makes room and slashes the drive out to deep cover sweeper
Chargers vs RCB, 8th match at Cape Town, IPL, Apr 22 2009 - Match Result
So thats the end of that. Deccan win their second, Bangalore lose their second. Gilchrist is all smiles as he slaps hands with his team-mates. Deccan look a good unit. Bangalore look lost. Fireworks go off at Newlands as the players do the formality - shake hands, "cheers, mate, hard luck", etc - before filing off.
Dravid says Bangalore lost the match in the first six overs of their chase. He liked the pitch better than the one they played on over the weekend. He doesn't mind his own form, saying he would gladly hand the orange cap over to someone else if it means Bangalore win more often.
RP has the purple cap and immediately says he likes bowling in South Africa. Thanks Gibbs and his fielders. He bowled really well under lights.
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Mark Nicholas is bellowing something down where the crowd is. Rattles off the names of the stiffs in suits who will present the post-match awards. Rohit gets paid for his five sixes, Gilchrist is also included.
First up is KP: "We let ourselves down at the start with the bat. When Gilchrist and Hayden strike the ball like that there's not much you can do. We need to do better in the first six overs, then we'll be okay. We have to sort that out before Durban."
Up comes Gilchrist, the winning captain. He signs the match ball and gifts it to a fan. Gilchrist is Man of the Match for his sparkling 71, his fielding and his captaincy. "Started well today. Felt a bit scratchy in the first game. The work the boys have put in as shown. Rohit has been pretty good for India in ODIs and Twenty20s and he's taken on the vice-captaincy role well. He wants to be a leader. Spinners have also proven effective, particularly here at Newlands. Ojha has been fantastic for us. We're happy."
So thats it from us. There are two games tomorrow so do come back for those. Until next time, cheers!
pitched up and PK hits it in the air wide of mid-off for a single
takes a few steps and ends up giving Gibbs an easy catch at long-on
hah, he's hurt RP! Pitched up full, PK gets up on one leg and plays a Dhoni shot, flat and rocketed back to the bowler, who drives to stop it and ends up wincing in pain ... his reaction cannot be published on this site, sorry
Okay now .. UP player to UP player ... friendly fire?
full again, no room to work with, driven to long-off to raise his fifty
superb slower ball, full in the slot and Kohli just pats it back to RP
Right. Six balls to go. Bangalore need 29. Kohli to face RP Singh.
short of a length and he swings and misses
what a shot! PK is just swinging for free and gets his second six, no footwork but he connects to the slower off cutter really well, hitting it over long-off
too straight and Kohli works it off the pads for a single
full on the toes, flicked out to the deep, where Rao slides across to stop but his back foot touched the ropes so thats four more to Kohli
banged in short outside off, Kohli looks for the uppercut but no bat on ball, Gilchrist collects and then looks up as the umpire signals wide
slower ball, short of a length outside off stump, Kohli backs away and cannot connect and then admonishes himself
on the pads and he gets onto the toes, clipping it past square leg
Styris ends his evening with three wickets. Good to see the veteran coming good.
on a length, in the slot to be hit and PK hammers it over mid-off for six
nearly a yorker just outside off stump and PK keeps it out
The crowd is alive, the cheerleaders are swaying, crackers are bursting. Here's PK.
good catch from the old man! Karan again makes room and reaches out to bottom-edge a very wide delivery, Gilchrist flings himself to his left and pouches it low
banged in short, Karan backs away and swipes, cannot connect
slower ball served up full and he clips an on-drive for a single
short and wide and slashed through cover and point for one
full on the pads, clipped out to the deep midwicket sweeper
Newlands, Cape Town | |
Toss | Deccan Chargers, elected to bat first |
Series | |
Season | 2009 |
Player Of The Match | |
Hours of play (local time) | 16.30 start, First Session 16.30-17.50, Interval 17.50-18.10, Second Session 18.10-19.30 |
Match days | 22 April 2009 - daynight (20-over match) |
Umpires | |
TV Umpire | |
Match Referee | |
Points | Deccan Chargers 2, Royal Challengers Bangalore 0 |
Over 20 • RCB 160/8