R.C.B vs D.C - What 13 deliveries can do ?

Shock,dismay,disbelief are some of the words that come to mind looking back at RCB's game last night. We batted like our back sides were on fire. Kallis answered his critics of just playing a run a ball innings by pacing his innings till he joined hands with Kohli to rip apart the chargers! Wonderful to watch them play!

RCB adding 93 runs in the last six overs, was a comforting factor for the large turnout! You would have to say we played better cricket for most of the game as the first six overs of the deccan innings also belonged to us! Their run rate was below 6. Then you get the dangerous Gilchrist and in form Rohit Sharma out in quick time, you feel its all over now for the chargers! Thats until, R.C.B discovered what Suman can do! Much like what D.C discovered what Pandey can do in the last year clash!

All said and done...D.C were deserving winners. Held on to their nerves till the end. Teams that play with the attitude of nothing to lose always triumph!

A couple of things to be noted:

1. I think R.C.B bowlers were told that they would be jailed if they bowled a yorker! I don't remember a single attempt to bowl one! Not just in this match, but throughout the tournament. Very strange and frustrating to see length deliveries at the death overs!

2. You look at the scorecard and you will barely notice the fact that between Uthappa, Pandey and Ross Taylor, they have scored just 4 runs, but most importantly have consumed 13 deliveries!!!

That is a god damn crime if there was any. You have three pure strikers of the cricketing ball and all they manage is a strike rate of 30!!!!!! Even if u take a run a ball situation, you are left with 9 deliveries, thats a lot of deliveries to get runs of in T-20!!

Thats one of the perils of batting first! You just don't know how much is good enough to defend! I

Bottom Line

It's harsh on R.C.B but they should have made better use of those 9 deliveries to get more on the board!