A brilliant all-round performance by Jacques Kallis helped Bangalore Royals Challengers beat Delhi Daredevils at the Wanderers Stadium yesterday and keep their hopes of a semi-final spot alive in the DLF 2009 Indian Premier League.<br /><br />The star South African all-rounder was named man-of-the-match for his unbeaten 58 (56 balls) and bowling performance of 4-0-17-1.<br /><br />
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<p align="center"><span style="font-size: 8pt">Jacques Kallis</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>And his contribution to the team has not only been on the field. Along with Mark Boucher, Kallis was also responsible for getting Ray Jennings as the coach.<br /><br />"The interesting thing is Kallis and Boucher put my name forward when Vijay Mallya offered me the job. And I said: 'I need players to back me'. <br /><br />"To which Jacques said: 'Whatever happens, I will come close to the man of the series' and he's living up to those expectations," the former South Africa coach said.<br /><br />"He's a superb cricketer with great attitude," said Jennings after his team's emphatic seven-wicket win.<br /><br />Apart from performing, Kallis is also playing the leadership role in devising batting gameplans for his team. <br /><br />"Kallis and Boucher advice Kumble (in batting strategy). When you have a player like Kallis who's got a lot of experience, it's stupid to not use it," said Jennings.<br />

A brilliant all-round performance by Jacques Kallis helped Bangalore Royals Challengers beat Delhi Daredevils at the Wanderers Stadium yesterday and keep their hopes of a semi-final spot alive in the DLF 2009 Indian Premier League.

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