RCB win by 17 runs
And it's done and dusted! KXIP have endured their sixth defeat of the season, while RCB are now four wins in five, which means the door to qualification is wide open.
KXIP are on another slump, just like last season.
Earlier, a 100-run stand between Ab de Villliers and Marcus Stoinis had powered RCB to a massive 202.
That's all from me, Akarshak Roy, hope you enjoyed the coverage of this encounter. Until then, goodbye.
173/3 after 18 overs
Yadav to Pooran, big swing and a miss
Yadav to Miller, smacked but straight to cover, this has been a fine over, they run 1
Yadav to Miller, wide ball
Yadav to Pooran, DROPPED! Dropped by Stoinis at long on! It was short and sliced, but Stoinis misses
Yadav to Miller, slower ball, mistimed, one run
Yadav to Pooran, slogs but straight to midwicket, one run
Yadav to Miller, one run
167/3 after 17 overs
Kings XI Punjab require another 36 runs with 7 wickets and 18 balls remaining
16.6 Southee to Miller, smacked down the ground but straight to long on, one run
16.5 Southee to Miller, slashed but misses, dot ball
16.4 Southee to Pooran, goes for the heave over square leg but the ball hits the brim of his helmet, one run
16.3 Southee to Miller, slower ball back of a length, pushed over cover, one run
16.2 Southee to Miller, hoiked on the on side, in the gap, FOUR again!
16.1 Southee to Miller, sliced away, past thirdman, FOUR!
156/3 after 16 overs
Kings XI Punjab require another 47 runs with 7 wickets and 24 balls remaining
15.6 Ali to Pooran, misses, dot ball
15.5 Ali to Pooran, full toss, disappears! SIX!
15.4 Ali to Pooran, gives himself room, Ali bowls it wide, smart bowling
15.3 Ali to Pooran, he has hit through the line, down the ground, SIX!
15.2 Ali to Miller, pushed through for a single
15.1 Ali to Miller, attempted sweep, misses, dot ball
143/3 after 15 overs
Kings XI Punjab require another 60 runs with 7 wickets and 30 balls remaining
14.6 Saini to Miller, flicked to the leg side, one run
14.5 Saini to Miller, too fast, strikes him on the pads, dot ball
14.4 Saini to Miller, beautiful timing! Cut past point, two runs!
14.3 Saini to Pooran, went for the big pull, mistimed to long on, one
14.2 Saini to Pooran, clears his front leg and hits it flat for a FOUR! over covers. What a shot!
14.1 Saini to Pooran, straight to cover, dot ball
135/3 after 14 overs
Kings XI Punjab require another 68 runs with 7 wickets and 36 balls remaining
12.6 Sundar to Pooran, slashed to deep point, one run
12.5 Sundar to Pooran, swing and a miss, dot ball
12.1-12.4THREE BIG SIXES from Pooran! Thrice, Sundar has pitched it up, thrice the batsman has given himself a bit of room, and as many times has he hit out down the ground for SIX!
Six singles of the Moeen Ali over.
