Gilchrist shines; DC beat Bangalore

DC made no changes to their playing eleven.

RCB (Shar)made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Ross Taylor and Vinay Kumar made way for Jesse Ryder and Karn.  

On winning the toss, Adam Gilchrist, the player of the match, 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 62, and lost a wicket.

Although his innings included a boundary and a six, Herschelle Gibbs had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored 13. Twenty-three balls into the match, he was trapped leg before wicket by Praveen Kumar, who broke the 46-run stand.

DC scored 50 off 5.2 overs (32 balls). RCB had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

V V S Laxman, who faced 10 balls, scored five. Twenty balls after Gibbs’ dismissal, he was caught by Dale Steyn. Ryder broke the run-a-ball stand.

Gilchrist’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and three sixes – came off 31 balls.

DC scored 100 off 10.4 overs (64 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave RCB no reason to be in seventh heaven.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 32 balls. While Gilchrist’s contribution to the partnership was 28, Rohit Sharma’s contribution to it was 22. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

Gilchrist, whose 45-ball (Kev)innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and five sixes, eventually scored 71. Thirty-six balls after Laxman’s dismissal, he was caught by Virat Kohli. Pietersen, RCB’s skipper, broke the 61-run partnership.

Scott Styris, whose eight-ball innings included a six, scored 14. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Praveen. Pietersen broke the 20-run stand.

DC scored 150 off 16.2 overs (98 balls). RCB had conceded nine extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Rohit’s half-century – which included a boundary and five sixes – came off 28 balls.

He eventually scored 52 off 30 balls. Seventeen balls after Styris’ dismissal, he was caught by Steyn. Pietersen broke the 25-run stand.

The sixth-wicket pair put on a couple. Venugopal Rao, who faced 13 balls, scored nine. Four balls later, Karn and Robin Uthappa ran him out.

Dwaraka Ravi Teja, whose five-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. He was unbeaten, as was Fidel Edwards, who faced a couple of balls, scoring three.

DC scored 184 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs.

Jacques Kallis, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 19. He was wicketless, as was Anil Kumble, who bowled four overs, conceding 39.

Ryder and Steyn bowled three overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 29, the latter conceded 21.

Praveen, who bowled four overs, conceded 37. He picked up a wicket.

Pietersen, who bowled four overs, conceded 31. He picked up a couple of scalps.

The first Powerplay of RCB’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 31, and lost a couple of wickets.

RCB’s openers didn’t get off the mark. Ryder, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. A ball into the chase, he was dismissed by Edwards.

Kallis, whose 14-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 15. Twenty-two balls later, he was caught by Rohit. Rudra Pratap Singh broke the 19-run stand.

Uthappa, whose 19-ball innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. Twenty-one balls later, he was caught by Ravi Teja. Styris broke the 19-run stand.

RCB scored 50 off 8.5 overs (53 balls). DC had conceded four extras at that point.

Pietersen, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. Nineteen balls after Uthappa’s dismissal, he was (Gilchri)stumped. Pragyan Ojha broke the 24-run stand.

RCB scored 100 off 14.3 overs (87 balls). DC had conceded five extras at that point.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 29 balls. While Rahul Dravid’s contribution to the partnership was 28, Kohli’s contribution to it was 23. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Dravid, whose 27-ball innings included five boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 48. Thirty-one balls later, he was caught by Rao. Styris broke the 53-run partnership.

RCB scored 150 off 18.4 overs (112 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave DC no reason to be in seventh heaven. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

The sixth-wicket pair put on eight. Rajesh Bishnoi, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Five balls after Dravid’s dismissal, Gilchrist and Harmeet Singh ran him out.

Karn, who faced three balls, scored a run. Seven balls later, he was caught by Gilchrist. Styris broke the 11-run stand.

Kohli’s half-century – which included seven boundaries – came off 31 balls.

He eventually faced 32 balls, failing to add to the aforementioned score. Twelve balls later, he was caught by Gibbs. Rudra Pratap broke the 24-run stand.

Praveen, whose six-ball innings included a couple of sixes, scored 14. He was unbeaten, as was Kumble, who faced a ball, scoring a run.

RCB, who scored 160 for the loss of eight wickets off 20 overs, lost by 24 runs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece.

Harmeet, who was wicketless, conceded 44.

Edwards and Ojha picked up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 39, the latter conceded 27.

Rudra Pratap, who conceded 17, picked up a couple of wickets.

Styris, who bowled 32, picked up three scalps.