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That ends our coverage of the first game but don't go too far - hop over to the other tab to follow Chennai vs Deccan. And before I forget (how can I?), a special thanks to the one and only Danny Morrison for all the entertainment. Wish he could be on air for all the IPL games. Tata!
AB de Villiers: New Zealand tour was good and I'm just trying to carry on. I like the energy on the field, we have some youngsters and a lot of experience as well. I want to thank the crowd, they're the best in the world.
AB de Villiers is the Man of the Match
Vettori: Good all-round performance. It was a tricky wicket and a bit up and down but AB and Vinay's partnership was a huge boost for us. 158 was going to be tough to defend. We wanted to bowl tight lines and we did that well.
Sehwag: Thanks to Zaheer Khan, he bowled 3 juicy balls to Finch and he put it away so I tried it too. (Smiles when he is reminded about the first ball duck by Danny Morrison) Still 14 games to go, we get some good players coming back for the next few games so hope they can do well.
Muthiah Muralitharan, even after picking 800 Test wickets, says he has to compete for a spot in the Bangalore side. Such is the competition in the team, as only 4 foreign players are allowed. But he was the game-changer tonight. 158 was a par total on this track but Bangalore have done extremely well to defend it. Delhi got a good start and were on course for a while, but it all changed quickly once Muralitharan and Vettori started operating together. The duo stifled the batsmen in the middle overs and Murali bagged 3 important wickets to put the game beyond Delhi. Irfan Pathan gave some hope with a few lusty blows but Delhi were always playing the catch up game.
Muralitharan: I would like to thank Anil for giving me the opportunity to play for the team. He had the faith in me and I know it's difficult to get a place in the side. I have to take my opportunities and do well whenever I get a chance. Vettori is a world class spinner. 2 spinners operating is always difficult for the batsmen, all our bowlers did well. AB played a wonderful knock. I never sledge (in response to a question by Danny Morrison).
Muthiah Muralitharan. He was the game-changer tonight.19.6
Vinay Kumar to Morne Morkel, 1 run, end of match. Morkel drives one to long off and gets a single. Bangalore win by 20 runs, a pretty comfortable win in the end19.5
Vinay Kumar to Morne Morkel, no run, Vinay keeps it full and outside off, Morne charges down and looks to steer it but fails to connect19.4
Vinay Kumar to Doug Bracewell, 1 run, pitched up on the off, Doug Bracewell drills it to long on for a single19.3
Vinay Kumar to Morne Morkel, 1 run, that's the match for Bangalore. Morkel powers this full ball to long off for only 1 run
Equation extremely simple and straightforward: 4 sixes required from 4 balls.19.2
Vinay Kumar to Doug Bracewell, 1 run, good bowling, full and straight, Doug Bracewell looks to slog but drags it to deep mid wicket19.1
Vinay Kumar to Doug Bracewell, 2 runs, would have been a superb catch but Pujara doesn't get hold of it. Bracewell mishits it high towards sweeper cover where Pujara starts a bit late, tries to take a low catch diving forward but cannot hold on.
Morne Morkel, left handed bat, comes to the crease18.6
Zaheer to Irfan Pathan, out Irfan Pathan Run Out!! 1 run completed. No miracle from Irfan tonight. Flicks a low full toss to the man at deep square leg and looks to come back for a second run, but the fielder was sharp and hurled a good throw at the keeper's end. de Villiers did the rest and Irfan was well short. That is the end of Delhi's hopes, one would have to say. Irfan Pathan run out (Harshal Patel/de Villiers) 24(15) [4s-2 6s-1]
Zaheer to Irfan Pathan, THATS OUT!! Run Out!!
Is Irfan Pathan run out? Bangalore are confident and Pathan is walking off. Yes, out indeed.18.5
Zaheer to Irfan Pathan, no run, swing and a miss. And a wonderful take by de Villiers. Charges down the track and looks to go over the on side but misses it completely, de Villiers dives across and stops it18.4
Zaheer to Doug Bracewell, 1 run, poor running! Doug Bracewell and Irfan Pathan should be more alert than that. Bracewell mishits this between long off and long on, Kohli misfields in the deep but the batsmen are happy with one. Very poor..18.3
Zaheer to Irfan Pathan, 1 run, fuller length outside off, Irfan Pathan opens the face of the bat and steers it to sweeper cover18.2
Zaheer to Irfan Pathan, FOUR, and that's exactly where Pathan hits it! Zaheer tries the yorker but Irfan stretches and takes it as a low full toss and drives it wide of the man there, keeps the Delhi side in the hunt
Mid off is inside the circle..18.1
Zaheer to Doug Bracewell, 1 run, that's a full toss but Bracewell gets only a single. That should have been put away really, walks across the stumps and whips it to deep mid wicket, that could have been hit anywhere!
Zaheer Khan [3.0-0-28-1] is back into the attack
35 from 12. Zaheer has the ball with him. He was expensive in his first spell..17.6
Vinay Kumar to Doug Bracewell, 1 run, a hard hit but just a run. Full toss from Vinay and Bracewell smashes it hard but on the bounce to long off, a wonderful over from Vinay Kumar - he's having a good day in the office17.5
Vinay Kumar to Irfan Pathan, leg byes, 1 run, this is good bowling, a quick yorker length delivery on the leg stump line, Irfan Pathan looks to flick but can only get a leg bye to the on side17.4
Vinay Kumar to Doug Bracewell, 1 run, keeps it full on off, Doug Bracewell drags it to long on, only a single
Mid off goes back now..17.3
Vinay Kumar to Doug Bracewell, FOUR, good shot. Knows that mid off is inside the circle and picks his spot well. Length ball on off, Doug Bracewell puts his frontfoot forward and thumps it over mid off17.2
Vinay Kumar to Doug Bracewell, no run, wild slog and a miss. Closes his eyes and looks to smash it over long on but the bat was nowhere near the ball17.1
Vinay Kumar to Irfan Pathan, 1 run, leading edge but tantalisingly short of cover! Low full toss on the middle stump line, Irfan works it across the line and gets a leading edge that falls short of cover
Doug Bracewell, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Vinay Kumar [2.0-0-12-0] is back into the attack
43 runs from 18 balls. Delhi's only hope - Irfan Pathan. As a neutral, I'm hoping for a close match..16.6
Vettori to Nagar, out Caught by Harshal Patel!! Vettori strikes in his last ball! That dents Delhi's chances further. Keeps it flat and fires it in outside off, Nagar was making room and had to reach out for the shot, ends up slicing it to backward point who takes a fairly easy catch running back. Nagar c Harshal Patel b Vettori 16(15) [4s-2]
Vettori to Nagar, THATS OUT!! Caught!!16.5
Vettori to Nagar, FOUR, full toss! Nagar swings across the line and smashes it between deep midwicket and long on, a useful boundary this for Delhi16.4
Vettori to Nagar, 2 runs, loopy outside off, Nagar slashes it wide of deep backward point for a couple16.3
Vettori to Irfan Pathan, 1 run, wonderful bowling and keeping! Fires it in on the legs, Irfan Pathan gets some bat-pad to square leg region, de Villiers runs across in a flash and throws it at the bowler's end. Would have been close had he hit direct16.2
Vettori to Nagar, 1 run, given air outside off, Nagar comes on the frontfoot and drives it uppishly to sweeper cover16.1
Vettori to Irfan Pathan, 1 run, flat and quick on the legs, Irfan Pathan works it to mid wicket16.1
Vettori to Irfan Pathan, wide, starts with a wide down the leg side, but a wonderful take by de Villiers. Could have so easily been 5 wides
Daniel Vettori [3.0-0-18-0] is back into the attack
Muralitharan's figures read 4-0-25-3 despite conceding 14 runs from that over. Superb spell, possibly match winning.15.6
Muralitharan to Irfan Pathan, 1 run, pushed through the air on the middle and leg, Irfan Pathan works it to deep square leg for a single, retains strike with that15.5
Muralitharan to Irfan Pathan, 2 runs, Murali drags it a bit short this time, Irfan Pathan stays back and pulls it to deep square leg, didn't time it well but gets a couple15.4
Muralitharan to Irfan Pathan, FOUR, Pathan gives Delhi some hope! Once again comes down the track and this time swings across the line, hits it flat and wide of long on for a boundary, can he continue?!15.3
Muralitharan to Irfan Pathan, SIX, shot! Flat and outside off, Irfan Pathan comes down the track and lofts it flat and over long off, terrific shot that!15.2
Muralitharan to Nagar, 1 run, lots of spin down the leg side, Nagar sweeps but gets it off the gloves to short fine leg15.1
Muralitharan to Nagar, no run, flat delivery on the off, Nagar gets forward and blocks it to the off side
Muttiah Muralitharan [3.0-0-11-3] is back into the attack
67 runs from 5 overs is the equation and the play is paused for the strategic time out. Murali and Vettori have one over each, so it's hard to look beyond Bangalore now. Unless Irfan Pathan can pull off a miracle..14.6
Harshal Patel to Irfan Pathan, no run, slower delivery outside off, Irfan Pathan looks to hit it through the off side but misses. de Villiers fumbles but they still can't take the bye14.5
Harshal Patel to Nagar, 1 run, where did that jump from? Nagar backs away and Harshal Patel follows him, it kicks off from length and goes off the batsman's gloves over the keeper, single to third man14.4
Harshal Patel to Nagar, FOUR, they need more of this. A bit of width outside off and Yogesh Nagar slaps it hard wide of sweeper cover, in fact it was the slower one and Nagar picked it well. That's the first boundary in 39 balls14.3
Harshal Patel to Nagar, no run, swing and a miss. Full and angled in, Nagar looks to go across the line but fails to connect14.2
Harshal Patel to Nagar, no run, lovely change of pace, Nagar drags it short but it is the slow bouncer, Nagar shapes up for the cut shot but lets it go!14.1
Harshal Patel to Irfan Pathan, 1 run, in the slot outside off, Irfan Pathan throws his bat at it but mishits it to long off, only one
More than 12 per over. The game is slipping away from Delhi..13.6
McDonald to Irfan Pathan, 1 run, close! But Irfan is off the mark, pushes this low full toss to mid on and starts off, the fielder throws it to the bowler's end but misses, would have been close had that hit
Irfan Pathan has to do what he did to Kolkata the other night. Something like a 20 ball 42 would be useful for Delhi now!13.5
McDonald to Nagar, 1 run, length ball on the stumps, Nagar works it to deep mid wicket for one
Irfan Pathan, left handed bat, comes to the crease13.4
McDonald to Venugopal Rao, out Caught by Agarwal!! What a stunning catch! Competes with Bracewell's catch earlier in the day for 'catch of the match' award! Rao looks to go over long off but finds no timing, it seemed to be dropping at no man's area in front of long off but Mayank Agarwal runs in from nowhere and dives forward to take it inches off the ground. Absolutely brilliant! Venugopal Rao c Agarwal b McDonald 18(23) [4s-1]
