KXIP defeat RCB for the second time in the 31st match of IPL 2020. This win proved a big relief for KXIP after having lost 5 games in a row.
RCB won the toss and elected to bat first against KXIP in Sharjah. This was Virat Kohli’s 200th match as RCB player.
In the words of Captain Kohli, “Loyalty above everything.”@imVkohli plays his 2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣th match for RCB tonight. 🤩#PlayBold #IPL2020 #WeAreChallengers #Dream11IPL #RCBvKXIP pic.twitter.com/4DAy6wUqPC
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) October 15, 2020
Skipper Virat Kohli (48) and a valuable cameo by Chris Morris (25) took RCB to 171 at the end of 20 overs.
24 runs in the final over off Shami as #RCB post a total of 171/6 on the board.
Scorecard – https://t.co/yGA2RjN0TX #Dream11IPL #RCBvKXIP pic.twitter.com/BjGUJo0TvB
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) October 15, 2020
RCB took some strange decisions in their innings as AB De Villiers came to bat at no.6 instead of 4. The experiment of sending Sundar and Dube ahead of AB De Villiers failed as they failed to make an impact.
In reply, KXIP never looked uncomfortable as they had a blistering start with Mayank (45) and skipper KL Rahul (61) smashing 56 at the end of 6 overs.
Universe boss Chris Gayle (53) made his first appearance of the season and made his presence known. However, KXIP were almost about to tie the game with 1 required the last ball and Nicholas Pooran hitting a six of Chahal.
That's that from Sharjah. What a nail-biting finish as #KXIP win by 8 wickets.#Dream11IPL pic.twitter.com/9CHukKlTjO
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) October 15, 2020
This was the second win of KXIP over RCB and their only win. RCB stand 3rd with 10 points.