- BATSMENRB4s6sSR6.6 gets him with the googly! Makes India's Test opener look bang average with yet another perfect googly for the season. Mayank looking to drive through the covers on the up, for a good length ball pitching on off. Massive gap between bat and pad. He had no inkling of this. Loses middle and off. Chahal doesn't normally bowl too many googlies to right handers, but he has nailed them this season so far 57/113.1 hits it straight to mid-off! Dube's dream IPL 2020 with the ball could become an actual thing here. Gentle good length ball just outside off, steps out and sort of yorks himself - or cramps himself for sure. Can't get the swing through it to go right of or over ABD. Hit its knee height 114/215.2 slapped to extra cover! Oh boy. Offcutter, slammed into the pitch, short and outside off. Steps out and it sits up sweetly for a lashing. and he's lashed it straight to Finch 128/3Extras11 (b 2, lb 4, nb 1, w 4)TOTAL206/3 (20 Overs, RR: 10.3)Fall of wickets: 1-57 (Mayank Agarwal, 6.6 ov), 2-114 (Nicholas Pooran, 13.1 ov), 3-128 (Glenn Maxwell, 15.2 ov)
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR0.4 taken at mid-on! Out comes the salute! Follows him down leg side and cramps him at the chest with a short ball. Backing away looking for the pull, but this is onto him quickly. Slices it up for the fielder 2/17.5 has he bowled him? Or is it caught behind? Looks good for both. It is bowled. Short of a length, skidding onwards and clipping the top of off as Finch exposes middle and off to try and play the cut. Nice, quick readjustments from the young bowler after that nervous first over 53/41.3 given lbw and he won't review! Trapped right in front of middle. Philippe is used to batting in powerplays, but this experiment has failed. Jumps into the off side and looks to whip a straight, good length ball behind square. Pinned right in front 3/22.4 taken at mid-on! RCB falling apart! Short and pushed across him outside off. Looks for the pull and slices it straight up for Bishnoi who sets up and watches and watches and watches before taking it calmly 4/38.2 Sarfaraz takes it at sweeper cover! Full and wide outside off, looks to drill this over the off side, but there's no elevation, it's flat and taken some ten yards inside the rope. Ashwin is thrilled, so is Sarfaraz 57/515.2 not this time. Another miscue from Sundar's many attempts. This is full and the angle is across him. He looks to go leg side with the loft and can only slice it harmlessly for the fielder at long-on. His longest innings in the IPL comes to an end 101/812.6 bowled him! Skidder from Maxwell, a bit low arm, and angled in from wide of the crease around the wicket. Clears the front leg and looks to whip into the leg side. It's hit his back leg and deflected onto the stumps 83/613.6 into leg stump! Good length, coming in with his regular angle, and also spinning in off the pitch. Umesh shaping for the big slog sweep but is through the shot too soon 88/716.2 takes leg stump. A googly from Ashwin and he shakes his head. That is revenge taken. Perhaps one of his easier ones. Good length ball on off and this one is as rash as the last one was classy. No feet, all hoick 106/916.6 that is plumb. Full and at middle stump. Gets down for the sweep and is completely cramped on it. On the back leg right in front of middle stump 109/10Extras9 (lb 2, w 7)TOTAL109 all out (17 Overs, RR: 6.41)Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Devdutt Padikkal, 0.4 ov), 2-3 (Josh Philippe, 1.3 ov), 3-4 (Virat Kohli, 2.4 ov), 4-53 (Aaron Finch, 7.5 ov), 5-57 (AB de Villiers, 8.2 ov), 6-83 (Shivam Dube, 12.6 ov), 7-88 (Umesh Yadav, 13.6 ov), 8-101 (Washington Sundar, 15.2 ov), 9-106 (Navdeep Saini, 16.2 ov), 10-109 (Yuzvendra Chahal, 16.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB SS Cottrell 3 0 17 2 5.66 12 1 1 2 0 Mohammed Shami 3 0 14 1 4.66 10 2 0 0 0 Ravi Bishnoi 4 0 32 3 8.00 12 3 1 2 0 M Ashwin 3 0 21 3 7.00 9 3 0 1 0 JDS Neesham 2 0 13 0 6.50 5 0 1 1 0 GJ Maxwell 2 0 10 1 5.00 5 1 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Royal Challengers Bangalore , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
18.00 start, First Session 18.00-19.30, Interval 19.30-19.50, Second Session 19.50- 21.20
Match days
24 September 2020 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Kings XI Punjab 2, Royal Challengers Bangalore 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 50 runs, 0 wicket)
- Kings XI Punjab: 50 runs in 5.6 overs (36 balls), Extras 2
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 36 balls (KL Rahul 23, MA Agarwal 25, Ex 2)
- Strategic Timeout: Kings XI Punjab - 70/1 in 9.0 overs (KL Rahul 36, N Pooran 6)
- KL Rahul: 50 off 36 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Kings XI Punjab: 100 runs in 11.6 overs (73 balls), Extras 6
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 36 balls (KL Rahul 28, N Pooran 17, Ex 8)
- Strategic Timeout: Kings XI Punjab - 118/2 in 14.0 overs (KL Rahul 63, GJ Maxwell 2)
- Kings XI Punjab: 150 runs in 17.3 overs (106 balls), Extras 11
- KL Rahul: 100 off 62 balls (12 x 4, 3 x 6)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 21 balls (KL Rahul 42, KK Nair 8, Ex 1)
- Kings XI Punjab: 200 runs in 19.5 overs (120 balls), Extras 11
- Innings Break: Kings XI Punjab - 206/3 in 20.0 overs (KL Rahul 132, KK Nair 15)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 40 runs, 3 wickets)
- Over 3.5: Review by Royal Challengers Bangalore (Batting), Umpire - AK Chaudhary, Batsman - AJ Finch (Upheld)
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: 50 runs in 7.2 overs (44 balls), Extras 7
- Strategic Timeout: Royal Challengers Bangalore - 57/5 in 8.2 overs (Washington Sundar 0)
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: 100 runs in 15.1 overs (91 balls), Extras 8
- Strategic Timeout: Royal Challengers Bangalore - 101/8 in 15.2 overs (NA Saini 1)
Match Coverage
All Match NewsVirat Kohli's wife Anushka Sharma criticises Sunil Gavaskar for 'distasteful' commentary
Veteran commentator says he hadn't blamed Sharma, and was referring to a video put out during lockdown
'A KLass performance'
A big score for Rahul and a big win for the Kings XI Punjab. Twitter was full of praise for both
KL Rahul overcomes self-doubt to pulverise Royal Challengers Bangalore
He finished with an unbeaten 132 off 69 balls - the highest score by an Indian in the IPL and fourth-highest overall
Talking Points: Why bowl Dale Steyn and Shivam Dube at the death?
What worked well for Kings XI Punjab, and where Royal Challengers Bangalore erred
KL Rahul makes the most of Virat Kohli's lapses
According to ESPNcricinfo's Luck Index, Virat Kohli's second drop of KL Rahul cost Royal Challengers 26 runs