IPL 2020 in UAE: Kings XI Punjab beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 97 runs - As it happened

Dubai:  Kings XI Punjab captain KL Rahul recorded the highest-ever score by an Indian batsman in IPL history as he took his team to a comfortable victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Rahul was dropped twice by Virat Kohli before he smashed an unbeaten 132 off just 69 deliveries to help Punjab post a massive 206 for three and a 97-run win.

Follow the match as it happened:

All out! Kings IX win by 97 runs

9th wicket falls

Quick march continues

Moment of glory

Umesh Yadav goes

Dube bowled

Predicted lines

63 for 5 in 10 overs

Crosses lowest total

More trouble for RCB

48/3 in 7 overs

More damage averted

Finch survives after DRS drama

RCB slumps to 4/3 as Kohli goes

Shami on a roll

Second wicket falls

Padikkal falls as RCB start innings

Lokesh Rahul’s fireworks expose old RCB weakness

Skipper Lokesh Rahul’s blazing 132 off 69 deliveries helped Kings XI to 206/3 off 20 overs – a total which may just be beyond the reach of even a star-studded Royal Challengers Bangalore line-up. The dew factor has already kicked in and it may make the job of Virat Kohli & Co a little easier, but it’s still difficult to see them go the distance.

It has not been a good day for Kohli on the ground so far as he missed two skiiers from rival counterpart Rahul. The RCB bowling, after a disciplined show in the last game, again leaked runs in the last five overs.

Highest IPL score by an Indian

Rahul on fire

100 for Rahul, the first ton in this IPL

Rare miss by Captain Kohli

Second wicket for Shivam Dube

114/2 at timeout

Pooran goes

Back-to-back fours from Rahul

50 for Rahul

Kings at 90-1 after 10 overs

The go-to man

End of 9th over

Kohli opts for spin from both end

Agarwal departs

Chahal to bowl now

Kings XI reach 50

Rahul looks comfortable against paces

Kings 33 in 4 overs for no loss

New milestone for Rahul

Kings 17/0

First over: No wickets, 8 runs for Kings

Rahul, Agarwal step out to bat

Watch: How the toss went

RCB, the lineup

RCB win the toss, will field first