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Kings XI vs RCB, 7th match at Bengaluru, IPL, Mar 16 2010 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
7th match (D/N), Bengaluru, March 16, 2010, Indian Premier League
(18.5/20 ov, T:204) 204/2

RCB won by 8 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
89* (55) & 1/39
jacques-kallis
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What a wonderfully paced innings from Kallis. What a stunner from Robin and don't forget Manish who played a cameo to get it all started. That's it from us. Thanks for logging on.

18.5
1
Abdulla to Kallis, 1 run

Game over! Another cover drive seals the game. What a run fest this was. Crash Bang Wallop.

18.4
4
Abdulla to Kallis, FOUR runs

Whaddaplayaaaaa! Low full toss again and Kallis plays a classy inside-out cover drive

18.3
1
Abdulla to Kohli, 1 run

Yet another full toss, dipping around off stump, swung straight to long-on

18.2
4
Abdulla to Kohli, FOUR runs

The full tosses keep coming though and Kohli has slammed this to cover boundary.

18.2
1w
Abdulla to Kohli, 1 wide

This time, it veers further away from LOC .. wide

18.1
Abdulla to Kohli, no run

Ah! it was a low full toss well outside off, Kohli lets it go thinking it will be called a wide but its on that border line of control

end of over 1823 runs
RCB: 193/2CRR: 10.72 RRR: 5.50
Jacques Kallis84 (53b 7x4 5x6)
Virat Kohli11 (9b 1x6)
Bipul Sharma 3-0-37-1
Ravi Bopara 2-0-17-0
17.6
4
Bipul to Kallis, FOUR runs

SHot! Slightly short in length and outside off, Kallis rocks back to play a feisty cut shot. What an over for RCB, Kallis has surely swung the game their way now or will there be any further twist?

17.5
6
Bipul to Kallis, SIX runs

Kallis is thumping Bipul all over the park. THis time he went down on his knee and played the slog sweep to perfection. The white ball has landed amid screaming fans

17.4
Bipul to Kallis, no run

goes for the slog sweep but doesn't connect properly

17.3
6
Bipul to Kallis, SIX runs

Jacques Kallis is showing who is da boss. Again, he sashayed down the track and played a powerful whippy flick over wide midwicket

17.2
6
Bipul to Kallis, SIX runs

Imperious. He took a couple of steps down the track and powered it up and over wide long-on. Maximum!

17.1
1
Bipul to Kohli, 1 run

rushes down the track and heaves it to long-on

end of over 1711 runs
RCB: 170/2CRR: 10.00 RRR: 11.33
Jacques Kallis62 (48b 6x4 2x6)
Virat Kohli10 (8b 1x6)
Ravi Bopara 2-0-17-0
Bipul Sharma 2-0-14-1
16.6
2
Bopara to Kallis, 2 runs

Fine stop from Kaif this time. It was drilled hard to left of him at long-off and he makes a fine diving stop

16.5
1
Bopara to Kohli, 1 run

full delivery, driven hard but straight to Kaif

16.4
1
Bopara to Kallis, 1 run

taps it to the off side for a s ngle

16.3
1
Bopara to Kohli, 1 run

shorter in length, pulled to long-on

16.2
6
Bopara to Kohli, SIX runs

dropped by Kaif at long-off Kohli hammers this full length delivery high towards long-off where Kaif jumps near the boundary and ends up palming the difficult chance over the boundary

16.1
Bopara to Kohli, no run

moves outside leg stump, Bopara slips in a slower one outside off and Kohli is fooled

end of over 1610 runs
RCB: 159/2CRR: 9.93 RRR: 11.25
Virat Kohli2 (4b)
Jacques Kallis59 (46b 6x4 2x6)
Bipul Sharma 2-0-14-1
Ravi Bopara 1-0-6-0
15.6
1
Bipul to Kohli, 1 run

gets down the track and drives towards extra cover for a single

15.5
Bipul to Kohli, no run

around off stump, cut straight to backward point

Win Probability
RCB 100%
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Over 19 • RCB 204/2

RCB won by 8 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
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