| 14:00 GMT: Start of play for the day | |||
| Hello and welcome to the coverage of the match between Kings XI Punjab v Bangalore Royal Challengers at Punjab Cricket Association Ground, Mohali. Kings XI won 5 out of 8 matches played and Royal Challengers won 2 out of 8 played. | |||
| Bangalore Royal Challengers won the toss and will bat | |||
| Kings XI Punjab team: SE Marsh, JR Hopes, *Yuvraj Singh, DPMD Jayawardene, LA Pomersbach, TM Srivastava, IK Pathan, PP Chawla, +U Kaul, S Sreesanth, VRV Singh | |||
| Bangalore Royal Challengers team: J Arunkumar, V Kohli, CL White, *R Dravid, Misbah-ul-Haq, MV Boucher, P Kumar, R Vinay Kumar, Z Khan, A Kumble, DW Steyn | |||
| 14:28 GMT: Start of session's play | |||
| J Arunkumar and V Kohli to open the batting | |||
| 14:31 GMT: Start of innings | |||
| S Sreesanth comes on to bowl | |||
| 0 | b1 | 1 | Sreesanth to Arunkumar good length ball just outside the off, tries to slash it got outside edge and bounces towards slips for a run. |
| 0 | b2 | 0 | Sreesanth to Kohli good length ball just outside the off and swings away, left alone. |
| 0 | b3 | 0 | good length ball just outside theo off and seaming away, tries to drive it misses. |
| 0 | b4 | 2 | good length ball on the legs, turns it to deep square leg for couple of runs. |
| 0 | b5 | 0 | good length ball just outside the off, tries to cut it misses. |
| 0 | b6 | 0 | fuller length ball on the off, steered it to backward point for no run. |
| End of over 1: | (3 runs scored) Bangalore Royal Challengers 3-0 (Arunkumar 1*, 1 balls, Kohli 2*, 5 balls) | ||
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| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| IK Pathan comes on to bowl | |||
| 1 | b1 | 1lb | Pathan to Arunkumar good length ball on the legs, tries to push it misses, off the pads to square leg for a leg bye. |
| 1 | b2 | 0 | Pathan to Kohli good length ball on the off, steered it to backward point for no run. |
| 1 | b3 | 0 | good length ball on the off, turns it to square leg for no run. |
| 1 | b4 | 0 | good length ball on the off, walks down the track to push it got outside edge and bounces to slip for no run. |
| 1 | b5 | 0 | good length ball on the off, turns it to mid-wicket for no run. |
| 1 | b6 | 0 | fuller length ball just outside the off, tries to drive it misses. |
| End of over 2: | (1 run scored) Bangalore Royal Challengers 4-0 (Arunkumar 1*, 2 balls, Kohli 2*, 10 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 2 | b1 | 0 | Sreesanth to Arunkumar Gone! good length ball just outside the off, tries to drive it got outside edge to slip for an easy catch to Mahela. |
| Arunkumar c Jayawardene b Sreesanth (1 runs, 3 balls, 0x4, 0x6) | |||
![]() © PCB | Misbah-ul-Haq comes in to bat | ||
| 2 | b2 | 1 | Sreesanth to Misbah-ul-Haq good length ball just outside the off and nips back, steered it to thirdman for a run. |
| 2 | b3 | 0 | Sreesanth to Kohli good length ball just outside the off, tries to push it got outside edge and fall short of keeper for no run. |
| 2 | b4 | 1 | fuller length ball just outside the off, steered it to thirdman for a run. |
| 2 | b5 | 4 | Sreesanth to Misbah-ul-Haq short of good length ball on the off, pulled it wide of square leg for FOUR! |
| 2 | b6 | 4 | short of good length ball on the legs, tries to pull it got edge towards fine leg for FOUR! |
| End of over 3: | (10 runs scored) Bangalore Royal Challengers 14-1 (Kohli 3*, 12 balls, Misbah-ul-Haq 9*, 3 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 3 | b1 | 4 | Pathan to Kohli good length ball on the off, pulled it wide of mid-on for FOUR! |
| 3 | b2 | 4 | fuller length ball just outside the off, punches it wide of mid-off for FOUR! |
| 3 | b3 | 0 | good length ball just outside the off and slower one, tries to push it misses. |
| 3 | b4 | 0 | fuller length ball just outside the off, punches it to mid-off for no run. |
