finishes this error-filled match with a sweet boundary through extra cover. Bangalore back to what they have become used to - winning
Kings XI vs RCB, 31st match at Mohali, IPL, Apr 02 2010 - Match Result
RESULT
31st match (N), Mohali, April 02, 2010, Indian Premier League
181/5
(19.1/20 ov, T:182) 184/4
RCB won by 6 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
Pietersen and Virat Kohli's 76-run partnership is RCB's highest for the 3rd wicket in IPL, breaking the record of 72 between Rahul Dravid and Manish Pandey
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Scorecard summary
Kings XI Punjab • 181/5(20 overs)
45 (27)
1/31 (4)
42* (33)
1/24 (3)
Royal Challengers Bangalore • 184/4(19.1 overs)
66* (44)
1/26 (4)
42 (26)
1/21 (2)
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Presentation
Kevin Pietersen is the Man of the Match He says: "It was a great victory. We let maybe a few too many, but Robin Uthappa's innings is some of the best hitting I have ever seen. I saw it on the TV from Bangladesh, but to watch it live from the other end was something else. I happily played the anchor role. I have played against Brett in Tests, and to hit him like that, all credit to Robin."
Anil Kumble "It was a good wicket to bat on, it got a bit slower, but we knew we could get it. The way KP, Virat and Robin - his innings changed the game - batted was satisfactory. It is a good win for us after two losses in a row, chasing 180."
Kumar Sangakkara "It does hurt. Big total on the board, we bowled well in the first 10, but the fielding let us down. That;s the story of the tournament. We have had opportunities, we haven't delivered."
KP's fist clinching goes on for at least 30 seconds. That's about a second for every two runs scored. After winning a league match in IPL. And he was duly helped by a poor, atrocious fielding show by Punjab. It didn't quite beat the standards that Indian and Sri Lanka set in Mohali in their Twenty20 international last year, which was well and truly appalling, but Punjab were really bad in the field. Of course KP, Kohli and Uthappa planned the chase well, but they were let off easy when it was time to work real hard. Hang around for the presentation
19.1
4
Pathan to Pietersen, FOUR runs
19.1
1w
Pathan to Pietersen, 1 wide
KP jumps across the crease, IKP wants to create some distance, and bowls it way wide outside off
end of over 199 runs
RCB: 179/4CRR: 9.42 • RRR: 3.00
Cameron White6 (3b 1x4)
Kevin Pietersen62 (43b 6x4 1x6)
Brett Lee 4-0-48-0
Irfan Pathan 3-0-31-1
18.6
4
Lee to White, FOUR runs
that's the blow that should do it! White has got his eye in, and clears the front leg to smack this length delivery between long-on and long-off. You don't bowl three length deliveries in a row to White
18.5
1
Lee to Pietersen, 1 run
another full toss hit down to long-off, another single
18.4
1
Lee to White, 1 run
length ball, tailing in, pushed down to long-on for one
18.3
1
Lee to Pietersen, 1 run
full toss, strongly hit down to long-off
18.2
1
Lee to White, 1 run
pushed down to long-on for a single
White to face now
18.1
1
Lee to Pietersen, 1 run
low full toss, manages to cramp hi, will be just a single to long-on
Bear is here. But he won't be on strike. Lee to continue after his 25-run previous over
end of over 1811 runs • 1 wicket
RCB: 170/4CRR: 9.44 • RRR: 6.00
Kevin Pietersen59 (40b 6x4 1x6)
Irfan Pathan 3-0-31-1
Brett Lee 3-0-39-0
17.6
W
Pathan to Uthappa, OUT
and finally somebody has held onto a catch! Uthappa walks down the wicket to send this flying down the ground again, but gets a toe edge through to Bisla. Too late for Punjab?
Robin Uthappa c Bisla b Pathan 22 (8b 1x4 2x6) SR: 275
17.5
1
Pathan to Pietersen, 1 run
short ball, pulled away to deep midwicket for one
17.4
4
Pathan to Pietersen, FOUR runs
insult, meet injury! Now comes the clean hit, over extra cover, four more
17.3
4
Pathan to Pietersen, FOUR runs
that's the definitive image of Punjab's night: Sangakkara lying on his face having dropped yet another catch off a full toss that got KP's bat high. Sanga ran from cover backwards, got under it, and somehow let it through, and while tumbling over he kicked it to the boundary
17.2
2
Pathan to Pietersen, 2 runs
another drop, although this is a tough chance for Sharma running from sweeper-cover to his right. Brings up KP's first IPL fifty
17.1
•
Pathan to Pietersen, no run
oh wild shot from KP, dances down the track and swings and misses
That over should do it for Bangalore then. But stranger things happen in IPL - 23 off 18 required
end of over 1725 runs
RCB: 159/3CRR: 9.35 • RRR: 7.66
Robin Uthappa22 (7b 1x4 2x6)
Kevin Pietersen48 (35b 4x4 1x6)
Brett Lee 3-0-39-0
Bipul Sharma 4-0-26-1
16.6
2
Lee to Uthappa, 2 runs
overpitched, hit powerfully down the ground again, straighter of long-off, comes back for two
BLee is bleeding runs here
16.6
5w
Lee to Uthappa, 5 wide
full toss down the leg side, and it goes through makeshift Bisla
16.5
6
Lee to Uthappa, SIX runs
Crash! Robbie batting like a dream! And Lee is serving him with length balls! gets under this one and goes over midwicket, clean clean strike, 30 rows behind
16.4
1
Lee to Pietersen, 1 run
another yorker, digs it out to third man for one. No appeal this time
16.3
1
Lee to Uthappa, 1 run
yorker outside off, played to short third man for one, and Lee asks for an lbw. Middle of the bat, mate. You must be seeing things
16.2
4
Lee to Uthappa, FOUR runs
length ball this time, and Uthappa has slapped it into the sight screen, one bounce
Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
RCB
66 runs (44)
7 fours1 six
Productive shot
off side drive on front foot
29 runs
3 fours1 six
PBKS
45 runs (27)
8 fours0 six
Productive shot
leg glance
16 runs
2 fours0 six
Match details
| Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh | |
| Toss | Kings XI Punjab, elected to bat first |
| Series | |
| Season | 2009/10 |
| Player Of The Match | |
| Hours of play (local time) | 20.00 start, First Session 20.00-21.20, Interval 21.20-21.40, Second Session 21.40-23.00 |
| Match days | 2 April 2010 - night (20-over match) |
| Umpires | |
| TV Umpire | |
| Reserve Umpire | |
| Match Referee | |
| Points | Royal Challengers Bangalore 2, Kings XI Punjab 0 |
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