- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR19.3 no control over that pull, it was the slower one, the bat face turned in his hand as he made contact, the man at deep midwicket didn't have to move an inch. Kohli slaps the bat on his thigh pad as he walks off. He's far from happy with the shot, by the looks of it 182/23.4 third time lucky for the Supergiants. Rahul plays an ugly hoick. It was a full ball, which he tried to loft over mid-on, but the bat and feet were in no position as the ball flies off a thick outside edge to Ishant, who didn't have to move an inch at third man 27/119.4 slower leg-cutter outside off, ABD looked to go over long-on, gets a top edge to a nervous Ankit Sharma, who just about managed to get his hands around that one. He was off balance when the ball lodged in his hands. 182/3Extras12 (nb 1, w 11)TOTAL185/3 (20 Overs, RR: 9.25)Fall of wickets: 1-27 (KL Rahul, 3.4 ov), 2-182 (Virat Kohli, 19.3 ov), 3-182 (AB de Villiers, 19.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB I Sharma 4 0 47 0 11.75 8 6 2 2 1 NLTC Perera 4 0 34 3 8.5 8 3 1 2 0 Ankit Sharma 4 0 31 0 7.75 4 1 1 1 0 R Bhatia 3 0 22 0 7.33 1 1 0 0 0 R Ashwin 3 0 22 0 7.33 5 1 0 2 0 M Ashwin 2 0 29 0 14.5 1 2 2 0 0
04/22Result
16th match (N), Indian Premier League at Pune, Apr 22 2016
Player of the Match
04/22Result
16th match (N), Indian Premier League at Pune, Apr 22 2016
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR14.4 there's the wicket. Beautifully done. This one was a slider that went past Rahane's wild swing, didn't get to the pitch of the ball and Rahul whipped the balls off in a jiffy. Shamsi leaps high and punches the air in delight. Not a bad first wicket to have in the IPL, is it? RCB call the celebration the 'Busdriver dance'. Wonder what that is all about 109/31.4 there's the early wicket for RCB, and Kohli is pumped. Not quite there for Faf to hit through the line, he stepped out to go over mid-off, but the ball got big on him and Patel took an easy catch. 12/11.5 what has KP done here? Has he hurt his ankle? He's motionless at the moment. Coming back to the ball, it was short outside off, he was on his toes to defend. But something about it didn't look right. KP took off for a single, but looked like he hurt his calf muscle as he turned to get back into the crease. Oh dear. he's hobbling off the field. Kohli has a few comforting words to KP. He seems to be in a lot of pain. 12/12.3 it's all happening here. Smith is foxed by the slower one and was hit on the pad, the vociferous appeal seemed to have distracted him as he took a few paces outside the crease. Virat Kohli coming in front point saw that, picked up the deflection and hit the stumps direct at the striker's end. Smith, turned late and slipped which cost him a split-second, and was a couple of inches short of the crease when the bails were dislodged 18/215.5 touch-and-go stuff by AB de Villiers, but that's a sensational catch at long-off. This was floated full outside off, Dhoni drilled it, the ball flew off the bat, but it didn't matter because de Villiers was lurking around there. The advertising triangle behind him was no more than a couple of centimetres away. De Villiers was hardly bothered by that though, in complete control right throughout. 120/418.3 the Thisara party is over, Watson has delivered under pressure. Fires it full and wide outside off, he got it low on the bat and it lobbed straight to Mandeep at cover. Watson lets out a roar, and that's understandable. It got a little too close for comfort, but what a knock! 