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RCB vs Kings XI, 47th match at Bengaluru, IPL, May 06 2011 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
47th match (N), Bengaluru, May 06, 2011, Indian Premier League

RCB won by 85 runs

Player Of The Match
107 (49) & 3/21
chris-gayle
Cricinfo's MVP
199.63 ptsImpact List
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KXIP
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end of over 2015 runs
PBKS: 120/9CRR: 6.00 
Praveen Kumar15 (7b 2x4 1x6)
Love Ablish0 (2b)
Abhimanyu Mithun 3-0-29-0
Sreenath Aravind 4-0-14-4

That is all from us for this game, fellas. Gayle show all the way. Double header tomorrow. Join us for that. Till then, this is Abhishek Purohit signing off. Cheers. While you leave, you could catch Sid Talya's bulletin here.

Zaheer Khan makes a fair point. "There have already been five hundreds in this IPL. Shows you where the Twenty20 game is headed in the future."

Gayle is the Man of the Match, to loud cheers. Gayle: "It was difficult, ball was doing a lot for couple of overs. Good team effort. Virat came in and supported me. The key actually is to pick your areas, it is not all about slogging, you have to target particular bowlers. I wanted to bat through the end but it did not happen. AB got us past 200. My celebration is the tuk-tuk train, that is a regular thing for me. Things will happen when I am out there. I am unpredictable, and got to try and enjoy the IPL." Hooyah, the big fella does not hold back when he speaks, does he?

Vettori: "Almost the perfect T20 game, to score a hundred in that fashion. the wicket was not an easy one to bat on. the big thing for us is our fielding, if we do that, everything falls in place. Gilchrist runout first ball made it easier for us. Aravind has been a really good find for us."

Gilchrist: "That was a phenomenal knock. The wicket was doing a bit, he did not get bat on ball for ten balls, then took the game away from us. We were shell-shocked actually. It is a small ground, there were a few mishits that carried over. We pulled back a little bit. It looked like they would get 230-240, but it was all too much for us. We play again in two days, got to try and fire up again."

Harish: "Moral of the story never bowl a maiden to Gayle. Give him a single and keep him off strike. It all started coz of that maiden from Harris to Gayle."

Sombre handshakes all around. Gayle is still smiling however as he disappears in to the dressing room. Aravind gets a big hug from Ray Jennings. It was all over after that monster century, wasn't it?

19.6
Mithun to Praveen, no run

big swing, and miss from PK outside off stump and that is the end of that

19.5
6
Mithun to Praveen, SIX runs

PK is letting Mithun have it, this time clobbers him over deep midwicket for maximum

19.4
4
Mithun to Praveen, FOUR runs

fuller this time, PK targets the same area for another boundary, and gets it, bt this time off an outside edge past the keeper

19.3
4
Mithun to Praveen, FOUR runs

PK gets one away, gets underneath a length ball and hammers it over mid off

19.2
Mithun to Praveen, no run

high full toss, PK is surprised and fends it back to the bowler, and tells Mithun to go back and bowl, Mithun gives gives him a stare, Gayle can't control his glee, he loves it

19.2
1w
Mithun to Praveen, 1 wide

another short one, he looks to have another go, but pulls out of the shot in the end

19.1
Mithun to Praveen, no run

dug in short, he goes for a big heave, and misses

end of over 191 run • 2 wickets
PBKS: 105/9CRR: 5.52 RRR: 101.00
Love Ablish0 (2b)
Praveen Kumar1 (1b)
Sreenath Aravind 4-0-14-4
Abhimanyu Mithun 2-0-14-0
18.6
Aravind to Ablish, no run

hit away to sweeper cover, end of Aravind's spell, and these are his best figures in T20s

18.5
Aravind to Ablish, no run

back of a length, calmly played out to point

18.4
W
Aravind to Harris, OUT

it's almost over now, another wicket, goes for this slow, full and wide one outside off, ending up slicing it to short third man, now Aravind and Gayle are smiling widely together

Ryan Harris c Pathan b Aravind 17 (25b 1x4 0x6 29m) SR: 68
18.3
1
Aravind to Praveen, 1 run

goes deep in the crease to work it in front of midwicket

18.2
W
Aravind to McLaren, OUT

Aravind gets one more, it was the slower one, he went for a mow through midwicket from the crease, and edged it on to the stumps

Ryan McLaren b Aravind 28 (32b 1x4 0x6 41m) SR: 87.5
18.1
Aravind to McLaren, no run

on a length outside off stump, he calmly shoulders arms

end of over 183 runs
PBKS: 104/7CRR: 5.77 RRR: 51.00
Ryan Harris17 (24b 1x4)
Ryan McLaren28 (30b 1x4)
Abhimanyu Mithun 2-0-14-0
Zaheer Khan 4-0-35-0
17.6
Mithun to Harris, no run

bashes a full one back at the bowler, Mithun goes down to stop it

priyank: "Maybe, I will have to write a dissertation to get my comments posted here. Huh?" What was your subject again?

17.5
1
Mithun to McLaren, 1 run

squeezed out to point, there is an overthrow from Dilshan and cross over

17.4
1
Mithun to Harris, 1 run

in the blockhole, dug out for a single

17.3
Mithun to Harris, no run

short ball banged in, he goes for the pull from way outside off and misses, Mithun is excited, no one else is as there is non edge

17.2
1
Mithun to McLaren, 1 run

low full toss squeezed in front of point, virat fires in the throw making the batsman dive in

17.1
Mithun to McLaren, no run

full delivery dug back to the bowler

munish: "punjab seems to working on theory.." if u (bowler) give away runs, then we(batsman) will not help u to score those runs"" Mithun is back

end of over 175 runs
PBKS: 101/7CRR: 5.94 RRR: 35.00
Ryan McLaren26 (27b 1x4)
Ryan Harris16 (21b 1x4)
Zaheer Khan 4-0-35-0
Virat Kohli 1-0-7-0
16.6
1
Khan to McLaren, 1 run

goes across and whips a full one in air to fine leg

Win Probability
RCB 100%
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Over 20 • KXIP 120/9

RCB won by 85 runs
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