- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR6.2 gets him! Chahal, calm, calculated. Doesn't even celebrate the wicket beyond just pumping his fist. Length ball, dipping at an off stump line. Rahul steps out, is beaten in flight, and loses his shape this time. Spins past his edge and he's stumped 66/18.5 and Chahal brings his own class in response! Superb, superb ball. The batsman doesn't know what he's just been dealt. Length ball, dipping into a short of a length on a middle stump line, squares him up completely and takes the top of off stump. Mayank is on the back foot looking to close the face on this and he is dumbfounded. Superb, just superb from Chahal. Two wickets immediately after being hit for sixes. There's a reason he's the best legspinner in limited-overs cricket right now 86/212.6 GONE THIS TIME! Sharp, short ball in response, and Khan looks to swing this away, but nicks it on the way through to Patel. Catches a bit of glove, and Patel takes a good catch away to his left 110/313.5 Moeen gets his man! The pressure builds on Curran, and he tries a reverse sweep to a straight ball, more or less. Misses completely, and is hit on his thigh pad in front of his stumps. Given out, and Gayle advises his young partner to keep walking 113/4Extras7 (lb 2, w 5)TOTAL173/4 (20 Overs, RR: 8.65)Fall of wickets: 1-66 (KL Rahul, 6.2 ov), 2-86 (Mayank Agarwal, 8.5 ov), 3-110 (Sarfaraz Khan, 12.6 ov), 4-113 (Sam Curran, 13.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB UT Yadav 4 0 42 0 10.5 7 4 2 2 0 NA Saini 4 0 23 0 5.75 13 3 0 1 0 Mohammed Siraj 4 0 54 1 13.5 5 5 4 0 0 YS Chahal 4 0 33 2 8.25 9 2 2 1 0 MM Ali 4 0 19 1 4.75 10 1 0 1 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR3.5 taken at long-off! Tossed up outside off, steps out and is not to the pitch of this. Closes the face on this and gets a leading edge that's taken easily. This is good bowling from Ashwin. Went around the wicket and slowed it right down 43/115.3 short ball, and he has pulled this straight to M Ashwin! It was fast from Shami, faster off Kohli's bat as he looked for the deep midwicket fence, but M Ashwin was about 10-15 yards inside. Had to hold this over his head, and did well to hang on to what was a bullet shot. Is there a twist in the tale here? 128/2Extras1 (w 1)TOTAL174/2 (19.2 Overs, RR: 9)Fall of wickets: 1-43 (Parthiv Patel, 3.5 ov), 2-128 (Virat Kohli, 15.3 ov)
Match Details
Toss
Royal Challengers Bangalore , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
20.00 start, First Session 20.00-21.30, Interval 21.30-21.50, Second Session 21.50- 23.20
Match days
13 April 2019 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Royal Challengers Bangalore 2, Kings XI Punjab 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 60 runs, 0 wicket)
- Kings XI Punjab: 50 runs in 5.3 overs (33 balls), Extras 0
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 33 balls (KL Rahul 12, CH Gayle 38, Ex 0)
- Strategic Timeout: Kings XI Punjab - 60/0 in 6.0 overs (KL Rahul 12, CH Gayle 48)
- CH Gayle: 50 off 28 balls (6 x 4, 3 x 6)
- Kings XI Punjab: 100 runs in 11.4 overs (70 balls), Extras 4
- Strategic Timeout: Kings XI Punjab - 110/3 in 13.0 overs (CH Gayle 58)
- Kings XI Punjab: 150 runs in 18.1 overs (109 balls), Extras 5
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 32 balls (CH Gayle 30, Mandeep Singh 17, Ex 3)
- Innings Break: Kings XI Punjab - 173/4 in 20.0 overs (CH Gayle 99, Mandeep Singh 18)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 63 runs, 1 wicket)
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: 50 runs in 4.4 overs (28 balls), Extras 0
- Strategic Timeout: Royal Challengers Bangalore - 80/1 in 9.0 overs (V Kohli 40, AB de Villiers 21)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 38 balls (V Kohli 23, AB de Villiers 26, Ex 1)
- V Kohli: 50 off 37 balls (7 x 4)
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: 100 runs in 11.1 overs (67 balls), Extras 1
- Strategic Timeout: Royal Challengers Bangalore - 117/1 in 13.0 overs (V Kohli 63, AB de Villiers 34)
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: 150 runs in 17.4 overs (106 balls), Extras 1
- AB de Villiers: 50 off 35 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
Match Coverage
All Match NewsQuitting international cricket has kept me energetic - AB de Villiers
Nearly a year after retirement, AB de Villiers said his staggered schedule has worked out well
Talking Points - A stop-start innings from Chris Gayle
The Kings XI opener's unbeaten 99 followed an old-fashioned ODI template, featuring a distinct middle-overs slowdown
Luck Index: De Villiers' reprieve proves costly
RCB may have had 24 fewer to chase had they reviewed an lbw call off Gayle
Kohli, de Villiers mastery trumps Gayle's 99*
RCB overcome sequence of six successive loss in style; Kings XI consigned to first loss at home this season
Kings XI take aim at RCB's batting problems
De Villiers looks rusty and the middle order continues to be a source of worry for RCB as they try to turn around a six-match losing streak




