- BATSMENRB4s6sSR6.3 bowls him with another beauty. Finch caught on the back foot again as Ashwin lands this quick legbreak on middle stump. This time the bat's facing long-on and the ball's past the outside edge to knock off stump 62/24.1 straight to short extra. Another punch at a ball that stops on him. This one is good length and outside off. He checks the attempted drive and can't do enough to stop this floating straight out at Pooran 38/117.5 Rahul lunges to his right to take this and Kohli's gone. Slower bouncer down leg side. He looks for the hook into the turf. Is through it early and that pings off the glove and to Rahul's right. Taken comfortably and Shami has AB and Kohli in the same over. Looked like a knuckle ball 136/610.3 taken at long-on. That's the end of the Washington experiment. A googly, landed at leg stump on a good length. He was looking for the slog sweep, a no-look slog sweep. Ended up slicing it high and Jordan took that safely with a few strides to his left 86/315.6 taken by Rahul in the short fine leg region. Jordan has his first wicket of the season. Bouncer up at his left shoulder. Swipes from under it and takes his eyes off the ball. Ends up slicing it. Rahul with a short sprint to the right to take that. Jordan punches the air and breathes a sigh of relief. It's been a difficult tournament for him until tonight 127/417.3 taken at extra cover. Full and just outside off. Wants to loft this over mid-off. Ends up getting that off the toe-end with the bat turning in his hands. And it's an easy take for the backpedaling Hooda 134/5Extras12 (b 4, lb 2, w 6)TOTAL171/6 (20 Overs, RR: 8.55)Fall of wickets: 1-38 (Devdutt Padikkal, 4.1 ov), 2-62 (Aaron Finch, 6.3 ov), 3-86 (Washington Sundar, 10.3 ov), 4-127 (Shivam Dube, 15.6 ov), 5-134 (AB de Villiers, 17.3 ov), 6-136 (Virat Kohli, 17.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB GJ Maxwell 4 0 28 0 7 6 1 1 0 0 Mohammed Shami 4 0 45 2 11.25 6 2 4 0 0 Arshdeep Singh 2 0 20 1 10 3 3 0 1 0 Ravi Bishnoi 3 0 29 0 9.66 6 1 2 2 0 M Ashwin 4 0 23 2 5.75 7 1 0 0 0 CJ Jordan 3 0 20 1 6.66 5 0 1 2 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR7.6 loses his shape this time! And gets a wave goodbye from the bowler, who wins the battle. Lovely bowling. Tosses another one up, gets it to dip at leg stump, and Mayank goes across the line. He's cramped himself for such a shot because the front leg is not out of the way. Hits the top of middle 78/119.5 run-out! Gayle is walking off! Oh KXIP, how, time and again, do you make it so complex for yourselves? This is lovely bowling from Chahal, offering no pace on it and landing it short of a length outside off. Rahul punches it to cover and takes off instinctively. Gayle is not the man to complete that single at this point in his career. It's a clean pick up, it's a one-bounce throw, and it's a new batsman on strike for the last ball 171/2Extras12 (lb 3, w 9)TOTAL177/2 (20 Overs, RR: 8.85)Fall of wickets: 1-78 (Mayank Agarwal, 7.6 ov), 2-171 (Chris Gayle, 19.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB CH Morris 4 0 22 0 5.5 12 0 1 3 0 NA Saini 4 0 21 0 5.25 14 2 1 0 0 YS Chahal 3 0 35 1 11.66 8 2 3 1 0 I Udana 2 0 14 0 7 4 0 1 1 0 Mohammed Siraj 3 0 44 0 14.66 2 2 4 1 0 Washington Sundar 4 0 38 0 9.5 6 0 4 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Royal Challengers Bangalore , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
18.00 start, First Session 18.00-19.30, Interval 19.30-19.50, Second Session 19.50- 21.20
Match days
15 October 2020 - night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Kings XI Punjab 2, Royal Challengers Bangalore 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 57 runs, 1 wicket)
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: 50 runs in 5.2 overs (32 balls), Extras 5
- Strategic Timeout: Royal Challengers Bangalore - 75/2 in 9.0 overs (V Kohli 23, Washington Sundar 7)
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: 100 runs in 13.2 overs (80 balls), Extras 8
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: 150 runs in 19.1 overs (115 balls), Extras 12
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 56 runs, 0 wicket)
- Kings XI Punjab: 50 runs in 5.5 overs (35 balls), Extras 1
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 35 balls (KL Rahul 25, MA Agarwal 29, Ex 1)
- Kings XI Punjab: 100 runs in 11.6 overs (72 balls), Extras 6
- Over 13.2: Review by Kings XI Punjab (Batting), Umpire - KN Ananthapadmanabhan, Batsman - CH Gayle (Upheld)
- KL Rahul: 50 off 37 balls (1 x 4, 4 x 6)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 43 balls (KL Rahul 23, CH Gayle 28, Ex 2)
- Strategic Timeout: Kings XI Punjab - 146/1 in 16.0 overs (KL Rahul 58, CH Gayle 36)
- Kings XI Punjab: 150 runs in 16.1 overs (97 balls), Extras 7
- CH Gayle: 50 off 36 balls (1 x 4, 5 x 6)
Match Coverage
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Talking Points: Should Virat Kohli bat with more freedom?
Also, why did Chris Gayle and AB de Villiers bat out of position?
KL Rahul, Chris Gayle fifties mark Kings XI Punjab's last-ball win
In the end, RCB did pay for their strange tactic of making de Villiers bat at No. 6
Virat Kohli on AB de Villiers at No. 6: 'Sometimes decisions you take don't come off'
"There was a message from outside about left hand-right hand [combination] and we decided to go with it"




