Arun Karthik you beauty. Too many slower balls. Karthik is expecting it. Slog-sweeps it, like you would a spinner. Sends it twenty rows over midwicket. Will South Australia regret not trying to run him out previous ball?
South Aust vs RCB, Group B at Bengaluru, Oct 05 2011 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
Group B (N), Bengaluru, October 05, 2011, Nokia Champions League T20
214/2
(20 ov, T:215) 215/8
RCB won by 2 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)
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end of over 2014 runs • 1 wicket
RCB: 215/8CRR: 10.75
Arun Karthik6 (2b 1x6)
Sreenath Aravind6 (3b 1x4)
Dan Christian 4-0-44-1
Shaun Tait 4-0-32-5
That brings us to the end of an incredible T20 game, one where 215 was successfully chased through a last-ball six, hit by a man who took his career tally to 232 with that hit. Thanks for joining us. Don't miss when Warner, Watson, Gayle and Dilshan test this pitch further in the first semi-final
Virat Kohli has won the MoM award. He says: "Top of the table. Never been in such an exciting T20 match all my life. I had my eyes closed on the last ball. We were sitting upstairs, and thought if Chris and Dilshan could bat five or six overs, we had a fair chance. I was calm and relaxes, but of course you can't stay assured chasing 215."
Dan Vettori: "Pretty amazing game of cricket. One thing about this ground is you can chase anything here. Always things you can do well, the last five overs were really poor. Harris and Callum and Dan Christian batted extremely well. The dew does change this wicket. The new ball turns a bit, but once it becomes soft, it's really difficult. However, the class of the batsmanship coupled with the wicket was amazing."
Callum Ferguson, standing in for Klinger who injured himself while catching Gayle: "Obviously disappointing to not defend 214. Dan Harris and Dan Christian batted well, Tait came back with the ball and went bang bang bang, but Virat and Dilshan batted beautifully. We were backing our bowlers to execute despite the dew, disappointed not to do that. Tait takes a lot wickets at a good strike-rate, the value he brings to our side is amazing."
As RCB go ecstatic, spare a thought for South Australia. They have a centurion, one of them took five wickets, and yet they lost last ball. How much did the lbw against Dilshan cost them? How much did that drop off Kohli cost them? Dilshan went onto hit at least one six after that reprieve. All this shouldn't take away from this uninhibited chase from Bangalore, who never let the asking rate get out of hand
This is the fifth-highest successful chase in all Twenty20 cricket, and the highest in all Champions league matches
Oh hello. RCB have drawn NSW for the semi-final at Bangalore. That's Watson, Warner, Gayle, Dilshan, Kohli on this ground
Arun Karthik, still struggling for breath, says, "I just kept it simple, I waited for it to arrive. I knew it was going to be a slower ball, I waited and then gave it my all." Too many slower balls as I said. Too predictable
A sea of red descends on the stadium, and that's red with gold sleeves and not black. Kohli is relived. Plucks a stump out. Karthik is yet to come down off his high. He gets a hug from the coach and the owner. RCB, RCB reverberates around the stadium. Bangalore have been a wonderful audience. They applauded Harris's century too, which can't be said of many Indian crowds. And when their team were on a roll, they went absolutely berserk
19.6
6
Christian to Arun, SIX runs
Six required off the last ball. Damn we can't get a tie here
19.5
1b
Christian to Aravind, 1 bye
slower wide half-volley, brave brave ball, Aravind swings, misses, they steal the bye. The keeper lets them take it
19.4
2
Christian to Aravind, 2 runs
he goes down the ground this time, mistimes the slower ball, it bounces short of long-on. They sneak a couple
This is your chance Aravind. Get nine runs, all will be forgotten
19.3
4
Christian to Aravind, FOUR runs
slower ball, on a length, Aravind moves across, scoops this over short fine
Aravind is the new batsman. He has some runs to make up for
19.2
W
Christian to Arun, OUT
slower ball, Karthik slogs, hit on the pad, they want a leg-bye, the keeper takes his time to hit the stumps down. Another wicket gone
Jamaluddin Syed Mohammad run out (†Ludeman) 2 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 100
