Bangalore XI vs Punjab XI 31st Match at Mohali , 02 Apr, 2010

Toss: Kings XI Punjab, who chose to bat first
Punjab XI 181/5 (20)
Bangalore XI 184/4 (19.1)
Bangalore Royal Challengers won by 6 wickets
Man of the Match: KP Pietersen
  • CL White 6 * (3)
  • KP Pietersen 66 * (44)

Over 12.1: Boundary! IK Pathan to V Kohli, half volley, smashes it along the ground past the non striker for a boundary.

Over 12.2: Single. IK Pathan to V Kohli, good length delivery, flicks it off his pads to deep squareleg for a single.

Over 12.3: Two runs. IK Pathan to KP Pietersen, short of length delivery, cuts it away to Bopara at deep point for a couple.

Over 12.4: No runs. IK Pathan to KP Pietersen, pitched up delivery, jumps out and pushes the yorker back to the bowler.

Over 12.5: Single. IK Pathan to KP Pietersen, short and wide, hammers it to deep extra covers for a single.

Over 12.6: Beaten! IK Pathan to V Kohli, pitched up delivery, beats him with an away swinging yorker at 132 kmph.

Over 14.1: Single. IK Pathan to KP Pietersen, pitched up delivery, smacks it to straight long off for a single. 71 from 35

Over 14.2: Single. IK Pathan to V Kohli, bangs it short, pulls it away to deep squareleg for a single. 70 from 34

Over 14.3: Single. IK Pathan to KP Pietersen, pitched up delivery, drives it hard towards deep covers for a single. 69 from 33

Over 14.4: Boundary! IK Pathan to V Kohli, short and wide, pulls it away with disdain wide of long on for a once bounce boundary. 65 from 32

Over 14.5: Single. IK Pathan to V Kohli, full toss, drives it straight to extra covers and can only take a risky run from Sanga. 64 from 31

Over 14.6: Boundary! IK Pathan to KP Pietersen, pitched up delivery, drives it in the air past Sanga at extra covers and Bopara in the deep has let the ball go past him for a boundary!! Time Out. RCB need 60 more runs to win from 30 balls.

Over 16.1: Sixer! B Lee to RV Uthappa, full toss, lofts that with a straight bat over Lee's head for a six! 42 from 23

Over 17.1: Beaten! IK Pathan to KP Pietersen, pitched up delivery, gives the charge for a big shot and is beaten outside off. 23 from 17

Over 17.2: Two runs. IK Pathan to KP Pietersen, pitched up delivery, slashes that wide one flat in the air to deep point and Bipul Sharma dived forward for a catch but spilled it down in the end. KP has got to his fifty in 37 balls! 21 from 16

Over 17.3: Boundary! IK Pathan to KP Pietersen, full toss, smacks that in the air towards mid off and Sanga runs backwards for a catch, and not only drops it but ends up kicking it away to the boundary!! 17 from 15

Over 17.4: Boundary! IK Pathan to KP Pietersen, pitched up delivery, drives it over extra covers for another boundary! 13 from 14

Over 17.5: Single. IK Pathan to KP Pietersen, pitched up delivery, flicks it to long on for a single. 12 from 13

Over 17.6: He is Caught! IK Pathan to RV Uthappa, pitched up delivery, looks to smash the ball out of the park but ends up edging that wide away swinger to the keeper. RCB need 12 more runs to win from 12 balls.

Over 19.1: Wide Ball. IK Pathan to KP Pietersen, full toss, thats a horrible delivery sprayed wide outside off. 2 from 6

Over 19.1: Boundary! IK Pathan to KP Pietersen, pitched up delivery, smashes the wide one through extra covers for a boundary to wrap up the nonsense from Kings XI!!

Royal Challengers Bangalore win by 6 wickets with five balls to spare. Well that was a very good match because one of the sides has gone on to chase a stiff 180+ chase successfully. RCB it is banking on a determined Pietersen and Uthappa who I thought stole the match from Kings XI! The hosts after all deserved to lose the match for dropping so many catches! And also Lee was the culprit for giving away plenty of runs in his 3rd over.