IPL 2020 in UAE: Kings XI Punjab thrash Royal Challengers Bangalore in pictures

KL Rahul of Kings XI Punjab hits smashing century as Kohli's RCB crumble in Dubai

Last updated: September 24, 2020 | 21:21

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And so it was as RCB were skittled out for 109 and KXIP emerged winners by 97 runs. A damaging defeat for Kohli's boys as KXIP got a win on the board.

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When Shivam Dube and Umesh Yadav departed, with RCB struggling at 88-7, the match was all but over, with Kohli's side only looking at damage limitation with the NRR.

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The KXIP party got better as RCB crumbled with the bat. Devdutt Padikkal, Josh Philippe and Kohli only managed two runs between them and only Aaron Finch (20) and AB De Villiers (28) put up much resistance in Dubai.

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Rahul held his bat to take KXIP to 206-3 and posted a sensational score of 132 off 69 balls, the highest score by an Indian in the IPL.

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Agarwal fell to Yuzvendra Chahal's bowling on 26, but Rahul marched on to his fifty. Nicholas Pooran went for 17, bringing Glenn Maxwell to the crease alongside his captain.

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Rahul and fellow opener Mayank Agarwal formed a strong partnership to put KXIP in a strong position.

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After being put into bat by RCB, KXIP began brightly, with skipper KL Rahul leading by example.

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Virat Kohli and his Royal Challengers Bangalore side were looking to make it two wins from two in the Indian Premier League when they took on Kings XI Punjab in Dubai on Thursday night.

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AB de Villiers of Royal Challengers Bangalore was smiling ahead of the match against Kings XI Punjab

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