CLT20: Royal Challengers Bangalore v
New South Wales - Match Recap
New South Wales 203 v Royal Challengers
Bangalore 204 - Bangalore won by 6 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)
In the first semi-final of the ongoing Champions League T20, Royal Challengers Bangalore beat rivals New South Wales by six wickets after successfully chasing 204 runs at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore on Friday, October 07, 2011.
After winning the toss, Bangalore chose to field first in a bid to restrict the opposition on a reachable total to earn a place in the final of the mega event.
For http://www.senore.com/Cricket/TM-Dilshan-c2691.
At this time of this wicket, NSW has managed to post only 17 runs on the board.
However, the loss of an early wicket did not restrict the Australian club from hammering the opposition as left-hand opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Daniel-Smith-c1313.
The two batsmen smashed 163 runs on the board before http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sreenath-Aravind-c2559.
Meanwhile, Warner lit the ground with fireworks as he clobbered some of the biggest sixes in this tournament, reducing Bangalore bowling attack to rubble.
The batsman exhibited tremendous form as he played an unbeaten knock of 123 runs on 68 deliveries to help his side post a mammoth tally of 203 runs on the board.
With a formidable total in front of them, Bangalore certainly had tough odds to go against to win the game, as chasing a target against NSW was never going to be easy on a given day.
However, NSW were about to get the biggest shock of their lives as Bangalore opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CH-Gayle-c1221 had plans to give NSW a befitting beating by smashing their bowlers without remorse.
However, before Gayle could wage a holly war on NSW, Bangalore lost their first wicket on the penultimate delivery of the third over, when Dilshan after playing a knock of four runs off nine deliveries was caught by Henriques at mid-off on the bowling of
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Iftikhar-Ali-Khan-Pataudi-Nawab-of-c64075 Cummins. At the time of his departure, Bangalore had posted 21 runs on the board.
It was then time for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Kohli-c2737 to walk on the crease as he provided commendable support to Gayle.
The duo posted 141 runs in the second wicket partnership by pulverising the NSW bowling attack which seemed to have lost its sting against the rampant batsmen.
Gayle then after smashing a superb knock of 92 runs off 41 deliveries was trapped in front of stumps on the penultimate delivery of the 14th over by Cummins.
However, the left-hand opener had done the damage and with Kohli on the wicket, Bangalore managed to grab a sensational victory by posting 204 runs in response to NSW’s total.
Kohli was named as the Man of the Match for his unbeaten knock of 84 runs off 49 deliveries.
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