Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Otago Volts in the Group C match of the Champions League Twenty20 2009. They have qualified for the Super Eights from Group C along with Cape Cobras. Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and chose to bat first. Jacques Kallis and Robin Uthappa started off really well and scored 75 for the first wicket from 9.5 overs. Uthappa departed for 41(31). Virat Kohli who came at one down scored a quick 32 from 19 balls. In the end, Ross Taylor scored 32* in just 11 balls. 25 runs have been scored in the last over. In reply, Otago Volts are all out for 108 runs. Jacques Kallis picked up the first three wickets and finished with 3/18 from 4 overs.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 188/2 (20 overs); Jacques Kallis 73*(59), Robin Uthappa 42(31), Ross Taylor 32*(11), Neil Wagner 1/27 (4 overs)
Otago Volts: 108 (17.5 overs); Craig Cumming 20(17), Jacques Kallis 3/18 (4 overs)
Toss: Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and chose to bat first.
Player of the match: Jacques Kallis 73*(59), 3/18 (4 overs)

Over 17.5: Vinay Kumar comes back into the attack. And he strikes. Derek de Boorder is out for 16. 83 runs required from 16 balls. Neil Wagner is the new man in. And the final wicket goes down. Wagner is out for 1. It's all over. Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 80 runs and qualified for the Super Eights.
Otago Volts: 108 (17.5 overs); Warren McSkimming 12*(13), Neil Wagner 1(2), Derek de Boorder 16(17), Vinay Kumar 2.5-0-20-2
Over 17: Akhil to continue. 7 runs from the over. 84 runs required from 18 balls.
Otago Volts: 105/8 (17 overs); Derek de Boorder 16*(16), Warren McSkimming 10*(11), Balachandra Akhil 2-0-10-1
Over 16: van der Merwe into his final over. 6 runs from the over. 91 runs required from 24 balls.
Otago Volts: 98/8 (16 overs); Derek de Boorder 15*(14), Warren McSkimming 4*(7), Roelof van der Merwe 4-0-19-1
Over 15: Warren McSkimming is the new man in. 3 runs and a wicket from the over. 97 runs required from 30 balls.
Otago Volts: 92/8 (15 overs); Derek de Boorder 16*(12), Warren McSkimming 1*(3), Balachandra Akhil 1-0-3-1
Over 14.2: Balachandra Akhil comes into the attack. de Boorder gets a single off the first delivery. Cumming is out, caught by Robin Uthappa. Eighth wicket down for Otago Volts.
Otago Volts: 90/8 (14.2 overs); Craig Cumming 20(17), Derek de Boorder 15*(11), Balachandra Akhil 0.2-0-1-1
Over 14: van der Merwe into his third over. Four for de Boorder off the third delivery. 5 runs from the over. 100 runs required from 36 balls.
Otago Volts: 89/7 (14 overs); Craig Cumming 20*(16), Derek de Boorder 14*(10), Roelof van der Merwe 3-0-17-1
Over 13: Derek de Boorder is the new man in. 9 runs and a wicket from the over. 105 runs required from 42 balls.
Otago Volts: 84/7 (13 overs); Craig Cumming 20*(15), Derek de Boorder 9*(5), Anil Kumble 3-0-20-2
Over 12.1: Anil Kumble to continue. And he strikes again. Ian Butler is out LBW for 1. Second wicket down for Anil Kumble.
Otago Volts: 75/7 (12.1 overs); Craig Cumming 20*(15), Ian Butler 1(2), Anil Kumble 2.1-0-11-2
Over 12: Ian Butler is the new man in. 7 runs and a wicket from the over. 114 runs required from 48 balls.
Otago Volts: 75/6 (12 overs); Craig Cumming 20*(15), Ian Butler 1*(1), Roelof van der Merwe 2-0-12-1
Over 11.3: van der Merwe to continue. Shout for an LBW and another wicket goes down. Dimitri Mascarenhas is out for 3. Sixth wicket down for Otago Volts.
Otago Volts: 70/6 (11.3 overs); Craig Cumming 16*(13), Dimitri Mascarenhas 3(6), Roelof van der Merwe 1.3-0-7-1
Over 11: Dimitri Mascarenhas is the new man in. 3 runs and a wicket from the over. 121 runs required from 54 balls.
Otago Volts: 68/5 (11 overs); Craig Cumming 16*(13), Dimitri Mascarenhas 1*(3), Anil Kumble 2-0-11-1
Over 10.2: Anil Kumble to continue. Loud shout from Anil Kumble for an LBW and the umpire gives it. Fifth wicket down for Otago Volts. Nathan McCullum goes for a reverse sweep and is out LBW.
