RCB vs KXIP, IPL 2016: RCB kept their playoff hopes intact on the back of Virat Kohli’s sublime 113. (Source: BCCI/IPL)
RCB kept their chances of making the latter stages of the IPL 2016 season alive after fulfilling the first part of their task – win game one. And how. Virat Kohli (113) and Chris Gayle (73) got RCB off to a thumping start with the home side finishing on 211 in a rain-curtailed 15-over match. In reply, KXIP were never in it to chase such a mammoth total. They lost wickets regularly to be stopped at 120/9 after 14 overs before DLS method, easily, ruled in RCB’s favour. (IPL standings)
AS IT HAPPENED:
0030 hrs IST: Confirmation then. RCB beat KXIP by 82-runs on DLS method.
0025 hrs IST: 14 overs gone. KXIP are 120/9 and it is raining heavy. Play has been called off.
0021 hrs IST: RUN OUT! Mohit Sharma returns to the dug out after he falls short at the non-striker’s end. Watson with a nice throw to Baby who collects it and dismantles the stumps.
0016 hrs IST: Gurkeerat goes back now! Chahal strikes once again as Gayle takes a catch cleanly in the slips.
0007 hrs IST: AB judges it ever so easily on the ropes and Abott departs. Hops into the ropes and then back into the field. No problem for RCB!
0004 hrs IST: Behardien goes back on the first ball. Finds AB de Villiers with Chahl picking up his second wicket.
2359 hrs IST: Kohli moves in forward from long off and Axar Patel goes back.
2357 hrs IST: Good over this for KXIP – 17 runs from it.
2356 hrs IST: Short and wide by Varun Aaron and Gurkeerat plays it along nicely for a four.
2355 hrs IST: Another clean hit by Axar and this is played near straight for a boundary. Quality shot.
2354 hrs IST: Axar unleashes a smooth hit and it clears the ropes for a SIX! Nicely played!
2347 hrs IST: Miller smacks it and hits it powerfully to AB! Watson celebrates!
2340 hrs IST: WICKET! Amla gone! A well adjudged low catch by Jordan as Aravind picks his second wicket.
2330 hrs IST: Back-to-back fours for Saha. KXIP are 31/1 after 3.
2329 hrs IST: Virat Kohli has the limelight all along:
Virat Kohli now has….
Most runs in T20Is for India: 1641
Most runs in IPL: 4002#RCBvKXIP #IPL2016— Rajneesh Gupta (@rgcricket) May 18, 2016
2323 hrs IST: Aravind strikes! Vijay gets an inside edge on to the pads and it goes on to hit the stumps. KXIP are 17/1
2317 hrs IST: Misfield by Sachin Baby and the glare from Kohli says it all. KXIP might be chasing 212 but Kohli doesn’t like slip ups, not one bit.
2317 hrs IST: Alright we’re back on! Murali Vijay and Hashim Amla in the middle. Stuart Binny has the ball.
2312 hrs IST: Kohli’s day of records:
800 in a single season
4000 runs for Kohli in IPL
Four tons in a season
2300 hrs IST: RCB finish on 211/3. Target of 212 in 15 overs for KXIP!
2255 hrs IST: No 100s before this IPL in T20s and now he’s got four! A rare mistime and he finds the fielder in the deep. Kohli departs for 113 from 50 – 12 fours and eight sixes!
2252 hrs IST: Single and fourth hundred for Virat Kohli. 100 from 47 balls!
2252 hrs IST: Another double for Kohli. 99 now…
2251 hrs IST: A double to start the 14th over. Kohli on 97.
2249 hrs IST: RCB are 181/2 after 13. Kohli on 95…
2246 hrs IST: Mohit Sharma goes for two boundaries in his first two balls. No reprieve for any bowler whatsoever.
2244 hrs IST: Kyle Abott concedes 19 in his final over. Finishes with 3-0-48-1.
2239 hrs IST: A rarity! AB de Villiers departs for o! Drags it back to the leg stump. BOWLED! 154/2 after 11.4 overs
2237 hrs IST: Gayle may be gone, Kohli isn’t done. Abott once again in the slot and Kohli thunders it for a SIX!
2235 hrs IST: GAYLE DEPARTS FOR 73 from 32. Taken by Miller at long off.
2233 hrs IST: Axar Patel continues to be hit around – 0, 6, 6, 0 and 6 in his first five balls.
2232 hrs IST: Cariappa would be relieved to be done. His figures: 3-0-55-0
2231 hrs IST: Two more sixes from the fourth and fifth ball.
