Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Daredevils
Match 17 - Bangalore - Karnataka, Saturday, October 17, 2009
Delhi Daredevils 138/6 (20.0) Royal Challengers Bangalore 139/2 (15.1)
Ross Taylor
65 (38, 6x4, 4x6)
Rahul Dravid
32 (26, 6x1, 4x3)
Dirk Nannes
4
0
19
2
Rajat Bhatia
2
0
13
0
Royal Challengers Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Delhi Daredevils Daredevils by 8 wickets
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Delhi Daredevils
Royal Challengers Bangalore have won by 8 wickets. This means that Delhi Daredevils are out of the tournament. Bangalore were already eliminated after Cape Cobras defeated Victorian Bushrangers earlier in the day. Defending 139 was never going to be easy on a batting wicket and Delhi needed to do something spectacular to win. However, McGrath and Mishra were hit for plenty as Ross Taylor took over the mantle from JP Duminy to become the highest scorer of the tournament. He scored 65 in quick-time. Mishra went for 59 in his 4 overs. Dravid played the role of sheet anchor to perfection, while Kohli's cameo helped finished things off with 29 balls to spare. Ross Taylor has been named Man of the Match for his majestic knock of 65 runs from just 38 balls. And so it has been decided. Cape Cobras and Victorian Bushrangers, the two teams who faced off earlier today, become the first two teams to seal themselves a spot in the semi-finals of the Champions League. Delhi's match against the Cobras on Monday will be of no consequence. That's all we have for you today folks. We have truly witnessed two exciting games of cricket. Goodbye and a Happy Diwali to our Indian audience across the world.
15.1
6
6
A Nehra to R Dravid, SIX! BANGALORE WIN! Dravid just lofts it over mid off. High and handsome over the boundary ropes for a maximum. Umpire Jerling raises his arms in the air to signal a six.
Mishra ends with expensive figures of 59-0 in his 4 overs.
End of 15 Overs: Royal Challengers Bangalore 133/2
14.6
4
4
A Mishra to V Kohli, FOUR MORE! Kohli gets to the pitch of the ball and connects. The ball races to the boundary. A very expensive over. Bangalore cannot lose now.
14.5
4
4
A Mishra to V Kohli, FOUR! Kohli plays the Square-Cut. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Tiffin signals a boundary.
14.4
1
1
A Mishra to R Dravid, Dravid has driven it straight down the ground. The batsmen have run through for a single.
14.3
1
1
A Mishra to V Kohli, Kohli plays the Square-Cut. They pick up a single.
14.2
4
4
A Mishra to V Kohli, FOUR MORE! Kohli plays the Square-Cut. The ball races to the boundary again.
14.1
4
4
A Mishra to V Kohli, FOUR! Kohli has played the square drive. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Tiffin signals a boundary.
End of 14 Overs: Royal Challengers Bangalore 115/2
13.6
1
1
D Nannes to V Kohli, Kohli guides it to third man. They pick up a single.
13.5
2
2
D Nannes to V Kohli, Kohli opens the face of the bat and helps it to third man. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs.
13.4
4
4
D Nannes to V Kohli, FOUR! Kohli has flicked the ball off his pads. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Jerling signals four runs.
13.3
0
0
D Nannes to V Kohli, Kohli does well to leave that bouncer.
13.2
0
0
D Nannes to V Kohli, Kohli has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
Virat Kohli is the new man in as Taylor departs as the top-scorer of the tournament.
13.1
W
W
D Nannes to R Taylor, OUT! BOWLED HIM! In his attempt to strike the ball out of he ground, Taylor gets clean bowled. The middle stump has gone for a walk in the park.
Nannes comes into the attack now.
End of 13 Overs: Royal Challengers Bangalore 108/1
12.6
1
1
A Nehra to R Taylor, Taylor has pushed it to the cover region. One run added to the total.
12.5
1
1
A Nehra to R Dravid, Dravid has nudged the ball fine down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single.
