Skipper Virat Kohli, Gayle and ABD together have powered up RCB to fifth place in IPL point table. RCB chased massive 184 well before 8 balls left for the loss of only Gayle’s wicket. Before this KKR scored 183 for the loss of 5 wickets, where it was powered up by Gambir and Manish Pandey in the beginning and all-rounder Andre Russel in the end.
Bangalore started up well with massive sixes by Gayle, before departing, Gayle contributed 49 from 31 balls, which included 4 boundaries and 5 solid sixes. Then ABD(59) kept the momentum up with striking boundaries and classical sixes throughout the innings. Virat(75) geared up during the end to seal the victory. It is the second straight massive victory for RCB, which has kept RCB alive in the race. There are two matches left in the quota, to enter into semifinal, RCB need to win it in large margin.
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For KKR, Gambir was the top scorer, who hit 51 from 37 deliveries, whereas Pandey hit 50 from 35 deliveries. For RCB, Arvind was the most successful bowler, grabbing 2 wickets conceding 41 runs, whereas Abdulla and Chahal shared 1 wickets each. And one was run out by Watson. For KKR, Narine was the only wicket taker, of Gayle.
For his outstanding contribution to victory, Kohli received MOM award. Bye everyone, will come back to you soon with the next match…..
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