Chennai disappointed; Kumble-led RCB win

RCB made no changes to their playing eleven.

CSK made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Manpreet Gony and Justin Kemp made way for George Bailey and Sudeep Tyagi.

On winning the toss, Suresh Raina, CSK’s skipper, chose to field.

The first Powerplay of RCB’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 38, and lost a wicket.

Jacques Kallis, whose 17-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 19. Twenty-nine balls into the match, Lakshmipathy Balaji broke the run-a-ball stand.

RCB scored 50 off seven overs (43 balls). CSK had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Rahul Dravid, whose 11-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 14. Twenty balls after Kallis’ dismissal, Muttiah Muralitharan broke the 31-run stand.

Manish Pandey, whose 28-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 20. Ten balls later, he was caught by Raina. Muralitharan broke the four-run stand.

RCB scored 100 off 14.1 overs (86 balls). CSK had conceded 13 extras at that point.

Virat Kohli, whose 16-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 24. Thirty-six balls after Pandey’s dismissal, he was stumped by Parthiv Patel. Muralitharan broke the 47-run stand.

Morgan, who faced four balls, scored a run. Albie Morkel had a reason to bE(o)in seventh heaven – he broke the nine-run stand.

Robin Uthappa, the player of the match, scored a half-century off 33 balls, which included three boundaries and four sixes.

RCB scored 150 off 18.4 overs (113 balls). CSK had conceded 14 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 50 off 18 balls. While Uthappa’s contribution to the partnership was 39, Mark Boucher’s contribution to it was 11. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Uthappa, whose 38-ball innings included three boundaries and half-a-dozen sixes, eventually scored 68. He was unbeaten, as was Boucher, who didn’t add to the aforementioned score. His seven-ball innings included a six.

RCB scored 171 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece.

Ravichandran Ashwin and Tyagi were wicketless. While the former conceded 40, the latter conceded 19.

Balaji and Morkel picked up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 49, the latter conceded 28.

Muttiah Muralitharan bowled 25, picking up three scalps.

The first Powerplay of CSK’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 29, and lost a wicket.

Patel, who faced three balls, scored a run. An over into the chase, he was caught by Boucher. Praveen Kumar broke the two-run stand.

CSK scored 50 off 8.3 overs (51 balls). RCB had conceded eight extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 47 balls. While Matthew Hayden’s contribution to the partnership was 31, Bailey’s contribution to it was 11. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was eight.

The second-wicket pair eventually put on 55. Hayden, whose 28-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 32. Fifty balls after Patel’s dismissal, Dravid ran him out.

Bailey, whose 27-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 18. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Boucher. Vinay Kumar broke the run-a-ball stand.

Although his innings included a six, Raina had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored nine. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Kallis. Vinay broke the 12-run stand.

Murali Vijay had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just three. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Morgan. Anil Kumble, RCB’s skipper, broke the three-run stand.

CSK scored 100 off 15.1 overs (91 balls). RCB had conceded nine extras at that point.

Subramaniam Badrinath, whose 17-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, scored 31. Twenty-one balls after Vijay’s dismissal, he was caught by the substitute, K P Appanna. Vinay broke the 33-run stand.

Morkel, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 19. Twenty-two balls later, Vinay broke the 28-run stand.

Ashwin, whose innings included a boundary, scored 11. He was unbea‘ten’.

Balaji, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. He was unbeaten.

RCB eventually conceded 11 extras. CSK, who scored 135 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs, lost by 36 runs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece.

Kallis and Dale Steyn were wicketless. While the former conceded 29, the latter conceded 25.

Praveen and Kumble picked up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 21, the latter conceded 15.

Vinay conceded 40, picking up four scalps.