Indian Premier League (India)

Delhi Daredevils vs Bangalore Royal Challengers, T20

The target could have been even steeper but thankfully it wasn't orelse Bangalore would have ended too far away. The start was terrible for the Royal Challengers as they lost too many wickets at the top. Kallis and Dravid did a brilliant job with that superb partnership in the middle but they always needed that one big over which could turn the tables. That never happened and the ask was too daunting in the end. This match looked tight but it was always a comprehensive win if you look at the comparisons at crucial stages. Well then, with this win, Delhi move up to the second spot in the points tally, Bangalore plunge to deeper depths as they fail to impress yet again. By the way, tomorrow is no weekend but we have a double header on the cards. Do join us then. Till then from all of us here in the comm box, it is good bye and good night. Adios...

Glenn McGrath is the Man of the Match for his spectacular bowling figures of 4 for 29 from his complete quota of 4 overs.

Shikhar Dhawan picks up the DLF Maximum Sixes Award.

Delhi DareDevils win by 10 runs!

19.6 Sehwag to Boucher, 1 run, flighted on the middle and leg, Boucher comes down the track and looks to hoick it over the top, mistimed to deep mid wicket for a single only, that is it... All over for B'lore!!!

19.5 Sehwag to Boucher, FOUR!!, lobbed up on the stumps, Boucher drills it straight down the ground for four, ruthlessly done!!!

19.4 Sehwag to Boucher, SIX!!, short delivery from Sehwag, Boucher goes on the backfoot and gets into a great position, pulls it way over deep mid wicket for a biggie! too little too late...

All over really for Bangalore!

19.3 Sehwag to Kohli, 1 run, another mistimed slog on that occasion, only a single as he gets off the mark

19.2 Sehwag to Boucher, 1 run, short delivery on the middle and leg, Boucher mistimes a pull to deep mid wicket

19.1 Sehwag to Boucher, SIX!!, flighted on the middle and leg, Boucher sends it packing over long on, Bhatia gets a hand to it but he has tipped it over onto the ropes, sloppy work in the end after getting a hand to it, catch dropped!!

Virat Kohli, right handed bat, comes to the crease

30 off the last over now! Still possible?

Vettori to Kallis, out Bowled!! Vettori bowls the faster delivery as Kallis comes down the track to heave it over the top, makes no contact and the ball thuds into the off stump! big wicket! Kallis b Vettori 54(44) [4s-6 6s-1]

18.5 Vettori to Boucher, 1 run, flighted on the middle and leg, Boucher comes down the track and looks to hoist it over the top, inside edges it to fine leg for a single, streaky shot!

18.4 Vettori to Kallis, 1 run, drives it to long off

18.3 Vettori to Boucher, 1 run, flighted on the middle and leg, Boucher clobbers it to deep mid wicket, on the bounce and a great stop by Dhawan saves a certain boundary!

18.2 Vettori to Kallis, 1 run, flighted on the middle and leg and Kallis swats it to long on for a single only

18.1 Vettori to Boucher, 1 run, flighted on the middle and leg, Boucher makes room outside the leg stump and smashes it back to the bowler, good half stop but the ball deflects away wide for a single, Boucher wants the second and he comes steaming in, Kallis wants to keep the strike and so he does!

Daniel Vettori is back into the attack

35 more now... Someone of this two needs to score the maximum in this over, last over can be scary!

17.6 Asif to Boucher, 1 run, short delivery and Boucher pulls it all along the ground to deep mid wicket for a single

17.5 Asif to Boucher, 2 runs, too full again, angled into the right hander, Boucher clips it to deep mid wicket for a couple, that was travelling to the fence but what an effort from McGrath, sliding stop and he manages to get rid of the ball before touching the ropes!

17.4 Asif to Kallis, 1 run, back of a length delivery on the middle and leg, Kallis mistimes a pull to long on

17.3 Asif to Kallis, FOUR!!, too full and take that for a shot, Kallis makes room outside the leg stump and smashes it straight down the ground for four, poor delivery at this stage, this is Kallis's highest score in a Twenty20 game!

17.2 Asif to Kallis, FOUR!!, overpitched and Kallis whips it between midwicket and long on, uppish and agonisingly close to the diving fielder inside the ring, Asif has his hands up on the head, very disappointed but that was a great effort!

17.1 Asif to Boucher, 1 run, full on the middle and leg, Boucher looks to hoick it over mid wicket, inside edge goes right past the stumps, mighty close to the stumps on that occasion, streaky really!

Mohammad Asif is back into the attack

48 off the remaining three overs, this over should decide the most of it!

16.6 Mahesh to Boucher, 1 run, what an over from the young man, full outside the off stump, Boucher can only drive it to long off for a single, retains the strike, only 4 coming from it!

16.5 Mahesh to Boucher, 2 runs, full outside the off stump, Boucher looks to heave it inside out, skied off the outside edge for a couple, falls safe, lucky that it didn't carry to the man in the deep

16.4 Mahesh to Boucher, no run, back of a length delivery outside the off stump, Boucher looks to tap it away very fine, straight to the fielder at cover point

16.3 Mahesh to Boucher, no run, slightly short but mighty close to the off stump, Boucher looks to cut, under edges it past the stumps!

16.2 Mahesh to Kallis, 1 run, full outside the off stump, Kallis makes room outside the leg stump and drives it to long off for a single

There was a stumping chance too as Kallis hopped out of the crease after digging the yorker out, the keeper messed up on that occasion.

16.1 Mahesh to Kallis, no run, lovely delivery from Mahesh first up, yorker on the stumps, Kallis looks to dig it out, inside edge onto the pads, lucky that it didn't run back onto the stumps, close shave!

Yo Mahesh will bowl his final over

15.6 McGrath to Boucher, FOUR!!, high full toss on the middle and leg, whipped between midwicket and long on, in the air for quite sometime and just wide of the diving fielder inside the ring, woefully close! McGrath is not happy with himself, what a spell this has been anyways!

15.5 McGrath to Boucher, no run, back of a length delivery on the middle and leg, Boucher shuffles across and turns it straight to the fielder at short mid wicket

15.4 McGrath to Kallis, 1 run, fuller length outside the off stump, Kallis drives it to long off

Mark Boucher, right handed bat, comes to the crease

McGrath to Dravid, out Caught by Sehwag at mid off!! Full and well wide outside the off stump, Dravid looks to swat it across the line, gets a big top edge, far too much of elevation on that occasion, skied up and neatly pouched inside the ring, big wicket this and McGrath has delivered the goods for Virender Sehwag! Dravid c Sehwag b McGrath 38(30) [4s-4 6s-1]

15.2 McGrath to Kallis, 1 run, yorker length delivery on the stumps, Kallis jams it to long on for a single