IPL
RCB vs KIX punjab
Chris Gayle (87) and AB de Villiers (52) guided Royal Challengers Bangalore to an easy victory over Kings XI Punjab in the match number 25 of the Indian Premier League season five at Mohali on Friday. Gayle and de Villiers shared a 131-run partnership after Bangalore lost three wickets in quick succession early in the innings.
For a while, Kings XI Punjab showed some fight. Azhar Mahmood turned a middling total into a seemingly challenging one. Parvinder Awana jolted Royal Challengers Bangalore with three early strikes. But the visitors had Chris Gayle. And AB de Villiers. A nearly risk-free partnership of 131 at more than ten runs an over followed, shutting Kings XI out totally.
At 25 for 3 facing an asking-rate touching nine-and-a-half, Royal Challengers should have been pushed much more than they were. That they were not was down to the class of Gayle and de Villiers and the lack of depth in the Kings XI attack.
When they needed someone to increase the pressure after Awana's initial burst, Kings XI instead had Harmeet Singh delivering innocuous legbreaks from a long run-up on a greenish pitch. They were also confronted with two batsmen who were so much in control of the situation that they did not even bother to attack as much as they usually do.
Bangalore stuttered early in chase of 164 after losing three quick wickets early in the innings. Parvinder Awana led Bangalore trouble by claiming all first three wickets to leave the RCB struggling at 25/3 in 5.1 overs. Punjab's seamer struck twice in his first over to dismiss Mayank Agarwal and Virat Kohli. Next to go was Saurabh Tiwary, who mistimed his pull shot that went straight to keeper Nitin Saini's hand.
Todays match
Super Kings v Royals
(16:00 local | 10:30 GMT)
Daredevils v Warriors
(20:00 local | 14:30 GMT)
RCB vs KIX punjab
Chris Gayle (87) and AB de Villiers (52) guided Royal Challengers Bangalore to an easy victory over Kings XI Punjab in the match number 25 of the Indian Premier League season five at Mohali on Friday. Gayle and de Villiers shared a 131-run partnership after Bangalore lost three wickets in quick succession early in the innings.
For a while, Kings XI Punjab showed some fight. Azhar Mahmood turned a middling total into a seemingly challenging one. Parvinder Awana jolted Royal Challengers Bangalore with three early strikes. But the visitors had Chris Gayle. And AB de Villiers. A nearly risk-free partnership of 131 at more than ten runs an over followed, shutting Kings XI out totally.
At 25 for 3 facing an asking-rate touching nine-and-a-half, Royal Challengers should have been pushed much more than they were. That they were not was down to the class of Gayle and de Villiers and the lack of depth in the Kings XI attack.
When they needed someone to increase the pressure after Awana's initial burst, Kings XI instead had Harmeet Singh delivering innocuous legbreaks from a long run-up on a greenish pitch. They were also confronted with two batsmen who were so much in control of the situation that they did not even bother to attack as much as they usually do.
Bangalore stuttered early in chase of 164 after losing three quick wickets early in the innings. Parvinder Awana led Bangalore trouble by claiming all first three wickets to leave the RCB struggling at 25/3 in 5.1 overs. Punjab's seamer struck twice in his first over to dismiss Mayank Agarwal and Virat Kohli. Next to go was Saurabh Tiwary, who mistimed his pull shot that went straight to keeper Nitin Saini's hand.
Todays match
Super Kings v Royals
(16:00 local | 10:30 GMT)
Daredevils v Warriors
(20:00 local | 14:30 GMT)
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