Phew! That was quite a finish, headlined by de Villiers. He ends with 82 not out, having lead the way during a game-changing 121-run stand with Stoinis. A whopping 64 runs came off the last three overs! At one stage, it looked like Royal Challengers would do well to reach 160. They've ended up with much more than that. But this game is only halfway done, and they'll have Chris Gayle to deal with as they look to defend this total and keep their campaign alive.

"It was hard work," says de Villiers. "I knuckled down and tried to go at a run a ball after we lost early wickets. It was tough. At the Chinnaswamy if you get a partnership going, you can score big at the end. I felt it was a tough wicket throughout. But if you spend some time at the crease, things get easier.I told him stuff like keep your eye on the ball, stay nice and still. We focused on the basics and stayed in the moment. The bowlers kept me on my toes tonight."

But is it a winning score?

"I think so, if we bowl well, and take wickets, which is obviously vital in this form of the game," adds de Villiers. "I still believe, honestly, that 160 was par, but there's guys like Gayle and Miller in their line-up, you never know. Might be a really good one for us if we get things right tonight."

DINESH SINGH: "Why is this genie(us) not playing world cup? Why AB why? "

Darshan Mandali: "I left office when 17th over was in progress and during whole time I was thinking it's good if they reach 170.. I reached home and I am overwhelmed."

Lekhnath Sapkot: "Only Gaylestorm can save KXIP from disaster. "

Siva : "Darshan Mandali... can you tell me which city you live in wherein you can leave office at the end of 17th over and reach home by the 20th?"

Eric: "46 off 8 overs of spin, i see chahal, moeen and sundar and how they go deciding this match"

K Shankar: "Don't know what stuff cricket bats are made of ??? Earlier days a crossbat shot wouldn't go beyond 30 yards BUT end up giving a shock-jolt in the hand. Now anything goes for a six. Think it's time we use those unbalanced balls that nobody can predict how it moves on the bounce. Pity the bats have improvised a lot but not the balls"

Achal: "I had a train to catch at 10pm only to realize that it id late by 3 hours! Thanks to Indian railways I could witness the genius AB on fire!"

Vivek: "Is that 3rd six better than Jadeja's six while falling down against Ben Stokes? I dont think anything beats that one! "

Rita GuptaI: "A B is De-Villier-ing!"

Ankit Gupta: "I solemnly declare that the third six by ABD is the best six I have ever seen in my life. Period. " -- It was a sight to behold. What's that bat made out of?

Amjad N Shaikh asking the important questions: "If the umpire reflexes are not strong and he is forceds to choose his face and things below - what are his options? By the way do they wear protective guards?"

Anuj: "Apperently KL Rahul swore live on TV... Is it true?" -- Yep

Santhosh: "The last thing we might see in these umpiring saga might be one of the umpires forgetting their pants and walking into the ground." -- I have nightmares with this scenario

While on the topic of GC/Hardus, I wonder how many readers know that Brad Hogg's given first name was George!

Chan: "Anyone who bowls 4 overs for 15 runs when ABD is at the crease should be given a medal. To do that on this small ground, this has to be R Ashwin's dream spell."

Sai: "More than anything, this ipl would be remembered for the bizarre umpiring"

After 17 overs, forecaster predicted RCB will end up with 166

Hardus back into the attack

ZEESHAN AHMED: "Today's MOM: Umpire Shamsuddin"

Anubhab Mukherj: "Time for ABD to make a joke of the forecaster(again)."