| 3 | b5 | 1 | fuller length ball just outside the off walks down the track to drive it got outside edge to thirdman for a run. |
| 3 | b6 | 1 | Pathan to Misbah-ul-Haq good length ball just outside the off, steered it to thirdman for a run. |
| End of over 4: | (10 runs scored) Bangalore Royal Challengers 24-1 (Kohli 12*, 17 balls, Misbah-ul-Haq 10*, 4 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 4 | b1 | 6 | Sreesanth to Misbah-ul-Haq Bang! fuller length ball on the off, smashed it straight down the ground for a SIX!! |
| 4 | b2 | 1 | good length ball just outside the off and nips back, punches it got edge towards slips for a run. |
| 4 | b3 | 0 | Sreesanth to Kohli good length ball just outside the off and swings away, tries to steer it misses. |
| 4 | b4 | 1 | good length ball on the off, steered it towards slips and Mahela misfields it for a run. |
| 4 | b5 | 4 | Sreesanth to Misbah-ul-Haq fuller length ball on the off, makes room and smashed it towards point for FOUR! |
| 4 | b6 | 0 | Gone! good length ball on the off, defended it towards point, Misbah put his foot on the stumps for hit wicket. |
| Misbah-ul-Haq hit wkt b Sreesanth (21 runs, 8 balls, 3x4, 1x6) | |||
| End of over 5: | (12 runs scored) Bangalore Royal Challengers 36-2 (Kohli 13*, 19 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| CL White comes in to bat | |||
| PP Chawla comes on to bowl | |||
| 5 | b1 | 5wd | Chawla to Kohli tossed up down the legs and bowled around the stumps, tries to pull it misses. |
| 5 | b2 | 4 | tossed up on the legs, sweeps it wide of short fine leg for FOUR! |
| 5 | b3 | 4 | again tossed up on the legs, sweeps it wide of short fine leg for FOUR! |
| 5 | b4 | 0 | Gone! tossed up on the off and kept low, makes room to cut it misses, clean bowled this time. |
| Kohli b Chawla (21 runs, 22 balls, 4x4, 0x6) | |||
![]() © CricketArchive | RS Dravid comes in to bat | ||
| 5 | b5 | 1 | Chawla to Dravid tossed up on the off, defended towards square leg for a run. |
| CricketArchive Oracles say that the Bangalore Royal Challengers 50 took 5.4 overs | |||
| 5 | b6 | 0 | Chawla to White tossed up just outside the off and spins in, tries to push it on the frontfoot, hit him on pads. |
| 5 | b7 | 0 | tossed up on the off, pushed towards mid-on for no run. |
| End of over 6: | (14 runs scored) Bangalore Royal Challengers 50-3 (White 0*, 2 balls, Dravid 1*, 1 balls) | ||
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| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| VR Singh comes on to bowl | |||
| 6 | b1 | 0 | VR Singh to Dravid good length ball on the off, defended towards mid-on for no run. |
| 6 | b2 | 0 | fuller length ball just outside the off, punches it towards extra cover for no run. |
| 6 | b3 | 1 | good length ball on the off, defended towards point for a run. |
| 6 | b4 | 1 | VR Singh to White fuller length ball just outside the off, steered it towards backward point for a run. |
| 6 | b5 | 0 | VR Singh to Dravid good length ball just outside the off, steered it to backward point for no run. |
| 6 | b6 | 1 | fuller length ball on the off, punches it to long on for a run. |
| End of over 7: | (3 runs scored) Bangalore Royal Challengers 53-3 (White 1*, 3 balls, Dravid 3*, 6 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 7 | b1 | 1 | Chawla to Dravid low full toss on the legs, punches it to long on for a run. |
| 7 | b2 | 1 | Chawla to White tossed up just outside the off, paddles it to fine leg for a run. |
| 7 | b3 | 1 | Chawla to Dravid tossed up on the off, punches it to long off for a run. |
| 7 | b4 | 1 | Chawla to White tossed up just outside the off, pushed to long on for a run. |
| 7 | b5 | 1 | Chawla to Dravid tossed up on the off, sweeps it to deep square leg for a run. |
| 7 | b6 | 1 | Chawla to White tossed up outside the off, cuts it to deep point for a run. |
