Nokia Champions League T20: Royal Challengers Bangalore v Somerset – Match Recap
Royal Challengers Bangalore 206 v Somerset 155 - Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 51 runs
Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Somerset by 51 runs in the ongoing Champions League T20 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore on Monday, October 03, 2011.
After winning the toss, Somerset chose to field first in a bid to restrict the opposition on a meagre total to grab a win in the fixture.
However, Bangalore got off to a reasonable start as they scored 38 runs before losing the wicket of opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/TM-Dilshan-c2691 in the fifth over, when the flamboyant batsman after knocking 23 runs off the bat had his stumps shattered on a superb delivery bowled by Roelof van der Merwe .
However, this loss did not hamper Bangalore’s plans to leave Somerset in ruins as they smashed 70 runs in the second-wicket partnership between opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Kohli-c2737. The two batsmen exhibited tremendous form as they played shots all around the park, giving the spectators plenty to cheer about.
When the duo was on the crease, things were certainly looking bad for Somerset as the bowlers were taken aback by the batting onslaught unleashed by Bangalore.
It was in the 12th over when Somerset struck for the second time in the match when Kohli after playing an innings of 33 runs off 22 deliveries was bowled by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Steve-Kirby-c2577. At the time of his departure, Bangalore managed to post 108 runs on the board.
21-year-old http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SS-Tiwary-c2565 then found his way back to the pavilion after smacking 18 runs off 15 deliveries when he was caught by Suppiah at deep-midwicket off the bowling of Kirby. By this time Bangalore had posted 157 runs against the opposition.
Somerset’s skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mayank-Agarwal-c1937 who was caught by Suppiah after playing a knock of 19 runs off eight deliveries.
Then on the penultimate delivery of the same over, Thomas grabbed the prized wicket of Gayle who was also caught by Suppiah after playing a stupendous knock of 86 runs off 46 deliveries.
In the end, Bangalore managed to post 206 runs on the board after playing 20 overs, giving Somerset a mammoth target to chase.
Coming out to bat, Somerset knew they were up against a tough opposition and needed to score and retain wickets to win the match.
Openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DL-Vettori-c1384 in the fifth over. The batsman walked back to the pavilion after putting 26 runs on the board.
Then in the same over, Vettori struck again when on the penultimate delivery Roelof http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kommu-Karthik-c71642 after scoring only six runs.
It was then an unimpressive show from Somerset as the middle-order experienced difficulty in playing against a belligerent bowling attack.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Raju-Bhatkal-c2266. At the time of his departure, Somerset had posted 131 runs on the board for the loss of five wickets.
In the end, Somerset could only bolster 155 runs as they were completely outplayed by Bangalore.
Gayle was named as the Player of the Match for his outstanding performance with the bat.
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