The Bangalore Royal Challengers booked their place in the IPL final with a six-wicket win over Chennai in Johannesburg.
The Super Kings went into the play-off as favourites and the way Matthew Hayden began, it seemed as if they’d set Bangalore a formidable target. But while Hayden and his fellow batsmen got starts, nobody played the innings required to stretch their opponents.
Proteas Jacques Kallis and Roelof van der Merwe perished early in the Bangalore run-chase, but Manish Pandey and Rahul Dravid clubbed in with a 72-run partnership. It was a partnership that allowed Bangalore to cruise to a comfortable win.
The Royal Challengers will now meet the Deccan Chargers in Sunday’s final in Johannesburg.
Chennai Super Kings - 146-5 in 20 overs
Parthiv Patel 36, MS Dhoni 28, Albie Morkel 20*.
Bangalore Royal Challengers - 149-4 in 18.5 overs
Manish Pandey 48, Rahul Dravid 44.
Bangalore won by six wickets.
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