MI disappointed; Vettori-led RCB advance

RCB (Moham)made one change to their playing eleven – Kaif made way for Syed Mohammad.

MI made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Tirumalasetti Suman and Dhawal Kulkarni made way for Rajagopal Sathish and Abu Nechim.

On winning the toss, Sachin Tendulkar, MI’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 68, without the loss of a wicket.

RCB’s openers put on 50 off 3.2 overs (20 balls). MI had conceded eight extras at that point. While Mayank Agarwal’s contribution to the partnership was 15, the contribution of Chris Gayle, the player of the match, to it was 29.

Gayle’s half-century – which included nine boundaries and a six – came off 27 balls.

RCB’s openers put on 100 off nine overs (54 balls). MI had conceded nine extras at that point. While Agarwal’s contribution to the partnership was 38, Gayle’s contribution to it was 53.

Agarwal, whose 31-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 41. Sixty-four balls into the (Shar)match, he was caught by Rohit. Kieron Pollard broke the 113-run partnership.

Gayle, whose 47-ball (Frankl)innings included the aforementioned number of boundaries, in addition to five sixes, eventually scored 89. Twenty-four balls later, he was caught by James. Munaf Patel broke the 35-run stand.   

RCB scored 150 off 15 overs (90 balls). MI had conceded 11 extras at that point.

Virat Kohli, who faced a dozen balls, scored eight. Four balls after Gayle’s dismissal, Nechim broke the three-run stand.

A B de Villiers, whose 15-ball innings included a six, scored 21. He was unbeaten.

Luke Pomersbach, who faced four balls, scored as many. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Lasith Malinga (incidentally, the second overseas player to win the Purple Cap). Patel broke the run-a-ball stand.

Saurabh Tiwary, who faced a dozen balls, scored eight. He was unbeaten.

MI eventually conceded 14 extras. RCB scored 185 for the loss of four wickets off 20 overs.

Sharma, who bowled an over, conceded 14. He was wicketless, as were Harbhajan Singh and Malinga, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 40, the latter conceded 24.

Pollard, who bowled three overs, conceded 24. He picked up a wicket, as did Nechim, who bowled four overs, conceding 56.

Patel, who bowled four overs, conceded 27. He picked up a couple of scalps.

The first Powerplay of MI’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 52, and lost a couple of wickets.

Aiden Blizzard, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 10. Twenty-one balls into the match, he was caught by Agarwal. Sreenath Aravind broke the 23-run stand.

Although his innings included a boundary and a six, Harbhajan had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored 13. Ten balls later, he was caught by Pomersbach. Aravind broke the 18-run stand.

MI scored 50 off half-a-dozen overs (36 balls). RCB had conceded an extra at that point.

Tendulkar, whose 24-ball innings included seven boundaries, scored 40. Seventeen balls later, he was stumped by de Villiers. Syed Mohammad broke the 27-run stand.

Sharma, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary, scored 13. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by Pomersbach. Daniel Vettori, RCB’s skipper, broke the 14-run stand.

Ambati Rayudu, who faced a ball, failed to get off the mark. A couple of balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Vettori, who broke the one-run stand.

Pollard, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored three. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Abhimanyu Mithun. Vettori broke the six-run stand.

Franklin, whose 17-ball innings included a six, scored 16. Eleven balls later, Zaheer Khan broke the 10-run stand.

MI scored 100 off 14.5 overs (89 balls). RCB had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Sathish, whose 21-ball innings included a six, scored 18. He was unbeaten.

Although his five-ball innings included a six, Malinga had no reason to be in seventh heaven – seven balls later, he was caught by Pomersbach. Syed Mohammad broke the 11-run stand.

Nechim, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 18. He was unbeaten.

RCB eventually conceded four extras. MI, who scored 142 for the loss of eight wickets off 20 overs, lost by 43 runs.

Mithun, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 26. He was wicketless, as was Gayle, who bowled three overs, conceding 11.

Khan, who bowled four overs, conceded 32. He picked up a wicket.

Aravind, who bowled three overs, conceded 27. He picked up a couple of wickets, as was Mohammad, who bowled four overs, conceding 25.

Vettori, who bowled four overs, conceded 19. He picked up three scalps.