Grand Finale - Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Deecan Chargers

Played at New Wanderers - Johannesburg

Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and will field

Deccan Chargers won by 6 runs


Bangalore Score Card
136/9 in 20 Overs (6.8 runs per over)

Top Scorer
Van der Merwe 32 runs from 21 balls

Highest Wicket Taker
Kumble
4 Overs 4/16

Royal Challengers Bangalore Playing XI

Anil Kumble
Pandey
Kallis
RE van der Merwe
Dravid
Taylor
Uthappa
Kohli
Boucher
Praveen Kumar
Vinay Kumar

Bangalore Score Update

136/9 (20 Overs)

1st Over - 0,0,0,1(lb),0,0
2nd Over - 0,0,0,1,1,2
3rd Over - wd,1,4,0,0,4,1
4th Over - 0,4,w,0,0,1 (Kallis 15)
5th Over - 6,0,0,0,6,0
6th Over - 0,1,0,1,1,0
7th Over - w,1,1,0,1,3 (Pandey 4)
8th Over - 0,6,1,0,1,3
9th Over - 4,0,w,0,1,1 (Van der Merwe 32)
10th Over - 1,4,4,1,0,0

Bangalore @ Strategic Timeout 69/3

11th Over - 2,1,2,1,1,2
12th Over - 0,0,1,w,0,0 (Dravid 9)
13th Over - 1(lb),1,4,6,0,0
14th Over - 0,4,1,1,1,1
15th Over - 0,w,w,2,1,1 (Taylor 27) (Kholi 7)
16th Over - 4,0,0,0,w,1 (Boucher 5)
17th Over - 1,0,1,w,1,2 (Praveen Kumar 2)
18th Over - 1,0,1,0,1,1
19th Over - 4,0,1,6,1,w
20th Over - 1,0,0,2,4,0

Deccan Chargers Score Card
143/6 in 20 Overs (7.15 runs per over)

Top Scorer
Gibbs 53 runs from 48 balls

Highest wicket Taker
Ojha
4 Overs 3/28
Deccan Chargers Playing XI

Gilchrist
Gibbs
Suman
Sharma
Symonds
Venugopal Rao
Bilakhia
Harris
Ojha
Harmeet Singh
RP Singh

Deccan Chargers Score Update

143/6 (20 Overs)

1st Over - 0,0,w,0, 2,0 ('Gilly gone for duck')
2nd Over - wd,wd,1,wd,0,4,1,0,2
3rd Over - 1,0,0,1,0,0
4th Over - 1,2,w,0,0,0 (Suman 10)
5th Over - 4,0,0,1,0,0
6th Over - 0,0,1,1,2,4
7th Over - 1,4,4,1,4,0
8th Over - 0,6,2,0,1,0
9th Over - 0,2,1,1(lb),w,1(lb) (Symonds 33)
10th Over - 0,1,2,0,0,0

Deccan Chargers @ Strategic Timeout - 62/3

11th Over - 1,1,1,0,1,0
12th Over - 1,0,2,1,0,1
13th Over - 1,4,1,0,1,0
14th Over - 6,2,wd,1,6,2,wd,1
15th Over - 1,1,1,4,1,0
16th Over - 1,w,4,1,0,w (Sharma 24) (Venugopal Rao 0)
17th Over - 2,wd,1,1,2,2
18th Over - 1,0,6,1,0,1
19th Over - w,2,2,2,2,1 (Bilakhiya 6)

Probables for Mumbai and Chennai Team

Chennai Super Kings

Matthew Hayden
Parthiv Patel
Suresh Raina
MS Dhoni (capt/wk)
S Badrinath
Andrew Flintoff
Albie Morkel
L Balaji
Joginder Sharma
Manpreet Gony
Muttiah Muralitharan

Mumbai Indians

Sanath Jayasuriya
Sachin Tendulkar (capt)
Shikhar Dhawan
JP Duminy
Dwayne Bravo
Abhishek Nayar
Yogesh Takawale (wk)
Harbhajan Singh
Dhawal Kulkarni
Zaheer Khan
Kyle Mills

Note:

Morkel, Duminy and Ntini it means playing the IPL opener within hours of finishing the day-night ODI against Australia in Johannesburg.

DLF Indian Premier League Season 2 in SouthAfrica

Game of Passion, Aspiration and Triumph heading towards its Centenary celebration is Cricket. Change, which is permanent immaterial of ends did strike the game last year giving new facet and re-life in the form of T20.

Gaining its momentum more than expectation at its launch Indian Premium League witnessed huge hype with players exhibiting immense talent towards The Game of Cricket. Price for the effort was paid off to the Commissioner of IPL Mr.Lalit Modi and his team. With the success of IPL Season I being fresh in the minds of Cricket Enthusiast yet another reason to rejoice is on cards with successful foundation for IPL Season 2 being laid, laid strong.

India being a Multi-dilemmatic Country irrespective of Sectors, it is not shocking news for the drama to end inappropriately as the decision on conducting the Indian Premier League Season 2 to be hosted in South Africa.

IPL Season II 2009 will kick off at The Newlands in Cape Town on April 18th while the semi-finals are to be held on May 22nd and 23rd at Pretoria and Johannesburg. Grand Finale takes its position at The Wanderers in Johannesburg on May 24th.

The league will showcase a grand total of 59 matches providing broadcasters and in-stadia spectators with 177 hours of live “family entertainment”, targeting international audience as well.

All matches will be telecasted by Sony Entertainment at 4pm and 8pm IST the official broadcaster for IPL to coincide with prime time for television audience in India.

Season 2 of the Indian Premier League will feature eight Franchises battling for over a month in South Africa continuing to play on a home and away basis. The top 4 Franchises in the league will contest the semi-finals and the victorious semi-finalists will meet in the Grand Final all over one weekend.

In a double header on the first day, First edition’s winners Rajasthan Royals will take on the Bangalore Royal Challengers while Mumbai Indians would clash with the runners-up Chennai Super Kings at Cape Town.