| 10:04 GMT: Start of play for the day | |||
| Hello and welcome to the coverage of the match between Bangalore Royal Challengers v Deccan Chargers at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore. Both the teams won a match and lost 4 matches need to win here. | |||
| Deccan Chargers won the toss and will bowl | |||
| Bangalore Royal Challengers team: B Chipli, W Jaffer, *R Dravid, JH Kallis, Misbah-ul-Haq, +MV Boucher, V Kohli, P Kumar, A Kumble, Z Khan, DW Steyn | |||
| Deccan Chargers team: +AC Gilchrist, *VVS Laxman, HH Gibbs, RG Sharma, Shahid Afridi, SB Styris, SB Bangar, AS Yadav, RP Singh, DP Vijaykumar, PP Ojha | |||
| 10:29 GMT: Start of session's play | |||
| B Chipli and W Jaffer to open the batting | |||
| 10:32 GMT: Start of innings | |||
| PD Vijay Kumar comes on to bowl | |||
| 0 | b1 | 0 | Vijay Kumar to Chipli good length ball on the off, turns it to square leg for no run. |
| 0 | b2 | 1 | good length ball just outside the off, steered it to thirdman for a run. |
| 0 | b3 | 0 | Vijay Kumar to Jaffer good length ball just outside the off, left alone. |
| 0 | b4 | 0 | good length ball just outside the off, pushed to covers for no run. |
| 0 | b5 | 1 | good ength ball on the legs, turns it to fine leg for a run. |
| 0 | b6 | 0 | Vijay Kumar to Chipli good length ball just outside the off and nips back, tries to push it got inside edge to pads. |
| End of over 1: | (2 runs scored) Bangalore Royal Challengers 2-0 (Chipli 1*, 3 balls, Jaffer 1*, 3 balls) | ||
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| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| RP Singh comes on to bowl | |||
| 1 | b1 | 1 | Singh to Jaffer good length ball on the legs, pushed towards mid-on for a run. |
| 1 | b2 | 1 | Singh to Chipli short of good length ball on the off, steered it to thirdman for a run. |
| 1 | b3 | 1 | Singh to Jaffer good length ball on the off, pushed towards covers for a quick run. |
| 1 | b4 | 4 | Singh to Chipli good length ball just outside the off, cuts it wide of backward point for FOUR! |
| 1 | b5 | 4 | good length ball on the legs, punches it towards mid-wicket for FOUR! |
| 1 | b6 | 0 | Gone! good length ball on the off, tries to push it got inside edge to stumps for clean bowled this time. |
| Chipli b Singh (10 runs, 7 balls, 2x4, 0x6) | |||
| End of over 2: | (11 runs scored) Bangalore Royal Challengers 13-1 (Jaffer 3*, 5 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| V Kohli comes in to bat | |||
| 2 | b1 | 0 | Vijay Kumar to Jaffer good length ball just outside the off, punches it to backward point for no run. |
| 2 | b2 | 0 | good length ball just outside the off and seaming away, tries to push it misses. |
| 2 | b3 | 0 | good length ball on the off, pushed to covers for no run. |
| 2 | b4 | 4 | fuller length ball on the off, walks down the track and chips it straight down the ground for FOUR! |
| 2 | b5 | 4 | fuller length ball on the off, punches it towards mid-wicket for FOUR! |
| 2 | b6 | 1 | good length ball on the off, turns it to deep square leg for a run. |
| End of over 3: | (9 runs scored) Bangalore Royal Challengers 22-1 (Jaffer 12*, 11 balls, Kohli 0*, 0 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 3 | b1 | 4 | Singh to Jaffer short of good length ball just outside the off, cuts it wide of thridman for FOUR! |
| 3 | b2 | 0 | good length ball on the off, pushed twards point for no run. |
| 3 | b3 | 1 | fuller length bal just outside the off, punches it wide of covers for a run. |