12.4
1
1
A Nehra to R Taylor, Played to the point region by Taylor. The batsmen have run through for a single.
12.3
1
1
A Nehra to R Dravid, Dravid guides it to third man. They pick up a single.
12.3
1WD
1WD
A Nehra to R Dravid, Unusual bounce. Too high to worry Dravid! Wide signalled by Umpire Tiffin.
12.2
1
1
A Nehra to R Taylor, Taylor has driven it through mid-on. One run added to the total.
12.1
0
0
A Nehra to R Taylor, Taylor plays the pull-shot.
Nehra comes back into the attack.
End of 12 Overs: Royal Challengers Bangalore 102/1
11.6
4
4
A Mishra to R Dravid, FOUR! Dravid gets into the act now. He charges down the wicket. and hits it straight back over the bowler's head. One bounce into the fence for four.
11.5
1
1
A Mishra to R Taylor, Taylor has swept that one through the leg side for a single.
11.4
4
4
A Mishra to R Taylor, FOUR! Taylor has swept that one hard through the leg side. The ball whizzes past the fielders for a boundary.
11.3
0
0
A Mishra to R Taylor, Taylor has been hit on the pads as he tried to sweep that one.
11.2
6
6
A Mishra to R Taylor, SIX MORE! EVEN BIGGER THIS TIME! Taylor picked it early and slog swept it through the leg side. This one's gone all the way over the ropes for a six. Taylor is a man on a mission in front of the huge home-crowd.
11.1
6
6
A Mishra to R Taylor, SIX! HUGE ONE! It's been lofted over Mid-on by Taylor. This one's gone all the way over the ropes for a six. Six signalled by Umpire Jerling.
End of 11 Overs: Royal Challengers Bangalore 81/1
10.6
1
1
G McGrath to R Taylor, Played through mid-wicket by Taylor. A direct hit by Mishra but Taylor makes it home.
10.5
2
2
G McGrath to R Taylor, Taylor has driven it through mid-off. They manage to come back for the second.
10.4
1
1
G McGrath to R Dravid, Played to the point region by Dravid. One run added to the total.
10.3
1
1
G McGrath to R Taylor, Taylor has driven that ball straight back to the bowler for a single.
10.2
4
4
G McGrath to R Taylor, FOUR MORE! Taylor plays this short ball. That was hit with so much power! The fielders only stop and stare as the ball crosses the fence again. So much for respecting a cricketing veteran.
10.1
4
4
G McGrath to R Taylor, FOUR! The ball has found the edge of the bat. Four runs for the taking. McGrath can only smile.
McGrath comes back into the attack.
End of 10 Overs: Royal Challengers Bangalore 68/1
9.6
1
1
R Bhatia to R Taylor, DROPPED! Taylor has driven it straight down the ground. Bhatia has put down the catch. They pick up a single.
9.5
1
1
R Bhatia to R Dravid, Played through mid-wicket by Dravid. They pick up a single.
9.4
1
1
R Bhatia to R Taylor, Taylor manages only a bottom edge on that one for a single.
9.3
0
0
R Bhatia to R Taylor, Taylor goes for the sweep but fails to connect it.
9.2
6
6
R Bhatia to R Taylor, SIX! UP, HIGH AND AWAY! Taylor picks up the slower ball early. He heaved it on the on side for a huge six which went into the crowds.
9.1
0
0
R Bhatia to R Taylor, Taylor has played that with the full face of the bat.
End of 9 Overs: Royal Challengers Bangalore 59/1
8.6
2
2
A Mishra to R Dravid, MIS-FIELD! Driven towards the mid-off region. Nehra mis-fields again. Two runs added to the total.
8.5
4
4
A Mishra to R Dravid, FOUR! Dravid plays the Square-Cut for another boundary.
8.4
1
1
A Mishra to R Taylor, Taylor works it down the leg side. They pick up a single.
8.3
6
6
A Mishra to R Taylor, DROPPED! SIX! Taylor has lofted that over mid off. Nehra has put it down at the boundary. It goes over his head, from his hands, and crosses the fence, with Nehra. A big fish dropped. Nehra added insult to injury.
