Royal Challengers Bangalore v Pune http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Warriors-c861 – IPL 5 – 1st Innings – Live Cricket Score and Update
Pune Warriors 182/6 (20/20 ov) - Pune Warriors won the toss and chose to bat
April 17: In the 21st fixture of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL), Pune have scored a massive total of 182 runs for the loss of six wickets in the first innings of the match against Royal Challengers Bangalore, at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore.
With only one defeat in four games, Pune are having an exuberant tournament and are aiming to maintain their winnings ways against the tough Bangalore side.
After winning the toss, Pune skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sourav-Chandidas-Ganguly-c90746 while insisting his side would want to post a tough total on the board said, “We have some guys who have played well for their countries and the local talent is also very good. At this level you don't need to coach players and this is a short tournament as well. We will bat first, it's a good surface and we look to put up a good total.”
With Pune batting first, the hosts who came in the match without their ace spinner, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/M-Muralitharan-c1864 needed to contain the batting side from getting carried away.
Openers, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JD-Ryder-c1679, launched their side to a belligerent start as they hammered the bowlers all around the park, without a hint of remorse as the batsmen had a clear target in mind which was to post maximum runs on the board.
Finally with an opening stand of 63 runs, Pune lost their first wicket on the demise of Ryder, who fell after smashing an innings of 34 runs off 22 deliveries.
With 108 runs on the board, the skipper, who looked a bit uncomfortable in the middle, perished after giving a cameo appearance of six runs off eight deliveries.
This triggered a batting collapse as Uthappa, who was looking so good in the middle, became the third wicket of the day, as he perished after playing a stupendous innings of 69 runs.
With the hard-hitting opener back in the pavilion, the flow of runs saw a decline as the bowlers managed to contain the middle-order for a while.
Later, the side managed to post 182 runs on the board for the loss of six wickets, giving their opponents a tough total to chase.
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