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
