The Warriors have won! Good length and he drives it to long-on, it needed a good throw to the striker's end and it ended up being a wide one, giving Parnell time to scramble back for the second. Kaif was the fielder in the deep
RCB vs Warriors, Group B at Bengaluru, Sep 23 2011 - Match Result
RESULT
Group B (N), Bengaluru, September 23, 2011, Nokia Champions League T20
(20 ov, T:173) 173/7
Warriors won by 3 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)
Chris Gayle has broken the record for most sixes (46) in T20s for RCB, going past Virat Kohli's 44
Prince and Johan Botha's 73-run partnership is WAR's highest for the 5th wicket in T20s, breaking the record of 60 between Mark Bruyns and Michael Smith
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Royal Challengers Bangalore • 172/8(20 overs)
34 (29)
4/29 (3)
31 (25)
1/25 (4)
Warriors • 173/7(20 overs)
74 (55)
2/26 (4)
42 (24)
2/32 (4)
end of over 207 runs • 1 wicket
WAR: 173/7CRR: 8.65
Wayne Parnell6 (2b 1x4)
Nicky Boje7 (2b 1x6)
Sreenath Aravind 4-0-32-2
Abhimanyu Mithun 2-0-25-2
The hosts have been edged out in a thrilling finish. In a game of fluctuating fortunes,it came down to seven off the last over and you would have backed Warriors to pull it off. But after those three straight dot balls and Botha's wicket, it seemed Aravind had done well to pull off a surprise. But enter Parnell, who smashed his first ball for a boundary and sneaked a couple off the last one to begin this tournament on an exciting note.
We'll get you the details from the presentation in just a bit.
Botha: "Batting with Prince kept me nice and calm and I went for my shots and it came off for me. Myself and Rusty kept counting every over. I had to go for it. We thought we needed a good start. I thought I blew it. I thought those three balls cost my team but Parnell struck it nicely."
Vettori: "They put us under a lot of pressure. We had our chances in the end but we weren't good enough. The wicket was good enough, the lengths were a little harder to it. We got six days before our next game and we need to tidy up the fielding and bowling."
Prince is the Man of the Match: "Let me thank the Lord for giving me the strength. It was unbelievable. We lost momentum and when Johan came in, we got a partnership going. We needed some fortune to go our way, and scampering home at the end, it was dramatic stuff. We told ourselves if we get one over of 15 or 20, and that over came off Chris Gayle. Still a long way to, some tough opposition waiting for us. Aravind and Nannes got those yorkers going, and we need a partnership in the middle."
That's all we have for you today. Don't forget to read Sid Monga's bulletin. Tomorrow's a double-header, so catch you then. Bye.
19.6
2
Aravind to Parnell, 2 runs
AB comes up
2 needed off 1 to win, one to tie
19.5
4
Aravind to Parnell, FOUR runs
four, four, short on middle and he found the gap, pulled it away into the gap between deep midwicket and deep square leg, one bounce four
Ab goes back
19.4
1
Aravind to Boje, 1 run
slower one bowled on a length, dragged hard to long-on for a single, 6 off 2
With those three dots and a wicket, Aravind has engineered another twist in this game but all it takes is one hit. 7 off 3 and Parnell's the new man
19.3
W
Aravind to Botha, OUT
caught at long-on, three dots in a row, slower one bowled full outside off and he strikes it well but finds Kohli at long-on, he didn't have to move much and Botha has to go
Johan Botha c Kohli b Aravind 42 (24b 2x4 3x6 37m) SR: 175
7 off 4
19.2
•
Aravind to Botha, no run
dot ball again, short on middle and he went for the pull, missed and AB keeps well
19.1
•
Aravind to Botha, no run
ooh, slower one bowled full outside off, Botha swings hard but misses
Just seven needed and the Warriors will back themselves to get it. Botha on strike, facing Aravind
end of over 1912 runs • 2 wickets
WAR: 166/6CRR: 8.73 • RRR: 7.00
Nicky Boje6 (1b 1x6)
Johan Botha42 (21b 2x4 3x6)
Abhimanyu Mithun 2-0-25-2
Chris Gayle 4-0-43-0
18.6
6
Mithun to Boje, SIX runs
six, six! This is a thriller, short on the off, he makes room and thumps it over deep midwicket for a maximum, this see-saw game has drifted back Warriors' way
Boje to face
18.5
W
Mithun to Thyssen, OUT
he has to go now! Feathers it to de Villiers, was a shortish delivery outside off and he tried to pull that over midwicket, one would think the shot was on but he ended up nicking it to the keeper, pressure back on Botha now thanks to those two wickets and two dot deliveries
Craig Thyssen c †de Villiers b Mithun 4 (2b 1x4 0x6 2m) SR: 200
Big man is Thyssen
18.4
4
Mithun to Thyssen, FOUR runs
perfect placement, full and wide, he stood his ground and steered it beautifully past point to the boundary
18.3
1
Mithun to Botha, 1 run
good stuff from Mithun, yorker length on the off, dug out wide of point for a single
The end of an excellent innings but Botha's still out there and Thyssen can hit it a long way.
