Bangalore have done it! Mohammad plays a short-arm pull to square leg and sprints the winning single
Daredevils vs RCB, 30th match at Delhi, IPL, Apr 26 2011 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RCB won by 3 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
Bangalore were cruising in this chase after Gayle and Kohli tore into Delhi's attack but they lost three quick wickets - Gayle, AB and Kohli - in quick time. Delhi began to fight back but they didn't have enough ammunition in their pace-heavy attack.
"Both DC and DD exemplify the blunder of not picking a strong Indian contingent. Not surprisingly, both are right at the bottom," says Akshay.
VJ: "$1.9M drop by pathan. Now that Delhi has paid 1.9M for irfan, do they feel obliged to play him in each and every match?"
"Spare a though for Hopes. He single handedly try to win the game for Delhi," says Nick.
"I didn't intend to go out there and play like Chris (Gayle)," says Virat Kohli. "We got off to a great start. It just happened."
More flak for Irfan: "Did other teams pay Delhi to bid Pathan for $1.9 millions. This guy can't provide big finish with the bat, can't bowl out his quota of 4 overs properly and drops catches when it matters the most. Someone should remind him that with Torres scoring last weekend the whole world has only one man to criticise and thats him," says Prasad.
I'll have the presentation ceremony for you shortly.
Sehwag: "I think we gave too many boundary balls in the first six overs. Bad bowling. At the end also we didn't bowl well. The ball was not coming on to the bat, they cut a lot of grass, which we didn't want, but we have to carry on with whatever pitch we get. Pressure on Delhi now ..." He ends by thanking the sizeable Kotla crowd for its support.
Vettori: "Probably (left it a bit late). Kohli played an amazing innings. That partnership at the start set it up for us. Delhi fought back hard, fortunate Syed Mohamad came out and played with a cool head .. he's been a good find for us so far. Today was out best bowling performance as well."
Virat Kohli is the Man of the Match. "I've always looked to bat No. 3, I can get myself in and play my shots. I'm loving it," he says. "I was really keen we win this match. We lost three in a row and now winning two back to back gives us some momentum."
The final word on today's game will be Aditi's. "I just feel sorry for poor Irfan. There was a time when no one could get enough of him. I don't think he wants to perform poorly, and it's not his fault DD paid so much money for him- in fact, it just means there was a bidding war over him," she says. "Sehwag had one of these unproductive periods too and Dravid backed him up then. Maybe he's doing the same for Irfan now, and I think that's great for Indian cricket. Also, I miss Irfan's curls. Bring 'em back, I say!"
And on that note, it's time to say good bye, for a few hours at least. Thank you for all your emails. I try and get through as many as I can. Honest. Have a good night.
dropped, Vettori spoons the drive in the air towards mid-off where Pathan dives forward and gets hands to the ball but spills it, Delhi had a lifeline at the last moment but Pathan goofed it up
full ball outside off, Mohammad reaches for it and steers to third man
Delhi have three to defend in the final over. They need a minor miracle. Six fielders in the circle.
Mohammad tries to drive but ends up slicing the ball through point to Warner in the deep
an excellent bouncer from Hopes, Mohammed tries to hook but misses
Vettori moves back and gently swats the ball along the ground through midwicket
Vettori swings the game decisively towards Bangalore by making room and slicing the ball in the air and into the gap on the backward point boundary
in the blockhole outside off stump, steered towards third man
Five fielders in the circle to keep Mohammad on strike.
full toss and Vettori swats it towards long off where Morkel slides to his left and fields
full and wide outside off, poor line
Bangalore need only 12 off 12.
Mohammad you beauty! He uses the pace of the ball and steers the ball deftly towards third man and beats the diving fielder
shot! Mohammad uses the angle into him to pick the ball off his pads and flick it behind square, the fielder dives on the boundary but fails to make the save
Vettori spoons the ball through cover off the front foot, and takes the single
"This Mithun guy is getting on my nerves...He gives 10 an over when he bowls and now he throws away his wicket when its almost run a ball needed. Somebody please knock some sense into his head," says Sam.
bat on ball towards cover and Vettori charges through for the single
short of a length outside off, Mohammad cuts hard but makes no contact, Vettori watches helplessly
Mohammad edges the ball into the ground towards the keeper
Syed Mohammad is the new batsman ... Bangalore need 22 off 18.
mindless batting from Mithun. He just needs to stay there with Vettori, but what does he do? Attempts a big shot, that's what. He mis-times it in the air and Yadav takes the catch at deep extra cover
Mithun is the new batsman, he swings and misses
caught behind! Morkel salvages a terrible over by dismissing Tiwary! He bowled a full ball outside off, Tiwary bent low and tried to steer it towards third man, he ended up edging it straight to Ojha
short ball pulled towards deep midwicket
Over 20 • RCB 161/7
RCB won by 3 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)