Put into bat, Delhi's skipper once again failed and that too in a crucial do-or-die match. He managed only 11 and struggled to find the form. He consumed 18 balls for his 11 runs. But, his partner and ex-captain Sehwag was in firing mood. He hit 6 fours and a six in his 29 ball innings. His usual cuts and lofted shots boosted the run rate. He was finally caught by Pandey off Merwe for 47.
Sehwag's innings, no one crossed 20 runs. Kumble picked 3 wickets. He was severely punished in the last match against Victoria. But, he proved his class in this match and was the pick of the bowler.
Chasing 139, Delhi had some hope when they dismissed the dangerous Uthappa for just 9. Another hard hitter Pandey pulled his muscle and had to go. He his request for a runner was turned down and he could not continue.
Dravid adn Taylor added 93 for the 2nd wicket in which Dravid scored 32. Though he was not included in the ODI team, he showed his class and proved that he is still capable of playing international ODI cricket.
The man for RC was Taylor. He scored his second fifty of this tournament. This fifty earned his team a consolation win as the result does not have any impact for Bangalore team for the semi final spot as they have alreday missed it.
Taylor's unbeaten 65 came in 38 balls which had 6 fours and 4 sixes. Kohli accompanied him till end and was not out on 24.
Scoreboard:
Match # 17, League B
Date: Saturday Oct 17, 2009
Teams: Royal Challengers Bangalore v. Delhi Daredevils
Captains: A Kumble and G Gambhir
Toss: Royal Challengers Bangalore, decided to field
Venue: Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Result: Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 8 wickets with 29 balls remaining
Points: Royal Challengers 2; Delhi Daredevils 0
Man of the Match: LRPL Taylor off Royal Challengers Bangalore
Delhi Daredevils Innings:
| Batsman | How Out | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s |
| G Gambhir | c Boucher b Steyn | 11 | 18 | 2 | 0 |
| V Sehwag | c Pandey b Merwe | 47 | 29 | 6 | 1 |
| T Dilshan | c & b Kumble | 20 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| D Karthik | lbw b Kumble | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| OA Shah | c B Kumar b Kumble | 17 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| M Tiwari | c Pandey b P Kumar | 11 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| R Bhatia | not out | 16 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| Extras | (b 3, lb 5, w 6) | 14 | - | - | - |
| Total | for 6 wkts in 20 overs | 138 | - | - | - |
Fall of Wickets: 1-48 (Gambhir, 5.4 ov), 2-77 (Sehwag, 9.2 ov), 3-81 (Karthik, 10.3 ov), 4-91 (Dilshan, 12.6 ov), 5-114 (Shah, 16.2 ov), 6-138 (Tiwary, 19.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W |
| Steyn | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| P Kumar | 4 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| B Kumar | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Merwe | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| A Kumble | 3 | 0 | 20 | 3 |
Bangalore Royal Challengers Innings: (139 to win in 20 overs)
| Batsman | How Out | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s |
| M Pandey | retired hurt | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| R Uthappa | c Mishra b Nannes | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| R Dravid | not out | 32 | 26 | 3 | 1 |
| LRPL Taylor | b Nannes | 65 | 38 | 6 | 4 |
| V Kohli | not out | 24 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| Extras | (w 6) | 6 | - | - | - |
| Total | for 2 wkts in 15.1 overs | 139 | - | - | - |
Fall of Wickets: 1-7* (Pandey, retired not out), 1-15 (Uthappa, 3.3 ov), 2-108 (Taylor, 13.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W |
| A Nehra | 3.1 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| D Nannes | 4 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
| G McGrath | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| A Mishra | 4 | 0 | 59 | 0 |
| R Bhatia | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
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