63rd T20: Punjab vs Bangalore (Winner: Punjab)

Punjab won by 111 runs (Dominance \| Punjab 78% \| Bangalore 22%)
	Match Scorecard
Man of the Match : A Gilchrist	Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala (17 May 2011)

With RCB in red hot form and KXIP struggling to stay out of the bottom half this match’s result seemed to be a foregone conclusion but COW predicted that KXIP had a chance of upset. Didn’t seem that way then Valthaty’s little cameo came to an end with KXIP at 25/1 after 4 with 46% COW. This united two Aussie southpaws with a generation gap between them and this day they decided to fill this gap with runs. From 41/1 after 7 with 44% COW to 232/2 after 20 with 69% COW. A blazing century for Gilly and a quickfire fifty from Mr. T-20-Consistent Marsh saw KXIP turn the match around. 233 was a huge task for RCB, with or without Gayle. It got tougher without Gayle when he fell for a duck and rest followed him as RCB collapsed under the pressure of the RRR to be all out for 121 in 17 overs,

1st Innings (KXIP) - 20 overs Maximum

5 overs: KXIP 30/1

KXIP 43%

Paul Valthaty consolidated on his lead

of the orange cap but Gilchrist and Marsh struggled to get going. Punjab’s chances decreased by 6% during this period.

10 overs: KXIP 99/1

KXIP 55%

Woah, Gilchrist just went ballistic,

forget his age, forget his form, this was a master display by one of the most destructive batsman of all-time. Punjab’s chances increased by 12% during this period.

15 overs: KXIP 173/1

KXIP 64%

This innings had no bowlers, no

fielders, just spectators who watched the ball race to boundary as Shaun Marsh joined the party and launched Van der Wath for a 30 run over, frankly this was like 16 year Shaun Marsh batting against an 8 year old Mitchell Marsh. Punjab’s chances increased by 9% during this period.

20 overs: KXIP 232/2

KXIP 69%

Who would have thought a 200 runs

partnership would be possible in T20’s. A lot of noise was made about the altitude and short boundaries but any team would struggle to score this much even on the Everest Base Camp. Punjab’s chances increased by 5% during this period.

2nd Innings (RCB : Target 233) - 20 overs Maximum

5 overs: RCB 27/2	RCB 21%	Bangalore’s X-factor Chris Gayle edged
		to slip for an anti-climatic 7 ball duck , Tiwary followed and Punjab was comprehensively on top . Bangalore’s chances decreased by 10% during this period.
12 overs: RCB 84/5	RCB 1%	The altitude was of no help to Banga-
		lore who looked like they were batting on the Dead Sea, and de Villiers apart, Dead Sea reflected their batting quite nicely as well. Bangalore’s chances decreased by 20% during this period.
17 overs: RCB 121	RCB 0%	The last 3 wickets took 4 overs but
		that had absolutely no impact on the final result as Bangalore was well and truly trounced. Punjab won by 111 runs.

63rd T20: Punjab vs Bangalore (Winner: Punjab)

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