Otago Volts: 67/5 (10.2 overs); Craig Cumming 16*(12), Nathan McCullum 8(8), Anil Kumble 1.2-0-10-1
Over 10: Roelof van der Merwe into the attack. 4 byes to finish off the over. 9 runs from the over. Otago Volts are 65/4 after 10 overs. 128 runs required from 60 balls.
Otago Volts: 65/4 (10 overs); Craig Cumming 16*(12), Nathan McCullum 6*(6), Roelf van der Merwe 1-0-5-0
Over 9: Nathan McCullum is the new man in. A six off the last delivery for Craig Cumming. 133 runs required from 11 overs.
Otago Volts: 56/4 (9 overs); Craig Cumming 16*(11), Nathan McCullum 1*(1), Anil Kumble 1-0-8-0
Over 8.3: Anil Kumble is into the attack. Fourth wicket down for Otago Volts. Neil Broom is run out for 7 by the keeper.
Otago Volts: 49/3 (8.3 overs); Neil Broom 7(10), Craig Cumming 10*(9), Anil Kumble 0.3-0-1-0
Over 8: The players are back on the field. 7 minutes of play has been lost, no reduction in number of overs. A four off the fifth delivery. A single off the last delivery. 12 runs from the over. Jacques Kallis finishes with 3/18 from 4 overs. 141 runs required from 12 overs.
Otago Volts: 48/3 (8 overs); Neil Broom 7*(9), Craig Cumming 9*(8), Jacques Kallis 4-1-18-3
The covers are coming off now and the umpires are back on the field.
Match delayed by rain.
Over 7.2: Kallis into his fourth over. Neil Broom charges down the pitch and gets a thick edge that goes to the boundary past a diving keeper. It's a bit raining on the ground and the umpires have called for the covers.
Otago Volts: 41/3 (7.2 overs); Neil Broom 6*(8), Craig Cumming 3*(5), Jacques Kallis 3.2-1-11-3
Over 7: Vinay Kumar to continue. 4 runs from the over. 153 runs required from 13 overs.
Otago Volts: 36/3 (7 overs); Neil Broom 1*(6), Craig Cumming 3*(5), Vinay Kumar 2-0-17-0
Over 6: Craig Cumming is the new man in. Wicket maiden for Jacques Kallis.
Otago Volts: 32/3 (6 overs); Neil Broom 0*(5), Craig Cumming 0*(0), Jacques Kallis 3-1-6-3
Over 5.3: Jacques Kallis into his third over. He is 2/6 from 2 overs so far. Kallis gets another wicket. Second catch for Anil Kumble. Hamish Rutherford is out for 14 from 10 balls. Otago are in deep trouble here requiring 157 runs from 14.3 overs.
Otago Volts: 32/3 (5.3 overs); Hamish Rutherford 14(10), Neil Broom 0*(2), Jacques Kallis 2.3-0-6-3
Over 5: Vinay Kumar replaces Praveen Kumar. Hamish Rutherford hits a four off the second delivery towards the leg side. Another four off the fourth delivery towards the leg side. Four for Rutherford off the fifth delivery. This is an expensive over for Bangalore. A single off the last delivery. 13 runs from the over. 157 runs required from 15 overs.
Otago Volts: 32/2 (5 overs); Hamish Rutherford 14*(7), Neil Broom 0*(2), Vinay Kumar 1-0-13-0
Over 4: Neil Broom is the new man in. 2 runs and 2 wickets in the over. 170 runs required from 16 overs.
Otago Volts: 19/2 (4 overs); Hamish Rutherford 1*(1), Neil Broom 0*(2), Jacques Kallis 2-0-6-2
Over 3.4: Hamish Rutherford is the new man in for Otago. Second wicket goes down. Jacques Kallis strikes again. Aaron Redmond is out for 11. Second wicket for Jacques Kallis.
Otago Volts: 19/2 (3.3 overs); Hamish Rutherford 1*(1), Aaron Redmond 11(10), Jacques Kallis 1.4-0-6-2
Over 3.2: Kallis to continue. And he strikes. Brendon McCullum departs for 5. First wicket down for Otago. McCullum is caught by Anil Kumble at mid-on.
Otago Volts: 18/1 (3.2 overs); Brendon McCullum 5(11), Aaron Redmond 11*(9), Jacques Kallis 1.2-0-5-1
Over 3: Praveen Kumar to continue. Four overthrows off the last delivery. 8 runs from the over. 172 runs required from 17 overs.
Otago Volts: 17/0 (3 overs); Brendon McCullum 5*(10), Aaron Redmond 10*(8), Praveen Kumar 2-0-13-0
Over 2: Jacques Kallis to share the new ball. Four for McCullum off the fourth delivery. Just 4 runs from the second over. 180 runs required from 18 overs.
