| Cape Cobras vs Royal Challengers Bangalore FORMAT: T20 VENUE: New Wanderers PITCH: DEVILISH UMPIRES: Billy Doctrove and Billy Bowden LINEUPS: Cape Cobras Andrew Puttick Justin Kemp Graeme Smith Jacques Kallis Justin Ontong JP Duminy Stiaan van Zyl Alistair Gray Robin Peterson Dale Steyn Rory Kleinveldt Royal Challengers Bangalore Saurabh Tiwary Abhinav Mukund Virat Kohli AB de Villiers Tillakaratne Dilshan Cheteshwar Pujara Daniel Vettori Zaheer Khan Ravi Rampaul Vinay Kumar RP Singh Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat first |
| The new batsman is Saurabh Tiwary. | |
| The new batsman is Abhinav Mukund. | |
| The new bowler is Dale Steyn. | |
| 0.1 | Dale Steyn to Saurabh Tiwary, 0, 146.87kph, S Tiwary goes on to the back foot and keeps it down. Not in the gap |
| 0.2 | Dale Steyn to Saurabh Tiwary, 1, 144.49kph, D Steyn is working up a good head of steam here. Excellent timing from S Tiwary as he plays a backfoot defensive. Can't get this past the fielder. One more |
| 0.3 | Dale Steyn to Abhinav Mukund, 0, 144.46kph, D Steyn pitches that one outside off. A Mukund puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Is quick to cut off the single |
| 0.4 | Dale Steyn to Abhinav Mukund, 1, 149.89kph, A Mukund plays it gently through the off side. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end |
| 0.5 | Dale Steyn to Saurabh Tiwary, 0, 149.85kph, S Tiwary plays it gently through the off side. Hit straight to the fielder at deep mid-off. No run |
| 0.6 | Dale Steyn to Saurabh Tiwary, 1, 149.56kph, Not much movement from this surface. S Tiwary puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single |
| End of over 1 (3 runs) Royal Challengers Bangalore 3 / 0 (RR: 3.00) | |
| Saurabh Tiwary 2* (4b 0x4 0x6) Dale Steyn 1-0-3-0 Abhinav Mukund 1 (2b 0x4 0x6) | |
| The new bowler is Rory Kleinveldt. | |
| 1.1 | Rory Kleinveldt to Saurabh Tiwary, 0, 123.13kph, R Kleinveldt is struggling to find much pace off this surface and he maintains an off stump line. Excellent timing from S Tiwary as he plays a backfoot defensive. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. S Tiwary rightly sends him back |
| 1.2 | Rory Kleinveldt to Saurabh Tiwary, 4, 127.58kph, That one goes on straight. Crunched through the off side. Well executed cut. Four all the way |
| 1.3 | Rory Kleinveldt to Saurabh Tiwary, 1, 126.19kph, That continues on straight. S Tiwary cuts but can't time it properly. The batsmen only take one |
| 1.4 | Rory Kleinveldt to Abhinav Mukund, 1b, 125.19kph, R Kleinveldt maintains an off stump line. Oh beaten comprehensively there. One more |
| 1.5 | Rory Kleinveldt to Saurabh Tiwary, 0, 129.89kph, This one is military medium from R Kleinveldt. That one goes on straight. Not in the gap |
| 1.6 | Rory Kleinveldt to Saurabh Tiwary, 1, 129.86kph, Wicket to wicket delivery. S Tiwary puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Single taken |
| End of over 2 (7 runs) Royal Challengers Bangalore 10 / 0 (RR: 5.00) | |
| Saurabh Tiwary 8* (9b 1x4 0x6) Rory Kleinveldt 1-0-6-0 Abhinav Mukund 1 (3b 0x4 0x6) Dale Steyn 1-0-3-0 | |
| 2.1 | Dale Steyn to Saurabh Tiwary, 1b, 145.19kph, D Steyn hurls this through. Not much movement from this surface. Oh beaten comprehensively there. One more to the total |
| 2.2 | Dale Steyn to Abhinav Mukund, 0, 146.52kph, D Steyn bowls this gun-barrel straight. A Mukund plays it gently through the off side |
| 2.3 | Dale Steyn to Abhinav Mukund, 1, 148.03kph, Wicket to wicket delivery. A Mukund puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Can't get this past the fielder. One more |
| 2.4 | Dale Steyn to Saurabh Tiwary, 0, 145.31kph, Wicket to wicket delivery. S Tiwary puts bat to ball but mistimes it. No run |
| 2.5 | Dale Steyn to Saurabh Tiwary, NO BALL, 140.31kph, S Tiwary plays it gently through the off side. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single |
| Free hit coming up... | |
| 2.5 | Dale Steyn to Abhinav Mukund, 0, 149.64kph, Not in the gap |
| 2.6 | Dale Steyn to Abhinav Mukund, 4, 143.50kph, D Steyn hits a short length outside off. Crunched through the off side. Well executed backfoot defensive. Excellent timing and placement. Four |
| End of over 3 (8 runs) Royal Challengers Bangalore 18 / 0 (RR: 6.00) | |
| Saurabh Tiwary 9* (12b 1x4 0x6) Dale Steyn 2-0-10-0 Abhinav Mukund 6 (7b 1x4 0x6) Rory Kleinveldt 1-0-6-0 | |
| 3.1 | Rory Kleinveldt to Saurabh Tiwary, OUT, 124.86kph, R Kleinveldt bowls this gun-barrel straight. S Tiwary was in no position to play that stroke. Oh dear, a lapse of concentration there by the batsman and it is an easy catch for J Duminy |
| Saurabh Tiwary c J Duminy b R Kleinveldt 9 (15m 13b 1x4 0x6) SR: 69.23 | |
| The new batsman is Virat Kohli. | |
| 3.2 | Rory Kleinveldt to Virat Kohli, 0, 123.37kph, R Kleinveldt hits a short length on middle. Crunched through the off side. Well executed backfoot defensive. Is quick to cut off the single |
| 3.3 | Rory Kleinveldt to Virat Kohli, 1, 126.03kph, This one is military medium from R Kleinveldt. That one goes on straight. Aggressive backfoot defensive from V Kohli. Single taken |
| 3.4 | Rory Kleinveldt to Abhinav Mukund, WIDE, This delivery just skims past A Mukund's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 3.4 | Rory Kleinveldt to Abhinav Mukund, 6, 127.47kph, Wicket to wicket delivery. Spanked through the leg side. Great leg glance. Six runs! Fantastic batting |
| 3.5 | Rory Kleinveldt to Abhinav Mukund, 1, 129.75kph, This one is military medium from R Kleinveldt. Short and straight. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic leg glance. A Mukund trots through for the single |
| 3.6 | Rory Kleinveldt to Virat Kohli, 1, 126.31kph, No great pace there from R Kleinveldt and he maintains a tight line just outside leg. V Kohli swats this one. One more to the total |
| End of over 4 (10 runs) Royal Challengers Bangalore 28 / 1 (RR: 7.00) | |
| Virat Kohli 2* (3b 0x4 0x6) Rory Kleinveldt 2-0-16-1 Abhinav Mukund 13 (9b 1x4 1x6) Dale Steyn 2-0-10-0 | |
| The new bowler is Justin Kemp. | |
| 4.1 | Justin Kemp to Virat Kohli, 0, 129.51kph, J Kemp maintains a tight line just outside leg. V Kohli played that with soft hands. Not in the gap |
| 4.2 | Justin Kemp to Virat Kohli, 6, 128.95kph, J Kemp pitches that one just outside leg. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed leg glance. That is a monstrous hit! SIX |
| 4.3 | Justin Kemp to Virat Kohli, 1, 125.01kph, V Kohli puts bat to ball but mistimes it. One more |
| 4.4 | Justin Kemp to Abhinav Mukund, 1, 126.31kph, J Kemp is struggling to find much pace off this surface. Not much movement from this surface. A Mukund plays a punchy late cut. That is an excellent call by A Mukund. One run |
| 4.5 | Justin Kemp to Virat Kohli, 0, 126.71kph, This one is military medium from J Kemp and he bowls this gun-barrel straight. V Kohli plays it gently through the off side. Is quick to cut off the single |
| 4.6 | Justin Kemp to Virat Kohli, 1, 120.48kph, short length just outside leg stump. V Kohli square drives but can't time it properly. One more to the total |
| End of over 5 (9 runs) Royal Challengers Bangalore 37 / 1 (RR: 7.40) | |
| Virat Kohli 10* (8b 0x4 1x6) Justin Kemp 1-0-9-0 Abhinav Mukund 14 (10b 1x4 1x6) Rory Kleinveldt 2-0-16-1 | |
| The new bowler is Jacques Kallis. | |
| 5.1 | Jacques Kallis to Virat Kohli, 2, 124.52kph, short length just outside leg stump. Two runs taken. The return is over the stumps |
| 5.2 | Jacques Kallis to Virat Kohli, 1, 125.73kph, short and straight. V Kohli played that with soft hands. The batsmen only take one |