McDonald to Venugopal Rao, THATS OUT!! Caught!!13.3
McDonald to Venugopal Rao, 2 runs, short of length and outside off, Venugopal Rao slashes it to deep backward point, Murali dives in the deep and keeps it to 213.2
McDonald to Venugopal Rao, no run, wild slog but that's good change of pace from the bowler, Rao looks to swing across and misses it. de Villiers flicks the ball back past the bowler and it runs to long off, the batsmen try to be cheeky and take a 'single' but the umpire calls it a dead ball13.1
McDonald to Nagar, 1 run, fuller length outside off, Nagar walks forward and square drives to deep backward point, only a single
Andrew McDonald [1.0-0-6-0] is back into the attack
78 runs from 42 balls. 12 off those will be bowled by Vettori and Muralitharan. For now it is McDonald with the ball..12.6
Harshal Patel to Venugopal Rao, no run, and again. Once again short, once again outside off, onec again Venu slashes, once again he misses. Only 4 runs from that over12.5
Harshal Patel to Venugopal Rao, no run, another swing and a miss. Once again short but it went a bit quicker off the surface, Venugopal Rao makes room and slashes but fails to make contact12.4
Harshal Patel to Venugopal Rao, no run, miss. Short ball outside off, there for the cut but Rao misses out, they need to make use of these deliveries..12.3
Harshal Patel to Nagar, 1 run, angled in on the leg stump line, Nagar works it to fine leg for one, off the mark with a single12.2
Harshal Patel to Venugopal Rao, 1 run, good length and outside off, Venugopal Rao waits and guides it past the keeper to third man, poor running by the batsmen - they take only one even though it went wide of the fielder
Delhi should target Harshal Patel now. They simply can't do anything to the spin duo of Vettori and Murali12.1
Harshal Patel to Venugopal Rao, 2 runs, full delivery but on the leg stump line, Venugopal Rao flicks it to deep mid wicket for a couple
Harshal Vikram Patel, right-arm medium, comes into the attack11.6
Muralitharan to Nagar, no run, flat and angled in, Nagar stays back and looks to work it away but gets hit on the pads11.5
Muralitharan to Nagar, no run, beaten completely. Absolutely clueless. The doosra that turns away after pitching, Nagar searches for the ball and gets beaten outside off
Yogesh Nagar, right handed bat, comes to the crease11.4
Muralitharan to Glenn Maxwell, out Caught by Zaheer!! Muralitharan!! What a man. First game for the Challengers and look at what he has done already. This was a top spinner on middle stump, Glenn Maxwell goes hard for the sweep and only manages a top edge to short fine leg. Wonderful bowling, Delhi are unable to find answers to these spinners. Glenn Maxwell c Zaheer b Muralitharan 3(4)
Muralitharan to Glenn Maxwell, THATS OUT!! Caught!!11.3
Muralitharan to Venugopal Rao, 1 run, flat, short and quick on off, Rao pulls it to deep mid wicket11.2
Muralitharan to Glenn Maxwell, 1 run, once again Glenn Maxwell looks to sweep hard, plays it too early and gets it off the toe end of the bat past Muralitharan, single to long on11.1
Muralitharan to Glenn Maxwell, 2 runs, in the air but safe, Glenn Maxwell looks to sweep but gets a top edge that goes high and falls safely near deep backward square leg
Just imagine an attack with 3 spinners named Mutthiah Muralitharan, Anil Kumble and Daniel Vettori..10.6
Vettori to Venugopal Rao, 2 runs, another fumble. Vettori is not impressed, Venugopal Rao uses his feet well and drives it to sweeper cover, Tiwary fumbles slightly and that's enough for the batsmen to make it 210.5
Vettori to Venugopal Rao, 2 runs, pressure release shot, charges down and smashes it to long off, the fielder is a bit slow and allows the second run10.4
Vettori to Venugopal Rao, no run, lovely bowling, the pressure is increasing rapidly - once again no flight and maintains it straight, Venugopal Rao stays in the crease and blocks10.3
Vettori to Venugopal Rao, no run, pushed through the air once again, Venugopal Rao squeezes it to point
Kumble on air: My hands are itching to have a bowl along with Murali and Vettori.10.2
Vettori to Venugopal Rao, no run, flat ball on stumps, Venugopal Rao gives the charge and yorks himself, manages to jam it down the pitch10.1
Vettori to Venugopal Rao, no run, given air on the off, Venugopal Rao comes on the frontfoot and defends it to covers9.6
Muralitharan to Glenn Maxwell, no run, the doosra! Completely fools the batsman who plays for the off spinners, ends up getting beaten outside off
Glenn Maxwell, right handed bat, comes to the crease9.5
Muralitharan to Finch, out Lbw!! What did the umpire do there? I think it's a good decision but that's a weird way to give a batsman out. Muralitharan appeals vociferously but the umpire initially walks across as if to suggest it was not out, but all of a sudden raises his fingers and confuses everyone! Anyways coming to the description: It was a flat delivery that spins in sharply from outside off, Finch looks to defend but is struck right in front of off stump. The ball was spinning but it would have clipped leg stump. Finch lbw b Muralitharan 25(24) [4s-3]
Muralitharan to Finch, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!9.4
Muralitharan to Finch, no run, pushed through the air quickly around off, Finch waits back and steers it to point9.3
Muralitharan to Venugopal Rao, 1 run, tries the wrong one but drags it short, Venugopal Rao cuts it straight to sweeper cover9.2
Muralitharan to Venugopal Rao, no run, loopy delivery on the middle stump channel, Venu gets forward and blocks9.1
Muralitharan to Finch, 1 run, given air outside off, Finch looks to cut but the ball doesn't spin in, ends up mishitting it to cover for a single
Time out. Match in the balance now. Delhi have lost 2 wickets and will have to bat out 5 more overs from 2 of the world's best spinners - Vettori and Muralitharan. The required run rate is over 8 now, and it will be interesting to see how Delhi plan their chase in the next few overs..8.6
Vettori to Venugopal Rao, no run, Vettori once again appeals for an lbw but that was more optimism than confidence, flat and way down the leg side, goes off his pads to the on side8.5
Vettori to Finch, 1 run, skiddy stuff on the off, Finch runs it down to short third man for one more8.4
Vettori to Venugopal Rao, 1 run, easy single to mid wicket, Venugopal Rao does it easily with a flick of the wrists8.3
Vettori to Finch, 1 run, flat and down the leg side, Finch tucks it to short fine leg8.2
Vettori to Venugopal Rao, leg byes, 1 run, a huge appeal for lbw but that was going down the leg, the umpire gets it right this time, Vettori angles it in down the leg side, Venugopal Rao looks to work it away and gets a bit of pad to square leg region8.1
Vettori to Venugopal Rao, FOUR, well played. This was slowly tossed up but too short, Venu waits deep in the crease and cuts it between short third man and point for a four7.6
Muralitharan to Venugopal Rao, 1 run, flat and turning in, Venugopal Rao gets across and works it to square leg, retains strike with the single7.5
Muralitharan to Finch, 1 run, a bit short this time, Finch cuts it to deep backward point7.4
Muralitharan to Venugopal Rao, 1 run, slow and tossed up on the off, Venugopal Rao defends and gets a thick outside edge to short third man, there was a bit of a hesitation for the single but they get it easily in the end7.3
Muralitharan to Naman Ojha, out Caught by Virat Kohli!! Sharp catch! Wonderful reactions from Kohli gives Muralitharan his first wicket for the Challengers! Once again pushes it through and gets it to skid off the surface, Ojha slashes hard and gets a thick edge that flies quickly to slip, Kohli reacts well and holds on to it. A much needed strike for the hosts. Naman Ojha c Virat Kohli b Muralitharan 33(26) [4s-4 6s-1]
Muralitharan to Naman Ojha, THATS OUT!! Caught!!7.2
Muralitharan to Finch, 1 run, not much flight again, Finch is hurries on to the shot but gets it to point for a single7.1
Muralitharan to Naman Ojha, 1 run, catch dropped by de Villiers! Oh dear, that's a pretyt straightforward chance. Flat and skiddy outside off, Naman Ojha cuts and gets a thick edge that pops in and out of the keeper's gloves
Muttiah Muralitharan, right-arm off break, comes into the attack6.6
Vettori to Naman Ojha, 1 run, flat low full toss on the middle and leg, Naman Ojha works it to deep mid wicket for a single6.5
Vettori to Finch, 1 run, floated around off, Finch drills it to long off6.4
Vettori to Finch, 2 runs, a wonderful effort from McDonald but that will go down as a chance! Flat and short outside off, Finch slashes at it and gets a thick outside edge that flies over short third man, McDonald leaps with an outstretched right hand but cannot hold on to it6.3
Vettori to Finch, no run, slow and loopy on middle, Finch looks to work it to the on side and gets a bit of a leading edge back to the bowler6.2
Vettori to Naman Ojha, 1 run, Ojha gives the charge too early, Vettori sees it and drops it short, Ojha reaches out and steers it to short third man6.1
Vettori to Naman Ojha, 2 runs, misfield. Poor fielding by Harshal Patel - this was driven hard to him at long off but he fumbles and allows 2
Daniel Vettori, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
That's the end of the powerplay. Delhi have started well despite the wicket of Sehwag in the first over. Bangalore need to break this partnership soon if they are to get back.5.6
McDonald to Finch, no run, hard hit straight to the fielder. Finch will be unhappy to have missed out on that one - clubs this full toss straight to mid on5.5
McDonald to Naman Ojha, 1 run, low full toss on middle stump, Naman Ojha whips it uppishly to deep mid wicket, once again he didn't time it well5.4
McDonald to Naman Ojha, FOUR, lucky boundary. Ojha is throwing his bat at everything - looks to hit this slower one over cover but gets a thick outside edge that flies past short third man5.3
McDonald to Naman Ojha, no run, in the air but just short! Ojha looks to go over mid on but doesn't get the timing right, luckily for him he mishits it on the bounce to the fielder there5.2
McDonald to Finch, 1 run, holds back the length slightly, Finch pushes it softly to mid on and gets the single this time5.1
McDonald to Finch, no run, full one on middle, Finch works it to mid on
Andrew McDonald, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack4.6
Zaheer to Naman Ojha, no run, lovely ball, sees Ojha make room and follows him with a yorker, Ojha is late in getting the bat down but the ball zips through past the leg stump, Zaheer has a few words to say as well!4.5
Zaheer to Naman Ojha, FOUR, another boundary. Zaheer has been expensive today - in the slot for the shot and Ojha smashes it with a flat bat wide of mid on, it went off the toe of the bat but that enough4.4
