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CSK vs RCB, 69th match at Bengaluru, , May 22 2011 - Match Result

RESULT
69th match (D/N), Bengaluru, May 22, 2011, Indian Premier League

RCB won by 8 wickets (with 12 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
75* (50)
chris-gayle
Cricinfo's MVP
135.08 ptsImpact List
ms-dhoni
Match centre 
Scores: M Venkat Raghav | Comms: Abhishek Purohit
Scorecard summary
Chennai Super Kings 128/8(20 overs)
70* (40)
Royal Challengers Bangalore 129/2(18 overs)
Cricinfo’s Most Valuable Players of the Match
PLAYERTeam
TI
Runs
I. Runs
B. Impact
Bowl
I. Wkts
Bo. Impact
CSK135.0870(40)100.86135.08--0
RCB84.6575(50)86.0291.510/27-- 6.87
RCB74.9--02/193.5574.9
RCB65.76--02/153.0765.76
RCB44.4831(29)33.5931.81/80.912.68
end of over 1813 runs
RCB: 129/2CRR: 7.16 
Chris Gayle75 (50b 4x4 6x6)
Saurabh Tiwary13 (26b 1x4)
Suresh Raina 4-0-38-0
Doug Bollinger 4-0-34-0

That will be it from us for this game. You can catch the last league game of this IPL (oh already?) now. Till then, this is Abhishek Purohit signing off. Cheers!

Gayle is the Man of the Match. Gayle: "This has been one of the longest runs I have ever had, in terms of consistency. The team has been tremendous, the fans as well. All the support has been great. You need to have the courage to go out there to get the job done, it is God;s gift so I am thankful. Teams are going to come with new plans at us. We were chasing a low total, one of us had to be there till the end."

Vettori: "Gayle has been responsible for the turnaround, he has been outstanding, our fielding and bowling has been good as well, especially Zaheer today. With Dilshan leaving we had to try out a few things.

All the departments are doing well, and even Aravind and Mithun did well today."

Dhoni: "If you are 4-5 down in the start, it is always catch up in this format. We tried to get a decent total on the board in the end. It was doing a bit in the first few overs, we should have delayed the attack. At the end, it started to get better. You have to make sure you have to get some runs at least towards the end. We are not bothered about where we finish, if you want to win the tournament you have to beat the best teams."

Hang around for the presentation

Gayle: "It's a huge achievement to get the orange cap. The support from the team has been tremendous. Getting the big hits is what T20 is all about. To see so many people cheering gives me energy, and I wanted to give the crowd some entertainment."

Gayle has 511 runs from nine games, and has the orange cap now. And Bangalore have also qualified for the Champions League with their top of the table finish

guruprasad: "RCB's heavy dependence on Gayle and Kohli, and lack of batting form of other batsmen may come back and bite them in the big matches."

don: "CSK would hope for Mumbai to win, as that would give them a second position in the table."

17.6
1
Raina to Gayle, 1 run

that will be it, Bangalore finish top of the table with a work off Gayle's pads down to long on

17.5
4
Raina to Gayle, FOUR runs

more brutal, backs away from short of a length ball, and cracks it off the back foot and it flies flat and fast in to the wide long off boundary

17.4
6
Raina to Gayle, SIX runs

Gayle wants this one done and dusted soon, gives this one a fearsome thump, and sends it soaring over wide long on

17.3
1
Raina to Tiwary, 1 run

cut off the back foot past point for a single

17.2
Raina to Tiwary, no run

Tiwary continues to struggle, plays out a length ball in front of midwicket, Gayle wants the run, Tiwary sends him back, Gayle manages to get in the way of the throw as it comes in

17.1
1
Raina to Gayle, 1 run

dropped Gayle went back in the crease and in an attempt to whip it away, looped it straight back to Raina, it went to Suresh at waist height, went in and went out

end of over 174 runs
RCB: 116/2CRR: 6.82 RRR: 4.33
Chris Gayle63 (46b 3x4 5x6)
Saurabh Tiwary12 (24b 1x4)
Doug Bollinger 4-0-34-0
Suresh Raina 3-0-25-0
16.6
1
Bollinger to Gayle, 1 run

Gayle gets a length ball and calmly eases it away to long on past the non-striker

16.5
1
Bollinger to Tiwary, 1 run

142.4 kph back of a length ball again, he is late on the pull and awkwardly gets it down in the air to long on, it has been a long struggle for him today

16.4
Bollinger to Tiwary, no run

hops on his toes to another back of a length ball hurrying on to him, this one bounces even more and he manages to stab it away

16.3
Bollinger to Tiwary, no run

Tiwary cannot do anything with a back of a length ball banged in with the angle, and defends it on the off side close to the pitch

16.2
1
Bollinger to Gayle, 1 run

reaches out and stabs a full and wide delivery in front of cover for another single

16.1
1
Bollinger to Tiwary, 1 run

bowls it full on the pads attempting the yorker and he picks it away in front of square leg

aaram: "@rohit : Understand his dilemma. Gayle in rollicking form and a slow left-armer to him? Not a very good idea, I guess."

giridhar: "As a RCB fan,im bit worried because,Chris Gayle batting for 16 overs and yet we need over or two more to chase 129."

end of over 168 runs
RCB: 112/2CRR: 7.00 RRR: 4.25
Chris Gayle61 (44b 3x4 5x6)
Saurabh Tiwary10 (20b 1x4)
Suresh Raina 3-0-25-0
Dwayne Bravo 4-0-21-0
15.6
Raina to Gayle, no run

good delivery to end a wayward over, fired in to the blockhole, Gayle digs it back to the bowler

15.5
Raina to Gayle, no run

pushed back to the bowler from leg stump

15.5
1w
Raina to Gayle, 1 wide

Raina has lost his line totally here, fires in another one wide down leg from round the wicket

15.4
1
Raina to Tiwary, 1 run

direct hit and Tiwary was struggling, it was tucked towards Bravo at midwicket, who fired in the throw even as they went for the single, just missed at the non-striker;s

15.4
1w
Raina to Tiwary, 1 wide

he does not have to do anything with this one as it is fried way wide down the leg side

rohit: "Dhoni forgot To Bowl Jakati"

15.4
1w
Raina to Tiwary, 1 wide

is clueless what to do with one fired in wide down leg, tries to paddle it away and misses

15.3
Raina to Tiwary, no run

can't get it away, works it off the pads to square leg

15.2
Raina to Tiwary, no run

darted in on the pads and pushed away on the leg side

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
CH Gayle
75 runs (50)
4 fours6 sixes
Productive shot
leg glance
39 runs
2 fours4 sixes
Control
80%
MS Dhoni
70 runs (40)
3 fours6 sixes
Productive shot
pull/hook on back foot
26 runs
2 fours3 sixes
Control
90%
Best performances - bowlers
DL Vettori
O
4
M
0
R
15
W
2
ECO
3.75
Z Khan
O
4
M
1
R
19
W
2
ECO
4.75
Match details
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
TossRoyal Challengers Bangalore, elected to field first
Series
Season2011
Player Of The Match
Hours of play (local time)16.00 start, First Session 16.00-17.20, Interval 17.20-17.40, Second Session 17.40-19.00
Match days22 May 2011 - daynight (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
PointsRoyal Challengers Bangalore 2, Chennai Super Kings 0
Win Probability
RCB 100%
CSKRCB
100%50%100%CSK InningsRCB Innings

Over 18 • RCB 129/2

RCB won by 8 wickets (with 12 balls remaining)
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DCH1468120.222
Kochi146812-0.214
PWI14499-0.134
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