Gilchrist shines; KXIP trounce Bangalore

KXIP made (Abhish)ek change to their playing eleven – Bhargav Bhatt made way for Nayar.

RCB made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Luke Pomersbach and Zaheer Khan made way for Asad Pathan and Johan van der Wath.

On winning the toss, Adam Gilchrist, KXIP’s skipper and the player of the match, chose to bat.

The first Powerplay of KXIP’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 30, and lost a wicket.

Paul Valthaty, whose 17-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 20. Twenty-three balls into the match, he was caught by Saurabh Tiwary. Charl Langeveldt broke the 25-run stand.

KXIP scored 50 off 7.3 overs (45 balls). RCB had conceded five extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 30 balls. While Gilchrist’s contribution to the partnership was 34, Shaun Marsh’s contribution to it was 15. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Gilchrist’s half-century – which included a boundary and seven sixes – came off 25 balls.

KXIP scored 100 off 10.1 overs (61 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave RCB no reason to be in seventh heaven.

The second-wicket pair put on 100 off 51 balls. While Gilchrist’s contribution to the partnership was 67, Marsh’s contribution to it was 26. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was seven.

KXIP scored 150 off 14.2 overs (88 balls). RCB had conceded a dozen extras at that point.

Marsh’s half-century – which included four boundaries and as many sixes – came off 34 balls.

The second-wicket pair put on 150 off 71 balls. While Gilchrist’s contribution to the partnership was 75, Marsh’s contribution to it was 67. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was eight.

KXIP scored 200 off 17.3 overs (107 balls). RCB had conceded 17 extras at that point.

Gilchrist’s ton – which included seven boundaries and nine sixes – came off 53 balls.

The second-wicket pair put on 200 off 96 balls. While Gilchrist’s contribution to the partnership was 101, Marsh’s contribution to it was 79. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was 22.

Gilchrist, whose 55-ball innings included eight boundaries and nine sixes, eventually scored 106. Ninety-eight balls after Valthaty’s dismissal, he was caught by Chris Gayle. Langeveldt broke the 206-run partnership.

Marsh, whose 49-ball innings included seven boundaries and five sixes, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. He was unbeaten, as was Hussey, who faced a ball, and D(av)idn’t get off the mark.

RCB eventually conceded 27 extras. KXIP scored 232 for the loss of a couple of wickets off 20 overs.

Virat Kohli, RCB’s skipper, bowled a wicketless over, conceded 13.

Abhimanyu Mithun bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 29.

Van der Wath, Sreenath Aravind and Gayle bowled four wicketless overs apiece. They conceded 50, 36, and 35, respectively.

Langeveldt, who bowled four overs, conceded 48. He picked up a couple of scalps.

The first Powerplay of RCB’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 34, and lost three wickets.

Gayle had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he didn’t open his account. Nine balls later, he was caught by Gilchrist. Ryan Harris broke the four-run stand.

Kohli, whose run-a-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. Nine balls later, he was caught by Dinesh Karthik. Harris broke the 13-run stand.

Tiwary, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. A couple of overs later, he was caught by Hussey, Shalabh Srivastava broke the 17-run stand.

Although his four-ball innings included a six, Asad had no reason to be in seventh heaven – (Path)an over (Chaw)later, he was caught by Hussey. Valthaty broke the nine-run stand.

RCB scored 50 off 7.3 overs (45 balls). KXIP had conceded five extras at that point.

Mohammad Kaif, whose 11-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 15. Twenty-two balls after Pathan’s dismissal, he was (Gilchri)stumped. Chawla broke the 29-run stand.

Karthik, whose (A)run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Ten balls (Chaw)later, the leggie broke the 16-run stand.

A B de Villiers, whose 27-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 34. Four balls later, he was caught by Gilchrist. Chawla broke the one-run stand.

Van der Wath faced five balls. Chawla had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he trapped him leg be‘four’ wicket, breaking the six-run stand.

RCB scored 100 off 15.1 overs (91 balls). KXIP had conceded nine extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Mithun, whose innings included a six, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored 10. Eight balls after van der Wath’s dismissal, he was caught by Hussey. Harris broke the run-a-ball stand.

Langeveldt, whose run-a-ball innings included a six, scored eight. Nine balls later, Srivastava broke the 18-run stand.

Aravind, whose five-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. He was unbeaten.

RCB, who scored 121 off 17 balls, lost by 111 runs.

Praveen Kumar bowled three wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 11.

Valthaty, who bowled four overs, conceded 30. He picked up a wicket.

Srivastava, who bowled three overs, conceded 30. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Harris, who bowled three overs, conceded 28. He picked up three wickets.

Chawla, who bowled four overs, conceded 17. He picked up four scalps.