Zaheer to Naman Ojha, no run, and beats his bat immediately, angles it in and straightens after pitching, Ojha looks to block but is beaten
Zaheer goes round the stumps now..4.3
Zaheer to Naman Ojha, FOUR, releases a bit of pressure with that shot! Poor stuff from Zak - short and wide outside off - Ojha reaches out and cuts it away between point and third man4.2
Zaheer to Naman Ojha, no run, hit hard but no runs, Naman Ojha cracks this slower one off the backfoot but hits it straight to the fielder at mid off4.1
Zaheer to Naman Ojha, no run, back of a length delivery on middle stump, Ojha stays in the crease and defends3.6
Vinay Kumar to Finch, no run, another dot ball. Wonderful bowling - keeps it simple and straight on off, Finch defends it to point3.5
Vinay Kumar to Finch, no run, stump to stump once again, Finch comes on the frontfoot and blocks, good bowling this3.4
Vinay Kumar to Finch, no run, tight stuff from Vinay, Finch pays respect and blocks3.3
Vinay Kumar to Finch, no run, back of a length on off, Finch chops it to the man at slip3.2
Vinay Kumar to Naman Ojha, 1 run, short of length and angled in, Ojha waits back and nudges it to short fine leg3.1
Vinay Kumar to Finch, 1 run, full and straight from Vinay, Finch shuffles and flicks it to deep backward square leg2.6
Zaheer to Finch, 1 run, slower delivery on the pads, Finch takes it on the full and works it through mid wicket2.5
Zaheer to Naman Ojha, 1 run, and again goes for a shot! Short of length and outside off, Naman Ojha waits back and punches it hard, only manages an inside edge that misses his leg stump, he is living dangerously2.4
Zaheer to Naman Ojha, 2 runs, in the air forever but it lands in no man's area! This is loose stuff from Ojha - he is trying to hit every ball out of the park. Comes down the track and looks to hook but Zak pitches it short, Ojha goes ahead with the hook and it flies off the top edge towards fine leg, de Villiers tried his best but couldn''t reach it2.4
Zaheer to Naman Ojha, wide, Zak tries the slower one but sprays it too wide outside off, Ojha tries to chase it but doesn't reach2.3
Zaheer to Naman Ojha, no run, tight stump to stump bowling, Ojha defends it solidly2.2
Zaheer to Naman Ojha, no run, good length on the off, Naman Ojha comes on the frontfoot and defends to point2.1
Zaheer to Finch, 1 run, fuller length and on the off, Finch tries to drive but inside edges it off his pads to point, Naman Ojha is alert and takes a quick single1.6
Vinay Kumar to Naman Ojha, no run, swing and a miss! Loose shot really - that was nowehere near the slot but he went for the big drive and missed it by a mile1.5
Vinay Kumar to Naman Ojha, SIX, watch out in the crowd! He didn't look in control of that shot but that has gone into the stands. Length ball on the legs, Naman Ojha swings across the line and gets it over deep backward square leg, he seemed to be in an awkward position but went ahead with his shot1.4
Vinay Kumar to Naman Ojha, FOUR, clever. Lovely shot that - Vinay Kumar drags it short and just outside off, Ojha waits back and plays the upper cut over the man at slip, nicely controlled shot that1.3
Vinay Kumar to Naman Ojha, no run, superb stuff this from Vinay. Once again beats the bat with a peach of a delivery. Short of length and a bit of away movement, Naman Ojha searches for the ball and is beaten by the seam movement1.2
Vinay Kumar to Naman Ojha, no run, and this one nips in, darts in after pitching on off and cramps him for room, Naman Ojha stays back and blocks it down the track1.1
Vinay Kumar to Naman Ojha, no run, well bowled. Good start for Vinay Kumar - hits the length around off and gets it to move away a touch, Naman Ojha looks to defend but is beaten by the away movement
Vinay Kumar, right-arm medium, comes into the attack0.6
Zaheer to Naman Ojha, 1 run, short of length and on the off, Naman Ojha stays back and guides it to third man, end of an eventful first over
Naman Ojha, right handed bat, comes to the crease0.5
Zaheer to Sehwag, out Caught by Pujara!! Poor ball, cracking shot. But gone for zero. That is cricket for you. Short and wide outside off - exactly where Sehwag likes it - he goes for the cut, meets it in the middle of the bat and blasts it straight to cover point. Sharp catch that, the ball was hit extremely hard indeed. Sehwag gone for a first ball duck! Sehwag c Pujara b Zaheer 0(1)
Zaheer to Sehwag, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
Zaheer to Sehwag. Expect some fun!0.4
Zaheer to Finch, 1 run, phew! Some sanity to the start. But this was a good drive too, once again leans into the shot and drives it well but the man at cover point makes a diving stop0.3
Zaheer to Finch, FOUR, hat-trick for Finch! Yet another gorgeous cover drive gives him another boundary, Zaheer continues to overpitch and Finch once again drives it away - this time through extra cover for four more0.2
Zaheer to Finch, FOUR, and another one! This one to the right of point, fuller length and wide outside off again, Finch leans into the drive and hits it between point and cover. Superb drive!0.1
Zaheer to Finch, FOUR, perfect start for Finch, can't say the same for Zaheer. A gentle full toss wide outside off, Finch reaches out and square drives it to the left of point for a four
Finch and Sehwag are at the crease. Finch is on strike. Zaheer will open the attack
We're back for the chase. Zaheer Khan - with a new hairstyle - has the new ball
It started with Andrew McDonald smashing the ball all around the park, but Delhi bowlers did well to make a comeback. Kohli, Tiwary, Agarwal all feel cheaply and de Villiers had his task cut out. He paced his innings beautifully and played some innovative strokes towards the end of the innings. 158 is chaseable but they have to tackle the likes of Muralitharan, Vettori and Zaheer Khan. Join us in a short while to find out how the 2nd half of the story unfolds.19.6
Doug Bracewell to Harshal Patel, out Bowled!! Two in two for Doug Bracewell, peach of a delivery to finish things off, a yorker on the off stump, Harshal Patel doesn't spot it and the off stump goes cartwheeling. Harshal Patel b Doug Bracewell 0(1)
Doug Bracewell to Harshal Patel, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!
Harshal Vikram Patel, right handed bat, comes to the crease19.5
Doug Bracewell to Vinay Kumar, out Caught by Morne Morkel!! Slower ball and Vinay Kumar has struck it straight into the hands of Morne Morkel at cover, the fielder was standing at the edge of the circle. Vinay Kumar c Morne Morkel b Doug Bracewell 18(16) [4s-1]
Doug Bracewell to Vinay Kumar, THATS OUT!! Caught!!19.4
Doug Bracewell to Vinay Kumar, FOUR, unbelievable stuff from Vinay Kumar! goes across, spots the fuller one, gets his bat down and the ball goes to the fine leg fence like a bullet, he just helped it across19.3
Doug Bracewell to de Villiers, 1 run, de Villiers reverse sweeps, the ball goes on one bounce to short third man, fifty partnership is up!19.2
Doug Bracewell to de Villiers, FOUR, long on and long off fielders were tending towards a collision, powerful shot that, clubbed it as straight as a ram rod, he will get four more19.1
Doug Bracewell to Vinay Kumar, 1 run, Vinay Kumar drives a fuller delivery to long on, more importantly he gets de Villiers on strike
Doug Bracewell [3.0-0-22-1] is back into the attack18.6
Irfan Pathan to Vinay Kumar, 1 run, low full toss, Vinay Kumar slaps it to long off, ends a fine over for the Challengers, 18 runs off it!18.5
Irfan Pathan to Vinay Kumar, 2 runs, Vinay Kumar takes some inspiration from de Villiers, goes over Irfan Pathan's head, doesn't generate enough power, a couple of bounces and the fielder at long off collects it, keeps them down to two18.4
Irfan Pathan to de Villiers, 1 run, de Villiers drills a fuller one hard to long off, just a sginle this time18.3
Irfan Pathan to de Villiers, FOUR, de Villiers is taking Irfan Pathan to the cleaners, short ball and he pulls it with utter disdain, the fielder at deep mid wicket covers some ground but doesn't stop it despite the dive18.2
Irfan Pathan to de Villiers, FOUR, And again! Action replay? Not quite, but another reverse sweep, this time over the head of the fielder at short third man, one bounce over the ropes18.1
Irfan Pathan to de Villiers, SIX, Beaut! A six of a reverse sweep, have you ever seen that? Full toss on the stumps, de Villiers reverse sweeps, gets under it and smacks it well over the keeper's head, clears the ropes with utmost ease, gets to his FIFTY
Is this the big over? Irfan to de Villiers17.6
Morne Morkel to Vinay Kumar, 2 runs, another short ball and Vinay Kumar pulls it just over mid wicket, probably got it high on the bat, but will earn him two runs as the fielder at wide long on cuts it down17.5
Morne Morkel to de Villiers, 1 run, good bowling! Slower short ball, de Villiers didn't pick it up, was too early into the pull, gets hit high on the arm, the umpire reckons that there was an inside edge, there was none, quick single as the ball goes towards backward point17.4
Morne Morkel to Vinay Kumar, 1 run, good bouncer from Morne Morkel! Vinay Kumar didn't pick it up, under edges it towards mid wicket, easy single nevertheless17.3
Morne Morkel to de Villiers, 1 run, de Villiers moves well across, flicks it to the man deep square leg17.2
Morne Morkel to Vinay Kumar, 1 run, plays is off the backfoot this time around, whips it towards mid on and scampers through17.1
Morne Morkel to Vinay Kumar, 2 runs, Vinay Kumar played that with soft hands towards deep point and runs well between the wickets to complete the second one
Morne Morkel [3.0-0-22-2] is back into the attack16.6
Irfan Pathan to de Villiers, FOUR, top shot! Very innovative, moved across, sat on his knee and jammed the bat down, directed the ball to race away between short fine and deep square leg, a much needed boundary that16.5
Irfan Pathan to Vinay Kumar, 1 run, good bouncer, lack of pace allows Vinay Kumar to pull it to deep backward square leg16.4
Irfan Pathan to Vinay Kumar, no run, slanted across the right hander and he taps it towards point, wants a single but sent back16.3
Irfan Pathan to de Villiers, leg byes, 1 run, de Villiers goes for the reverse sweep, goes off the pad towards square leg as he misses it, turning out to be a good over this!16.2
Irfan Pathan to Vinay Kumar, 1 run, slower one again, Vinay Kumar tucks it off his pads behind square leg, a single is what he'll get16.1
Irfan Pathan to de Villiers, leg byes, 1 run, slower one on the leg stump, de Villiers was looking to play across, doesn't get bat on ball, goes off the pad towards short third, Irfan Pathan appeals but the umpire turns it down
Irfan Pathan [2.0-0-23-0] is back into the attack
So it is Irfan Pathan to bowl now. Can de Villiers do what McDonald did to Irfan? Let's find out.