8.2
0
0
A Mishra to R Taylor, Defended off the front foot by Taylor presenting the full face of the bat.
8.1
2
2
A Mishra to R Taylor, Taylor has driven it through mid-on. They manage to come back for the second.
End of 8 Overs: Royal Challengers Bangalore 44/1
7.6
1
1
R Bhatia to R Taylor, Delicate glance by Taylor through the fine leg region. One run added to the total.
7.5
0
0
R Bhatia to R Taylor, Taylor was beaten and missed the line of the delivery.
7.4
1
1
R Bhatia to R Dravid, Dravid has flicked the ball off his pads. The batsmen have run through for a single.
7.3
1
1
R Bhatia to R Taylor, Taylor has punched the ball off the backfoot. One run added to the total.
7.2
1
1
R Bhatia to R Dravid, Punched off the backfoot, by Dravid, for a single.
7.1
0
0
R Bhatia to R Dravid, Dravid has played that with the full face of the bat.
Rajat Bhatia has been introduced into the attack.
End of 7 Overs: Royal Challengers Bangalore 40/1
6.6
0
0
A Mishra to R Taylor, Defended off the front foot by Taylor presenting the full face of the bat.
6.5
0
0
A Mishra to R Taylor, Taylor has played that with the full face of the bat.
6.4
1
1
A Mishra to R Dravid, Driven through mid-on by Dravid. They pick up a single.
6.3
0
0
A Mishra to R Dravid, Dravid lets the ball go outside his off stump.
6.2
4
4
A Mishra to R Dravid, FOUR! Dravid has scooped that over the covers. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Tiffin signals four runs.
6.1
0
0
A Mishra to R Dravid, Dravid gets a top edge on that one.
Amit Mishra comes into the attack now.
End of 6 Overs: Royal Challengers Bangalore 35/1
5.6
0
0
D Nannes to R Taylor, Defended off the back foot by Taylor.
5.5
1
1
D Nannes to R Dravid, Dravid has driven it straight down the ground. The batsmen have run through for a single.
5.4
2
2
D Nannes to R Dravid, Delicate glance by Dravid through the fine leg region. They manage to come back for the second.
5.3
0
0
D Nannes to R Dravid, Dravid goes for the hook but misses it completely. Umpire Jerling signals one bouncer for the over.
5.2
0
0
D Nannes to R Dravid, Dravid shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. That was going to hit the stumps but Dravid uses his bat to stop the ball from trickling onto the stumps.
5.1
0
0
D Nannes to R Dravid, Dravid has played it to the point region.
End of 5 Overs: Royal Challengers Bangalore 32/1
4.6
4
4
G McGrath to R Taylor, FOUR! Taylor has smashed that straight back over McGrath's head. One bounce into the fence for the third boundary of the over.
4.5
0
0
G McGrath to R Taylor, Taylor has played it to the point region.
4.4
4
4
G McGrath to R Taylor, FOUR! Taylor picks up the length early. He has lofted it over Mid-on. Two bounces into the fence for another four.
4.3
0
0
G McGrath to R Taylor, Taylor has played that with the full face of the bat.
4.2
4
4
G McGrath to R Taylor, FOUR! Slammed through the covers by Taylor. The ball has crossed the ropes. Four runs has been signalled by Umpire Tiffin.
4.1
0
0
G McGrath to R Taylor, Taylor defends it from within the crease.
First bowling change of the innings. Glenn McGrath has been introduced into the attack.
End of 4 Overs: Royal Challengers Bangalore 20/1
3.6
1
1
D Nannes to R Taylor, Taylor opens the face of the bat and helps it to third man. The batsmen have run through for a single.
3.6
1WD
1WD
D Nannes to R Taylor, WIDE! An attempted bouncer which was well over head height. Umpire Jerling signals a wide.
3.5
1
1
D Nannes to R Dravid, Defended off the back foot by Dravid. One run added to the total.