| 5.3 | Jacques Kallis to Abhinav Mukund, 1b, 126.80kph, J Kallis pushes this through at no great pace and he maintains a tight line outside off. A Mukund is beaten all ends up. This is excellent bowling. One more to the total |
| 5.4 | Jacques Kallis to Virat Kohli, 4, 126.41kph, J Kallis maintains a tight line just outside leg. Spanked through the off side. Great late cut. That runs away for four |
| 5.5 | Jacques Kallis to Virat Kohli, NO BALL, 129.80kph, Wicket to wicket delivery. V Kohli puts bat to ball but mistimes it. That is an excellent call by V Kohli. One run |
| Free hit coming up... | |
| 5.5 | Jacques Kallis to Abhinav Mukund, 1, 129.86kph, short and straight. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic backfoot defensive. Misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single |
| 5.6 | Jacques Kallis to Virat Kohli, 0, 129.83kph, J Kallis pushes this through at no great pace. V Kohli on-drives but can't time it properly. Not in the gap |
| End of over 6 (11 runs) Royal Challengers Bangalore 48 / 1 (RR: 8.00) | |
| Abhinav Mukund 15* (12b 1x4 1x6) Jacques Kallis 1-0-10-0 Virat Kohli 18 (13b 1x4 1x6) Justin Kemp 1-0-9-0 | |
| 6.1 | Justin Kemp to Abhinav Mukund, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. J Kemp is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 6.1 | Justin Kemp to Abhinav Mukund, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. J Kemp is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 6.1 | Justin Kemp to Abhinav Mukund, WIDE, This delivery just skims past A Mukund's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 6.1 | Justin Kemp to Abhinav Mukund, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. J Kemp is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 6.1 | Justin Kemp to Abhinav Mukund, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. J Kemp is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 6.1 | Justin Kemp to Abhinav Mukund, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. J Kemp is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 6.1 | Justin Kemp to Abhinav Mukund, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. J Kemp is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 6.1 | Justin Kemp to Abhinav Mukund, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. J Kemp is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 6.1 | Justin Kemp to Abhinav Mukund, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. J Kemp is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 6.1 | Justin Kemp to Abhinav Mukund, OUT, 122.95kph, No great pace there from J Kemp and he maintains a tight line outside off. A Mukund played that with soft hands. Puttick juggles the edge and takes it at the second attempt! |
| Abhinav Mukund c +A Puttick b J Kemp 15 (36m 13b 1x4 1x6) SR: 115.38 | |
| The new batsman is AB de Villiers. | |
| 6.2 | Justin Kemp to AB de Villiers, 0, 124.22kph, J Kemp is struggling to find much pace off this surface. Wicket to wicket delivery. A de Villiers struggles to negotiate that one and just manages to get under it |
| 6.3 | Justin Kemp to AB de Villiers, 1, 129.25kph, J Kemp ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. A de Villiers puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single |
| 6.4 | Justin Kemp to Virat Kohli, 1, 123.71kph, V Kohli plays it gently through the leg side. Single taken |
| 6.5 | Justin Kemp to AB de Villiers, NO BALL, 125.86kph, J Kemp is struggling to find much pace off this surface. Not much movement from this surface. A de Villiers puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Can't get this past the fielder. One more |
| Free hit coming up... | |
| 6.5 | Justin Kemp to Virat Kohli, 1, 129.50kph, V Kohli plays an extravagant leg glance. Glorious timing. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run |
| 6.6 | Justin Kemp to AB de Villiers, 0, 124.37kph, J Kemp pushes this through at no great pace. A de Villiers leg glances but can't time it properly. Is quick to cut off the single |
| End of over 7 (14 runs) Royal Challengers Bangalore 62 / 2 (RR: 8.86) | |
| Virat Kohli 20* (15b 1x4 1x6) Justin Kemp 2-0-23-1 AB de Villiers 2 (4b 0x4 0x6) Jacques Kallis 1-0-10-0 | |
| 7.1 | Jacques Kallis to Virat Kohli, 1, 129.92kph, J Kallis ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Not much movement from this surface. V Kohli plays an extravagant on-drive. Glorious timing. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run |
| 7.2 | Jacques Kallis to AB de Villiers, 6, 127.33kph, J Kallis bowls this gun-barrel straight. Excellent timing from A de Villiers as he plays a leg glance. Six runs! Fantastic batting |
| 7.3 | Jacques Kallis to AB de Villiers, 0, 120.73kph, Wicket to wicket delivery. Short ball! A de Villiers ducks under it |
| 7.4 | Jacques Kallis to AB de Villiers, 1, 127.10kph, That one goes on straight. Crunched through the off side. Well executed square drive. That is an excellent call by A de Villiers. One run |
| 7.5 | Jacques Kallis to Virat Kohli, 0, 125.70kph, J Kallis pushes this through at no great pace and he hits a short length on middle. V Kohli late cuts but doesn't time it at all. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. V Kohli rightly sends him back |
| 7.6 | Jacques Kallis to Virat Kohli, 2, 127.18kph, J Kallis is struggling to find much pace off this surface. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic late cut. Two more runs |
| End of over 8 (10 runs) Royal Challengers Bangalore 72 / 2 (RR: 9.00) | |
| AB de Villiers 9* (7b 0x4 1x6) Jacques Kallis 2-0-20-0 Virat Kohli 23 (18b 1x4 1x6) Justin Kemp 2-0-23-1 | |
| Dale Steyn will start a new spell. | |
| 8.1 | Dale Steyn to AB de Villiers, 1, 149.89kph, short and straight. A de Villiers plays it gently through the off side. The batsmen only take one |
| 8.2 | Dale Steyn to Virat Kohli, 1, 145.93kph, D Steyn is working up a good head of steam here. Short length on middle stump. V Kohli backfoot defensives but can't time it properly and he trots through for the single |
| 8.3 | Dale Steyn to AB de Villiers, WIDE, This delivery just skims past A de Villiers's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 8.3 | Dale Steyn to AB de Villiers, 1, 146.81kph, D Steyn is working up a good head of steam here. A de Villiers late cuts but can't time it properly. A de Villiers trots through for the single |
| 8.4 | Dale Steyn to Virat Kohli, 1, 143.41kph, D Steyn hurls this through. Wicket to wicket delivery. V Kohli puts bat to ball but mistimes it. One more |
| 8.5 | Dale Steyn to AB de Villiers, OUT, 145.81kph, A de Villiers can't get the straight drive away. BOWLED HIM! |
| AB de Villiers b D Steyn 11 (13m 10b 0x4 1x6) SR: 110.00 | |
| The new batsman is Tillakaratne Dilshan. | |
| 8.6 | Dale Steyn to Tillakaratne Dilshan, 0, 149.67kph, D Steyn is working up a good head of steam here and he maintains a tight line just outside leg. Well-timed backfoot defensive there. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. T Dilshan rightly sends him back |
| End of over 9 (5 runs) Royal Challengers Bangalore 77 / 3 (RR: 8.56) | |
| Virat Kohli 25* (20b 1x4 1x6) Dale Steyn 3-0-15-1 Tillakaratne Dilshan 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) Jacques Kallis 2-0-20-0 | |
| Rory Kleinveldt will start a new spell. | |
| 9.1 | Rory Kleinveldt to Virat Kohli, 3, 125.23kph, Not much movement from this surface. Three more to the total |
| 9.2 | Rory Kleinveldt to Tillakaratne Dilshan, 1, 127.41kph, No great pace there from R Kleinveldt and he hits a short length on middle. T Dilshan backfoot defensives but can't time it properly. Misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single |
