Saurav does it again with his team in tow

Sourav Ganguly, the man of the match after a bowling display reminiscent of his Toronto heroics from a decade ago, had no doubt played his part with a stunning reflex stop after Mark Boucher had driven the ball straight back at him. In the end, it all came down to one stroke, or the lack of it, and Bangalore will once again look back at a game where they were clearly second-best in the field. The Knight Riders threw themselves around, and according to Ganguly's reckoning, they saved "at least 15 to 20 runs". The highlight was of course Brad Hodge's magnificent stop-pick-up-and-throw to run-out J Arunkumar, though Murali Kartik's ice-cool dismissal of Cameron White also rates a mention. Every player there showed the will to fight and thats wat makes this match memorable. Esp the fielding from the Knight Riders inc the dive by Taibu to stop a four, the saves by Laxmi Shukla.
But there was no doubt though which captain had come out on top. Ganguly's spell was the much-needed after Arunkumar had briefly made the victory seem easy for the Royal Challengers towards the begining stages. It coincided with Dravid's 11-ball five, the last thing Bangalore needed in a high-pressure chase. And while Boucher may have finished with an unbeaten 50 from 40 balls, he managed only four from the 11 deliveries that Ganguly bowled to him. So that was an amazing spell by the captain. He showed again that he was a fighter. Coming out esp after the msihappening a few matches back. His was the best with an average of less than 3 runs per over.

With Ganguly sending the crowd into raptures and Ishant Sharma holding his nerve in the final two overs of his spell, it was forgotten just how well a new face had set the tone for this team of international stars. We're talking about Ashok Dinda, who nearly matched Dale Steyn when it came to consistently clocking around 140kph. Dinda certainly doesn't have the conventional fast bowler's build, but a dramatic leap as he nears the crease and a whippy arm action help him generate plenty of pace. He's also fairly accurate, and an economy rate of 6.00 after seven games is something that some of the established international stars must be dreaming of.
For young men like Dinda and Wriddhiman Saha, who once again played a massive part with the bat, the IPL is about far more than the money. If Shoaib Akhtar is fit, Dinda may not even play the next game. But if Ganguly does trust his instincts and throw the ball his way, you can be sure he won't let the side down. The 80,000 faithful make him ten feet tall and give his deliveries wings of speed. More than anything else, that has been the greatest success of this tournament.