ROYAL CHALLENGERS V SUNRISERS, IPL 2014, BANGALORE
De Villieris's storm fetter Sunrisers to rise
Royal Challengers Bangalore possess the most power - packed batting line - up in IPL. They hadn't fired in UAE leg of the tournament, but now they back in their home ground their potential and caliber is re ignited under home condition which very much suited the batsmen.
It was electrifying Sunday when Bangalore chased down 156. No team chasing here 156 or less had ever lost. RCB came close doing that they lost Virat, & Parthiv without scoring. After that Gayle suddenly change his gear for a while but failed to drive the innings at the similar pace. He dismissed at the crucial juncture. Playing first match in IPL Rilee Rossouw, sent in to bat at 6 for 2, was out after scoring 14 off 23. Yuvraj Singh then went for 14 off 16. Royal Challengers needed 61 from 33, and they were sinking.
But they still had A B de Villiers, RCB last hope. AB who was getting down on one knee and launching anything remotely full over the straight boundary. Darren Sammy conceded 17 overs encompassing 2 maximum and a four. After that Steyn and Bhuveneshwar Kumar pulled things back and ball was in Sunriser court. Final show was yet to come in the form of Absolutely Brilliant de Villiers. AB smashed 24 runs in 19th over and bring his team close to victory. AB made the winning hit in the next over and get his team over the line by single handedly. Until AB embrace his arm, the match was totally going in favor of Sunriser. Stupendous AB proved that why he is most destructive and dangerous batsman in the world.
Batting first Sunriser after losing two wickets early, both Shikhar and Warner had put up a great show added 62 runs. After Shikhar departs, Warner had strive to steer the innings well supported by middle order batsmen. Eventually they posted the total 152 runs. It still seemed like they hadn't put enough on the board, considering the venue and their opponents, and in the end Royal Challengers simply had one world - class batsman too many.
But they still had A B de Villiers, RCB last hope. AB who was getting down on one knee and launching anything remotely full over the straight boundary. Darren Sammy conceded 17 overs encompassing 2 maximum and a four. After that Steyn and Bhuveneshwar Kumar pulled things back and ball was in Sunriser court. Final show was yet to come in the form of Absolutely Brilliant de Villiers. AB smashed 24 runs in 19th over and bring his team close to victory. AB made the winning hit in the next over and get his team over the line by single handedly. Until AB embrace his arm, the match was totally going in favor of Sunriser. Stupendous AB proved that why he is most destructive and dangerous batsman in the world.
Batting first Sunriser after losing two wickets early, both Shikhar and Warner had put up a great show added 62 runs. After Shikhar departs, Warner had strive to steer the innings well supported by middle order batsmen. Eventually they posted the total 152 runs. It still seemed like they hadn't put enough on the board, considering the venue and their opponents, and in the end Royal Challengers simply had one world - class batsman too many.
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