02/05Result
33rd match (D/N), Pepsi Indian Premier League at Bengaluru, May 2 2015
RCB won by 7 wkts (2b rem)
Player of the Match
Mandeep Singh
Mandeep SinghRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
02/05Result
33rd match (D/N), Pepsi Indian Premier League at Bengaluru, May 2 2015
RCB won by 7 wkts (2b rem)
Player of the Match
Mandeep Singh
Mandeep SinghRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
2627dThe Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

Fiery Mandeep downs KKR in thriller

An 18-ball 45 from Mandeep Singh made the difference in a high-scoring, rain-curtailed game in Bangalore, as Royal Challengers Bangalore gunned down 112 with two balls remaining against Kolkata Knight Riders

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Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

Mandeep Singh
Mandeep Singh
45(18) 4x4 - 3x6
Control %72%
  • Productive Shot
  • cover drive
  • 10 runs
  • 2x4 - 0x6
4 4 7 6 7 1 0 16
AD Russell
AD Russell
45(17) 5x4 - 3x6
Control %64%
  • Productive Shot
  • slog shot
  • 9 runs
  • 2x4 - 0x6
4 0 0 8 2 12 4 15

Best performances - Bowlers

MA Starc
MA Starc
O2
M0
R15
W1
Eco7.5
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
D Wiese
D Wiese
O2
M0
R20
W1
Eco10
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W

Match Details

M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

Series

Pepsi Indian Premier League 2015

Toss

Royal Challengers Bangalore , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Royal Challengers BengaluruMandeep Singh

Season

2015

Hours of play (local time)

16.00 start, First Session 16.00-17.40, Interval 17.40-18.00, Second Session 18.00-19.20

Match days

2 May 2015 - day/night match (20-over match)

Umpires

South AfricaJohan CloeteIndiaPashchim Pathak

TV Umpires

IndiaChettithody Shamshuddin

Reserve Umpire

IndiaVirender Sharma

Match Referee

IndiaJavagal Srinath

Points

Royal Challengers Bangalore 2, Kolkata Knight Riders 0

Commentator: George Binoy

8.45 There was a lot of rain earlier but the crowd stayed to watch, and they have been rewarded with a compressed high-octane ten over game. RCB have leapt up the table, past KKR, to third spot. These two teams are level on points but RCB have the better run rate. Mandeep Singh, 45 off 18 balls to win the game, when everyone expected Kohli, Gayle and AB to be the stars of the chase. Brilliant.

Sunrisers have got off to a blistering start against Super Kings in Hyderabad, so hop on over to follow that game. Thank you for all your emails tonight. I hope you enjoyed the game, cheers.

9.4
6
Russell to Mandeep Singh, SIX, Mandeep has done it, Russell has been KKR's best player on the night but he wasn't able to defend 12 in the final over. Mandeep seals the game with two balls to spare with a withering pull, smashing the shorter ball over the backward square leg boundary. The Chinnaswamy erupts in a burst of noise.
9.3
6
Russell to Mandeep Singh, SIX, a sensational strike from Mandeep! He makes room outside leg to get under a full ball and flays at it, slicing the ball while down on one leg, carving it over the backward point boudnary
9.2
2
Russell to Mandeep Singh, 2 runs, short of a length and straight, the batsman charges and swings, hitting it through midwicket, they race back for the second

12 off 5 balls, Mandeep on strike.

9.1
1
Russell to Wiese, 1 run, in the blockhole again, good ball, played to long on for a single

Russell has done plenty for KKR so far in this game and now he has to do it all, he has 13 to defend. RCB need 12 to take the game to a super over.

END OF OVER:
9 | 13 Runs | RCB: 100/3 (13 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 11.11, RRR: 13.00)

  • Mandeep Singh31 (15b)
  • David Wiese8 (6b)
  • Umesh Yadav2-0-31-0
  • Andre Russell1-0-7-1
8.6
4
UT Yadav to Mandeep Singh, FOUR, edged and another boundary, to third man! Mandeep simply made room to hit on the off side and swung hard, the ball flew off the outside edge and raced away
8.5
4
UT Yadav to Mandeep Singh, FOUR, fine leg is in the circle and Mandeep sends the ball high over that fielder with a scoop, the ball bounces off the practices pitches and goes over the boundary as Cummins comes racing in from long leg and dives desperately

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Not unprecedented

1

Number of previous instances where RCB have scored 112 runs or more in the first 10 overs of an IPL innings

A little bunny maybe?

3

Number of times AB de Villiers has been dismissed by Piyush Chawla in the IPL, the joint-most by any bowler.

A Blistering Start

49

Runs scored by RCB in the first 4 overs. They have scored 50 inside 4 overs on 3 occasions.

Kohli's favourite

118

Runs hit by Virat Kohli off 62 balls from Umesh Yadav in the IPL - the most he has hit off any bowler.

Awesome Andre

61.66

Andre Russell's average this IPL - the highest for any batsman with at least 100 runs. He has made 185 runs at a SR of 186.86.

Home Advantage?

4

Number of consecutive matches lost by RCB in Bangalore. They have lost seven of their last-ten games here.