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That's it from all of us from here. Hope you enjoyed our coverage. Thanks for all those mails and do keep them coming in. Delhi Daredevils take on Kings XI Punjab tomorrow, and the Deccan Chargers face off against Kolkata Knight Riders. Join us then. Until tomorrow this is Nishant along with Shirshendu wishing you well.. Adios!
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Dravid: I was happy with the way i was hitting it, good to get the team out of a hole. Conditions like these give boys like me a chance to play. You cant tee off like the way you do in India. You have to play good cricket shots to get runs. The conditions were ideal for me and it all worked out well and it is a good start to the tournament
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Pietersen: The boys played fantastic cricket, Rahul was outstanding, Jesse was fantastic. Real good team effort and the boys are happy. We just wanted to hit it hard, take wickets and see where we would end up. Praveen is a very clever bowler and Dale Steyn was bowling very fast from the other end. It was really tough to face the both of them today. You cant buy Kumble's experience in any shop in the world. He is a legend, a genius and I am really happy for the boys.
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Shane Warne: Look it was pretty disappointing as champions we wanted to impose ourselves,on the competition. I thought with the ball and in the field we were excellent. RCB bowled well, nipped it around a bit, we were not just good enough, pretty embarrassing really. We were not smart enough, the shot selection and the thinking was pretty disappointing really. We have to show some common sense and sensibility and shot selection which was missing today. we expect better from ourselves as champions. We will work on it and promise to come back stronger.
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Rahul Dravid is the Man of the Match for his fine fifty that helped Bangalore shrug off the poor start and post a decent total on the board.
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What a fine effort that was from the Bangalore Royal Challengers! They overcame a bad start with the bat thanks to a spirited effort of their ex skipper. But even then, 134 was never going to be a challenge for an explosive batting side like the Royals. However, Praveen Kumar and Steyn got off to a good start with the ball and pushed Royals on the backfoot straightaway. Then, Ryder made up for his failure with the bat with some superb bowling and Kumble joined the party big time. He ended up with the second best bowling figures in the IPL so far and finished the Rajasthan innings in a hurry. So, both the teams who started with defeats in the first season, have started this year's campaign with comfortable wins and the two finalists have been humbled. Stay connected for the Presentation.
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Kolkata get rid of the dubious record they registered in the first season. Rajasthan now record the lowest total ever. The previous lowest was 67.
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This is also the most economical bowling spell in the Indian Premier League ever. The previous best was held by Mohammed Hafeez when he conceded only 8 for picking up 1 wicket from his four overs.
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These are the second best bowling figures ever in the Indian Premier League. The best ofcourse belongs to Sohail Tanvir when he bagged 6 for 14 against Chennai last season.
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This is the fourth 5 wicket haul in the Indian Premier League. The first three were claimed by Amit Mishra, Lakshmipathy Balaji and Makhaya Ntini.
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Bangalore Royal Challengers win by 75 runs
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Kumble to Kamran Khan, out Caught by Uthappa!! Kumble gives it a bit of air on the off, that one is the googly from him, Kamran Khan goes for the big shot down the ground, gets the faintest of outside edges and Uthappa takes a sharp catch, that is all over. Kamran Khan c Uthappa b Kumble 3(5)
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15.1 Kumble to Kamran Khan, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
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14.6 Ryder to Kamran Khan, 1 run, on the middle and leg, Kamran Khan tucks it away to square leg for a single
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14.5 Ryder to Kamran Khan, 2 runs, fuller length delivery outside the off stump, Kamran Khan reaches for it and slices it to deep extra cover, he is off the mark
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Rajasthan might just end up registering their name against an embarrassing record. The lowest ever total in IPL is 67 when Kolkata was bundled out in a game against the Mumbai Indians. Rajasthan need another 13 runs but they have only one wicket in hand to do that. This is going to be very interesting.
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14.4 Ryder to Kamran Khan, no run, on the stumps and defended back to Ryder again
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14.3 Ryder to Kamran Khan, no run, yorker length delivery on the middle and leg, dug out back to the bowler
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14.2 Ryder to Rawat, 1 run, driven hard and straight back to the bowler, he gets a finger and they go for the single off the ricochet
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14.1 Ryder to Rawat, no run, back of a length delivery on the stumps, Rawat goes on the backfoot and defends it on the off
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13.6 Kumble to Rawat, leg byes, 1 run, on the middle and leg, Rawat looks to sweep, off the pads to short fine
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Kamran Khan, right handed bat, comes to the crease
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Kumble to Munaf Patel, out Caught by Steyn at long on!! Kumble tosses it up on the middle and leg, Munaf Patel goes down on his knees and goes for the slog, mistimes it and it goes straight up, Steyn takes a good running catch. Munaf Patel c Steyn b Kumble 0(2)
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13.5 Kumble to Munaf Patel, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
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13.4 Kumble to Munaf Patel, no run, flattish delivery on the middle and leg, Munaf Patel looks to defend, inside edges it on the leg side
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Munaf Patel, right handed bat, comes to the crease
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This reminds of another incident when S.K. Warne, the master of leg spin was foxed in the same art. Kolkata test. India v Australia. Sachin Tendulkar gets him lbw with a googly. Does that ring a bell???
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Kumble to Warne, out Stumped!! And the workhorse of the trade has foxed the master of the trade, Warne comes down the track and looks to slog across the line, misses, Uthappa has a simple thing to do, just whip the bails. Warne st Uthappa b Kumble 3(9)
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13.3 Kumble to Warne, THATS OUT!! Stumped!!
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13.2 Kumble to Rawat, 1 run, on the off, Rawat pushes it to cover for a quick single
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13.1 Kumble to Rawat, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Rawat comes on the frontfoot and defends it
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12.6 Ryder to Warne, no run, Warne opens the face of the bat and slices it straight to the fielder at point
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12.5 Ryder to Rawat, 1 run, tucked away down the ground to long on and they take a single
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12.4 Ryder to Warne, 1 run, fuller length delivery on the middle and leg, Warne comes on the frontfoot and pushes it to mid on for a quick single
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12.3 Ryder to Warne, no run, yorker length delivery outside the leg stump, Warne backs away and looks to flick it away, gets rapped on the pads outside the leg stump
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12.2 Ryder to Warne, 2 runs, back of a length delivery outside the off stump, Warne goes on the backfoot and cuts it to deep backward point, good running between wickets
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12.1 Ryder to Rawat, 1 run, on the middle and leg, Rawat turns it to square leg for a quick single
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Jesse Ryder is back into the attack
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And Mayank won't say anymore that all's not lost yet. Rajasthan plunge to deeper depths as Bangalore find themselves reasons to smile. It's a pleasure seeing Kumble into action again and he's picking up wickets too. He was on a hat-trick today. We could have had two today but both Mascarenhas and Kumble missed it.
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11.6 Kumble to Warne, no run, and another dot ball from Kumble to round off this DOUBLE WICKET MAIDEN!!
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11.5 Kumble to Warne, no run, on the stumps, defended straight back to the bowler
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11.4 Kumble to Warne, no run, Warne comes down the track and looks to drive down the ground, manages to hit it back to Kumble
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11.3 Kumble to Warne, no run, flattish delivery on the stumps, Warne comes on the frontfoot and defends it
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Mahesh Rawat, right handed bat, comes to the crease
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