Saturday, April 3, 2010
six wicket win for RCB against kings eleven punjab
Mohali: The Kings XI Punjab literally dropped their chance at finding a way back into the tournament while the Royal Challengers Bangalore rode their luck to claim a six wicket win in Mohali.
The Kings were in the game till the 16th over, but a disastrous 25-run 17th over by Brett Lee tilted the scales in favour of the Bangalore boys.
RCB started their chase on a somber note, Brett Lee and Sreesanth doing well to keep a check on the dangerous opening pair of Jacques Kallis and Manish Pandey. Kings XI finally got their first breakthrough in the fifth over with Shalabh Srivastava getting rid of Kallis.
Pandey didn’t last much longer, getting run-out unluckily after making 29. But some resilient play from Kevin Pietersen 66* (44) and Virat Kohli 42 (26) guided the away side home with five balls to spare.
Earlier, Kumar Sangakkara’s decision to bat first seemed to have backfired, when an uncomfortable looking Shaun Marsh was dismissed by Vinay Kumar in the second over.
Fellow opener Manvinder Bisla was playing a rather uncharacteristically stoic innings. And in a bid to break the shackles, Bisla lost his head and his wicket with Kumble hitting his off stump.
The Kings needed their middle order to fire if they wanted to set a competitive total. And fortunately for the home side, it did. Kumar Sangakkara’s 45 (27) was studded with eight boundaries and it did more than just add runs on the scoreboard.
Taking a cue from their captain, both Ravi Bopara 42 (33) and Yuvraj Singh 36 (20) found some much needed form. Yuvraj decided to put the foot on the accelerator in the 14th over, smashing Kallis over the long-on boundary.
Another big hit followed, this time off Kumble, as Yuvraj came into his own. But sadly for the home fans, Yuvraj departed soon with Kallis getting his revenge.
Irfan Pathan and Bopara provided that final push as they plundered 18 runs in the final over off Praveen Kumar to set the Royal Challengers a target of 182.
The Kings were in the game till the 16th over, but a disastrous 25-run 17th over by Brett Lee tilted the scales in favour of the Bangalore boys.
RCB started their chase on a somber note, Brett Lee and Sreesanth doing well to keep a check on the dangerous opening pair of Jacques Kallis and Manish Pandey. Kings XI finally got their first breakthrough in the fifth over with Shalabh Srivastava getting rid of Kallis.
Pandey didn’t last much longer, getting run-out unluckily after making 29. But some resilient play from Kevin Pietersen 66* (44) and Virat Kohli 42 (26) guided the away side home with five balls to spare.
Earlier, Kumar Sangakkara’s decision to bat first seemed to have backfired, when an uncomfortable looking Shaun Marsh was dismissed by Vinay Kumar in the second over.
Fellow opener Manvinder Bisla was playing a rather uncharacteristically stoic innings. And in a bid to break the shackles, Bisla lost his head and his wicket with Kumble hitting his off stump.
The Kings needed their middle order to fire if they wanted to set a competitive total. And fortunately for the home side, it did. Kumar Sangakkara’s 45 (27) was studded with eight boundaries and it did more than just add runs on the scoreboard.
Taking a cue from their captain, both Ravi Bopara 42 (33) and Yuvraj Singh 36 (20) found some much needed form. Yuvraj decided to put the foot on the accelerator in the 14th over, smashing Kallis over the long-on boundary.
Another big hit followed, this time off Kumble, as Yuvraj came into his own. But sadly for the home fans, Yuvraj departed soon with Kallis getting his revenge.
Irfan Pathan and Bopara provided that final push as they plundered 18 runs in the final over off Praveen Kumar to set the Royal Challengers a target of 182.
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