KXIP vs RCB Highlights, IPL 2020: Kings XI Punjab crush Royal Challengers Bangalore by 97 runs

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Player of the Match - KL Rahul: "As a leader it's important to lead from the front. It's a complete team performance, really happy. I told Maxi that I am not feeling completely in control of my batting, he said you must be joking, you are hitting really well. During the toss is the only time I feel like a captain and otherwise I balance being a player and the captain.The analyst, coach and the management will be happy. I watched the U-19 World Cup. He has a lot of fight in him. He's always ready when I throw the ball. He wants to get into the contest."
RCB skipper Virat Kohli: "Yeah it didn't. I think we were good in the middle phase with the ball, they got off to a decent start and we pulled things back nicely. I have to stand in front and take the brunt of it, not the best day in the office, couple of important chances of KL when he was set and that cost us 35-40 runs at a later stage. Maybe if we restricted them to 180 we wouldn't have under pressure from ball one to chase. We know exactly where we went wrong and I have to put my hand up and say a couple of important chances went down. There are days when these kinds of things happen on the cricket field, they happen and we have to accept them. We have had a good game, we have had a bad game and now it is time to move on. Learn from the mistakes we make. We did pretty well closing in on the second time out. Those are the moments, we pulled things back nicely so we understand how to do that as a team. He has batted at the top of the order for Western Australia and done well in the BBL as well, early days in the tournament so we thought we will maximise his ability and see how we go from thereon. We thought we would give ourselves a bit of depth in the middle overs."
It's all over! Kings XI Punjab beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 97 runs
KL Rahul smashed his second IPL hundred to lead Kings XI Punjab to a comprehensive 97-run win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in Dubai on Thursday. Rahul, who was dropped by RCB skipper Virat Kohli twice, slammed an unbeaten 132 off 69 balls, the highest score by an Indian in IPL history, to fire KXIP to 206/3. In response, RCB were never in the chase and were bundled out for 109 in 17 overs.

17 overs: OUT! Murugan Ashwin dismisses Yuzvendra Chahal (1). RCB 109 all-out, lose by 97 runs
IT'S PLUMB LBW! Ashwin took his third wicket.
16.2 overs: OUT! Murugan Ashwin cleans up Navdeep Saini for 6. RCB 106/9
BOWLED! Second wicket for Ashwin and Punjab are a wicket shy of victory.
16 overs: RCB 102/8
Ravi Bishnoi ended his spell with another wicket, as he returned figures of 3 for 32 in 4 overs. Brilliant stuff from the youngster.
Time-Out!
15.2 overs: OUT! Third wicket for Ravi Bishnoi, dismisses Washington Sundar (30). RCB 101/8
Bishnoi took revenge immediately. After he was hit for a six over long-off in the previous delivery, Bishnoi forced a mishit from Sundar, and the left-hander was caught by Mayank Agarwal at long-on. Punjab two wickets away from a big win.
15 overs: RCB 95/7, need 112 off 30 balls
Washington Sundar (24*) hit a four as Glenn Maxwell conceded seven runs in it.
14 overs: OUT! Ravi Bishnoi cleans up Umesh Yadav for 0. RCB 88/7
BOWLED! Second wicket for Bishnoi and RCB lost their seventh wicket. Only formalities remain now.
13 overs: OUT! Glenn Maxwell cleans up Shivam Dube for 12. RCB 83/6
BOWLED! And that's the end of Dube's little cameo, as he missed the quicker delivery from Maxwell.
* Glenn Maxwell comes into the attack
12 overs: RCB 80/5, need 127 off 48 balls
10 runs off James Neesham over which included a big six by Shivam Dube.
11.3 overs: SIX! Shivam Dube (10*) smacks James Neesham over mid-wicket for a maximum. The lanky left-handed all-rounder using his long handle well here. RCB 78/5
11 overs: RCB 70/5
Washington Sundar (9*) hit a four off first ball, but Mohammed Shami recovered well and gave away just three singles in the remaining five deliveries.
10 overs: RCB 63/5, need 144 off 60 balls
James Neesham also started with a tidy over - just three singles off it.
