SRH vs RCB, 24th match at Bengaluru, IPL, May 04 2014 - Match Result

RESULT
24th match (N), Bengaluru, May 04, 2014, Pepsi Indian Premier League

RCB won by 4 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)

Player Of The Match
89* (41)
ab-de-villiers
Cricinfo's MVP
170.94 ptsImpact List
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Sunrisers Hyderabad 155/6(20 overs)
2/33 (4)
Royal Challengers Bangalore 158/6(19.5 overs)
Cricinfo’s Most Valuable Players of the Match
PLAYERTeam
TI
Runs
I. Runs
B. Impact
Bowl
I. Wkts
Bo. Impact
RCB170.9489(41)126.55170.94--0
SRH108.571(1)0.44- 0.173/174.93108.74
SRH86.32--02/163.3286.32
RCB60.525(8)- 0.26- 6.472/212.5866.99
SRH58.3261(49)60.5558.32--0

That is all for tonight. Good bye

AB de Villiers is the Man of the Match. AB: "It is one of those nights where things go your way. I had a Skype session with my mom and dad today, and my dad said, the others are lucky. Guess I had my luck today. He (Steyn) won the first set and I won the second. I would have loved to have a third set against him. In those kinds of situations it is the small things that matter the most. It is team spirit, such things that matter in the end. Yuvraj kept boosting me up tonight, got to give credit to him."

Pommie Mbangwa doing the presentation tells AB that Dale Steyn said "different class" as he walked past the commentator after the end of the match.

Kohli: "He (AB) is the best player in the world by far. He has shown it every now and then, and he has shown it again today why he is rated the number one in the world in any format. Today was one of the days we needed someone to win the game from that tough situation. One of the best innings in T20 I have seen, the way he was striking the ball under pressure. We thought it was a below-par score in Bangalore. Generally you get 170. Chris got us to a decent start, the way AB played, he took it away from the opposition."

Dhawan: "You cannot help it when someone produces a great knock. Unfortunately we missed the half chance AB offered at point and he took it away after that. We felt we were 10-15 runs short. We started off well as a bowling unit but AB played amazingly. Karn Sharma bowled well, he got their two main left-handers out."

Steyn congratulates his South Africa captain with a hug and a pat on the helmet. He had done the same in 2012 after this match as well, when AB took him for 23 in an over

Eight sixes, unbeaten 89 with the next-highest being 27. Last two overs, 28 needed, world's best fast bowler running in, and he settles matters in the penultimate over itself. Absolutely Brilliant from AB, once again.

Vikram: "Steyn is to De Villiers as Federer is to Nadal "

Suneel: "Bad over Steyn. Not a single yorker from the best bowler in the world. No excuse even if it is De Villiers or any other batsman"

19.5
4
Pathan to de Villiers, FOUR runs

AB does it with a ball to spare, it is a low full toss, he smashes it in the gap to the deep midwicket boundary

19.4
1
Pathan to Harshal, 1 run

has another swing, inside edges the full delivery to square leg, AB is back on strike

19.3
Pathan to Harshal, no run

a slower one, Harshal has a swing and a miss, tries to take a bye, falls onto the pitch, but just stretches his bat in

19.2
1
Pathan to de Villiers, 1 run

AB moves wide outside off stump to try the scoop again, cannot get hold of it, the ball rolls square on the off side

19.1
W
Pathan to Starc, OUT

Starc forces the length ball to mid off, but is found well short on the direct hit

Mitchell Starc run out (Finch) 5 (8b 0x4 0x6 26m) SR: 62.5
end of over 1924 runs
RCB: 152/5CRR: 8.00 RRR: 4.00
AB de Villiers84 (39b 5x4 8x6)
Mitchell Starc5 (7b)
Dale Steyn 4-0-39-0
Bhuvneshwar Kumar 4-0-16-2
18.6
6
Steyn to de Villiers, SIX runs

he's taken Steyn apart once more, walks across way outside off, gets down and scoops him into the third tier over the fine leg boundary, what a man... Dale Steyn claps