| End of over 8: | (6 runs scored) Bangalore Royal Challengers 59-3 (White 4*, 6 balls, Dravid 6*, 9 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 8 | b1 | 2 | VR Singh to White good length ball on the off, turns it towards mid-wicket for couple of runs. |
| 8 | b2 | 1 | fuller length ball on the off, punches it towards mid-off for a quick run. |
| 8 | b3 | 1 | VR Singh to Dravid good length ball just outside the off, steered it towards thirdman for a run. |
| 8 | b4 | 0 | VR Singh to White fuller length ball on the off, turns it to mid-wicket for no run. |
| 8 | b5 | 0 | fuller length ball on the off, pushed towards mid-off for no run. |
| 8 | b6 | 1 | good length ball just outside the off, pushed to long off for a run. |
| End of over 9: | (5 runs scored) Bangalore Royal Challengers 64-3 (White 8*, 11 balls, Dravid 7*, 10 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| Yuvraj Singh comes on to bowl | |||
| 9 | b1 | 1wd | Yuvraj Singh to White wide down the legs, left alone. |
| 9 | b2 | 1 | tossed up on theoff, sweeps it to deep square leg for a run. |
| 9 | b3 | 2 | Yuvraj Singh to Dravid tossed up just outside the off, cuts it towards deep point and Srivastava misfields it for couple of runs. |
| 9 | b4 | 0 | tossed up on the off, steered it to backward point for no run. |
| 9 | b5 | 4 | arm ball on the off, makes room and cuts it wide of backward point for FOUR! |
| 9 | b6 | 1 | tossed up on the off, sweeps it to short fine leg for a run. |
| 9 | b7 | 1 | Yuvraj Singh to White tossed up on the off, sweeps it to deep square leg for a run. |
| End of over 10: | (10 runs scored) Bangalore Royal Challengers 74-3 (White 10*, 13 balls, Dravid 14*, 14 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| PP Chawla comes on to bowl | |||
| 10 | b1 | 0 | Chawla to White Gone! tossed up on the off, makes room and drives it got top edge towards mid-wicket and Chawla runs for it and taken a good running catch. |
| White c and b Chawla (10 runs, 14 balls, 0x4, 0x6) | |||
| MV Boucher comes in to bat | |||
| 10 | b2 | 1 | Chawla to Dravid fuller ball on the off, punches it to long off for a run. |
| 10 | b3 | 0 | Chawla to Boucher tossed up just outside the off, steered it to backward point for no run. |
| 10 | b4 | 1 | fuller ball on the off, turns it towards square leg for a run. |
| 10 | b5 | 1 | Chawla to Dravid tossed up outside the off and spins away, punches it towards sweeper cover for a run. |
| 10 | b6 | 0 | Chawla to Boucher tossed up just outside the off, tries to sweep it misses. |
| End of over 11: | (3 runs scored) Bangalore Royal Challengers 77-4 (Dravid 16*, 16 balls, Boucher 1*, 3 balls) | ||
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| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 11 | b1 | 1 | Yuvraj Singh to Dravid tossed up on the legs, punches it to long on for a run. |
| 11 | b2 | 1 | Yuvraj Singh to Boucher tossed up on the off and spins away, turns it towards mid-wicket for a run. |
| 11 | b3 | 1 | Yuvraj Singh to Dravid tossed up on the legs, turns it to deep square leg for a run. |
| 11 | b4 | 0 | Yuvraj Singh to Boucher tossed up on the legs, tries to paddle it misses, hit him on pads. |
| 11 | b5 | 0 | tossed up on the off, pushed towards backward point for no run. |
| 11 | b6 | 1 | tossed up on the off, punches it to long off for a run. |
| End of over 12: | (4 runs scored) Bangalore Royal Challengers 81-4 (Dravid 18*, 18 balls, Boucher 3*, 7 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 12 | b1 | 4 | Chawla to Boucher fuller ball just outside the off, drives it wide of mid-wicket for FOUR! |
| 12 | b2 | 1 | fuller ball just outside the off, drives it got inside edge towards deep backward square leg for a run. |
| 12 | b3 | 2 | Chawla to Dravid tossed up just outside the off, punches it wide of extra cover for couple of runs. |