164/519.3 the slower bouncer has done the trick. Bhatia fetched the pull from outside off, didn't connect well as the ball didn't arrive, too early into the stroke as it lobbed to Watson at square leg. Plucky knock but had a little too much to do in the end 169/718.5 intention was right, but the execution came a cropper. Ashwin lined himself for the slog, Watson helped him by bowling short of length on off, he went through with the stroke, got it off the middle. The only issue was it was right down Harshal Patel's throat at deep midwicket 165/619.4 how easy has AB de Villiers made that look? Ashwin slapped that over the infield, ABD was back-pedalling from mid-off, realised he was going nowhere, so he twirled and twisted around to set himself up and then leaped to catch the ball with his palms facing skywards. Both feet were off the ground when he took the catch. Stunning 169/8Extras7 (b 1, w 6)TOTAL172/8 (20 Overs, RR: 8.6)Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Faf du Plessis, 1.4 ov), 1-12* (Kevin Pietersen, retired not out ), 2-18 (Steven Smith, 2.3 ov), 3-109 (Ajinkya Rahane, 14.4 ov), 4-120 (MS Dhoni, 15.5 ov), 5-164 (Thisara Perera, 18.3 ov), 6-165 (Ravichandran Ashwin, 18.5 ov), 7-169 (Rajat Bhatia, 19.3 ov), 8-169 (Murugan Ashwin, 19.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB STR Binny 2 0 23 0 11.5 2 4 0 0 0 KW Richardson 3 0 13 3 4.33 11 1 0 0 0 HV Patel 4 0 46 1 11.5 6 5 2 3 0 SR Watson 4 0 31 2 7.75 9 2 1 2 0 T Shamsi 4 0 36 1 9 7 4 1 0 0 Iqbal Abdulla 3 0 22 0 7.33 0 0 0 1 0
Match Details
Toss
Rising Pune Supergiants , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
20.00 start, First Session 20.00-21.30, Interval 21.30-21.50, Second Session 21.50- 23.20
Match days
22 April 2016 - night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Royal Challengers Bangalore 2, Rising Pune Supergiants 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 48 runs, 1 wicket)
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: 50 runs in 6.3 overs (40 balls), Extras 2
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 38 balls (V Kohli 18, AB de Villiers 31, Ex 2)
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: 100 runs in 11.3 overs (70 balls), Extras 3
- AB de Villiers: 50 off 25 balls (4 x 4, 3 x 6)
- V Kohli: 50 off 47 balls (3 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 68 balls (V Kohli 31, AB de Villiers 67, Ex 2)
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: 150 runs in 17.2 overs (105 balls), Extras 9
- 2nd Wicket: 150 runs in 94 balls (V Kohli 57, AB de Villiers 83, Ex 10)
- Innings Break: Royal Challengers Bangalore - 185/3 in 20.0 overs (SR Watson 1, SN Khan 2)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 36 runs, 2 wickets)
- KP Pietersen retired hurt at 12/1 (0, 1.5 overs)
- Rising Pune Supergiants: 50 runs in 7.6 overs (48 balls), Extras 3
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 41 balls (AM Rahane 29, MS Dhoni 19, Ex 2)
- AM Rahane: 50 off 37 balls (7 x 4)
- Rising Pune Supergiants: 100 runs in 13.4 overs (82 balls), Extras 4
- Rising Pune Supergiants: 150 runs in 17.4 overs (106 balls), Extras 7
Match Coverage
All Match NewsPietersen ruled out of IPL with calf injury
In a blow to Rising Pune Supergiants' unimpressive season so far, their batsman Kevin Pietersen has been ruled out of the remainder of IPL 2016
KP injury 'blessing in disguise' - Dhoni
Kevin Pietersen being sidelined may help Rising Pune Supergiants plug gaps in their bowling, their captain MS Dhoni said. Meanwhile, RCB captain Virat Kohli was fined INR 12 lakh for maintaining slow over-rate
AB de Villiers shines in Bangalore win over Pune
AB de Villiers top scored with a 46-ball 83 to help Bangalore narrowly beat Pune by 13 runs in a high scoring clash in the Indian Twenty20 competition in Pune on Friday.
De Villiers continues on transcendant route
The beauty about AB de Villiers is he forces a change in mindset, be it the opposition bowler, captain, his own teammate or even a spectator. He makes one realise that boundaries can be pushed just by making the effort