Umesh Yadav runs in and lands awkwardly, looks like he's done his ankle here. Hands over the ball to the captain and walks off the field.
Umesh Yadav [2.0-0-8-0] is back into the attack
Strategy break! Four overs left, the strategy for RCB is pretty clear. de Villiers needs to stay till the end and they need to go all guns blazing for the remaining four overs.15.6
Shahbaz Nadeem to de Villiers, 1 run, short ball! de Villiers pulls and pulls hard, but there are two fielders in the deep near the cow corner, the one at deep mid gets to it and stops it with one hand, a single is what de Villiers would get15.5
Shahbaz Nadeem to Vinay Kumar, 1 run, trifle short, Vinay Kumar stays on the backfoot, uses his wrists and works it through mid wicket15.4
Shahbaz Nadeem to de Villiers, 1 run, low full toss outside the off stump, de Villiers drives it to sweeper cover15.3
Shahbaz Nadeem to Vinay Kumar, 1 run, Vinay Kumar forces it off the backfoot towards wide long on, de Villiers is happy with the single15.2
Shahbaz Nadeem to Vinay Kumar, no run, stump to stump line, patted back to the bowler15.1
Shahbaz Nadeem to de Villiers, 1 run, Shahbaz Nadeem back into the attack, fuller one pushed off the frontfoot towards cover
Shahbaz Nadeem [3.0-0-21-1] is back into the attack14.6
Glenn Maxwell to Vinay Kumar, no run, pushed back to the bowler14.5
Glenn Maxwell to de Villiers, 1 run, de Villiers gets down on his knee this time around and sweeps it to deep backward square leg14.4
Glenn Maxwell to de Villiers, FOUR, smart cricket! Fine leg was inside the circle, de Villiers gets across and finds the gap between the keeper and short fine, races away to the fence14.3
Glenn Maxwell to de Villiers, no run, de Villiers opens the face of the bat and runs it straight to the fielder at short third man
Vinay Kumar, right handed bat, comes to the crease14.2
Glenn Maxwell to Vettori, out Vettori Run Out!! Poor running that, very poor! Vettori made room to steer it behind square on the off side, doesn't make any contact, the ball ricochets off the keeper's glove towards short fine, de Villiers wanted a single, but Vettori was clearly struggling, caught well short of the crease. Vettori run out (Doug Bracewell/Glenn Maxwell) 3(4)
Glenn Maxwell to Vettori, THATS OUT!! Run Out!!
Vettori in trouble, third umpire called for but the look on his face suggests that he's gone!14.1
Glenn Maxwell to de Villiers, 1 run, de Villiers sashays down the track and uses his wrists to cream one towards deep square leg, there is a man out there, only a single
Glenn Maxwell [1.0-0-4-1] is back into the attack13.6
Doug Bracewell to de Villiers, 1 run, works a fuller one through mid wicket, retains the strike with that single13.5
Doug Bracewell to de Villiers, SIX, Clubbed! de Villiers creates that extra bit of width, opens his shoulders and thumps it over extra cover, tremendous power generated and it sails into the stands, the crowds have some catching to do13.4
Doug Bracewell to Vettori, 1 run, fullish delivery on the middle and leg, drilled down to mid on, the veteran runs quickly to complete a single13.4
Doug Bracewell to Vettori, wide, goes for the bouncer and catches the attention of the umpire, over Vettori's head and rightly signalled a wide13.3
Doug Bracewell to de Villiers, 1 run, slower delivery from Doug Bracewell, de Villiers picks it up but cracks it straight to the fielder at short extra cover13.2
Doug Bracewell to de Villiers, no run, back of a length and in the channel outside the off stump, de Villiers drags it to mid on, no timing on that shot13.1
Doug Bracewell to Vettori, 1 run, short of a good length and Vettori pulls it to deep square leg, does well to keep it down
Doug Bracewell [2.0-0-11-1] is back into the attack12.6
Shahbaz Nadeem to de Villiers, FOUR, poor line and that spoils a good over, on the thighs and de Villiers helps it to the fine leg boundary, he holds the key for Bangalore, he needs to stay till the end if they are to post a competitive total12.5
Shahbaz Nadeem to Vettori, 1 run, Vettori flays a fuller one to deep square leg12.4
Shahbaz Nadeem to de Villiers, 1 run, de Villiers plants his foot forward and pushes it towards sweeper cover, completes 1000 runs in IPL12.3
Shahbaz Nadeem to de Villiers, no run, de Villiers stays inside the crease and blocks it
Daniel Vettori, left handed bat, comes to the crease12.2
Shahbaz Nadeem to Agarwal, out Caught by Nagar!! Self-destruction mode! Nice loopy delivery, Agarwal ran out of patience, he tried to go over long off, got the elevation but not the distance, Nagar settles right underneath it and pouches it close to his body. Agarwal c Nagar b Shahbaz Nadeem 16(15) [4s-1 6s-1]
Shahbaz Nadeem to Agarwal, THATS OUT!! Caught!!12.1
Shahbaz Nadeem to Agarwal, no run, Agarwal makes room and drives one straight to the fielder at cover
Shahbaz Nadeem [2.0-0-15-0] is back into the attack11.6
Morne Morkel to Agarwal, 1 run, Morne Morkel hits the deck hard and Agarwal takes his eyes off the ball, fends at it awkwardly, does manage to keep it down and they collect a single. de Villiers had Morne Morkel coming in the way while he was running, but he does manage to get ahead of the bowler11.5
Morne Morkel to de Villiers, 1 run, outside the off stump again, de Villiers gets forward and taps it towards point11.4
Morne Morkel to Agarwal, 1 run, Agarwal opens the face of the bat and steers it down to third man11.3
Morne Morkel to Agarwal, SIX, Massive!! Just looked like a mere flick of the wrists, length ball around the middle stump, there was no such backlift as well, may be it has something to do with the bats these days, the ball sails over the deep mid wicket boundary, into the stands11.2
Morne Morkel to de Villiers, 1 run, another fuller length delivery and de Villiers drives it down the wicket, Morne Morkel gets his hand to it, Agarwal makes sure he was inside the crease, the ball doesn't hit the stumps and they sneak a single, there was no backing up11.1
Morne Morkel to de Villiers, no run, Morne Morkel brought back and he starts with a fuller one on the leg stump, should have been dispatched, misses the flick and the ball rolls down the wicket off de Villiers' pads
Morne Morkel [2.0-0-12-2] is back into the attack10.6
Umesh Yadav to Agarwal, no run, fishes at one outside the off stump, too close to getting the outside edge, but no harm done10.5
Umesh Yadav to Agarwal, FOUR, bouncer and dealt with no fear whatsoever! Agarwal gets underneath that short ball and upper cuts it wide of third man, one bounce over the ropes, that gets the crowd moving again10.4
Umesh Yadav to de Villiers, 1 run, de Villiers clips it off his pads to the left of short fine leg, collects a single10.3
Umesh Yadav to Agarwal, 1 run, fuller delivery outside the off stump, Agarwal drives it to long off10.2
Umesh Yadav to Agarwal, no run, Agarwal drives one on the up to cover, doesn't manage to find the gap10.1
Umesh Yadav to Agarwal, no run, good bouncer to start the over, Agarwal ducks under it and lets the keeper do the rest
Umesh Yadav [1.0-0-2-0] is back into the attack
Aakash Chopra on twitter: Empower the third-umpire pls...if the idea is to eliminate howlers, allow him to intervene and assist the on-field umpire.9.6
Shahbaz Nadeem to de Villiers, 2 runs, de Villiers bluffs by moving to and fro at the crease, then paddles it down to fine leg, Irfan does well to cover some ground and keep them down to two9.5
Shahbaz Nadeem to de Villiers, no run, darted in down the leg stump, kisses de Villiers's pads before going and settling in the keeper's gloves, a loud appeal and turned down this time around9.4
Shahbaz Nadeem to Agarwal, 1 run, well flighted, Agarwal drives it in the air towards long off, on one bounce to the fielder9.3
Shahbaz Nadeem to Agarwal, no run, it was too close to cut, but Agarwal does it quite well, chops it to cover point, finds the fielder though9.2
Shahbaz Nadeem to de Villiers, 1 run, floated on the leg stump, de Villiers closes the face of the bat and turns it behind square on the on side and walks across for a single9.1
Shahbaz Nadeem to de Villiers, 2 runs, de Villiers gets under the delivery and goes inside out over extra cover and he gets a couple of runs
Shahbaz Nadeem [1.0-0-9-0] is back into the attack
Strategic time out - a much needed one for the umpire Do you think the standard of umpiring has gone down in the last couple of years? Have your say!8.6
Glenn Maxwell to de Villiers, 1 run, turns one wide of square leg and scampers through for a single8.5
Glenn Maxwell to Agarwal, 1 run, Agarwal waits on the backfoot and steers one towards point
FYI, Sudhir Asnani was the umpire.8.4
Glenn Maxwell to de Villiers, 1 run, de Villiers gets forward and pats one towards mid off, quick single8.3
Glenn Maxwell to Agarwal, 1 run, Agarwal backs away, opens the face of the bat and runs it wide of short third man8.2
Glenn Maxwell to Agarwal, no run, Agarwal gets forward and defends it to the off side
Mayank Agarwal, right handed bat, comes to the crease8.1
Glenn Maxwell to Saurabh Tiwary, out Lbw!! That looked like a big inside edge, but the umpire doesn't think so, given out! Horrid decision that! Replays show that there was a big inside edge, no reason why the umpire could not spot that, the bat wasn't even too close to the body, Saurabh Tiwary was looking to caress one towards cover, played slightly outside the line of the delivery, inside edges it onto the pads, but he has to walk back. Saurabh Tiwary lbw b Glenn Maxwell 1(3)
Glenn Maxwell to Saurabh Tiwary, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!
