IPL 2017: Kings XI Punjab register emphatic win over Royal Challengers Bangalore
Indore: It was too easy for Kings XI Punjab as the Glenn Maxwell-led side defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by eight wickets, with 33 balls to spare.
Punjab chased down the target of 149 in 14.3 overs, with Hashim Amla unbeaten on 58 and Maxwell on 43.
RCB won the toss and elected to bat, but some poor shot selection and brilliant bowling by Punjab pushed Bangalore in deep trouble. Comeback man AB de Villiers saved RCB the blushes as his 86 off 46 deliveries helped them post 148 in 20 overs.
In reply, Punjab made a great start to their innings. With Manan Vohra and Amla putting up 62 runs for the first wicket. Amla went on to score a fifty. He was well assisted by skipper Maxwell as they chased down the modest target.
Kings XI Punjab: 78/2 from 8.1 overs
Out! Yuzvendra Chahal strikes, cleans up Axar Patel. The batsman tries to hit the bowler through the line, misses and the ball rattles the stumps.
Kings XI Punjab: 62/1 from 6 overs
Wicket! 12 crore Tymal Mills strikes in his first over to remove Vohra. The young batsman was looking dangerous. Mills deceived him with a fabulous slower delivery. Vohra played down the wrong line, missed the ball and was struck low on the pad. Umpire gave out LBW.
Kings XI Punjab: 50/0 from 5 overs
KXIP are off to a great start! 50/0 from 5 overs. At this stage, RCB were 22/3. Need 99 runs more. Vohra batting on 29, Amla on 20.
Kings XI Punjab: 6/0 from 1 over
KXIP chase is underway. Hashim Amla and Manan Vohra are at the crease.
Indore: The first innings is over. AB de Villiers finishes with back-to-back sixes. The South African batsman smashed 89 off 46 deliveries to help RCB post 148/8 in 20 overs.
The southern franchise was in deep trouble having lost three wickets in the first five overs, but they were rescued by De Villiers, who is playing his first match of IPL 2017. RCB defended 157 in the last game, tonight they have to defend 148.
The wicket is good for batting but the batting team has to tackle the issue of dew.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 115/4 from 18 overs
The game has completely changed in the last two overs. Some power-hitting from De Villiers and Binny has changed the complexion of the game. ABD has also brought up his fifty. An extremely crucial innings.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 68/4 from 13.1 overs
Out! What a catch. Short ball, Mandeep tried to pull and managed a top edge. Saha ran all the way to the boundary behind the stumps to take the catch. It was high but Saha did very good to pluck it out of thin air.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 47/3 from 9 overs
Mandeep hits T Natarajan for a six and four to take RCB's score to 47 from 9 overs. The current run rate is 5.22. ABD and Mandeep are slowly trying to rebuild the RCB innings. 25 runs have come in last four overs.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 22/3 from 5 overs
Out! Things have gone from bad to worse for RCB. Previous match's MoM Kedar Jadhav dismissed LBW by Aaron. Mandeep Singh comes out to bat.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 18/2 from 3.3 overs
Wicket! The pressure of slow start got better off Vishnu Vinod. The batsman tried to clear the long-on but could only manage to scoop a catch to Maxwell off Sandeep Sharma's bowling.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 2/1 from 1 over
Out! That's a great start for KXIP. Axar Patel cleans up skipper Shane Watson. The Australian tries to cut it, under edges it on to the stumps.
The lineups!
One change for KXIP. Varun Aaron replaces Swapnil Singh.
Big change for RCB! AB de Villiers replaces Chris Gayle.
Toss: Shane Watson wins the toss and opts to bat first.
Preview: Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kings XI Punjab will clash today in IPL. KXIP beat Rising Pune Supergiant in their opening match. RCB bounced back against Delhi Daredevils to notch up a morale-boosting win after losing their first game to Sunrisers Hyderabad in the tenth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
The Southern franchise began their campaign without their star players – Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers – due to injuries. India batsman KL Rahul is also ruled out of this year’s IPL due to a shoulder injury.
Shane Watson has captained the side in Kohli’s absence. Bangalore made 157 against Delhi and defended it successfully thanks to some impressive bowling from Billy Stanlake and Yuzvendra Chahal, Pawan Negi and Watson.
Kohli is set to miss the Monday rubber against Kings XI Punjab.
KXIP have made an impressive start to their campaign as they registered an easy win over RPSG.
Skipper Glenn Maxwell led from the front with a quickfire 44 off just 20 balls to chase down the target of 164 with an over remianing.
The Punjab franchise is also without Indian opener Murali Vijay, who has been ruled due to an injury.
Teams (from):
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Shane Watson (capt), Chris Gayle, Mandeep Singh, Kedar Jadhav (wk), Travis Head, Sachin Baby, Stuart Binny, Tymal Mills, Sreenath Aravind, Aniket Choudhary, Yuzvendra Chahal, Pawan Negi, Harshal Patel, Adam Milne, Iqbal Abdulla, Samuel Badree, Avesh Khan, Tabraiz Shamsi, Praveen Dubey, Billy Stanlake.
Kings XI Punjab: Glenn Maxwell (capt), David Miller, Manan Vohra, Hashim Amla, Shaun Marsh, Armaan Jaffer, Martin Guptill, Eoin Morgan, Rinku Singh, Sandeep Sharma, Arman Jaffer, Anureet Singh, Mohit Sharma, KC Cariappa, Pradeep Sahu, Swapnil Singh, T Natrajan, Matt Henry, Varun Aaron, Axar Patel, Marcus Stoinis, Gurkeerat Mann, Rahul Tewatia, Darren Sammy, Wriddhiman Saha, Nikhil Naik, Ishant Sharma.
