RCB vs Somerset, Group B at Bengaluru, Oct 03 2011, Nokia Champions League T20

RESULT
Group B (N), Bengaluru, October 03, 2011, Nokia Champions League T20
(20 ov, T:207) 155/6

RCB won by 51 runs

Player Of The Match
86 (46)
chris-gayle
Match centre 
Scores: Sanjay Murari | Comms: Abhishek Purohit
Scorecard summary
Royal Challengers Bangalore 206/6(20 overs)
86 (46)
2/23 (4)
33 (22)
Somerset 155/6(20 overs)
end of over 209 runs
SOM: 155/6CRR: 7.75 
Nick Compton17 (20b 1x4)
Alfonso Thomas15 (12b 2x4)
Jamaluddin Syed Mohammad 3-0-25-0
Raju Bhatkal 3-0-19-1

That is it from us for today. Join us for the double-header tomorrow. Till then, this is Abhishek Purohit signing off, along with Sanjay Murari. Cheers

Gayle is the Man of the Match. Gayle: "It was a key game for us. It wasn't the best of starts, it was a bit difficult to bat on initially. In the end, I got close to 20 overs which was good for me. No one got a fifty in the first two games. We had a discussion. So whosoever got in this game, try to play a bit longer. Hopefully we can win the next one with a big margin as well."

Thomas: "We could have done with an offspinner, but taking nothing away from Chris, he paced his innings nicely, he had a look at the wicket for the first two overs. We (Somerset) like making things difficult for ourselves."

Vettori: "It's what we needed to do, we needed a big one to give ourselves a chance. Gayle showed what a good player he is during the IPL, and again today. We were still battling however with the way Somerset started. I think so (bowling was satisfactory). 185 was a par score and we went above that."

Somerset were up against it after that Gayle innings. Trego kept them in the chase till the half-way stage, but to keep it up for another ten overs in the chase was always going to be tough. And apart from the one over from Gayle, RCB finally managed to get the bowling part together today. They are finally on the board in this tournament, and the margin of the win has made their net run-rate jump and Somerset's dive sharply. RCB have even gone past KKR on run-rate

19.6
1
J Syed Mohammad to Compton, 1 run

pulls to short fine leg for a single and that is a huge win for RCB

19.5
1
J Syed Mohammad to Thomas, 1 run

belts a full toss down to long on

19.4
1
J Syed Mohammad to Compton, 1 run

another one sliding in with the angle, pulled to deep midwicket

19.3
1
J Syed Mohammad to Thomas, 1 run

low full toss swung down to long on

19.2
4
J Syed Mohammad to Thomas, FOUR runs

Thomas gets one away, he bends the knee to a widish one and square-drives it over backward point in the air

19.1
1
J Syed Mohammad to Compton, 1 run

pulls a flat delivery coming in with the angle in front of square leg

end of over 198 runs
SOM: 146/6CRR: 7.68 RRR: 61.00
Nick Compton14 (17b 1x4)
Alfonso Thomas9 (9b 1x4)
Raju Bhatkal 3-0-19-1
Sreenath Aravind 4-0-23-2
18.6
1
Bhatkal to Compton, 1 run

smacked hard, goes to long off this time

18.5
1
Bhatkal to Thomas, 1 run

hit in the air straight to sweeper cover off the front foot

18.4
Bhatkal to Thomas, no run

tries the reverse scoop to a full one outside off, misses

18.3
2
Bhatkal to Thomas, 2 runs

scythed hard wide of Mayank at sweeper cover, this time he runs hard to his left and gets to it neatly

18.2
Bhatkal to Thomas, no run

beaten outside off stump as he pushes at a length ball

18.1
4
Bhatkal to Thomas, FOUR runs

that has gone right through a sliding Mayank at sweeper cover, it was smashed hard in the air, but Mayank seemed to have overrun it and it slipped through

end of over 183 runs • 1 wicket
SOM: 138/6CRR: 7.66 RRR: 34.50
Alfonso Thomas2 (4b)
Nick Compton13 (16b 1x4)
Sreenath Aravind 4-0-23-2
Raju Bhatkal 2-0-11-1
17.6
1
Aravind to Thomas, 1 run

goes full but gets it on leg stump, tucked in front of square leg

17.5
1
Aravind to Compton, 1 run

shot! down the track and lifts with the angle over extra cover, but Virat gets to it from long off on the bounce

17.4
1
Aravind to Thomas, 1 run

thick outside edge straight to backward point as he is squared up

17.3
Aravind to Thomas, no run

has him reaching out to a widish one outside off, and beats him on the drive

17.2
Aravind to Thomas, no run

leans forward and across to push a fuller one to extra cover

17.1
W
Aravind to Suppiah, OUT

bowled 'em! Aravind hits the middle stump, Suppiah swings inside the line of one leaving him with the angle, and the ball crashes in to wood, the wrong kind for the batsman

Arul Suppiah b Aravind 1 (3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 33.33

Manju: "There is more to RCB than Gayle's strengths: Vettori's captaincy!"

end of over 174 runs • 1 wicket
SOM: 135/5CRR: 7.94 RRR: 24.00
Nick Compton12 (15b 1x4)
Arul Suppiah1 (2b)
Raju Bhatkal 2-0-11-1
Daniel Vettori 4-0-25-2
16.6
Bhatkal to Compton, no run

batsman backs away outside leg, bowler goes slow and full outside off, batsman misses, bowler wins the mini-battle, the future of cricket is here

16.5
1
Bhatkal to Suppiah, 1 run

dabs a fuller one to short third man

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
CH Gayle
86 runs (46)
4 fours8 sixes
Productive shot
leg glance
37 runs
1 four4 sixes
Control
77%
PD Trego
58 runs (38)
6 fours3 sixes
Productive shot
on side drive on front foot
17 runs
1 four2 sixes
Control
50%
Best performances - bowlers
SP Kirby
O
4
M
0
R
23
W
2
ECO
5.75
S Aravind
O
4
M
0
R
23
W
2
ECO
5.75
Match details
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
TossSomerset, elected to field first
Series
Season2011/12
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 days3 October 2011 - night (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
PointsRoyal Challengers Bangalore 2, Somerset 0
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