"Tait such a strange one. Either winning you the match or losing it. No in between." Garreth, somehow I feel modern culture doesn't appreciate such characters
19.1
1
Christian to J Syed Mohammad, 1 run
slower ball, outside off, can just get a single to short third
Christian to bowl the last over. Normally a reliable man
end of over 194 runs • 3 wickets
RCB: 201/7CRR: 10.57 • RRR: 14.00
Jamaluddin Syed Mohammad1 (1b)
Arun Karthik0 (0b)
Shaun Tait 4-0-32-5
Aaron O'Brien 4-0-44-1
18.6
1
Tait to J Syed Mohammad, 1 run
low full toss outside off, driven to deep cover for one. Tait gets high-fives and pats on his back. What a spell. Bear in mind he had to dismiss both Dilshan and Kohli twice each
18.5
W
Tait to Bhatkal, OUT
An extraordinary five-for for Tait. They kept back his three overs among the last six. They kept all their eggs in the often fragile Tait basket, but he has taken five in his last three. This time he is full and straight. Bhatkal misses. The middle stump is out of the ground
Raju Bhatkal b Tait 1 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50
18.4
W
Tait to Vettori, OUT
Has Tait won South Australia the match? The trouble with Vettori, decent lower-order batsman, is that he has just one trick against the quick bowler. Shuffle across and go fine. Twice in a row Tait has bowled wide outside off to him. This time Vettori tries to clear fine leg nonetheless, but manages just a leading edge. Caught at short fine
Daniel Vettori c sub (GD Putland) b Tait 8 (5b 0x4 1x6) SR: 160
18.3
1
Tait to Bhatkal, 1 run
full, quick, on the pads, concedes the leg-bye
Raju Bhatkal is the new batsman
18.2
W
Tait to Dilshan, OUT
what a gem, what a comeback, Chinnaswamy Stadium has gone deathly quiet. This is what they held Tait back for. He bowls a late inswinging yorker that takes the middle stump out. It swings in enough to beat the bat, which seemed to have the yorker covered. Dilshan walks back dejected
Tillakaratne Dilshan b Tait 74 (47b 9x4 2x6) SR: 157.44
18.2
1nb
Tait to Dilshan, (no ball)
Instead it's the beamer. He went for the yorker, the wet ball perhaps slipped? Tait apologies immediately, but it seems to have hurt Dilshan's hand
Tait will want to bowl the nasty bouncer now
18.1
1
Tait to Vettori, 1 run
Tait knows Vettori likes shuffling across and pulling, so he bowls a wide full toss. Sure enough Vettori shuffles, guides it to third man for one
Eighteen require doff the last two overs. SA will want two wickets from Tait
end of over 1814 runs • 1 wicket
RCB: 197/4CRR: 10.94 • RRR: 9.00
Daniel Vettori7 (3b 1x6)
Tillakaratne Dilshan74 (45b 9x4 2x6)
Aaron O'Brien 4-0-44-1
Shaun Tait 3-0-28-2
17.6
1
O'Brien to Vettori, 1 run
Oh the stumps at the non-striker's end. They have saved three runs here. Vettori jumps out of the crease again, drives powerfully and straight, but into the stumps. The ricochet gets him a single
17.5
6
O'Brien to Vettori, SIX runs
what uninhibited Twenty20 cricket from Bangalore. Vettori jumps out second ball, goes over midwicket, the late flick of the wrists carries it 20 rows back
17.4
•
O'Brien to Vettori, no run
Vettori tries the reverse sweep first ball. Fired in quick, big appeal for lbw, but it has hit him outside off
In comes Danny V, and will be on strike because Agarwal didn't even try to cross and bring Dilshan to strike
17.3
W
O'Brien to Agarwal, OUT
this is a superb comeback from O'Brien. He didn't fire this in. He didn't go leg side. He flighted this even higher, a touch wider. Agarwal tried to go over cover again. Early into the shot. Sliced to point. This is riveting stuff
Mayank Agarwal c Harris b O'Brien 6 (2b 0x4 1x6) SR: 300
17.2
6
O'Brien to Agarwal, SIX runs
What a shot first ball. Bangalore don't seem to have negative bone tonight. This is flighted on off, he clears the front leg, gets down on a knee, lofts it inside-out over extra cover. Twenty rows back
17.1
1
O'Brien to Dilshan, 1 run
short outside off, cut to point for one
Mayank Agarwal is the new batsman. O'Brien, though, will bowl the first ball to Dilshan
end of over 1714 runs • 1 wicket
RCB: 183/3CRR: 10.76 • RRR: 10.66
Tillakaratne Dilshan73 (44b 9x4 2x6)
Shaun Tait 3-0-28-2
Nathan Lyon 3-0-25-0
16.6
W
Tait to Tiwary, OUT
The short ball does it. This is short outside off, angling further away. Tiwary goes for the pull, toe-ends it to mid-on. The game is still on
Saurabh Tiwary c Borgas b Tait 9 (7b 0x4 1x6) SR: 128.57
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