Kings XI Punjab v Royal Challengers Bangalore: Match Recap
The Kings XI Punjab have handed Royal Challengers Bangalore a befitting defeat by a huge margin of 111 runs, in a sensational match which was played at the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Himachal-Pradesh-c791 Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala. The 63rd clash of the ongoing Indian Premier
League (IPL) took place on May 17, 2011.
After winning the toss, Kings XI Punjab’s skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adam-Gilchrist-c918, chose to bat first and right from the word go Punjab decided to wreak havoc on the Royal Challengers in a bid to put pressure on their bowlers early on.
However, on the penultimate delivery of the fourth over, Punjab suffered their first loss as opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Paul-Valthaty-c2170 lost his wicket by giving a daunting catch to Saurabh Tiwary at mid-off, on a delivery by Charl Langeveldt. He scored 20 runs on 17 deliveries.
Nonetheless, this wicket had no effect on the rampant Gilchrist who belligerently slaughtered every bowler that was thrown at him.
Gilly had been missing his former hard hitting form with the bat and it seemed as if he had chosen this match to prove to his critics that he can still demolish any bowling attack in the world.
The RCB bowlers just had no clue where to bowl against the Aussie who was in no mood to show any respect to any of the bowlers.
Shaun Marsh, who had come at number three, backed his skipper by playing some magnificent shots all around the park. Marsh’s confident batting gave Gilly the boost to go after the bowlers as he knew that even if he lost his wicket, Marsh would carry on.
With the adrenalin rush running high, the batsman managed to build the highest partnership in Twenty20 by scoring 206 runs which actually took the game away from the RCB.
All http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Virat-Kohli-c95424, the skipper of the RCB, could do was to stand in wonder and watch his best bowlers being smacked everywhere. Finally it was Chris Gayle who held on to a catch by Gilchrist at short third-man off a delivery bowled by Langeveldt.
The Punjab skipper played a splendid innings of 106 runs on 55 deliveries which included eight boundaries and nine sixes.
Marsh remained not-out on 79 off 49 deliveries and by the end Kings XI Punjab had posted a mammoth total of 232 runs.
Coming out to bat, the RCB squad had pinned their hopes on opener Gayle to at least get them near the required tally, however, the dream was shattered when http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Harris-c61739, which
was pouched by Gilly, diving to his left. With Gayle removed on nil, trouble was on its way for RCB.
Skipper Kohli went after playing a lacklustre innings of 11 runs while the highest scorer from Bangalore was http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AB-de-Villiers-c887, who played an innings of 34 runs off 27 deliveries.
In the end, Bangalore could only manage to score 121 runs in reply to what Punjab had posted on the board.
Gilchrist was named the Player of the Match for his superb knock. With this victory, Punjab has levelled on points with the Kolkata http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Knight-c71599 Riders.
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