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Match No. 2: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs. Rajasthan Royals

When: April 18, 2009

Where:  Newlands, Cape Town

Who won: Royal Challengers Bangalore

How: By 75 runs

Man of the match: Rahul Dravid

MVP of the match: Anil Kumble

What did he do: The veteran bowler came in at a time when things were looking pretty good for the Kevin Pietersen-led side. Like always, the Bangalorean stood tall running through the lower-order. The lanky leggie finished the match with outstanding figures of 3.1-1-5-5.

Turning points:  Rahul Dravid’s innings set the stage for a fightback. After  early strikes by Praveen Kumar and Jesse Ryder, Anil Kumble responded with a five-for. Kumble got the prized wicket of Yusuf Pathan.  

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