Bangalore looked on track to successfully defend their total when the South African side's star batsman Herschelle Gibbs fell for a first-ball duck in Praveen Kumar's first over.

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With the fitness of spearhead Zaheer Khan still doubtful and the canny Praveen Kumar also out, a lot falls on the young and relatively experienced shoulders of Ishant Sharma.

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Four of Bangalore's five bowlers were full internationals - with veteran spinner Anil Kumble joined by compatriot Praveen Kumar and South African pair Dale Steyn and Roelof van der Merwe.

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