3.5
1WD
1WD
D Nannes to R Dravid, WIDE! Wide down the leg side, No trouble at all for Dravid. Umpire Jerling has signalled a wide.
3.4
1
1
D Nannes to R Taylor, Taylor shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Ross Taylor is the new man in as Bangalore are off to a slow start.
3.3
W
W
D Nannes to R Uthappa, OUT! BOUNCER! Another quick one from Nannes. That was fired in at 91.5 mph! Uthappa gets a top edge on that one. That has gone straight into Mishra's hands.
3.2
0
0
D Nannes to R Uthappa, BOUNCER AT 93.5 MPH! Uthappa lets that bouncer go past his head.
3.1
2
2
D Nannes to R Uthappa, Uthappa has flicked the ball off his pads. They manage to come back for the second.
End of 3 Overs: Royal Challengers Bangalore 13/0
2.6
0
0
A Nehra to R Dravid, Punched off the backfoot by Dravid.
2.5
0
0
A Nehra to R Dravid, Played to mid-wicket region by Dravid. Spirited effort by Mishra to save runs for his team.
2.4
0
0
A Nehra to R Dravid, Dravid fails to put bat on ball.
2.4
1WD
1WD
A Nehra to R Dravid, Dravid tries flicking a ball that is down the leg side. Umpire Tiffin has signalled a wide.
2.3
0
0
A Nehra to R Dravid, Dravid has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
2.2
1
1
A Nehra to R Uthappa, Uthappa shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. The batsmen have run through for a single.
2.1
4
4
A Nehra to R Uthappa, FOUR! Uthappa guides it to third man. No fielder there so the ball crosses over the fence. A boundary for the taking.
Rahul Dravid is the new man in.
Manish Pandey is in pain to continue batting. No runner is allowed for cramps so he has decided to walk back to the dug-out.
End of 2 Overs: Royal Challengers Bangalore 7/0
1.6
0
0
D Nannes to M Pandey, Pandey plays a pull shot to this short delivery. He looks in trouble to run, although there was a single for the taking.
1.5
0
0
D Nannes to M Pandey, Defended off the back foot by Pandey.
1.4
1
1
D Nannes to R Uthappa, Uthappa shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. The batsmen have run through for a single. Pandey looks like he has a cramp. The physio is out in the middle.
1.3
1
1
D Nannes to M Pandey, Pandey has played it fine down the leg side. They pick up a single.
1.2
0
0
D Nannes to M Pandey, Pandey defends it from within the crease.
1.1
0
0
D Nannes to M Pandey, Pandey has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
Dirk Nannes will share the new ball with Nehra.
End of 1 Over: Royal Challengers Bangalore 5/0
0.6
0
0
A Nehra to R Uthappa, Uthappa has been struck on the thigh-pad.
0.6
1WD
1WD
A Nehra to R Uthappa, WIDE! Wide down the leg side, No trouble at all for Uthappa. Umpire Tiffin has signalled a wide.
0.5
0
0
A Nehra to R Uthappa, Driven through mid-on by Uthappa.
0.4
1
1
A Nehra to M Pandey, Defended off the front foot by Pandey presenting the full face of the bat. Gambhir goes for a direct hit but misses the stumps.
0.3
1
1
A Nehra to R Uthappa, Driven through mid-on by Uthappa. One run added to the total.
0.3
1WD
1WD
A Nehra to R Uthappa, WIDE! The ball is way wide on the leg side but Uthappa still goes after it. Wide signalled by Umpire Tiffin.
0.2
1
1
A Nehra to M Pandey, Pandey has driven it through mid-on. One run added to the total.
0.1
0
0
A Nehra to M Pandey, Defended off the back foot by Pandey.
The players are out in the middle. Delhi scored only two boundaries in their last ten overs. But they do have the bowling arsenal to defend this total. Robin Uthappa and Manish Pandey are the Bangalore openers. Ashish Nehra will begin proceedings with the new ball.
