Notches up fourth win in five games after rampant de Villiers sets it up; Umesh and Saini hold their nerve; Rahul, Pooran come good for KXIP
This IPL campaign may not end in a playoffspot for Royal Challengers Bangalore, but this is a side that is not about to go down with a whimper. Virat Kohli’s men notched up a fourth win in five games, defeating Kings XI Punjab by 17 runs at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Wednesday.
Inspired by an undefeated 82 (44b) by A.B. de Villiers, RCB ran up a towering 202 batting first. Punjab remained in the hunt as long as Nicholas Pooran and David Miller were at the crease, but once their stand of 68 (48b) was broken, RCB would not be denied.
The visitor began the run chase in a hurry, Chris Gayle and K.L. Rahul attacking without a second thought. Dale Steyn missed this game with a shoulder injury, and RCB perhaps missed his contributions with the new ball. Gayle fell for an entertaining 10-ball-23, but Mayank Agarwal and Rahul powered on. Punjab raced to 101 in nine overs, clearly on top.
This story is from the April 25, 2019 edition of The Hindu.
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