Bowling change: James Neesham comes into the attack
9 overs: RCB 60/5
Successful over for Murugan Ashwin - a big wicket of AB de Villiers and just 7 runs off it.
Time-Out!
8.2 overs: OUT! Murugan Ashwin gets rid of AB de Villiers (28). RCB 57/5
That's it. It's almost all over for RCB. Their last hope is gone too. De Villiers missed the googly and the mishit found Sarfaraz Khan, who took a good catch at deep cover.
7.5 overs: OUT! Ravi Bishnoi cleans up Aaron Finch for 20. RCB 53/4
BOWLED! Good comeback from th young spinner as he castled Australian skipper's timber to put Punjab on top in the game.
* 50 comes up for RCB in 7.2 overs -- 50/3
7 overs: RCB 48/3
Decent start from Murugan Ashwin despite hit for a four off first ball by Aaron Finch (17*). The leggie gave away just 8 runs in it.
* Soin from both ends: Murugan Ashwin comes into the attack
6 overs: RCB 40/3
15 RUNS! Back-to-back big overs for RCB. AB de Villiers (21*) hit two fours off young Ravi Bishnoi after Aaron Finch (11*) started with a four too. Two wides also did not help the leg-spinner.
* Bowling change: Ravi Bishnoi comes into the attack
5 overs: RCB 25/3
14 RUNS! First big over for RCB as AB de Villiers (13*) smacked a six and a four off Sheldon Conttrell in it. After playing a dot, de Villiers smashed a maximum over long-off and a wide later hit through covers for a four. RCB need ABD to fire if they have to succeed.
4 overs: RCB 11/3
Mohammed Shami conceded 6 runs in it as Aaron Finch hit a four in the over, RCB's first of their run chase.
3.5 overs: NOT OUT! Aaron Finch (7*) successfully overturned the caught behind decision. RCB 11/3
3 overs: RCB 5/3
A big wicket of Virat Kohli and just one single off Sheldon Conttrell over.
2.4 overs: OUT! Sheldon Cottrell strikes again, dismisses Virat Kohli (1). RCB 4/3
BIG WICKET! Bangalore are in total disarray. Kohli top-edged it and Ravi Bishnoi took his second catch at mid-on. Punjab are truly in the driver's seat now.
2 overs: RCB 4/2
Mohammed Shami also started with a successful over - a wicket and two runs off it including a leg bye.
1.3 overs: OUT! Mohd Shami gets rid of Josh Philippe (0). RCB 3/2
It was plumb in front of the wicket. Philippe completely missed it and RCB are in big trouble.
1 over: RCB 2/1
What a start for KXIP. Sheldon Cottrell took a wicket and gave away just two singles in the first over.
0.4 overs: OUT! Sheldon Cottrell dismisses Devdutt Padikkal (1) early. RCB 2/1
Padikkal mistimed his pull shot and top-edged it to Ravi Bishnoi at mid-on.
WELCOME BACK! Devdutt Padikkal and Aaron Finch to open the RCB run chase. Sheldon Cottrell with the ball for KXIP.
RCB spinner Yuzvendra Chahal:"We thought we'd get a target of 160-170, but the wicket is good for batting so I think we can chase the total. I've been varying my pace, watching the batsman's feet, and working on the googlies, particularly the quicker and the slower googlies. I've worked quite hard in the 21 days we've had here. The dew has already set in and I think they will struggle to grip it. We can chase this down."
WOW! KL Rahul (132* off 69 balls) powers Kings XI Punjab to 206/3 against Royal Challengers Bangalore
KL Rahul smashed his second IPL hundred to power Kings XI Punjab to 206/3 against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Dubai on Thursday. Rahul, who was dropped by RCB skipper Virat Kohli twice, slammed an unbeaten 132 off 69 balls, highest score by an Indian in IPL history.

20 overs: KXIP 206/3
BOOM! 2, 4, 1, 4, 6, 6 - KL Rahul finished off the innings in style, hitting back-to-back sixes off Shivam Dube as Punjab scored 23 off the final over.
