Kings XI Punjab v Royal Challengers Bangalore – IPL 5 – 1st innings – Live Score and Update
Kings XI http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Punjab-c833 163/6 (20/20 ov) - Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and chose to field
Kings XI Punjab have posted a respectable total of 163 runs for the loss of six wickets in the Indian Premier League (IPL) clash against Royal Challengers Bangalore, in a match being played at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh.
Today (April 20) after winning the toss, Bangalore skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DL-Vettori-c1384, invited the opposition to bat first as he wanted his bowlers to restrict Punjab on a low total, while at the same time his side’s strength lies in its batting and knew that with a clear target ahead of them, the batsmen would launch a blatant charge.
“We are going to have a bowl. We want to make the most of the grass on this pitch. Restricting the opposition to anything under 150 would be good,” said Vettori after winning the toss.
Meanwhile, Punjab were without skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJ-Hussey-c1380 came out to captain the side and he knew that his team would need to post a big total on the board to halt the rampant batting attack of the Royals from chasing down the required target.
“I feel sorry for Gilchrist since this is the 1st competitive game he has missed in 16 years. It gives an opportunity to debutant players Mahmood and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/P-Kumar-c2143 and we hope he does well,” stated Hussey.
For Punjab, opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nitin-Saini-c79746 became the first wicket to fall as he found his way back to the pavilion after scoring 14 runs.
With just 27 runs on the board, the team suffered the demise of their second wicket as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Paul-Valthaty-c2170 fell after contributing only six runs.
The departure of both openers, put Punjab under pressure early on and they needed to come out of this situation for the sake of salvaging the match.
Bangalore’s http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Z-Khan-c98379 was becoming just too hot to handle for Punjab as the pacer was bowling exceptionally well, making it extremely hard for the batsmen to score off him.
Nonetheless, Hussey managed to belt a match saving knock of 41 runs which was later backed by a 33-run knock from debutant http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Azhar-Mahmood-c1116 which enabled the team to post a daunting total on the board.
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