Otago Volts: 9/0 (2 overs); Brendon McCullum 5*(8), Aaron Redmond 4*(4), Jacques Kallis 1-0-4-0
Over 1: The players are back on the field. Praveen Kumar will bowl the first over. Brendon McCullum and Aaron Redmond are the opening batsmen. Redmond hits a four off the fourth delivery. 5 runs from the first over. 184 runs required from 19 overs.
Otago Volts: 5/0 (1 over); Brendon McCullum 1*(2), Aaron Redmond 4*(4), Praveen Kumar 1-0-5-0
Otago Volts require 189 runs from 20 overs to qualify to the next stage.
Over 20: Ian Butler to bowl the final over for Otago Volts. Kallis gets a single off the first delivery. Ross Taylor on strike. A little bit of chat between bowler and the captain. Taylor picks the gap easily and hits a four off the second delivery. He hits a SIX off the third delivery. Ian Butler is walking off the field. He has struggled with his knees in the last few overs. Warren McSkimming will bowl the last three balls now. Taylor hits another SIX off the leg side. A quick two for Ross Taylor off the fifth delivery. And Taylor to face the last delivery. Will that be another six? Yes it is... He hits yet another six off the last delivery. 25 runs from the over. That's 54 run partnership between Taylor and Kallis off 23 balls.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 188/2 (20 overs); Jacques Kallis 73*(59), Ross Taylor 32*(11), Ian Butler 3.3-0-42-0, Warren McSkimming 3.3-0-38-0
Over 19: Wagner to continue. Another wide off the first delivery. Jacques Kallis hits a massive SIX off the first delivery. That's gone a distance of 88 meters. First boundary for Ross Taylor off the fourth ball of the over. 14 runs from the over. Wagner finishes with 1/27 from 4 overs. Last over to go.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 163/2 (19 overs); Jacques Kallis 72*(58), Ross Taylor 8*(6), Neil Wagner 4-0-27-1
Over 18: 3 overs to go. Ian Butler comes back. He starts off with a wide. Kallis hits a SIX off the fourth delivery over the midwicket boundary. That's the 61st SIX of the tournament. 13 runs from the over.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 149/2 (18 overs); Jacques Kallis 64*(55), Ross Taylor 3*(3), Ian Butler 3-0-31-0
Over 17: A good over from Neil Wager. 3 runs and a wicket from that over.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 136/2 (17 overs); Jacques Kallis 54*(51), Ross Taylor 1*(1), Neil Wagner 3-0-13-1
Over 16.1: Neil Wagner comes back. He starts the over with a wide. Virat Kohli goes for a big shot, but is caught by Neil McCullum for 32. Second wicket down for Royal Challengers. Ross Taylor is the new man in.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 134/2 (16.1 overs); Jacques Kallis 53*(47), Virat Kohli 32(19), Neil Wagner 2.1-0-11-1
Over 16: McSkimming comes back into the attack. Kohli hits a four behind square and that brings the 50 run partnership. Jacques Kallis gets an inside edge that goes to the boundary and that's 50 for Jacques Kallis. 12 runs from the over.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 133/1 (16 overs); Jacques Kallis 53*(47), Virat Kohli 32*(18), Warren McSkimming 3-0-24-0
Over 15: Mascarenhas to bowl his final over. Fours off the last two deliveries. 13 runs from the over. Mascarenhas finishes with 0/37 from 4 overs.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 121/1 (15 overs); Jacques Kallis 47*(44), Virat Kohli 26*(15), Dimitri Mascarenhas 4-0-37-0
Over 14: Aaron Redmond to continue. Kohli hits a four off the third delivery. 10 runs from the over. Another good over for Royal Challengers.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 108/1 (14 overs); Jacques Kallis 43*(41), Virat Kohli 17*(12), Aaron Redmond 3-0-23-1
Over 13: Dimitri Mascarenhas is brought back into the attack. 2 runs off the first delivery for Jacques Kallis. 6 runs from the over.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 98/1 (13 overs); Jacques Kallis 41*(39), Virat Kohli 9*(8), Dimitri Mascarenhas 3-0-24-0
Over 12: Redmond to continue. 5 runs from the over.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 92/1 (12 overs); Jacques Kallis 37*(35), Virat Kohli 7*(6), Aaron Redmond 2-0-13-1
Over 11: Nathan McCullum to continue. He has given 12 runs in his first over. Virat Kohli is off the mark with a boundary off the third delivery. 8 runs from the over.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 87/1 (11 overs); Jacques Kallis 34*(31), Virat Kohli 5*(4), Nathan McCullum 2-0-20-0
