Vinay Kumar boosts Bangalore in win

Vinay Kumar sparked a turnaround after Kolkata had raced to 61 in the Powerplay, and his show contained everything that Bangalore lacked in the first half of Kolkata's innings. He varied his pace well and used the bouncer to good effect, a ploy that had worked wonders against Rajasthan Royals when they had been shot out for 92 but one that Bangalore hadn't used consistently. A slower ball accounted for Ganguly who pulled straight to square leg, and Angelo Mathews was induced into mistiming one to point off a short delivery. In between, Kallis had undone Manoj Tiwary with pace as he miscued a pull to be caught. Three wickets had fallen for two runs in nine balls, and Bangalore had snatched the momentum.

Throughout his knock and amid the slide, Brendon McCullum had threatened to overcome Bangalore's revival, sweeping and pulling Sridharan Sriram for 18 in an over, and frustrating Vinay with edges over and past third man. But Kumble, who recovered brilliantly to emerge as Bangalore's most economical bowler, had him caught in the deep and Steyn's fiery pace, mixed with Vinay's accuracy at the death restored Bangalore's advantage.