| 9.3 | Rory Kleinveldt to Virat Kohli, 1, 129.92kph, R Kleinveldt is struggling to find much pace off this surface and he pitches that one on middle. V Kohli puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Can't get this past the fielder. One more |
| 9.4 | Rory Kleinveldt to Tillakaratne Dilshan, 1, 129.02kph, That one goes on straight. T Dilshan plays it gently through the leg side and he trots through for the single |
| 9.5 | Rory Kleinveldt to Virat Kohli, OUT, 124.40kph, No great pace there from R Kleinveldt and he hits a short length on middle. V Kohli completely mishits a cut. Puttick juggles the edge and takes it at the second attempt! |
| Virat Kohli c +A Puttick b R Kleinveldt 29 (40m 23b 1x4 1x6) SR: 126.09 | |
| The new batsman is Cheteshwar Pujara. | |
| 9.6 | Rory Kleinveldt to Cheteshwar Pujara, 0, 120.68kph, Not much movement from this surface. C Pujara plays an extravagant backfoot defensive. Glorious timing. No run |
| End of over 10 (6 runs) Royal Challengers Bangalore 83 / 4 (RR: 8.30) | |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan 2* (3b 0x4 0x6) Rory Kleinveldt 3-0-22-2 Cheteshwar Pujara 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) Dale Steyn 3-0-15-1 | |
| 10.1 | Dale Steyn to Tillakaratne Dilshan, 1, 148.73kph, T Dilshan puts bat to ball but mistimes it and he trots through for the single |
| 10.2 | Dale Steyn to Cheteshwar Pujara, 1, 149.64kph, D Steyn bowls this gun-barrel straight. Excellent timing from C Pujara as he plays a backfoot defensive. Single taken |
| 10.3 | Dale Steyn to Tillakaratne Dilshan, OUT, 148.48kph, short and straight. T Dilshan played that with soft hands. Oh dear, a lapse of concentration there by the batsman and it is an easy catch for S van Zyl |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan c S van Zyl b D Steyn 3 (7m 5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 60.00 | |
| The new batsman is Daniel Vettori. | |
| 10.4 | Dale Steyn to Daniel Vettori, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. D Steyn is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 10.4 | Dale Steyn to Daniel Vettori, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. D Steyn is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 10.4 | Dale Steyn to Daniel Vettori, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. D Steyn is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 10.4 | Dale Steyn to Daniel Vettori, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. D Steyn is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 10.4 | Dale Steyn to Daniel Vettori, WIDE, This delivery just skims past D Vettori's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 10.4 | Dale Steyn to Daniel Vettori, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. D Steyn is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 10.4 | Dale Steyn to Daniel Vettori, 0, 143.08kph, D Steyn is working up a good head of steam here and he maintains a tight line outside off. No run |
| 10.5 | Dale Steyn to Daniel Vettori, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. D Steyn is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 10.5 | Dale Steyn to Daniel Vettori, OUT, 149.27kph, D Steyn is working up a good head of steam here. Short length outside off stump. D Vettori can't get the cut away and he has not quite got a hold of this one and it is taken by A Gray mid-on |
| Daniel Vettori c A Gray b D Steyn 0 (6m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00 | |
| The new batsman is Zaheer Khan. | |
| 10.6 | Dale Steyn to Zaheer Khan, 0, 147.46kph, Wicket to wicket delivery. Z Khan plays a backfoot defensive, but can't time it properly. Hit straight to the fielder at backward square leg. No run |
| D Steyn finishes up with a good, solid spell. | |
| Dale Steyn 3 / 24 in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens | |
| End of over 11 (9 runs) Royal Challengers Bangalore 92 / 6 (RR: 8.36) | |
| Cheteshwar Pujara 1* (2b 0x4 0x6) Dale Steyn 4-0-24-3 Zaheer Khan 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) Rory Kleinveldt 3-0-22-2 | |
| 11.1 | Rory Kleinveldt to Cheteshwar Pujara, 1, 120.81kph, R Kleinveldt is struggling to find much pace off this surface. C Pujara played that with soft hands. Can't get this past the fielder. One more |
| 11.2 | Rory Kleinveldt to Zaheer Khan, 1, 129.87kph, short length just outside leg stump. Spanked through the off side. Great cover drive. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run |
| 11.3 | Rory Kleinveldt to Cheteshwar Pujara, 0, 129.84kph, R Kleinveldt is struggling to find much pace off this surface. Wicket to wicket delivery. Short ball! C Pujara ducks under it |
| 11.4 | Rory Kleinveldt to Cheteshwar Pujara, 1, 129.82kph, R Kleinveldt bowls this gun-barrel straight. C Pujara plays it gently through the leg side. Easy single to be had there |
| 11.5 | Rory Kleinveldt to Zaheer Khan, 4, 126.46kph, No great pace there from R Kleinveldt and he hits a short length just outside leg. That's a boundary |
| 11.6 | Rory Kleinveldt to Zaheer Khan, 0, 129.76kph, R Kleinveldt bowls this gun-barrel straight. Well-timed cover drive there. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. Z Khan rightly sends him back |
| A tad expensive from R Kleinveldt, but a decent outing for him today. | |
| Rory Kleinveldt 2 / 29 in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens | |
| End of over 12 (7 runs) Royal Challengers Bangalore 99 / 6 (RR: 8.25) | |
| Cheteshwar Pujara 3* (5b 0x4 0x6) Rory Kleinveldt 4-0-29-2 Zaheer Khan 5 (4b 1x4 0x6) Dale Steyn 4-0-24-3 | |
| The new bowler is Alistair Gray. | |
| 12.1 | Alistair Gray to Cheteshwar Pujara, 1, 70.00kph, A Gray gets this one to grip and turn. C Pujara plays it gently through the off side. Misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single |
| 12.2 | Alistair Gray to Zaheer Khan, 1, 78.72kph, Z Khan plays a drive, but can't time it properly. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single |
| 12.3 | Alistair Gray to Cheteshwar Pujara, 1, 79.18kph, A Gray pushes this one through slightly quicker. C Pujara plays a punchy backfoot defensive. That is an excellent call by C Pujara. One run |
| 12.4 | Alistair Gray to Zaheer Khan, 1, 70.00kph, good length on middle stump. Z Khan played that with soft hands. That is a comfortable single |
| 12.5 | Alistair Gray to Cheteshwar Pujara, 2, 70.87kph, Not finding much turn off this surface. Crunched through the off side. Well executed backfoot defensive. The ball beats the infielder and the batsmen run a couple |
| 12.6 | Alistair Gray to Cheteshwar Pujara, NO BALL, 72.35kph, A Gray tosses this one up to C Pujara. Full length just outside off stump. C Pujara swats this one. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end |
| Free hit coming up... | |
| 12.6 | Alistair Gray to Zaheer Khan, 1, 72.81kph, A Gray tosses this one up to Z Khan. Crunched through the off side. Well executed drive. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end |
| End of over 13 (9 runs) Royal Challengers Bangalore 108 / 6 (RR: 8.31) | |
| Zaheer Khan 8* (7b 1x4 0x6) Alistair Gray 1-0-9-0 Cheteshwar Pujara 8 (9b 0x4 0x6) Rory Kleinveldt 4-0-29-2 | |
| The new bowler is Robin Peterson. | |
| 13.1 | Robin Peterson to Zaheer Khan, 1, 72.78kph, Z Khan puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run |
| 13.2 | Robin Peterson to Cheteshwar Pujara, 1, 79.88kph, Big turn from the spinner. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic backfoot defensive. Single taken |
