Published: May 05, 2017, 08:08 PM (IST)
Edited: May 05, 2017, 08:08 PM (IST)
AB de Villiers and Wriddhiman Saha have reached a personal milestone in Match 43 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. This match will be de Villiers’ 100th match for RCB and Saha’s 100th IPLmatch. De Villiers has been an outstanding performer for RCB over the years, scoring 2,782 runs at 40.91 for RCB. He is also the third-highest scorer for the franchise behind Virat Kohli and Chris Gayle. De Villiers has a strike rate of 158.24, which is only next to Sarfaraz Khan’s 173.5. De Villiers played for Delhi Daredevils (DD) before he switched over to RCB. LIVE CRICKET SCORECARD, Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab – Match 43
Saha, on the other hand, has played for two other franchises other than KXIP — Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK). Saha has scored 1,392 runs at 24 with a strike rate of 131.2. His highest score of 115 not out came in the IPL 2014 final against KKR, albeit in a losing cause. Saha has had a poor 2017 so far, having scored just 69 runs at an average below 10. He has been excellent behind the wickets, having effected 8 dismissals so far. Live Updates: RCB vs KXIP, IPL 10, match 43
De Villiers missed the initial stages of the tournament due to injury before returning to form with a blistering 89 not out against KXIP at Indore. He has struggled to find form. RCB are out of the tournament, but KXIP have a chance of making it through to the playoffs but will have to win the remaining four matches, including this if they are to make it.