Over 10: Aaron Redmond comes into the attack. And he strikes for Otago Volts. Robin Uthappa is out for 42. That's a sharp catch from Cumming. First wicket down for Royal Challengers Bangalore. Virat Kohli is the new man in. Another four off the last delivery. 8 runs and a wicket from the over. Royal Challengers Bangalore are 79/1 after 10 overs.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 79/0 (10 overs); Jacques Kallis 31*(29), Virat Kohli 0*(0), Robin Uthappa 42(31), Aaron Redmond 1-0-8-1
Over 9: Nathan McCullum comes into the attack. Robin Uthappa hits a SIX off the fourth delivery. He follows up that with a four off the next delivery. 12 runs from the over. A good one for Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 71/0 (9 overs); Jacques Kallis 25*(26), Robin Uthappa 40*(28), Nathan McCullum 1-0-12-0
Over 8: McSkimming to continue. 6 runs from the over.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 59/0 (8 overs); Jacques Kallis 24*(24), Robin Uthappa 29*(24), Warren McSkimming 2-0-12-0
Over 7: Butler to continue. Robin Uthappa hits his fourth four of the match off the first delivery. He bowls a wide the next delivery. Another four off the fifth delivery and that brings up the Fifty partnership between Jacques Kallis and Robin Uthappa. 11 runs from the over.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 53/0 (7 overs); Jacques Kallis 20*(20), Robin Uthappa 28*(22), Ian Butler 2-0-18-0
Over 6: Warren McSkimming into the attack. This is the last over of the Powerplay. Robin Uthappa hits a four off the fourth delivery. 6 runs from the over. That's the end of Powerplay and Royal Challengers Bangalore are 42/0 after 6 overs.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 42/0 (6 overs); Jacques Kallis 15*(18), Robin Uthappa 23*(18), Warren McSkimming 1-0-6-0
Over 5: Ian Butler into the attack. Robin Uthappa hits a boundary off the fourth delivery though the wide mid-on region. 7 runs from the over.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 36/0 (5 overs); Jacques Kallis 14*(15), Robin Uthappa 18*(15), Ian Butler 1-0-7-0
Over 4: Mascarenhas to continue. Jacques Kallis hits a four off the second delivery. He gets a single towards extra cover off the third. Robin Uthappa hits the first six of the match off the fifth delivery. 11 runs from the over.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 29/0 (4 overs); Jacques Kallis 12*(12), Robin Uthappa 13*(12), Dimitri Mascarenhas 2-0-18-0
Over 3: Neil Wagner to continue. Robin Uthappa hits a four through covers off the first delivery. 6 runs from the over.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 18/0 (3 overs); Jacques Kallis 7*(9), Robin Uthappa 7*(9), Neil Wagner 2-0-10-0
Over 2: Dimitri Mascarenhas will share the new ball. He starts off with a wide delivery. A leg bye off the first delivery. Robin Uthappa is off the mark with a single towards mid-on. 8 runs from the over. Bangalore are 12/0 after 2 overs.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 12/0 (2 overs); Jacques Kallis 6*(6), Robin Uthappa 2*(6), Dimitri Mascarenhas 1-0-7-0
Over 1: Jacques Kallis and Robin Uthappa will open the innings for Royal Challengers Bangalore. Neil Wagner will open the bowling for Otago Volts. First runs on the board for Royal Challengers as Wagner bowls a wide delivery. Jacques Kallis is off the mark with a double towards backward square leg. Shout for LBW off the last ball, but not out says the umpire. 4 runs from the over. A good start for Wagner.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 4/0 (1 over); Jacques Kallis 3*(3), Robin Uthappa 0*(3), Neil Wagner 1-0-4-0
First Session: 20:00-21:20
Interval: 21:20-21:40
Second Session: 21:40-23:00
Royal Challengers Bangalore lost to Cape Cobras in their first match of the tournament. Royal Challengers won the toss and chose to bat first. They scored 180/4 in 20 overs. Ross Taylor scored an unbeaten 53*(24). But Cape Cobras won the match by 5 wickets. Jean-Paul Duminy scored an unbeaten 99*(52). Royal Challengers Bangalore needs to win the match against Otago Volts to advance to the next stage.
Otago Volts also lost to Cape Cobras in their opening match. Cobras who batted first in the match scored 193/4 in 20 overs. Captain Andrew Puttick scored an unbeaten century 104*(62). In reply, Otago Volts are all out for 139 runs.
Robin Uthappa, Jacques Kallis, Rahul Dravid, Virat Kohli, Ross Taylor, Mark Boucher (wicket keeper), Balachandra Akhil, Roelof van der Merwe, Vinay Kumar, Praveen Kumar, Anil Kumble (captain)

Brendon McCullum (wicket keeper), Aaron Redmond, Hamish Rutherford, Craig Cumming (captain), Neil Broom, Nathan McCullum, Dimitri Mascarenhas, Ian Butler, Derek de Boorder (wicket keeper), Warren McSkimming, Neil Wagner
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