2230 hrs IST: Cariappa’s final over begins with a SIX! Goes up to the third umpire to check if the fielder caught it cleanly and no he hasn’t.
2227 hrs IST: SIX! Gayle thumps it into the crowd and brings up his FIFTY! 55 from 26 balls. Kohli and Gayle do the ‘Champion’ dance!
2226 hrs IST: Fastest fifty this IPL
2224 hrs IST: Single and FIFTY FOR KOHLI! 50 from 29 balls!
Can’t @imVkohli, just for variety, pretend to be uncertain sometimes……
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 18, 2016
He’s the Bradman of limited-overs cricket; @imVkohli…#RCBvKXIP #IPL2016
— Shamik Chakrabarty (@shamik100) May 18, 2016
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2222 hrs IST: Kohli plays it inside-out and it goes flying to the boundary. One bounce and four!
2219 hrs IST: And same result from the free hit.. another Kohli SIX!
2218 hrs IST: You’ve got to feel sorry for the spinners when facing RCB. Cariappa bowls it over the waist on the fifth ball and Kohli smacks it for a six. A free hit coming…
2212 hrs IST: Axar being taken to the cleaners now. Two back-to-back boundaries by Kohli. RCB are 63/0 after 6.
2209 hrs IST: SIX! Kohli with a smooth punch and it clears the ropes with ease. 52/0 in under 5 again.
2208 hrs IST: Next ball, Gayle slices and beats a desperate dive for a four.
2207 hrs IST: Spin being introduced by Murali Vijay. Cariappa comes on to bowl. And he starts by being belted for a SIX!
2205 hrs IST: BIG WICKET MISSED! Kohli tries to steal a single but Gayle sends him back. Axar’s throw misses and Kohli survives.
2204 hrs IST: A full toss follows and Gayle slices it and it can only reach the boundary on multiple bounces.
2203 hrs IST: SIX! This time Gayle opens the face of the bat and leans into it for another big hit.
2202 hrs IST: SIX! Kyle Abbott bowls into Gayle’s hitting zone and he just stands and delivers!
2159 hrs IST: Kohli didn’t get complete control of the shot but given the form he’s in, that’s still gone down straight for a four.
2150 hrs IST: Kohli brings first over to close with gorgeous drive for a four.
2150 hrs IST: First runs: Gayle pushes one down for a single.
2149 hrs IST: Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli in the middle. Sandeep Sharma with the ball.
2147 hrs IST: Match has been reduced to 15 overs. Five Powerplay overs, each bowler can bowl a maximum of three overs.
2143 hrs IST: TEAMS:
KXIP XI: M Vijay, H Amla, W Saha, D Miller, F Behardien, GM Singh, K Abbott, A Patel, M Sharma, Sandeep Sharma, KC Cariappa
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 18, 2016
RCB XI: C Gayle, V Kohli, AB de Villiers, S Watson, L Rahul, S Baby, S Binny, C Jordan, S Aravind, V Aaron, Y Chahal
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 18, 2016
2136 hrs IST: CHANGES:
RCB: Varun Aaron in, Iqbal Abdulla out
KXIP: Behardien, Abbott and Cariappa in, Maxwell, Stoinis and Anureet out
2133 hrs IST: TOSS: KXIP win the toss and they choose to bowl first.
2130 hrs IST: Toss any second now. Match to start at 2145 hrs IST.
2128 hrs IST: We have clear visuals! Players are out in the field warming-up!
2115 hrs IST: There will be inspection at 9.25 PM.
2049 hrs IST: It’s drizzling now at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. The areas underneath the covers are good but there’s plenty of puddles on the outfield.
2016 hrs IST: We’re past the toss and match resumption mark. But there’s plenty to go before the match can be called off. Even by 11.15 PM, a five-over game can be played.
1953 hrs IST: The players are in the stadium and bet they’re itching to get some cricket played
.@virendersehwag and @imVkohli along with their respective teams have arrived at the stadium #RCBvKXIP #VIVOIPL pic.twitter.com/rxLtO0cPIX
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 18, 2016
1913 hrs IST: The weather predictions says ‘it’s a passing shower’. It could clear up in an hour say people in Bangalore but then again it could take a while to dry the ground.
1904 hrs IST: Not promising scenes
It’s pouring at the moment in Bengaluru #RCBvKXIP #VIVOIPLhttps://t.co/wCXaHHrehj
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) 18 May 2016
1840 hrs IST: It is raining buckets in Bangalore!
What rain #RCBvKXIP @IPL pic.twitter.com/69kroQTj2x
— Matthew Hayden AM (@HaydosTweets) May 18, 2016
BUILD-UP
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