four overs and Steyn returned to make vital breakthroughs at the death.

Dhoni: "Our shot selection was not good, my shot as well. No one took responsibility and it was the shot selection that made the difference." He uses the words "overconfident" and "rash" to describe the performance.

Dravid has a relieved look on his face. "It's a relief and we've been fighting hard," says Dravid. "I don't think we played our A game today but our bowlers kept plugging away. It's nice to win a game. You need a bit of luck, an over here an over there. Steyn and Anil came up with some brilliant overs when we needed them."

Anil Kumble is the Man of the Match for his spell of 3 for 14. "It was important that we won a match," says Kumble. "We had some close ones and some bad ones. When you score 126 it's important to get early wickets. They had a good opening stand but after we broke through the other bowler's also kept up the pressure. Fleming's wicket was crucial."

Thank you for all your emails today, we've had two games with cracking finishes. I'm heading off for the evening, this is George Binoy signing off. Good night.

19.6
Praveen to Ntini, no run

Praveen strolls in off two steps and bowls a slow ball, Ntini tries to hit a six over midwicket and misses, he gets hit on the pad, Raina walks off disappointed after shaking hands, he lost the plot towards the end when wickets were falling in a hurry

19.5
Praveen to Ntini, no run

full ball outside off stump, Ntini swings and misses, Dravid is pumped

19.4
Praveen to Ntini, no run

bowled full and wide outside off stump, Ntini swings and misses, Bangalore will win this if Praveen can bowl two legal balls

19.3
1
Praveen to Raina, 1 run

full toss and Raina hits it down the ground towards long-off, he's taken the single this time, I don't quite understand that, he's left Ntini with 15 to get off three balls

19.2
Praveen to Raina, no run

another full ball in the blockhole outside off, Raina digs it out on the off side and refuses the single once again, Rania now needs to hit four fours

19.1
Praveen to Raina, no run

the slower ball bowled full from round the wicket, Raina tries to drive but gets an inside edge on the leg side, Raina refuses the single

Chennai need 16 off the final over, Praveen will bowl it.

end of over 192 runs • 1 wicket
CSK: 111/8CRR: 5.84 RRR: 16.00
Makhaya Ntini0 (3b)
Suresh Raina20 (18b 2x4)
Dale Steyn 4-0-28-2
Praveen Kumar 3-0-25-1
18.6
Steyn to Ntini, no run

bowled full outside off stump, Ntini drives the ball to deep cover and sets off for the single, he's almost half-way down when Raina sends him back, he wants the strike for the final over

18.5
Steyn to Ntini, no run

Steyn fires in an excellent bouncer outside off stump, Ntini ducks under it

Sorry for the confusion between Kallis and Steyn, it is Steyn bowling. The excitement is getting to all of us.

18.4
Steyn to Ntini, no run

bowled full and fast outside off stump, Ntini tries to drive but gets beaten

18.3
1
Steyn to Raina, 1 run

short of a length delivery on leg and middle, nudged off the hips behind square for a single

Chennai have Raina on strike though. 17 to win of ten balls. Ntini is the new batsman but he is at the non-striker's end.

18.2
W
Steyn to Balaji, OUT

Balaji is run out! Steyn fires in a quick short ball, Balaji tries to pull but hits it towards cover where Dravid fields and throws the ball to the bowler's end, Goswami gets to the stumps before the bowler and breaks the stumps with Balaji miles short

Lakshmipathy Balaji run out (Dravid/Goswami) 0 (4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0
18.2
1w
Steyn to Balaji, 1 wide

that is extremely wide outside off stump, Balaji was moving outside off to hit the ball through leg but Steyn sprayed it even wider

18.1
Steyn to Balaji, no run

a clever change of pace, the slower ball outside off stump, Balaji gets beaten comprehensively

Chennai need 18 to win off two overs, who will Dravid turn to? Steyn has one more over and he will bowl it now.

end of over 1811 runs • 1 wicket
CSK: 109/7CRR: 6.05 RRR: 9.00
Lakshmipathy Balaji0 (2b)
Suresh Raina19 (17b 2x4)
Praveen Kumar 3-0-25-1
Jacques Kallis 4-0-15-0
17.6
1lb
Praveen to Balaji, 1 leg bye

Balaji also tries to pull a short of a length delivery and gets an outside edge towards the short third man region

17.5
Praveen to Balaji, no run

Praveen bowls a well-directed bouncer, Balaji ducks

19 to win off 14 balls, three wickets in hand. Balaji is the new batsman.

17.4
W
Praveen to Gony, OUT

caught! Priceless wicket and a dot ball, Gony creates room and tries to pull a short of a length delivery from outside off stump towards the leg side, he mis-hits it straight to Steyn who takes the catch on the edge of the circle at mid-off

Manpreet Gony c Steyn b Kumar 4 (4b 1x4 0x6) SR: 100
17.3
4
Praveen to Gony, FOUR runs

Praveen gets his length wrong and pays for it, the ball is too short and it's slow as well, Gony moves his front foot out of the way and pulls the ball to wide long on for four more

17.3
1w
Praveen to Gony, 1 wide

that's too wide outside off stump, Gony tries to smash it by clearing his front foot out of the way but misses, he was trying to hit it over midwicket when it was a wide outside off

17.2
1
Praveen to Raina, 1 run

Praveen tries to find the block hole and Raina pushes the low full toss towards long-on for only a single

17.1
4
Praveen to Raina, FOUR runs

too full, Praveen angles the delivery into Raina and he lofts the ball through the line back over the bowler's head for four, superb shot

Chennai need 29 off three overs, nearly 10 an over. It won't be simple. Praveen Kumar returns for another over, Dravid is saving Steyn's last over for later.

Win Probability
RCB 100%
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Over 20 • CSK 112/8

RCB won by 14 runs
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