Punjab Kings decimated Bangalore IPL in a one sided boring match at Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore. Bangalore poor batting line up reached new low levels in this match where extras are the third highest score in their innings. 5 Bangalore batsmen failed to open their account. Punjab bowlers Sreesanth and Pathan terrorised Bangalore batsmen in the initial overs. This is the fifth successive win for Mohali IPL.
Toss: Yuvraj Singh won the toss and elected to field first.
IPL Scorecard:
Bangalore Royal Challengers: 126 all out in 19.2 overs.
Punjab Kings eleven: 127/4 in 18.2 overs.
IPL Match result: Mohali won by 6 wickets.
Man of the Match: S. Sreesanth. Terrific bowling performance from this Kerala cricketer. Keep it up.
IPL record:
1. Irfan Pathan and Zaheer Khan became the joint highest wicket takers in Indian Premier League.
Highlights of the match:
Bangalore Innings:
1. There are 5 duck outs in Bangalore innings and only 2 batsmen crossed double digit score. This is a dismal performance by Royal Challengers. 9 Bangalore batsmen scored 16 runs in 29 balls they faced.
2. Sreesanth took 2 wickets in his first over with wonderful deliveries. After Harbhajan episode, he got his act right.
3. India under-19 captain Virat Kohli once again played good knock under stressful conditions. Coached need to guide him carefully.
4. Rahul Dravid played captaincy knock of scoring 66 runs in just 51 balls. It is one of the best innings in the IPL tournament. Dravid is gradually coming into form.
5. Sreesanth and Irfan Pathan terrorised Royal Challengers in the initial overs. Irfan Pathan is the best all rounder in IPL along with Shaun Pollock and Shane Watson. Batsmen are struggling to score even 4 runs per over in his spells.
6. Mohali needs to improve its fielding level and they gave at least 20 extra runs through worst fielding.
7. Misbah-Ul-Haq once again failed at crucial stage. Kallis Runout is another major turning point.
Punjab Innings:
1. Marsh and Sarwan took the match out of Bangalore hands with their cool partnership of 54 runs.
2. Jayawardene and Irfan Pathan completed the formalities.
2. Jayawardene and Irfan Pathan completed the formalities.
Verdict: Both teams fielded in the worst possible manner by IPL standards. But Punjab won the match due to their all round strength. Bangalore and Hyderabad may become the first teams to exit from semi-final race. Young and vibrant Mohali is a sure contender to win IPL 2008 tournament. Highlight in the recent matches is bowling took centre stage and bowlers are winning man of the match awards.
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