* KL Rahul (126*) brings up 200 for KXIP with a big six off Shivam Dube in 19.5 overs -- 200/3
19 overs: KXIP 183/3
BOOM! 6, 4, 0, 6, 6, 4 - KL Rahul (116*) making good use of two drop catches by Virat Kohli. The Punjab skipper clobbered 26 runs off Dale Steyn in the penultimate over as he smacked three sixes and a couple of fours in it.
* HUNDRED for KL Rahul off 62 balls, his 2nd in IPL. KXIP 167/3 in 18.2 overs

18 overs: KXIP 157/3
DROPPED! What is happening in Dubai? Virat Kohli dropped again and KL Rahul, on 89, survived for the second time in 7 balls. This time the unlucky bowler was Navdeep Saini, who conceded 11 runs in the over.
* 150 comes up for KXIP in 17.3 overs -- 151/3
17 overs: KXIP 146/3
DROPPED! Virat Kohli put one down in the deep to give KL Rahul, on 83, a life late in the innings. Unlucky Dale Steyn as the pacer was hit for a six in the previous delivery by Rahul. In the end 14 runs came off Steyn over.
16.5 overs: SIX! KL Rahul (83*) smacks Dale Steyn over deep mid-wicket for a flat six. KXIP 145/3
16 overs: KXIP 132/3
Another brilliant over for medium pacer Shivam Dube, a wicket and six runs off it.
15.2 overs: OUT! Shivam Dube strikes again, dismisses Glenn Maxwell (5). KXIP 128/3
Another Punjab batsman fell trying to target Dube to accelerate the run rate. Maxwell failed to go over cover and mistimed it as compatriot Aaron Finch took a good low catch. Second wicket for Dube.
15 overs: KXIP 126/2
Yuzvendra Chahal completed his spell with an 8-run over as the spinner returned figures of 1 for 25 in 4 overs.
Time-Out!
14 overs: KXIP 118/2
Brilliant start from Shivam Dube - a wicket and just four singles off it.
13.1 overs: OUT! Shivam Dube strikes first ball, Nicholas Pooran falls for 17. KXIP 114/2
Looking to up the ante, Pooran charged out but hit it straight to AB de Villiers at mid-off. Dube provided a very good breakthrough for RCB with his first delivery. Pooran added a good 57 runs for the second wicket with KL Rahul.
13 overs: KXIP 114/1
14 RUNS! Another big over for Punjab as KL Rahul (61* off 42 balls) ended the Navdeep Saini over with back-to-back fours.
* KL Rahul (57*) brings up a 50-run stand with Nicholas Pooran for the second wicket with a four off Navdeep Saini. KXIP 110/1 in 12.5 overs
* 100 comes up for KXIP in 12 overs -- 100/1. (KL Rahul 52* & Nicholas Pooran 16*)
* FIFTY for KL Rahul off 36 balls, his 17th in IPL. Punjab skipper hit a six and 7 fours to reach the landmark. KXIP 96/1 in 11.1 overs
11 overs: KXIP 95/1
Another tidy over from Yuzvendra Chahal, gave away just 5 runs in it.
10 overs: KXIP 90/1
20 RUNS! Wd, 4, 1, NB2, 6, 0, 4, 1 - Biggest over so far for Punjab. Pooran hit a four early in the over, before Rahul smacked a six and a four in three balls. Umesh Yadav continued to leak plenty in the middle -- 35 runs off the pacer's 3 overs so far.
9.3 overs: SIX! KL Rahul (42*) smacks Umesh Yadav's 'free-hit' delivery over sweeper cover for the first maximum of the contest. KXIP 85/1
* Umesh Yadav comes back into the attack after the break
Time-Out!
9 overs: KXIP 70/1
Good, tidy over from Yuzvendra Chahal, conceded just 5 runs in it.
8 overs: KXIP 65/1
KL Rahul (35*) welcomed Washington Sundar with a four towards third man, but the spinner recovered well to concede just four singles in the next five deliveries.
* Spin from both ends: Washington Sundar comes into the attack
7 overs: OUT! Yuzvendra Chahal cleans up Mayank Agarwal for 26. KXIP 57/1
BOWLED! Agarwal missed the ball completely and it castled into his stumps. Bowling change worked for RCB as Chahal provided a big breakthrough. Agarwal played a good knock of 26 off 20 balls, which included four boundaries, and added 57 runs for the opening wicket with KL Rahul.
