it's all over. Vinay is out, and Steyn won't bat, so Bangalore are bowled out. Vinay walks out again, Ashwin lands it in the slot again, but not so full, so Vinay ends up dragging it leg side this time, and it lands in the hands of deep midwicket.
CSK vs RCB, 1st semi-final at Durban, Sep 24 2010 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
1st semi-final (D/N), Durban, September 24, 2010, Champions League Twenty20
(17/17 ov) 174/4
(16.2/17 ov, T:176) 123
CSK won by 52 runs (D/L method)
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So then, Chennai are in the finals. Can they go all the way? Who will they face in the title clash? The second semifinal is coming our way tomorrow - two high-quality teams - it should be a cracker. Hope to see you there. On behalf of my colleagues, this is Nitin Sundar signing off for ESPNcricinfo. Before you go, here is Sid Talya's bulletin for today's game. Cheers!
Raina, expectedly, (and not Hussey) is MoM "Great feeling to be in the finals. I knew it was 17 overs, I knew they will come hard with me, so I decided to go for the loose balls. We hope to do the double - IPL and CLT20."
Kumble: "Too many runs on the board, then Steyn got injured, and then Virat also got injured. Things did not go our way.. one catch.. if the fielder (Dravid) had taken Raina's catch things could have been different. We needed a good chance while chasing, but it did not happen. It's been a fantastic time with this side."
MS Dhoni: "WELL Of course, Raina's batting made it look so easy. Bangalore got a blow when they lost Steyn. Raw pace would have made a difference - Raina cashed in and good support from Vijay and Hussey. Raina has the kind of talent where he can take it away once he is set. The use of the new ball was important. Bollinger normally does not bowl up, uses the short balls. Once you get in, it is a good wicket to bat, so we needed early wickets and it worked." Shastri: "Are you peaking at the right time?" MSD: "WELL of course there are some rough ends to be corrected, finals will be exciting."
Hang on for the presentations.
Chennai Super Kings have marched into the final then. In four tournaments, Chennai have made three finals and one semi-final. Mighty impressive, and if they can win the final in Sunday, it will look even more impressive. Sad story for Bangalore though. On that one occasion when Chennai did not make the finals - IPL 2009 - Bangalore had stopped them. Not this time though. They started well, then the rain came down, then Hussey mis-timed an off drive and things went downhill from then on at a rapid pace.
Siva: "I believe Chennai is the only team consistent in picking up wickets, they narrowly missed against wariors except that they have picked all the 10 wickets of all their opponents"
The latest on Steyn - he is going to spend the night in the hospital as a precautions. Lets hope he has a speedy recovery.
Rajesh makes another outstanding observation. "Dhoni is the only captain to make into the finals of World T20, IPL and CLT20 and that too all in debut."
16.2
W
Ashwin to Vinay, OUT
Vinay Kumar c Anirudha b Ashwin 9 (7b 0x4 1x6 9m) SR: 128.57
16.1
6
Ashwin to Vinay, SIX runs
smashed, right off the screws that one. Vinay trots out, reaches the pitch and launches this one so high that the camera lost the ball for a while before it began its descent well behind long on
Ankit: "Is RCB becoming CHOKERS of domestic circuit? Is it because of having number of South African players in side? Just a thought." Good observation. One IPL final, one semi-final, one CLT20 semi-final and no silverware to show.
end of over 163 runs
RCB: 117/8CRR: 7.31 • RRR: 14.50
Vinay Kumar3 (5b)
Anil Kumble1 (2b)
Lakshmipathy Balaji 3-0-13-1
Muthiah Muralidaran 4-0-38-2
15.6
1
Balaji to Vinay, 1 run
full on leg, mistimes straight to midwicket and they scatter across for a tight single. Direct hit and it could have been another wicket down
15.5
•
Balaji to Vinay, no run
another slow bouncer, no contact made.
CSK_FAN: "The Required rate is like stick cricket required rates now."
15.4
•
Balaji to Vinay, no run
full toss on the pads, Vinay drives it down the ground back to the bowler
15.3
1
Balaji to Kumble, 1 run
fuller on leg and Kumble gets a single out to wide mid off
15.2
•
Balaji to Kumble, no run
well, even Kumble bowls faster than that. 102 kph, he is completely fooled by the slowness of the bouncer and makes no concact
15.1
1
Balaji to Vinay, 1 run
goes for a full-blooded pull across the line, but hits it straight to midwicket. Fumble gives a single and Kumble will have strike
end of over 1510 runs • 1 wicket
RCB: 114/8CRR: 7.60 • RRR: 12.20
Vinay Kumar1 (1b)
Muthiah Muralidaran 4-0-38-2
Doug Bollinger 3-0-27-3
14.6
W
Murali to Praveen, OUT
and gone. This was a coming. Chips out, does not reach the pitch and the leading edge bubbles up into the covers
Praveen Kumar c Morkel b Muralidaran 15 (11b 1x4 1x6 11m) SR: 136.36
14.5
•
Murali to Praveen, no run
flummoxed completely by a fastish offspinner that he did not read and it somehow missed the stumps
14.4
1
Murali to Vinay, 1 run
Vinay turns the strike over to let the entertainment continue at Praveen's end
14.3
1
Murali to Praveen, 1 run
and again, chips out and plays airily into no man's land. Another single
14.2
2
Murali to Praveen, 2 runs
goes for it again, no idea where it was going and he gets a leading edge that loops up behind the vacant point region
14.1
6
Murali to Praveen, SIX runs
full and in the slot for Praveen who connects with a robust swipe that would have done Tiger Woods proud. Huge six
end of over 1414 runs • 1 wicket
RCB: 104/7CRR: 7.42 • RRR: 11.83
Praveen Kumar6 (6b 1x4)
Doug Bollinger 3-0-27-3
Muthiah Muralidaran 3-0-28-1
13.6
W
Bollinger to Pandey, OUT
gone. 132 kph, not too fast, low full toss coming in towards middle and leg. And Bangalore's best batsman for the day cannot make contact. He misses and the stumps are rearranged
Manish Pandey b Bollinger 52 (44b 4x4 2x6 55m) SR: 118.18
13.5
2
Bollinger to Pandey, 2 runs
short ball, Pandey goes for the pull and gets it away square for one
13.4
1
Bollinger to Praveen, 1 run
Run out appeal. Praveen plays it out to covers, but straight to the fielder. Pandey was backing up too far and the direct hit almost caught him short, but he was just in. Overthrow for one
13.3
4
Bollinger to Praveen, FOUR runs
Whacked by Praveen. Stays in the crease, gets a nice short of length ball and the room for the forehand smash to the left of mid off
13.2
1
Bollinger to Pandey, 1 run
slow off cutter, 124 kph, Pandey can't pack a punch and gets it away to long off for one. Fifty to Pandey.
13.1
6
Bollinger to Pandey, SIX runs
shot of the innings from Pandey. 130 kph length ball outside off, Pandey pull-swung that disdainfully all the way across over midwicket for six
Bollinger comes back on.
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