Saturday, September 18, 2010

Royal Challengers to play against Redbacks for Semis birth

IN THE 11th match in the Airtel Champions Trophy T20 tournament this evening, Royal Challengers Bangalore will take on South Australia Redbacks at Kingsmead, Durban. South Australia have won in both the matches and topped the group, while Bangalore crushed Guyana in their only match in the tournament.
In the previous match on Sunday at SuperSport Park in Centurion, Royal Challengers won by nine wickets with 46 balls remaining against Guyana, which lost again yesterday against Mumbai Indians. Jacques Kallis showed his all-rounder performance and was declared man-of-the-match. Rahul Dravid also contributed as an opener. Young Robin Uthappa smashed 25 runs in just eight balls.
Other Banglore batsmen Virat Kohli, Ross Taylor and Cameron White can change the match with their abilities. In the bowling, Captain Anil Kumble, Dale Steyn and Praveen Kumar can cause mayhem against any opponent with their world class bowling ability.
In today's match if Redbacks are able to win against Royal Challengers, they automatically qualify for the Semifinal. Their Captain Michael Klinger smashed 78 runs in 48 balls against Highveld Lions and 50 against Mumbai Indians. Daniel Harris scored 57 runs in 38 balls inning against the Mumbai Indians. Shaun Tait, who is one of the fastest bowler in international cricket, could be the main concern for Royal Challengers Bangalore this evening.
Royal Challengers Bangalore and South Australia Redbacks match in the Airtel Champions Trophy T20 tournament will start from 9 PM IST.

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