| 3 | b4 | 0 | Singh to Kohli good length ball on the off, steered it to slip for no run. |
| 3 | b5 | 1wd | wide outside the off, left alone. |
| 3 | b6 | 4 | good length ball just outside the off, punches it towards point for FOUR! |
| 3 | b7 | 0 | short of good length ball just outside the off, left alone. |
| End of over 4: | (10 runs scored) Bangalore Royal Challengers 32-1 (Jaffer 17*, 14 balls, Kohli 4*, 3 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| SB Styris comes on to bowl | |||
| 4 | b1 | 1 | Styris to Jaffer fuller length ball on the legs, turns it to deep square leg for a run. |
| 4 | b2 | 1wd | Styris to Kohli wide down the legs, tries to flick it misses. |
| 4 | b3 | 1 | good length ball on the off, pushed towards mid-on for a run. |
| 4 | b4 | 0 | Styris to Jaffer good length ball just outside the off, pushed back to bowler for no run. |
| 4 | b5 | 1 | good length ball on the off, pushed to long on for a run. |
| 4 | b6 | 1 | Styris to Kohli fuller length ball on the off, turns it to deep square leg for a run. |
| 4 | b7 | 2 | Styris to Jaffer fuller length ball on the off, punches it towards long on for couple of runs. |
| End of over 5: | (7 runs scored) Bangalore Royal Challengers 39-1 (Jaffer 21*, 18 balls, Kohli 6*, 5 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| Shahid Afridi comes on to bowl | |||
| 5 | b1 | 1 | Shahid Afridi to Kohli tossed up on the off, steered it to thirdman for a run. |
| 5 | b2 | 0 | Shahid Afridi to Jaffer tossed up on the legs, turns it to square leg for no run. |
| 5 | b3 | 4 | short ball on the off, makes room and punches it towards covers for FOUR! |
| 5 | b4 | 0 | fuller length ball just outside the off, steered it to short thirdman for no run. |
| 5 | b5 | 1 | tossed up on the off, pushed to mid-on for a run. |
| 5 | b6 | 1 | Shahid Afridi to Kohli fuller ball on the middle, turns it towards mid-wicket for a run.s |
| End of over 6: | (7 runs scored) Bangalore Royal Challengers 46-1 (Jaffer 26*, 22 balls, Kohli 8*, 7 balls) | ||
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| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 6 | b1 | 1 | Styris to Kohli good length ball just outside the off, steered it wide of backward point for a run. |
| 6 | b2 | 2 | Styris to Jaffer fuller length ball just outside the off, punches it wide of long off for couple of runs. |
| 6 | b3 | 1 | good length ball on the middle, turns it to deep square leg for a run. |
| CricketArchive Oracles say that the Bangalore Royal Challengers 50 took 6.3 overs | |||
| 6 | b4 | 1 | Styris to Kohli good length ball on the off, turns it towards square leg for a run. |
| 6 | b5 | 0 | Styris to Jaffer fuller length ball on the off, turns it towards mid-wicket for no run. |
| 6 | b6 | 0 | good length ball on the middle, steered it towards short thirdman for a run. |
| End of over 7: | (5 runs scored) Bangalore Royal Challengers 51-1 (Jaffer 29*, 26 balls, Kohli 10*, 9 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| PP Ojha comes on to bowl | |||
| 7 | b1 | 1 | Ojha to Kohli tossed up on the off, steered it to point for a run. |
| 7 | b2 | 1 | Ojha to Jaffer short ball on the middle, punches it towards long on for a run. |
| 7 | b3 | 0 | Ojha to Kohli tossed up outside the off, cuts it to extra cover for no run. |
| 7 | b4 | 1 | short ball on the off, pulled it to long on for a run. |
| 7 | b5 | 1 | Ojha to Jaffer tossed up on the legs, pushed towards covers for a quick run. |
