Bangalore XI vs Hyderabad XI 24th Match at Banglore, 04 May, 2014

Toss: Royal Challengers Bangalore, who chose to bowl
Hyderabad XI 155/6 (20)
Bangalore XI 158/6 (19.5)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 4 wickets
Man of the Match: AB de Villiers
  • Harshal Patel 1 * (2)
  • AB de Villiers 89 * (41)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1 DW Steyn bowls a short and rising delivery to CH Gayle, 1 run, tucks it to square fine leg for one


Over 0.1 DW Steyn bowls it short of length to CH Gayle, 1 wide, misses a flick to a low ball down the legside

Over 0.1 DW Steyn bowls a short and rising delivery to CH Gayle, 1 run, tucks it to square fine leg for one


Over 0.1 DW Steyn bowls it short of length to CH Gayle, 1 wide, misses a flick to a low ball down the legside

Over 0.2 DW Steyn bowls it short of length to P Patel, no runs, leaves it outside off to the keeper.

Over 0.3 DW Steyn bowls a good length delivery to P Patel, 2 runs, flicks it off the pads through mid wicket and gets a couple

Over 0.4 DW Steyn bowls a good length delivery to P Patel, no runs, pushes at it outside off and gets beaten by the pacy outswinger

Over 0.5 DW Steyn bowls a good length delivery to P Patel, 1 run, dabs it to thirdman and gets a single

Over 0.6 DW Steyn bowls a short and rising delivery to CH Gayle, no runs, goes back and defends it to cover point

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1 B Kumar bowls a good length delivery to P Patel, BOWLED HIM, Parthiv looks to drive it to mid off and gets his off stump pegged back by the late inswinger!

Over 1.2 B Kumar bowls a pitched up delivery to V Kohli, no runs, leaves it outside off to the keeper.


Over 1.2 B Kumar bowls a pitched up delivery to V Kohli, 1 wide, leaves the widish away swinger outside off to the keeper.

Over 1.3 B Kumar bowls a good length delivery to V Kohli, no runs, leaves it outside off to the keeper.

Over 1.4 B Kumar bowls a good length delivery to V Kohli, no runs, gets forward and defends it to covers

Over 1.5 B Kumar bowls a good length delivery to V Kohli, no runs, gets forward and drives it on the up to covers

Over 1.6 B Kumar bowls a short and rising delivery to V Kohli, CAUGHT, Kohli goes for a cut and the ball moves away beautifully with extra bounce to force a thin top edge to the keeper!

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1 DW Steyn bowls a good length delivery to CH Gayle, no runs, drives it on the up to the diving Rahul at extra covers and the new batsman almost gets run out at the bowling end!

Over 2.2 DW Steyn bowls it short of length to CH Gayle, no runs, goes back and defends it to mid off

Over 2.3 DW Steyn bowls it short of length to CH Gayle, FOUR, smashes it straight down the ground past the bowler for a Boundary!

Over 2.4 DW Steyn bowls it short of length to CH Gayle, no runs, goes back and punches it to mid off

Over 2.5 DW Steyn bowls a short and rising delivery to CH Gayle, no runs, miscues a pull towards mid on where the ball just falls short of the forward diving Dhawan.

Over 2.6 DW Steyn bowls a short and rising delivery to CH Gayle, FOUR, slices his big heave over point and gets a Boundary!

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1 B Kumar bowls it short of length to RR Rossouw, no runs, gets beaten by one that jagged back and bounced over the top of off

Over 3.2 B Kumar bowls it short of length to RR Rossouw, 1 run, slices it to square thirdman for one

Over 3.3 B Kumar bowls it short of length to CH Gayle, no runs, goes back and defends it to mid on

Over 3.4 B Kumar bowls it short of length to CH Gayle, 1 run, flicks it behind squareleg for one

Over 3.5 B Kumar bowls it short of length to RR Rossouw, no runs, goes for a flick and is hit on the pad down the legside

Over 3.6 B Kumar bowls it short of length to RR Rossouw, no runs, tucks it straight to squareleg

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1 I Sharma bowls a good length delivery to CH Gayle, no runs, punches it to the diving mid off

Over 4.2 I Sharma bowls a short and rising delivery to CH Gayle, no runs, bottom edges a pull down to the keeper

Over 4.3 I Sharma bowls a short and rising delivery to CH Gayle, no runs, punches it straight to mid off

Over 4.4 I Sharma bowls a short and rising delivery to CH Gayle, FOUR, drags a pull in the gap through mid wicket and an early drive from Sammy in the deep results in a boundary.

Over 4.5 I Sharma bowls a back of length delivery to CH Gayle, SIX, makes room and heaves it majestically over wide long on for a Six!!

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