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RCB beat KXIP by 4 wickets | Kings XI Punjab vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Highlights And Cricket Score 8th T20 Match
Indian Premier League, 2018
Date: Apr 13, 2018 Start Time: 20:00 IST | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 LocalVenue: M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will look to get their act together after an opening game defeat, as they take on Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League (IPL) tie at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. RCB, led by star India captain Virat Kohli, lost to Kolkata Knight Riders after Sunil Narine snatched victory with a 17-ball fifty and Nitish Rana removed AB de Villiers and Kohli in the same over and then scored a vital 35.
RCB will now want their star batsmen Brendon McCullum and AB de Villiers, who blasted a 27-ball 43 and a 23-ball 44, respectively, in the first game. McCullum reached a milestone in completing 9,000 T20 runs in the last match and that should boost his confidence.
Kohli did not look his imperious best in the previous game and he would want to come out all guns blazing against Punjab. The likes Quinton de Kock, Sarfaraz Khan and Chris Woakes did not fire against KKR and would want to improve if RCB want their batting to fire.
Kohli could depend on Umesh Yadav and Woakes to deliver the goods again as they shared five wickets between them. The star spin pair of Yuzvendra Chahal and Washington Sundar failed in the last game, leaking 77 runs in 56 balls and claiming just one wicket.
Coming to the visitors, Punjab are coming into the game on the back of a win, having started the season on a resounding note, beating Delhi Daredevils by six wickets. KL Rahul, who is a local here, smashed the fastest-ever fifty in IPL history. Rahul had smashed six boundaries and four sixes in his 16-ball 51.
Karun Nair, who scored a 33-ball fifty, also would be keen to continue the good work. But veteran Yuvraj Singh looked a pale shadow of his former self, huffing and puffing to 12 off 22 balls. Punjab surprisingly dropped big-hitting West Indian Chris Gayle in the last game but he could open the innings as he knows the conditions well here, the venue where he smashed an incredible 175 in the 2013 edition. Aaron Finch, who was unavailable for the last match, also may get a chance.
Punjab\'s bowlers did a fine job by restricting Delhi with 17-year-old spinner Mujeeb-ur-Rahman making his IPL debut with a bang, picking up two wickets along with Mohit Sharma.
Teams (from): Royal Challengers Bangalore: Brendon McCullum, Quinton de Kock, Virat Kohli (captain), AB de Villiers, Sarfraz Khan, Mandeep Singh, Chris Woakes, Washington Sundar, Umesh Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kulwant Khejroliya.
Kings XI Punjab: KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Yuvraj Singh, Karun Nair, David Miller, Marcus Stoinis, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin (captain), AJ Tye, Mohit Sharma, Mujeeb ur Rahman.
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Kings XI Punjab vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Highlights And Cricket Score 8th Match - T20 Summary
Done and dusted with this match. Super Saturday will bring a doubleheader your way. First up, Mumbai will be hosting Delhi at 1600 IST and then later in the evening at 2000 IST, Kolkata will lock horns with Hyderabad at Eden Gardens. We look forward to your company. Until then, it's goodbye and cheers!
Umesh Yadav is chosen for the Man of the Match award. His three wickets in one over certainly broke Punjab's batting and they never really recovered after the initial blows. The speedster will be pleased with his performance tonight and would like to continue with his fine form.
A defeat tonight but Punjab will not be too disappointed. They fought hard and took this game to the last over. Mujeeb Ur Rahman was impressive once again while the other spinners also did an effective job. Eventually, it was a case of not having much on the board. Something to ponder upon for them. Their batting which looked quite strong after the first game left them with a few questions tonight. Still, there is no need to press the panic button.
Ravichandran Ashwin's double blow in one over did give hopes to Punjab but AB de Villiers' presence in the middle made it tough for them to run through. The African star threaded another crucial stand with Mandeep Singh and also went on to score a sublime half-century. He though didn't last the distance, his knock made sure that Bangalore crossed the line safely.
Bangalore are off the mark! They have registered a rather easy win in the end to open their account. Their chase started on a sorry note as they lost Brendon McCullum off the second ball of the chase. Virat Kohli and Quinton de Kock then built a little partnership to take it forward but Mujeeb's magical delivery breached the defense of Bangalore skipper and Punjab sniffed a chance. However, the partnership between the South African pair, de Kock and de Villiers, kept the home team afloat.
Mohit Sharma to Washington Sundar. FOUR! BANGALORE WIN BY 4 WICKETS! A glorious cover drive to seal the deal. Mohit serves it full and wide outside off, Sundar reaches out for it and strokes it sweetly through covers for a boundary. Smiles return in the Bangalore camp as they taste their first success this season.
Mohit Sharma to Washington Sundar. A slower delivery, landing on a length and outside off, Sundar throws his bat at it but fails to make any sort of connection. Looks at the umpire but it's not given a wide. Well inside the tramline.
Mohit Sharma to Washington Sundar. FOUR! This should do! Mohit is on the shorter side outside off, Sundar tries to slap it square of the wicket on the off side but it takes the outside edge and flies down to third man for a boundary. Just 1 more needed.
Andrew Tye to Chris Woakes. Skiddy delivery, outside off on a length, Woakes flashes and misses. Excellent over, this. 4 runs and a couple of big wickets in it.
Andrew Tye to Washington Sundar. Shortish and on off, tapped down to covers for a run.
Andrew Tye to Mandeep Singh. OUT! Not even in the picture! Mandeep is also out of here. Is there some twist in this game? Short in length and around off, Mandeep powers it across the line through mid-wicket and eyes the second run. Mayank Dagar (sub) is quickly to the ball and fires in an accurate throw to the keeper. KL Rahul makes no mistake in taking the bails off as Singh dives in. The decision is taken upstairs and the replay shows that Mandeep is well short.
Andrew Tye to Mandeep Singh. Goes for the yorker probably but ends up serving a pacey full toss on middle, Mandeep flicks it through mid-wicket and takes a couple.
Andrew Tye to Chris Woakes. A slower delivery on middle, Woakes helps it to mid-wicket and crosses.
Andrew Tye to AB de Villiers. OUT! Against the run of play, there is a wicket. All too late? Tye delivers a short ball outside off, de Villiers hangs back to whack it over point but fails to give it the full whack of his bat. Ends up giving a simple catching practice to Karun Nair at deep cover-point. 10 needed off 11 balls. The game more or so is in Bangalore's bag and they will hope that the batsmen remaining will do the job.
Mohit Sharma to AB de Villiers. Good delivery, finally. Close to the blockhole, de Villiers digs it out in front of square leg for a run. 12 from the over, 10 needed off 12 balls.
Mohit Sharma to Mandeep Singh. Slower ball, Mandeep tries to heave but fails to middle. It goes off the inside half and rolls through square leg for a single.
Mohit Sharma to AB de Villiers. Fullish and outside off, hit down to long off for a single.
Mohit Sharma to AB de Villiers. A slower delivery, on a length and outside off, de Villiers shuffles across and smacks it through mid-wicket for a couple of runs.