| 7 | b6 | 2 | Ojha to Kohli tossed up on the middle, turns it towards mid-wicket for couple of runs. |
| End of over 8: | (6 runs scored) Bangalore Royal Challengers 57-1 (Jaffer 31*, 28 balls, Kohli 14*, 13 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| SB Bangar comes on to bowl | |||
| 8 | b1 | 1 | Bangar to Jaffer on the off and pushed to deep cover for a single. |
| 8 | b2 | 1 | Bangar to Kohli on the legs and flicks to deep square leg for a single. |
| 8 | b3 | 1 | Bangar to Jaffer fuller length ball outside the off and played to long on for a single. |
| 8 | b4 | 6 | Bangar to Kohli Bang! fuller length ball on the off and smashed to long on for SIX! |
| CricketArchive Oracles say that the partnership of 50 (Jaffer 30, Kohli 21) took 40 balls | |||
| 8 | b5 | 1 | good length ball outside the off and guided to thirdman for a single. |
| 8 | b6 | 4 | Bangar to Jaffer on the legs and flicks to loft the ball to fine leg for FOUR! |
| End of over 9: | (14 runs scored) Bangalore Royal Challengers 71-1 (Jaffer 37*, 31 balls, Kohli 22*, 16 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| Shahid Afridi comes on to bowl | |||
| 9 | b1 | 1 | Shahid Afridi to Kohli tossed up outside the off and guided to short thirdman for a single. |
| 9 | b2 | 4 | Shahid Afridi to Jaffer tossed up on the legs and swept to fine leg for FOUR! |
| 9 | b3 | 1 | tossed up on the off and pushed to point for a quick single. |
| 9 | b4 | 1 | Shahid Afridi to Kohli tossed up on the off and pushed to gully for a quick single. |
| 9 | b5 | 1lb | Shahid Afridi to Jaffer tossed up on the legs and flicks to cover for a single. |
| 9 | b6 | 1 | Shahid Afridi to Kohli tossed up on the legs and flicks to short fine leg for a single. |
| End of over 10: | (9 runs scored) Bangalore Royal Challengers 80-1 (Jaffer 42*, 34 balls, Kohli 25*, 19 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| PP Ojha comes on to bowl | |||
| 10 | b1 | 1 | Ojha to Kohli tossed up on the off and pulled to long on for a single. |
| 10 | b2 | 1 | Ojha to Jaffer tossed up on the off and played to long on for a single. |
| 10 | b3 | 1 | Ojha to Kohli tossed up on the legs and pulled to deep mid wicket for a single. |
| 10 | b4 | 1 | Ojha to Jaffer tossed up on the off and lofted to deep extra cover fielder for a single. |
| 10 | b5 | 1 | Ojha to Kohli tossed up on the legs and got inside edge to short fine leg for a single. |
| 10 | b6 | 0 | Ojha to Jaffer Gone! tossed up on the off and trying to pull, got top edge to extra cover fielder for an easy catch to Gibby. |
| Jaffer c Gibbs b Ojha (44 runs, 37 balls, 6x4, 0x6) | |||
| End of over 11: | (5 runs scored) Bangalore Royal Challengers 85-2 (Kohli 28*, 22 balls) | ||
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| Over | Ball | Runs | |
![]() © Glamorgan CCC | JH Kallis comes in to bat | ||
| PD Vijay Kumar comes on to bowl | |||
| 11 | b1 | 4 | Vijay Kumar to Kallis fuller length ball on the legs and flicks to fine leg for FOUR! |
| 11 | b2 | 1lb | down the legs and hit on pads. |
| 11 | b3 | 0 | Vijay Kumar to Kohli good length ball on the legs and played to mid wicket fielder. |
| 11 | b4 | 1 | full toss on the off and played to square leg for a single. |
| 11 | b5 | 1 | Vijay Kumar to Kallis on the off and pushed to deep cover fielder for a single. |
| 11 | b6 | 1 | Vijay Kumar to Kohli low full toss on the legs and played to long on for a single. |
| End of over 12: | (8 runs scored) Bangalore Royal Challengers 93-2 (Kohli 30*, 25 balls, Kallis 5*, 3 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 12 | b1 | 6 | Ojha to Kohli Bang! tossed up on the off and smashed to long off for SIX! |
