Bangalore: The darling of fans, Ross Taylor, once again lived up to the expectations with a hurricane knock laced with massive hits in RCB'S final match in the Champions League T20, as they knocked out Delhi Daredevils.

Despite his man of the match exploits against Daredevils on Saturday the Kiwi was sad that his team crashed out. “we are disappointed that we couldn't make it to the next stage. It is a funny thing that if we had two points, we would have progressed. But that's the way cricket goes. It is a bit sad that none of the IPL teams is in the semifinals,'' said the right-handed batsman.

However, the New Zealand batting mainstay was sure that the crowd enjoyed his pyrotechnics to the core.

“In New Zealand, cricket is a small game and you don't have much support from the public. But here it's amazing and you feel at home. I hope we have presented them a good Diwali gift by winning the matched Taylor said.

The middle-order batsman also praised South African spinner Roelof van der Merwe and Former India captain Anil Kumble for their deeds in the winning cause, particularly Merwe for dismissing dangerman 0 Vireder Sehwag.

Daredevils skipper Gautam Gambhir, however, felt that apart from the slowmen, Taylor too contributed in a big way in the lop-sided contest.

''He (Taylor) took the game away from us. The way Anil and van der Merwe bowled, we couldn't put up a good total. We were going good but they bowled really well to restrict us on a good pitch. I thought 138 was not even par for the course,” quipped the India opener.

Gambhir also admitted that the team badly missed the services Daniel Vettori and dazzling top-order batsman AB de Villiers