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Warriors vs RCB, 21st match at Bengaluru, IPL, Apr 17 2012 - Match Result

RESULT
21st match (N), Bengaluru, April 17, 2012, Indian Premier League

RCB won by 6 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
81 (48)
chris-gayle
Cricinfo's MVP
109.76 ptsImpact List
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Match centre 
Scores: Binoy George | Comms: Siddhartha Talya
Scorecard summary
Pune Warriors 182/6(20 overs)
2/34 (4)
Royal Challengers Bangalore 186/4(20 overs)
1/28 (4)
Cricinfo’s Most Valuable Players of the Match
PLAYERTeam
TI
Runs
I. Runs
B. Impact
Bowl
I. Wkts
Bo. Impact
RCB109.7681(48)94.11109.76--0
PWI82.1334(20)34.7634.841/51.4647.29
PWI79.4369(45)75.579.43--0
PWI53.33--01/281.6753.33
RCB51.8733(14)40.7651.87--0
end of over 2024 runs
RCB: 186/4CRR: 9.30 
Saurabh Tiwary36 (23b 1x4 2x6)
AB de Villiers33 (14b 2x4 3x6)
Ashish Nehra 4-0-54-1
Ashok Dinda 4-0-28-1

Dinda bowled an absolutely superb penulatimate over but his effort was in vain. AB and Tiwary went for it with 21 needed, you would have still thought that it was Pune's game with that many required but Nehra was off target. AB's improvisation and some powerplay by Tiwary in the end won it for the hosts, though Gayle's five sixes in a row is also a major highlight of the chase. Bangalore had lost three of their previous four matches and this will come as a much-needed boost. Pune were on track for a win after Gayle fell, but faltered at the death. We'll get you the presentation details in a bit.

Vettori: "We needed this one and it's a great momentum shift to do it under these circumstances. We've tried to maintain our fielding and it held us in good stead tonight. It's great for the team and good for the balance of the side is AB. He is arguably the best batsman in the world"

Ganguly: "I thought 183 was a good total, but the last over was a bit expensive. The scoop over short fine from AB was a brilliant shot. We're playing well, these things happen. Hope we'll bounce back."

Gayle is the Man of the Match for his 81.

Gayle: "Nehra and Dinda got the ball in the right areas initially and we lost Dilshan. I tried to hang in there a bit. I looked to accelerate and that big over came and it put us back in the game. There was a lot of pressure. I'm actually sad that one of the sixes hit someone in the stands and broke their nose. This win, hopefully, will give us the push in this tournament."

Yes, hopefully the person struck by the six is recovering now, and we all wish the recovery is a quick one. The game's done with, Bangalore have got a much needed-win and the tournament continues to open up. The one team without a win right now is Deccan and how badly will they be ruing their lapses in the field today. Join us again tomorrow. See you then.

19.6
6
Nehra to Tiwary, SIX runs

Six, Bangalore have won it! And it's begun to pour at the Chinnaswamy Stadium! They're celebrating in the rain, length ball again from Nehra as he was aiming for the yorker, was in the slot for Tiwary and hammered it flat over the long-on boundary for a maximum

Three needed off one ball, Tiwary is in the hot seat

19.5
1
Nehra to de Villiers, 1 run

low full toss, comes down the track and hits it to midwicket, couldn't get it past, just the single, 3 needed off the final ball

4 needed off 2, it's raining but they'll finish it

19.4
6
Nehra to de Villiers, SIX runs

Six more, Nehra's shell-shocked, AB you beauty! Pitched on a length, he moved across and scooped it over the fine leg boundary, the yorker gone bad and he pays with a six

19.3
6
Nehra to de Villiers, SIX runs

this game is very much alive, low full toss and AB connects superbly, the bottom hand came off when he made contact, but that was a meaty strike, cleared long-off, 10 needed off 3

19.2
4
Nehra to de Villiers, FOUR runs

a boundary, AB manages it somehow, moved well across to scoop it past short fine, was short of a good length, tried to pull it while on a bent knee, went off the arm past Uthappa for a boundary

19.1
1
Nehra to Tiwary, 1 run

just a single, good stuff from Pune, pitched up outside off and it's driven to extra cover for just a single

