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CSK vs RCB, 15th match at Bengaluru, IPL, Apr 28 2008 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
15th match (N), Bengaluru, April 28, 2008, Indian Premier League

CSK won by 13 runs

Player Of The Match
65 (30)
ms-dhoni
Cricinfo's MVP
100.91 ptsImpact List
ms-dhoni
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RCB
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Quite a mysterious collapse in the end for Bangalore. Things were going along so smoothly while Jaffer and Taylor were going along but the match really turned in the 15th over. Wickets fell steadily and it was a double breakthrough by Amarnath - sending back Taylor and Jaffer - which turned the game in Chennai's favour. Bangalore choked under pressure, the experienced pair of Boucher and Kallis failed to stick around and Bangalore choked. Chennai maintained their cool and Dhoni should take credit for this.

We've got a lot of mails from you all slamming Misbah's absence. I have to agree too. Misbah's a success at this level and Bangalore could have taken the chance with him, instead of Kallis maybe.

The firm of Hayden, Hussey and Oram will leave this country undefeated.

Here's Dravid: "I thought we were in control till the 18th over. We failed to get the big over and lost too many wickets. These are the games we should win. We just made too many wickets."

Dhoni is the Man of the Match: "Most of the guys won't agree with this but we started shining the ball only after the 15th over and that's when we started getting wickets. It was swinging a bit and was getting difficult to slog. Hussey started it all and we both got together and added those crucial runs towards the end. Gony was impressive, he bowled a lot of slower balls. I am thankful that the guys are responding very well."

Dhoni was the first million dollar pick in the player auctions and he has justified that in his dual role as player and captain. SuperKings are the team to beat and it will be interesting to see how they perform now after the Trans-Tasman trio depart.

Do join us for Mumbai Indians v Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens tomorrow. Thanks for your company and the mails of course. On behalf of our scorers Raju and Sajan, this is Kanishkaa signing off. Cheers!

19.4
W
Joginder Sharma to Steyn, OUT

that's four in four for the Superkings! Steyn scoops a low full toss high down to Hussey at long-on who dives forward and takes it low. All in the dugout rush onto the field and they gather for a huddle

Dale Steyn c Hussey b Joginder Sharma 1 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50
19.3
1lb
Joginder Sharma to Akhil, 1 leg bye

he gets on his knee and tries to paddle scoop that over fine-leg, the ball catches him flush on the pads

zaheer comes out, he;s the runner for Akhil, he's carrying a niggle

19.2
1
Joginder Sharma to Steyn, 1 run

he swings but can't put away a yorker, deep square leg does the fielding

19.1
1
Joginder Sharma to Akhil, 1 run

he fails to put away a full toss and ends up placing it to midwicket

end of over 198 runs • 2 wickets
RCB: 162/9CRR: 8.52 RRR: 17.00
Balachandra Akhil1 (1b)
Jacob Oram 4-0-27-0
Albie Morkel 4-0-38-1
18.6
1W
Oram to Akhil, 1 run, OUT

It gets worse for Bangalore here! Akhil clubs a low full toss down to long-on, he settles for a single but Praveen thinks otherwise as he charges down for the second, Akhil and him are both in the same end, quite a farcial dismissal

Praveen Kumar run out (Joginder Sharma/Oram/†Dhoni) 6 (5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 120
18.5
1W
Oram to Khan, 1 run, OUT

makes room and pushes that wide of mid-off, Raina gathers the ball and throws it flat and hard to Dhoni, Zaheer is struggling to make his ground

Zaheer Khan run out (Raina/†Dhoni) 8 (6b 1x4 0x6) SR: 133.33

Oram and Dhoni have a chat

18.4
Oram to Khan, no run

Oram fires that on the blockhole outside off and he makes room to slice it through the offside but misses

19 off 9

18.3
4
Oram to Khan, FOUR runs

that's a low full toss and he makes room and carves it over gully and wide of third man

18.2
1
Oram to Praveen, 1 run

fires that on the blockhole and he gets a thick edge onto his boot

18.1
1
Oram to Khan, 1 run

Zaheer makes room and carves a full delivery and the ball goes on the first bounce to sweeper cover

end of over 186 runs • 1 wicket
RCB: 154/7CRR: 8.55 RRR: 12.50
Praveen Kumar5 (4b)
Zaheer Khan2 (2b)
Albie Morkel 4-0-38-1
Manpreet Gony 4-0-34-3
17.6
2
Morkel to Praveen, 2 runs

full again, he makes room and crashes this straight to the sweeper on the offside

17.5
1
Morkel to Khan, 1 run

full outside off, he pushes this one down to deep point

17.4
1
Morkel to Praveen, 1 run

Praveen stays back and punches it hard to long-off

17.3
1
Morkel to Khan, 1 run

pitches on middle and leg, he tucks it to the on side

Chennai are really back in this

17.2
W
Morkel to Kohli, OUT

cartwheel! Morkel fires in an inswinging yorker, Kohli tries to swing across the line but is beaten for pace and the legstump goes for a toss and falls back by a few yards

Virat Kohli b Morkel 12 (7b 2x4 0x6) SR: 171.42
17.1
1
Morkel to Praveen, 1 run

makes room but mistimes it to the offside, Praveen is frustrated with that shot

31 off 18. Morkel runs in

end of over 178 runs • 2 wickets
RCB: 148/6CRR: 8.70 RRR: 10.33
Virat Kohli12 (6b 2x4)
Praveen Kumar1 (1b)
Manpreet Gony 4-0-34-3
Palani Amarnath 4-0-38-2
16.6
4
Gony to Kohli, FOUR runs

he overpitches outside off and Kohli makes room and carves that down to the deep point boundary, that should ease the pressure

16.5
1
Gony to Praveen, 1 run

punches this one hard down to deep extra cover

Praveen walks in, tension here in the Bangalore dugout

16.4
W
Gony to Dravid, OUT

Gony gets one to angle inwards from off stump, Dravid shapes to flick but the ball strikes him in line of middle and leg, Tiffen thinks about it for ages before raising the finger

Rahul Dravid lbw b Gony 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0
16.3
1
Gony to Kohli, 1 run

he makes room and creams a full delivery to long-off

16.2
W
Gony to Boucher, OUT

he gets him this time! Boucher gets another thick top edge off a good length delivery and lobs it high to Hussey at third man who takes it inches off the rope

Mark Boucher c Hussey b Gony 4 (6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 66.66
16.1
2
Gony to Boucher, 2 runs

Dropped: Boucher gets a thick leading edge as he tries to work that to the on side, Raina runs backwards from cover but spills the skier in the region of mid-off

Win Probability
CSK 100%
CSKRCB
100%50%100%CSK InningsRCB Innings

Over 20 • RCB 165/10

Dale Steyn c Hussey b Joginder Sharma 1 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50
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