Story The Royal Journey|Royal Challenge 4 Royal Challengers-easy, isn't it?

[Dipak]

who bowled the super over?

 

[Prithvi]

who bowled the super over?

Super Over details:

Delhi Daredevils:
Meet Jajal to Virender Sehwag: Two runs.
Meet Jajal to Virender Sehwag: Two runs.
Meet Jajal to Virender Sehwag: four runs.
Meet Jajal to Virender Sehwag: Out.
Meet Jajal to Venugopal Rao: No runs.
Meet Jajal to Venugopal Rao: No runs.
Final Total: 8-1.

Deccan Chargers:
Meet Jajal to Sangakkara: Out.
Meet Jajal to Cameron White: No runs.
Meet Jajal to Cameron White: four runs.
Meet Jajal to Cameron White: Out.
Final Total: 4- all out.

 

[Dipak]

Wow, Meet Jajal should play for India. He's an amazing bowler giving away so less runs in a super over.

 

[The Rock]

Wow, Meet Jajal should play for India. He's an amazing bowler giving away so less runs in a super over.

I dont think so. I have a strong feeling that he has links with all the DCs! And maybe, Sehwag too!



This story has totally shifted its focus towards Meet Jajal. BTW where are the Royal Challengers?

 

[Dipak]

This story has totally shifted its focus towards Meet Jajal. BTW where are the Royal Challengers?

in Meet Jajal's house discussing their tactics

 

[Meet]

PCCS: Meet's Journey to bookie. \Around the Grounds- A tie\

Time to change the title.

 

[Dipak]

Time to change the title.

So how much money did you give out for the tie Meet?

 

[Prithvi]

Jajal Meet Shining with his Apt Predictions​

A prominent member of planetcricket, Meet Jajal, has been kept under observation cause he has been predicting every match correctly in the website planetcricket.org. The planetcricket officials have officially investigated on the matter and they've come out with a result "can be anything".

According to reports, Jajal Meet, 15, who has been a good member of planetcricket from 08-02-2009, has been predicting all the IPL games accurately. The recent tie between Delhi and Deccan was accurately predicted by Meet, which made members consider it a serious matter. Many members like Dipak, Rock have had an eye on him and they gave him a clean chit as he had no relations with any bookies. Many are still doubtful, PC mod police is soon to look into matter seriously so that the thing is completely cleared.

 

[Aussie Team]

It's going too worst atm...

 

[The Rock]

It's going too worst atm...

Well, I dont think so. Some fun outside the topic is OK!

@Binnu: So lets get back to the topic now

 

[Prithvi]

Well, I dont think so. Some fun outside the topic is OK!

@Binnu: So lets get back to the topic now

Nah dude, I'm busy with exams and doing match is impossible now. So, just to keep this alive, I tried something like that, no other intentions behind.
And also Meet, sorry if you are hurt by any means.

 

[Dipak]

Many members like Dipak, Rock have had an eye on him and they gave him a clean chit as he had no relations with any bookies

He has no relation with bookies. He is a bookie (in this story)
(no offence intended)

 

[Prithvi]

Royal Challengers Bangalore v Rajasthan Royals

Match 20 of the DLF Indian Premier League, Live from M. Chinnaswami Stadium, Bengaluru.
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Toss:
Kohli spins the coin, Warne calls heads. The coin lands tails. Kohli wins the toss and decides to field first. Kohli says "One change, Chris Gayle in for Rilee Rossouw."

Line ups:

ರಾಯಲ್ ಚಾಲೆಂಜರ್ಸ್ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು
9. M Agarwal
333. C. Gayle
05. V Kohli*
17. AB de Villiers†
42. C Pujara
15. S Tiwary
11. D Vettori
34. Z Khan
55. D Nannes
29. A Mithun
37. S Aravind


राजस्थान रॉयल्स
33. S Watson
5. A Paunikar†
19. R Dravid
32. LRPL Taylor
14. A Menaria
22. J Botha
4. A Raut
18. S Binny
23. S Warne*
9. A Singh
7. S Trivedi


​

First Innings:
After having decent amount of rainfall in the evening, the match began twenty minutes late, but the match remained un truncated because they din't lose much of time. Bangalore, who won the toss, had no other option of batting because the ball was swinging due to the heavy winds and the moisture in air was in higher rates, which are generally considered as the bowler friendly conditions. Abhimanyu Mithun and Zaheer Khan started the proceedings off for Royal Challengers Bangalore, but Shane Watson and Amit Paunikar stood strong and they were in no mood to lose an early wicket. They played perfect orthodox cricket- may be, Rahul Dravid, the player with most experience at Bangalore in RR's campaign might have ordered to play such kind of cricket. They played pretty slow cricket when they started the things off, but as they crossed 11th over, they started scoring at a faster rate. Right from eleventh over, their run rate drastically increased and never got down below 7 after that.

Dirk Nannes finally provided a breakthrough for RCB, in the 19th over. He removed his country mate, Shane Watson, who played a careless shot back to Nannes. Nannes took the return catch perfectly, in just a reaction time of 0.8 seconds. The local Bangalore hero, Rahul Dravid walked in after the dismissal of Shane Watson. The crowd went mad when he was walking in- as it was a surprise walk to him because the management was expected to send out some hard hitter. Dravid straightaway played a beautiful shot over covers for a four, soon after his arrival. The Bengaluru crowd was on cloud 9, when Rahul drove that ball past extra cover, which made the score 123.

