 Bangalore Royal Challengers win the battle of the vanquished
25th May 2008 21:03 IST
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Earlier, Herschelle Gibbs (47) and Adam Gilchrist (47) gave a rollicking start but Deccan Chargers lost the plot towards the end and folded for 165 in exactly 20 overs.
Deciding to bat first, the Gilchrist-Gibbs duo overcame a subdued start and came down hard on the Bangalore attack. But once they departed in a space of seven balls, the home team witnessed a batting collapse with only Venugopal Rao (26) and Rohit Sharma (17) managing double figures.
Bangalore captain Dravid sprang a surprise by opening the attack with Anil Kumble and the leggie didn't disappoint either, as he kept it tight, while Dale Steyn too proved a miser.
But once they were taken off, Gilchrist and Gibbs imposed them on the visitors. Vinay Kumar and Akhil came in for some harsh treatment from the duo as the Deccan Chargers reached the 100-mark in the 11th overs without losing a wicket.
On his return, Kumble drew first blood when Shreevats Goswami stumped Gibbs and in the next over, Gilchrist fell to Kumar to join his opening partner in the hut.
Gibbs' 34-ball 47 included six fours and two sixes, while Gilchrist hit four boundaries and two sixes en route to his 37-ball 46.
Wickets kept tumbling and Rohit's exit further complicated things for the Deccan Chargers. Rao hit Kumble for two sixes and a boundary in his last over before Kumar cut short his stay.
The Deccan Chargers in fact lost their last nine wickets for just 56 runs in less than eight overs. |
