Zoom News : Oct 15, 2020, 11:12 PM
Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by 8 wickets in the 31st match of the 13th season of IPL. Punjab won the match after 5 consecutive defeats. The team is still at the bottom of the points table after winning 2 out of 8 matches. Punjab has won both matches against RCB. In the previous match, Punjab defeated Bengaluru by 97 runs. This is the biggest win so far this season.
In Sharjah, Bengaluru won the toss and batted, giving the shortest target of 172 runs in the season in Sharjah. In response, Punjab won the match by losing 2 wickets and scoring 177 runs. Earlier, in the 23rd match of the season in Sharjah, Delhi Capitals gave the target of 185 runs to Rajasthan Royals.
Gayle FIFTY in first match of seasonPunjab started off well to chase the target. Captain Lokesh Rahul scored 61 for the team, Chris Gayle scored 53 and Mayank Agarwal scored 45 runs. This was Gayle's first match of the season. The lone wicket was taken by Bangalore spinner Yuzvendra Chahal. He bowled Mayank. Chahal sent Mayank to the pavilion for the fourth time in T20. Mayank and Rahul had an opening partnership of 78 runs off 48 balls.
RCB gives shortest target of the season in SharjahRCB have scored 171 runs losing 6 wickets. Openers Devdutt Padikkal (18) and Aaron Finch (20) gave the team a quick start, but the middle order batsmen could not convert it into a big score. RCB gave the shortest target of 172 runs in Sharjah this season.
Bengaluru captain Virat Kohli scored the highest 48 runs off 39 balls. Apart from him Chris Morris scored 25 and Shivam Dubey scored 23 runs. Mohammad Shami and Murugan Ashwin took 2–2 wickets for Punjab.
Kohli's 200th match for RCBThis is Virat Kohli's 200th match for RCB. He has played 185 T20s in the IPL and 15 in the Champions League for the team. Kohli has scored the highest number of 5716 runs in 185 matches in IPL.
Kohli-de Villiers out in one over for 8th time in IPLMohammed Shami took one over two wickets. He got de Villiers (2) caught by Deepak Hooda and Kohli by Lokesh Rahul. Kohli-de Villiers is out in an over for the 8th time in the IPL. The two were first sent together in 2012 by Jack Kallis.
De Villiers landed at number 6 or below for the fourth time in the leagueDe Villiers has batted at number 6 or below only 4 times in the IPL. During this time, his best score is 33 runs. In 2012, playing for Bengaluru, De Villiers scored 33 against Pune Warriors. He has scored a total of 51 (33, 10, 6, 2) runs in all four matches.
Chris Gayle said - all the remaining matches will win
Chris Gayle was admitted to the hospital for the last few days due to stomach infection. In the share video on the team's official Twitter handle before the match, he said that the wait was over. The team's journey in the IPL is not over yet. We can win all the remaining matches.
In Sharjah, Bengaluru won the toss and batted, giving the shortest target of 172 runs in the season in Sharjah. In response, Punjab won the match by losing 2 wickets and scoring 177 runs. Earlier, in the 23rd match of the season in Sharjah, Delhi Capitals gave the target of 185 runs to Rajasthan Royals.
Gayle FIFTY in first match of seasonPunjab started off well to chase the target. Captain Lokesh Rahul scored 61 for the team, Chris Gayle scored 53 and Mayank Agarwal scored 45 runs. This was Gayle's first match of the season. The lone wicket was taken by Bangalore spinner Yuzvendra Chahal. He bowled Mayank. Chahal sent Mayank to the pavilion for the fourth time in T20. Mayank and Rahul had an opening partnership of 78 runs off 48 balls.
RCB gives shortest target of the season in SharjahRCB have scored 171 runs losing 6 wickets. Openers Devdutt Padikkal (18) and Aaron Finch (20) gave the team a quick start, but the middle order batsmen could not convert it into a big score. RCB gave the shortest target of 172 runs in Sharjah this season.
Bengaluru captain Virat Kohli scored the highest 48 runs off 39 balls. Apart from him Chris Morris scored 25 and Shivam Dubey scored 23 runs. Mohammad Shami and Murugan Ashwin took 2–2 wickets for Punjab.
Kohli's 200th match for RCBThis is Virat Kohli's 200th match for RCB. He has played 185 T20s in the IPL and 15 in the Champions League for the team. Kohli has scored the highest number of 5716 runs in 185 matches in IPL.
Kohli-de Villiers out in one over for 8th time in IPLMohammed Shami took one over two wickets. He got de Villiers (2) caught by Deepak Hooda and Kohli by Lokesh Rahul. Kohli-de Villiers is out in an over for the 8th time in the IPL. The two were first sent together in 2012 by Jack Kallis.
De Villiers landed at number 6 or below for the fourth time in the leagueDe Villiers has batted at number 6 or below only 4 times in the IPL. During this time, his best score is 33 runs. In 2012, playing for Bengaluru, De Villiers scored 33 against Pune Warriors. He has scored a total of 51 (33, 10, 6, 2) runs in all four matches.
Chris Gayle said - all the remaining matches will win
Chris Gayle was admitted to the hospital for the last few days due to stomach infection. In the share video on the team's official Twitter handle before the match, he said that the wait was over. The team's journey in the IPL is not over yet. We can win all the remaining matches.