18.2
W
Mithun to Prince, OUT
Prince goes! Slightly short and he was trying to have that over the leg-side field, got the top edge and Nannes made no mistake at extra cover. Was a skier but he judged it well.
Ashwell Prince c Nannes b Mithun 74 (55b 6x4 3x6 82m) SR: 134.54
18.1
1
Mithun to Botha, 1 run
short of a good length on the off, punched down the ground to long-on
A brilliant fightback from this fifth-wicket pair. Bangalore's best bowlers have bowled out and they'll have to rely on the others to see them through. Mithun runs in
end of over 1817 runs
WAR: 154/4CRR: 8.55 • RRR: 9.50
Johan Botha40 (19b 2x4 3x6)
Ashwell Prince74 (54b 6x4 3x6)
Chris Gayle 4-0-43-0
Dirk Nannes 4-0-31-0
17.6
1
Gayle to Botha, 1 run
strikes it just wide of extra cover to sneak a single and keep strike
17.5
6
Gayle to Botha, SIX runs
Warriors have the edge now, with six wickets in hand, landed in the zone for Botha on leg stump, struck it neatly through the line over long-on for a big one, just 20 off 13 now
17.4
6
Gayle to Botha, SIX runs
Botha replies strongly, a ferocious slog that was, landed flat on the off and he swung it away over deep midwicket, connected superbly
Gayle backed out at the last moment as Botha shaped up for a reverse-sweep
17.3
1
Gayle to Prince, 1 run
pitches it up outside off and quicker through the air, played down to long-off for a single
17.2
1
Gayle to Botha, 1 run
full on the off, steered wide of Mithun at point, he dives full length to keep them to a single
17.1
2
Gayle to Botha, 2 runs
full toss on middle, whacks it over midwicket but can't quite find the boundary, two more in the deep
36 needed in three overs. Nannes has bowled out, so has Vettori
end of over 177 runs
WAR: 137/4CRR: 8.05 • RRR: 12.00
Ashwell Prince73 (53b 6x4 3x6)
Johan Botha24 (14b 2x4 1x6)
Dirk Nannes 4-0-31-0
Chris Gayle 3-0-26-0
16.6
•
Nannes to Prince, no run
banged it short on leg stump, Prince shuffled way too across to help it on its way to the fine-leg boundary, missed, a dot ball again
Karn: "There's a reason I love this sport: the scope it offers for resilience. 13 minutes ago, things looked bleak at best for the Warriors. Now, they're holding the aces."
16.5
1
Nannes to Botha, 1 run
shortish on the off, swatted down towards long-on for a single
Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
WAR
74 runs (55)
6 fours3 sixes
Productive shot
off side drive on front foot
16 runs
1 four1 six
Control
72%
WAR
42 runs (24)
2 fours3 sixes
Productive shot
off side drive on front foot
16 runs
2 fours0 six
Control
76%
Match details
| M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | |
| Toss | Warriors, elected to field first |
| Series | |
| Season | 2011/12 |
| 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 days | 23 September 2011 - night (20-over match) |
| Umpires | |
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| Reserve Umpire | |
| Match Referee | |
| Points | Warriors 2, Royal Challengers Bangalore 0 |
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