Durban: Dazzling batting display by Daniel Harris and skipper Michael Klinger ensured the third consecutive victory for the South Australia Redbacks as the Adelaide-based team outplayed the Royal Challengers Bangalore by eight wickets at the Kingsmead on Friday.
Both the Redbacks' openers left no stone unturned in punishing the Challengers' bowlers, who looked clueless facing the onslaught by Aussie openers. Klinger was especially ruthless as he hit 69 in just 57 deliveries.
Harris, too, matched his partner shot-by-shot and scored 57 off 38 balls. Not bowlers but a misunderstanding in running between the wickets sent Harris back to the pavilion.
Anil Kumble foxed Graham Manou but it was already too late for Bangalore to make anything out of the remaining game.
Earlier, the Royal Challengers got a big jolt before the start of the match as sore back made the first-match hero Jacques Kallis miss out Friday's game after Anil Kumble won the toss and decided to give his batters an opportunity to use the fresh Kigsmead wicket.
The team from Bangalore got off to a terrible start as Manish Pandey and Robin Uthappa got out as soon as Challengers' innings got underway. But blitzkriegs from Dillon du Preez and Ross Taylor helped Royal Challengers Bangalore finish with 154.
Daniel Christian did bulk of the damage for the Redbacks as the all-rounder took four crucial wickets. Shaun Tait and Gary Putland also finished with two wickets each.
Ross Taylor's big hitting (46 off 28) lit up the Kingsmead stadium after early blows - Pandey and Uthappa - rocked the RCB. Rahul Dravid, too, fell after scoring just 4 off 11 balls.
The decision to bring back Shaun Tait for a one-over spell proved to be a masterstroke by Michael Kllinger as the speedster got Ross Taylor caught behind and put brakes on Bangalore's scoring.
After Taylor's dismissal, Preez (46 off 25), together with Cameron White, gave Challengers the much-needed spark. White also contributed with 25 off 29.
Kallis' injury disturbed Bangalore's team composition, forcing Kumble to bring in Manish Pandey to replace the world's best all-rounder at the top of the order, while Vinay Kumar also got a game in place of Nayan Doshi.
Redbacks, riding on back-to-back victories, fielded the same side.
Both the Redbacks' openers left no stone unturned in punishing the Challengers' bowlers, who looked clueless facing the onslaught by Aussie openers. Klinger was especially ruthless as he hit 69 in just 57 deliveries.
Harris, too, matched his partner shot-by-shot and scored 57 off 38 balls. Not bowlers but a misunderstanding in running between the wickets sent Harris back to the pavilion.
Anil Kumble foxed Graham Manou but it was already too late for Bangalore to make anything out of the remaining game.
Earlier, the Royal Challengers got a big jolt before the start of the match as sore back made the first-match hero Jacques Kallis miss out Friday's game after Anil Kumble won the toss and decided to give his batters an opportunity to use the fresh Kigsmead wicket.
The team from Bangalore got off to a terrible start as Manish Pandey and Robin Uthappa got out as soon as Challengers' innings got underway. But blitzkriegs from Dillon du Preez and Ross Taylor helped Royal Challengers Bangalore finish with 154.
Daniel Christian did bulk of the damage for the Redbacks as the all-rounder took four crucial wickets. Shaun Tait and Gary Putland also finished with two wickets each.
Ross Taylor's big hitting (46 off 28) lit up the Kingsmead stadium after early blows - Pandey and Uthappa - rocked the RCB. Rahul Dravid, too, fell after scoring just 4 off 11 balls.
The decision to bring back Shaun Tait for a one-over spell proved to be a masterstroke by Michael Kllinger as the speedster got Ross Taylor caught behind and put brakes on Bangalore's scoring.
After Taylor's dismissal, Preez (46 off 25), together with Cameron White, gave Challengers the much-needed spark. White also contributed with 25 off 29.
Kallis' injury disturbed Bangalore's team composition, forcing Kumble to bring in Manish Pandey to replace the world's best all-rounder at the top of the order, while Vinay Kumar also got a game in place of Nayan Doshi.
Redbacks, riding on back-to-back victories, fielded the same side.
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