BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Bharat Chipli	b Singh	10	7	-	2	0	142.85

Wasim Jaffer	c Gibbs b Ojha	44	37	-	6	0	118.91

Virat Kohli	c Bangar b Singh	38	29	-	1	2	131.03

Jacques Kallis	b Ojha	6	5	-	1	0	120.00

Misbah-ul-Haq	lbw b Shahid Afridi	3	5	-	0	0	60.00

Rahul Dravid (c)	c Yadav b Styris	26	19	-	1	2	136.84

Mark Boucher †	b Singh	16	14	-	2	0	114.28

Praveen Kumar	run out (Bangar/Styris)	8	4	-	2	0	200.00

Zaheer Khan	not out	0	0	-	0	0	-
Extras	(lb 3, w 2)	5
TOTAL	20 Ov (RR: 7.80)	156/8
Did not bat: Dale Steyn, Anil Kumble
Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Bharat Chipli, 1.6 ov), 2-85 (Wasim Jaffer, 10.6 ov), 3-102 (Jacques Kallis, 12.5 ov), 4-104 (Virat Kohli, 13.2 ov), 5-111 (Misbah-ul-Haq, 14.2 ov), 6-135 (Mark Boucher, 18.3 ov), 7-150 (Praveen Kumar, 19.4 ov), 8-156 (Rahul Dravid, 19.6 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Paidikalva Vijaykumar	3	0	18	0	6.00	9	3	0	0	0
RP Singh	4	0	41	3	10.25	8	8	0	1	0
1.6 to B Chipli, this comes back in and cramps him up for room as he tries to glide this behind square on the offside, he only manages a thick inside edge which pegs back his legstump. 13/1 13.2 to V Kohli, Kohli takes a few paces down to loft that over the infield, RP digs it in short, Kohli fails to get the desired elevation and hands an easy catch for Bangar at deep extra cover. 104/4 18.3 to MV Boucher, RP gets his man this time as Boucher makes room for a slog but fails to make contact with a straighter delivery, the ball crashes on to the middle and offstumps. 135/6
Scott Styris	4	0	29	1	7.25	8	0	2	1	0
19.6 to R Dravid, comes round the wicket, Dravid scoops this over extra cover and Yadav at the deep just hangs onto it inches before the rope. 156/8
Shahid Afridi	4	0	23	1	5.75	7	2	0	0	0
14.2 to Misbah-ul-Haq, Misbah goes! Afridi bowls the quicker one, pitches on middle and leg and comes in with the angle, Misbah is beaten for pace and ball clips him high on the pad, Doctrove is convinced, replays showed the ball missing the legstump, he might feel slightly aggrieved with that. 111/5
Pragyan Ojha	4	0	28	2	7.00	5	1	1	0	0
10.6 to W Jaffer, Ojha changes his line of attack by bowling over the wicket, the track works as Jaffer gets on his knee and tries to slog across the line, he gets a thick leading edge and Gibbs takes the skier at extra cover. 85/2 12.5 to JH Kallis, the art of deception! Kallis takes a few tentative paces forward but misreads the length of the ball, it is short and comes on straight and takes out the middle stump, the joy on Ojha's face says it all. 102/3
Sanjay Bangar	1	0	14	0	14.00	0	1	1	0	0

Deccan Chargers (T: 157 runs from 20 ovs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Adam Gilchrist †	c Jaffer b Khan	10	11	-	2	0	90.90

