Dravid-led RCB beat Hyderabad again

DC made a couple of Cha(minda)nges to their playing eleven – Scott Styris and Pragyan Ojha made way for Arjun Yadav and Vaas.

RCB made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Mark Boucher and Praveen Kumar made way for Wasim Jaffer and Cameron White.

On winning the toss, Adam Gilchrist, DC’s skipper, chose to bat.

The first Powerplay of DC’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 41, without the loss of a wicket.

DC’s openers put on 50 off 6.4 overs (40 balls). RCB had conceded nine extras at that point. While Gilchrist’s contribution to the partnership was 19, Herschelle Gibbs’ contribution to it was 22.

DC’s openers put on 100 off 11 overs (66 balls). RCB had conceded nine extras at that point. While Gilchrist’s contribution to the partnership was 45, Gibbs’ contribution to it was 47.

Gibbs, whose 34-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Sixty-eight balls into the match, he was stumped by Shreevats Goswami. Anil Kumble broke the 101-run partnership.

Gilchrist, whose 37-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 46. Seven balls later, he was caught by Balachandra Akhil. Vinay Kumar, the player of the match, broke the eight-run stand.

The third-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Chamara Silva, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. Five balls later, he was caught by Goswami off the bowling of Virat Kohli.

Rohit Sharma, whose 16-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 17. Ten balls later, he was caught by Dale Steyn. Vinay broke the 14-run stand.

DC scored 150 off 17.1 overs (104 balls). RCB had conceded a dozen extras at that point.

Although their run-a-ball innings included a boundary, Dwaraka Ravi Teja had a reason to be in seventh heaven – 15 balls after Sharma’s dismissal, Kohli broke the 28-run stand.

Venugopal Rao, whose 12-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, scored 26. Five balls later, he was caught by Jaffer. Vinay broke the 13-run stand.

The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Sanjay Bangar didn’t face a ball. The next ball, Vinay ran him out.

The eighth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Vaas, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. Five balls later, Goswami ran him out.

Yadav, whose run-a-ball innings included a six, scored eight. A couple of balls later, he was caught by the substitute, Bharat Chipli. Steyn broke the one-run stand.

The last-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Rudra Pratap Singh, who faced three balls, scored a run. A couple of balls later, he was dismissed by Steyn.

Paidikalva Vijaykumar, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.

RCB eventually conceded 13 extras. DC were dismissed for 165 off 20 overs.

Jacques Kallis bowled eight balls, conceded 19. He was wicketless, as was Akhil, who bowled three overs, conceding 39.

Kumble bowled four overs, conceding 33. He picked up a wicket.

Kohli bowled 3.4 overs, conceding 25. He picked up a couple of wickets, as was Steyn, who bowled four overs, conceding 19.

Vinay bowled four overs, conceding 27. He picked up three scalps.

The first Powerplay of RCB’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 43, and lost a wicket.

RCB’s openers put on 20. Jaffer, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Sixteen balls into the chase, Yadav ran him out.

The second-wicket pair put on 26. Kallis, whose 25-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 31. Twenty-six balls, Silva ran him out.

RCB scored 50 off 7.4 overs (46 balls). DC had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Misbah-ul-Haq, whose 28-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, scored 34. Twenty-five balls after Kallis’ dismissal, he was caught by Silva. Ravi Teja broke the 33-run stand.

RCB scored 100 off 14 overs (84 balls). DC had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Rahul Dravid, RCB’s skipper, scored 31. His 21-ball innings included three boundaries and a six. Twenty-eight balls after Misbah’s dismissal, he was caught by Gilchrist. Bangar broke the 40-run stand.

White, whose 23-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 31. He was unbeaten.

Kohli, whose five-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored nine. Nine balls after Dravid’s dismissal, he was caught by Ravi Teja. Vaas broke the 22-run stand.

RCB scored 150 off 17.5 overs (107 balls). DC had conceded three extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Akhil, whose innings included a couple of boundaries and three sixes, scored 27. He had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he was unbeaten.

RCB, who scored 171 for the loss of five wickets off 19 overs, won by five wickets with an over to spare.

Silva and Rao bowled a wicketless over apiece. While the former conceded 21, the latter conceded 18.

Rudra Pratap bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 15.

Vijaykumar bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 29.

Ravi Teja bowled two overs, conceding 19. He picked up a wicket, as did Vaas and Bangar bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 36, the latter conceded 30.