The moment Sreesanth held Misbah-ul-Haq’s skier in the last over of the final of the T-20 match, the City erupted and it was time for wild celebrations which continued till late in the night.

While Dhoni’s men sweated out on the field, frenzied fans soaked and celebrated. Almost every nook and corner of the City wore a festive look and there were chants of ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’, ‘Chak De India’, ‘Dhoni Ki Jai’ ...
Scores of fans lined up on the streets flashing victory signs and exchanging congratulatory messages.

Victory laps were taken out with giant-sized tri-colours on MG Road, Brigade Road, Commercial Street and other busy roads as traffic came to a grinding halt.

Fans, who were keeping their fingers crossed during the thrilling encounter, came out and danced in the middle of the road, while others gassed their vehicle throttles to celebrate.

The pubs and malls across the city were no different as fans caught the cricket action on giant screens.

“Despite being a Monday, pubs were filled with cricket buffs and chilled beer sold like hot cakes,”said a pub owner.

Though it was victory at the end, there were some heart-stopping moments during the course of the match, especially when the Pakistani batsmen hit those towering sixes during the last overs of the match.

The moment the match began, the City roads wore a deserted look as cricket fans were glued to their television sets.

Cancelled functions

A few public functions were also cancelled in the evening expecting a thin attendance.

It was not just the Indian flags that flew high but also flags of a few actors’ fans associations and political parties.

At a few spots, revellers were seen going a bit overboard as they disrupted traffic movement.

It was not just Bangaloreans, foreigners too joined in the revelry on Brigade Road. Many, who were introduced to cricket just a week ago, were sporting the ‘Team Blue’ T-shirt and dancing with the crowds.

Fans stopped commuters and  invited them to join the party.

A few Sardars were seen giving their south Indian counterparts lessons in the bhangra!