Bangalore won by 3 runs

Kumble came into bowl the final over as Hyderabad required 20 runs from it. Bangar started off with a single. Yadav then added another single. Bangar then scored two consecutive sixes. Bangar then added another single. Yadav then managed to score just a single of the last ball. Bangalore won by 3 runs in a breath taking encounter. Zaheer Khan was then brought back and he removed Styris on the first ball as he played across the line and was caught in front. The new man in was Sanjay Bangar, who was immediately off the mark. The new man is Yadav who takes a single via a leg bye. Zaheer then ended the over with a dot ball. Hyderabad were 137/6 after 19 overs. Steyn then continued his spell as Afridi was then removed of the first ball as he went for another big one. The new man in was Scott Styris. Laxman then took a single of the next ball. Styris was then off the mark with a drive in the cover region. Laxman then added another single to the total. Styris then added another single to the total. Laxman was then caught in front by kumar as he was given lbw. Hyderabad were 132/5 after 18 overs. Kallis then cama back into the attack as Sharma scored a boundary of the first ball and then scored another huge six of the next ball. Sharma then added another single to the total. Laxman then added another single to the total. Sharma was then hold out in the deep as he went for another big one. The new man in was Afridi and he was off the mark immediately as Hyderabad were 128/3 after 17 overs. Steyn was then brought back into the attack as he started off with a dot ball. Sharma then stole a quick single. Laxman then added another single to the total as he missed out on a pull. Sharma then charged down the track but missed it completely for another dot ball and then added another single to the score. Laxman then finished the over with a dot ball. Hyderabad were 115/2 after 16 overs. Zaheer Khan was then brought back into the attack as Sharma scored a single of the first ball. Laxman then added another single to the total. Kallis then came back into the attack and Laxman scored a single of the first ball. Sharma then added another single to the total. Laxman then played out a dot ball. Laxman then finished the over with a boundary over mid-wicket as Hyderabad were 105/2 after 14 overs. Kumar then continued as Laxman scored a single of the first ball. Sharma then played out two dot balls. Kumar then bowled a bouncer as Shama allowed it to pass. Sharma then scored a huge six over the mid-wicket region and then finished the over with another dot ball. Hyderabad were 97/2 after 13 overs. Kumble then continued as Laxman scored three boundaries in the over as Hyderabad were starting to build some momentum. Hyderabad were 90/2 after 12 overs. Kallis then continued as Sharma took a single of the first ball via leg bye. Laxman then scored a boundary of the next ball. Laxman then added another single to the total. Kumble then came back as Sharma flicked him for a single in the mid-wicket region. Laxman then scored a single after playing out two dot balls. Kumble then bowled a wide down the leg side. Sharma then finished the over with another single. Hyderabad were 63/2 after 10 overs. Kallis was then introduced into the attack and he started off with a dot ball. Sharma then played out another dot ball. Sharma then took a single via a bye as he completely missed the ball. Kallis then bowled a nasty bouncer as Laxman just let it go. Laxman then scored another single. Sharma then finished the over with another single. Hyderabad were 57/2 after 9 overs. Kumar then continued as Sharma scored a boundary of the first ball. He then scored a single of the next ball. Laxman then placed a ball for another single. Sharma then cut a ball to the boundary to keep the runs coming. He then played out a dot ball. Sharma then finished the over with another single. Hyderabad were 54/2 after 8 overs. Kumble was then introduced into the attack as Laxman scored a single of the first ball. Sharma then added another single of the next ball. Laxman then added another single to the total. Sharma then smashed a huge six of the next ball and then ended the over with another single. Hyderabad were 43/2 after 7 overs. Praveen Kumar was then brought into the attack and he removed Gibbs of is first ball as he was caught in the cover region. The new man in was Rohit Sharma, who started off by playing a dot ball. Laxman then finished the over with another single. Hyderabad were 33/2 after 6 overs. Gibbs then faced Steyn who started off with a bouncer. Gibbs then scored a boundary of the next ball and then played out two dot balls. Gibbs then played out another dot ball and then scored a single of the final ball. Hyderabad were 31/1 after 5 overs. Khan then continued as Laxman then played out a dot ball. Laxman then flicked a ball for another single. Gilchrist then smashed a ball back to the bowler for another dot ball and then flicked the ball to the boundary. Khan then removed Gilly on the naxt ball as Jaffer caught him inches from the boundary. The new man in was Gibbs, but he was not on strike as Laxman ended the over with another boundary. Hyderabad were 26/1 after 4 overs. Steyn then continued his spell as Gilchrist played out two dot ball and then scored a single of the next ball. Laxman then played out a dot ball. Laxman then flicked a ball to the boundary. Laxman then finished the over with another single. Hyderabad were 17/0 after 3 overs. Zaheer Khan then came on to bowl the next over and Laxman scored two runs of the first ball. Laxman then played out a dot ball. Laxman then played out another dot ball. Laxman then sliced a ball to the third man area for another single. Gilly then finished the over with another single. Hyderbad were 11/0 after 2 overs. Steyn came on to bowl the first over for the Bangalore team and he started off with a wide and Gilchrist then took another single via leg bye. Laxman then took a single of the next ball. Gilly then played out a dot ball. Gichrist then scored the first boundary of the Hyderabad innings and after the 1st over they were 7/0. Afridi then continued as Boucher scored a single of the first ball. Dravid then added another single to the total. Boucher flicked a ball in the deep for another single. Dravid went for an ambitious cut but missed it and then played out another dot ball. He then finished the over with another single. Bangalore were 130/5 after 18 overs. Styris was then brought back into the attack as he started off by giving away two singles. Dravid then added another single on the next ball. Boucher then played out a dot ball. Boucher then tried to cut for another dot ball. He then finished the over with another single. Bangalore were 126/5 after 17 overs. Ojha was then brought back in the attack and he started off with a dot ball. Boucher then added a single to the total. Dravid then swept a ball for yet another single. Boucher even tried the sweep for a boundary. He then placed a ball in the deep for another single. Dravid then finished the over with another single. Bangalore were 122/5 after 16 overs. Afridi then came into ball the next over and then removed Misbah-ul-haq on the first ball as he caught him in front of the wicket to get him lbw. The new man in was Mark Boucher and he was immediately off the mark with a single. Dravid then added another single to the total. Boucher finished the over with yet another single. Bangalore were 114/5 after 15 overs. After a steady start the Bangalore team lost their opener Chipli as he was cleaned up by the RP Singh. Virat Kohli then joined in and he and Wasim Jaffer again anchored the innings and build a partnership to anchor the Bangalore innings. After some quick runs and easy singles the Jaffer was then hold out as he again skied another ball but was hold out in the cover region by Gibbs. Banagalore were two down as Jacues Kallis came in the middle. Bangalore were 85/2 after 11 overs. The Hyderabad team won the toss and elected to bat first as the Bangalore team have brought in Misbah-ul-haq and Hyderabad have also brought in Herchele Gibbs. In a tie of the two bottom sides, the match between Bangalore and Hyderabad is very crucial for both the teams as both the teams have registered only one victory and they will were both looking to add another win to their belt.