| 12 | b4 | 1 | tossed up on the off, punches it to sweeper cover for a run. |
| 12 | b5 | 1 | Chawla to Boucher fuller ball outside the off, walks down the track and turns it to mid-wicket for a run. |
| 12 | b6 | 1 | Chawla to Dravid tossed up just outside the off, sweeps it to deep backward square leg for a run. |
| End of over 13: | (10 runs scored) Bangalore Royal Challengers 91-4 (Dravid 22*, 21 balls, Boucher 9*, 10 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| JR Hopes comes on to bowl | |||
| 13 | b1 | 1 | Hopes to Dravid good length ball on the middle, pulled it towards short fine leg and Boucher looking for a run, over throw costs a run. |
| 13 | b2 | 0 | Hopes to Boucher good length ball on the off, steered it to backward point for no run. |
| 13 | b3 | 0 | good length ball on the off, cuts it to backward point for no run. |
| 13 | b4 | 0 | good length ball just outside the off and nips back, tries to pull it misses, hit him on thigh pads. |
| 13 | b5 | 1 | good length ball just outside the off, pushed towards extra cover for a run. |
| 13 | b6 | 4 | Hopes to Dravid fuller length ball on the legs, guides it wide of mid-wicket for FOUR! |
| End of over 14: | (6 runs scored) Bangalore Royal Challengers 97-4 (Dravid 27*, 23 balls, Boucher 10*, 14 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| IK Pathan comes on to bowl | |||
| 14 | b1 | 1 | Pathan to Boucher good length ball on the off, walks down the track and punches it towards extra cover for a run. |
| 14 | b2 | 1 | Pathan to Dravid good length ball on the off, steered it towards backward point for a quick run. |
| 14 | b3 | 1 | Pathan to Boucher fuller length ball just outside the off, punches it got outside edge and bounces to backward point for a run. |
| CricketArchive Oracles say that the Bangalore Royal Challengers 100 took 14.3 overs | |||
| 14 | b4 | 1 | Pathan to Dravid fuller length ball on the middle, punches it to long on for a run. |
| 14 | b5 | 1 | Pathan to Boucher good length ball on the middle, walks down the track and punches it to long on for a run. |
| 14 | b6 | 0 | Pathan to Dravid Gone! good length ball on the legs, tries to flick it misses, off the pads to stumps for clean bowled. |
| Dravid b Pathan (29 runs, 27 balls, 2x4, 0x6) | |||
| End of over 15: | (5 runs scored) Bangalore Royal Challengers 102-5 (Boucher 13*, 17 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| P Kumar comes in to bat | |||
| 15 | b1 | 1 | Hopes to Boucher fuller length ball on the off, punches it straight down the ground for a run. |
| 15 | b2 | 1 | Hopes to P Kumar short of good length ball on the legs, turns it towards square leg for a run. |
| 15 | b3 | 0 | Hopes to Boucher good length ball just outside the off, cuts it towards backward point for no run. |
| 15 | b4 | 6 | Bang! good length ball on the off and slower one, pulled it towards mid-wicket for a SIX!! |
| 15 | b5 | 4 | fuller length ball just outside the off, punches it wide of extra cover for FOUR! |
| 15 | b6 | 4 | fulelr length ball on the off, makes room and punches it wide of extra cover for FORU! |
| End of over 16: | (16 runs scored) Bangalore Royal Challengers 118-5 (Boucher 28*, 22 balls, Kumar 1*, 1 balls) | ||
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| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| Dravid's balls adjusted by 1 | |||
| Boucher's balls adjusted by -1 | |||
| VR Singh comes on to bowl | |||
| 16 | b1 | 0 | VR Singh to P Kumar short of good length ball on the off, steered it to backward point for no run. |
| 16 | b2 | 1 | fuller length ball on the legs, makes room and punches it towards extra cover for a run. |
| 16 | b3 | 0 | VR Singh to Boucher yorker length ball just outside the off, tries to steer it misses. |
| 16 | b4 | 1 | fuller length ball on the off, punches it to long off for a run. |
