Bangalore beaten by Gilchrist-led DC

RCB made three changes to their playing eleven – Kevin Pietersen, Abhimanyu Mithun and K P Appanna made way for Manish Pandey, Praveen Kumar and Dale Steyn.

DC made four changes to their playing eleven – V V S Laxman, Anirudh Singh, Dwayne Smith and Azhar Bilakhia made way for Mohnish Mishra, Tirumalasetti Suman (the player of the match), Venugopal Rao and Mitchell Marsh.

On winning the toss, Adam Gilchrist, DC’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 46, and lost a wicket.

Pandey, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a run. Fifteen balls into the match, Ryan Harris broke the 18-run stand.

RCB scored 50 off 6.4 overs (40 balls). DC had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Rahul Dravid, whose 25-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 26. Thirty-seven balls after Pandey’s dismissal, he was caught by Rohit Sharma. Pragyan Ojha broke the 42-run stand.

Robin Uthappa, who faced five balls, scored a couple. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Gilchrist. Andrew Symonds broke the three-run stand.

Ross Taylor, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Three balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Ojha, who broke the five-run stand.

Jacques Kallis’ half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six – came off 35 balls.

RCB scored 100 off 14.4 overs (88 balls). DC had conceded nine extras at that point.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 36 balls. While Kallis’ contribution to the partnership was 27, Virat Kohli’s contribution to it was 18. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was eight.

RCB scored 150 off 17.5 overs (107 balls). DC had conceded 15 extras at that point. That was, eventually, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Kallis, whose 44-ball innings included nine boundaries and a six, eventually scored 68. Fifty-two balls after Taylor’s dismissal, he was caught by Harris. Marsh broke the 95-run partnership.

Kohli’s half-century – which included a couple of boundaries and four sixes – came off 31 balls.

He eventually scored 58 off 35 balls, which included four boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes. Five balls after Kallis’ dismissal, he was caught by Symonds. Harris broke the nine-run stand.

Cameron White, whose three-ball innings included a couple of sixes, scored 13. He was unbeaten, as was Praveen, who didn’t face a ball.

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

The Singhs were wicketless. While Harmeet, who bowled an over, conceded 13, Rudra Pratap, who bowled four overs, conceded 38.

Symonds, who bowled three overs, conceded 34. He picked up a wicket, as did Marsh, who bowled four overs, conceding 37.

Harris and Ojha bowled four overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 37, the latter conceded 24.

The first Powerplay of DC’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 32, and lost a wicket.

Mishra, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored nine. Thirteen balls into the chase, he was caught by Uthappa. Praveen broke the 11-run stand.

DC scored 50 off 7.5 overs (47 balls). RCB had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 37 balls. While Gilchrist’s contribution to the partnership was 22, Suman’s contribution to it was 29. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Gilchrist, whose 19-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 32. Fifty-one balls into the match, he was stumped by Gilchrist. Anil Kumble, RCB’s skipper, broke the 77-run partnership.

Sharma, whose five-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Steyn. Needless to say, Vinay Kumar was un seventh heaven.

DC scored 100 off 12.3 overs (75 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave RCB no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Suman’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a six – came off 43 balls.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 29 balls. While Suman’s contribution to the partnership was 20, Symonds’ contribution to it was 32. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

DC scored 150 off 16.4 overs (100 balls). RCB had conceded eight extras at that point. That was, eventually, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Symonds’ half-century – which included five boundaries and three sixes – came off 24 balls.

Suman eventually scored 78 off 57 balls, which included half-a-dozen boundaries and three sixes. He was unbeaten, as was Symonds, who eventually scored 53.

DC, who scored 186 for the loss of three wickets off 19.2 overs, won by seven wickets with four balls to spare.

Steyn and Kallis bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 38, the latter conceded 32.

Vinay, who bowled 3.2 overs, conceded 39. He picked up a wicket, as did Kumble and Praveen, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 38, the latter conceded 37.