Match Details
Match: 40 T20, IPL3
Venue: M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Date: April 8, 2010
Time: 8:00 pm
Toss: Deccan Chargers elected to field
Result: Deccan Chargers won by 7 wkts

Match 40 of DLF IPL 2010 was played at Chinnaswamy Stadium between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Deccan Chargers. Deccan Chargers won the toss and elected to field. Deccan Chargers bowled excellently in the first ten overs and looked in total control of the match as Royal Challengers Bangalore could manage just 68 in 10 overs. Royal Challengers Bangalore then lost 3 quick wickets and were reduced to 68/4 in 10.1 overs and it looked that 150 would be hard to achieve. But highest run scorer in IPL season 3, J Kallis along with and Virat Kohli shared a 95 run fifth wicket partnership which changed the whole equation of the match. Kohli was at his blasting best today as he scored 58 off just 35 balls with 4 fours and 4 sixes. The last few overs shifted the game in favor of Royal Challengers Bangalore as they posted a total 184/6 in 20 overs.

Deccan Chargers were desperate to win today to get some points and move ahead in points table. But they could not get the desired start as they lost Mishra in the third over with team score at 11/1. But then Gilchrist and Suman took the charge and got into an impressive partnership of 77 runs and took the team score to 88 in just 10.2 overs. Deccan’s lost Gilchrist and Rohit Sharma in the span of 7 runs and were 95/3 in 11.4 overs. Symonds and Suman then made sure that no more wickets are lost and they both played superb cricket . Deccan Chargers were 125/3 in 15 overs and needed 60 off last 5 overs. Suman and Symonds launhed an all over attack and took the team to victory. Deccan Chargers needed 8 to win in last over and they did that in style. Deccan Chargers registered a comprehensive victory by 7 wickets.

Match main points

* Royal Challengers Bangalore: 50 runs in 6.4 overs, Extras 6
* JH Kallis: 50 off 35 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
* Royal Challengers Bangalore: 100 runs in 14.4 overs, Extras 9
* Royal Challengers Bangalore: 150 runs in 17.5 overs, Extras 15
* Innings Break: Royal Challengers Bangalore – 184/6 in 20.0 overs

* Deccan Chargers: 50 runs in 7.5 overs, Extras 2
* Deccan Chargers: 100 runs in 12.3 overs, Extras 7
* TL Suman: 50 off 43 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
* Deccan Chargers: 150 runs in 16.4 overs, Extras 8
* A Symonds: 50 off 24 balls (5 x 4, 3 x 6)

Match 40 Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Deccan Chargers Scorecard

Match Details
Match: 40 T20, IPL3
Venue: M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Date: April 8, 2010
Time: 8:00 pm

Today in the 40th match of DLF IPL 2010, Deccan Chargers will take Royal Challengers Bangalore at Chinnaswamy Stadium Bangalore. Royal Challengers Bangalore lost the last match to Delhi Daredevils and have slipped down to 4th position in points table. On the other hand, Deccan Chargers also lost the last match to Rajasthan Royals and would thus have to win this match to get up in the points table. With the win of KKR, the place in semi’s is open and teams need to fight fiercely to secure the place. Royal Challengers Bangalore are playing at home and would make sure that they don’t repeat the mistakes did in earlier matches. Gilchrist’s team is capable of turning table’s and its hightime that they do it now.

IPL 2010 Team
Royal Challengers Bangalore Team
A Kumble (Captain),, B Akhil, KP Appanna, RV Uthappa, MV Boucher, R Dravid, SP Goswami, JH Kallis, V Kohli, R Vinay Kumar, B Kumar, P Kumar, A Mithun, EJG Morgan, MK Pandey, KP Pietersen, SPD Smith, S Sriram, DW Steyn, LRPL Taylor, D du Preez, RE van der Merwe, CL White.

Deccan Chargers Team
A Gilchrist (captain/wicket keeper), RJ Harris, DR Smith, A Symonds, WPUJC Vaas, Y Venugopal Rao, MR Marsh, B Sumanth, MD Mishra, AA Reddy, AA Bilakhia, HH Gibbs, VVS Laxman, DB Ravi Teja, RG Sharma, TL Suman, AS Yadav, Anirudh Singh, PP Ojha, Harmeet Singh, RP Singh, KAJ Roach, R Sharma, Jaskarandeep Singh Bhuttar.

Final eleven will be announced before match.

Match: 35 T20, IPL3
Venue: Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Date: April 4, 2010
Time – 8:00 pm
Toss: Delhi Daredevils elected to bat
Result: Delhi Daredevils won by 37 runs

Delhi Daredevils won the toss and decided to bat first. Sehwag and Warner opened the innings for them and got to a decent start. The first wicket partnership of 41 ended when Sehwag was bowled by Mithun. Gambhir was also run out cheaply and Delhi were 52/2 in 5.4 overs. Warner then played some superb shots and hit few sixes before he was caught by Kohli near the fence. Soon Karthik also got out and the team was down at 90/4 in 10.3 overs. But then Collingwood took the charge and started hitting ball all over the park. He played some sensational shots and completed his half century. Vettori also chipped in with useful 19 and helped Delhi post a total of 184/5 in 20 overs.