Glenn Maxwell, right-arm off break, comes into the attack7.6
Doug Bracewell to de Villiers, 2 runs, holds the length back, de Villiers punches one off the backfoot wide of sweeper cover for a comfortable two7.5
Doug Bracewell to de Villiers, no run, full and straight, nice little forward defense that, de Villiers wanted a quick single, but realized that the bowler was quickly onto it7.4
Doug Bracewell to Saurabh Tiwary, 1 run, Saurabh Tiwary leans and drives one through cover, gets off the mark7.3
Doug Bracewell to Saurabh Tiwary, no run, Saurabh Tiwary gets forward and defends a length ball towards cover
Saurabh Tiwary, left handed bat, comes to the crease7.2
Doug Bracewell to Virat Kohli, out Caught by Nagar!! Daredevils are right back into this now! Big big wicket this! It was overpitched outside the off stump, driven in the air with an open face, straight to the man at backward point, Nagar makes no mistake, pouches it safely and the crowd is silenced. Virat Kohli c Nagar b Doug Bracewell 8(8) [4s-1]
Doug Bracewell to Virat Kohli, THATS OUT!! Caught!!7.1
Doug Bracewell to de Villiers, 1 run, short of length delivery around the off stump, de Villiers backs away, mistimes it towards mid off
Doug Bracewell [1.0-0-7-0] is back into the attack6.6
Shahbaz Nadeem to Virat Kohli, 2 runs, well tossed up, Virat Kohli gets to the pitch of it and drives it wide of long off, they will come back for the second run6.5
Shahbaz Nadeem to Virat Kohli, FOUR, rank half tracker, Virat Kohli makes room and cuts it hard through extra cover, the fielder in the deep had no chance whatsoever, he placed it beautifully6.4
Shahbaz Nadeem to de Villiers, 1 run, de Villiers backs away and cracks it through cover, there is a man in the deep6.3
Shahbaz Nadeem to de Villiers, no run, driven to the man at point6.2
Shahbaz Nadeem to de Villiers, no run, de Villiers was looking to play across, trapped on the pad, it was flatter and quicker this time around6.1
Shahbaz Nadeem to de Villiers, 2 runs, on the leg stump, tickled down to fine leg, quick couple
Shahbaz Nadeem, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
AB de Villiers, right handed bat, comes to the crease5.6
Morne Morkel to McDonald, out Caught by Doug Bracewell!! Outstanding catch, absolutely unbelievable! It was a short ball, McDonald tried to pull it from outside the off stump, the bat face turned up and it was miscued, the ball ballooned up in the air, Bracewell at mid on had to run back to his right, he covered around 15-20 yards and dived at the right moment to complete a superb one handed catch, spectacular stuff. Catches like these lift the spirits of the team and the Delhi boys are delighted! McDonald c Doug Bracewell b Morne Morkel 30(19) [4s-4 6s-2]
Morne Morkel to McDonald, THATS OUT!! Caught!!5.5
Morne Morkel to McDonald, no run, slower ball, McDonald doesn't pick it, he was going to give it a flat batted thump, meets thin air5.4
Morne Morkel to McDonald, FOUR, too full, McDonald gets forward and drives it in the air between the bowler and mid off, there were some shouts of 'catch it' but there was very little the fielder could do, he has raced away to 305.3
Morne Morkel to Virat Kohli, 1 run, Virat Kohli was late into the pull this time around, the ball was in the air but short of the man at mid on5.2
Morne Morkel to Virat Kohli, no run, width on offer but Virat Kohli doesn't manage to hit it out of the middle of the bat, chops it down to the ground, no harm done5.1
Morne Morkel to Virat Kohli, no run, fuller one from Morne Morkel, doesn't time the on-drive well, goes straight to the fielder at mid wicket4.6
Umesh Yadav to McDonald, no run, McDonald flays one to the mid wicket fielder, good over for Daredevils, just 4 runs off it4.5
Umesh Yadav to Virat Kohli, leg byes, 1 run, leg stump line, goes off the pad to fine leg4.4
Umesh Yadav to McDonald, 1 run, catch dropped! Oh dear, Irfan Pathan should have caught that, McDonald looked to go over mid on, didn't hit it that hard, Irfan failed to time his jump to perfection and the ball pops out of his outstretched hands, a single results4.3
Umesh Yadav to Virat Kohli, 1 run, the stylish young talent is off the mark with a nice little flick towards deep square leg, the crowd in Bengaluru love him, the noise levels have gone up a few decibels4.2
Umesh Yadav to McDonald, leg byes, 1 run, Umesh Yadav appeals as that one traps McDonald on the pad in front of leg, it was sliding down probably, the ball goes towards point and they sneak a single4.1
Umesh Yadav to McDonald, no run, great first ball that! Slower delivery, completely deceived McDonald, he was early into the shot, beaten!
Umesh Yadav, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
Virat Kohli, right handed bat, comes to the crease3.6
Morne Morkel to Pujara, out Caught by Irfan Pathan!! Finally, a break-through! It was set up nicely, fine leg was inside the circle and there was a man at deep backward square, short ball and Pujara pulls it, got it out of the middle of the bat this time around but didn't get enough elevation, straight down the throat of Irfan. Pujara c Irfan Pathan b Morne Morkel 11(12) [4s-1]
Morne Morkel to Pujara, THATS OUT!! Caught!!3.5
Morne Morkel to Pujara, no run, Pujara gets forward and taps it to the off side, he wants a quick single, sent back3.5
Morne Morkel to Pujara, wide, horror ball from Morne Morkel! full toss down the leg stump, the keeper does well to dive and collect it3.4
Morne Morkel to Pujara, 2 runs, goes for the pull, doesn't time it well, that was in the air for a while after taking the top edge, falls in no man's land near deep square leg3.3
Morne Morkel to Pujara, no run, nice and straight from Morne Morkel, Pujara pats it back to the bowler3.2
Morne Morkel to Pujara, FOUR, bludgeoned! Pujara dances down the track and smacks one straight past the bowler, safest region to target, there's no stopping that3.1
Morne Morkel to Pujara, no run, nice and around the good length area, Pujara gets forward and defends it solidly
Morne Morkel, right-arm fast, comes into the attack2.6
Irfan Pathan to McDonald, FOUR, in the air and over cover! That's been dispatched with utter disdain, 19 runs off this Irfan Pathan over, pitched up outside the off stump, goes racing into the boundary2.5
Irfan Pathan to McDonald, SIX, the crowd goes berserk and Irfan Pathan sports a sorry face. Length ball and it has been clobbered over the long on fence, just managed to clear the ropes, McDonald is looking in terrific touch2.4
Irfan Pathan to McDonald, FOUR, McDonald is on song! And so are the Challengers, this one was muscled straight down the ground, Irfan Pathan can't bowl it so full! Mid on had no chance2.3
Irfan Pathan to McDonald, FOUR, juicy full toss! Too easy for McDonald, thumps it between the bowler and mid off, didn't bother to keep it down, the ball races away to the boundary2.2
Irfan Pathan to McDonald, no run, slight movement in towards McDonald, clipped straight to the fielder at mid wicket2.1
Irfan Pathan to Pujara, 1 run, outside the off stump, Pujara plunges forward and opens the face of the bat, plays it with soft hands to the left of point, easy single1.6
Doug Bracewell to McDonald, no run, McDonald feels for another one outside the off stump, beaten! Clearly, there is some movement if the length is held back, it all depends on what Delhi bowlers can get out of it in the next few overs, will they bring in Morkel now?1.5
Doug Bracewell to McDonald, no run, that one nipped back off the seam, the ball sneaks between the bat and pad, keeper collects it low1.4
Doug Bracewell to McDonald, SIX, take that says McDonald! That's the reason why he's opening the innings! gets under the pitch of the delivery and carves it over cover point, the ball lands on the boundary ropes, the first maximum for RCB!1.3
Doug Bracewell to McDonald, no run, catch dropped by Maxwell! A tough one though, that was hit at the rate of knots, overpitched outside off, driven on the up and Maxwell was standing a few yards ahead of the usual cover point position, dives to his left and gets his left hand to it, doesn't hold on to it though, saved 4 runs for his team nevertheless1.2
Doug Bracewell to McDonald, no run, too full, but doesn't give too much width, McDonald drives it to the man at cover1.1
Doug Bracewell to Pujara, 1 run, on the good length area, gets some swing away from the batsman, driven with an open face, played outside the line of the delivery, didn't middle it as well, square third man will keep it down to one. The outfield is looking lightning quick
Doug Bracewell, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
There was swing and bounce in the first over for Irfan Pathan. What can Bracewell do now?0.6
Irfan Pathan to Pujara, 1 run, fuller delivery on the stumps, driven to mid off, quick single to end the over0.5
Irfan Pathan to Pujara, 2 runs, good bounce on that delivery, Pujara hit the deck hard, Pujara did well to stay on his toes and drop it down to the off side, the fielder at short extra cover aims for the stumps at the bowler's end, doesn't get the direct hit, poor backing up results in an extra run0.4
Irfan Pathan to Pujara, no run, loud appeal, but not given! Pujara got his front foot a little too across and lost balance as the ball shaped back in, struck on the front thigh, that was going over the stumps, the umpire doesn't give it, right decision0.3
Irfan Pathan to Pujara, no run, angled across this time around, no movement in the air, Pujara is happy to let that go and settle in the keeper's gloves0.2
Irfan Pathan to McDonald, 1 run, shaped back in a tad, goes off the inside half of the bat towards long leg, McDonald gets off the mark
Alright, Irfan Pathan is set to start proceedings. There is a slip in place for McDonald.0.1
Irfan Pathan to McDonald, no run, good signs for Irfan Pathan. Gets a bit of swing in towards the right hander from outside the off stump, good carry as well, McDonald shoulders arms
McDonald and Pujara are at the crease. McDonald is on strike. Irfan Pathan will open the attack
Delhi Daredevils (Playing XI): Virender Sehwag(c), Aaron Finch, Glenn Maxwell, Naman Ojha(w), Yogesh Nagar, Venugopal Rao, Irfan Pathan, Doug Bracewell, Morne Morkel, Shahbaz Nadeem, Umesh Yadav
Royal Challengers Bangalore (Playing XI): Mayank Agarwal, Andrew McDonald, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers(w), Saurabh Tiwary, Cheteshwar Pujara, Daniel Vettori(c), Zaheer Khan, Vinay Kumar, Harshal Vikram Patel, Muttiah Muralitharan
Irfan: God has been great, I've been able to play well. It's a long tournament, hope I can do well. It will be good for me and the team. I made up my mind during the injury phase - if I wanted to play for India I had to take care of my health. I want to keep learning and keep playing cricket. We have a young, exciting side. It's good to be playing with them. It will be a great boost when the guys like KP, Mahela and Warner come, but it's a great feeling to be able to win even without them.
