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RCB vs Chargers, 56th match at Centurion, IPL, May 21 2009 - Match Result

RESULT
56th match (D/N), Centurion, May 21, 2009, Indian Premier League

RCB won by 12 runs

Player Of The Match
114* (73)
manish-pandey
Cricinfo's MVP
146.09 ptsImpact List
manish-pandey
Match centre 
Scorecard summary
Royal Challengers Bangalore 170/4(20 overs)
Deccan Chargers 158/6(20 overs)
Cricinfo’s Most Valuable Players of the Match
PLAYERTeam
TI
Runs
I. Runs
B. Impact
Bowl
I. Wkts
Bo. Impact
RCB146.09114(73)130.26146.09--0
RCB79.07--02/182.9479.07
DCH73.0360(43)67.6673.03--0
RCB71.3823(18)24.8326.91/321.9744.48
DCH66.56--02/323.2966.56
end of over 2013 runs
DCH: 158/6CRR: 7.90 
Azhar Bilakhia16 (8b 2x4)
Ryan Harris4 (3b)
Praveen Kumar 4-0-45-0
Anil Kumble 4-0-23-2

Presentation:

Adam Gilchrist: "We weren't as sharp as we would have liked to be. We were outplayed. But it's a fresh start tomorrow."

Anil Kumble: "It's a great thing for us, from what happened last year, and even from what happened this year.

"Brilliant hundred from Manish. We took a risk sending him up and he responded superbly. The way Virat and Akhil bowled was superb too."

Manish Pandey, Man of the Match: I got the chance to open, and I wanted to make the most of it. The wicket was nice to drive, the ball was coming on properly. It's an amazing feeling, really happy today."

With that we finish the coverage of the league stages of the IPL 2009. Do join us for the semi-finals, which promise to be exciting. As Gilchrist said, anybody can beat anybody. Okay bye

**

So incredibly Bangalore have finished at No. 3, after a disastrous first quarter. More importantly they have earned Jacques Kallis one extra day before they play their semi-final. That said, if they play the final, they will be playing on back-to-back days.

Deccan make it to the semis too, but they will have to turn up tomorrow and face Delhi, the No. 1 team in the league standings. They have questions facing them, both at death bowling and the lower-middle order.

Vishwa has a point worth your while: "In the last 3 matches BLR have beaten the other 3 semi-finalists. Pretty cool!"

And to add to it, Deccan have lost twice to Delhi this season

19.6
1
Praveen to Bilakhia, 1 run

full and straight, and incredibly Bangalore have finished third

19.5
3
Praveen to Harris, 3 runs

off a short run, gets an inside edge into the ground, which bounces over the keeper's head

19.4
1
Praveen to Bilakhia, 1 run

yorker on leg, and that's it, only wides and extras can win Deccan this game

19.3
2
Praveen to Bilakhia, 2 runs

full, on the pads, and flicked into the leg side, finds the gap but not the boundary

19.2
4
Praveen to Bilakhia, FOUR runs

extravagant footwork, extravagant shot, moves across the stumps, leaves all three sticks exposed, and flicks it over short fine

19.1
2
Praveen to Bilakhia, 2 runs

yorker from PK, hit softly towards long-off, lack of pace on the shot means they can get two

Last over. 26 to get. Bangalore most likely to finish third

end of over 197 runs • 1 wicket
DCH: 145/6CRR: 7.63 RRR: 26.00
Ryan Harris1 (2b)
Azhar Bilakhia6 (3b 1x4)
Anil Kumble 4-0-23-2
Praveen Kumar 3-0-32-0
18.6
Kumble to Harris, no run

good ball, short and fired into him, Harris makes room and wafts and misses. Boucher makes a stumping, but replays show he is in comfortably

18.5
1
Kumble to Bilakhia, 1 run

pitched up, outside off, and driven through to wide of extra cover

18.4
4
Kumble to Bilakhia, FOUR runs

good shot, back of a length, Bilakhia makes room and hits it over cover and finds the gap

18.3
1
Kumble to Harris, 1 run

flighted outside off, makes room, and smashes it down to long-off

18.2
1
Kumble to Bilakhia, 1 run

pitched up on the leg stump, swept away towards short fine

18.1
W
Kumble to Rohit Sharma, OUT

Kohli is cooler than Sharma. Low fulltoss from Kumble, Sharma tries to clear long-on, doesn't middle, Kohli nonchalantly stations himself at the boundary, and takes it over his head. Doesn't move, doesn't emote. Like it's everyday business

Rohit Sharma c Kohli b Kumble 12 (12b 1x4 0x6) SR: 100
end of over 187 runs • 1 wicket
DCH: 138/5CRR: 7.66 RRR: 16.50
Rohit Sharma12 (11b 1x4)
Azhar Bilakhia0 (0b)
Praveen Kumar 3-0-32-0
Balachandra Akhil 4-0-18-2
17.6
1
Praveen to Rohit Sharma, 1 run

pitched up on the pads, and Sharma makes room and flicks it in the air towards deep backward square, Taylor does the fielding

17.5
W
Praveen to Rao, OUT

beats Rao outside off, Sharma wants the strike, Rao has to run for the bye, and Boucher underarms it perfectly to Kumar who finds Rao short

Venugopal Rao run out (†Boucher/Kumar) 8 (9b 0x4 0x6) SR: 88.88
17.4
Praveen to Rao, no run

good bowling, sees Rao move away, and throws it full and wide, and beats him

17.3
1
Praveen to Rohit Sharma, 1 run

slower ball, Sharma makes room, opens the face towards short third, but they take a single after a fumble from Uthappa

17.2
4
Praveen to Rohit Sharma, FOUR runs

shot, cool Sharma plays a cool scoop shot, this was another yorker gone wrong by just being a touch shorter than one, he walks in front of his stumps, and flicks it over short fine leg

17.1
1
Praveen to Rao, 1 run

goes for the yorker, it's a low fulltoss, which he plays down to long-on

Forty in 18 required. Tough ask, but Sharma is still batting

Praveen to bowl. He needs to make up for an expensive first over

end of over 176 runs
DCH: 131/4CRR: 7.70 RRR: 13.33
Venugopal Rao7 (6b)
Rohit Sharma6 (8b)
Balachandra Akhil 4-0-18-2
Roelof van der Merwe 4-0-32-1
16.6
1
Akhil to Rao, 1 run

good over, six singles only, the last one of which is dabbed towards point

16.5
1
Akhil to Rohit Sharma, 1 run

looks for the pull, mis-hits, but this one doesn't carry as far as long-on

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
MK Pandey
114 runs (73)
10 fours4 sixes
Productive shot
on side drive on front foot
36 runs
1 four4 sixes
HH Gibbs
60 runs (43)
3 fours4 sixes
Productive shot
leg glance
19 runs
0 four2 sixes
Best performances - bowlers
B Akhil
O
4
M
0
R
18
W
2
ECO
4.5
A Kumble
O
4
M
0
R
23
W
2
ECO
5.75
Match details
SuperSport Park, Centurion
TossRoyal Challengers Bangalore, elected to bat first
Series
Season2009
Player Of The Match
Hours of play (local time)16.30 start, First Session 16.30-17.50, Interval 17.50-18.10, Second Session 18.10-19.30
Match days21 May 2009 - daynight (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
PointsRoyal Challengers Bangalore 2, Deccan Chargers 0
Win Probability
RCB 100%
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Over 20 • DCH 158/6

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