* Introduction of spin: Yuzvendra Chahal comes into the attack
6 overs: KXIP 50/0
Mayank Agarwal (25*) hit another four, this time through covers off Navdeep Saini as he brought up fifty-run opening stand with KL Rahul (23*) for Punjab. Good, solid start for them.
5 overs: KXIP 41/0
8 runs from the second over of Dale Steyn. But the good news for Punjab is that the openers are scoring boundaries in every over. In this one, Mayank Agarwal (20*) pulled one to the mid-wicket boundary.
STATS ALERT: KL Rahul today became the fastest to score 2000 runs in IPL, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar's record.

4 overs: KXIP 33/0
Decent start from Navdeep Saini, gave away 7 runs in it. But it included a stunning shot from KL Rahul through deep extra cover for a four.
* Bowling change: Navdeep Saini comes into the attack
3 overs: KXIP 26/0
Another boundaries-laced over for Punjab as Mayank Agarwal (13*) opened his boundary count with two fours in three balls off Umesh Yadav -- an inside out over extra cover and a clipped through mid-wicket. Good start for Punjab openers.
2 overs: KXIP 17/0
Good recovery from Dale Steyn as he ended the over with two dot balls after conceding back-to-back fours to KL Rahul.
1.4 overs: FOURS! 4, 4 - KL Rahul (13*) smacks back-to-back boundaries off Dale Steyn. KXIP 17/0
* Dale Steyn to share the new ball with Umesh Yadav
1 over: KXIP 8/0
Till the fifth ball, Umesh Yadav was bowling a tidy line and gave away just 4 runs. But he strayed down the line to KL Rahul (5) with the final delivery and the Punjab skipper flicked it fine for a boundary.
HERE WE GO... KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal to start the KXIP innings. Umesh Yadav with the ball for RCB.
Playing XIs:
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Devdutt Padikkal, Aaron Finch, Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers, Shivam Dube, Josh Philippe (w), Washington Sundar, Navdeep Saini, Umesh Yadav, Dale Steyn, Yuzvendra Chahal
Kings XI Punjab: KL Rahul (w/c), Mayank Agarwal, Karun Nair, Nicholas Pooran, Glenn Maxwell, Sarfaraz Khan, James Neesham, Mohammed Shami, Murugan Ashwin, Sheldon Cottrell, Ravi Bishnoi
RCB's Dale Steyn:"The body is feeling good. It’s a plus that you don’t have to get on the plane the next day. Nice to get the first one (game) out of the way. Haven’t played competitive cricket for a while now. Nobody has. Looking to get better as the tournament progresses. I think the nice thing about playing how long as I have is that I know how I can operate. I can work on slower balls and yorkers. Anytime you’re playing on a new surface, there will be something different. The batters will want to take some time to get set. I must say that the first game I saw the guys bowl (in Dubai), I was pretty excited."
What captains had said after the toss:
KL Rahul:"There were a lot of positives and it was the first game. Mayank's batting and our team's fight was heartening. Jordan and Gowtham aren't playing, Murugan Ashwin and Neesham come in. Chris Gayle will come in at the right time, don't worry about it. It was tough sitting at home and so we are grateful to get this opportunity to play. The guys are enjoying themselves despite the rustiness in the first game."
Virat Kohli:"It's a fresh wicket. There's a bit of dew in the second half and when the ball gets wet it's hard to execute. That's been a big factor. We have done really well defending a total less than 170 and seeing the bowlers execute their plans so well. We are unchanged for today's game."
TOSS | Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli wins toss, opts to bowl against Kings XI Punjab

Pitch Report:
Kevin Pietersen reckoned that it would be prudent to chase in Dubai tonight, given the much longer boundaries than Sharjah, given the tackiness/dryness of the pitch first up, and which will possibly flatten out later in the night with all the moisture and dew for the team batting second.
* Toss at 7 pm IST and the match will start at 7:30 pm IST.
Hello and welcome to the live coverage of Match No. 6 of the Indian Premier League 2020 between Kings XI Punjab and Royal Challengers Bangalore in Dubai.
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