Kings XI Punjab require another 87 runs with 7 wickets and 42 balls remaining
110/3 after 12 overs
11.6 Sundar to Pooran, hit straight back, dot ball
11.5 Sundar to Miller, clipped away to the leg side, one run
11.4 Sundar to Miller, arm ball, hits his pads, dot ball
11.3 Sundar to Pooran, angling in again, pushed to deep midwicket, one run
11.2 Sundar to Pooran, looking for the big heave, hits his pads, no run
11.1 Sundar to Pooran, angled in, dot ball, well blocked
108/3 after 11 overs
10.6 Ali to Pooran, nudged to mid on, one run
10.5 Ali to Miller, struck hard down the ground for a run, long off mops up
10.4 Ali to Miller, straight to cover again, no run
10.3 Ali to Miller, pushed to cover, who does extremely well, dot ball
10.2 Ali to Pooran, patted down the ground, one run
10.1 Ali to Rahul, he's GONE! He went down the wicket looking to go down town, but mistimed it to long off
101/1 after 9 overs
8.6 Chahal to Agarwal, one run
8.5 Chahal to Agarwal, dropped shorter, hangs back and pulls it away for FOUR! In the gap!
8.4 Chahal to Agarwal, dot ball
8.3 Chahal to Agarwal, SIX! It was a hall volley tossed up, and he's creamed that down the ground for a maximum
8.2 Chahal to Rahul, similar line, nudged to the leg side for a single
8.1 Chahal to Agarwal, clipped to the leg side, one taken
86/1 after 8 overs
7.6 Stoinis to Rahul, down the leg side again, clipped to the gap, two runs
7.5 Stoinis to Agarwal, on middle and leg, flicked to the deep for one
7.4 Stoinis to Agarwal, shorter ball, hooked away, FOUR runs!
7.3 Stoinis to Agarwal, struck straight to midwicket, no run
7.2 Stoinis to Rahul, similar delivery, punched down the ground, one run taken
7.1 Stoinis to Agarwal, good length on leg stump, swatted away to deep sqaure, one run
77/1 after 7 overs
6.6 Saini to Rahul, pushed to cover, dot ball
6.5 Saini to Rahul, tries to run it down but straight to point, no run
6.4 Saini to Rahul, indicative edge, opens the face, way too fine, FOUR!
6.3 Saini to Agarwal, slashed to deep third, one run
6.2 Saini to Agarwal, a tad fuller, unleashes the marvelous cover drive, FOUR!
6.1 Saini to Agarwal, quick, pitches on good length, stunning delivery! That is an absolute peach, Agarwal is beaten
68/1 after 6 overs
5.6 Chahal to Agarwal, ran down thirdman, single
5.5 Chahal to Rahul, good length, one run taken, hit down long off
5.4 Chahal to Rahul, goes for the slog sweep, misses, dot ball
5.3 Chahal to Rahul, FOUR!
5.2 Chahal to Rahul, similar ball, he's just hit through the line, SIX!
5.1 Chahal to Rahul, good start, defended well
48/1 after 4 overs
36/0 after 3 overs
23/0 after 2 overs
Start of the RCB innings - 14/0 after 1 over
202/4 after 20 overs
19.6 Viljoen to Stoinis, SIX! He's hit that one for SIX! This is absolute carnage!
19.5 Viljoen to Stoinis, full toss down the leg side again, easy pickings, FOUR down fine leg!
19.4 Viljoen to Stoinis, SIX! In the slot again, over long on again, maximum!
19.3 Viljoen to Stoinis, poor bowling, full toss, clipped away with ease, four!
19.2 Viljoen to de Villiers, he takes a single, inside edge to short leg
19.1 Viljoen to de Villiers, in the slot and out of the ground! SIX!
175/4 after 18 overs
18.6 Shami to de Villiers, full length, went for it again, leg bye
18.5 Shami to de Villiers, that's above his waist! He's just closed his eyes there and hit it out of Chinnaswamy! 95 m!
18.4 Shami to de Villiers, similar shot, crunched! SIX!
18.3 Shami to de Villiers, SIX! Clears the front leg, shifts his body weight to the backfoot and powers it down the ground
18.2 Shami to Stoinis, slower ball bouncer, misses, keeper misfields again, they run a bye. This is extra runs.
18.1 Shami to de Villiers, yorker, he swings hard butmisses, 1 bye taken though
154/4 after 18 overs
138/4 after 17 overs
16.5-16.6 dot and a run from de Villiers
16.4 Ashwin to Stoinis, extremely full and straight, dot
16.3 Ashwin to Stoinis, cut hard past point, two runs taken
16.2 Ashwin to de Villiers, chipped over cover, one run
16.1 Ashwin to Stoinis, pushed down the ground for one
133/4 after 16 overs
15.6 Murugan to Stoinis, nudged to covers, one run
15.5 Murugan to de Villiers, flighted well, sruck well down the ground for one
15.4 Murugan to de Villiers, totally short, and it's been punished! de Villiers sends it 10 rows back over midwicket!
15.3 Murugan to de Villiers, full on the pads, hit in the gap to the deep, two taken
15.2 Murugan to Stoinis, clipped away for one
15.1 Murugan to Stoinis, dot ball, perfext length on off stump again
112/4 after 15 overs.
14.6 Rajpoot to de Villiers, yorker, brilliant end! Dot ball.
14.5 Rajpoot to Stoinis, down the leg side, Stoinis does the right thing to take a single
14.4 Rajpoot to de Villiers, swatted awya to deep point, single
14.3 Rajpoot to de Villiers, similar delivery, SIX!
14.2 Rajpoot to de Villiers, back of length, picked by the batsman, in the gap over midwicket for FOUR!
14.1 Rajpoot to Stoinis, nudged to cover, one run
109/4 after 14 overs
13.6 M Ashwin to Stoinis, flatter delivery, one run
13.5 M Ashwin to Stoinis, SIX! In the slot, and that's been clobbered down the ground! This man's got unbelievable power.