| 12 | b2 | 1 | tossed up on the off and pushed to deep cover fielder. |
| CricketArchive Oracles say that the Bangalore Royal Challengers 100 took 12.2 overs | |||
| 12 | b3 | 1 | Ojha to Kallis tossed up on the legs and flicks to mid wicket fielder for a single. |
| 12 | b4 | 1 | Ojha to Kohli tossed up on the off and cut to deep cover fielder for a single. |
| 12 | b5 | 0 | Ojha to Kallis Gone! tossed up on the middle and trying to flick, misses and CLEAN BOWLED! |
| Kallis b Ojha (6 runs, 5 balls, 1x4, 0x6) | |||
![]() © PCB | Misbah-ul-Haq comes in to bat | ||
| 12 | b6 | 1 | Ojha to Misbah-ul-Haq tossed up on the legs and played to short fine leg for a single. |
| End of over 13: | (10 runs scored) Bangalore Royal Challengers 103-3 (Kohli 38*, 28 balls, Misbah-ul-Haq 1*, 1 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| RP Singh comes on to bowl | |||
| 13 | b1 | 1 | Singh to Misbah-ul-Haq on the legs and flicks to square leg for a single. |
| 13 | b2 | 0 | Singh to Kohli Gone! good length ball onthe off and cut to loft the ball to deep cover for an easy catch to Banger. |
| Kohli c Bangar b Singh (38 runs, 29 balls, 1x4, 2x6) | |||
![]() © CricketArchive | RS Dravid comes in to bat | ||
| 13 | b3 | 1 | Singh to Misbah-ul-Haq outside the off and guided to thirdman for a single. |
| 13 | b4 | 4 | Singh to Dravid short length ball outside the off and trying to cut, got edge to thirdman for FOUR! |
| 13 | b5 | 1 | on the off and guided to thirdman for a single. |
| 13 | b6 | 0 | Singh to Misbah-ul-Haq good length ball onthe off and pushed to point fielder for no run. |
| End of over 14: | (7 runs scored) Bangalore Royal Challengers 110-4 (Misbah-ul-Haq 3*, 4 balls, Dravid 5*, 2 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| Shahid Afridi comes on to bowl | |||
| 14 | b1 | 1 | Shahid Afridi to Dravid tossed up on the legs and flicks to mid wicket for a single. |
| 14 | b2 | 0 | Shahid Afridi to Misbah-ul-Haq Gone! tossed up on the off and rooming in, trying to flick and misses, shouts for LBW and GIVEN! |
| Misbah-ul-Haq lbw b Shahid Afridi (3 runs, 5 balls, 0x4, 0x6) | |||
| MV Boucher comes in to bat | |||
| 14 | b3 | 1 | Shahid Afridi to Boucher tossed up on the off and flicks to mid wicket. |
| 14 | b4 | 0 | Shahid Afridi to Dravid tossed up on the off and played defensively. |
| 14 | b5 | 1 | tossed up on the legs and flicks to deep mid wicket for a single. |
| 14 | b6 | 1 | Shahid Afridi to Boucher tossed up on the legs and driven to long on for a single. |
| End of over 15: | (4 runs scored) Bangalore Royal Challengers 114-5 (Dravid 7*, 5 balls, Boucher 2*, 2 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| PP Ojha comes on to bowl | |||
| 15 | b1 | 0 | Ojha to Boucher tossed up on the legs and swings outside, trying to play and misses. |
| 15 | b2 | 1 | tossed up on the off and pushed to cover for a single. |
| 15 | b3 | 1lb | Ojha to Dravid tossed up on the legs and swept to short fine leg for a single. |
| 15 | b4 | 4 | Ojha to Boucher tossed up on the legs and swept to fine leg for FOUR! |
| 15 | b5 | 1 | tossed up on the off and cut to deep cover. |
| 15 | b6 | 1 | Ojha to Dravid tossed up on the legs and flicks to deep mid wicket for a single. |
| End of over 16: | (8 runs scored) Bangalore Royal Challengers 122-5 (Dravid 8*, 7 balls, Boucher 8*, 6 balls) | ||
