Royal Challengers Bangalore did take the Chennai fans by surprise scoring first 200-plus score of IPL 2012. They knew victory was just 20-overs away. Till 18th over it was indeed, despite good fight from CSK. In the 19th over Albie Morkel destroyed Kohli and RCB to earn an impossible win for his team.
Match Facts
- 96/1 in 10 overs by RCB Best start in this season after 10 overs.
12 sixes in the innings by RCB, equalised MIs record of maximum 6s (twice) in an inning.
RCB scored the first 200-plus score of the IPL 2012.
RCB equalized their highest total against CSK.
109-run 2nd wicket partnership between Gayle and Kohli is the first 100-plus century partnership of IPL 2012.
CSKs win is the 2nd highest chase in IPL history.
CSK leads 8-5 against RCB.
MOM: du Plessis
Royal Challengers Bangalore innings (20 overs maximum)
- Mayank Agarwal c Bravo b Morkel 45 runs 26 balls 5 4s 3 6s
Gayle c Bravo b Jadeja 68 runs 35 balls 2 4s 6 6s
Kohli c du Plessis b Bollinger 57 runs 46 balls 5 4s 2 6s
AB de Villiers c Jakati b Morkel 4 runs 2 balls 1 four
Saurabh Tiwary c Raina b Jadeja 8 runs 6 balls 1 four
Bhatkal c Raina b Bollinger 0
Pujara b Bollinger 0
Vettori run out 1 run 1 ball
Vinay Kumar not out 6 runs 1 balls 1 six
Zaheer Khan not out 0
Extras (b 2, w 14) 16
Total (20 overs) 205/8
Fall of wickets
- 1-53 (Agarwal, 5.2 ov), 2-162 (Gayle, 16.2 ov), 3-174 (de Villiers, 17.2 ov), 4-198 (Tiwary, 18.6 ov), 5-198 (Kohli, 19.1 ov), 6-198 (Pujara, 19.2 ov), 7-199 (Vettori, 19.4 ov), 8-199 (Bhatkal, 19.5 ov)
Bowling
- Ashwin 4 ov 46/0
Bollinger 3 ov 24/3
Morkel 4 ov 37/2
Bravo 4 ov 30/0
Raina 1 ov 21/0
Jakati 2 ov 27/0
Jadeja 2 ov 18/2
Chennai Super Kings innings (target: 206 runs from 20 overs)
- Murali Vijay c & b Muralitharan 11 runs 15 balls 1 four
du Plessis c Kohli b Muralitharan 71 runs 46 balls 5 4s 4 6s
Raina c Bhatkal b Muralitharan 23 runs 14 balls 3 4s 1 six
Dhoni c Dilshan b Khan 41 runs 24 balls 1 four 2 6s
Bravo not out 25 runs 15 balls 2 4s 1 six
Albie Morkel c Agarwal b Vinay Kumar 28 runs 7 balls 2 4s 3 6s
Jadeja not out 4 runs 1 balls 1 four
Extras (lb 1, w 2, nb 2) 5
Total (20 overs) 208/5
Fall of wickets
- 1-56 (Vijay, 6.5 ov), 2-88 (Raina, 10.3 ov), 3-128 (du Plessis, 14.3 ov), 4-163 (Dhoni, 17.6 ov), 5-192 (Morkel, 19.2 ov)
Bowling
- Vettori 4 ov 30/0
Zaheer Khan 4 ov 32/1
Vinay Kumar 4 ov 53/1
Bhatkal 2 ov 35/0
Muralitharan 4 ov 21/3
Kohli 2 ov 36/0
About The Author
Mr Vettori, what do u think u r doing, plz drop yourself from the team, let Dilshan or Nannes play instead of you. Plz RCB get the combination Right. This was a spineless Performance from you. Mr. Mallya, Plz set RCB in order. they need to show some spine. Losing after making 205 just shows what ordinary bowling can cost, its not Kohli’s fault. It is the fault of Selection.