Chris Gayle is not playing today due to fitness issues. A big disappointment for the packed stadium - the Bangalore crowd absolutely love him.
Vettori: Excited about the tournament. Gayle is not playing unfortunately. We look forward to play against them. Half our side played for Delhi so we know them quite well. We would have batted first had I won the toss.
Sehwag: It was a wonderful start for us this year. Hopefully we can deliver today also, it will be good to win. It looks like a good track to bat and bowl. There is a bit of grass but the batsmen can play the shots also. I'm feeling good, last game I scored 20 runs and I'm feeling good about my form. I'm not worried about the grass on the track, but the team which bats second generally wins the game.
Delhi Daredevils have won the toss and elected to field
Gayle is not playing today
Head to Head stats: Both these teams have played each other seven times. Delhi have won five times while Bangalore have won two.
Welcome to the fifth match of the Indian T20 League between Bangalore and Delhi from the Chinnaswamy stadium. Delhi have gotten off to a winning start in this tournament while Bangalore are playing their first match. Powered by the Gayle-force, they will look to get their campaign off to a winning start.
The runners-up of last year Royal Challengers Bangalore open their IPL 5 campaign against a bubbling Delhi Daredevils side that crushed Kolkata Knight Riders in their rain curtailed opening game in Kolkata. The Daniel Vettori led side would be looking to open with a win and their explosive batting line-up, consisting of West Indies swashbuckler Chris Gayle, will be the main crowd puller. Bangalore have always been the almost-there team as they have been runners-up in 2009, 2011 and the Champions League 2011 as well. They would look to go the whole hog this time and as they say, a good start is like half the job done. Bangalore will know that it will not be an easy task against a Delhi side which has a fiery fast bowling line-up and a swashbuckling batting order.
Bangalore would hope that Vettori can carry forward the legacy of Anil Kumble and bring the same zest that he brought to his national team while at the helm of perennial underdogs, but proven giant-killers, New Zealand. Besides Gayle, Bangalore would also expect fireworks from the Indian national team's in-form batsman Virat Kohli. The Delhiite, whose sensational run with the bat in the tour of Australia and the Asia Cup made as many headlines as India's wretched run in both the outings, will look to continue the fine form, especially against a franchise which represents his home town. Bangalore's Achilles heel will be their bowling, which is bereft of strong international names. Vinay Kumar will be looking to impress the selectors after an ordinary showing in the India colors, while new-recruit Muralitharan will be shouldering the responsibility of the spin attack with skipper Vettori.
The Daredevils have got the perfect start to their campaign after Irfan Pathan scored a brisk unbeaten 42 to guide them to a comfortable eight-wicket win over Kolkata in a rain-curtailed12-overs-a-side match on Thursday night. Their bowling was the key as Morne Morkel scalped three wickets 3 for 18 runs, while Umesh Yadav and Roelof van der Merwe bagged two apiece to restrict the Knight Riders to a low score. In the chase Aaron Finch and skipper Virender Sehwag gave the Daredevils a solid start putting on 49 for the opening wicket. The skipper looked in good touch after missing out the Asia cup for India due to an injury. Irfan Pathan's batting was the biggest plus point for Delhi, but they would prefer that his bowling match outdo his other skills. The Daredevils will still be without the services of big names like Mahela Jayawardene, Kevin Pietersen and David Warner as they are busy playing for their respective countries. With key players missing for the first half of the event, Sehwag will have to take the extra load in along with local players like Naman Ojha and Venugopal Rao. A lot of hopes are also pinned on their new signing, West Indies' Andre Russell who would like to make an impact with the bat at the big stage.
Sehwag vs Vettori & Murali: The skipper of RCB played for the Delhi franchise in the first 3 seasons of the IPL along with Sehwag and both would know each other's game pretty well. Sehwag always likes to get on top of spinners and if with captains increasingly using slow bowlers in the powerplay, it will be an interesting battle. Muralitharan might have retired from international cricket, but he would still want to prove a point by dismissing one of the most dangerous batsmen in World cricket.
Morne Morkel vs Gayle: Both teams have explosive batsmen at the top of the order. But Delhi have a slight edge as their bowling line-up has a tall pacer who has troubled the best in the business. Morkel was unstoppable in the game against Kolkata and the deliveries which he bowled to get Kallis and Tiwary out, were literally un-playable. Gayle has enough experience to deal with him, even on a Bangalore wicket which is likely to assist the seamers. Overall, it should be another mouth-watering contest.
Delhi Daredevils (From): Virender Sehwag(c), Varun Aaron, Ajit Agarkar, Robin Bist, Gulam Bodi, Doug Bracewell, Unmukt Chand, Aaron Finch, Mahela Jayawardene, Glenn Maxwell, Morne Morkel, Shahbaz Nadeem, Yogesh Nagar, Prashant Naik, Naman Ojha(w), Irfan Pathan, Kevin Pietersen, Andre Russell, Aavishkar Salvi, Ross Taylor, Roelof van der Merwe, Venugopal Rao, Vikas Mishra, David Warner, Tejashwi Yadav, Umesh Yadav, Travis Birt, Colin Ingram, Manprit Juneja, Puneet Bisht, Pawan Negi, Kuldeep Raval
Royal Challengers Bangalore (From): Daniel Vettori(c), Mayank Agarwal, KP Appanna, Sreenath Aravind, Arun Karthik(w), Raju Bhatkal, AB de Villiers, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Muralidharen Gautam, Chris Gayle, Mohammad Kaif, Abrar Kazi, Zaheer Khan, Virat Kohli, Charl Langeveldt, Andrew McDonald, Abhimanyu Mithun, Muttiah Muralitharan, Dirk Nannes, Ryan Ninan, Harshal Vikram Patel, Asad Pathan, Luke Pomersbach, Cheteshwar Pujara, Rilee Rossouw, Syed Mohammad Jamaluddin, Saurabh Tiwary, Vinay Kumar, Vijay Zol, Karun Nair


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Live Oak —The residence at 531 North Houston Ave. in Live Oak has grabbed the attention of passerby with a 12 plus feet tall Santa Claus standing in the front yard. The homeowners, Jack and Mary Jeanne Williams, said this Santa is sending a message."Santa draws attention to the fact that Jesus is the reason for the season," Mary said. Standing alongside Santa are four little signs with a big message, two of which says, "Jesus is the reason for the season," and "Keep Christ in Christmas." "I got tired of seeing Merry Christmas taken out," Jack said. "I was raised with 'Merry Christmas' and Jesus being the reason for the season."Mary said the giant Santa has gotten the attention of lots of people."One day when we had the Santa down, a lady who was passing by stopped to tell me her kid cried because Santa was not standing. I had to assure him he would be back up," she said, laughing. "The kids enjoy it."Both Jack and Mary are involved in the local community. Jack is a retired Navy veteran who served in the Korean War. Both Jack and Mary, a beautician, are owners of the local shop, Reflections. The couple has resided in their present home for over 30 years. They both attend Friendship Baptist Church and were saved many years ago. "We're both saved, and this is our way to celebrate Jesus' birthday," Jack said- See more at: http://www.suwanneedemocrat.com/suwannee/x1353069076/Santa-standing-tall-for-Christ#sthash.bldNBB9O.dpuf
I find it funny while, yes, the Santa Claus is huge the signs mentioning Jesus are tiny. And, I don't believe any child is reading the signs when there's a huge Santa Claus to look at.And, this is how they celebrate Jesus' birthday with a GIANT SANTA!I just find the whole story funny. How, and what "war"? The only one who participates in the war are them. They started it, and throw snowballs at each other.-Nam
Sounds like this guy is well aware of what the real focus of Christmas is, but just can't say it out loud. Why doesn't he have a 12'+ Jesus instead of Santa, if he thinks "Jesus is the reason"?
If "Jesus" was the "reason" for the "season", then, Santa wouldn't even be there, period. A nativity scene, or as stated: Jesus, etc., that's why it's funny.-Nam


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FCSO Investigators Allege Unlawful Neglect of a Child
SUBJECT:Ashley Nicole Matthews, age 23, of 1312 South Mayfair Terrace, Florence, SC 29505 was arrested on June 5, 2014 by Investigators with the Florence County Sheriff's Office and charged with Unlawful Neglect of a Child (S.C. Code Section 65-5-070). See FCSO Booking Website for additional information.
NARRATIVE: Ashley Nicole Matthews, age 23, of 1312 South Mayfair Terrance, Florence, SC was arrested today by Investigators with the Florence County Sheriff's Office and charged with Unlawful Neglect of a Child. According to Investigators, on or about March 1, 2014 FCSO Deputies and Florence County EMS were called to the residence on South Mayfield Terrace as the suspect's then 14 month old child was not breathing. Deputies and EMS personnel immediately began to perform CPR on the child and continued enroute to an area hospital. Upon arrival at the hospital, the child was place on a ventilator. Following extensive medical treatment, the child recovered and was released from the hospital.
Investigators allege that the child ingested an unknown amount of Methadone from an open container left by the subject with reach of the toddler. Following release from the hospital, DSS placed custody of the child with a family member.
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Charleston Batery midfielder Ben Fisk hasn't been on the field very much this season. A knee injury has limited his playing time, but when the Vancouver native has been healthy enough to play, he's proven to be instant offense for the Battery.
Fisk, 20, on loan to Charleston from Major League Soccer's Vancouver Whitecaps, had a goal and an assist in his professional debut — a 4-1 victory over Antigua in the Battery's home opener.
Fisk's skill set was on full display against the Barracudas. His deceptive speed, his ability to beat defenders one-on-one with either foot and his service into the penalty area make him one of the top young talents in the USL Pro Division this season.
"Ben was probably one of the best players on the field for us against Antigua," said Charleston Battery coach Mike Anhaeuser. "A lot of guys his age might get a little nervous making his first pro start, but Ben looked like a veteran."
In his limited amount of time on the field this season — just 191 total minutes — Fisk has proven to be an offensive force with two goals and an assist.
The problem for Fisk and for the Battery has been his health. Fisk has played in just four games with only two starts. After his impressive debut against Antigua, Fisk missed the next six matches after undergoing surgery to repair a meniscus tear in his knee. It was an injury that Fisk had suffered in Vancouver during the preseason and thought was behind him.
"My knee would swell up after matches and training and I was probably playing at about 80 percent when the season started," Fisk said. "I thought I could battle through it, but it wasn't getting any better. I couldn't train like I needed to, so I went ahead with the surgery."