| 16 | b5 | 2 | VR Singh to P Kumar full toss on the legs, makes room and punches it to sweeper cover for couple of runs. |
| 16 | b6 | 1 | yorker length ball on the off, digs it towards extra cover for a run. |
| End of over 17: | (5 runs scored) Bangalore Royal Challengers 123-5 (Boucher 29*, 23 balls, Kumar 5*, 5 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| S Sreesanth comes on to bowl | |||
| 17 | b1 | 0 | Sreesanth to P Kumar fuller length ball just outside the off, makes room to steer it misses. |
| 17 | b2 | 0 | Gone! good length ball on the off and slower one, makes room and walks down the track to pull it misses, clean bowled this time. |
| P Kumar b Sreesanth (5 runs, 7 balls, 0x4, 0x6) | |||
| CricketArchive Oracles say that This is the best bowling by Shanthakumaran Sreesanth in an innings in Twenty20 Matches | |||
| R Vinay Kumar comes in to bat | |||
| 17 | b3 | 1wd | Sreesanth to Vinay Kumar wide down the legs, tries to flick it misses. |
| 17 | b4 | 1lb | fuller length ball on the legs, makes room to drive it misses, off the pads to covers for a leg bye. |
| 17 | b5 | 1 | Sreesanth to Boucher fuller length ball on the off, digs it towards long off for a run. |
| 17 | b6 | 1 | Sreesanth to Vinay Kumar good length ball just outside the off, walks down the track and punches it to long on for a run. |
| 17 | b7 | 1 | Sreesanth to Boucher full toss on the legs, pulled it to deep square leg for a run. |
| End of over 18: | (5 runs scored) Bangalore Royal Challengers 128-6 (Boucher 31*, 25 balls, Vinay Kumar 1*, 2 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 18 | b1 | 1 | VR Singh to Boucher yorker length ball on the off, digs it towards mid-off for a run. |
| CricketArchive Oracles say that Mark Boucher has made 500 runs in Twenty20 Matches | |||
| 18 | b2 | 0 | VR Singh to Vinay Kumar Gone! good length ball on the off, moves across to paddle it misses, clean bowled this time. |
| Vinay Kumar b VR Singh (1 runs, 3 balls, 0x4, 0x6) | |||
![]() © CricketArchive | Z Khan comes in to bat | ||
| 18 | b3 | 0 | VR Singh to Khan good length ball on the off, pulled it to mid-wicket for no run. |
| 18 | b4 | 1b | fuller length ball down the legs, makes room to drive it misses, taken a quick bye on Kaul's direct hit. |
| 18 | b5 | 1 | VR Singh to Boucher yorker length ball on the middle, digs it towards backward point for a run. |
| 18 | b6 | 0 | VR Singh to Khan good length ball on the legs and angling in, makes room to drive it misses. |
| End of over 19: | (3 runs scored) Bangalore Royal Challengers 131-7 (Boucher 33*, 27 balls, Khan 0*, 3 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| IK Pathan comes on to bowl | |||
| 19 | b1 | 1wd | Pathan to Boucher wide outside the off, walks down the track to drive it misses. |
| 19 | b2 | 1 | fuller length ball on the off, punches it to extra cover for a run. |
| 19 | b3 | 1 | Pathan to Khan good length ball on the middle, punches it towards point for a run. |
| 19 | b4 | 0 | Pathan to Boucher fuller length ball on the off, punches it back to bowler for no run. |
| 19 | b5 | 4 | low full toss on the off, moves across and paddles it wide of short fine leg for FOUR! |
| 19 | b6 | 1 | Gone! good length ball on the off, punches it towards long on and looking for second run, Chawla throws it to keeper, Kaul collects it and dislodges bails, Boucher is just short of crease. |
| Boucher run out (39 runs, 31 balls, 4x4, 1x6) | |||
![]() © Leicestershire CCC | A Kumble comes in to bat | ||
| 19 | b7 | 4b | Pathan to Kumble full toss just outside the off, makes room to drive it misses, keeper fumbles it for four byes. |
| End of over 20: | (12 runs scored) Bangalore Royal Challengers 143-8 (Khan 1*, 4 balls, Kumble 0*, 1 balls) | ||
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| 16:08 GMT: End of innings | |||
| 16:10 GMT: Kings XI Punjab need 144 runs to win. | |||