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Saturday, April 9, 2011

De Villiers leads Bangalore to victory

A windstorm half-century from AB de Villiers helped a Royal Challengers Bangalore to an Indian Premier League win over Kochi upon Saturday.

The South African batsman strike 54 from 40 deliveries to assistance his side follow down Kochi’s considerable sum of 161-5 with 8 deliveries to spare.

With 33 runs compulsory from eighteen deliveries, feat was distant from a faith though a 20-run over in a 18th, interjection to 3 sixes from de Villiers, valid crucial.

The run follow did not begin good for a Royal Challengers, with opener Tillakaratne Dilshan, who was a heading run-scorer during a ICC World Cup upon a sub-continent, discharged for only a single run after he was held during a behind of off a bowling of Sreesanth.

Virat Kohli assimilated Mayank Agarwal during a wicket as well as a span combined 41 runs in discerning time, until Kohli was trapped lbw by Vinay Kumar for 23.

Agarwal before long followed Kohli behind to a pavilion for 33 though de Villiers as well as Saurahb Tiwary, who chipped in with 26, shaped a 52-run partnership for a fourth wicket.

Tiwary over as a run rate climbed on top of 10 an over, as well as with 33 compulsory from a last 3 overs, de Villiers single-handedly swung a diversion in foster of Bangalore.

His 3 sixes were followed by 3 fours in a subsequent over from Asad Pathan as a Royal Challengers available a hard-fought victory.

Earlier, Kochi looked set for a outrageous measure after New Zealand’s Brendon McCullum as well as VVS Laxman combined 80 for a opening mount inside 9 overs.

McCullum was a aggressor, attack 4 bounds as well as dual sixes in his 32-ball 45 as well as after openers Zaheer Khan (1-28) as well as Dirk Nannes (1-31) unsuccessful to mislay a pair, it was left to Dilshan to mangle a partnership when Laxman was held by Cheteshwar Pujara.

The Kiwi fast over after he mislaid his partner in crime as well as nonetheless a likes of Mahela Jayawardene (18) as well as Brad Hodge (27) assigned a crease, conjunction could yield a large attack their side needed.

Ravindra Jadeja combined a 16-ball twenty-three towards a finish of a innings though in a end, Kochi’s important sum was only not enough.

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