VVS Laxman (c)	lbw b Kumar	52	44	-	7	0	118.18

Herschelle Gibbs	c Kumble b Kumar	5	7	-	1	0	71.42

Rohit Sharma	c Jaffer b Kallis	57	42	-	5	3	135.71

Shahid Afridi	c Steyn b Kumar	1	2	-	0	0	50.00

Scott Styris	lbw b Khan	2	3	-	0	0	66.66

Arjun Yadav	not out	3	4	-	0	0	75.00
Sanjay Bangar	not out	17	7	-	0	2	242.85
Extras	(b 1, lb 3, w 2)	6
TOTAL	20 Ov (RR: 7.65)	153/6
Did not bat: RP Singh, Paidikalva Vijaykumar, Pragyan Ojha
Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Adam Gilchrist, 3.5 ov), 2-31 (Herschelle Gibbs, 5.1 ov), 3-127 (Rohit Sharma, 16.5 ov), 4-128 (Shahid Afridi, 17.1 ov), 5-132 (VVS Laxman, 17.6 ov), 6-132 (Scott Styris, 18.1 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Dale Steyn	4	0	20	0	5.00	14	3	0	1	0
Zaheer Khan	4	0	24	2	6.00	10	3	0	0	0
3.5 to AC Gilchrist, just inches off the rope! Gilchrist latches onto a short ball and pulls to deep square leg, Jaffer catches it barely inches off the rope and the momentum takes him one step back, he looks back and his foot is just before the rope and claims the catch, Gilchrist trusts Jaffer and walks. 22/1 18.1 to SB Styris, and another! Zaheer lands a slower ball outside the legstump, Styris attempts an across the line swipe but the ball raps in plumb in front of middle, umpire Suresh Shastri raises the finger and Zaheer is the highest wicket taker in the tournament. 132/6
Praveen Kumar	4	0	23	3	5.75	12	2	1	0	0
5.1 to HH Gibbs, and the bowling change works! Praveen pitches it short of a length outside off, Gibbs stays at the crease to flat bat it but the ball stops on him, he gets a thick top edge and Kumble at mid-off takes the sitter. 31/2 17.1 to Shahid Afridi, That was a stunner! Praveen delivers a low full toss from round the wicket, Afridi stays at the crease and clubs that high over the on side, Steyn has quite a bit of ground to cover running forward from long-on but times his dive perfectly and pulls it off inches off the turf. 128/4 17.6 to VVS Laxman, another wickets adds to the drama! Pitches just a fraction outside leg and lands on a full length, Laxman tries to work it to the on side but is too late on the stroke, Praveen appeals as soon as the ball hits the pads and Doctrove raises the finger. 132/5
Anil Kumble	4	0	47	0	11.75	2	3	3	1	0
Jacques Kallis	4	0	35	1	8.75	6	4	1	0	0
16.5 to RG Sharma, Kallis gets his man this time! He overpitched on the pads and invites the loft, he fails to clear long-on this time and Jaffer takes it easily, the crowd applaud another fine innings by Rohit. 127/3

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Royal Challengers Bangalore innings
Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 46 runs, 1 wicket)
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 50 runs in 6.3 overs (39 balls), Extras 2
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 40 balls (W Jaffer 30, V Kohli 21, Ex 2)
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 100 runs in 12.2 overs (74 balls), Extras 4
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 150 runs in 19.3 overs (117 balls), Extras 5
Innings Break: Royal Challengers Bangalore - 156/8 in 20.0 overs (Z Khan 0)

Deccan Chargers innings
Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 33 runs, 2 wickets)
Deccan Chargers: 50 runs in 7.4 overs (46 balls), Extras 2
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 38 balls (VVS Laxman 18, RG Sharma 30, Ex 2)
Deccan Chargers: 100 runs in 13.3 overs (81 balls), Extras 4
VVS Laxman: 50 off 39 balls (7 x 4)
RG Sharma: 50 off 39 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
Deccan Chargers: 150 runs in 19.4 overs (118 balls), Extras 6

MATCH DETAILS

M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Toss	Deccan Chargers, elected to field first
Series	Indian Premier League
Season	2007/08
Player Of The Match	Praveen Kumar
Hours of play (local time)	16.00 start, First Session 16.00-17.20, Interval 17.20-17.40, Second Session 17.40-19.00
Match days	3 May 2008 - daynight (20-over match)
Umpires	Billy Doctrove Suresh Shastri
TV Umpire	Shavir Tarapore
Reserve Umpire	Nandan
Match Referee	Talat Ali
Points	Royal Challengers Bangalore 2, Deccan Chargers 0

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Over 20 • DCH 153/6

RCB won by 3 runs

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Chargers Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
AC Gilchrist	caught	10	11
VVS Laxman	lbw	52	44
HH Gibbs	caught	5	7
RG Sharma	caught	57	42
Shahid Afridi	caught	1	2
SB Styris	lbw	2	3
AS Yadav	not out	3	4
SB Bangar	not out	17	7
Extras	(b 1, lb 3, w 2)
Total	153(6 wkts; 20 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	R	W	Econ
DW Steyn	4	20	0	5
Z Khan	4	24	2	6
P Kumar	4	23	3	5.75
A Kumble	4	47	0	11.75
JH Kallis	4	35	1	8.75

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	22	VVS Laxman	Adam Gilchrist
2nd	9	Herschelle Gibbs	VVS Laxman
3rd	96	VVS Laxman	Rohit Sharma
4th	1	VVS Laxman	Shahid Afridi
5th	4	VVS Laxman	Scott Styris
6th	0	Arjun Yadav	Scott Styris
7th	21	Arjun Yadav	Sanjay Bangar

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Indian Premier League

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
RR	14	11	3	22	0.632
KXIP	14	10	4	20	0.509
CSK	14	8	6	16	-0.192
DC	14	7	6	15	0.342
MI	14	7	7	14	0.570
KKR	14	6	7	13	-0.147
RCB	14	4	10	8	-1.160
DCH	14	2	12	4	-0.467

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