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| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| SB Styris comes on to bowl | |||
| 16 | b1 | 1 | Styris to Dravid on the legs and got inside edge to short thirdman. |
| 16 | b2 | 1 | Styris to Boucher on the legs and played to mid wicket. |
| 16 | b3 | 1 | Styris to Dravid good length ball ont he off and pushed to deep extra cover for a single. |
| 16 | b4 | 0 | Styris to Boucher good lengt ball on the legs and got inside edge to hit on pads. |
| 16 | b5 | 0 | good length ball on the off and cut to point fielder. |
| 16 | b6 | 1 | fuller length ball on the legs and pulled to long on fielder for a single. |
| End of over 17: | (4 runs scored) Bangalore Royal Challengers 126-5 (Dravid 10*, 9 balls, Boucher 10*, 10 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| Shahid Afridi comes on to bowl | |||
| 17 | b1 | 1 | Shahid Afridi to Boucher full toss on the off and pushed to long off for a single. |
| 17 | b2 | 1 | Shahid Afridi to Dravid tossed up on the legs and driven to long on fielder. |
| 17 | b3 | 1 | Shahid Afridi to Boucher tossed up on the legs and flicks to deep mid wicket fielder. |
| 17 | b4 | 0 | Shahid Afridi to Dravid tossed up outside the off and trying to cut, misses. |
| 17 | b5 | 0 | tossed up outside the off and trying to pull gets beaten. |
| 17 | b6 | 1 | tossed up on the legs and swept to deep mid wicket for a single. |
| End of over 18: | (4 runs scored) Bangalore Royal Challengers 130-5 (Dravid 12*, 13 balls, Boucher 12*, 12 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| RP Singh comes on to bowl | |||
| 18 | b1 | 1 | Singh to Dravid Dropped! good length ball on the off and trying to pull got top edge to mid off for a single. |
| 18 | b2 | 4 | Singh to Boucher fuller length ball o nthe legs and pulled to deep mid wicket for FOUR! |
| 18 | b3 | 0 | Gone! good lengt ball on the middle and legs, trying to pull and Misses, CLEAN BOWLED! |
| Boucher b Singh (16 runs, 14 balls, 2x4, 0x6) | |||
| P Kumar comes in to bat | |||
| 18 | b4 | 0 | Singh to Kumar good length ball outside the off and cut to point fielder. |
| 18 | b5 | 4 | fuller length ball on the legs and flicks to deep mid wicket for FOUR! |
| 18 | b6 | 4 | on the legs and flicks to wide of short fine leg fielder for FOUR! |
| End of over 19: | (13 runs scored) Bangalore Royal Challengers 143-6 (Dravid 13*, 14 balls, Kumar 8*, 3 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| SB Styris comes on to bowl | |||
| 19 | b1 | 0 | Styris to Dravid good length ball onthe off and played back to bowler. |
| 19 | b2 | 6 | Bang! fuller length ball on the legs and smashed to mid wicket for SIX! |
| 19 | b3 | 1 | short length ball outside the off and played to deep mid wicket for a single. |
| CricketArchive Oracles say that the Bangalore Royal Challengers 150 took 19.3 overs | |||
| 19 | b4 | 0 | Styris to Kumar Gone! short of good length ball on the legs and trying to pull, hit on glove to short fine leg and try to get a single, Beaten. |
| Kumar run out (8 runs, 4 balls, 2x4, 0x6) | |||
![]() © CricketArchive | Z Khan comes in to bat | ||
| 19 | b5 | 6 | Styris to Dravid Bang! fuller lengt ball on the off and smashed to long on for SIX! |
| 19 | b6 | 0 | Gone! fuller length ball on the off and lofted to deep cover for an easy catch to Yadav. |
| Dravid c Yadav b Styris (26 runs, 19 balls, 1x4, 2x6) | |||
| End of over 20: | (13 runs scored) Bangalore Royal Challengers 156-8 (Khan 0*, 0 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 11:59 GMT: End of innings | |||