Bangalore XI vs Kochi Tuskers Kerala 50th Match at Bangalore, 08 May, 2011

Toss: Kochi Tuskers Kerala, who choose to bat first
Kochi Tuskers Kerala 125/9 (20)
Bangalore XI 128/1 (13.1)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 9 wickets
Man of the Match: CH Gayle
  • Virat Kohli 27 * (33)
  • TM Dilshan 52 * (31)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1RP Singh bowls a good length delivery to CH Gayle, defends it back to the bowler and that is a dot ball.

Over 0.2RP Singh bowls a short of length delivery to CH Gayle, makes room for a big hit and is beaten outside off and that is a dot ball.

Over 0.3RP Singh bowls a short and rising delivery to CH Gayle, punches it back to the bowler and that is a dot ball.

Over 0.4 RP Singh bowls a short and rising delivery to CH Gayle, tucks it through wide mid wicket and picks up a couple of runs.


Over 0.4 RP Singh bowls a bouncer to CH Gayle, ducks under that high ball around middle and the Umpire signals it a wide.

Over 0.5RP Singh bowls a short of length delivery to CH Gayledrives it on the up straight to mid off and that is a dot ball.

Over 0.6RP Singh bowls a pitched up delivery to CH Gayle, launches that high over wide long off for a six!

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1RR Powar bowls a tossed up delivery to TM Dilshan, sweeps it in the air over squareleg for a one bounce boundary!

Over 1.2RR Powar bowls a tossed up delivery to TM Dilshan, steps out and smacks it over mid on for a boundary!

Over 1.3RR Powar bowls it on the shorter side to TM Dilshan, goes back and pulls it to deep mid wicket and picks up a couple of runs.

Over 1.4RR Powar bowls a tossed up delivery to TM Dilshan, goes back and cuts it to backward point and is sent back and that is a dot ball.

Over 1.5RR Powar bowls a tossed up delivery to TM Dilshan, steps out and lofts it inside out towards widish long off for a one bounce boundary!

Over 1.6RR Powar bowls a tossed up delivery to TM Dilshan, steps out and whacks it high in the air over widish long on for a huge six!

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1Prasanth Parameswaran bowls a good length delivery to CH Gayle, makes room and drives it in the air over backward point for a six!

Over 2.2Prasanth Parameswaran bangs it short onto the pitch to CH Gayle, makes room and pulls that away flat through mid wicket for a boundary!


Over 2.2 Prasanth Parameswaran bowls a good length delivery to CH Gayle, drives the wide one over deep covers for another six! Oh and a noball also given for overstepping! NB+6

Over 2.3Prasanth Parameswaran bowls it short and wide outside off to CH Gayle, goes back and hammers it in the gap through extra covers for another boundary!

Over 2.4Prasanth Parameswaran bangs it short onto the pitch to CH Gayle, makes room and smacks that high over widish long off for a six!

Over 2.5Prasanth Parameswaran bowls a short and rising delivery to CH Gayle, makes room and clobbers that straight towards the sightscreen for another massive six!

Over 2.6Prasanth Parameswaran slips in a full toss to CH Gayle, makes room and is beaten by a near yorker which slips in between his legs and runs away to fine leg for four byes!

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1R Vinay Kumar bowls a short of length delivery to TM Dilshan, punches it to the diving cover point and that is a dot ball.

Over 3.2R Vinay Kumar bowls a short and rising delivery to TM Dilshan, punches it to the diving square covers and gets a single.

Over 3.3R Vinay Kumar bowls a pitched up delivery to CH Gayle, smacks it uppishly towards mid off where Powar puts down a difficult forward diving catch and that is a dot ball.

Over 3.4R Vinay Kumar bowls a pitched up delivery to CH Gayle, looks to walk down the track and its a Malinga type of slinging yorker from Vinay which beats the bat and uproots the off stump out of the ground! CLEAN BOWLED!


Over 3.4 R Vinay Kumar bowls a bouncer to CH Gayle, evades that high ball outside off and the Umpire signals it a wide.

Over 3.5R Vinay Kumar bowls a short of length delivery to V Kohli, leaves it to the keeper outside off and that is a dot ball.

Over 3.6R Vinay Kumar bowls it short and wide outside off to V Kohli, pushes it to covers and that is a dot ball.

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1RP Singh bowls it short and wide outside off to TM Dilshan, cuts it straight to cover point and that is a dot ball.

Over 4.2RP Singh bowls a short of length delivery to TM Dilshan, tucks it behind squareleg and gets a single.

Over 4.3RP Singh bowls a short of length delivery to V Kohli, defends it towards point and that is a dot ball.

Over 4.4RP Singh bowls a short of length delivery to V Kohli, tucks that through wide mid wicket and gets a single.


Over 4.4 RP Singh bowls a good length delivery to V Kohli, misses his flick down the legside and survives a caught behind and the Umpire instead signals it a wide.

Over 4.5RP Singh bowls a short and rising delivery to TM Dilshan, gets hit on the back in a pull and that will be a leg bye from thirdman. 1 Leg Bye.

Over 4.6RP Singh bowls a short and rising delivery to V Kohli, plays a short arm jab pull to deep backward squareleg and gets a single.

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