Fisk got his second start this past Friday night against Harrisburg City and quickly recorded his second goal of the season.
"Ben is very difficult to defend," Anhaeuser said. "He's a very offensive-minded winger and has shown that final ball quality that makes him so dangerous. He can create his own scoring chances or whip the ball in from distance with quality, and that's a rare combination."
After training with the Whitecaps for the past two years, Fisk was ready to get some professional game experience this summer. Fisk had played in more than two dozen games for the Whitecaps U23 team, but the Vancouver native realized he needed to play in games that mattered.
"I was really excited to play in games where something was on the line," Fisk said. "I know I needed to play against other professional players and get as many minutes as I could. I know that's the only way to get better."
Fisk suffered a minor relapse with his knee during training on Monday, but hopes to be in the lineup tonight or Saturday against Houston's reserve team.
"I don't want to push it too hard and get hurt again," Fisk said. "If sitting out means it'll be better for the rest of the season, that's what I'll do."
Fisk isn't the only Battery player on mend. The Battery will be without several key players tonight against the Eagles. Besides Fisk, the Battery will be without midfielders Zach Prince and Austin Savage and defender Cody Ellison because of injuries.
However, midfielder Quinton Griffith, who has missed the last three weeks with a groin injury, is expected to be available to play.
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. - UC Santa Barbara won the third and final game of their series against host UC Riverside 2-1 in eight innings, behind yet another strong outing by starting pitcher Jennifer Davis (17-13) at Amy S. Harrison Field on Sunday. The win gives the Gauchos an overall record of 23-18 and 6-8 mark in the Big West while the Highlanders fell to 22-24 overall and 2-13 in conference play.
In what turned out to be a great pitching duel between Davis and Highlander starting pitcher Stephanie Marshall, the Gauchos opened the scoring in the fourth inning as junior left fielder Jessica Hejna led off with a walk. Later in the inning, junior shortstop Brittany Putich singled to right field, moving Hejna over to second base. The next batter, sophomore catcher Ericka Hansen, then hit a smash to third baseman Melissa Sanchez who stepped on the bag, but her throw sailed past the first baseman, letting Putich score from first.
That lone run held up for the Gauchos until the bottom of the seventh inning. With two outs already recorded, first baseman Jennifer Thompson hit a fly ball to right center, where sophomore right fielder Nicole Churnock dropped the ball, allowing Thompson to get to second. Veronica Yee was then put into the game to pinch run for Thompson, and left fielder Jessica Black came up to the plate. Black crushed a pitch to deep center field that bounced off the wall, allowing Yee to score from second base and tie the score at 1-1.
In the eighth inning, UCSB led off with a single by the pitcher Davis. After Churnock grounded into a fielder's choice, freshman second baseman Christine Ramos was hit by a pitch, putting two runners on base. With two outs, junior center fielder Kendra Singley singled, bringing home Churnock, who scored the eventual game-winning run.
Davis finished the game having pitched eight innings, giving up only three hits, one unearned run, and one walk, while striking out 12 batters. She improved to 17-13 on the year with her third-straight win in the series.
For the Highlanders, Marshall pitched almost as well, going eight innings, allowing five hits, two runs (one earned), four walks, and striking out six.She falls to 13-11 with the loss.
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Ethiopian hijacker threatened to crash plane
A passenger aboard a hijacked Ethiopian Airlines jet says the hijacker threatened to crash the plane if the pilot did not stop trying to get back into the cockpit.
The plane from Ethiopia to Italy was hijacked Monday and diverted to Geneva by its co-pilot, who Swiss officials said locked the pilot out of the cockpit after he went to the bathroom.
Italian news agency ANSA said passenger Francesco Cuomo said the pilot was demanding that the hijacker open the door and tried to break it down. Cuomo, an Italian, said the hijacker got on the loudspeaker and threatened to crash the plane, then the oxygen masks came down.
Once the plane landed in Switzerland the hijacker climbed out of the window of the jet's cockpit using a rope and surrendered to police.
All 202 passengers and crew exited safely from the Boeing 767-300 plane that had taken off from the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.
The man "wanted asylum in Switzerland," Geneva International Airport chief executive Robert Deillon told the Associated Press. "That's the motivation of the hijacking."
The hijacking began over Italy and two Italian fighter jets were scrambled to accompany the plane, Deillon said.
Geneva prosecutor Olivier Jornot said Swiss federal authorities were investigating the hijacking and would press charges that could carry a prison sentence of up to 20 years.
Geneva airport was initially closed to other flights, but operations resumed around two hours after the hijacked plane landed. "We hope everything will return to normal in the afternoon," Deillon said.
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by Mike Masnick
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A few months ago, there were rumors that the FTC was ready to go after Google with antitrust charges, though we couldn't figure out how this made sense. At first the story was that it was abusing its search position, but there was little evidence to support it. Then there was talk of using its new ownership of Motorola to go after Google for abusing standards essential patents. But... that seemed like a really tangential way to attack Google. And, as more and more details came out, it increasingly looked like this was an effort by the FTC's chair, Jon Liebowitz, to cement a legacy. Along those lines, there were rumors that Google wasn't willing to just cave to demands for a settlement. The latest is that the FTC is likely to come out next week and say that there's no evidence that Google violated antitrust rules with favoring its own sites in search. The Justice Department could conceivably still go after Google, but it's unclear if there's real appetite there. As the report notes, Europe may be a different story. As we saw with the Microsoft antitrust effort, Europe defines "monopoly power" over markets much more loosely than the US does -- and often seems to use antitrust enforcement to punish successful US companies, rather than look at whether there's actual consumer harm. So, in that venue, it wouldn't be surprising to see Google pressured into a settlement of some sort.
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Wally (profile), 13 Dec 2012 @ 8:15pmWell I'm at least glad Google got through this. The FTC probably got confused (not too uncommon) about how Google's promotional ads work for small local businesses in your area. There is an advertising space that, when your search is relevant enough, will put the ad up for a local business.
Also, for those who don't know, Google's web crawler searches on referential terms. This means that the links to a single sight that get referred to the most end up at the top of the list.
MrWilson, 13 Dec 2012 @ 8:36pm
Re:The FTC officials probably got confused about whether or not they wanted to accept the positions that Microsoft was offering them once they retired if they pursued Google...
Wally (profile), 13 Dec 2012 @ 9:30pm
Re: Re:Yikes...I don't think bribery is the case here though. A lot of the issue was predatory harm to their competitors. Google's advertising service is much cleaner than say AdClick or other services that use bots to distribute their advertisements. Google's is simply showing you where to find this, that, or the other thing...I haven't been on Bing in a while and I typically use AdBlock Plus with FireFox...so it's difficult for me to judge. All I know is that Google's as space isn't blocked which means it's clean and in-house.
Also, as I've stated before, Google's search is a referential and usually basis relevancy on how many other website refer to a single page. Given that you can Google something in reference to a web search on any search engine....it's just widely used.
Bing, I actually don't like...too flashy and not as clean interface as Google's search engine.
MrWilson, 17 Dec 2012 @ 9:07pm
Re: Re: Re:It's not called "bribery" according to its common practice in broad daylight and lack of conflict of interest inquiries. It's just a revolving door between regulators and the companies they regulate and amounts to regulatory capture that the DOJ is apparently perfectly fine with. It's essentially the same thing as bribery, but they just don't call it that, much less bat an eye at it.
MrWilson, 13 Dec 2012 @ 8:42pm[insert bob's obligatory Big Search comment here]
Nick Coghlan (profile), 13 Dec 2012 @ 9:12pm
Immediate consumer harm vs systemic riskOne thing to keep in mind is that good definitions of "consumer harm" include long term consequences and systemic risk, not just immediate effects. That's why predatory pricing is illegal after all - the short term effects for consumers are positive (hey, cheap stuff!), but the longer term ones are harmful (driving the competition out of business in order to later obtain monopoly rents)
There's a lot of risk to be found in outsourcing key parts of your infrastructure to a foreign corporation. The unfortunate part is most of this isn't addressed in the law, so other laws (like anti-trust) get twisted to suit :P
Michael, 14 Dec 2012 @ 4:31am
Re: Immediate consumer harm vs systemic riskWhen did the FTC start worrying about consumer harm?
Mesonoxian Eve (profile), 13 Dec 2012 @ 9:14pmI have an anti-trust of the FTC... now.
Anonymous Coward, 13 Dec 2012 @ 11:20pmout_of_the_crack and bob are wiping.
Anonymous Coward, 14 Dec 2012 @ 6:48am
Re:But will they ever actually show up? It's a pro-Google piece, so they have to get their shilling in on such an obvious piece of shillbait.
Anonymous Coward, 13 Dec 2012 @ 11:29pmI bet Jon (The Statist) Liebowitz does go after Google after the recent announcement of all the cash Google has off shored to Bermuda.
Anonymous Coward, 13 Dec 2012 @ 11:47pmdefendinggoogle247.com
Anonymous Coward, 13 Dec 2012 @ 11:49pm
Re:which of course also equals: applehater.com
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Mike Masnick (profile), 14 Dec 2012 @ 7:28am
Yeah, because we've never criticized Google for anything...
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120812/23494420001/seven-reasons-why-google-is-mak ing-mistake-filtering-searches-based-dmca-notices.shtml
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120923/2 2351120487/googles-copyright-crackdown-punishes-author-torrenting-his-own-book.shtml
http://www.tec hdirt.com/articles/20120217/00515617789/eff-condemns-google-circumventing-safari-privacy-protections .shtml
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120301/10313817930/google-asking-trouble-with-its-new-pri vacy-policy-eu-official-questions-legality.shtml
And that was less than 5 seconds of searching.
Your being full of shit is showing.
Wally (profile), 14 Dec 2012 @ 8:13am
Re: Re:I wish I could as easily and blatantly bash the watchdogs that bark and ignore everything else I write in any of my comment the moment they see the word "Apple". It's amazing, yet not surprising, Mike that they do this.
I figure it's either for attention or that their bias was bruised beyond belief.
Anonymous Coward, 14 Dec 2012 @ 5:12amLong story short:
Microsoft hates Google. Especially now that Google is taking over mobile while Windows can't even get its foot in the door. Redmond and its proxies have been waging a mud-slinging campaign against Google (and Android) for some time now, and complaining to the FTC about Google has been part of that.
nospacesorspecialcharacters (profile), 14 Dec 2012 @ 7:36am
It's about choice, not being the first result...I think those trying to strike a parallel to the monopoly abuse by Microsoft over bundling its browser are missing a fairly crucial bit of evidence in the bundling. Microsoft bundled IE for free and did not include alternative browsers in its preinstalled OS. Google, by its very nature wouldn't exist if it didn't include search results for competing services... You could say its main function in search is to offer as many alternatives as possible.