Dinda's off the field but he's done his job, Nehra to bowl the final over, it's started drizzling in Bangalore. 21 needed off 6

end of over 197 runs
RCB: 162/4CRR: 8.52 RRR: 21.00
Saurabh Tiwary29 (21b 1x4 1x6)
AB de Villiers16 (10b 1x4 1x6)
Ashok Dinda 4-0-28-1
Angelo Mathews 4-0-35-1
18.6
1
Dinda to Tiwary, 1 run

in the blockhole outside off, digs it out to long-off, excellent over by Dinda given the context of this game

18.5
1
Dinda to de Villiers, 1 run

pitched up but there's Steven Smith at long-off and he keeps them to just a single

18.4
1
Dinda to Tiwary, 1 run

low full toss, slices it over cover into the deep, Rahul runs across and keeps them to a single

18.3
2
Dinda to Tiwary, 2 runs

a couple of runs this time, low full toss, steered wide of deep point for a couple of runs, not a great throw from the deep either

He's fine now, 26 needed off 10

18.2
1
Dinda to de Villiers, 1 run

mistimes a drive, full and wide and he can only play it to extra cover, Dinda's holding his hip, is in a bit of pain

18.1
1
Dinda to Tiwary, 1 run

pitched up outside off, makes room and slices it to deep cover, just the single

Two close games today, Deccan were done in by poor fielding at the death in the previous game. Pune are still ahead, but they can't let their guard down. Dinda comes on

end of over 1816 runs
RCB: 155/4CRR: 8.61 RRR: 14.00
Saurabh Tiwary24 (17b 1x4 1x6)
AB de Villiers14 (8b 1x4 1x6)
Angelo Mathews 4-0-35-1
Bhuvneshwar Kumar 4-0-27-0
17.6
1
Angelo Mathews to Tiwary, 1 run

low full toss, comes down the track and hits it to Ganguly at extra cover, just the single

17.5
2
Angelo Mathews to Tiwary, 2 runs

pitched up again, slices it towards deep point, Uthappa failed to collect it cleanly, wasn't a great throw and they sensed a chance, picked up the second as well

17.4
6
Angelo Mathews to Tiwary, SIX runs

connects well, Bangalore are fighting back, lands on a length on middle and he dispatches it over deep midwicket, good clean strike, 150 up

17.3
1
Angelo Mathews to de Villiers, 1 run

pitched up, makes room and strikes that wide of long-off, just the single, wanted the second but Smith handled it well in the deep

17.2
6
Angelo Mathews to de Villiers, SIX runs

reverse-swept for six, the keeper came up to the stumps, third man was inside the circle, on a length outside off and he picks it clean over the third-man boundary, he's done it before

17.1
Angelo Mathews to de Villiers, no run

the stumps at the non-striker's end have been dismantled, drilled down the pitch, no run in the end, the pressure grows

Mathews runs in

end of over 1711 runs
RCB: 139/4CRR: 8.17 RRR: 14.66
AB de Villiers7 (5b 1x4)
Saurabh Tiwary15 (14b 1x4)
Bhuvneshwar Kumar 4-0-27-0
Ashish Nehra 3-0-30-1
16.6
1
Bhuvneshwar to de Villiers, 1 run

comes down the track and pulls it on the bounce to deep square leg for a single

16.5
4
Bhuvneshwar to de Villiers, FOUR runs

misfield at extra cover and a boundary has been conceded, short outside off and de Villiers swatted it hard, Ganguly was the culprit

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
CH Gayle
81 runs (48)
4 fours8 sixes
Productive shot
off side drive on front foot
17 runs
1 four1 six
Control
78%
RV Uthappa
69 runs (45)
9 fours2 sixes
Productive shot
off side drive on front foot
23 runs
3 fours0 six
Control
71%
Best performances - bowlers
R Vinay Kumar
O
4
M
0
R
34
W
2
ECO
8.5
MN Samuels
O
2
M
0
R
5
W
1
ECO
2.5
Match details
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
TossPune Warriors, elected to bat first
Series
Season2012
Player Of The Match
Hours of play (local time)20.00 start, First Session 20.00-21.25, Interval 21.25-21.45, Second Session 21.45-23.05
Match days17 April 2012 - night (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
PointsRoyal Challengers Bangalore 2, Pune Warriors 0
Win Probability
RCB 100%
PWIRCB
100%50%100%PWI InningsRCB Innings

Over 20 • RCB 186/4

RCB won by 6 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)
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