| 13.3 | Robin Peterson to Zaheer Khan, WIDE, This delivery just skims past Z Khan's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 13.3 | Robin Peterson to Zaheer Khan, 1, 74.93kph, Big turn from the spinner. Z Khan played that with soft hands. That is a comfortable single |
| 13.4 | Robin Peterson to Cheteshwar Pujara, 1, 75.17kph, C Pujara backfoot defensives but can't time it properly. Misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single |
| 13.5 | Robin Peterson to Zaheer Khan, 2, 70.00kph, R Peterson floats a delivery to Z Khan. Big turn from the spinner. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic cut. The ball beats the infielder and the batsmen run a couple |
| 13.6 | Robin Peterson to Zaheer Khan, 1, 78.23kph, R Peterson pushes this one through slightly quicker. Excellent timing from Z Khan as he plays a cut. That is an excellent call by Z Khan. One run |
| End of over 14 (8 runs) Royal Challengers Bangalore 116 / 6 (RR: 8.29) | |
| Zaheer Khan 13* (11b 1x4 0x6) Robin Peterson 1-0-8-0 Cheteshwar Pujara 10 (11b 0x4 0x6) Alistair Gray 1-0-9-0 | |
| 14.1 | Alistair Gray to Zaheer Khan, 1, 78.45kph, Gentle leggie turns away from the batsman. Z Khan puts bat to ball but mistimes it. One more |
| 14.2 | Alistair Gray to Cheteshwar Pujara, 1, 72.23kph, C Pujara plays a punchy backfoot defensive. That is a comfortable single |
| 14.3 | Alistair Gray to Zaheer Khan, 0, 72.85kph, He finds a fraction of turn off the surface. Bouncer! Z Khan sways away |
| 14.4 | Alistair Gray to Zaheer Khan, 1, 72.24kph, Well-timed backfoot defensive there. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run |
| 14.5 | Alistair Gray to Cheteshwar Pujara, 1, 70.00kph, A Gray tosses this one up to C Pujara. The leggie now and it turns away from the batsman. C Pujara puts bat to ball but mistimes it. They take a single |
| 14.6 | Alistair Gray to Zaheer Khan, 2, 70.00kph, Z Khan plays an extravagant backfoot defensive. Glorious timing. Z Khan pushes hard for two. Excellent running |
| End of over 15 (6 runs) Royal Challengers Bangalore 122 / 6 (RR: 8.13) | |
| Cheteshwar Pujara 12* (13b 0x4 0x6) Alistair Gray 2-0-15-0 Zaheer Khan 17 (15b 1x4 0x6) Robin Peterson 1-0-8-0 | |
| 15.1 | Robin Peterson to Cheteshwar Pujara, 0, 70.60kph, R Peterson gives this one some air. Excellent timing from C Pujara as he plays a backfoot defensive. C Pujara struck that too firmly to take the single |
| 15.2 | Robin Peterson to Cheteshwar Pujara, 4, 74.17kph, R Peterson tosses this one up to C Pujara. A big offie now and it grips and spins away from the batsman. Spanked through the leg side. Great on-drive. Through mid-wicket for four. Imperious |
| 15.3 | Robin Peterson to Cheteshwar Pujara, 2, 73.39kph, A big offie now and it grips and spins away from the batsman. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic sweep. The initial call is two - the batsmen make it quite easily in the end |
| 15.4 | Robin Peterson to Cheteshwar Pujara, OUT, 70.00kph, R Peterson gives this one some air. Big turn from the spinner. C Pujara played that with soft hands and he has not quite got a hold of this one and it is taken by R Kleinveldt mid-wicket |
| Cheteshwar Pujara c R Kleinveldt b R Peterson 18 (27m 17b 1x4 0x6) SR: 105.88 | |
| The new batsman is Ravi Rampaul. | |
| 15.5 | Robin Peterson to Ravi Rampaul, 1, 70.00kph, R Peterson gives this one some air. This one bites viciously and spins a long way. R Rampaul backfoot defensives but can't time it properly. Easy single to be had there |
| 15.6 | Robin Peterson to Zaheer Khan, 1, 72.73kph, R Peterson floats a delivery to Z Khan. Big turn from the spinner. Z Khan pulls but doesn't time it at all and he trots through for the single |
| End of over 16 (8 runs) Royal Challengers Bangalore 130 / 7 (RR: 8.13) | |
| Zaheer Khan 18* (16b 1x4 0x6) Robin Peterson 2-0-16-1 Ravi Rampaul 1 (1b 0x4 0x6) Alistair Gray 2-0-15-0 | |
| Jacques Kallis will start a new spell. | |
| 16.1 | Jacques Kallis to Zaheer Khan, 0, 125.25kph, Z Khan plays it gently through the leg side and he struck that too firmly to take the single |
| 16.2 | Jacques Kallis to Zaheer Khan, OUT, 124.50kph, J Kallis ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman and he pitches that one on middle. Z Khan completely mishits a late cut. Puttick snaffles that edge comfortably |
| Zaheer Khan c +A Puttick b J Kallis 18 (21m 18b 1x4 0x6) SR: 100.00 | |
| The new batsman is Vinay Kumar. | |
| 16.3 | Jacques Kallis to Vinay Kumar, 0, 129.95kph, J Kallis bowls this gun-barrel straight. V Kumar defends with a straight bat. Not in the gap |
| 16.4 | Jacques Kallis to Vinay Kumar, 1, 125.55kph, J Kallis pushes this through at no great pace. Short length on middle stump. V Kumar plays a backfoot defensive, but can't time it properly. That is a comfortable single |
| 16.5 | Jacques Kallis to Ravi Rampaul, 0, 127.47kph, J Kallis ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic on-drive. No run |
| 16.6 | Jacques Kallis to Ravi Rampaul, 0, 124.97kph, That one goes on straight. Is quick to cut off the single |
| End of over 17 (1 runs) Royal Challengers Bangalore 131 / 8 (RR: 7.71) | |
| Vinay Kumar 1* (2b 0x4 0x6) Jacques Kallis 3-0-21-1 Ravi Rampaul 1 (3b 0x4 0x6) Robin Peterson 2-0-16-1 | |
| 17.1 | Robin Peterson to Vinay Kumar, 1, 82.53kph, That spun a long way away from the batsman after pitching. V Kumar plays an extravagant cut. Glorious timing. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single |
| 17.2 | Robin Peterson to Ravi Rampaul, 1, 72.95kph, R Peterson tosses this one up to R Rampaul and he plays it gently through the leg side. They take a single |
| 17.3 | Robin Peterson to Vinay Kumar, 0, 81.53kph, Bouncer! V Kumar sways away and lets it go through |
| 17.4 | Robin Peterson to Vinay Kumar, 1, 74.96kph, R Peterson gives this one some air. Full length just outside off stump. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic cut. Can't get this past the fielder. One more |
| 17.5 | Robin Peterson to Ravi Rampaul, 1, 70.00kph, full length outside off stump. R Rampaul on-drives but can't time it properly. That is a comfortable single |
| 17.6 | Robin Peterson to Vinay Kumar, 1, 70.00kph, That spun a long way away from the batsman after pitching. V Kumar pushes this ball through the off side. The batsmen only take one |
| End of over 18 (5 runs) Royal Challengers Bangalore 136 / 8 (RR: 7.56) | |
| Vinay Kumar 4* (6b 0x4 0x6) Robin Peterson 3-0-21-1 Ravi Rampaul 3 (5b 0x4 0x6) Jacques Kallis 3-0-21-1 | |
| 18.1 | Jacques Kallis to Vinay Kumar, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. J Kallis is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 18.1 | Jacques Kallis to Vinay Kumar, 1, 129.84kph, J Kallis bowls this gun-barrel straight. V Kumar plays it gently through the off side. One more |
| 18.2 | Jacques Kallis to Ravi Rampaul, 0, 124.80kph, J Kallis pushes this through at no great pace. Short length outside off stump. R Rampaul plays a cut, but can't time it properly. No run |
| 18.3 | Jacques Kallis to Ravi Rampaul, 6, 128.53kph, J Kallis pushes this through at no great pace. Good length outside off stump. Spanked through the off side. Great cut. Six runs! Fantastic batting |
| 18.4 | Jacques Kallis to Ravi Rampaul, 1, 128.07kph, J Kallis is struggling to find much pace off this surface. Not much movement from this surface. R Rampaul puts bat to ball but mistimes it and he trots through for the single |
| 18.5 | Jacques Kallis to Vinay Kumar, WIDE, This delivery just skims past V Kumar's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 18.5 | Jacques Kallis to Vinay Kumar, 2, 128.20kph, J Kallis maintains a middle stump line. Excellent timing from V Kumar as he plays a backfoot defensive. V Kumar takes a couple of runs |
