Kallis keeps Bangalore hope alive in a must win over Delhi by 7 wickets

Jacques Kallis bowled a brilliantly taking 1 wicket and being economical giving away just 17 runs in 4 overs then also scored an unbeaten 58 runs to help Royal Challengers Bangalore beat title favorite Delhi Daredevils by 7 wicket with 6 balls remaining on Tuesday, May 19th at Johannesburg.

Delhi restricted to 134/7 in 20 overs as Pravin Kumar took 2 crucial wicket of Sehwag and Manhas in 1st over and then regular fall of wickets did not allow Delhi Daredevils to achieve a high score. Dinesh Kartik scored the highest with just 28 runs.

Bangalore slowly but steadily along with Dravid(38 runs) and Kallis 58 took control of the chase and a quickfire 25 of 13 balls with 3 big sixes towards the end by Ross Taylor saw Bangalore Royal Challengers through keeping alive the hope to make it to the semifinals. of IPL2009

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Delhi Daredevils (DD) Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) - IPL 2009 52nd Match

In the 52nd match of 2009 Indian Premier League, Today’s match at Johannesburg, 16.30 local time (SA), 14.30 GMT, 8.00PM IST is a must win for the Royal Challengers Bangalore who find themselves at sixth position with 12 points but can still go through to the semi finals if they win their last two matches.

The Delhi Daredevils were completely dominant in their last match against the Rajasthan Royals. AB De Villiers, Dilshan and Dinesh Karthik are in great touch through out the tournament. Ashish Nehra is just two wickets away from the Purple Cap. Farveez Maharoof, Dirk Nannes and Amit are doing well and able to pick up wickets.

The Royal Challengers Bangalore have been playing pretty good cricket in the last few matches and won last match against Chennai Super Kings. Ross Taylor has been in great form with two consecutive match winning knocks. Royal Challengers are lacking in bowling compared to Delhi Daredevils.

Delhi Daredevils Playing 11 for Today Match

Gautam Gambhir, David Warner, Tillakaratne Dilshan, AB de Villiers, Virender Sehwag(C), Dinesh Karthik(WK), Rajat Bhatia, Amit Mishra, Pradeep Sangwan, Ashish Nehra, Dirk Nannes.

Royal Challengers Bangalore Playing 11 for Today Match

Anil Kumble (C), Jacques Kallis, Robin Uthappa, Ross Taylor, Rahul Dravid, Virat Kohli, Jesse Ryder, Mark Boucher (WK), KP Appanna, B Akhil, R Vinay Kumar.

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