a wicket on the last ball as Wiese threw his bat at this one outside off, get a leading edge and Smith ran in from deep cover to take the catch
CSK vs RCB, 20th match at Bengaluru, IPL, Apr 22 2015 - Ball by Ball Commentary
11.55pm CSK seal another win, this time in RCB's den with a convincing win and the hosts continue at the bottom of the table. After resurrecting the innings to post 181, it was Ashish Nehra all the way. He dismissed the openers, took two wickets in two pairs and finished with astonishing figures of 4-0-10-4 to lead the wicket-takers' charts now.
Nehra: On this ground 180 is par but the way we contained, we are quite happy. I've been bowling well for the last couple of years but nobody was noticing since I was not taking wickets. I took wicked in the Champions League too, but this time I'm getting noticed.
Virat Kohli: There's not much I can say at this point. We've really disappointed ourselves more than anyone else and we've not really performed as a group. We have to have a talk about it with the team and can't afford to lose matches like this. It's about stringing partnerships…whenever we started a partnership we lost a wicket. We need to take them from 25 to 50-70. The guys need to bee smarter and set themselves up, especially in Bangalore. Having Mitchell back was a big plus, Harshal bowled well, and Iqbal and Chahal got wickets too.
MS Dhoni: We could have done better, there were a few situations where the application was wrong - both batting and bowling. Our spinners need to come up with better performances, they haven't done so well in the tournament and wickets will get slower as the tournament progresses. Faf has been brilliant and we stationed him at mid-off for that, he also talks to the bowlers being a s senior player, if needed. We have fielders who aren't quick but we thrive on our fielding. [For de Villiers' run out] that's the awareness you need on the field, he is fantastic no matter where he is playing. It's an easy wicket if you get him run out.
Raina is the Man of the Match (not Nehra): I worked really hard with Flem, had a good stand with Smith today. My plan was just to be positive for six overs first. I think we were 20 runs short but credit goes to bowlers. Ashish has been amazing for us for the last two years. RCB are still the favourites in the tournament, we need to play better too.
Those are the words from one former captain and two current ones from the international arena, and that's a wrap from this match. Tune it for the sole match tomorrow at 2000 local time, between Delhi Daredevils and Mumbai Indians and we'll entertain you again. Until then, this is Vishal D saying: Ciao!
Krish: "Cannot believe Nehra don't get MoM! Insane."
that's gone like a rocket between point and short third man for four. He got room outside off, stayed back and hammered it behind square for four
swing and a miss for the widish delivery outside off, goes to the keeper
lands it in the block hole outside off as Starc shuffles across and whips it to deep midwicket
back of length outside off, he slams it to off but gets an edge to cover
Over the wicket to Wiese
Kunal: "Virat Kohli as a Captain - Not such a treat so far. RCB should prepare for bottom of the table standing."
short ball angled in, pulled down to long on for one
35 required from six, technically possible. Here's the DJ from round the wicket
nth slower ball off the innings, outside off and Wiese slams this one high and far in the air over the wide long on boundary for a big six. Wiese's efforts proving futile again
short and angled in, pulled away to wide long on for one
Four our hindi readers:
Wow nehra ji ne aaj phir kamaal kar diya .. old is gold .
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) April 22, 2015
rolls his fingers over it again towards middle and leg, Wiese gets some bat for one on the leg side
cuts it in with slower ball at 106kmh, Wiese went back to whip it to off, but was beaten and took it on his groin
slightly back of length towards off stump, steered down to long on for one
bangs it in short and angles it in, Starc gets under that and hooks it over and wide of short fine leg for four
Mohit round the wicket
Vamshi: "The experts were saying all through the ODI world cup that despite their success India needed a left arm seamer. With this type of form, Nehra would have done wonders."
the nth inside edhe of the innings as Starc looks to slam this on leg but gets a single on off behind square
fullish outside off, lofted down to long on after a bounce
stifled appeal for lbw as Wiese misses his slog, gets hit on the pad and the ball deflects past Nehra at short third man for four leg byes
finally connects as he slaps this short of length delivery down the ground towards long off for four
at 132kph now, Wiese heaves the straighter delivery on the leg side but misses
no pace on that one, not much bounce either outside off, he cuts and finds an inside edge
PranavBRC: "Nehra took hat-trick on balls 3.6 16.1 16.2" He bowled an over between those too, his third over
fullish on off stump, driven down to long off for one
pitches it wider outside off, Wiese drives by swinging his arms but only gets an inside edge onto his pads
Over 20 • RCB 154/8