| 18.6 | Jacques Kallis to Vinay Kumar, 0, 129.68kph, short and straight. V Kumar played that with soft hands. No run |
| Not the best of outings from J Kallis. He'll want to forget this in a hurry. | |
| Jacques Kallis 1 / 33 in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens | |
| End of over 19 (12 runs) Royal Challengers Bangalore 148 / 8 (RR: 7.79) | |
| Ravi Rampaul 10* (8b 0x4 1x6) Jacques Kallis 4-0-33-1 Vinay Kumar 7 (9b 0x4 0x6) Robin Peterson 3-0-21-1 | |
| The new bowler is JP Duminy. | |
| 19.1 | JP Duminy to Ravi Rampaul, 1b, 71.60kph, R Rampaul is beaten by the movement. One more to the total |
| 19.2 | JP Duminy to Vinay Kumar, 1, 74.45kph, V Kumar cover drives but can't time it properly. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run |
| 19.3 | JP Duminy to Ravi Rampaul, 1, 71.56kph, The straight one now. R Rampaul puts bat to ball but mistimes it. That is a comfortable single |
| 19.4 | JP Duminy to Vinay Kumar, 1, 77.01kph, A little more pace on this one. V Kumar played that with soft hands. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end |
| 19.5 | JP Duminy to Ravi Rampaul, 2, 70.00kph, full length outside off stump. Two more to the total |
| 19.6 | JP Duminy to Ravi Rampaul, 0, 77.24kph, Well-timed sweep there. No run |
| End of over 20 (6 runs) Royal Challengers Bangalore 154 / 8 (RR: 7.70) | |
| Vinay Kumar 9* (11b 0x4 0x6) JP Duminy 1-0-5-0 Ravi Rampaul 13 (12b 0x4 1x6) Jacques Kallis 4-0-33-1 | |
| Close of innings: Royal Challengers Bangalore - 154 / 8 | |
Virat Kohli 29 (23) Cheteshwar Pujara 18 (17) Dale Steyn 3 / 24 Rory Kleinveldt 2 / 29 | |
| The new batsman is Andrew Puttick. | |
| The new batsman is Justin Kemp. | |
| The new bowler is Zaheer Khan. | |
| 0.1 | Zaheer Khan to Andrew Puttick, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. Z Khan is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 0.1 | Zaheer Khan to Andrew Puttick, 0, 125.06kph, Z Khan pushes this through at no great pace. Excellent timing from A Puttick as he plays a backfoot defensive. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. A Puttick rightly sends him back |
| 0.2 | Zaheer Khan to Andrew Puttick, 1, 129.94kph, No great pace there from Z Khan. That continues on straight. A Puttick plays an extravagant backfoot defensive. Glorious timing. The batsmen only take one |
| 0.3 | Zaheer Khan to Justin Kemp, OUT (2), 126.15kph, J Kemp can't get the cut away. The bails are off. It really is a tight call. He's given him! Run out |
| Justin Kemp run out (A de Villiers) 0 (2m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00 | |
| The new batsman is Graeme Smith. | |
| 0.4 | Zaheer Khan to Graeme Smith, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. Z Khan is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 0.4 | Zaheer Khan to Graeme Smith, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. Z Khan is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 0.4 | Zaheer Khan to Graeme Smith, 0, 125.89kph, Defensive stroke. G Smith's technique had to be good to play that one |
| 0.5 | Zaheer Khan to Graeme Smith, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. Z Khan is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 0.5 | Zaheer Khan to Graeme Smith, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. Z Khan is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 0.5 | Zaheer Khan to Graeme Smith, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. Z Khan is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 0.5 | Zaheer Khan to Graeme Smith, 1, 126.10kph, Z Khan pushes this through at no great pace. One more to the total |
| 0.6 | Zaheer Khan to Andrew Puttick, 1, 122.61kph, This one is military medium from Z Khan and he bowls this gun-barrel straight. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end |
| End of over 1 (9 runs) Cape Cobras 11 / 1 (RR: 11.00, RRR: 7.53) | |
| Cape Cobras requires 144 runs to win at 7.58 runs per over | |
| Andrew Puttick 2* (3b 0x4 0x6) Zaheer Khan 1-0-9-0 Graeme Smith 1 (2b 0x4 0x6) | |
| The new bowler is Ravi Rampaul. | |
| 1.1 | Ravi Rampaul to Andrew Puttick, 1, 128.06kph, R Rampaul pushes this through at no great pace and he maintains a tight line outside off. Aggressive backfoot defensive from A Puttick. That is an excellent call by A Puttick. One run |
| 1.2 | Ravi Rampaul to Graeme Smith, 1, 129.97kph, No great pace there from R Rampaul and he maintains a tight line outside off. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic backfoot defensive. The batsmen only take one |
| 1.3 | Ravi Rampaul to Andrew Puttick, 1, 128.13kph, R Rampaul bowls this gun-barrel straight. A Puttick plays it gently through the off side. Misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single |
| 1.4 | Ravi Rampaul to Graeme Smith, 1, 125.75kph, R Rampaul pitches that one outside off. Crunched through the off side. Well executed backfoot defensive. That is an excellent call by G Smith. One run |
| 1.5 | Ravi Rampaul to Andrew Puttick, 1, 129.89kph, Not much movement from this surface. One more |
| 1.6 | Ravi Rampaul to Graeme Smith, 1, 126.11kph, R Rampaul bowls this gun-barrel straight. G Smith plays it gently through the off side. Single taken |
| End of over 2 (6 runs) Cape Cobras 17 / 1 (RR: 8.50, RRR: 7.61) | |
| Cape Cobras requires 138 runs to win at 7.67 runs per over | |
| Graeme Smith 4* (5b 0x4 0x6) Ravi Rampaul 1-0-6-0 Andrew Puttick 5 (6b 0x4 0x6) Zaheer Khan 1-0-9-0 | |
| 2.1 | Zaheer Khan to Graeme Smith, 2, 129.71kph, Z Khan is struggling to find much pace off this surface and he maintains an off stump line. Excellent timing from G Smith as he plays a backfoot defensive. The initial call is two - the batsmen make it quite easily in the end |
| 2.2 | Zaheer Khan to Graeme Smith, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. Z Khan is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 2.2 | Zaheer Khan to Graeme Smith, 4, 125.50kph, Z Khan pushes this through at no great pace. That continues on straight. G Smith plays an extravagant on-drive. Glorious timing. Excellent timing and placement. Four |
| 2.3 | Zaheer Khan to Graeme Smith, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. Z Khan is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 2.3 | Zaheer Khan to Graeme Smith, 1, 124.15kph, Z Khan maintains a tight line outside off. G Smith pulls but can't time it properly. Misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single |
| 2.4 | Zaheer Khan to Andrew Puttick, 0, 126.87kph, short and straight. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic backfoot defensive. No run |
| 2.5 | Zaheer Khan to Andrew Puttick, 2, 124.35kph, Z Khan maintains an off stump line. A Puttick pushes hard for two. Excellent running |
| 2.6 | Zaheer Khan to Andrew Puttick, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. Z Khan is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 2.6 | Zaheer Khan to Andrew Puttick, WIDE, This delivery just skims past A Puttick's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 2.6 | Zaheer Khan to Andrew Puttick, 1, 127.54kph, This one is military medium from Z Khan. That one goes on straight. A Puttick pulls but doesn't time it at all. Misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single |
| End of over 3 (14 runs) Cape Cobras 31 / 1 (RR: 10.33, RRR: 7.24) | |
| Cape Cobras requires 124 runs to win at 7.29 runs per over | |
| Andrew Puttick 8* (9b 0x4 0x6) Zaheer Khan 2-0-23-0 Graeme Smith 11 (8b 1x4 0x6) Ravi Rampaul 1-0-6-0 | |
