Pandey single handedly played superb innings reaching 50 in just 36 balls. His next fifty came in 31 balls giving him a wonderful experience! This is an important match for RC as the winners of this match get a place to the semi-finals. The loser, on comparision of Net Run Rate with Kings XI will qualify.
Deciding to bat, RC lost Kallis in the 2nd over for 5. Pandey scored most of the runs for RC as they ended the innings at 170. Pandey scored unbeaten 114 in 73 balls which had 10 fours and 4 sixes.
At the end of 10 overs, RC were 64 for 2 and expected to score another 70-80 runs and end the innings at 140-150.
Pandey opened his shoulders in the 11th over with two continuous sixes of Suman. He hit 2 fours of RP Singh in the 14th over. Dravid was out in the 15th over, but that did not stop Pandey from scoring 2 fours and take RC to 116 for 3 in 15 overs.
Jaskaran Singh went for 16 runs in the 16th over including a six and two fours. At the end of 18 overs, RC were 139 for 4. Harris bowled the 19th and conceeded 8 runs.
The last over helped RC to a challenging total. RP Singh went for 2 in the first ball of the 20th over. The second ball was a six while single was scored in the third.
Kohli scored a six, a two and finished the innings with a six. RP Singh, the winner of Purple Cap went for 23 runs in the last over.
During chase, Gibbs and Gilchrist scored 22 runs of the 5th over to take DC to 45 for no loss. The last over of powerplay from Merwe went for 19 runs including four byes and 2 sixes from Gibbs. It looked like these guys are leading the fight.
Akhil gave the break through by taking Gilchrist's wicket caught by Merwe. Last 10 overs needed 86. Suman was out in the last ball of the 11th over to Kumble.
Gibbs was out in the 15th over and DC were 119 for 3 in 15 requiring 52 in 30 balls.
Symonds was bowled by Merwe, the crucial wicket. Venugopal and Rohit Sharma succumbed to pressure as DC finished with 158 for 6.
If DC had reached this target in 11.3 overs, RC would have been eliminated and Kings XI Punjab entered the last four. But 170 in 11.3 overs, is next to impossible.
So, the four teams that qualified for the semi finals are: Delhi Daredevils (DD), Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Bangalore Royal Challengers (RC), and Hyderabad Deccan Chargers (DC)
Delhi Daredevils will play Hyderabad Decccan Chargers on March 22, 2009 at 8:00 PM IST in the 1st semi final;
Bangalore Royal Challengers will play Chennai Super Kings on March 23, 2009 at 8:00 PM IST in the 2nd semi final.
Scoreboard:
Match # 56
Date: Thursday May 21, 2009
Teams: Bangalore Royal Challengers v. Hyderabad Deccan Chargers
Captains: Kumble and Gilchrist
Toss: RC, decided to bat
Venue: SuperSport Park, Centurion
Result: RC won by 12 runs
Points: RC 2; DC 0
Man of the Match: M Pandey off RC
Royal Challengers Innings:
| Batsman | How Out | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s |
| Kallis | c Suman b RP Singh | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Pandey | Not Out | 114 | 73 | 10 | 4 |
| Merwe | st Gilchrist b Symonds | 23 | 18 | 3 | 1 |
| Dravid | c Gibbs b Ojha | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor | c RP Singh b Ojha | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Kohli | Not Out | 19 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| Extras | (lb 1, w 1) | 2 | - | - | - |
| Total | for 4 wkts in 20 overs | 170 | - | - | - |
Fall of Wickets: 1-7 (Kallis, 1.6 ov), 2-62 (van der Merwe, 9.2 ov), 3-107 (Dravid, 14.2 ov), 4-134 (Taylor, 16.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W |
| Harris | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| RP Singh | 4 | 0 | 47 | 1 |
| Symonds | 4 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| Jaskaran Singh | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Ojha | 4 | 0 | 32 | 2 |
| T Suman | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
Deccan Chargers Innings:
| Batsman | How Out | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s |
| Gilchrist | c Merwe b Akhil | 15 | 18 | 2 | 0 |
| Gibbs | c Pandey b Akhil | 60 | 43 | 3 | 4 |
| T Suman | c Merwe b Kumble | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Symonds | b Merwe | 18 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
| R Sharma | c Kohli b Kumble | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Venugopal | Run Out (Boucher/P Kumar) | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Bilakhia | Not Out | 16 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| Harris | Not Out | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Extras | (b 4, lb 3, w 6) | 13 | - | - | - |
| Total | for 6 wkts in 20 overs | 158 | - | - | - |
Fall of Wickets: 1-68 (Gilchrist, 6.5 ov), 2-91 (Suman, 10.6 ov), 3-116 (Gibbs, 14.1 ov), 4-119 (Symonds, 15.1 ov), 5-137 (Venugopal Rao, 17.5 ov), 6-138 (Sharma, 18.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W |
| Kumble | 4 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
| Kallis | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| P Kumar | 4 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| Merwe | 4 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| Akhil | 4 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
| Kohli | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
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