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2628dThe Bulletin by Sidharth Monga

Efficient Bangalore outplay Chennai

Manish Pandey followed up his century with a 35-ball 48 to ensure Royal Challengers Bangalore chased a below-par target with ease to reach the final

2628dCricinfo staff

'One more win will be nice' - Kumble

Royal Challengers Bangalore reached the final on the back of a five-game winning streak, and captain Anil Kumble has asked for one more victory to cap their resurgence

2628dSriram Veera at the Wanderers

The perfect tango

A rapidly maturing Pandey plus a relaxed Dravid equals a near-perfect chase

RCB INNINGS		R	B
JH Kallis	caught	9	7
MK Pandey	bowled	48	35
RE van der Merwe	bowled	2	5
R Dravid	lbw	44	39
V Kohli	not out	24	17
LRPL Taylor	not out	17	12
RV Uthappa
MV Boucher
P Kumar
R Vinay Kumar
A Kumble
EXTRAS	(lb 3, nb 2)
TOTAL	149 (4 wkts; 18.5 ovs)

CSK BOWLING	O	R	W	Econ
JA Morkel	3.0	26	1	8.66
MS Gony	2.0	23	1	11.5	(1nb)
SB Jakati	4.0	29	1	7.25
SK Raina	3.0	23	0	7.66
M Muralidaran	4.0	15	1	3.75
L Balaji	2.0	16	0	8
JDP Oram	0.5	14	0	16.8	(1nb)

RCB 2nd innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	17	JH Kallis	MK Pandey
2nd	5	RE van der Merwe	MK Pandey
3rd	72	R Dravid	MK Pandey
4th	16	R Dravid	V Kohli
5th	39	LRPL Taylor	V Kohli

Indian Premier League

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
DC	14	10	4	20	0.311
CSK	14	8	5	17	0.951
RCB	14	8	6	16	-0.191
DCH	14	7	7	14	0.203
PBKS	14	7	7	14	-0.483
RR	14	6	7	13	-0.352
MI	14	5	8	11	0.297
KKR	14	3	10	7	-0.789