| 3.1 | Ravi Rampaul to Andrew Puttick, NO BALL, 129.90kph, R Rampaul pushes this through at no great pace and he maintains a tight line outside off. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic backfoot defensive. That is an excellent call by A Puttick. One run |
| Free hit coming up... | |
| 3.1 | Ravi Rampaul to Graeme Smith, 1, 125.37kph, G Smith plays an extravagant backfoot defensive. Glorious timing. That is a comfortable single |
| 3.2 | Ravi Rampaul to Andrew Puttick, 1, 124.86kph, R Rampaul ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman and he maintains an off stump line. Hit straight to the fielder. Misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single |
| 3.3 | Ravi Rampaul to Graeme Smith, 1, 126.30kph, No great pace there from R Rampaul and he hits a short length outside off. G Smith backfoot defensives but can't time it properly. One more to the total |
| 3.4 | Ravi Rampaul to Andrew Puttick, 1b, 127.66kph, R Rampaul bowls this gun-barrel straight. Oh beaten comprehensively there. One more |
| 3.5 | Ravi Rampaul to Graeme Smith, 1, 129.76kph, short length outside off stump. Spanked through the off side. Great backfoot defensive. The batsmen only take one |
| 3.6 | Ravi Rampaul to Andrew Puttick, 1, 124.72kph, R Rampaul is struggling to find much pace off this surface. Wicket to wicket delivery. A Puttick puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single |
| End of over 4 (8 runs) Cape Cobras 39 / 1 (RR: 9.75, RRR: 7.19) | |
| Cape Cobras requires 116 runs to win at 7.25 runs per over | |
| Andrew Puttick 11* (13b 0x4 0x6) Ravi Rampaul 2-0-13-0 Graeme Smith 14 (11b 1x4 0x6) Zaheer Khan 2-0-23-0 | |
| The new bowler is Vinay Kumar. | |
| 4.1 | Vinay Kumar to Andrew Puttick, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. V Kumar is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 4.1 | Vinay Kumar to Andrew Puttick, 1, 118.51kph, V Kumar ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Wicket to wicket delivery. A Puttick puts bat to ball but mistimes it. One more to the total |
| 4.2 | Vinay Kumar to Graeme Smith, WIDE, This delivery just skims past G Smith's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 4.2 | Vinay Kumar to Graeme Smith, WIDE, This delivery just skims past G Smith's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 4.2 | Vinay Kumar to Graeme Smith, 1, 115.04kph, V Kumar pitches that one outside off. Crunched through the off side. Well executed backfoot defensive. One more to the total |
| 4.3 | Vinay Kumar to Andrew Puttick, OUT, 119.25kph, That one goes on straight. A Puttick completely mishits a late cut. De Villiers juggles the edge and takes it at the second attempt! |
| Andrew Puttick c +A de Villiers b V Kumar 12 (29m 15b 0x4 0x6) SR: 80.00 | |
| The new batsman is Jacques Kallis. | |
| 4.4 | Vinay Kumar to Jacques Kallis, 0, 114.07kph, That continues on straight. Well-timed leg glance there. No run |
| 4.5 | Vinay Kumar to Jacques Kallis, 1, 119.33kph, This one is military medium from V Kumar. That one goes on straight. Misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single |
| 4.6 | Vinay Kumar to Graeme Smith, OUT, 117.15kph, V Kumar is struggling to find much pace off this surface. G Smith played that with soft hands. This ball is lofted straight down the throat of the fielder at square leg |
| Graeme Smith c T Dilshan b V Kumar 15 (28m 13b 1x4 0x6) SR: 115.38 | |
| End of over 5 (6 runs) Cape Cobras 45 / 3 (RR: 9.00, RRR: 7.27) | |
| Cape Cobras requires 110 runs to win at 7.33 runs per over | |
| Jacques Kallis 1* (2b 0x4 0x6) Vinay Kumar 1-0-6-2 Ravi Rampaul 2-0-13-0 | |
| The new batsman is Justin Ontong. | |
| 5.1 | Ravi Rampaul to Jacques Kallis, 6, 129.77kph, No great pace there from R Rampaul. Excellent timing from J Kallis as he plays a square drive. Oh dear. That has been put down in the crowd. Six more |
| 5.2 | Ravi Rampaul to Jacques Kallis, 0, 125.91kph, R Rampaul pushes this through at no great pace and he maintains a tight line just outside leg. J Kallis played that with soft hands. No runs taken |
| 5.3 | Ravi Rampaul to Jacques Kallis, 1, 125.43kph, R Rampaul ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. J Kallis puts bat to ball but mistimes it. One more to the total |
| 5.4 | Ravi Rampaul to Justin Ontong, 1, 129.69kph, That one goes on straight. J Ontong plays it gently through the off side. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run |
| 5.5 | Ravi Rampaul to Jacques Kallis, 1, 118.38kph, Aggressive leg glance from J Kallis. Single taken |
| 5.6 | Ravi Rampaul to Justin Ontong, NO BALL, 120.39kph, No great pace there from R Rampaul and he hits a short length just outside leg. J Ontong swats this one. One more to the total |
| Free hit coming up... | |
| 5.6 | Ravi Rampaul to Jacques Kallis, WIDE, This delivery just skims past J Kallis's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 5.6 | Ravi Rampaul to Jacques Kallis, 4, 124.80kph, Not much movement from this surface. The ball smashes into the advertising boarding now. Four |
| End of over 6 (16 runs) Cape Cobras 61 / 3 (RR: 10.17, RRR: 6.64) | |
| Cape Cobras requires 94 runs to win at 6.71 runs per over | |
| Justin Ontong 2* (2b 0x4 0x6) Ravi Rampaul 3-0-29-0 Jacques Kallis 13 (7b 1x4 1x6) Vinay Kumar 1-0-6-2 | |
| 6.1 | Vinay Kumar to Justin Ontong, NO BALL, 115.95kph, This one is military medium from V Kumar and he bowls this gun-barrel straight. J Ontong plays it gently through the off side. Single taken |
| Free hit coming up... | |
| 6.1 | Vinay Kumar to Jacques Kallis, 1, 114.80kph, V Kumar hits a short length on middle. Crunched through the off side. Well executed late cut. Easy single to be had there |
| 6.2 | Vinay Kumar to Justin Ontong, 1, 115.36kph, That one goes on straight. Well-timed backfoot defensive there. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single |
| 6.3 | Vinay Kumar to Jacques Kallis, 2, 112.59kph, Not much movement from this surface. J Kallis plays an extravagant leg glance. Glorious timing. Two runs taken. The return is over the stumps |
| 6.4 | Vinay Kumar to Jacques Kallis, 1, 119.69kph, No great pace there from V Kumar and he hits a short length on middle. Crunched through the off side. Well executed late cut. J Kallis trots through for the single |
| 6.5 | Vinay Kumar to Justin Ontong, 0, 114.99kph, Wicket to wicket delivery. J Ontong plays a backfoot defensive, but can't time it properly |
| 6.6 | Vinay Kumar to Justin Ontong, 4, 113.26kph, V Kumar cuts his fingers across this one. No chance for the fielder in the deep. Four more |
| End of over 7 (11 runs) Cape Cobras 72 / 3 (RR: 10.29, RRR: 6.31) | |
| Cape Cobras requires 83 runs to win at 6.38 runs per over | |
| Jacques Kallis 17* (10b 1x4 1x6) Vinay Kumar 2-0-17-2 Justin Ontong 8 (6b 1x4 0x6) Ravi Rampaul 3-0-29-0 | |
| The new bowler is RP Singh. | |
| 7.1 | RP Singh to Jacques Kallis, OUT, 130.00kph, R Singh pushes this through at no great pace. That continues on straight. J Kallis miscues a straight drive and he has not quite got a hold of this one and it is taken by D Vettori wide long-off |
| Jacques Kallis c D Vettori b R Singh 17 (14m 11b 1x4 1x6) SR: 154.55 | |
| The new batsman is JP Duminy. | |
| 7.2 | RP Singh to JP Duminy, 0, 129.97kph, Bouncer! J Duminy sways away |
| 7.3 | RP Singh to JP Duminy, OUT, 126.37kph, R Singh ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman and he pitches that one outside off. J Duminy completely mishits a drive. This ball is lofted straight down the throat of the fielder at deep extra-cover |
