they kept the last over for Starc, but he won't even get it now. High full toss on the pads, and he has flicked it over square leg for six. Kohli is gutted. Spare a thought for Yuvraj too. But it is the team with more Bangaloreans in it that has beaten the team that represents Bangalore
RCB vs RR, 35th match at Bengaluru, IPL, May 11 2014 - Match Result
RESULT
35th match (N), Bengaluru, May 11, 2014, Pepsi Indian Premier League
(18.5/20 ov, T:191) 191/5
RR won by 5 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
Match centre
Scorecard summary
Royal Challengers Bangalore • 190/5(20 overs)
83 (38)
2/43 (4)
58 (32)
1/17 (3)
Rajasthan Royals • 191/5(18.5 overs)
56 (39)
4/35 (4)
48* (21)
1/24 (4)
Cricinfo’s Most Valuable Players of the Match
Stranger things have happened in cricket, but this match has to be right up.Govind sums it up here: "The Royals are becoming a specialist team in doing heists! They've won 3 games this year they had no business winning." Yuvraj Singh did all he could, but the RCB bowlers melted down worse than the RR ones did on this small and quick outfield in the face of heavy bats and fearless innovative batsmen. RR are now clear of that cluster in the middle of the table. The poignant memory of the match will be Yuvraj Singh walking back dejected. It is a cruel sport, is cricket. This is Sidharth Monga signing off. Good luck and good night
"I don't know about bowling, the last two time I have played here I have been smacked all over the place," says James Faulkner, the Man of the Match. "In all seriousness, I thought AB was going to hit me for six sixes. It was very tough. We needed a fair few runs. I thought Steven batted really well in the 18th over to give us a lot of momentum, and the rest is history."
"We have always got belief, especially with batting we have got," says Shane Watson. "We always knew we were ahead of RCB's run rate at every stage, and we knew we would have to pull something like their last five overs. And Steve and James were incredible in the end. Big win, especially where we were positioned in the game after the way they batted."
chibi: "Royals showed that team work with 3-4 performers wins games than one person from RCB performing for the team every match !! "
Siddhesh: "Yuvi still deserves the MOM. Its not his fault that his team had bowlers playing for Rajasthan. He did all he could and more."
"Just not able to hit the yorkers in the end," says Virat Kolhi. "Sixty-four in four overs, you don't get nine times out of 10. Brilliant batting from them, but we should hit our yorkers. I told the guys, be on the button, this is a fast scoring ground, and the game is far from over when you think it is over."
"Went to have a shower, came back, RR have won! What on earth happened in 15 mins???" Amila, 65 runs scored off the last 17 legal balls. That is what happened. Yuvraj scored 83 off 38, took four wickets, and still ended up on the losing side. That is what happened. Between them, Faulkner and Smith scored 89 off 38. That is what happened. Crazy crazy game
18.5
6
Aaron to Faulkner, SIX runs
18.4
4
Aaron to Faulkner, FOUR runs
and then he delivers a wide full toss. This game is gone. Again missing the yorker by inches, and he has crashed this past point for four
It is now taking an age to get this fourth ball bowled
18.3
2
Aaron to Faulkner, 2 runs
slightly short of a length, hit wide of long-on, they come back for two
18.2
6
Aaron to Faulkner, SIX runs
length ball, that's the worst he can do here. This has been smashed clear over wide long-on. Twenty20 making mockery of early finishes
18.2
2w
Aaron to Smith, 2 wide
two runs without a ball bowled. He has moved across, Aaron wants to go around him but bowl a full toss outside leg. They take the bye too as Patel dives and fields
18.1
1
Aaron to Faulkner, 1 run
