2009 Indian Premier League final

The Chargers, captained by Adam Gilchrist, came fourth in group stage table, whereas the Royal Challengers, led by Anil Kumble, stood at the third position.

Winning the toss, Royal Challengers captain Anil Kumble opted to field first.

Batting at opening, Herschelle Gibbs top scored for the Chargers with 53 runs.

Chargers won the match by 6 runs and earned 2009 Indian Premier League title.

[1] Kumble, who was the best performer for the Royal Challengers Bangalore was named the man of the match.

[2] The Chargers started its campaign with four consecutive wins, but lost its next three matches to the Daredevils, the Royals and the Kings.

Then, it won three consecutive league matches against Knight Riders, Kings XI and Indians.

But Virender Sehwag and Tillakaratne Dilshan added 85 runs in the 3rd wicket partnership.

Chargers pacer Ryan Harris was the most successful bowler with a 3/27 figure in 4 overs.

The middle order player Suresh Raina and Albie Morkel tried to score quickly.

Manish Pandey was the highest scorer for RCB, scoring 48 from 35 for Royal Challengers while Muttiah Muralitharan took 1 for 15 in 4 overs.