| JP Duminy c Z Khan b R Singh 0 (1m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00 | |
| The new batsman is Stiaan van Zyl. | |
| 7.4 | RP Singh to Stiaan van Zyl, 1, 125.27kph, No great pace there from R Singh and he maintains a tight line outside off. S van Zyl backfoot defensives but can't time it properly. Can't get this past the fielder. One more |
| 7.5 | RP Singh to Justin Ontong, 1, 125.14kph, R Singh pitches that one just outside off. Crunched through the off side. Well executed square drive. Easy single to be had there |
| 7.6 | RP Singh to Stiaan van Zyl, 1, 121.48kph, R Singh hits a short length outside off. S van Zyl backfoot defensives but can't time it properly. Misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single |
| End of over 8 (3 runs) Cape Cobras 75 / 5 (RR: 9.38, RRR: 6.58) | |
| Cape Cobras requires 80 runs to win at 6.67 runs per over | |
| Stiaan van Zyl 2* (2b 0x4 0x6) RP Singh 1-0-3-2 Justin Ontong 9 (7b 1x4 0x6) Vinay Kumar 2-0-17-2 | |
| The new bowler is Daniel Vettori. | |
| 8.1 | Daniel Vettori to Stiaan van Zyl, 0, 70.00kph, Breaks into just off the straight. S van Zyl pushes this ball through the leg side. S van Zyl struck that too firmly to take the single |
| 8.2 | Daniel Vettori to Stiaan van Zyl, 6, 73.86kph, Going going gone! Six |
| 8.3 | Daniel Vettori to Stiaan van Zyl, 0, 74.03kph, D Vettori floats a delivery to S van Zyl. Big turn from the spinner. S van Zyl puts bat to ball but mistimes it |
| 8.4 | Daniel Vettori to Stiaan van Zyl, 1, 70.00kph, S van Zyl puts bat to ball but mistimes it. One more |
| 8.5 | Daniel Vettori to Justin Ontong, 0, 76.41kph, D Vettori pushes this one through slightly quicker. Is quick to cut off the single |
| 8.6 | Daniel Vettori to Justin Ontong, 0, 70.00kph, Gentle offie turns away from the batsman. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic backfoot defensive |
| End of over 9 (7 runs) Cape Cobras 82 / 5 (RR: 9.11, RRR: 6.55) | |
| Cape Cobras requires 73 runs to win at 6.64 runs per over | |
| Stiaan van Zyl 9* (6b 0x4 1x6) Daniel Vettori 1-0-7-0 Justin Ontong 9 (9b 1x4 0x6) RP Singh 1-0-3-2 | |
| 9.1 | RP Singh to Stiaan van Zyl, 0, 129.88kph, R Singh ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Not much movement from this surface. Bouncer! S van Zyl sways away |
| 9.2 | RP Singh to Stiaan van Zyl, 1, 124.38kph, R Singh bowls this gun-barrel straight. S van Zyl plays it gently through the off side. That is a comfortable single |
| 9.3 | RP Singh to Justin Ontong, 2, 124.93kph, This one is military medium from R Singh. J Ontong plays an extravagant drive. Glorious timing. The batsmen run hard and complete a comfortable two |
| 9.4 | RP Singh to Justin Ontong, 0, 129.79kph, R Singh is struggling to find much pace off this surface and he pitches that one just outside off. J Ontong plays a punchy leg glance |
| 9.5 | RP Singh to Justin Ontong, 1, 127.14kph, R Singh pushes this through at no great pace. Excellent timing from J Ontong as he plays a backfoot defensive. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end |
| 9.6 | RP Singh to Stiaan van Zyl, 1, 124.27kph, short and straight. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic backfoot defensive. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end |
| End of over 10 (5 runs) Cape Cobras 87 / 5 (RR: 8.70, RRR: 6.70) | |
| Cape Cobras requires 68 runs to win at 6.80 runs per over | |
| Stiaan van Zyl 11* (9b 0x4 1x6) RP Singh 2-0-8-2 Justin Ontong 12 (12b 1x4 0x6) Daniel Vettori 1-0-7-0 | |
| 10.1 | Daniel Vettori to Stiaan van Zyl, 0, 79.84kph, D Vettori rips an offie that turns viciously into the batsman. S van Zyl pushes this ball through the off side. No run |
| 10.2 | Daniel Vettori to Stiaan van Zyl, 1, 73.93kph, S van Zyl plays an extravagant backfoot defensive. Glorious timing. One more to the total |
| 10.3 | Daniel Vettori to Justin Ontong, 1, 74.36kph, J Ontong plays it gently through the leg side. One more |
| 10.4 | Daniel Vettori to Stiaan van Zyl, 2, 70.00kph, S van Zyl collects two |
| 10.5 | Daniel Vettori to Stiaan van Zyl, 4, 72.87kph, D Vettori floats a delivery to S van Zyl. Crunched through the off side. Well executed backfoot defensive. Excellent timing and placement. Four |
| 10.6 | Daniel Vettori to Stiaan van Zyl, 1, 71.82kph, The offie now and it turns into the batsman. S van Zyl backfoot defensives but can't time it properly. One more to the total |
| End of over 11 (9 runs) Cape Cobras 96 / 5 (RR: 8.73, RRR: 6.44) | |
| Cape Cobras requires 59 runs to win at 6.56 runs per over | |
| Stiaan van Zyl 19* (14b 1x4 1x6) Daniel Vettori 2-0-16-0 Justin Ontong 13 (13b 1x4 0x6) RP Singh 2-0-8-2 | |
| 11.1 | RP Singh to Stiaan van Zyl, 1, 129.75kph, No great pace there from R Singh and he maintains a tight line outside off. S van Zyl swats this one. Can't get this past the fielder. One more |
| 11.2 | RP Singh to Justin Ontong, 6, 129.72kph, That one goes on straight. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed leg glance. An audacious shot from J Ontong. Six runs |
| 11.3 | RP Singh to Justin Ontong, 1, 127.67kph, That continues on straight. J Ontong plays an extravagant cut. Glorious timing. The batsmen only take one |
| 11.4 | RP Singh to Stiaan van Zyl, 0, 124.68kph, R Singh bowls this gun-barrel straight. S van Zyl plays it gently through the off side. No run |
| 11.5 | RP Singh to Stiaan van Zyl, 1, 129.64kph, R Singh ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman and he maintains an off stump line. S van Zyl swats this one. Can't get this past the fielder. One more |
| 11.6 | RP Singh to Justin Ontong, 1, 129.56kph, J Ontong plays a punchy cut. Easy single to be had there |
| End of over 12 (10 runs) Cape Cobras 106 / 5 (RR: 8.83, RRR: 6.00) | |
| Cape Cobras requires 49 runs to win at 6.13 runs per over | |
| Justin Ontong 21* (16b 1x4 1x6) RP Singh 3-0-18-2 Stiaan van Zyl 21 (17b 1x4 1x6) Daniel Vettori 2-0-16-0 | |
| Zaheer Khan will start a new spell. | |
| 12.1 | Zaheer Khan to Justin Ontong, WIDE, Z Khan pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 12.1 | Zaheer Khan to Justin Ontong, 2, 129.79kph, J Ontong collects two |
| 12.2 | Zaheer Khan to Justin Ontong, 1, 125.52kph, Excellent timing from J Ontong as he plays a cut. Misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single |
| 12.3 | Zaheer Khan to Stiaan van Zyl, 1, 129.73kph, short and straight. S van Zyl plays it gently through the off side. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single |
| 12.4 | Zaheer Khan to Justin Ontong, 1, 125.90kph, Z Khan pitches that one on middle. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed hook. They take a single |
| 12.5 | Zaheer Khan to Stiaan van Zyl, 2, 129.68kph, The batsmen run hard and complete a comfortable two |
| 12.6 | Zaheer Khan to Stiaan van Zyl, WIDE, This delivery just skims past S van Zyl's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 12.6 | Zaheer Khan to Stiaan van Zyl, WIDE, This delivery just skims past S van Zyl's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 12.6 | Zaheer Khan to Stiaan van Zyl, 1, 128.56kph, That one goes on straight. S van Zyl plays a punchy backfoot defensive. One more |
| End of over 13 (11 runs) Cape Cobras 117 / 5 (RR: 9.00, RRR: 5.29) | |
| Cape Cobras requires 38 runs to win at 5.43 runs per over | |
| Stiaan van Zyl 25* (20b 1x4 1x6) Zaheer Khan 3-0-34-0 Justin Ontong 25 (19b 1x4 1x6) RP Singh 3-0-18-2 | |
| Vinay Kumar will start a new spell. | |