18.5
4
Steyn to de Villiers, FOUR runs

mid off is up, Steyn goes full just outside off, AB goes back and across and lofts him calmly to the wide long off boundary

18.4
1
Steyn to Starc, 1 run

Starc flays at this pitched up delivery, inside edges it to midwicket, turns the strike over, which is he needs to do

18.3
1lb
Steyn to de Villiers, 1 leg bye

this could have gone too, a full toss on the pad, AB misses, Steyn screams for lbw, it was headed down leg though

Chat between Sammy and Steyn

18.2
6
Steyn to de Villiers, SIX runs

into the sightscreen now, full delivery, AB walks to off, moves forward and lofts it over Steyn

18.1
6
Steyn to de Villiers, SIX runs

Steyn goes for six first ball, a slow offcutter on a good length, AB picks it over deep square leg

end of over 189 runs
RCB: 128/5CRR: 7.11 RRR: 14.00
AB de Villiers62 (34b 4x4 5x6)
Mitchell Starc4 (6b)
Bhuvneshwar Kumar 4-0-16-2
Dale Steyn 3-0-16-0
17.6
1
Bhuvneshwar to de Villiers, 1 run

he tries the reverse-paddle again, hits it to Irfan at short third man, keeps the strike, Irfan resists the urge to have a go at the stumps with Bhuvneshwar nowhere near the stumps

17.5
4
Bhuvneshwar to de Villiers, FOUR runs

AB improvises, Bhuvneshwar sticks to full and wide outside off, but AB stretches forward and reverse-paddles it past short third man

17.4
Bhuvneshwar to de Villiers, no run

terrific stuff from Bhuvneshwar, this is a yorker closer to off now, AB is beaten once more

17.3
Bhuvneshwar to de Villiers, no run

another dot, Bhuvneshwar goes full and wide again, well inside the marker, AB lets it be

17.2
Bhuvneshwar to de Villiers, no run

wide yorker, AB tries to reach it, cannot connect as it moves away

17.1
4
Bhuvneshwar to de Villiers, FOUR runs

he starts full and wide as well, AB throws his bat at it, slices it high over backward point

Bhuvneshwar to bowl out

end of over 173 runs
RCB: 119/5CRR: 7.00 RRR: 12.33
Mitchell Starc4 (6b)
AB de Villiers53 (28b 2x4 5x6)
Dale Steyn 3-0-16-0
Daren Sammy 2-0-25-0
16.6
Steyn to Starc, no run

almost chops this full delivery on, AB thinks about sneaking in a single initially, Starc hesitates as bowler and keeper charge in, AB backs off in the end

16.5
1
Steyn to de Villiers, 1 run

full and wide again, AB cannot get under it and flays it down to long off

16.4
Steyn to de Villiers, no run

sees AB walk across outside off stump and hurls it wide, clearly past the marker, but Dharmasena says AB had moved too far

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
AB de Villiers
89 runs (41)
6 fours8 sixes
Productive shot
on drive
14 runs
0 four2 sixes
Control
74%
DA Warner
61 runs (49)
4 fours3 sixes
Productive shot
off drive
17 runs
0 four2 sixes
Control
73%
Best performances - bowlers
KV Sharma
O
4
M
0
R
17
W
3
ECO
4.25
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
LEGOFF
LHB
1W
1W
1W
B Kumar
O
4
M
0
R
16
W
2
ECO
4
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
1W
Match details
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
TossRoyal Challengers Bangalore, elected to field first
Series
Season2014
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 days4 May 2014 - night (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
PointsRoyal Challengers Bangalore 2, Sunrisers Hyderabad 0
Win Probability
RCB 100%
SRHRCB
100%50%100%SRH InningsRCB Innings

Over 20 • RCB 158/6

Mitchell Starc run out (Finch) 5 (8b 0x4 0x6 26m) SR: 62.5
W
RCB won by 4 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
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TEAMMWLPTNRR
KXIP14113220.968
KKR1495180.418
CSK1495180.385
MI1477140.095
RR1477140.060
SRH146812-0.399
RCB145910-0.428
DC142124-1.182