full and wide, driven to deep cover, gets just the single
Twenty-one runs required off two overs. How this game has turned. Still tight. Two dot balls could put immense pressure on RR. Aaron to bowl. Have left the last over for Starc
end of over 1823 runs
RR: 170/5CRR: 9.44 • RRR: 10.50
Steven Smith48 (21b 4x4 4x6)
James Faulkner22 (12b 2x4 1x6)
Ashok Dinda 3-0-37-0
Mitchell Starc 3-0-33-0
17.6
•
Dinda to Smith, no run
wide yorker, Smith goes across to reach it, turns it into a half-volley staying back, drives it hard but can't beat extra cover. Dinda gets one back for the team
Free hit coming up
17.6
7nb
Dinda to Smith, (no ball) SIX runs
this is a nightmare for Dinda. Everything that can go wrong has gone wrong. Huge no-ball, half-volley, smashed straight back over his head. This is incredible
17.5
1
Dinda to Faulkner, 1 run
wide length ball, Faulkner drives, gets a thick edge, the third man is fine, keeps them down to one
17.4
1
Dinda to Smith, 1 run
moves across to a full ball, drives it to long-on for one
Now it's RCB taking ages to set their fields
17.3
4
Dinda to Smith, FOUR runs
full and wide, Smith has done this intelligently. He has steered this with an open face, past point, and to the right of the diving third man. Aaron makes a desperate attempt but can't keep it in
17.2
4
Dinda to Smith, FOUR runs
whipped away. This game is turning. The outfield is fast and small. Another half-volley, and he has smashed him wide of long-on. This is game firmly on
17.1
6
Dinda to Smith, SIX runs
wide half-volley first up. That's a yorker gone wrong by inches. Smith shuffles across to reach it, and drills it over long-off for six
Dinda comes back
end of over 1721 runs
RR: 147/5CRR: 8.64 • RRR: 14.66
James Faulkner21 (11b 2x4 1x6)
Steven Smith27 (15b 2x4 2x6)
Mitchell Starc 3-0-33-0
Yuzvendra Chahal 4-0-24-1
16.6
2
Starc to Faulkner, 2 runs
length ball outside off, Faulkner gets a thick edge as he looks to drive, and it falls safe between point and third man
Back over the wicket
16.5
6
Starc to Faulkner, SIX runs
length ball, angling in, Faulkner swings it clean. This is not smart. Starc is getting rattled a bit here. Right into his swinging arc
16.5
1w
Starc to Faulkner, 1 wide
slower short ball, he has run his fingers on it, and the ball cuts away from the batsman to be ruled a wide
16.4
4
Starc to Faulkner, FOUR runs
Faulkner goes for a desperate slog, gets a thick edge to a length ball, and beats third man to his left
Goes round the wicket
16.3
4
Starc to Faulkner, FOUR runs
wide length ball, he drives hard at it with an open face, and gets it over point for four
16.3
1w
Starc to Faulkner, 1 wide
slower ball, but too far wide outside off. Called too
16.2
2
Starc to Faulkner, 2 runs
now they come back for the second as Faulkner gets a thick edge towards third man. High throw from Zol and Faulkner makes it
Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
RCB
83 runs (38)
7 fours7 sixes
Productive shot
sweep shot
18 runs
4 fours0 six
Control
57%
58 runs (32)
1 four5 sixes
Productive shot
off drive
17 runs
1 four1 six
Control
77%
Best performances - bowlers
RCB
O
4
M
0
R
35
W
4
ECO
8.75
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W | 1W | |||
1W | 1W | |||
O
4
M
0
R
43
W
2
ECO
10.75
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W | ||||
LEGOFF
LHB
1W | ||||
Match details
| M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | |
| Toss | Royal Challengers Bangalore, elected to bat first |
| Series | |
| Season | 2014 |
| 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 days | 11 May 2014 - night (20-over match) |
| Umpires | |
| TV Umpire | |
| Reserve Umpire | |
| Match Referee | |
| Points | Rajasthan Royals 2, Royal Challengers Bangalore 0 |
Win Probability
RR 100%
RCBRR100%50%100%
Over 19 • RR 191/5
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