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Fri, 23 September 2011
Warriors beat Bangalore by three wickets
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23:17
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Warriors beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by three wickets in a Champions Leagie T20 match in Bangalore on Friday.
Chasing 173 to win the visitors reached home in the last ball of the match.
Parnell hit Aravind for a boundary off the penultimate ball and took a couple off the last to ensure a win for the South African team.
Ashwell Prince top scored for Warriors with a 55-ball 74 while Johan Botha contributed a 24-ball 42.
22:43
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Warriors have lost Boucher and Kreusch but Prince is doing a good job for them.
The left-hander has reached a well-deserved half century with a boundary over midwicket off Mithun. He celebrates the same by hitting the bowler's next ball for another boundary, on this occasion over extra cover.
A glorious drive by Botha, off Vettori, not only finds its way to the fence but also helps Warriors surpass the 100-run mark.
The visitors have reached 110 for four after 14 overs. It is a tough ask ahead for them with the asking rate going up with each passing over.
22:17
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Aravind has accounted for Smuts (12) but Prince and Ingram add 18 in just two overs.
Vettori comes in to bowl in the eighth over and strikes with his third ball, having Ingram (15) caught by Mithun at deep square leg.
Mark Boucher comes out to bat. Just one run comes off Vettori's first over.
Warriors 57 for two after eight overs.
21:52
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Ashwell Prince and Smuts open for Warriors and Chris Gayle with start for Bangalore.
A good first over by Gayle, only three runs coming off it.
Aravind bowls the second over and Smuts smashes the first ball over mid-off for a maximum.
Three balls later, Prince hits to the midwicket boundary. Aravind's first over costs Bangalore 12 runs.
Prince welcomes Gayle by hitting the first ball of his second over long-off for a maximum. Gayle follows up with successive wides and his second legitimate ball is also hit for a maximum, over long-on on this occasion.
Warriors 30 without loss after three overs.
21:29
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The wickets are falling in a heap now.
Theron has struck thrice in the penultimate over. In His first ball, RCB captain Daniel Vettori (8) hits straight to Ashwell Prince at deep midwicket.
Three balls later, Mohammad Kaif (26) finds Parnell at deep square leg and in Theron's final ball Abhimanyu Mithun (4) hits straight to Tsotsobe at long-off.
Theron's triple strike has pegged RCB back considerably. However, Aravind and Syed Mohammad ensure there's no further damage in the final over by Parnell.
RCB make 172 for eight in their stipulated 20 overs.
21:03
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De Villiers and Kohli put together 52 runs, off just 41 balls, for the third wicket before Theron has the latter caught by Parnell at deep square leg.
Saurabh Tiwary comes in to bat and hits the first ball he faces to the fence.
He is fortunate though as Parnell drops him in the deep off Boje.
De Villiers, meanwhile, continues to hit big. He smashes Botha for a maximum over deep midwicket. However, the bowler has his revenge in the next ball, having him caught by Tsotsobe at long leg.
De Villiers made 31.
RCB 113 for four after 14 overs.
20:47
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AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli are combining well for RCB.
The duo have put together a 50-plus partnership for the third wicket.
RCB has reached 82 for two after 10 overs.
20:29
Chris Gayle starts in his belligerent self, smashing for a six over extra cover and a boundary over the same area.
The former Windies skipper then hits a maximum over long-on off Tsotsobe before smashing the next ball to the midwicket fence.
However, a spectacular catch by Warriors' skipper Botha running back from mid-on cuts short his innings, Wayne Parnell being the beneficiary.
Gayle's 14-ball 23 was a good start curtailed at the right time. AB de Villiers comes in to bat.
RCB 46 for two after five overs.
20:09
Live Scorecard:
Chris Gayle and Mayank Agarwal open the batting for Bangalore and it is Lonwabo Tsotsobe who starts with the ball for the Warriors.
Tsotsobe strikes with his fourth ball, having Agarwal caught by Colin Ingram at extra cover.
The batsman had failed to open his account. Virat Kohli comes in to bat.
RCB three for one after the first over.
Teams:
Royal Challengers Bangalore:
Daniel Vettori (captain), Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Mohammad Kaif, Saurabh Tiwary, Abhimanyu Mithun, Syed Mohammad, Dirk Nannes, Sreenath Aravind.
Warriors:
Johann Botha (captain), Ashwell Prince, Colin Ingram, Jon-Jon Smuts, Mark Boucher, Craig Thyssen, Justin Kreusch, Nicky Boje, Lonwabo Tsotsobe, Juan Theron, Wayne Parnell.
19:32
Warriors won the toss and invited Royal Challengers Bangalore to bat first in the Champions League game in Bangalore on Friday.
"We would have also liked to field first," admits RCB captain Daniel Vettori.
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