13.4 M Ashwin to de Villiers, played with soft hands to point, one run
13.3 M Ashwin to Stoinis, dot ball
13.2 M Ashwin to de Villiers, single taken, he gets off strike
13.1 M Ashwin to de Villiers, beaten, what a delivery! That is the length!
99/4 after 13 overs
12.6 Viljoen to Stoinis, nudges it to deep midwicket in the gap, two taken
12.5 Viljoen to Stoinis, dot ball
12.4 Viljoen to de Villiers, down the leg side, hooked away to fine leg, one run
12.3 Viljoen to Stoinis, clipped to fine leg, one run
12.2 Viljoen to de Villiers, whipped away for a run, it was down the leg side
12.1 Viljoen to de Villiers, slower ball, dot
94/4 after 12 overs
11.6 Ashwin to de Villiers, similar shot to deep midwicket, one run
11.5 Ashwin to Stoinis, swatted away down the leg side, one run
11.4 Ashwin to de Villiers, cut away for a run
11.3 Ashwin to Stoinis, pushed to deep cover for a run, they are playing cautious cricket at the moment
11.2 Ashwin to Stoinis, pushed to cover, no run
11.1 Ashwin to de Villiers, clipped away for a run
89/4 after 11 overs
84/4 after 10 overs
9.6 Ashwin to de Villiers, single to deep cover
9.5 Ashwin to Stoinis, guided past cover, single
9.4 Ashwin to Stoinis, dot ball, defended again
9.3 Ashwin to Stoinis, dot ball, blocked
9.2 Ashwin to Stoinis, dot ball, defended back to the bowler
9.1 Ashwin to de Villiers, cuts it away for a run
81/4 after 9 overs
8.6 Viljoen to Nath, slower ball, he's chipped it straight to short cover! GONE!
8.5 Viljoen to Nath, short ball, tries to hook but misses
8.4 Viljoen to de Villiers, slaps it to cover, they take a run
8.3 Viljoen to Nath, single taken
8.2 Viljoen to de Villiers, good length, guides it down third man, one run
8.1 Viljoen to Nath, full length, striaght drive, one run
77/3 after 8 overs
Parthiv Patel is gone! He doesn't pick the googly, and mistimes it straight to cover!
70/1 after 6 overs
5.67 Shami to Patel, dot ball, thirdman fields
5.5 Shami to Patel, SIX! It was pitched up, but he read it early and flicked it over midwicket for a maximum
5.4 Shami to Patel, again past covers! He's slashed that away for FOUR!
5.3 Shami to Patel, mistimed to midwicket, dot ball
5.2 Shami to Patel, sliced away past backward point, what a shot! FOUR! Parthiv is on a roll here.
5.1 Shami to Patel, four! Clobbed over covers
52/1 after 5 overs
4.6 Rajpoot to Patel, ran down behind the wicket, one run
4.5 Rajpoot to Patel, ball rises after pitching, missed, dot ball
4.4 Rajpoot to Patel, SIX! In the slot, and hammered down the ground, whata strike!
4.3 Rajpoot to de Villiers, driven, through both fielders, they run three after a comedy of events
4.2 Rajpoot to de Villiers, pulled away in the gap, FOUR runs!
4.1 Rajpoot to de Villiers, full length, asking him to drive, straight to mid off, dot ball
38/1 after 4 overs
3.5 Shami to de Villiers, defended, one run
3.4 Shami to Patel, ran down thirdman, one
3.3Shami to de Villiers, pulls but doesn't get hold of it, one run
3.3 Shami to de Villiers, wide off, dot ball
3.2 Shami to de Villiers, inside edge, just misses the stump, that was mighty close! Dot ball.
3.1 Shami to Kohli, full length, doesn't get to the pitch of it, straight to cover, HE'S GONE! Shami gets the breakthrough!
35/1 after 3 overs
2.6 Rajpoot to Patel, change-up delivery, swing and a miss, dot ball
2.5 Rajpoot to Patel, yorker length, glided to point, no run
2.4 Rajpoot to Kohli, short ball, nudged down the ground, one run
2.3 Rajpoot to Patel, BOWLED! But they take the run
2.3Rajpoot to Patel, FREE HIT! slower ball, misses, but another NO BALL!
2.3 Rajpoot to Patel, outside off, swing and a miss, NO BALL!
2.2 Rajpoot to Patel, back of a length, pulled away to square leg, FOUR!
2.1 Rajpoot to Patel, goes for the slog, mistimes, straight to mid on, dot ball
27/0 after 2 overs
1.6 Shami to Patle, strikes his pads, one
1.5 Shami to Patle, wide
1.5 Shami to Patel, FOUR!
1.4 Shami to Kohli, struck beautifully through covers again, fielder is there at the deep, one
1.3 Shami to Kohli, class! There's the cover drive, there's the boundary!
1.2 Shami to Kohli, and punished! How often do we see a drop catch, and the next ball going to the ropes? He's leaned on that and struck it past pointfor FOUR!
1.1 Shami to Kohli, flicked straight to midwicket, DROP! Hardus Viljoen has dropped an absolute dolly!
12/0 after 1 over
0.6 Rajpoot to Kohli, tucked away to square leg, one run
0.5 Rajpoot to Kohli, he bowled as per plan, bowled to the fifth stump on good length, Kohli drives beautifully, two
0.4 Rajpoot to Patel, one leg bye,
0.3 Rajpoot to Patel, full and straight, in the slot, hit down the ground for another FOUR!
0.2 Rajpoot to Patel, just a tad wide, slashed away past backward point for FOUR!
0.1 Ankit Rajpoor to Parthiv Patel, full length, swinging in, driven straight to short cover, no run
Kings XI Punjab XI: KL Rahul (wk),Chris Gayle,Mayank Agarwal, David Miller, Mandeep Singh,Nicholas Pooran, R Ashwin (c), Ankit Rajpoot, Hardus Viljoen, Mohammed Shami, M Ashwin
Royal Challengers Bangalore XI: Parthiv Patel (wk), Virat Kohli (capt), AB de Villiers, Moeen Ali, Marcus Stoinis, Akshdeep Nath, Washington Sundar, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Navdeep Saini, Yuzvendra Chahal
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