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Chasing a target of 166, Royal Challengers Bangalore managed to defeat the deccan Chargers by 5 wickets. For the Bangalore side, Misbah-ul-Haq (34), Jacques Kallis (31), Dravid (31), Cameron White (31 not out), and B Akhil (27 not out) made useful contributions with the bat. Akhil finished the match for bangalore hitting three sixes in 19th over bowled by Chamara Silva.
Batting first, the Deccan Chargers were poised for a mammoth total when the scoreboard read 100 without any loss in 11th over but Anil Kumble led spin attack bound the Hyderabad batsmen and they could manage a modest total of 165. For Hyderabad, Gibbs scored 47, including six fours and two sixes, while Gilchrist blasted 46 off 37 balls. The last over by Kumble was quite expensive when Venugopal Rao hit two sixes and a four.
Brief Score:
Deccan Chargers, Hyderabad: 165/10
Royal Challengers, Bangalore: 171/5
Man of the Match: Vinay Kumar
