CSK vs RCB, 2nd Semi-Final at Johannesburg, IPL, May 23 2009 - Match Result

game over and Bangalore make it to the final! It's a half volley on the pads and he whips it past midwicket, several red shirts make their way to the outfield, we have a fairytale climax in the final, the two bottom-placed teams from last year will fight it out this time for the trophy

excellent yorker and he manages to dig it out

short delivery and he pulls to deep square-leg

squeezes out a yorker outside off to Balaji at third man

fired on the pads and he clips it to short fine leg, they scamper through for the run

it's a waist high full toss and Taylor moves across and clubs it over deep squre leg, Koertzen signals a four at first and the decision goes upstairs, it's a six and a no-ball as well

pushes it back to the bowler, now they've seen off Murali

even Murali isn't spared! As Ian Chappell often says, if you want to chip down the track you might as well go the full distance and that's what Kohli does, gets right to the pitch of the ball and slams him several rows back over the sight screen

chips down the track and checks his shot

quick and flat on the pads and he clips it behind square

gets forward and drives to the covers

flat and wide outside off, he makes room and cuts to Gony at deep cover

comes down the pitch and forces it to long-on

Raina to the party! Raina bowls it flat and Kohli gives the charge and takes him downtown over wide long-on, Vijay Mallya and co loved that

fires it flat and quick again and the ball clips his pads and rolls away

welcome boundary! Raina fires it flat and on a length, he thumps him across the line and has enough elevation to clear deep midwicket

chips it in the air towards cover

chips down and Raina bangs it in short, he thumps it to Dhoni at mid-off and the non-striker scampers back to beat the throw

that's a nasty skidder which beats his hopeful prod outside the offstump, phew that was close

lunges forward and defends with a dead bat