| 13.1 | Vinay Kumar to Stiaan van Zyl, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. V Kumar is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 13.1 | Vinay Kumar to Stiaan van Zyl, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. V Kumar is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 13.1 | Vinay Kumar to Stiaan van Zyl, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. V Kumar is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 13.1 | Vinay Kumar to Stiaan van Zyl, 3, 119.84kph, V Kumar ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Not much movement from this surface. S van Zyl plays an extravagant backfoot defensive. Glorious timing. That's an exceptional effort by in the deep. Saved a sure single there |
| And that's the 50 run partnership! Excellent batting from this pair. | |
| 13.2 | Vinay Kumar to Justin Ontong, 4, 119.82kph, V Kumar ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Wicket to wicket delivery. J Ontong plays a punchy cut. That runs away for four |
| 13.3 | Vinay Kumar to Justin Ontong, 0, 119.80kph, V Kumar bowls this gun-barrel straight. J Ontong plays it gently through the leg side. Is quick to cut off the single |
| 13.4 | Vinay Kumar to Justin Ontong, 3, 115.40kph, V Kumar is struggling to find much pace off this surface. Not much movement from this surface. Made a hash of it and allows the batsmen to take three |
| 13.5 | Vinay Kumar to Stiaan van Zyl, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. V Kumar is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 13.5 | Vinay Kumar to Stiaan van Zyl, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. V Kumar is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 13.5 | Vinay Kumar to Stiaan van Zyl, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. V Kumar is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 13.5 | Vinay Kumar to Stiaan van Zyl, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. V Kumar is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 13.5 | Vinay Kumar to Stiaan van Zyl, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. V Kumar is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 13.5 | Vinay Kumar to Stiaan van Zyl, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. V Kumar is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 13.5 | Vinay Kumar to Stiaan van Zyl, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. V Kumar is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 13.5 | Vinay Kumar to Stiaan van Zyl, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. V Kumar is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 13.5 | Vinay Kumar to Stiaan van Zyl, 1, 114.64kph, V Kumar bowls this from the back of his hand and he maintains a tight line outside off. S van Zyl backfoot defensives but can't time it properly. S van Zyl trots through for the single |
| 13.6 | Vinay Kumar to Justin Ontong, OUT, 119.12kph, V Kumar is struggling to find much pace off this surface. J Ontong played that with soft hands. That is a very close shout. Looks good from our vantage point and, yes, he has to go |
| Justin Ontong lbw V Kumar 32 (51m 23b 2x4 1x6) SR: 139.13 | |
| End of over 14 (22 runs) Cape Cobras 139 / 6 (RR: 9.93, RRR: 2.50) | |
| Cape Cobras requires 16 runs to win at 2.67 runs per over | |
| Stiaan van Zyl 29* (22b 1x4 1x6) Vinay Kumar 3-0-39-3 Zaheer Khan 3-0-34-0 | |
| The new batsman is Alistair Gray. | |
| 14.1 | Zaheer Khan to Stiaan van Zyl, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. Z Khan is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 14.1 | Zaheer Khan to Stiaan van Zyl, WIDE, This delivery just skims past S van Zyl's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 14.1 | Zaheer Khan to Stiaan van Zyl, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. Z Khan is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 14.1 | Zaheer Khan to Stiaan van Zyl, 1, 126.95kph, No great pace there from Z Khan. Short length outside off stump. S van Zyl backfoot defensives but can't time it properly. That is an excellent call by S van Zyl. One run |
| 14.2 | Zaheer Khan to Alistair Gray, 0, 129.56kph, Z Khan bowls this gun-barrel straight. Excellent timing from A Gray as he plays a backfoot defensive. Not in the gap |
| 14.3 | Zaheer Khan to Alistair Gray, 1b, 122.02kph, No great pace there from Z Khan. Short length on middle stump. A Gray plays for the movement, but the ball beats the bat. One more |
| 14.4 | Zaheer Khan to Stiaan van Zyl, 4, 127.95kph, Not quite where S van Zyl intended it to go |
| 14.5 | Zaheer Khan to Stiaan van Zyl, 2, 122.81kph, No great pace there from Z Khan and he maintains a tight line outside off. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic cut. The ball beats the infielder and the batsmen run a couple |
| 14.6 | Zaheer Khan to Stiaan van Zyl, WIDE, This delivery just skims past S van Zyl's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 14.6 | Zaheer Khan to Stiaan van Zyl, OUT, 127.92kph, Z Khan pushes this through at no great pace. S van Zyl was in no position to play that stroke. BOWLED HIM! |
| Stiaan van Zyl b Z Khan 36 (44m 26b 2x4 1x6) SR: 138.46 | |
| Not the best of outings from Z Khan. He'll want to forget this in a hurry. | |
| Zaheer Khan 1 / 45 in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens | |
| End of over 15 (12 runs) Cape Cobras 151 / 7 (RR: 10.07, RRR: 0.60) | |
| Cape Cobras requires 4 runs to win at 0.80 runs per over | |
| Alistair Gray 0* (2b 0x4 0x6) Zaheer Khan 4-0-45-1 Vinay Kumar 3-0-39-3 | |
| The new batsman is Robin Peterson. | |
| 15.1 | Vinay Kumar to Alistair Gray, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. V Kumar is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 15.1 | Vinay Kumar to Alistair Gray, 1, 113.88kph, V Kumar slows this one down. A Gray plays an extravagant backfoot defensive. Glorious timing. They take a single |
| 15.2 | Vinay Kumar to Robin Peterson, 1, 119.52kph, V Kumar pushes this through at no great pace and he maintains a tight line outside off. R Peterson backfoot defensives but can't time it properly. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end |
| 15.3 | Vinay Kumar to Alistair Gray, WIDE, V Kumar pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| Close of innings: Cape Cobras - 155 / 7 | |
Stiaan van Zyl 36 (26) Justin Ontong 32 (23) Vinay Kumar 3 / 39 RP Singh 2 / 18 | |
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| FOW: 1/18 2/57 3/77 4/83 5/85 6/92 7/128 8/130 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Royal Challengers Bangalore - 154 / 8 Overs 20 RPO: 7.70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extras: 29 WD: 21 NB: 4 B: 4 LB: 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FOW: 1/4 2/44 3/45 4/72 5/72 6/139 7/151 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cape Cobras - 155 / 7 Overs 15.2 RPO: 10.11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extras: 37 WD: 32 NB: 3 B: 2 LB: 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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And so the game draws to a tame conclusion with Cape Cobras claiming an impressive victory by 3 wickets. A solid, if unspectacular performance there by Cape Cobras and they will no doubt want to build on the foundation laid today. The bowlers were probably licking their lips when they saw the pitch today - the pitch was very sporting, to say the least. Swing and seam benefited greatly throughout the day. These two teams were fairly evenly matched so it was tough to predict the outcome. That being said Cape Cobras proved to be the stronger in the end and snatched victory. MATCH NOTES ----------- Cape Cobras wins by 3 wickets MoM: V Kumar Royal Challengers Bangalore 154/8 20 overs Cape Cobras 155/7 15.2 overs |
