Third Place IPL: DC vs RCB – Kumble’s four wicket haul bowls out Deccan for 82
It was a sorry tale for the Deccan Chargers in their last appearance in this year's IPL as the Royal Challengers Bangalore bowled them out for 82 at the DY Patil Stadium on Saturday. Only two batsmen from the Deccan innings reached double figures while as many as five batsmen made no score.
Anil Kumble was the hero for the Bangalore with the skipper picking up four wickets for 16 runs in 3.3 overs. Praveen Kumar and Jacques Kallis picked two wickets each.
The winner of the game will qualify for the Champions League, to be played in September later this year. The Mumbai Indians and the Chennai Super Kings have already made it, by virtue of being the finalists of this year's IPL.
Anirudh Singh was the only bright spot in the Deccan innings as the youngster sparkled with a gritty 39-ball 40 in a pressure situation. Had it not been for Anirudhs endeavour, Deccan could have had a worse embarrassment in store for them.
After electing to bat, when Adam Gilchrist (four) smashed Kumbles first ball for four, it looked like the Deccan skipper might write a different script after failing for 15 games on the trot. But two balls later, he smashed a regulation full toss down the fine-leg's throat and it was all over for Gilchrist. Deccan collapsed from there as poor shot selection and sharp bowling accounted for an insipid batting performance.
Praveen trapped Monish Mishra (zero) and Rohit Sharma (zero) as Deccan were in tatters at 15-3. Praveen could have had his third straight wicket, that of Andrew Symonds but Dale Steyn dropped a sitter on the ropes. However, the South African redeemed himself by picking up the wicket of Symonds (two) in the next over.
When Dwayne Smith (five) was the outfoxed by a Kumble googly, Deccan had lost half their side for just 35 runs on the board in the ninth over. Venugopal Rao along with Anirudh brought some sanity to the innings by attempting a recovery. But Jacques Kallis came to the attack to snare Anirudh.
Nayan Doshi, making his IPL debut for Bangalore, hammered the final nail in the coffin when he sent back Rao for 24.
Kumble came back into the attack to finish the Deccan innings clinically.
The game is the last chance for Jacques Kallis to overtake Sachin Tendulkar in the race for the Orange Cap. The Mumbai skipper is just 17 runs ahead of Kallis and it's a golden opportunity for the South African to take a sizable lead with Tendulkar's availability for the final under the scanner.
Teams:
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Anil Kumble (C), Jacques Kallis, Rahul Dravid, Robin Uthappa, Kevin Pietersen, Cameron White, Virat Kohli, Dale Steyn, Praveen Kumar, Nayan Doshi, Balachandran Akhil.
Deccan Chargers: Adam Gilchrist (C), Dwayne Smith, Venugopal Rao, Monish Pandey, Rohit Sharma, Andrew Symonds, Anirudh Singh, Pragyan Ojha, Harmeet Singh, Ryan Harris, Rahul Sharma.
via Kumble’s four-for bowls out Deccan for 82 – Indian Premier League – Cricket Next.
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