Virat Kohli took a calculated risk as he himself took the bowling. But who knew, he took two wickets in that last over, which meant Rajasthan were restricted to 130 runs. Amit Paunikar, who reached his half century, couldn't keep the thing going as he gave an easy catch to Saurabh Tiwary, who was at mid on. The ball was chipped into the air towards mid on and Saurabh Tiwary was ready there, taking the easy catch.

Then walked in the stepson of Royal Challengers Bangalore- Luteru Ross Poutoa Lote Taylor, who won many matches off his own hand for Royal Challengers Bangalore when he played for them. The crowd greeted his with a huge cheer, as Bengaluru crowd is well known as loyal crowd. All his pre-start anticipations turned out to be epic fail, when Kohli was all set to bowl the first hat trick ball in his career. Taylor, trying to hit the ball for a six, lofted the ball high up in the air, which was a catch for deep mid wicket, Zaheer Khan. Although it was a Royal Challenge for Zaheer Khan, but himself being a royal Challenger, he could successfully face it.

Ashok Menaria, the Indian under 19 captain walked in, but it was too late as he just had one ball left to face. He could just score two off that last ball, as mid on Saurabh Tiwary messed up while picking up the ball. Royals ended their batting with a good 130 on the board. Watson scored 68 off 62 deliveries, Paunikar scored 50 off 51 deliveries, Dravid scored 5 from 2 and Menaira scored 2 from 1.

Dirk Nannes and Virat were the only two bowlers to take the wickets, although Gayle and Zaheer Khan had impressive economy rates while compared to others. So, Royal Challengers Bangalore needed 131 from 120 balls.

Second Innings:
Mayank Agarwal and Chris Gayle walked in to start the proceedings off for Royal Challengers Bangalore- where as Watson was ready with the ball. Agarwal just kept on defending the balls as they scored just 4 off the first over. Binny looked impressive from the other end as well, which meant Royal Challengers Bangalore were 9 for no loss at the end of second over. Chris Gayle finally broke out with his classical shots. Mayank Agarwal, who scored a boundary in the second ball of the third over, rotated the strike over to Christiopher Henery Gayle. Gayle greeted Shane Watson with a lovely boundary between backward point and third man. The ball just went like bullet. He was in no mood to play defense, he made his intentions clear after following up that boundary with another boundary over wide long on and a huge six over deep mid wicket. Royal Challengers Bangalore were successful in their patch work as they were going at a rate of above 8 at the end of the third.

Stuart Binny provided Rajasthan Royals a break through as Mayank played a silly shot, which ended up as an easy catch to Shane Warne, who was at mid wicket. Then walked in the skipper himself, Virat Kohli. Kohli, as in the last game, played a gentlemen's cricket, where as Gayle was scoring at a good rate at the other end. He kept on scoring boundaries and sixes coming at constant rate, which kept the pressure off from Royal Challengers Bangalore side.

Warne was having few issues with his fitness, which took him out of the ground- which meant Rahul Dravid was to lead Rajasthan Royals at Bengaluru.
Although the required rate was below 5, but Dravid managed to prolong the game till the end, by restricting big hitters to play slower cricket. Finally, Siddarth Trivedi could stop Chris Gayle as he took his wicket when Gayle scored 79 from 45 balls, which included 4 huge sixes and 7 scintillating boundaries. AB de Villiers, who played good cricket for couple of balls, tried to loft the balls for sixes. He failed miserably when Johan Botha turned the ball and Jacob Oram took the catch (Substitute fielder for Shane Warne). It was just a run, which RCB required to win, when Asad Pathan took a single to blow up the fireworks at Bengaluru. Royal Challengers Bangalore win by 7 wickets. was what the huge LED was displaying. This win makes the Royal Challengers to get their 5th win in the tournament- the team not to lose any games so far.

Awards:
The man of the match was given to Chris Gayle, whose aggressive 79(45) paved the way for Royal Challengers Bangalore' victory. Karbon Kamaal catch was given to Zaheer Khan for his beautiful catch. DLF Maximum sixes was actually a sharing affair between Chris Gayle and Shane Watson. But as Gayle was the maximum scorer of these two, he was awarded the DLF maximum sixes award.

Next RCB match:
April 23rd, 2011: Kolkata Knight Riders v Royal Challengers Bangalore at Kolkata.

 

[6ry4nj]

I'm sorry but if you are no wickets down after 18 in an IPL match, you will be scoring at more than a run a ball. Why did RR not already have 170 - if not 190?

 

[Prithvi]

I'm sorry but if you are no wickets down after 18 in an IPL match, you will be scoring at more than a run a ball. Why did RR not already have 170 - if not 190?

I decreased the batting abilities of RR batsmen and RCB bowlers, cause to make the thing realistic as I mentioned it rained. I shouldn't have unchecked the "Wicket Taker" abilities for bowlers like Zaheer and Vettori, which could have made it bit realistic.