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IN PICS: IPL 2019, KXIP vs RCB, Match 28
Relive all the action from Mohali where Kohli and De Villiers propelled RCB to a clinical eight-wicket win, their first win of the IPL 2019.
Last Published on - April 14, 2019 12:41 AM IST
Kohli (67) in company of AB de Villiers (59 not out) scripted a superb run-chase, sharing an 85-run stand to lay the foundation. @ BCCI
Sensational fifties from Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers overshadowed Chris Gayle’s unbeaten 99 as Royal Challengers finally snapped a six-match losing streak this IPL season with an eight-wicket win over Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League. @ BCCI
The India skipper blasted eight boundaries, while De Villiers clobbered two sixes and five hits across the rope in his 38-ball innings. @ BCCI
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Kohli and de Villiers then did bulk of the scoring and once the skipper was dismissed in the 16th over, Marcus Stoinis (28 off 16) played a crucial cameo to take the team through with four balls to spare. @ BCCI
Gayle, who has six tons to his name, needed 10 runs in the last over to complete another century but he fall short by just one run despite hitting the last ball for another four. @ BCCI
But Marcus Stoinis and de Villiers ensured there were no hiccups, sharing 46 runs, as RCB romped home comfortably in the end. @ BCCI
With this victory, RCB also avoided the ignominy of most successive losses for a team at the start of an IPL season. @ BCCI
Chasing 174 to win, Parthiv Patel and Kohli gave RCB a flying start, amassing 43 off 23 balls but the left-handed opener was caught by Mayank Agarwal off R Ashwin in the 4th over. @ BCCI
De Villiers and Kohli then took the bowlers to the cleaners, picking up boundaries at will, as RCB brought up the 100 in the 12th over. @ BCCI
Mohammad Shami then gave Punjab a glimmer of hope when over he dismissed Kohli, who pulled one straight to M Ashwin as RCB slipped to 128 for two. @ BCCI
Shami was expensive on the day going for over 10 runs per over. @ BCCI
Invited to bat, dashing West Indies opener Chris Gayle (99) carried his bat through with an unbeaten 99, studded with five sixes and as many as 10 hits to the fence to single-handedly anchor Punjab to 173 for four. @ BCCI
Kohli completed his second fifty of this IPL season in 37 balls but runs dried up a bit in the middle with Murugan Ashwin and Andrew Tye bowling a tight over each. @ BCCI
