Defending champions and visitors KKR batsman Yusuf Pathan scored half-century, as he along with Andre Russell allowed KKR to register a five-wicket win over hosts RCB, in Match 30 of the ongoing IPL 2016 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Monday. It was KKR’s sixth win of the tournament as well. Earlier, KKR skipper Gautam Gambhir won the toss and elected to field first, as RCB posted a challenging total of 185 for the loss of seven wickets in 20 overs, with KL Rahul and skipper Virat Kohli scoring 52 each. VIDEO: When Gautam Gambhir lost his cool during RCB vs KKR, Match 30, IPL 2016
The partnerships were lose, as just three runs later, it was Manish Pandey, who fell for mere eight to Shane Watson, after being caught by Sachin Baby in the 11th over. However, it was the pair of Yusuf Pathan and Andre Russell, who played a steady and healthy innings, keeping KKR in contention for the game. It was at the score of 165, a 96-run stand was broken between the two, as Russell fell for 39 to Chahal, after being caught by Binny.
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Nevertheless, Yusuf brought up his half-century, in the process, off 27 deliveries, including five boundaries and three sixes, along with a strike rate of 211, as he along with Suryakumar Yadav steered KKR to a comfortable five-wicket win.
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