The problem is when you list results, a list, by definition, will contain a first result. Otherwise it wouldn't be a very useful list... You would have to code the page to just throw words and links at the searcher... it wouldn't be a very popular search engine.
And this is where the fight is. To be top of the search results. Somehow, competing vertical search engines feel that it is their privileged entitlement to be top of the list of results. They also think that Google's own algorithm should be weighted towards their own site, despite the fact the algorithm is the core of Google's search and not a democratic voting process or a contract.
It's like saying Microsoft shouldn't just offer alternative browsers, it should cripple it's own browser and run Firefox when you click on the IE icon.
Finally it does come down to convenience and effect on the user. IE was not an easy thing to disable or uninstall, it was made a core part of the OS. Google search on the other hand can be "uninstalled" as fast as it can take you to type in another URL. You are free to click on an advertisement, the Google service, the top result or a result further down the page on Google's "platform".
I'd much more prefer to see the FTC take on Microsoft on the bundling of its OS with hardware, it's skulduggery over secure boot and it's patent trolling over Linux.
Anonymous Coward, 14 Dec 2012 @ 7:46am
Re: It's about choice, not being the first result..."...it should cripple it's own browser and run Firefox when you click on the IE icon."
They're almost there. All they are missing is bundling Firefox with Windows and change the shortcuts.
Wally (profile), 14 Dec 2012 @ 8:16am
Re: Re: It's about choice, not being the first result...Something tells me you've used Wimdows 8
Anonymous Coward, 14 Dec 2012 @ 8:42amNot sure why the Justice Dept looks at Google through a microscope hoping to find anti trust violations when there are so many blatantly obvious violations elsewhere. Are these considered too big to prosecute? This is getting quite ridiculous and might lead a person to become cynical.


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The March 24th issue of Time has a feature, "10 Ideas That Are Changing The World," one of which is "The End of Customer Service" by Barbara Kiviat. This is presented as an inexorable and vaguely positive thing, but I don't know.
A trip (two, actually) to a Maryland Ikea store this past week to buy some furniture for my new apartment sure brought this home. Ikea has features nice design, inexpensive prices, and great Swedish meatballs with lingonberries for $5. Well, maybe I should reverse the order of those attributes. They make it easy for a decorating doofus to match things.
I swear that every time I go to an Ikea store, which is only about annually, I see fewer employees. The ones that are left are always very helpful, but sometimes you have to look a bit to find one. This time, all the check-out lines were self-service. A single employee worked all the lanes to assist people like me who couldn't find the barcodes and to keep us from scanning both Box 1 and Box 2 when they're part of the same item or you'll pay twice.
I wouldn't be surprised if a few years from now, you'll walk into Ikea and see only customers. There will be a couple of guards on the way out, Costco style, to check your receipts against your cart, and maybe some people behind the scenes converting dollars into kronor. Go to the cafeteria and hold your plate under an opening and your dozen meatballs will drop out. Rotate the plate quickly and you'll get a splat of lingonberries and a blob of mashed potatoes (or is it the other way around?). Can't find something? Go to a kiosk and talk with a helpful operator named Bruce or Christine from Bangladesh (unless you're in an Ikea in Germany, in which case they're named Helmut and Helga). I'd rather they automate their self-service furniture pick up so I don't have to go for the Advil when I get home.
Bringing this back to media a minute... It's probably not too far off the mark to say that self-service is one of the defining characteristics of new media vs. old media. The legacy media are full service media. We think about what programs you want and when you want them so you won't have to. Just turn on your radio and television and sit back. New media are self-service. Search for this podcast or that video or that streaming link. Decide both what you want to consume and whether it's MP3 or Real or Windows Media or QuickTime. Which of the several players I have do I want to use? Want to use one of the new IP radios? Then sometimes be prepared to manually enter the URL of your favorite audio service. You get the picture.
So we who want to succeed with distributing programming over emerging platform choices need to design those services to make them simulate the full-service environment as much as possible. --Dennis


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Thought the days of wacky form factors were over? Think again. Samsung isn't content with having a Galaxy phone available at nearly every size imaginable, they want every form factor available. According to rumors out of the Korean site DDaily, Samsung is working on a flip-phone powered by Android, to be called the Galaxy Folder.
Pegged as having a dual-core Snapdragon S4, LTE and an 800 by 480 display[1], the Galaxy Folder probably isn't meant for the US market. In certain Asian countries, despite smartphone usage being on the rise, flip-phones are still incredibly popular. NTT DoCoMo, for example, still has a robust lineup for flip-phones ranging in functionality. The Galaxy Folder would fit in quite nicely to bridge the gap between feature phone and smartphone.
Though we doubt the Galaxy Folder will ever land stateside, we can't help but wonder what it would be like to stuff a low-end Galaxy S4 into a flip-phone. Several Android and Me staff, including myself, would love to give it a shot. Would you?


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the belief in a diety and one diety only; Rat. rat is the creator of the universe and fucks little nigger children up the ass if they are bad. he restores order with his dildo of wife beating. he created earth by teleporting his rat workers from Rat heaven to the universe and thus created earth. Rat has been said to be seen on many occasions pissing on dead black people. he is said to have only a few followers but the followers are mainly gifted with herpes and transvestite hookers. Rat is said to come to Earth in the year 2050 when he will come back with his 7 trusty niggers and slay all the evil that stands before him. There is another diety that stands in the way of Rat, though, which is Tar, Rat's evil brother. But it is said that if you believe in Rat and follow him he will save you and repel Tar during the end times, but only if he has enough followers.
example of Ratism
Christian: Godis the only true way!
Rat: RAT IS THE ONLY ONE AND ONLY TRUE GOD FUCK YO COUCH
Christian: Godis the only true way!
Rat: RAT IS THE ONLY ONE AND ONLY TRUE GOD FUCK YO COUCH
by Rat Loving Donkey Fucker September 19, 2013


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Republican Action: A key part of any employer's success is deciding where to open a business and hire workers. Yet last year, the National Labor Relations Board tried to tell a private employer where it could and could not create work. A survey by the National Association of Manufacturers found this abuse of authority by a federal agency threatened the hiring decisions of 60 percent of manufacturers. House Republicans took action and passed with bipartisan support the Protecting Jobs from Government Interference Act (H.R. 2587). This commonsense proposal prevents the activist NLRB from dictating the location of American jobs. Despite widespread support from the nation's job creators, this important legislation continues to await action in the United States Senate.
Raising the Bar on K-12 Education
President's Rhetoric: "Give them the resources to keep good teachers on the job, and reward the best ones. And in return, grant schools flexibility: to teach with creativity and passion; to stop teaching to the test; and to replace teachers who just aren't helping kids learn."
Republican Action: Every child deserves to be inspired by a great teacher, just as every student deserves access to a quality education. House Education and the Workforce Committee Republicans recently introduced two draft legislative proposals that empower parents, teachers, and state and local leaders to build superior schools and improve student achievement.
The policies outlined in the Student Success Act and the Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act will replace the existing federal K-12 accountability system with state-developed and implemented accountability systems. The legislation will also support locally developed teacher evaluations based on student learning, and approaches such as performance pay and alternative paths to certification to help recruit and keep the most effective educators in our schools. Additionally, the proposals will support additional flexibility in the use of federal education funds, protecting taxpayer investments by ensuring state and local leaders' have the ability to dedicate federal resources to the most effective initiatives.
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President's Rhetoric: "Of course, it's not enough for us to increase student aid. We can't just keep subsidizing skyrocketing tuition; we'll run out of money. States also need to do their part, by making higher education a higher priority in their budgets. And colleges and universities have to do their part by working to keep costs down."
Republican Action: Helping students realize the dream of higher education is a goal shared by Republicans and Democrats alike – however, it cannot be accomplished solely at the federal level. Colleges and universities must do their part to lessen the burden for students. Last year, House Committee on Education and the Workforce Republicans called on leaders in higher education to continue exploring ways to ensure a more affordable college education remains available for American students. Additionally, we continue to support increased transparency in the reporting of college costs while working to remove burdensome federal regulations that could leverage higher costs on postsecondary institutions.
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Keel-billed Toucan
(Ramphastos sulfuratus)
Facts about this animal
The plumage is mostly black suffused with maroon on hindneck and upper back, and with olive on lower back and belly. The uper tail coverts are white, and the lower are red. The lower face and sides and front of neck are bright yellow, bordered posteriorely with red.
The bill is mostly yellowish green with a reddish tip, orange on side of upper manible, greenish blue along side and ridge of lower mandible, dusky bars along the cutting edge, and a black band along the base of the bill. The iris is olive green, the bare skin on the face is greenish-yellow, and the legs and feet bright blue.
The keel-billed toucan uses mainly the upper levels of the forest where it may be seen in loose troops of up to six birds.
Reproductive season is from January to May. The female lays pure white, elliptical shaped eggs, usually 3-4 per clutch. Incubation lasts 16 days, and young fledge the nest at 46-50 days.
Did you know?
that their beak's serrated edges help the toucans hold fruit or other food at the tip, which then is thrown into their throat with an upward toss of the head? The long beak also helps to pluck fruits that are on branches too thin to hold their weight, as they reach far out from their perch on thicker branches.
|Name (Scientific)
|Ramphastos sulfuratus
|Name (English)
|Keel-billed Toucan
|Name (French)
|Toucan à carène
|Name (German)
|Name (Spanish)
|Tucán de pico multicolor
|Local names
|Costa Rica: Curré negro
|CITES Status
|Appendix II
|CMS Status
|Not listed
Photo Copyright by
Adalberto Hernandez Vega
|Central America: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama Northern South America: Colombia, Venezuela
|Subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest, including degraded former forest
|Wild population
|No global estimates available but it is believed to be large as the species is described as 'frequent' in at least parts of its range.
|Zoo population
|138 reported to ISIS (2007)
In the Zoo
How this animal should be transported
Toucans must be shipped singly. For air transport, Container Note 13 of the IATA Live Animals Regulations should be followed.
Find this animal on ZooLex
Photo Copyright by
Donar Reiskoffer
Why do zoos keep this animal
This is a large, conspicuous and attractive bird, which is a good ambassador species for the conservation of neotropical forests. Toucans have an interesting anatomy, e.g. the large and very light bill, or two toes directed forward and two backward like in a parrot, and interesting behaviour, and are thus also of educational interest. Zoos may keep toucans also for animal welfare reasons as they may have to take care of confiscated birds, or former pet birds.