Royal Challengers Bangalore opened the innings with Kallis and C White but White got out in the 4th over of the innings when the score was just 25. Chasing 185, Kallis was the one who had to shoulder the responsibility and he did scored a fifty and stood firm on one end but the middle order failed and none could support him well and thus with increasing pressure, he also got out leaving RCB in trouble at 118/5 in 15.5 overs. The chase was never easy and with the fall of Kallis it looked all over. RCB could manage only 147/9 in 20 overs and thus lost by 37 runs.

Match Notes/ Main Points
* Delhi Daredevils: 50 runs in 5.2 overs (33 balls), Extras 1
* Delhi Daredevils: 100 runs in 11.4 overs (72 balls), Extras 2
* P Collingwood: 50 off 37 balls (2 x 4, 4 x 6)
* Delhi Daredevils: 150 runs in 17.3 overs (108 balls), Extras 4
* Royal Challengers Bangalore: 50 runs in 8.5 overs (54 balls), Extras 2
* Royal Challengers Bangalore: 100 runs in 13.6 overs (85 balls), Extras 2
* J Kallis: 50 off 38 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)

Match 35 Delhi Daredevils vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Scorecard

Match: 35 T20, IPL3
Venue: Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Date: April 4, 2010
Time – 8:00 pm

The second best team will take on the third best team today at the Feroz Shah Kotla ground at 8pm. Royal Challengers Bangalore have played superb cricket so far and have thus placed themselves at second spot in the points table. On the other hand, after some hiccups, Delhi Daredevils are now back into action and will give a real challenge to RCB.
Today’s match is expected to be a run feast as batsmen from both the teams are looking in very good form.Thus in today’s match, we can expect fireworks from batsmen of both teams which eventually would make Sunday’s encounter a sensational one.

IPL 2010 Squad
Royal Challengers Bangalore squad
A Kumble (Captain),, B Akhil, KP Appanna, RV Uthappa, MV Boucher, R Dravid, SP Goswami, JH Kallis, V Kohli, R Vinay Kumar, B Kumar, P Kumar, A Mithun, EJG Morgan, MK Pandey, KP Pietersen, SPD Smith, S Sriram, DW Steyn, LRPL Taylor, D du Preez, RE van der Merwe, CL White.

Delhi Daredevils
Gautam Gambhir (Captain), V Sehwag, DA Warner, S Ladda, Joginder Singh, R Bhatia, AB de Villiers, TM Dilshan, MC Henriques, KM Jadhav, KD Karthik, AB McDonald, MF Maharoof, VY Mahesh, M Manhas, A Mishra, DP Nannes, A Nehra, WD Parnell, S Ranjan, AM Salvi, PJ Sangwan, Sarandeep Singh, U Yadav

Match: 31st T20, IPL3
Venue: Mohali
Date: April 2, 2010
Toss: Kings XI Punjab elected to bat first.
Result: Royal Challengers won by 6 wickets

Today in the match number 31, Kings XI Punjab were in do or die situation after loosing 6 of the last 7 matches. They had to win this match if they wanted to stay in the competition and thus after winning the toss, they decided to bat first. The start was not good as they lost the priced wicket of Shaun Marsh when the team score was just 3. But Bisla and Sangakkara then took the score past 50. Bopara, Yuvraj and Irfan Pathan contributed to the team score and helped them post a target of 180/5 in 20 overs.

Chasing the target of 181, Royal Challengers Bangalore lost Kallis when the score was 28. But Pandey and Pieterson steadied the innings. Kevin Pieterson was the main stay of Royal Challengers and it was his innings which helped the Challengers look that total small. Virat Kohli also played a superb knock of 42 and took the team closer to victory. The final nail was driven by Uthapa who scored 22 off just 8 balls and snatched victory from the jaws of Kings XI Punjab. Royal Challengers Bangalore were able to win the match by 6 wickets in 19.1 overs.

Match Notes

* Kings XI Punjab: 50 runs in 7.1 overs (43 balls), Extras 0
* Kings XI Punjab: 100 runs in 13.1 overs (81 balls), Extras 6
* Kings XI Punjab: 150 runs in 17.6 overs (111 balls), Extras 9

* Royal Challengers Bangalore: 50 runs in 5.6 overs (37 balls), Extras 1
* Royal Challengers Bangalore: 100 runs in 12.3 overs (76 balls), Extras 4
* Royal Challengers Bangalore: 150 runs in 16.5 overs (102 balls), Extras 4
* KP Pietersen: 50 off 37 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)

Match 31 Kings XI Punjab vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Scorecard